France vs Ireland match thread.

by **Biltong** Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:34 pm

First topic message reminder :

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.

by thebluesmancometh Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:36 pm

Chequered

Smack on mate, but Jiffy never said it was late, just was it a pen?

by Cari Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:36 pm

Oh Ireland! Doh

by eirebilly Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:36 pm

Shooting in the foot springs to mind here

by Thomond Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:37 pm

That was a stupid penalty Rory, he would have been able to dig it out.

by wales606 Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:37 pm

Earls too close to the touchline again.

Why can Ireland never show the same composure as Leinster or Munster?

by Cari Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:37 pm

Court and Cronin on.

by ChequeredJersey Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:37 pm

thebluesmancometh wrote:Chequered

Smack on mate, but Jiffy never said it was late, just was it a pen?

i thought he was talking about it as a late hit? Either way, good spot by him, it's a clear penalty. Missed though, oh well, c'est la vie

by TBJ9625 Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:38 pm

will someone in green PLEASE run at the inside shoulder and stop pushing towards touch!!!

by Gibson Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:38 pm

NO Pens FFS!

by ChequeredJersey Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:38 pm

Ireland a bit offside on the blindside there

by Cari Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:39 pm

YAY! Smackdown!!!! Come on Ireland, turn it over.

by Cari Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:40 pm

France are going for a winning DG....

by Gibson Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:41 pm

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Now run it!

by eirebilly Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:41 pm

Come on now boys

by Cari Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:41 pm

YES!!! Irish penalty. Don't feck it up!

by Thomond Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:41 pm

Well done Jamie Heaslip! Why doesn't he hit every ruck though!

by ChequeredJersey Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:41 pm

Ahahahahahahahahahaha

by thebluesmancometh Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:41 pm

A draw is perfect for Wales!!!

WOOHOO, come on noone!!!

by Gibson Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:41 pm

ROG to win it. Believe!

by Cari Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:42 pm

no no no, Tommy needs his hat trick.

by Cari Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:42 pm

HEASLIP!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

by eirebilly Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:42 pm

SHOITE

by Gibson Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:42 pm

ooh Jamie. Not good.

by ChequeredJersey Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:42 pm

Fix your lineout...

by Chunky Norwich Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:42 pm

sums up Heaslip's performance.

by dublin_dave Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:42 pm

right lads. maul set it up dg rog. no guts no black pudding

trimble and ferris spooning the ball to earls

heaslip should not be standing at 10 position there. terrible hands....

by LuvSports! Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:42 pm

ferris is having a great game too

by Thomond Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:43 pm

Balls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mad

by LuvSports! Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:43 pm

heaslip you muppet!

by wales606 Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:43 pm

Heaslip

Typifies this Irish performance really - errors costing them the game

by Gibson Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:43 pm

Draw will do me. Big time.

by ChequeredJersey Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:44 pm

can't afford to let this scrum collapse

by Hookisms and Hyperbole Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:45 pm

Best possible result for Wales here- surely that's the championship in the bag. I have no doubt they will beat France comfortably

by Chunky Norwich Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:45 pm

Hmm no penalty from Pearson in the last 10 minutes. How strange.

by Thomond Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:45 pm

That's the game, lot of negatives but some positives.

by Cari Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:45 pm

Good Irish scrum, excellent defence at the end.

Ireland got all the tries in the end lads! clap

by eirebilly Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:45 pm

Yep, i will take the draw but France were there for the taking.

by mystiroakey Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:45 pm

draw!!

by LuvSports! Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:45 pm

wales606 wrote:Heaslip

Typifies this Irish performance really - errors costing them the game

oh shuttt uppppp

by ChequeredJersey Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:46 pm

Well played both sides in bits, other bits pretty poor but very entertaining game

by Hookisms and Hyperbole Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:46 pm

Hugely disappointed to be honest. That was as bad as a defeat given how poor France were. Perhaps the end of Kidney's reign

by eirebilly Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:46 pm

Chunky Norwich wrote:Hmm no penalty from Pearson in the last 10 minutes. How strange.

We get it Chunky, you dont like Ireland

by Rory_Gallagher Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:46 pm

Shocking. There is nothing positive about drawing to a shocking French team. We are absolutely clueless in attack.

by Thomond Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:46 pm

Wales, is right, lack of discipline and errors cost us, whatever about the gameplan which was the right way to play France.

by nobbled Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:47 pm

Well, I think the Irish boys played with passion, maybe too much! Well done lads- mighty effort.

by Gibson Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:47 pm

That will do me.

Kidney, either GO, or change this teams mindset and with a more attacking game. You have not done it in 3 years. 17-9 up and you decided to defend it. It says it all about you.

by Cymroglan Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:47 pm

From a Welsh perspective that was a good result.

by maestegmafia Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:47 pm

What a game I'm on the edge of a very uncomfortable chair, with a very dodgy wifi connection

by Cari Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:48 pm

Come on guys, be proud...the French got no tries at home. Just frustrated you didn't win it in the end.

Who was MOTM???

by Chunky Norwich Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:48 pm

eirebilly wrote:
Chunky Norwich wrote:Hmm no penalty from Pearson in the last 10 minutes. How strange.

We get it Chunky, you dont like Ireland

WTF are you on about?

I commented there was no penalty. To Either team you muppet.

As Pearson doesn't want to decide the game either way

Paranoia is not good.

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