That was unexpected. Flipping delighted the defence held out though. A heroic loss is sometimes more gutting than getting smashed. A couple of random thoughts from this Bok supporter.
Many players put in much better efforts, but I’ll talk about four players later on – the two starting props, and Luke Whitelock, who seems to be getting a bit of chatter as the new suitcase.
So, I re-watched the game - thank god for Sapporo Hana-bi-yabi beer (try it!). I focused upon Ardie Savea, so I'll get there soon, but first I want to talk about some team issues
Whilst Ireland's history - home and away - against South Africa and New Zealand is littered with one failure after another in the amateur days, surprisingly their record against Australia is pockmarked with wins at home and on the road
That was unexpected. Flipping delighted the defence held out though. A heroic loss is sometimes more gutting than getting smashed. A couple of random thoughts from this Bok supporter.
Many players put in much better efforts, but I’ll talk about four players later on – the two starting props, and Luke Whitelock, who seems to be getting a bit of chatter as the new suitcase.
So, I re-watched the game - thank god for Sapporo Hana-bi-yabi beer (try it!). I focused upon Ardie Savea, so I'll get there soon, but first I want to talk about some team issues
Whilst Ireland's history - home and away - against South Africa and New Zealand is littered with one failure after another in the amateur days, surprisingly their record against Australia is pockmarked with wins at home and on the road
That was unexpected. Flipping delighted the defence held out though. A heroic loss is sometimes more gutting than getting smashed. A couple of random thoughts from this Bok supporter.
Many players put in much better efforts, but I’ll talk about four players later on – the two starting props, and Luke Whitelock, who seems to be getting a bit of chatter as the new suitcase.
So, I re-watched the game - thank god for Sapporo Hana-bi-yabi beer (try it!). I focused upon Ardie Savea, so I'll get there soon, but first I want to talk about some team issues
Whilst Ireland's history - home and away - against South Africa and New Zealand is littered with one failure after another in the amateur days, surprisingly their record against Australia is pockmarked with wins at home and on the road