"Joe Schmidt left the Ireland job to spend more time with his son and Andy Farrell took it in order to spend less time with his" Out of the ball park. Home run. Fatality. Game over.
The fatality comment is interesting as deaths of professional athletes are up 60x on normal years. Why would I mention that? Henry Slade is a diabetic. All cause deaths from blood clots, heart attacks and strokes are now at record highs. We are told this is variously because of global warming, lockdown anxiety, lockdown bad diets, generalised sadness all of a sudden, etc. anything but the vaccines. Slade is a diabetic and for that reason he said he was wary of a new untrialled vaccine. Squidge has to take the mick out of him for that. Never lets his politics go. Well yes the leftie luvvies are arguing that the unjabbed should be segregated and starved (Noam Chomsky) the NIH director wants them brought to justice, Bill Gates wants them facing criminal charges and now Europe wants a two tier society with the unjabbed criminalised as a result. Into this sudden demonisation of people who are different from us wades Squidge, loving the opportunity to exhibit prejudice wherever he can. Neither irony nor awareness seem to be Squidges strong point.
Can we all take a moment to appreciate the autumn nations series, giving people what they want, huge fixtures, tier 2 teams performing well, cheap access to all live matches, great commentary and pundits, great social media and so much more. Please bring it back next year
Autumn Nations has been a revelation for an Aussie who typically only follows the Wallabies. Even though I can’t catch any of the games live, it’s been a great product
This weekends games could easily be called the 6 Nations vs their alternatives... I liken it to Christmas my Birthday and a whole bunch of things rolled into one.
@@higuk999 99 07 15... any of those WC games ring any bells. I mean yes if you look at current form and state of both sides, but you have to seriously look at the intense rivalries around these games (Italy doesn't yet have one with Uruguay in Rugby yet). Honestly I expect the men in Green to roll the Pumas but stranger things have happened like when they got that win over the All Blacks themselves last year.
Ireland and South Africa are alternatives, France and all blacks are alternatives, Italy are Argentina alternatives, and yeah I guess wales are Australia
@@pityfool23 oh dont get me wrong not taking anything away from the Irish they totally out played us and they have done 3 times out of 5 now just saying that three tests in our backyard be a bit different to a one off in yours mate
Key point you picked up, Squidge. The ref will let things flow if you avoid attacking your opponent's head. As an Australia supporter, I find it incredibly frustrating that my team hasn't worked this out. We are constantly giving away penalties for attacking the head, then blaming the ref for being over-officious. It's not the ref's fault. If a replay can catch you bashing someone's head, the ref has to give at least a penalty. And the TMO does not miss many. This is down to the coach and captain. It happens too many times for it to be an accident. In these days of heightened awareness around concussion, and looming liability for serious injury, Australia is simply playing dumb rugby.
Thank you! And watching aussies games l, being neutral, was as frustrating as a WC quarter final to an Irish fan… you’re dominating most of your games except for discipline!
as an All Blacks fan we just have to suck that shit up, nobody cares when it's against the All Blacks. Well, I mean, I'm not the one getting smashed by 250 lb monsters so it's easy for me to say sitting here on my couch haha
As soon as you stated you were and Australian supporter the accent in my head used to read your comment switched to Australian. It was amusing, thank you.
@bobbler42 Oh I was at that game and it was beautiful freezing cold that day my tea froze after 2 mins in Croke park that 09 game vs France was a turning point for us. Heaslip had that beautiful run.
The Irish beat us because they played the basics really REALLY well, and pressured us immensely. We lost because when we did have the ball, we were dumb with it. And we played Perenara. More importantly tho, Ireland were just on 10 levels higher than we were.
As a Saffer, Ireland seemed to have a perfect game on a perfect day. It all came together for them. But you make your own luck, so well done to Ireland, one for the books.
As an irish fan, i appreciate it. Was a cracking game of rugby. Loved how gracious the kiwis were after. Its easy to raise your game when playing against NZ. Just look at how the french played yesterday! If any team goes on the pitch assuming they will bear NZ though, yikes that is when you lose by 40.
I hope Squarespace is paying you a ton of money, because you are literally the only TH-camr that has ever gotten me to watch the entire sponsored section. Through sheer entertainment, and me not wanting to miss a single joke. Well done!
As an Irish fan, thank you for the analysis and the channel! As an Irish fan, f*ck you for you know what! Seriously, great job as usual, keep on the good work! All the he best to your team and yourself this weekend! Let’s celebrate rugby!
It'll be fun for someone anyway. I'm really hoping Ireland can come up with the goods, but I'm not too hopeful. The all Black's will be in the mood to avenge themselves and we might be a bit tired and out a few players due to injury. Honestly I'd be happy be three nailbiting losses. ... Well but happy exactly, but I'd rather see us lose some friendlies and come in to big games with a bit more focus and determination.
He absolutely thrives when used like this, I think we've not been using him right at all which just means we hide his offensive strengths while highlighting his defensive weaknesses. Give him this roaming role and he slams - sidenote, I think Zebo could be brill at this too O.O
As hard as it is to stomach his arrogance and disrespect (I know you are from NZ mate, but is the reason you chew gum during the Irish national anthem because you don’t know the words?), I need to watch him a bit more. I’m not sure that he is the full package, or how he reacts when the team is down and the pressure is on, but he did have a top game.
As an Irish fan, that joke at the end about the other game being the quarter final was my favourite joke on this channel ever I think. The timing was perfect and the time between the first reference and the last was an amazing build up.
Been waiting all week for this, great video as ever! So much food for thought, need to watch it again, after a bit of experimentation 0.75 speed is the best to absorb all the information and insight you're throwing at us here!
You’re actually the goat I’ve been watching rugby for 17 years and work for a professional team and still have no idea what the hell goes on tactically. Keep it up mate, wish you could do more content from aus/nz but copyright wants to fight 💙💙
Kiwi fan here. Ireland were amazing. France too. I’m so glad you said what I’ve been screaming for the last two years. Fosters team have no imagination and no plans. They have won 15 of 21 matches. A winnings percentage of 71%. Lower than the ABs all time record. Half the number of losses Hansen’s team had in almost a decade!! The ABs will lose the next World Cup playoff they are in to Ireland. And maybe then we can finally get the right man into the job and promote Razor Robertson. That’s when we might get our eyre of invincibility again.
Piss off mate bringing up the World Cup :) that did sting. And hilarious bringing up Lowe still biting. Was hard telling he’s still human in the Irish eyes after the game
Peter O'Mahony does not look just Irish. He looks like the proper rebel he is, boi! Corcaigh abú! And his minutes were as good as always. Munster man of the match! Thanks for the video and for the never disappointing content.
As an Irishman I thought your final comments were harsh (but accurate after some soul searching) and your explanation just after was class. After watching your videos for years we all know how unbiased you are and you put the boot into Wales as much as any team. Great video
NZer here. I love seeing the all blacks get beaten. When they win for too long its because through all their hard work they still gain hubris, and it always becomes their downfall. To be humbled is to improve and if you only win you tend to never go forwards. Ireland played well and played strong for the full 80 minutes. Probably my favourite to watch next to Argentina
Great video. Was looking forward to it all week. Delighted to see it pop up this Saturday morning when I have the time to sit back with a good coffee to watch it. Great analysis. Smiled and laughed at the Quarter final reference...perfectly delivered and absolutely correct. Well done and thanks.
Another great piece of analysis Rob. Entertainig as ever and the only TH-cam channel don't mind sitting through the sponsor insert. Now need to watch again to catch the captions
I don’t think so. Ireland are looking great and I think Farrell can keep the side building up and into the World Cup. It would be a wonderful thing to see Ireland finally make it past the quarters. I predict an upset with the all blacks getting blown away in the quarters in 2023. I’m an nz supporter and I love the all blacks, but the writing is on the wall, they have no ability to win against good teams with foster and plumtree in charge.
@@tcr4507Ireland will always struggle at RWC until they can produce a B team who can play and convincingly beat the minnows in the pool. No team can realistically expect to win 5 games in 4 weeks without adequate rotation.
@@AgentMoray we haven’t played in so long so it’s hard to say, but I think cos the two sides play such a similar brand of rugby, all blacks will take the dub, just cos they’re the kings of running rugby. But if France changes their game plan and just does what every one else seems to do and slow the game down, then they could pull it off. This comment might make me look stupid, but we’ll see in 12 hours
Nz supporter here. Totally agree that foster and plumtree are totally devoid of any coaching ability. The all blacks have been floating on the performances of individual players and putting second tier teams to the sword this year. The Calibre of players in nz is extremely high but foster and plumtree’s aimless and clueless coaching are running the ship aground. This is so evident in the matches against tier one teams where the all blacks don’t seem to be able to adapt after a pressurised first half. The biggest misfortune in all this is that fosters coaching gig was extended till post 2023 World Cup. Nz will get thrown out in the quarters and hopefully fosters head will roll and nz rugby will be forced to take the risk on Razor Robertson or force them to secure a good coach like Jamie Joseph.
The way Squidge pronounces Nienaber and 'Naainaber' xD for anyone wondering, you pronounce it like 'Knee-naaber' with the the "aa" sounding like 'ahh'.
Great video, love the breakdown breakdown. Looking forward to seeing what Ireland and the All Blacks do next. I can’t help but feel the same: is this Ireland once again reaching their best too soon Before another World Cup. Fingers crossed the best is yet to come!
Love your videos. You’re dead on. Can Ireland back this up in a World Cup qtr final? That is the ultimate test. (And then back it up a week later). Can’t wait for the six nations. Predict Ireland will get to #1 in world rankings in 2022!!!
Often hilarious, but as non non-native english speaker (French unfortunately :) I can get like one half of what you say. Keep the voice cadency, speed makes jokes funnier, but please do articulate more so I can get the rest ! Thank you bud, awesome work you do, you make rugby incredibly clearer, I am always impressed by your level of understanding of the game
Biggest 9 point loss I've ever seen. They've got a lot of work to do from now until WC - pretty happy we won't go in as favourites for a change though :) WP Ireland, way too good.
Absolute quality and I loved the dog at the end. Fantastic in the internationals but the World Cup performances have been a case of peaking way too early and how did we lose to x
Kia Ora, excellent video. I hope this gets noticed at RNZ. I gotta add i thought the ABs looked tired. Why such a long time away? FOUR MONTHS ... NZ played the RC in Oz last yr it should have been in NZ this yr. Ozzies dont go to Union anymore, the stadiums were half empty, with the ABs getting the biggest crowds. Why in Oz, arrogance from RNZ?
Hey. Brilliant videos and commentry. Just wish you would leave the written comments overwritten on the vid a tiny bit longer. Think we are missing reading some gold bars. Subscribed for the Farrell comment alone. Superb
The most telling thing about this game for was Ireland were far from perfect and their mistakes were self inflicted, like how many points did Ireland leave behind by committing penalties on the all blacks 5 metre line ?
Excellent analysis, as always. I watched the second half with (excellent) NZ commentary - they called it straight away that the ABs (down by six) taking the penalty kick at around 70 minutes was the wrong option. They had hardly been in the Irish 22 all half. Maybe a look at on-field leadership or tactical nous that could be improved?
Lol could u do a video about Argentina my man? I love Ur analyses I'd love to see u do one on how Argentina let things slip from their grasp (cough cough two pens missed from infront of the goal cough cough). I'm argentiniat btw I'd rly love to see a vid about the pumas... maybe we can learn something.... like how not to miss penalties
or drop the ball in front of the try line. Jeez. You could have gone in 20-17 up yesterday. Not having a kicker on the pitch. And the less said about Lavanini the better. Someone needs to get into his head cos he could be such a good player if he stayed on the pitch...
None of this means much unless we pull out 3 performances down in New Zealand. Not saying they have to win the series, just produce credible performances in all 3 games. If, and it's a big if, Ireland can somehow win one game down there, then we can start talking about definite performance. Was at the game last Saturday and it was a sight to behold. The players and crowd were on another level. Great analysis.
Hard pill to swallow but Ireland are the new world cup under performers, 2 or 3 more good southern hemisphere players and maybe they make the semis even the final now that would be interesting as hell.
Really enjoy your analysis Squidge, but I would get even more out of it if you slowed down the speed of the videos (please) keep up the good work and hope your finger gets better soon
"Joe Schmidt left the Ireland job to spend more time with his son and Andy Farrell took it in order to spend less time with his"
Out of the ball park. Home run. Fatality. Game over.
This is one of the top Squidge one-liners of all time.
I choked on my coffee. Note to self, no eating or drinking when watching Squidge....
Too good!
Classic.
The fatality comment is interesting as deaths of professional athletes are up 60x on normal years. Why would I mention that? Henry Slade is a diabetic. All cause deaths from blood clots, heart attacks and strokes are now at record highs. We are told this is variously because of global warming, lockdown anxiety, lockdown bad diets, generalised sadness all of a sudden, etc. anything but the vaccines. Slade is a diabetic and for that reason he said he was wary of a new untrialled vaccine. Squidge has to take the mick out of him for that. Never lets his politics go. Well yes the leftie luvvies are arguing that the unjabbed should be segregated and starved (Noam Chomsky) the NIH director wants them brought to justice, Bill Gates wants them facing criminal charges and now Europe wants a two tier society with the unjabbed criminalised as a result. Into this sudden demonisation of people who are different from us wades Squidge, loving the opportunity to exhibit prejudice wherever he can. Neither irony nor awareness seem to be Squidges strong point.
Can we all take a moment to appreciate the autumn nations series, giving people what they want, huge fixtures, tier 2 teams performing well, cheap access to all live matches, great commentary and pundits, great social media and so much more. Please bring it back next year
Autumn Nations has been a revelation for an Aussie who typically only follows the Wallabies. Even though I can’t catch any of the games live, it’s been a great product
Would still prefer if it wasn't just the Ireland games in channel 4 tho
Better, well more enjoyable than the World Cup? Seems like a different type of rugby.
@@stevenleighton1947 but the stakes arnt as high, it doesn’t mean as much
Agreed. The tier 2 trio of NZ, SA and Aus did quite well
Absolutely brilliant videos. Great insight and hilarious too.
I’m sure you guys have a few rugby skits up the aul sleeves! Maybe Squidge could proof the scripts?
Seeing you in April (hopefully) FAH!! Love your work
The cross over I never knew I needed ! My two favourite TH-cam channels ahah.
I love you guys, keep it up!!!
@@BrendanGuildea The analysis would be off the charts
This weekends games could easily be called the 6 Nations vs their alternatives... I liken it to Christmas my Birthday and a whole bunch of things rolled into one.
i dunno if id say argentina are irelands alternatives though everyone else i get it though
@@higuk999 99 07 15... any of those WC games ring any bells. I mean yes if you look at current form and state of both sides, but you have to seriously look at the intense rivalries around these games (Italy doesn't yet have one with Uruguay in Rugby yet). Honestly I expect the men in Green to roll the Pumas but stranger things have happened like when they got that win over the All Blacks themselves last year.
What a weekend!
Ireland and South Africa are alternatives, France and all blacks are alternatives, Italy are Argentina alternatives, and yeah I guess wales are Australia
@@finn54123 the teams don’t dominate the same way in their respective competitions. France and Ireland like the top 2 teams and Aus like Wales 🤔.
It’ll be interesting to see the rematches in the summer when Ireland go to New Zealand, and your assessment of it. Great work as always.
@@oonaght2201 That’s the spirit!
@@StiofanGaillimh be a lot different than just a one off test buddy and you know it but ok
@@MrBannajo calm down hard lad 😂
@@pityfool23 oh dont get me wrong not taking anything away from the Irish they totally out played us and they have done 3 times out of 5 now just saying that three tests in our backyard be a bit different to a one off in yours mate
I’m sadly agreeing with you…
Key point you picked up, Squidge. The ref will let things flow if you avoid attacking your opponent's head. As an Australia supporter, I find it incredibly frustrating that my team hasn't worked this out. We are constantly giving away penalties for attacking the head, then blaming the ref for being over-officious. It's not the ref's fault. If a replay can catch you bashing someone's head, the ref has to give at least a penalty. And the TMO does not miss many. This is down to the coach and captain. It happens too many times for it to be an accident. In these days of heightened awareness around concussion, and looming liability for serious injury, Australia is simply playing dumb rugby.
Thank you! And watching aussies games l, being neutral, was as frustrating as a WC quarter final to an Irish fan… you’re dominating most of your games except for discipline!
Great comment. Spot on
The only problem is that the refs are really inconsistent - there were quite a few high shots on the ABs that weren't even looked at
as an All Blacks fan we just have to suck that shit up, nobody cares when it's against the All Blacks. Well, I mean, I'm not the one getting smashed by 250 lb monsters so it's easy for me to say sitting here on my couch haha
As soon as you stated you were and Australian supporter the accent in my head used to read your comment switched to Australian. It was amusing, thank you.
10:20 "they'd be grand"
For play squidge you've nailed it with the cultural nuances yet again!!
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The Dorris one has me remembering Heaslip vs. France in 09. What a day. What a lovely day.
Reminded me of O’Brien vs Scotland 2015 some player
As in a Dorris Day?
@bobbler42 Oh I was at that game and it was beautiful freezing cold that day my tea froze after 2 mins in Croke park that 09 game vs France was a turning point for us. Heaslip had that beautiful run.
That was some of the best integrating a sponsorship into the video I’ve seen
I love the way you can bring Wales into every Ireland video. Great vid mate you're the goat
Yes but he’s spot on about the speed of ruck ball
Been waiting for this all week! 🇮🇪
That "remembering" of the quarterfinal... top tier shithousery Squidge bravo
Only reason i like it when we lose is because Squidge will make a video about the game.
true
True fan and rugby lover spotted!
Why does he never do it when we win?
@@canesno1fan probably cause we are expected to win most of the time
@@clutchxgene8477 Haha, true. I'd still like to see Squidge do a breakdown of how we do it, I love his analyses
The Irish beat us because they played the basics really REALLY well, and pressured us immensely.
We lost because when we did have the ball, we were dumb with it. And we played Perenara.
More importantly tho, Ireland were just on 10 levels higher than we were.
As a Saffer, Ireland seemed to have a perfect game on a perfect day. It all came together for them. But you make your own luck, so well done to Ireland, one for the books.
As an irish fan, i appreciate it. Was a cracking game of rugby. Loved how gracious the kiwis were after. Its easy to raise your game when playing against NZ. Just look at how the french played yesterday! If any team goes on the pitch assuming they will bear NZ though, yikes that is when you lose by 40.
Yeah we were lucky to get a way with a scoreboard that flattering. I think possibly Ireland would've beaten anyone that day, they were just that good
In other words, they were better.
That Andy Farrell joke was a fucking beauty.
I hope Squarespace is paying you a ton of money, because you are literally the only TH-camr that has ever gotten me to watch the entire sponsored section. Through sheer entertainment, and me not wanting to miss a single joke. Well done!
love a good Ireland v NZ sqidge analysis.
As an Irish fan, thank you for the analysis and the channel!
As an Irish fan, f*ck you for you know what!
Seriously, great job as usual, keep on the good work! All the he best to your team and yourself this weekend!
Let’s celebrate rugby!
Thanks for the shoutout for opta. Working for them , collecting data from the matches can be gruelling at time
Don't forget, Ireland have a 3 test tour to NZ next year. That will be fun.
Come on Ireland!
It'll be fun for someone anyway. I'm really hoping Ireland can come up with the goods, but I'm not too hopeful.
The all Black's will be in the mood to avenge themselves and we might be a bit tired and out a few players due to injury.
Honestly I'd be happy be three nailbiting losses. ... Well but happy exactly, but I'd rather see us lose some friendlies and come in to big games with a bit more focus and determination.
@@eldricgrubbidge6465 : Oh you doubting Thomas.. Shame on you. 🙂
Was at this game and it was unreal couldn’t have been any better from an Irish perspective
James Lowe had an amazing game
He absolutely thrives when used like this, I think we've not been using him right at all which just means we hide his offensive strengths while highlighting his defensive weaknesses. Give him this roaming role and he slams - sidenote, I think Zebo could be brill at this too O.O
@@eod97 you had me until you mentioned zebo 😂
As hard as it is to stomach his arrogance and disrespect (I know you are from NZ mate, but is the reason you chew gum during the Irish national anthem because you don’t know the words?), I need to watch him a bit more. I’m not sure that he is the full package, or how he reacts when the team is down and the pressure is on, but he did have a top game.
I think Squidge's criticism of him pinching in is unfair. It was a 3-on-1. He's getting rinsed no matter what he does.
@@Amandla-Awethu what? How do you know the commenter’s from New Zealand? And why’s he arrogant?
ah yes, the evening is now complete after the squidge rugby analysis.
As an Irish fan, that joke at the end about the other game being the quarter final was my favourite joke on this channel ever I think. The timing was perfect and the time between the first reference and the last was an amazing build up.
Been waiting all week for this, great video as ever! So much food for thought, need to watch it again, after a bit of experimentation 0.75 speed is the best to absorb all the information and insight you're throwing at us here!
Me too and yes I have watched it slowed down to catch it all and read the text.
Try x2 speed - no need to go clubbing :)
@@Mickmooreable Are we just getting old Mick?
My impression of that particular game was that no team on earth could have beaten Ireland on the day. Their commitment was simply astonishing.
You don't know how fast I clicked
Well done IRL, a deserved win, totally outplayed the AB's
Brilliant work as always 👌🏻
I've been in a similar position, hope the finger gets better soon, those under 12s can be brutal
Have to say the rope bridge bit was amazing.
You’re actually the goat I’ve been watching rugby for 17 years and work for a professional team and still have no idea what the hell goes on tactically. Keep it up mate, wish you could do more content from aus/nz but copyright wants to fight 💙💙
"Penalty against Wales for being . . . . . . Boring" 🤣
Squidge has done it again!!
Irish rugby fan. Cant overstate the importance of Jamison Gibson-Park. Quick ball is everything for irelands attack
Kiwi fan here. Ireland were amazing. France too. I’m so glad you said what I’ve been screaming for the last two years. Fosters team have no imagination and no plans. They have won 15 of 21 matches. A winnings percentage of 71%. Lower than the ABs all time record. Half the number of losses Hansen’s team had in almost a decade!! The ABs will lose the next World Cup playoff they are in to Ireland. And maybe then we can finally get the right man into the job and promote Razor Robertson. That’s when we might get our eyre of invincibility again.
Had a good belly laugh at Andy Farrell taking the Ireland job to spend less time with Owen 😅
Abs and Squidge fan here, good work Ireland great win, and well deserved!
Piss off mate bringing up the World Cup :) that did sting. And hilarious bringing up Lowe still biting. Was hard telling he’s still human in the Irish eyes after the game
Got to love the stat that in the whole of the first half New Zealand had only 23 seconds in the Irish 22
and about 160 or so of their total tackles came in the first half
Peter O'Mahony does not look just Irish. He looks like the proper rebel he is, boi! Corcaigh abú! And his minutes were as good as always. Munster man of the match!
Thanks for the video and for the never disappointing content.
As an Irishman I thought your final comments were harsh (but accurate after some soul searching) and your explanation just after was class. After watching your videos for years we all know how unbiased you are and you put the boot into Wales as much as any team. Great video
If that's the case surely you were wondering what took him so long to mention it? 😉
I was but it was perfectly placed in hindsight
NZer here. I love seeing the all blacks get beaten. When they win for too long its because through all their hard work they still gain hubris, and it always becomes their downfall. To be humbled is to improve and if you only win you tend to never go forwards. Ireland played well and played strong for the full 80 minutes. Probably my favourite to watch next to Argentina
Great video. Was looking forward to it all week. Delighted to see it pop up this Saturday morning when I have the time to sit back with a good coffee to watch it. Great analysis. Smiled and laughed at the Quarter final reference...perfectly delivered and absolutely correct. Well done and thanks.
I've been waiting for this all week
And here's the video I've been waiting for all week, well done and I hope a speedy recovery for your finger lad
Been waiting for this ☘️☘️
Another great piece of analysis Rob. Entertainig as ever and the only TH-cam channel don't mind sitting through the sponsor insert. Now need to watch again to catch the captions
Was waiting an entire week for this. And by this I mean the SquareSpace promo, of course.
you had me searching george bridge's new business before I realised what was going on.... well done
You actually need to buy a rope bridge?
Another cracking video. What a month of autumn fixtures.
Feel like I have been holding my breath all week waiting for this ......a game of rugby isn't over till you get the Squidge analysis
@Squidge - Wishing you a quick recovery from the broken hand. Thanks for your superb videos.
Best rugby analysis best comments - all amusing and illuminating
We’ll still go out in the quarters when it matters though
I don’t think so. Ireland are looking great and I think Farrell can keep the side building up and into the World Cup. It would be a wonderful thing to see Ireland finally make it past the quarters.
I predict an upset with the all blacks getting blown away in the quarters in 2023. I’m an nz supporter and I love the all blacks, but the writing is on the wall, they have no ability to win against good teams with foster and plumtree in charge.
@@tcr4507Ireland will always struggle at RWC until they can produce a B team who can play and convincingly beat the minnows in the pool. No team can realistically expect to win 5 games in 4 weeks without adequate rotation.
God as a french fan i'm scared of the AB for tomorrow but ffs kudos to Ireland !
(I'm still scared)
I actually rate France as another team that can upset the ABs - my two favourite teams to play each other TBH, the games are always exciting.
@@AgentMoray we haven’t played in so long so it’s hard to say, but I think cos the two sides play such a similar brand of rugby, all blacks will take the dub, just cos they’re the kings of running rugby. But if France changes their game plan and just does what every one else seems to do and slow the game down, then they could pull it off. This comment might make me look stupid, but we’ll see in 12 hours
@@finn54123 may the best team win and may the fans get the kind of running rugby I hope for :)
No need to be scared now Ophelie - fantastique, Allez les Bleus!
Well that did not age like Irish whiskey!
Nz supporter here. Totally agree that foster and plumtree are totally devoid of any coaching ability.
The all blacks have been floating on the performances of individual players and putting second tier teams to the sword this year.
The Calibre of players in nz is extremely high but foster and plumtree’s aimless and clueless coaching are running the ship aground. This is so evident in the matches against tier one teams where the all blacks don’t seem to be able to adapt after a pressurised first half.
The biggest misfortune in all this is that fosters coaching gig was extended till post 2023 World Cup. Nz will get thrown out in the quarters and hopefully fosters head will roll and nz rugby will be forced to take the risk on Razor Robertson or force them to secure a good coach like Jamie Joseph.
Looking at the RWC Pools..QF could be an easy exit again for NZ ... Boks or Ireland:)
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Funny stuff Squidge I LOL'd about 7 times "jimminy Cricket's ex-sergeant" was one notable one
Just here after France beat the ABs 40-25🙌🏾. What a performance from them, ABs looked lost. Can’t wait for the Squidge Report on this
Same hahah
I ain’t even mad at that last bit! Another brilliant video. Cheers Squidge
The way Squidge pronounces Nienaber and 'Naainaber' xD
for anyone wondering, you pronounce it like 'Knee-naaber' with the the "aa" sounding like 'ahh'.
I was waiting for this video all week
🤣🤣🤣🤣 ohh, the quarter final... your videos are pure gold. Keep them going
As an England fan, this game was a great watch
Excellent video, so much to enjoy, well done and many thanks again.
I reckon you have better insight than the entire NZ coaching team at the moment mate, keep it up
I was going to say the world cup joke went to far and then I remembered your line about Andy Farell and thought I can hold back.
Great video, love the breakdown breakdown. Looking forward to seeing what Ireland and the All Blacks do next.
I can’t help but feel the same: is this Ireland once again reaching their best too soon Before another World Cup. Fingers crossed the best is yet to come!
Love your videos. You’re dead on. Can Ireland back this up in a World Cup qtr final? That is the ultimate test. (And then back it up a week later). Can’t wait for the six nations. Predict Ireland will get to #1 in world rankings in 2022!!!
Petition for Squidge Rugby to read Johnny Sexton's official autobiography in third person for Audible.
Thank you brother for your heartfelt analysis.
you got me into rugby now thats impressive
Often hilarious, but as non non-native english speaker (French unfortunately :) I can get like one half of what you say. Keep the voice cadency, speed makes jokes funnier, but please do articulate more so I can get the rest ! Thank you bud, awesome work you do, you make rugby incredibly clearer, I am always impressed by your level of understanding of the game
Biggest 9 point loss I've ever seen. They've got a lot of work to do from now until WC - pretty happy we won't go in as favourites for a change though :) WP Ireland, way too good.
I wait nearly a full week for that, and you punch me right in the junk at the end... Sound
I am so looking forward to FRA - NZ!!!
Absolute quality and I loved the dog at the end.
Fantastic in the internationals but the World Cup performances have been a case of peaking way too early and how did we lose to x
I've been dying for this video all week. Did not disappoint
Kia Ora, excellent video. I hope this gets noticed at RNZ. I gotta add i thought the ABs looked tired. Why such a long time away? FOUR MONTHS ... NZ played the RC in Oz last yr it should have been in NZ this yr. Ozzies dont go to Union anymore, the stadiums were half empty, with the ABs getting the biggest crowds. Why in Oz, arrogance from RNZ?
Wishing you a speedy recovery
I genuinely believe that 2024 is the year we get semi final. I can see the boys stepping up
Hey. Brilliant videos and commentry. Just wish you would leave the written comments overwritten on the vid a tiny bit longer. Think we are missing reading some gold bars. Subscribed for the Farrell comment alone. Superb
loved the last bit at the end of the video
The most telling thing about this game for was Ireland were far from perfect and their mistakes were self inflicted, like how many points did Ireland leave behind by committing penalties on the all blacks 5 metre line ?
I really hope you cover a Tier 2 game at some point! Portugal almost beat Japan and your fave Chile beat Russia!
Your videos are unreal, brilliant analysis!
I’ve been waiting for this vid all week
Waiting for the France v New Zealand review please - ASAP
Excellent analysis, as always. I watched the second half with (excellent) NZ commentary - they called it straight away that the ABs (down by six) taking the penalty kick at around 70 minutes was the wrong option. They had hardly been in the Irish 22 all half. Maybe a look at on-field leadership or tactical nous that could be improved?
Great video man, appreciate the work put in
12:36 That's Garry Ringrose kicking through
Lol could u do a video about Argentina my man? I love Ur analyses I'd love to see u do one on how Argentina let things slip from their grasp (cough cough two pens missed from infront of the goal cough cough). I'm argentiniat btw I'd rly love to see a vid about the pumas... maybe we can learn something.... like how not to miss penalties
or drop the ball in front of the try line. Jeez. You could have gone in 20-17 up yesterday. Not having a kicker on the pitch. And the less said about Lavanini the better. Someone needs to get into his head cos he could be such a good player if he stayed on the pitch...
None of this means much unless we pull out 3 performances down in New Zealand. Not saying they have to win the series, just produce credible performances in all 3 games.
If, and it's a big if, Ireland can somehow win one game down there, then we can start talking about definite performance.
Was at the game last Saturday and it was a sight to behold. The players and crowd were on another level.
Great analysis.
Oh baby been waiting all week for this
Good luck with the finger old boy great content as ever
Hard pill to swallow but Ireland are the new world cup under performers, 2 or 3 more good southern hemisphere players and maybe they make the semis even the final now that would be interesting as hell.
Squidge we do not speak of that quarter final in Ireland
Really enjoy your analysis Squidge, but I would get even more out of it if you slowed down the speed of the videos (please) keep up the good work and hope your finger gets better soon
"When Schmidt left the job to spend more time with his son and Andy Farrell took it to spend less time with his."
LMAO
What a game, what a video🇮🇪🇮🇪
OH! You just couldn't give us the well done