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?

nathan wrote:

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?

I don't know I'm not clairvoyant. Have to wait and see what happens.

the losing to england excuse must be brought up for a least a month after the loss....

France need subs - they just dont care today..

lostinwales wrote:michalak really is pants isnt he

Isn't he, completely desperate. I hate watching a decent-ish French team ruined by him. Is Trinh-Duc injured or is this just PSA being mental?

Also only ten points clear? We need at least a 20 point head start

Get down to Paddy power and get your money on France time.....

Ireland ahead, and deservedly so. Michalak is not doing France any favours at all.

Conor Murray having a great game. Taken all the pressure of Jackson pulling the strings from 9.

"AND LET'S GO TO BRIAN MOORE TO DISCUSS A MATCH HAPPENING TOMORROW RATHER THAN THE ONE YOU ARE CURRENTLY HERE TO COMMENT ON!!!"

.... not cruise control for cool

I hate when they play the dropkick Murphys at the Aviva...... it usually precedes an Ireland loss......

Apparently Michalak isn't keen on the bad weather...oh well, it's not stopped raining...

rodders wrote:I hate when they play the dropkick Murphys at the Aviva...... it usually precedes an Ireland loss......

I'd rather hear Flogging Molly- Drunken Lullabies before an Ire/Eng game

Cari wrote:Apparently Michalak isn't keen on the bad weather...oh well, it's not stopped raining...

Johnny Sexton reacts to the news Michalak is coming back out for the second half;

http://i.minus.com/iDNxOJOqpIRK7.gif

Oh FFS, Ireland wheel it, break from the scrum illegally yet.......

I like that Notch.

2 scrums in a row France shouldve had a penalty possibly twice, instead turnover and pen Ireland????

France really do look like they can't be arsed.

Penalty kick from Wee Paddy just short...

13-3 at 44 minutes

"Rob Kearney coming on to it hard and true..."

Come on Ireland...have to get a try here...some good French defence though.

Interesting either Lansdowne Road Aviva is very short, or Walsh marched France back nearly 20m rather than 10.

Worst attempted Drop Goal of the season?

Oh Chilli. That's a poor kick to nothing.

Jackson and Kearney on different wavelengths- Paddy needed to go for DG, Kearney was too deep to attack.

Kearney expected the DG from PJ and Jackson expected Kearney to run it. Bad decision from Jackson.

That was a very good take by the French fullback.

Fat Bastareau on.

...and Para is taking over kicking duty.

They changed the kicker!!!! wooohoooo!!

If Parra had been kicking from the start, this would be a close game

...and everyone cries "Why wasn't he kicking sooner!?"

13-6 at 53 minutes.

That kick proves St Andre is as mad as Lievremont why wasnt Parra kicking form the off?

didn't that come of an irish player and then another irish player who was in front picked it up?

nathan wrote:didn't that come of an irish player and then another irish player who was in front picked it up?

They're going back for the first Irish knock on.

Ireland are fooking awful

Cari wrote:

nathan wrote:didn't that come of an irish player and then another irish player who was in front picked it up?

They're going back for the first Irish knock on.

nah it was way before that.

Oh dear...Ireland giving away penalties now...

Cari wrote:Oh dear...Ireland giving away penalties now...

still plenty of time for France to implode!

Typical Ireland letting France back in. No killer instinct at all.

If Trinh-Duc comes on now, Ireland could be in trouble

I know the scrums are annoying, but when the ball is in play why sho wMrs BOD?

Bit silly though when the opposition have a kicker like Para...and as I type that he misses it.

13-6 at 57 minutes.

awful kick, having said that you can hear the wind on the mic.

As bad as France are Ireland havn't been much better, similarly to Wales and England they just seem less pathetic than France (although it must be said England looked a more attacking force and allowed France to look better too)

LeinsterFan4life wrote:Ireland are fooking awful

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck.....

LeinsterFan4life wrote:Typical Ireland letting France back in. No killer instinct at all.

Really stupid by McFadden, we're lucky to get away with that. Need to sort their heads out.

LondonTiger wrote:I know the scrums are annoying, but when the ball is in play why sho wMrs BOD?

These pictures are coming from RTÉ and she's a bit of a celeb over there (excluding her husband).

thebluesmancometh wrote:As bad as France are Ireland havn't been much better, similarly to Wales and England they just seem less pathetic than France (although it must be said England looked a more attacking force and allowed France to look better too)

France did actual play ok in the first 60 against england, it was their subs that ruined it.

Ireland are getting back to how they played against England.

She's more of a celeb here than over there with her TV show!

She's pretty much known as Mrs BOD in Ireland.

Wow! SOB is just a steamroller...but the French player is unconscious.

thebluesmancometh wrote:As bad as France are Ireland havn't been much better

Yup, its like 2 bald men fighting over a spoon.

Did the French 15 take an elbow to the head?

Huget is a big boy too, just doesn't have the agression and tech of 1/2p