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Ireland player ratings vs Maori All Blacks

Ireland players, from left, Jordan Larmour, Cian Prendergast, Kieran Treadwell and Nick Timoney. (Photo By Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Ireland continued their resurgence in New Zealand by avenging their loss to the Maori All Blacks two weeks ago with a 30-24 win in Wellington on Tuesday.

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After an ill-disciplined loss to the Maori All Blacks in Hamilton, Ireland learned from all their mistakes and produced a dominant display, with plenty of players putting their hands up for selection. Here’s how the players rated:

15. Michael Lowry- 6
Was caught in an undesirable position for the Maori All Blacks’ opening try of the match, but on the whole put in a solid display. Was full of attacking intent from the back field or when in space and always looked a threat.

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      14. Jordan Larmour- 7.5 
      A performance bookended with two tries, including brilliantly taken opener, where his quick thinking combined with his quick feet. Came off his wing often in attack and defence to great effect, but his performance was marred by the yellow card/ penalty try he conceded.

      13. Keith Earls- 6
      Not the start any player wants, miscontrolling a skidding kick-off, but bounced back quickly when assisting Larmour’s try with a quick lineout.

      12. Stuart McCloskey- 7
      Maybe not the performance with ball in hand he would have wanted, but was a rock in defence, holding up players on a couple of occasions to win turnovers. With that said, he did miss a tackle in the final play for the Brad Weber try. Has to be commended for the sublime miss pass for Larmour’s second try.

      11. Jimmy O’Brien- 5.5
      A quiet game compared to the first match against the Maori All Blacks, and saw far less action than his back three companions.

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      10. Ciaran Frawley- 7.5
      Learned his lesson from the match two weeks ago to produce a commanding display with the boot, as Ireland comprehensively won the kicking battle. In tough conditions he was solid from the tee, but was pinpoint accurate with his kicks from hand to keep the hosts pinned back. Even contributed with a turnover in the second half.

      9. Craig Casey- 6.5
      Brought his forwards into the game well around the ruck, as he did in Hamilton. Complemented Frawley well with the boot, producing a number of probing box kicks.

      1. Jeremy Loughman- 6
      Solid in all aspects of the game during the hour he was on the field. Few standout moments, but equally never put a foot wrong during the hour he was on the field.

      2. Niall Scannell- 6.5
      Typified Ireland’s rebound from the first encounter with a rucking masterclass in the first-half, winning turnovers and even pouncing with an interception. Lineout throwing was slightly loose in the second-half but overall a solid display.

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      3. Tom O’Toole- 6
      Like his loosehead partner Loughman, dependable and busy all game, although he was penalised for collapsing a scrum midway through the second-half.

      4. Joe McCarthy- 5.5
      Gave away a string of penalties in the first-half which was redolent of the team’s display two weeks ago, but shored up in the second-half.

      5. Kieran Treadwell- 8.5
      A huge performance from the Ulster lock. A frequent target in the lineout, and produced one crucial steal five metres from his line in the first-half. Got through a huge amount of work, and seemed all over the pitch. Wasn’t just a case of a high workrate though, as he often exhibited how strong he is in contact. Taken off before the hour mark, which bodes well for the weekend.

      6. Cian Prendergast- 6.5
      Another industrious display in defence, winning a crucial breakdown penalty early on. Did receive a first-half yellow card for not retreating ten metres, but does not deter from another promising performance. 

      7. Nick Timoney- 8
      Another player that righted the wrongs of the first encounter with a physical and menacing performance that was topped off with a try. A thorn in the side of the Maori All Blacks at the breakdown all match, and had won over referee Karl Dickson. Showed great strength the wrestle the ball over the line for his try.

      8. Gavin Coombes- 8
      Yet another strong display around the fringes on both sides of the ball and proved again how hard he is to stop from close range. Coombes’ carrying got stronger and stronger as the match progressed and was able to make some piercing runs late on.

      Replacements- 6
      Few replacements were called upon in this match, but the ones that did play managed to maintain Ireland’s control. Ryan Baird was the pick of the substitutes.

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      JW 2 hours ago
      'He wants players to be able to play four positions': Former All Black critiques Robertson's strategy

      (sharing duties with one of our best ever in BB puts him firmly on that pedestal).

      First, in reply to your other post, Richie was only a 2 year AB when he signed after the 19’ WC, so he would be on nothing like what BB is. Instead of re-signing in 22’ for longer with NZR, he simply extended that deal that was likely a standard 300k AB retainer, getting little extra in place for the freedom of going to the market for 24’ onwards.


      All that link was for was to show that he would have been in talks while ‘sharing’ 10 duties, as apposed to where is commonly though, like in Spew’s arguments, both after he claimed the starting jersey at Cape Town, and when it was obvious Razor was going to be the next coach. The thing I think you’re missing their is that BB wasn’t sharing, if he wasn’t the 10, he was the 15, so 100% as apposed to Richies 50%, ie correlating to a 2 to 1 valuation in their (Richies) contract value as well.


      So I can definitely understand why Richie made the call early to seek a big offer from Japan, and who really knows, maybe his performances in August, even against Japan in October were in time to still be able to bump up his value? But you never hear about these signings as theyre done, announcements are scheduled months later more than not (so a December announcement wouldn’t have left much negotiating time).


      So a four year (detractors like HHT will round up to 5) AB at the time does not get offered a sabbatical IMO, especially when they were in the process of negotiating one for Barrett (BB ended up signing in Japan with options for longer right, but NZ came to him with a deal to come back, calling it a sabbatical?). All in all and as always, your outlook is tempered and reasonable Chief, I was just sharing my picture for those that try to ‘blame’ either party.

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