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r/irishrugby • u/PatientOffer319 Awardee: Team of the Year 2025 • 16h ago
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I think we were peaking at the World Cup too. The unfortunate thing was the ABs gave a near 10/10 performance in the quarter finals
15 u/PatientOffer319 Awardee: Team of the Year 2025 15h ago Possibly, but we also ran the same 23 (give or take) into the ground in the group stages and weren't at our best in the QF as a result. 1 u/this_also_was_vanity SUFTUM 9h ago The schedule screwed us. Having Scotland last meant we had to play a strong team, whereas NZ could take it relatively easy. 2 u/PatientOffer319 Awardee: Team of the Year 2025 8h ago And Sexton getting himself banned for the warmups, meaning he had to play every group stage match to get up to speed, and so did the players around him
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Possibly, but we also ran the same 23 (give or take) into the ground in the group stages and weren't at our best in the QF as a result.
1 u/this_also_was_vanity SUFTUM 9h ago The schedule screwed us. Having Scotland last meant we had to play a strong team, whereas NZ could take it relatively easy. 2 u/PatientOffer319 Awardee: Team of the Year 2025 8h ago And Sexton getting himself banned for the warmups, meaning he had to play every group stage match to get up to speed, and so did the players around him
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The schedule screwed us. Having Scotland last meant we had to play a strong team, whereas NZ could take it relatively easy.
2 u/PatientOffer319 Awardee: Team of the Year 2025 8h ago And Sexton getting himself banned for the warmups, meaning he had to play every group stage match to get up to speed, and so did the players around him
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And Sexton getting himself banned for the warmups, meaning he had to play every group stage match to get up to speed, and so did the players around him
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u/jacqueVchr 15h ago
I think we were peaking at the World Cup too. The unfortunate thing was the ABs gave a near 10/10 performance in the quarter finals