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.

[Shifty]

The French are only 1 lucky try from being right back in this, and they are always very dangerous from every part of the field.

[thebluesmancometh]

Sexton again holds up Harinordaquay!!!!

He is tipifying how Ireland need to play this game!!!

[wales606]

Another French FB injured?

[rodders]

Bloody hell we're in trouble here...

[Guest]

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!

To be fair, you were deservedly beaten twice though, refereeing decisions aside. Not sure of the relevance of that?

Not the last 2 in the 6-N Rev. Two bad ref decisions meant ye won them both. How can you not see the relevence? Refs make mistakes and it changes games. In every game.

Welcome back btw.

I don't want to really hijack the thread with this, but I don't really get how people who bring up that Mike Phillips try last year, conveniently forget the blatant BOD knock on before 3 of your points. So the score would still be a Welsh win even if we dropped our 7 points and your 3.

It's a moot point anyway, as he should be yellowed and my comment was clearly throwaway in response to your God is Irish line.

Best of luck for the Second Half. Don't look like losing anyway. I'll leave you lot to it.

[Cari]

OK maybe Sexytoes MOTM again. Sounds like he's a likely candidate. Starting to pish down there....the Irish will be used to that

[Gibson]

France getting frustrated here. Watch out for more risks/mistakes from them. Ones we must punish.

We need of get hold of the ball and go through the phases. Frustrate them even more.

[eirebilly]

I feel a French try coming here

[rodders]

Poor by Murray again..that lad is going to cost us this game.

[Shifty]

Can we please not have a Wales / Ireland argument on this thread...

We need Ireland to smash the French for us, so their in pieces for Wales grand slam winning game.

Up the greens!

[dublin_dave]

personnel are just fine for the moment. nugent already calling for rog. he cannot ping the corners from 10 yards from his own line mate

[Cari]

Don't Panic Trust Tommy!

[TBJ9625]

gee thanks cari...........have you not heard of TMI? Lol x
you enjoy yourself chicken. I just hope yr at home and not watching around the pub

That's why they invented Tena Lady you know...

Yeah I'm at home in my jimjams I don't like watching rugby in the pub. There's no guarantee you get a good seat, and you always get interrupted when you do.

Really hope Ireland can win this. I really hope Tommy could get a third too wouldn't that be nice. 12 years after BOD did the same?

cari, if bowe scores again will you be able to walk? Lol

[Thomond]

Rodders, Murray is doing well, Reddan would be useless.

[WillyGilly]

Pwaw. Rougerie may have been through there but for Earls.

[Cari]

Can we please not have a Wales / Ireland argument on this thread...

Let's not have ANY disagreements on this thread, and enjoy the beautiful game.

Rougerie's not having a good day at the office is he?

[Gibson]

The Rev and I are cool. Have been for years. Refs mistakes even out for sides in the 6-N . Thats all I was saying.

[Cari]

cari, if bowe scores again will you be able to walk? Lol

Well let's hope I get to find out!

[Chunky Norwich]

Can we please not have a Wales / Ireland argument on this thread...

We need Ireland to smash the French for us, so their in pieces for Wales grand slam winning game.

Up the greens!

Wales have to play Italy first!

Paul O'Connell is sealing off the ball at every single ruck in this game. It's getting ridiculous.

[Gibson]

Thats it lads. Thats it

[Cari]

Now do Ireland go for a DG...?

[Golden]

Healy is an absolute monster. granted he should of had a yellow but hes havin a brilliant game

[Thomond]

You can seal off legally Chunky.

[ChequeredJersey]

Forcing it...

[Gibson]

Andy T not playing well. Change to Mcfadden?

[Chunky Norwich]

Knock on from the winger....I mean Heaslip.

[Chunky Norwich]

You can seal off legally Chunky.

O'Connel isn't

[maestegmafia]

The great irish 13 shirt debate is looking conclusive. Earls is doing a very good job there now.

[WillyGilly]

Bad call ref. touch judge has to help him out there.

[Cari]

Chunky - it was a French knock on actually.

[ChequeredJersey]

Can we please not have a Wales / Ireland argument on this thread...

We need Ireland to smash the French for us, so their in pieces for Wales grand slam winning game.

Up the greens!

Wales have to play Italy first!

Paul O'Connell is sealing off the ball at every single ruck in this game. It's getting ridiculous.

This is kind of how being good at the breakdown works, mate

[Golden]

Poopie

[eirebilly]

WTF!!!!!!!

[Thomond]

He had got lucky a few times alright. We're playing it too loose right now and getting killed. We should really be flinging it out the backs......
Frick!

[Cari]

Balls! Easy try for France....or has it been disallowed...?

[WillyGilly]

There was a knock on there surely.

[Chunky Norwich]

Yeeees. Great try. Come on France.

[Gibson]

It was coming. Too many missed-tackles.

Reddan, POM and McFadden on NOW Deccie! Dont wait till we go behind.

[Cari]

14 - 17 before conversion.

Come on Ireland fight on!!!!

[ChequeredJersey]

Fofana is so dangerous... going to need to find a way to deal with him and Malzieu

[Chunky Norwich]

This is kind of how cheating well at the breakdown works, mate

Fixed it for you

[eirebilly]

Oh well, cant complain about that knock on that lead to the French try after the non yellow card in the first half.

[dublin_dave]

who tried to fly hack that instead of going down on it. jesus wept

game on now. poor kick by kearney aimless. not a great attempt to tackle him either.

now i would look at reddan/murray. we will need to score again..

[Cari]

YES!!! It misses!!!! Pheeew!

[wales606]

It was coming. Too many missed-tackles.

Reddan, POM and McFadden on NOW Deccie! Dont wait till we go behind.

Murray has been good - superb defensively at least (unlike some of the Irish players.)

[mckay1402]

Pearson doesn't want France to win it seems

[ChequeredJersey]

This is kind of how cheating well at the breakdown works, mate

Fixed it for you

You didn't change it, just used a synonym

[Thomond]

That looked pretty forward to me.


Lads, I have no problem saying that anyone who thought we should go wide was wrong. You've seen what has happened so far when we have tried to be expansive.

[Chunky Norwich]

You didn't change it, just used a synonym

Maybe in Ireland's world.

[wales606]

Beautiful Kearney - back to his best.

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