Well, the bad news has just come as the world champion All Blacks suffer their 2nd defeat in 2018 at the hands of the resilient Irish side (Who have beaten New Zealand before 2 years ago in Chicago but never won at home against the AB's until now (That's their 2nd win against the All Blacks 2 years after their 1st victory (It looks like that Ireland have beaten all tier 1 nations but they are considered to be strong favourites to defend the 6 Nations title next year) who played well by viciously out muscling & outperforming them (Their brave & heroic defence is arguably their best so far in the test match but discipline is our main weakness in the All Black camp because we have been conceding too many penalties) at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin (Man, this is like against the Springboks in Wellington all over again but we didn't get it done right against Ireland because not only we were again inconsistent (We were vulnerable because not only we were down & out but we had to lose Liam Squire due to an injury during the 1st half so he might be gone for the season just like Sonny Bill Williams, Joe Moody & Sam Cane) but were are not facing them again until the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan next year in either the quarterfinal (If we lose to South Africa) or in the final (If we beat the Springboks to top pool B) but let's hope that we can bounce back against Italy next week in our last test match of the year (Well, it looks like Ireland have taken over our world no.1 ranking I hope because they'll be celebrating in style with that victory & they'll be leprechauns river dancing around with their shillelagh because the Irish curse has struck in Dublin 2 years after they turned black into green in Chicago for their 1st win against the AB's & in counter point, they'll be changing over to Rugby World Cup triumph next year in Japan (That's their main mission that they have to encounter or should I say, tackle for all 20 teams participating in next years Rugby World Cup in Japan along with the 6 Nations where the Irish will have to defend their title with the likes of England (Who are in Pool C along with France, Argentina, Tonga & the United States), France (England, Argentina, Tonga & the USA's pool opponent), Italy (Who are in Pool B along with New Zealand, South Africa, Namibia & winner of the repechage to be decided next week), Scotland (Who are in Pool A along with pool favourites Ireland, hosts Japan, Samoa & Russia) & Wales (Who are in Pool D along with Australia, Georgia, Fiji & Uruguay) but who will go into the 2019 Rugby World Cup as the 6 Nations champions? While New Zealand (South Africa, Italy, Namibia & repechage winners pool opponent (Which is in fact Canada now because they have secured qualification in next year's Rugby World Cup) would have to defend their Rugby Championship title against the likes of Argentina (England, France, Tonga & the USA's pool opponent), Australia (Wales, Georgia, Fiji & Uruguay's pool opponent) & South Africa (New Zealand, Italy, Namibia & repechage winners (Canada) pool opponent) but who will go into the 2019 Rugby World Cup as champions of the Rugby Championship?) but the 6 Nations champions of Ireland have crushed the champions of the Rugby Championship of New Zealand in a clash of champions of both hemispheres so the luck of Irish have painted Ireland's capital city green.
And finally my last thoughts before I wrap this blog up? But they are who were thought they were! And we let him off the hook! (Now, if you want to crown them, then crown their hands!) That's right sucka!...As it was in the beginning...is now...and FOREVER SHALL BE. AMEN TO THAT.
So that is my 250th blog of the year 2018 (MMXVIII) & my 70th of this year.
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