That’s one way to put it…
Did you hear? Ireland played New Zealand in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday in a quiet match which flew completely under the radar with no controversy whatsoever…
Ireland produced a strong performance, particularly up front, and dominated possession and territory for large tracts of the game without cementing the necessary reward on the scoreboard.
Alas, Ireland weren’t to replicate their famous win from Soldier Field a fortnight ago, but a number of players stood up once more reaffirming their obvious quality and raised their hands for selection for the Lions Tour in 2017.
One of these players was tighthead prop Tadhg Furlong who put in a shift at number three that will live long in the memory, earning praise from Irish and Kiwi pundits alike.
We don’t know if you’ve seen, but he’s one hell of a GAA player as well…
Who can forget the moment he went into beast-mode and burst through three All Black tackles (two of them being former world players of the year, Brodie Retallick and Kieran Read).
Just freak power from Tadhg Furlong #SitDownLads #IREvNZL pic.twitter.com/lssi6Df8Cm
— Three Red Kings (@threeredkings) November 19, 2016
His charge summarised the brutality, the intensity and the ferocity of proceedings on Saturday evening in the Aviva Stadium.
Furlong’s Wikipedia page has since been changed in recognition for his services to Ireland beast-modery (it’s a word, we’re almost sure of it).
It now reads as follows…
“On 19th November 2016 Furlong achieved the official status of ‘Fecking-mad-beast-of-legend-alright’ due to his exploits when playing against the New Zealand All Blacks. During the match the tighthead prop forward went on a number of mental rampaging runs – one of these resulted in Furlong ‘beasting’ three New Zealanders, including vacant-expressioned-lipstick-wearing Kieran Read. Unfortunately, however the game ended in an Irish loss as the cry-baby-All Blacks couldn’t handle being beaten a fortnight previously and instead decided to forgo the laws of rugby and instead adopt UFC tactics, ably abetted by South African coward, Jaco Peyper. The bellend.”
