Ireland v France match thread

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iarmhí wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:05 pm So happy with this performance
Defence has been outstanding.

France have broken the line, threatened and threatened but not got over the whitewash. Well done lads!
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:08 pm
TheFrog wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:06 pm
The Druid wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:05 pm Any French composure has vanished now.
Tiredness / fitness plus the pressure of having to scoes 2 tries in 4 minutes...
Fitness has not been an issue outside of
- Atonio who can't walk more than 5m
- Ntamack who was too lazy to cover the backfield

BTW: Moefena is a waste of space too. Totally anonymous again.
Moefana has covered Penaud's wing all day. He made the tackles Penaud can't make...
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tc27 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:06 pm France looking like the classic flawed French side not the terrifying force of the last three years. But thats mostly down to Irelands pack.
Only losing it since the Ringrose try. Up until then they were genuinely in the game.
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N U M B E R O N E


:spin
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Ireland to slam now
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Hell of a win
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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:05 pm
RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:04 pm
Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:03 pm

You must be gutted
Sure. I'd much rather France won.
Because you’re a cnut
Ha. Possibly, but that's not why I want France to win.
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Enormous effort from the Irish as a collective. Constant structured pressure all over the park, simply kept closing the French down.
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frodder wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:09 pm Ireland to slam now
We should but we tend not to finish these jobs off
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TheFrog
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Congrats Ireland. Won a champions. Head and shoulders above the rest of the world, and France in particular.
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Well played Ireland. Superb across the park in all aspects of the game.

And a wonderful game of rugby to watch

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Awesome game to watch. Super 3rd quarter.
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Well done, Ireland. Very impressive performance to break France's winning streak.
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If there are no repurcussions on the Irish TV team for this it stinks.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:08 pm
TheFrog wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:06 pm
The Druid wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:05 pm Any French composure has vanished now.
Tiredness / fitness plus the pressure of having to scoes 2 tries in 4 minutes...
Fitness has not been an issue outside of
- Atonio who can't walk more than 5m
- Ntamack who was too lazy to cover the backfield

BTW: Moefena is a waste of space too. Totally anonymous again.
Better they figure this out now than in 8 months time.

Unlike Eddie Jones it really is all about the world cup. Great game to watch
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Andy Farrell best Englishman since Jack Charlton
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:08 pm Great pass Ntamack.
Sorry but your rage at Ntamack has been quite funny.
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Ireland a deserved number one in the world right now. Fitness, rugby IQ and coaching....they have it all.
France no shabby side and today they were made to look ordinary. The entire match France seemed to be in a scramble.
Well done Ireland.
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Nols wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:10 pm Awesome game to watch. Super 3rd quarter.
Pretty average second half tbh.
Game ruined by Barnes.

However well deserved win which would have been much more of the red was given.
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Phew! And i didn’t even have a dog in that fight. Great game. High intensity. Any mistakes were only noticeable because the scarcity of them. Ireland also have a full squad not just a team.

Could be a bit different on French soil but this Irish team would have demolished England. ….. :sad:
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superb game to watch, well done to both teams

amazing ireland, best team in the world, slam and world cup assured
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Worried Beirne is badly injured
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Biffer wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:11 pm If there are no repurcussions on the Irish TV team for this it stinks.
Yeah they are shitting themselves :lol:
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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:11 pm Andy Farrell best Englishman since Jack Charlton
We love Lancaster as well
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What is truly impressive by Ireland is the control over the game except for maybe 10-15min in the second half.

Keenan has been outstanding.
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TheFrog wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:09 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:08 pm
TheFrog wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:06 pm

Tiredness / fitness plus the pressure of having to scoes 2 tries in 4 minutes...
Fitness has not been an issue outside of
- Atonio who can't walk more than 5m
- Ntamack who was too lazy to cover the backfield

BTW: Moefena is a waste of space too. Totally anonymous again.
Moefana has covered Penaud's wing all day. He made the tackles Penaud can't make...
Nah. Penaud did well in defence today and saved one try from one of Ntamack's f**k ups. All the back 5 did stuff in offence (even Ramos amid his nightmare stuff) except Moefana. The lad has a fistful of caps now and has been invisible in all of them. Granted he played on the wing before but he got his preferred position and looked sh*t even against Italy.
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Now THAT was a statement. Depth. Need to be more clinical -brill that there’s clear room for improvement - held up three times as as much an attacking weakness to be worked on as it was some excellent French defence , Baille especially. Bloody loved that.
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Charger21 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:12 pm
Biffer wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:11 pm If there are no repurcussions on the Irish TV team for this it stinks.
Yeah they are shitting themselves :lol:
Pretty appalling tbh. But quite funny.
Game ruined by the officials
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PCPhil wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:12 pm Phew! And i didn’t even have a dog in that fight. Great game. High intensity. Any mistakes were only noticeable because the scarcity of them. Ireland also have a full squad not just a team.

Could be a bit different on French soil but this Irish team would have demolished England. ….. :sad:
Ireland are just superb to be honest. And the scoreline says is, and it is fully deserved.
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Charger21 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:12 pm
Biffer wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:11 pm If there are no repurcussions on the Irish TV team for this it stinks.
Yeah they are shitting themselves :lol:
A sternly worded letter perhaps?
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TheFrog wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:12 pm What is truly impressive by Ireland is the control over the game except for maybe 10-15min in the second half.

Keenan has been outstanding.
Control is primarily dictated by FH. Sexton v Ntamack :lol:
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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:12 pm Worried Beirne is badly injured
Looked bollocksed.
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Ntamack is the stone in the French shoe
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Charger21 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:12 pm
Biffer wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:11 pm If there are no repurcussions on the Irish TV team for this it stinks.
Yeah they are shitting themselves :lol:
If Anderson was in charge they certainly would be, the rotters.

Strange time to get worked up about the TV director. It's been around nearly a decade now
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C69 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:13 pm
Charger21 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:12 pm
Biffer wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:11 pm If there are no repurcussions on the Irish TV team for this it stinks.
Yeah they are shitting themselves :lol:
Pretty appalling tbh. But quite funny.
Game ruined by the officials
One of the best test matches ever at Lansdowne so no.
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ASMO wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:14 pm Ntamack is the stone in the French shoe
Was quite good previously as well.
But have to try Jalibert.
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Charger21 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:12 pm
Biffer wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:11 pm If there are no repurcussions on the Irish TV team for this it stinks.
Yeah they are shitting themselves :lol:
They are being served moules frites and sitting back, puffing on the Gauloises as we type…
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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:14 pm
C69 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:13 pm
Charger21 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:12 pm

Yeah they are shitting themselves :lol:
Pretty appalling tbh. But quite funny.
Game ruined by the officials
One of the best test matches ever at Lansdowne so no.
Aviva*
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Jalibert will start next day
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C69 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:13 pm
Charger21 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:12 pm
Biffer wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 4:11 pm If there are no repurcussions on the Irish TV team for this it stinks.
Yeah they are shitting themselves :lol:
Pretty appalling tbh. But quite funny.
Game ruined by the officials
Switched on the wrong match ey. Never mind, is strictly on later?
“It was a pet, not an animal. It had a name, you don't eat things with names, this is horrific!”
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