Ex-All Black accuses Ireland's Jack Crowley of 'disgusting' act in Argentina win

Steve Devine, quite the emotional outburst and what a hard man. And all the hard men end up with concussions, early onset diseases and challenges and worse. Thanks for standing up for all the real men Steve. If you were a real man you would have some self compassion and compassion for others and believe in the future of rugby as a safe game. Cut out this nonsense and vitriol and go listen to and work on your own emotions.

This is a disgraceful by Steve Deveine. Actually quite unhinged, attacking the whole Irish team, and their ethos. Also in the current correct drive to prtect players from head injury, this is the comment of a prehistoric dinosaur.

However I do believe Crowley should have gone off for an HIA...it was a significant impact.

This is becoming very common in rugby teams trying to convince the ref to give cards

What a Muppet! The ref didn't cost them game, Crawley didn't collect the ball as a result of the high hit, no high hit no turnover to Argentina to lead to the disallowed try.

Players milking penalties and injuries isn't new to rugby, to lambast Ireland for it is ridiculous. Clearly he hasnt watched many games with nic white, Farrell, Aaron smith, FAF or any other halfbacks. Let's not forget Sexton and his legendary dives. Players will always look to get an advantage on the field, it's literally their job.

What is it with kiwi pundits and thinking the timing of the call matters more than the offense. A knock after 5 phases is still a knock on. A high hit after 3 phases is still a high hit. First whinging about the RWC forward pass in 2007 not being picked up. Now everything is picked up and it's ruining the game. Pick a side.

My takeaway from the game was that Ireland are a team in decline.

It's a very old squad, and you wonder how long the likes of JGP, Lowe, Aki, Murray, Henshaw, Ringrose, Healy - all players in their early to mid 30's will be able to continue to perform.

When you have a 35-year-old in Murray replacing JGP for the AB game is very telling and that a 37 Cian Healy is still playing at this level, which means as he only plays limited minutes running down World Class talent Porter into the ground.

That Argentina was able to chase Ireland down and be in a position to draw or win in the last play of the game was telling. A couple of years ago, Argentina would have been blown off the park but now...

So yip, I think by the 2027 WC Ireland will very much have fallen back into the pack - will still have a great pack but will not be among the favourites for the WC.

The spuds have benefited most from the fannification of Rugby. How often have they played against 14 players over the last few years?

"I don’t want to see it and like, you know, if that’s what Ireland have got to resort to win matches then I don’t want nothing to do with them, I’ve had enough of them."

NZ have two men who beat the sh1t out of their wives in their squad. Their team abuses beaten opponents. Yet Crowley holds his face after a significant blow and this guy "don't want nothing to do with" Ireland. What a fuking clown. 🤡

Some of these Kiwis have their heads so far up their own arses they can see out of their mouth.

Clear, significant head contact by Moroni into Crowley's bridge and forehead (you can see Crowley's head fly back) . Moroni didn't lower and failed to wrap. Terrible technique, terrible timing. Mitigation was Crowley was rising. Yellow card all year.

Devine's argument seems to be "If you think NZ were robbed in Paris, just watch the Argentina game."

Just another case of whinging Kiwi.

Imagine Nic White and Jack Crowley as a halfback combination - at the end of the game they could curtsey to the stands and kiss their opponents on the cheek.

Steve Devine being his usual vile self. That's literally all I associate this guy with now.

Any penalty for head contact should see the affected player leave the field immediately for an HIA. You can't have it both ways. Either the rule is there to protect players or it's not.

Hum, Google " Meafou Lomax video" and you will find something to talk about behaviors....