Ireland vs ABs …live thread

DMac with a chance to regain the lead from just inside Ireland's half . . . off the upright.

Penalty NZ. Just kickable.

Frawley on for Crowley at 10. Some forward replacements for Ireland as well.

Telea is good if you tackle like shit.

Great take by Jordan in that play.

Ireland not getting things right out back.

Another penalty to the ABs . . . another shot at goal . . . it's over. 18-13.

Come on All Blacks!

Another penalty NZ. Should be 3 more.

Ardie throws a weak final pass that should have seen Telea score , but now Will Jordan scores on the other wing. Game over?

Man over, All Blacks should score but Ireland somehow gets there. Over to the other side though and Jordan goes over.

Probably game over, Ireland doesn't look like they can get their act together.

Frawley having a shocker. Why didn't he have this kind of a game in Durban?

Now Frawley drops the high ball under no pressure.

Super clearance Lowe off a nothing kick by Jordan. Ireland in the NZ 22.

Ardie stops Ireland's assault with a turnover penalty.

Ireland in a good attacking position now . . . they need to score here.

Game over. Well played All Blacks!

See you all again Sunday!

Go Bokke!

23-13 All Blacks. They were okay, Ireland was terrible. Forgettable game.

Disappointing Irish effort, strange reffing decisions, NZ the better team on the day.

Sorry Just win but I haven't watched the game. Have been enjoying Trump nuking the Demonrats. I see Nevada called for Trump and he is 6.4 percent ahead in Arizona and will easily take the state. A 312 Electoral College landslide. ??????. But lots of cheating going on in the Senate races in these two states. 

From the comments above it appear the wee abs were mediocre in beating an off form Irish side with some questionable ref calls according to Mozzie. . 

Anyhow I hope the Oaks found some enjoyment in the game. 

I also note what an enthusiastic wee a supporter Rooitwit is. What a turn coat this grunter is. Hahahahahaha. 

Nice to see you on the board again JW. 

Slippery conditions today and tight defence, both teams want to play but just couldn't get any momentum. 

Wall ABs, two games in a row that you stuck in there and improved in the final quarter. Thanks for getting back the top spot for us. 

I think the all blacks will be back next season now that their team is settling and a new coach. 

Plenty of young talent in the pack. Just need to find a couple of locks now. 

There are 4 even teams in rugby. In recent times Ireland has the wood on  the Boks. The Boks in turn have dominated NZ and NZ has won their big games against Ireland. France is less clear, perhaps we’ll get a bit more clarity when NZ play them.

This was our year….the easiest YE tour schedule and both matches against the ABs played in South Africa.

Next year will be tougher. And NZ will be more settled. The key players in the Bok team will be another year older and our coach who is decisive about tactics, seems unable to pick a team.

Hopefully Sacha will be part of our response, a genuinely exciting flyhalf who was from the manor born in his first test.

". . . a genuinely exciting flyhalf who was from the manor born in his first test."

Moffie, did you mean "to the manor born" or is this some variation of the phrase that means something else?

(Sic) coming from somebody who uses (sic) inside quotes that’s funny. Look at this program it might help:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13884920/

Once again…..down in flames…..hahaha.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaha!

Not for the first time, Moffie displays his ignorance and - also not for the first time - when I try to educate him, he runs off to Google to find an example of someone making the same mistake as he did . . . I mean, if there's an example of this nonsensical statement on the internet then he must be right, yes?

LMAO!

It's "to the manor born", chump. Most educated people know this. What does your version even mean?

An example….hahaha…it’s a 7.8 star rated documentary, starring Glenn Close called From the Manor Born. Do you seriously believe nobody involved in making the film knew the more conventional form is To the Manor Born.

Of course not, they did it deliberately. And is it incorrect English? Nope it’s just different, a choice they made. Less pompous.

I know you are still obsessed with the grammar lessons they taught you in primary school, but the world has moved on. Do watch the ‘sic’s’ inside quotation marks though , they make no sense.

LMAOFY&Y!

Go on then, tell me what it means. Most people know what it means to be born to the manor, what does it mean to be born from the manor?

Or you could just admit that you displayed your ignorance again and thank me for taking the trouble to try and point you in the right direction so you don't embarrass yourself again in the future.