http://www.therugbyblog.com/rate-the-match-ireland-vs-italy-rwc-2015 Rugby Union opinion and discussion, for the fans, by the fans. Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 http://www.therugbyblog.com/rate-the-match-ireland-vs-italy-rwc-2015#comment-381423 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 23:09:16 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=39588#comment-381423 How do France look like champions?

]]> http://www.therugbyblog.com/rate-the-match-ireland-vs-italy-rwc-2015#comment-381419 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 20:42:45 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=39588#comment-381419 + side: Ireland are more battle-hardened for the France game, which will be different proposition mentally.
– side: If Italy could have been even slightly more clinical, and won their own lineout ball, Ireland would have A) been even more battle-hardened or B) even more desperate to beat France. But I can’t honestly say it would have been a bad thing if Ireland got beaten. We’ll simply never know.
Ireland can beat this France team, especially if they have an off day. Unfortunately, I think we might need them to misfire as they’re looking like champs as usual at just the right time.

]]> http://www.therugbyblog.com/rate-the-match-ireland-vs-italy-rwc-2015#comment-381405 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 17:56:11 +0000 http://www.therugbyblog.com/?p=39588#comment-381405 Not what was expected to be honest, not to dismiss Italy but Ireland should have won comfortably as they do each year in the 6nations, they got the win though so again it goes to show even with a bad game coming away with the win, am concerned for how they will deal with bigger tests in the QF but maybe they will raise their game for it.

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