France vs Ireland match thread.

by **Biltong** Sun 04 Mar 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 04 Mar 2012, 4:36 pm

Chequered

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

by Cari Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:36 pm

Oh Ireland! Doh

by eirebilly Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:36 pm

Shooting in the foot springs to mind here

by Thomond Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:37 pm

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

by wales606 Sun 04 Mar 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 04 Mar 2012, 4:37 pm

Court and Cronin on.

by ChequeredJersey Sun 04 Mar 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 04 Mar 2012, 4:38 pm

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

by Gibson Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:38 pm

NO Pens FFS!

by ChequeredJersey Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:38 pm

Ireland a bit offside on the blindside there

by Cari Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:39 pm

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

by Cari Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:40 pm

France are going for a winning DG....

by Gibson Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:41 pm

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Now run it!

by eirebilly Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:41 pm

Come on now boys

by Cari Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:41 pm

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

by Thomond Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:41 pm

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

by ChequeredJersey Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:41 pm

Ahahahahahahahahahaha

by thebluesmancometh Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:41 pm

A draw is perfect for Wales!!!

WOOHOO, come on noone!!!

by Gibson Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:41 pm

ROG to win it. Believe!

by Cari Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:42 pm

no no no, Tommy needs his hat trick.

by Cari Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:42 pm

HEASLIP!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

by eirebilly Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:42 pm

SHOITE

by Gibson Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:42 pm

ooh Jamie. Not good.

by ChequeredJersey Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:42 pm

Fix your lineout...

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

sums up Heaslip's performance.

by dublin_dave Sun 04 Mar 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 04 Mar 2012, 4:42 pm

ferris is having a great game too

by Thomond Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:43 pm

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

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

heaslip you muppet!

by wales606 Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:43 pm

Heaslip

Typifies this Irish performance really - errors costing them the game

by Gibson Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:43 pm

Draw will do me. Big time.

by ChequeredJersey Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:44 pm

can't afford to let this scrum collapse

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

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

by Thomond Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:45 pm

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

by Cari Sun 04 Mar 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 04 Mar 2012, 4:45 pm

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

by mystiroakey Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:45 pm

draw!!

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

wales606 wrote:Heaslip

Typifies this Irish performance really - errors costing them the game

oh shuttt uppppp

by ChequeredJersey Sun 04 Mar 2012, 4:46 pm

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

by Hookisms and Hyperbole Sun 04 Mar 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 04 Mar 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 04 Mar 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 04 Mar 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 04 Mar 2012, 4:47 pm

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

by Gibson Sun 04 Mar 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 04 Mar 2012, 4:47 pm

From a Welsh perspective that was a good result.

by maestegmafia Sun 04 Mar 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 04 Mar 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 04 Mar 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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