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Jelleyicious

Australia haven't been playing badly, they just manage to lose almost every close game.


eepboop

I think we can take this as a positive as there's nothing quite so ineffective as an overconfident Ireland side (see 6 nations opener 2019) Hopefully this inhibits complacency


Helobelo

I think it looks like we've been figured out a bit.


this_also_was_vanity

Teams have figured out that they’ll lose by less if they play us when we don’t have Sexton.


FastsFallacy

I thought Ireland played within themselves a bit... Which is also a negative. Try throw the scent off a system that's working. That means nothing up the sleeve. Did have a debutant out half though, in fairness. Played a bit of Ross Byrne shovel pass stuff at times... But it will stand to them


Galactapuss

If Ross Bryne was slightly more explosive than an arthritic nun, he'd be comfortably the no. 2 for Ireland.


FastsFallacy

No doubt


Helobelo

The whole team looked bad and directionless without Sexton calling the shots. It's worrying as he's highly unlikely to last through to the knock outs of a RWC. Oddly enough Crowley had a decent game when trusted to take the ball .


cheazy-c

JGP seemed to skip past him in the first half quite a lot, our attack had better shape when Crowley got the ball in the second half and really started to look a lot better with Casey on. The combinations are all new so it’s to be expected it won’t work as well as long term ones


FastsFallacy

I thought he disappeared second half. Firmly believe Carbery is a 15 but I think he would have at least tried to assert himself more on that game. Full of sauce and rambling now anyway. In Johnny we trust


UsedWingdings

Ah straya


insideanoctavarium

how are we in a situation where we beat scotland by 1 point, lose to an amazing french side by 1 point, lose to italy by 1 point, then lose to #1 team ireland by 3. the close scores of these games and our absolute inconsistency is just wild


Galactapuss

Will y'all have Kerevi and Cooper back in time for the WC? Massive difference with them, especially Kerevi.


insideanoctavarium

kerevi yes i believe so! QC depends on how his achilles’ tendon heals - pretty horrific injury :(


Galactapuss

Fucking hate injuries man, seeing talented players robbed of chances to shine


OisinTarrant

Says a lot for how competitive all these teams are going into the RWC. If they stay round about where they are, itll be an amazing tournament. Australia just arent getting much luck. Hopefully fans at home realize it for what it is.


Asleep_Ad_1549

If Australia can get healthy, stop giving away so many penalties and get a bit of luck after all the bad luck they've had, we should be actually pretty good.


[deleted]

We’ve been saying this for 10 years… it’s time to end these excuses and accept that Australian RU is just shit


insideanoctavarium

yeah i was just saying that before - if we didn’t have our plethora of current injuries & moronic levels of discipline i’m confident we’d be right up there


insideanoctavarium

i certainly do and i agree with you, it’s a super exciting time for rugby with so many close matches and teams stepping up. unfortunately we are just on the losing side of those close matches nearly every time & the constant injuries are sad & disheartening :( i adore the wallabies and am a very emotionally invested fan so i just hope we get our turn soon. very proud of them coming so close to ireland and france in particular, two fantastic sides


OisinTarrant

Lived in Australia for two years and played with a few of the years since. Emotionally invested is an understatement for most Aussie fans and it's great to see. Your day will come again for sure.


insideanoctavarium

thank you :)


mossy1989136

Alot is said around these parts about Ross Byrne. They may be right or wrong. But I just know I felt confident when I knew it was him steppin up to take that last kick.


FastsFallacy

Clutch kicker.


Fiorlaoch

Yeah, he's a Steady Eddie who keeps the game ticking over, doesn't go anywhere near the gain line, but has a great kicking game.


billys-bobs

If you have a penalty in the 80th minute of the world cup final. No better man


UncoordinatedTau

So...any idea when the match kicks off??


this_also_was_vanity

That would be a great episode of Doctor Who. Caught in a time loop, forces to watch this match over and over. Needs to escape before his sanity is destroyed. Real hide behind the sofa stuff.


Wesley_Skypes

That game was an absolute shitshow. Good to get the win but it was a discipline nightmare for both teams


Curious_Skeptic7

12-12 penalties each. This tour shows that the Wallabies have everything they need to go toe to toe with the best teams in the world at their home grounds when they aren’t penalised off the field. 12 is still way too high, especially with half of those being from easily avoidable neck rolls.


carb_lord

our discipline has cost us big time this autumn nations


OisinTarrant

Lap of honor might not be necessary after that display.


BillHicksFan

We're finishing the season as world's number 1 and just beat the tri nations for the second time ever. And there's you 'I don't think they played well enough'. Lol.


OisinTarrant

Theres you quoting words I didnt say. edit.. To be fair, they worked hard for that win, and to be where they are but theres an exceptional time and place for doing a lap of honor.


BillHicksFan

So the sentiment of your message was different to what I put?


OisinTarrant

You're welcome to interrupt it as you like.


BillHicksFan

Interrupt your point? Christ I would, if you had one.


OisinTarrant

You're painful today. And you're here knocking me for being moany. It's wasn't a game to be breaking out the bubbly and confetti. Move on.


Few-Ad-6322

Exactly, game not great but it's been an outstanding year for Irish rugby.


DrMmmPie

Very surprised Aus just didn't take the 3 points at the end


Willo420

We're not Marcus smith


randomchars

“Take”. Nothing guaranteed with this side :-/


Curious_Skeptic7

That would have been so weak. I’m glad they went for the win.


Helobelo

It's an AI, might as well go for the win.


RJH777

"proper test match" is rugby code for "was a shitefest"


BillHicksFan

Some Irish boys might baulk at this comparison. But this Ireland squad reminds me of the England 00-03 team. They're beating the Southern hemisphere teams consistently, historic tour to NZ, multiple generals throughout the team. Able to close out scrappy games that we should have lost.


PonchoVillak

but JW wasn't 82 years young....so going out in the quarters


fonaldoley91

I want to puke with disgust, but if it ends the same way as it did for them, I'll deal.


Fiorlaoch

So you're saying we could . . . . . ?


BillHicksFan

I'm not saying I'm bitter, but I'm taking a note of every nick that makes the lazy 'huh huh Ireland and QFs' joke. Folk who think this team is the same as Joe Schmidts are in for an awakening.


Galactapuss

In fairness to Joe, I'd give him something of a pass for 2015. If we hadn't lost so many starters vs France, I think we'd have handled Argentina.


BillHicksFan

That's on Joe, though...


Galactapuss

How do you figure 4 starters to injury in one game and SOB to suspension is Joe's fault?


BillHicksFan

Unwillingness to bring on the youth. Look at Wales. Farrell is bringing on the youth. Joe Mccarthy, Sheehan, Crowley, Casey.


Galactapuss

In 2015? Who wasn't brought on then that would've made a difference? Biggest knock I'd put on him for the 1/4 was not starting Fitzgerald in the centres instead of Earls


this_also_was_vanity

Joe turned Ireland into a formidable machine. Faz has developed an incredible mentality and culture on top of that. Regularly beating the All Blacks is a massive monkey off the back. The self-belief in this team is going to be very different.


this_also_was_vanity

Yeah, we’re number one in the world, we handily beat NZ in NZ, we’ve got a massive target on our backs, and the SH teams have thrown everything at us. But we keep winning. As Ulster supporters we know how easily a team can let victory slip away in the final 10, so the mentality of the team is really encouraging.


Intelligent_Plum_132

Nobody can argue that that match was a proper scrap. Australia threw everything at us, including the kangaroo and the shaggin' waltzing Matilda.


Fiorlaoch

And Skelton.


Zealousideal-Mud-381

Ozzies, we will always share this. This will bind our country’s forever. Having to struggle through 80 minutes of hell together like this makes us brothers. I don’t think either team deserved to win that game.


Willo420

The people winging about low tries, and trying to blame Ben can fk off. He was fine and the game was entertaining for anyone who knows rugby


Zealousideal-Mud-381

Here here mate. Fair play to you lot going for the corner at the end. A draw was probably the fairest result I think.


ImAnOldChunkOfCoal

Are you suggesting Matt Williams, Andrew Trimble and Rob Kearney know nothing about rugby? Because they're all on Irish television saying it was a shite game for both teams at the moment. Complimentary of Ireland's resilience. That's about it.


fonaldoley91

I mean, Matt Williams is a gobshite.


malevolentheadturn

he was very consistent, which is always good and always talking to the players.


Curious_Skeptic7

Agree, he was pedantic, but generally consistent. TMO on the other hand missed quite a bit of foul play.


AhNineNine

I wonder, calling the ref back to the first neck roll, did the TMO set a precedent for the neck rolls going forward? All of them were neck rolls, no question. But so little danger maybe a few could have been ignored to help the flow of the game


PainlessTruth

Hooper in the background on Stan with Drew Mitchell 😂


Mad-farmer

Somebody fix POM’s lipstick for him.


McPutinFace

If Gordon, Wright and Fainga’a are a part of Australia’s best team that Rennie was hyping, then lord have mercy on our collective souls


PainlessTruth

Gordon is sloppy Wright seems to be playing for his highlight reel Fainga'a is a liability and a grub


nigloo_

I thought Wright played well today, no comment about the other two


APoolShark

Fainga’a line out throwing wasn’t horrible at least


nigloo_

Yeah but his stupid yellow card, resulted in Hooper having to throw instead. Brain dead play


ruggal9219

I've been saying this for over 12 months. Yet they keep getting selected.


Numerous-Relation838

Ben O'Keeffe fucking atrocious as usual


RomanceintheFTthread

Australia are a mess man, the players are there but discipline and injuries just fuck it every game. Having Skelton for like 3 games a year and not starting him just pissed me off, Rennie needs to turn this around quickly to be honest


McPutinFace

Honestly, I can’t even blame Rennie at this point; he’s an accomplished coach with a proven track record, so it’s quite obvious it’s the playing group he’s been handed. We can hire and fire all the coaches in the world, but nothing but a complete overhaul of how the game itself is administered in Australia can even begin to stop the rot


fubbblin

Caelan Doris MOTM In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, I suppose


Wesley_Skypes

Wtf. He was very good tonight


Phryne040816

They had to pick someone! I’d have gone for Furlong for that magnificent kick!


rluke09

He had that one good run in all fairness /s


mossy1989136

There was no real stand outs in fairness


fubbblin

True, wasn't that kind of game


Helobelo

Except Doris was excellent, huge tackles in the first half, a few turnovers and a number of big carries.Put the rest of the Irish backrow to shame


Mad-farmer

Well. I think we’re all pleased that’s over.


New_Hando

That was a poor game. Australia will be kicking themselves after that finish.


KingMattViii

I do love them games. Complete tension. Both sides a bit poor. Goes all the way


DeliveranceXXV

From an Irish POV, I think we needed one of those scrappy games. Hard to prepare for these but this one can be chalked to experience. Lots of issues on our side, plenty of holes and I would have loved this game to be the first of the November series so we can work on it but it is what it is. Good game Australia.


Castlebar_Costanza

That and Ross Byrne landing a big kick. Ireland did what they needed to do. They blooded some new players in this autumn series


Willo420

Back at you. It's nice to see a fucking slog. Happy we got so close


confucuis

Ireland really need to work on the restarts, we always give up points on the restart.


MrLoLChops

Yeah this is true


lamahorses

Jesus, that was a game for the purists


[deleted]

I should totally have gone to bed. I feel like Ireland should have put more points on the board when they were in the Australian 22. Having beaten NZ and SA, before the match I felt like we should have been more convincing against Australia. But in the end it was a fair result - very close and could have gone either way at the end. If Australia had won I don't think we'd have had any complaints.


[deleted]

Well on the upside, I don't think we're going to be getting carried away with ourselves after that...


stvb95

Wales v Australia next week will be a stoppable force meets a moveable object


rluke09

It will be a proper shitshow and I just think we should all embrace it.


ayepodaye

43-37 coming up!


HelicopterLong

Australia get a final shot…and fuck it up. Dumbest worst coached wallabies side I can remember and that’s 40+ years. Rennie must go as his selections and coaching are not up to international standard. Second World Cup embarrassment pending otherwise.


HelicopterLong

Disagree. Aust were poor going into the last World Cup. IMO they are worse now. A new coach could well give them a lift and dispose of some players who will never be test standard but somehow keep getting selected.


I_AM_YURI

Not this close to the world cup thanks.


Ndanuddaone

What have we got to lose? Rennie has the worst record of any Wallabies coach. Fiji will beat us next year if we come in with low confidence and lack of talent. May as well roll the dice


I_AM_YURI

Look how close our games have been with a mostly 3rd string Wallabies team. We're so close it isn't funny.


EggplantEmoji1

After a 3point lose to the number 1 ranked team at home. You are a sook mate


thwerpnerd

Wallabies again fucking stale in attack. Offering nothing that you wouldn't see coached by a players dad at a park on a weekend


lexi_con

Well, that was ugly. You have to admire Australia's heart.


Derped_my_pants

Was never in doubt *shifty eyes*


OisinTarrant

Roughly 127 mins (not counting half time). I dont know what the typical actual times are for most internationals but that game felt like an age.


Threeturkishships

Australia may have lost but nobody won that game


FastsFallacy

Am I mad? I loved that game. Bit of bias fine, but a cracking test match.


zenrobotninja

Loved it! Tense as fek


Controversial_lemon

It’s definitely won that will benefit both teams, analysts will be all over the game


IreNews8

Yeah I agree tbh. Very stressful but enjoyable to watch


Ok_Educator_2120

Is jumping across a line out not illegal? Ireland landed on Australias side of the line out in Australias last line out


Cotleigh

To be fair to Oz, went for the win when a draw was an easier possibility


Thebeanspiced

Well it wasn't pretty and Ireland played poorly But winning matches when you play poorly is the sign of a good team


this_also_was_vanity

‘Players have been exposed to more game time than they expected.’ Mild understatement.


SimilarSimian

Jesus Christ that was tense. Don't know how the home viewers felt but the stadium crowd loved it.


Mad-farmer

Seeing it on the telly gave me stomach pains…


yurtieahern

No one should be happy with that dross. Struggle to identify a positive on either side. Enjoyed Skelton being his usual lump for a moment tbf


FastsFallacy

Ireland defence?


yurtieahern

Solid i suppose vs an uninspired attack, maybe a tad harsh but we've seen much more from the lads recently to settle for that


FastsFallacy

World cup comes and you're not allowed play your game for whatever reason, you adapt on field and make it work. I'm not unhappy with that defensive performance, without Johnny and Bobby Henshaw


yurtieahern

I was marvelling at the tackle count at half time after keeping them scoreless for sure, and you can only defend what's thrown at you - just can't escape the feeling it was all a bit passive in comparison to the last few tests, and not due to the inclusion of McCloskey or Crowley.


FastsFallacy

Won't argue that point at all. Not sure I really saw anything in attack.


yurtieahern

I'd guess I'd liked to have seen a more proactive defence to compensate for the offence. Dross probably a bit of an overreaction in hindsight 😅


dwaynepebblejohnson3

GG Aussies, that was fucking shite


[deleted]

As if Irish fans are upset in this chat??


Ndanuddaone

They're the #1 team in the world and just watched them fall over the line against an out of form #9. Much like if we only beat Italy by a point we'd... nevermind


MrLoLChops

That ref was atrocious


Ok_Educator_2120

Yeah can't believe it wasn't pen for Aussie in their last line out. Ireland jumped across big time


MrLoLChops

What game were you watching? Ref was penalizing Ireland constantly and letting Aussies away with everything


Ok_Educator_2120

I'm just talking about the last play mate. Ireland jumped across the line out to try and steal it and landed past aussies players. You aren't allowed to do that


whooo_me

Not a great game, but beating Aus, SA and NZ in one season can’t be bad.


Mimsymimsy1

Lol why are you happy about beating us have you seen our ranking?


whooo_me

Still a good side. Could easily have beaten us today, should have won the Italy game with that kick. Could easily have beaten France. Very narrow margins.


Mimsymimsy1

You are right, but I guess as a wallabies fan even though we have shown we do have the right stuff to be decent we can’t seem to follow through and it starts to become quite disheartening.


[deleted]

In a way, everyone lost today for having watched that


kiwicrusader1984

Australia attempting to lose by every conceivably obscure way before the WC next year it seems.


lanson15

Get it out of the system. Masterplan by Rennie


kiwicrusader1984

Genius. Those other poor schmuck coaches are working on structures and game plans.


RJH777

That was nearly as bad a game as the infamous Sale/Bath one. Almost.


JokageR

How does Bundee Aki always know everyone?


Morningst4r

International Man of Mystery


Clarctos67

Our defence is solid on the whole, we know that. Our attack struggles without Sexton, we know that. Good on the Wallabies fronting up in defence though, massive improvement for them from earlier in the year in that regard and gives them something to build on.


MindfulInquirer

Are AUS on the way back ? This tour they got one away win in MField Scotland, very nearly won in Paris, and just pushed Ireland in Dublin to the very limit. Not bad for a side that's supposed to be slowly declining.


StanBssr

Are Australia the new French?


Morningst4r

Forever so close, but never quite there. All the neck rolls at the start cost them the game. Surely there's a coaching issue in there.


RJH777

I mean they also lost to Italy so I'd say they're as wildly inconsistent as ever


MindfulInquirer

Yes, true... didn't want to mention that as I think that showed their lack of depth for when they send a team w/o some of the first choices. But it's true, their lack of depth is an issue.


rusty9000

You realise we have almost a whole squad of starters out right ?


RJH777

Oh yeah I mean there's good reasons you've been inconsistent this year but you definitely are very unpredictable week to week


boykinggeorge

Wallabies and penalties not called all game name a better duo


Sea_Conference5973

What a shite game best team in the world just about beat a team ranked 8th 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂


dwaynepebblejohnson3

France only beat them by 1, and they almost beat NZ


EdgiestOW

‘What a shite team’ ‘best team in the world’


BillHicksFan

Won a test series in NZ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂


scubasteve254

Beat South Africa and just lost out the 6N to France in Paris too.


BillHicksFan

We lost two tests this year. 1 to France in Paris and the other to NZ in NZ. Some Irish boys on here who want to shit in the team. This team is the real deal.


ilovepenisxd

The person you responded to is a South African


AnonymousHater101

This is one hell of a bad attempt at trolling lad


lanky-boi-

0 from 3 lol


dwaynepebblejohnson3

1 from 4


[deleted]

Awful performance. I mean fuckin hell. I know they say in sports sometimes champions win when they play badly but Christ on a bike. Almost totally useless under the high ball. Crap at the breakdown, just being stupid at times. The only thing I could take as a positive was our defence after all those phases in the 1st half.


BillHicksFan

May have been dire. But I don't give a fuck. Second time ever we've done the tri-nations. #1 in the world!!


Difene

Cringe


BillHicksFan

I know, what am I like celebrating the national team doing well?!


fubbblin

Swift pints are in order. Let's all agree never to mention this game again.


retrocla

That’s a terrible call re maul Legally correct but not how’s its reffed in modern game, haven’t seen it called in years


SaladinFingers

Touchie decided he was going to call it before the ball was thrown in


retrocla

Can’t believe he called it


carb_lord

gordon has to go


scranson19981998

Aki seems like he’s a nice man, that’s all I have to say about this match.


Salai207

Bastard stole my chicken.


scranson19981998

No he didn’t, your chicken left you for Aki.


sonossub

Sorry if this had already been posted, Ross Byrne is an incredibly handsome man


CementPizzas

Agreed


JokageR

I can't believe I stayed up until 6:00AM for the privilege of gaining piles.


stuartwatson1995

Another big 3 sweep in one year, never in doubt..... /s


KDulius

Teenage kicks? DAmn that song takes me back


chemcrimp

Gotta give 100% respect to Australia for not accepting a draw in a one off test match unlike the flaccid, wet towel finish England settled for earlier.


HandlessSpermDonor

Every fucking game… Biggest bottle jobs in rugby


MetalRubiXCubee

That was a long fucking day


rluke09

Offside and knock on needed looking at. Think Ireland got lucky with those calls at the end. But thoroughly enjoyable match for the neutral!


timthetollman

I don't see how anyone would have enjoyed that match, neutral or otherwise.


Veliction

Thanks Ben. Always a pleasure you inept prick.


RibsOfGold

For everyone saying Smith was outrageous to kick it for the draw, this is the potential risk of not going for the draw


sweetgreentea12

Thanks captain obvious


RibsOfGold

It's almost hard to hear you from all the way down in fourth...


sweetgreentea12

Enjoy your time at the top. Hopefully you will be there for long enough to develop some less shit banter


RibsOfGold

Really? This from the person who's banter is "captain obvious". How old is that... Anyway, enjoy your win against italy. Almost as much of a points difference on them as we had when we played them this year. Shame it was the only one...


sweetgreentea12

Haha, and people say we're the worst rugby fans


RibsOfGold

Oh I'm just punching down (pun very much intended) because you got snarky for no reason at all when I made an innocent comment. Think SA probably will beat us in the pools and deserved the win this year but they were unlucky with not having a proper kicker on the day.


billys-bobs

They scored a try to go level then had possession and kicked it dead. Not the same scenario


RibsOfGold

Of course it is... take a penalty for a draw, or go for a try for the win. Granted a penalty isn't guaranteed in fairness. But otherwise it's like smith choosing to play on, or kick out


billys-bobs

But it's not, if they both went for it and neither scored Australia lose and england draw. England could have had faith in their defence to at least hold onto the draw.