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France vs Italy match thread.

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    #92
    Stheno
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    Italian kicker on form too


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    #93
    Kanrith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭Kanrith


    Some effort by Italy at the moment, France should really be defending better though.


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    #94
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,205 ✭✭✭tanko


    So much for the new France, they look like they couldn't care less.


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    #95
    sydthebeat
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    Delighted, Italy getting reward for French headlessness.

    Come on Italy


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    #96
    minnow
    Registered Users Posts: 201 ✭✭minnow


    That should make a good game of it.


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    #97
    bilston
    Registered Users Posts: 17,742 ✭✭✭✭bilston


    How passive is the French defence!

    Great stuff from Italy but they have so much time and space.


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    #98
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 23,797 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    ongarite wrote: »
    Dreadful from France, amateur defending.

    Jackman laying into the French coaching now, he really has some great inside information.

    I was just gonna say the same. Eyebrow raising really


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    #99
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,925 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Better for us for France to lose her or get their act together and win?


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    #100
    pickarooney
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    Typical first day performance by Italy. By game 5 they'll be back to shipping 60 against Wales.


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    #101
    captbarnacles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,964 ✭✭✭captbarnacles


    What was he saying? word for word please:p


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    #102
    awec
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    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    Better for us for France to lose her or get their act together and win?

    It's the first week so there's no way to know really.


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    #103
    wp_rathead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,067 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    Better for us for France to lose her or get their act together and win?

    we shouldn't care
    France have been living of reputation and their proud history for a while


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    #104
    awec
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    Pretty sure Italy have found some way to clone Parisse. He's everywhere!


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    #105
    wp_rathead
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    what a peach of kick by italy


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    #106
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,091 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Uini the Pooh and the detective on.


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    #107
    vienne86
    Registered Users Posts: 17,073 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    This is great from Italy - capitalising on France's carelessness.


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    #108
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Beaut of a kick from Garcia.

    Traditionally Italy will give away silly penalties to let the opposition back in the game. Good start from them in defending the lead.


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    #109
    sydthebeat
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    Italy actually playing the better all round rugby.
    Need to be quicker to their rucks though


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    #110
    captbarnacles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,964 ✭✭✭captbarnacles


    Parisse again. Having an incredible game.


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    #111
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Has there been a better Six Nations number eight in the Pro era than Parisse?


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    #112
    vienne86
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    captbarnacles wrote: »
    Parisse again. Having an incredible game.

    He really is a class act.

    Italy showing no sign of flagging.


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    #113
    captbarnacles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,964 ✭✭✭captbarnacles


    The French look worse than they did in the WC somehow


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    #114
    Larbre34
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    captbarnacles wrote: »
    What was he saying? word for word please:p

    More or less explaining the process by which the head coach candidates had to present their vision for the job. Noves pitched to the FFR that he intended to use Federation guys on his staff. Now that he has the job, he has some coaches that have never done the job they are doing now before, at any level, i.e., his backs (or defence?) coach has never done that role before.

    Jackman also just said there, that if Bernard Laporte gets the Presidency of FFR, which he is in the running for, Noves may walk, such is the bitterness between them.


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    #115
    aimee1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,290 ✭✭✭aimee1


    If canna improves his place kicking italy will be Far better for it.


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    #116
    Pudsy33
    Registered Users Posts: 10,729 ✭✭✭✭Pudsy33


    That's forward surely


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    #117
    Stheno
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    Try given


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    #118
    vienne86
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    That looked like a lovely try to me - lovely play from the back.


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    #119
    awec
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    Forward pass IMO.


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    #120
    mfceiling
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Has there been a better Six Nations number eight in the Pro era than Parisse?

    No


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    #121
    bilston
    Registered Users Posts: 17,742 ✭✭✭✭bilston


    aimee1 wrote: »
    If canna improves his place kicking italy will be Far better for it.

    He looks like Stephen Larkham. Maybe they get a FB to kick instead!


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