Rugby Union Sat 14 Jun

[magpie in the 80's]

and the irish have knocked on


game over

australia 18

ireland 12

[JAS]

Ah well...was much closer than I expected after the NZ game...thought your guys were going to hammer us so I'm still happy enough

Thanks for the commenary Mags...brilliant

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

It is full time and Australia will be relieved to escape with an 18-12 win over the gallant Irish

MATCH STATISTICS


Australia......................................................Ireland
Tries
J Horwill, B Barnes....................................D Leamy, B O'Driscoll
Conversions
M Giteau.......................................................R O'Gara

Penalty Goals
M Giteau (2)

Stats
41%.........................Possession.........................59%
8............................Scrum Wins...........................4
18.........................Lineouts Wins........................13
58.........................Rucks & Mauls........................93
112/14..................Tackles / Missed.....................70/9
41...........................Turnovers.............................41
7..........................Penalties Conceded..................9


CROWD: 41,500
IN AN AFL PREDOMINATE STATE

[Dirko]

Good call MAGS !!

On the Wallabies..well done Deans on his first win !!

[Thiele]

Good call on the Union Mags

[magpie in the 80's]

Good call MAGS !!

On the Wallabies..well done Deans on his first win !!

where was the special comments and my piece of the cheesecake

[MagicKiwi]

Oh JAS, just logged in to make sure you were updated. Well done Mit80s! Just read through your commentary and spot on. JAS as far as the NZ V Eng goes, well.... they send their big men every time and I mean BIG - doesn't account for skill. The Muliaina try you mentioned was fabulous and clearly, all the "old" blokes I mentioned last week must've read my thread because they stood up and proved me wrong.

Including O'Driscoll. Great to see his try. Egg on face = MK.

NZ - need to work on the breakdown. Lineouts - TERRIBLE. How lucky for NZ that we were playing England this week because we wouldn't have got away with that against the Irish. On the positive side, Dan kicked straight - his bread and butter is sorted as long as he breathes (and looks cute).

ENG - always great to beat the poms but the skill level for mine was woeful. Relied too much on their size I thought, no answers - does that mean no game plan? Not sure. Sixes and sevens. Relying on the breakaway ball and trying to force the mistakes - oooo what a surprise! Ollie kicked well for them meaning Wilkinson's spot is no more methinks. Can't bear the way he does the Wilkinson stand when he kicks however.

AUS - didn't recognise Matty Dunn. He has porked out to the size of ( | )
To keep Phil Waugh on the bench for as long as Deans did, well maybe I forgot that the Wallabies had a new coach but he sure made a difference when he came on. Scrum - nup. Second row in the Australian scrum needs work and I'm sure Robbie will address that, hopefully. Lotte Tiquiri played a blinder, new lease on life for him I don't know but hunger and passion - great to see. A few young players stood up to the mark - Cordingly (20) never seen him before. Nathan Sharpe as usual was stalwart for Australia.

IRE - well JAS, my goodness. What a wonderful display of spirited rugby by your boys. You would've been proud. The whole second half was fantastic and I absolutely thought the game was going their way to be honest. As I said above, O'Driscoll was instrumental but I still maintain that he's probably on his way. O'Gara played well and Herman Munster in the second row of the Irish scrum certainly made the difference in the fact that the Wallabies scrum kept turning to shit. Their running and constant attack tested the Wallabies fitness and I'm sure they'll take a lot away from their tour.

I would like to thank the Irish for bringing their best team to the Southern Hemisphere and particularly the reasons why. Press quote "we decided that there's no way we will ever win a World Cup by sending second fiddle teams down south... so we won't - England did it, so will we." Good form paddies, makes for a wonderful rugby fest for us all the way down here.

I will try and stay awake for the South Africa V Wales match which is only 15 minutes away - OK it's only 10.05pm but I managed to fall asleep last week.

It's called "Beers @ the Football".

Sleep tight JAS and good on you Mit80s!

[Dirko]

ha..the Baked Raspberry Cheesecake slice turned out beautifully !!

[magpie in the 80's]

after a quick flight in the SAFOOTY private jet where here in SOUTH AFRICA for todays match between south africa and wales

[magpie in the 80's]

So welcome to Pretoria for Wales’ immediate chance of Test redemption! South Africa were rampant last week and post the uncomfortable airport debacle the second and final clash between these two is upon us. Unsurprisingly, Warren Gatland has made changes – notably with James Hook and Jamie Roberts starting out of position – in what should be fast contest in the heat! For the Springboks, Victor Matfield returns to the number five jersey with John Smit captaining from hooker...Enjoy the game!

[magpie in the 80's]

We're off at Loftus with Stephen Jones kicking-off down the middle to the dynamic Spies. And the Boks attempt to run from the first minute before being turned over on their own 22...knock-on from Habana as he looks for an intercept.

[Thiele]

after a quick flight in the SAFOOTY private jet where here in SOUTH AFRICA for todays match between south africa and wales

thanks to Wedgie for letting you borrrow his private Jet

[magpie in the 80's]

Strong defence from Januarie on Shanklin forces the penalty which James clears into opposition territory. Smit's throw is solid before a dab behind Cooper rolls dead with Habana lurking! Scrum back on the Welsh ten-metre...

[magpie in the 80's]

JONES PENALTY! 0-3! Jones hoists one to Jantjes who returns with interest slipping two tackles...but Smit is isolated on halfway and Wales are alive to that...penalty is called...great strike from the fly-half!

wales 3

boks 0

[magpie in the 80's]

The Springboks run well from first-phase lineout ball and are up to the 22 now! This time they come back to the opposite flank with Matfield, Smit and Spies just blowing the chance with knock-on - it looks to be coming though!

[magpie in the 80's]

What about that for scrum pressure from the Boks! Januarie was also involved to not allow Ryan Jones any time to get away from his line before the cavalry arrived...hosts' ball five out!

[JAS]

Outstanding write-up MK...thanks so much that beer is well earned...enjoy.

Glad you got your cheescake Jabber...I made peanut butter brownies so looks like we're all in munchy heaven today

Just got a nasty scare when logging on to the BBC online radio for the next game...was all in bloody Welsh thankfully sorted now.

Go Springboks

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

DE VILLIERS TRY CONVERTED BY JAMES! 7-3! Hibbard is penalised now as James dinks the ball to the corner - they want the maximum here! Smart score from the Boks as the maul failed to really get going...and Watson popped the ball to his centre at pace who crashed over!

wales 3

boks 7

12M

[saintal]

Thanks for the updates Magpie. I've got the boks as part of my weekend multi so I'm keen to see how it's panning out

[magpie in the 80's]

Matfield claims the restart as the Boks' physical dominace seems to be evident even in these early stages. The offence comes from Wales which leads to James pumping towards the corner...here they come again.