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Ireland got a lot of their momentum by man handling the Wallabies in the tackle. How often last night did you see a wallaby being pushed back in the tackle. And the ref was definitely not in behind the Irish player pushing as well. OZ never looked really looked like scoring either. They...

No way did the ref have anything to do with OZ losing. Ireland played really well and managed to dominant OZ in the forwards. The Irish backs tackled their hearts out and in this game OZ had no reply. Ireland were the better team on the day and deserved their win. None of this "refs are...

But that ignores the fact that you have players like Pocock and Moore who do their best to illegally slow the ball down. Wallabies really missed those two players tonight. The belief by some on this board that the Wallabies just want to play to the rules while it's just the other team that...

Yep the guy's an embarrassment. One off trolls are so fu*king annoying after a loss. Well done Ireland. Played out of their skin and ended making the Aussies panic. Quade really kicked and threw away too much ball. Still all is not lost for OZ. Just means they will have to pull out their...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/teams/england/5620921/Sheridans-shoulder-rules-him-out-of-cup Not sure what the English backups are like.

Haven't all teams had access to the ball for the last 6 months? http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2042443.html

I reckon Oz did well to get 4 tries. The Italians have played quite 'spoiling' rugby over the last 4-5 years. They never really look like winning but manage to keep the overall score fairly close.

Agree about Barnes. Rolland and Lawrence were strict on players keeping their feet but Barnes in the last Bledisloe let both teams dive in from everywhere. Especially the attacking team. Wonder if he'll keep it up or toe the line.

I reckon Vickerman has been pushing the envelope recently in regards to his ruck entry. Seems to like launching himself shoulder first into the opposition. Dangerous and could also cost the Wallabies if he isn't careful.

Seems refs are taking a pretty strong line against dummy runners. Seen a couple of examples where the defensive team has tackled the wrong player and got the penalty. They weren't impeded from tackling the player with the ball, just chose to tackle the dummy runner.

Totally agree cyclopath. Robbie has some real hate from a lot of AB supporters. He went from great crusaders coach to lucky crusaders coach in a matter of days. Like most things I reckon he actually sits somewhere in between. Not as bad as some make out and not as good as some make out...

That kid must have the hardest foot going. What a champion.

It's the Dean's factor imo. There were a few kiwi's who said/do back your team now because of the coach. This caused a big % of the population to make OZ their new number hated team. There's not usually a lot of love lost between our two countries when it comes to sport but the Dean's factor...

I'm not a hundy that the All BLacks have ever scored a legitimate point against the Ozzies. For a start they're always cheating so they ref should always be going to the TMO to make sure. Unlike OZ. Has there ever been a team with more angels in it?

Seems to me Pocock is having a rest and then throws his arms up for no reason. I can't see anyone holding him down. He tried to play the ref but the ref wasn't having it.

Is there any better footage of it because that isn't that clear.

How could you not have noticed Guildford?! He was the guy in the number 11 black jersey that kept passing the ball back to the guys in gold. :)

You can't blame the Wallabies for looking flat in the 2nd half. They put in such an intense effort in the 1st forty they were always going to run low on juice. No team can play 80mins of rugby like that. I can't remember ever seeing a wallaby side play like that before. It really was awesome...

I thought the ref had a shocker with his allowing everyone to be off their feet at the breakdown. I don't believe he had an influence on the outcome though. He was pretty shit but consistent for both teams and that's all you can expect from a ref these days.

Congrats to all you OZ supporters. That was a great 1st half of rugby. Best I've seen in a long time. Very deserved winners of the tri nations. I felt sick watching your players blow our boys out of the game. Genia is an absolute genius, though your forwards have to take a lot of credit for...