Ire v NZ: Ireland player ratings
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:41
New Zealand fielded an experienced side on Saturday which helped them breeze past a spirited Irish outfit 22-3.
Ebrahim Moerat rates the Ireland players.
15 Girvan Dempsey:
He was steady under the high ball and in defence but he had little opportunity to hit the Irish backline
6/10
14 Tommy Bowe:
Was yellow carded after knocking the ball back to prevent a certain try. Did not feature much otherwise
5/10
13 Brian O'Driscoll:
Really tried hard to get the Irish in the game and lead from the front.
7/10
12 Luke Fitzgerald:
Showed some neat touches on attack and did everything at pace.
7/10
11 Rob Kearney:
Had a quiet game with very little opportunities
5/10
10
Ronan O'Gara:
Had a disappointing game. Ireland needed him to step up and he failed
4/10
9 Tomas O'Leary:
Gave god service to the backs but failed to rise to any great heights
6/10
8 Jamie Heaslip:
Worked hard but did not feature much
5/10
7 David Wallace:
Ireland's man of the match. He overshadowed McCaw and was a handful for the All Blacks
9/10
6 Alan Quinlan:
Had a quiet game
5/10
5 Paul O'Connell:
Worked hard but failed to make any significant impact on the game
6/10
4 Donncha O'Callaghan:
Had a quiet game. Also struggled a bit in the lineout
5/10
3 John Hayes:
Lacked any sort of firepower and did not feature
around the park. Did well in the scrums though
6/10
2 Rory Best:
Had a quiet struggled in the lineouts
4/10
1 Marcus Horan:
Had a quiet game
5/10
Replacements:
16 Jerry Flannery:
Not enough time
17 Tony Buckley:
Not used
18 Stephen Ferris:
Not enough time
19 Shane Jennings;
Not enough time
20 Eoin Reddan:
Not enough time
21 Paddy Wallace:
Not enough time
22 Keith Earls:
Not enough time
