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Ian Madigan

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
442 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

On that though, when you talk about the set piece, to give the guys credit, the line-out was immaculate and the scrum really held up well.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

Full credit to Jeremy and Clarkson.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

I thought they did both.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

And the guys who came off the bench, Milner did really well and so did Finlay when he came on.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

And that was everyone's big concern.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

I actually...

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

I wasn't actually overly concerned about the scrum.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

The French scrum isn't amazing.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

It's good.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

But also, there was enough stock there that the guys who were picked had performed against the top French opposition already and done well.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

But you still lose a bit around the pitch, like what Porter gives you in his carry, what Ty gives you in his ball playing and his carry.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

We did miss a bit of that.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

Yeah, look, and I've no doubt that the coaching team and the players are working their socks off.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

But what I would say about rugby, it's a great game because you've got a decision to make.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

And a lot of the time you're under serious pressure

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

the risk of getting absolutely smashed or you're dealing with serious lactic in your legs.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

But there's always a decision to make.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

Do you want to push a little bit harder or do you want to take it a little bit easier?

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

And the kick chase is the easiest thing to measure there.

Indo Sport
Ireland's dark night in France | Confused defence, poor passing & the kicking game

And if you have a coach that sporadically...