Can Ireland beat France?

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With France having lost three games in a row (Italy, Wales, England), they are now on the road to face Ireland.

One side of the argument suggests that France are "due a win" while the other says that they are on the ropes and a new look Irish side can add to their misery.

Can Ireland beat this French team?

Healy is getting minced, where's big Tom when you need him?.....

But he gets it

...and France have some points.

7-3 at 26 minutes.

rodders wrote:Healy is getting minced, where's big Tom when you need him?.....

Ross conceded the earlier penalty I thought?

France have this one in the bag. Two worst sides in Europe here.

Morg - who knows what the French plan is. I'm beginning to think PSA is more confusing than Lievremont was on that score.

rodders wrote:France have this one in the bag. Two worst sides in Europe here.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cracking kick in awful conditions. 10-3!

I really hope Wee Paddy gets this...although Moore has just said it's against the wind. Job done!

10-3 at 29 minutes.

I wish they wouldn't keep cutting to Sexton in the stands. You can hardly see him, and what do they think he's going to do by way of reaction?

Kicking Paddy!

How can you confuse McFadden with Heaslip Eddie Butler?!

PSA's pre match talk (use an Allo Allo accent please)

"OK, men. Yooo no wat we af to do. We will lull them into the state of confoosion by do nothing. Then wen they are not expecting it, I make the changes and we win"

Cari wrote:I really hope Wee Paddy gets this...although Moore has just said it's against the wind. Job done!

10-3 at 29 minutes.

I wish they wouldn't keep cutting to Sexton in the stands. You can hardly see him, and what do they think he's going to do by way of reaction?

ive found the camera work to be a bit pants this 6 nations, usually its pretty good

Great kick from Pienaar!

Another lovely kick. 13-3, France out of range.

Wooooop! What a kick by Wee Paddy! I thought it wouldn't make it!

13-3 at 32 minutes.

...and another random Sexton shot.

And again paddy!

My god French rugby is in a total state.

On another note Jackson has missed one kick so time for ROG

Great kick Luke!

michalak really is pants isnt he

Lovely from Luke Marshall!

Hookisms and Hyperbole wrote:

On another note Jackson has missed one kick so time for ROG

Awh now come on. It has to be in the 79th minute and a drop goal...

The top 14 would be nothing without its foreign stars.

Excellent turnover by POM there and superb kick by Marshall and then advantage given way by utter stupidity by Ryan.

I like Ryan as a player, but if he knew what he was doing he should have seen yellow.

Ginger Shane Williams is a great kicker.

What on earth was mcfadden doing sliding in like That?

t1000advancedprototype wrote:Ginger Shane Williams is a great kicker.

he wasn't last game but he certainly is this one.

McFadden having a good game.

Murray lost the plot there...

Rather obvious block there to protect Kearney.

lovely kick there.

rodders wrote:McFadden having a good game.

Yeah well, he better not make a habit of it...that 14 shirt is taken...

Good attcking position for France, and they fluff it.

Lovely move by Wee Paddy!

Good composure by Jackson

well done Paddy! Keep her lit young feller!

Cari wrote:Good attcking position for France, and they fluff it.

Lovely move by Wee Paddy!

eh? ireland had the throw in?

I'm really glad that Marshall and Murray are babysitting Jackson through this match. He's no ROG.

Hookisms and Hyperbole wrote:I'm really glad that Marshall and Murray are babysitting Jackson through this match. He's no ROG.

what past it?

If Ireland can keep France out now, they'll be happy with that for the second half. Ireland need to watch their discipline though.

Michalak penalty kick...wide again.

13-3 at HT.

I wish Butler would stop trying to pronounce th eFrench team in what he believe is an authentic way. It makes him sound pretentious and half the time he is wrong anyway.

Geez Michalak's kicking like a girl - just not good enough

LondonTiger wrote:I wish Butler would stop trying to pronounce th eFrench team in what he believe is an authentic way. It makes him sound pretentious and half the time he is wrong anyway.

He certainly has a strange way of pronouncing a lot of things...

France 40 minutes away from losing 4 out of 4, after being initially joint favourites for the Six Nations. Good old France, whether it's football or rugby, you can certainly count on them to fall to pieces!

What's clear from this 6N is that Ireland play much better against teams who don't play back.

I wonder if we'll see the strange French substitutions at around 60 minutes...?

france are the worst team this 6 nations and deservedly havent won a thing..

Ireland doing enough/ good first half. keep the brain in gear - play smart and you cant lose

Cari wrote:I wonder if we'll see the strange French substitutions at around 60 minutes...?

Would they make this French team better or worse?

Thank flip Ireland are good at maintaining a lead.

Sorry Nathan, you may not have realised I was showing barely contained contempt for RTE's analysis before the match.

The Irish pack has placed very well though individually no forward has soon out- and that is the way we need it. Players doing their jobs properly and not hiding at centre or the wing. Murray has been good though a couple of poor decisions with his kicks. Jackson excellent. Poor BOD hardly seen the ball.