France vs Ireland match thread.

[Biltong]

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France: C Poitrenaud (Toulouse), V Clerc (Toulouse), A Rougerie (Clermont Auvergne), W Fofana (Clermont Auvergne), J Malzieu (Clermont Auvergne), F Trinh-Duc (Montpellier), M Parra (Clermont Auvergne), JB Poux (Toulouse), D Szarzewski (Stade Francais), N Mas (Perpignan), P Pape (Stade Francais), Y Maestri (Toulouse), T Dusautoir (Toulouse), J Bonnaire (Clermont Auvergne), I Harinordoquy (Biarritz)

Replacements: W Servat (Toulouse), V Debaty (Clermont Auvergne), L Nallet (Racing Metro), L Picamoles (Toulouse), J Dupuy (Stade Francais), L Beauxis (Toulouse), M Mermoz (Perpignan)

Ireland: R Kearney (Leinster); T Bowe (Ospreys), K Earls (Munster), G D'Arcy (Leinster), A Trimble (Ulster); J Sexton (Leinster), C Murray (Munster); C Healy (Leinster), R Best (Ulster), M Ross (Leinster), D O'Callaghan (Munster), P O'Connell (Munster), S Ferris (Ulster), S O'Brien (Leinster), J Heaslip (Leinster)

Replacements: S Cronin (Leinster), T Court (Ulster), D Ryan (Munster), P O'Mahony (Munster), E Reddan (Leinster), R O'Gara (Munster), F McFadden (Leinster)


After a nice exhausting weekend by the dam, I am at least back early enough to watch this match.

Irealand is up against it, but the French have not yet played a team in great form so this one might go either way.

Good luck to me Irish mates.

Of course I will be supporting the boys in green.

[ChequeredJersey]

Lucky the ref let him get back onside there...

[Gibson]

Sexton has been brilliant defensively. So strong.

[eirebilly]

Sexton is having a great game defensively

[rodders]

Turn over well played again Sexto! Defence has been phenomenal but we need something in attack.

[Cari]

Jiffy "Straight on swede" poor Tommy got the ball on his bonce.

[Hookisms and Hyperbole]

Were the Irish in the stadium "shushing" the French crowd for booing the kicker then? After all the boos that rang out at the end of the Ire v Wal match?

Disgraceful hypocrits.

Catch a grip of yourself. You really are an embarrassment.

[rodders]

STOP KICKING THE BALL AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cari]

Hook - he's a WUM, don't feed him

Jebus!!! Tommy nearly got a third intercept. He's gonna get another....I can feel it....

Oh no. A yellow coming?

[wales606]

Bowe tries for a 3rd intercept.

1 from 3 so far though.

[ChequeredJersey]

Copuld be yellow

[Chunky Norwich]

Disgusting from Healy.

Should be yellow. Pathetic pearson cops out.

[eirebilly]

Very lucky that was not a yellow.

[WillyGilly]

Healy you Holly Wilaboobie. Stupid stupid stupid boy. Very lucky boy.

[Gibson]

Ignore it Hookism. We do. Its a 12-year old on his Da's PC. Bless.

[dublin_dave]

they are not a poor side. our defense have been phenomenal and we will end up just a point ahead in 30 seconds.

we have to get some ball in their half.

[ChequeredJersey]

Lucky bar-steward

[MacKnocked-on]

Are Ireland yellow card proof today?

[Biltong]

C Healy very lucky there.

[rodders]

Healys a lucky boy, next penalty someone is in the bin. This is awful from us. No gameplan whatsoever. Garbage.

[Hookisms and Hyperbole]

This French team is there for the taking and we are allowing them to stay in this match. Sexton has been good in defence, but his kicking again is dreadful. When the ball is slow he doesn't seem to know what to do. Murray's service is still much too slow, though he is having a better match than last week

[wales606]

Should have been yellow

Blatant

[Gibson]

God is Irish.

[Cari]

Very lucky Cian. Now behave!

Hopefully Tommy won't get smacked on the head by this one!

Pheeew! Luck of the Irish...

[wales606]

Ireland's attack seems to be Tommy Bowe's hands

[Guest]

Awful decision by Pearson. Healy should be resting for ten.

God isn't Irish, but Dave Pearson probably is.

[Cari]

I wonder if any of the team have done the Lotto this week...

[rodders]

Its terrible Hookism we've learnt nothing in the last few weeks. This seems to be it , just defend defend defend. Slow everything down and boot the ball away.

[Hookisms and Hyperbole]

@Cari & Gibson- I should know better. It's sad when someone stalks Irish boards just to troll. Outside the internet world he would get a restraining order. I think Cari you know about that, doesnt Tommy Bowe have one out against you?

I think is Wales play near to their potential they will eat this French team alive. It makes me sad to even type it

[Cari]

Good turnover Ireland, now come on!!!!!!!!

[dublin_dave]

we have had very little ball last twenty minutes. cannot make a judgement on murray and sexton until we do. scrum has been a reason for this.

murray has done ok. we are on the back foot big time. they have woken up

[eirebilly]

TOMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cari]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!

What a fecking try!!!!!

MOTM.

[rodders]

Tommy Bowe!!!!!!!

[Gibson]

Look Rev, we had two blatant ref mistakes against ye lot and it won ye the game twice. Luck is a shared out commodity. Sometimes you get it, sometimes you dont.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

[dublin_dave]

there you go. get the Flip in. tommy bowe quality. brilliant by earls

[wales606]

TOMMY BOWE!!!!

5 tries in 3 games

Chris Ashton will be crying tonight.

[Guest]

Lovely lovely try

[ChequeredJersey]

I love Tommy. Something out of literally nothing, that attack had no pace on it at all until he got the ball

[Biltong]

Great offload to Bowe and good finishing there.

Is this going to be the day where Ireland gives France a good PK?

[WillyGilly]

Awful decision by Pearson. Healy should be resting for ten.

God isn't Irish, but Dave Pearson probably is.

The same Dave Pearson who reccomended a yellow for an off the ball assult? Aye good one.

Great work by Bowe.

[rodders]

We're cooking Deisel now!!!

[Chunky Norwich]

@Cari & Gibson- I should know better. It's sad when someone stalks Irish boards just to troll. Outside the internet world he would get a restraining order. t

Head in the sand

[Gibson]

Mon lads. MORE!

[Golden]

Are we getting another hattrick?

[eirebilly]

BELIEVE!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChequeredJersey]

What?

[Hookisms and Hyperbole]

Its terrible Hookism we've learnt nothing in the last few weeks. This seems to be it , just defend defend defend. Slow everything down and boot the ball away.

Awk Rodders it's not like you to be so negative which I think says a lot.

I am absolutely astonished we are 11 points up here. A pretty average Irish performance so far, but as poor a France performance as I have ever seen and that includes Tonga.

[Cari]

I love Tommy. Something out of literally nothing, that attack had no pace on it at all until he got the ball

So do I, but probably not in the same way you do.

Oh my boy, I'm so proud of him.

HT early...Dave needs a pee or what?

[ChequeredJersey]

Pearson, what the hell is wrong with you?!

[eirebilly]

Much better from Ireland but they really should be down to 14 men. Pearson has them on a final warning though.

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