Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
Felt sorry for Ireland with that incredible last few minutes they had. However, although it's a harsh way of looking at it, they bottled it yet again in a World Cup when it got to the knock out stages. New Zealand were up for the challenge and just about deserved their won I thought, but an Ireland side playing like they did against South Africa and Scotland would have beaten them I reckon - when the pressure came on, Irelands started to make uncharacteristic errors (e.g. Sexton missing a simple penalty, Doris knocking on a ball he'd have caught ninety nine times out of a hundred and Gibson-Park, who usually always takes the right options, pushing too hard when there was no need to).

For me, the winner of the France v South Africa game now become the favourites.
What a game , both sides were fantastic . Its a shame one of them had to go home at this stage.
I have a feeling the All Blacks will have a strong say when it comes to the final.
The semi finals wont have the same competitive edge as some of the quarters when you have Argentina, England or Fiji gone through and Ireland heading home. Same when South Africa or France are dismissed tonight.