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.

[nobbled]

Time for another Bowe try surely?

[Golden]

Line-outs been awful today

[Thomond]

We're getting the right blend of play now. The one two punch of Murray/Reddan works well. As Boss/Reddan does for Leinster. Get well soon Conor, I fear he is out for a month at least with ligament damage.

[Cari]

More replacements coming on for Ireland by the sounds.

oh crap lineout!

[Gibson]

Bu88er!

[dublin_dave]

im sorry that is absolutely Flip criminal. so many big games our lineout gets jitters when we most need it..

[ChequeredJersey]

That however was effing poor

[Glas a du]

Criminal.

[eirebilly]

Shocking throwing in the line outs today from Ireland

[Golden]

POM on this will be interesting

[Cari]

Time for another Bowe try surely?

Yes...he needs to fire it up!

SOB not happy coming off.

[wolfball]

Flight still on ground, following your message stream, what minute is it?!

[Cari]

Fez nearly losing his shirt...nice

[Cari]

67 minutes gone Wolfball.

[Thomond]

SOB has hit every thing that moved, but he is still very indisciplined at ruck time.

[Gibson]

Ok Deccie OK. Must use the 22. POM on. Great move. McFadden should replace a fading Trimble. Or Darcy.

The differ Reddan makes is unreal.

[HammerofThunor]

Nice pass

[Cari]

BALLS! D'Arcy!!!

[eirebilly]

This is slipping for Ireland

[dublin_dave]

right dont panic. solid scrum no penalties. territory key

[ChequeredJersey]

Can't afford to mess up these opportunities

[Gibson]

SOB has hit every thing that moved, but he is still very indisciplined at ruck time.

Cos hes not a 7.

[Cari]

Men's boobies! Nice rack Fez!

[thebluesmancometh]

Darcy is having a nightmare and really starting to struggle at this level, not many 12 options though, Mcfadden ready?

[wales606]

Should have gone for the DG.

Bring on ROG

[dublin_dave]

got to start thinking drop goals... its sheeting it down now.

if that means rog so be it.

[Gibson]

Ooooh Kearney!

[Golden]

Kearney MOTM surely

[George Carlin]

Surely it's time for a ROG drop for the win?

[Cari]

Chilli what a catcher!!

Sexytoes down...could be ROG o'clock then....

[Thomond]

Reddan is making a difference. I said earlier in the week that the one-two punch of Murray/Reddan would work great. Then I backtracked on it. So.......

SOB is not a 7 that has been clear for a while, POM could be one but we will see.

[wales606]

Kearney brilliant

Earls was way too close to the line there - impatience showing from Ireland

[wales606]

Kearney MOTM surely

Kearney or Bowe certainly

[Cari]

With all this territory they've had, Ireland need to get something now.

It's wazzing down there.

[thebluesmancometh]

Sexton is showing nothing going forward, it's def time for ROG!!!

[LuvSports!]

what a game kearney is having everything he does turns to gold, man it would be great if he got the winning try.
fantastic performance.

[Golden]

Sextons been kicking poorly today

[eirebilly]

Ireland need a strong line out here

[eirebilly]

Sexton to 12

[Thomond]

Rog/Sexton let's go!!!!

[Gibson]

Good move Deccie. ROG to pin em back. Sexton to open em up.

[nobbled]

Here comes ROG for D'Arcy - good shout

[Gibson]

Trnmble is having a mare. Mcfadden on.

[Cari]

McFadden on too!

[Gibson]

YO! Good call Gibbo!

[ChequeredJersey]

Irrelevant if it was late- it was a shoulder charge anyway Jiffy...

[Cari]

Please God give it Tommy...let him get his hat trick...

[Cari]

Jebus France, what the feck was that?!

[nobbled]

Terrible kick! Thank heavens...

[Gibson]

Watch the Drop. Watch out for the drop lads.

MON ROG, show him how its done.,

Nerves are frazzled at this stage.

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