Anyone know about Ireland v Bayonne TV Coverage??

Br7anx

Anyone know if this match is being shown on tv tomorrow night?

cc9

was just about to post the same question...i have searched the net but no joy..any1 got any insight?

LostinBlanch

I don't know either, but this is just perfect for some French club player looking to make a name for himself and help out France by targetting someone like ROG or BOD just to screw up our World Cup. Whoever set fixture up needs to have their head examined.

Punchbowl

I agree.. this could end in tragedy...

Punchbowl

And then it's back to Belfast for Italy?? Weird...

I also just noticed that Bayonne have sold 15,000 tickets for this, so it aint gonna be no laid back friendly either.....

Steffano2002

LostinBlanch wrote:

I don't know either, but this is just perfect for some French club player looking to make a name for himself and help out France by targetting someone like ROG or BOD just to screw up our World Cup. Whoever set fixture up needs to have their head examined.

Bayonne aren't like this at all! They have the nicest players ever! Especially Richard Dourthe!

Seriously though, I don't think you should worry about such things lads. It's rugby, not soccer. All your players will come back safe and sound... That's if they get through the warm-up without breaking their knees!

Rattlehead_ie

Steff did anyone tell you your a c**t
I dont think this game is on anywhere uinless anyone can find some french TV station via their satilite. Pitty I woulda liked to have seen it

Steffano2002

Rattlehead_ie wrote:

Steff did anyone tell you your a c**t

Pretty much every day...

Rattlehead_ie wrote:

I dont think this game is on anywhere uinless anyone can find some french TV station via their satilite. Pitty I woulda liked to have seen it

I don't even think it's on French TV! Hang on, I'll check...

Steffano2002

Nope... Canal+ aren't showing it which means there won't even be camera's at the stadium... Sorry lads.

Rattlehead_ie

Bah bad one,thanks Steff. What am I going to do now for my rugby fix? English game is on saturday that will be interesting to watch. Hoepfully anohter close game but maybe with a bit more international level rugby being played, most of teams in my opinion looked rusty from what I saw.

Steffano2002

Agreed. Hopefully Saturday's game will be much better than last week's! The teams do look very rusty indeed...

England have lined up their best team though so it won't be that easy to win this time around!

TarfHead

Punchbowl wrote:

And then it's back to Belfast for Italy?? Weird...

Why Weird ? Munster got a warm-up match 4 years ago. There's nowhere suitable in Dublin. Where else ? The dogtrack in Galway ?

kenmc

http://www.irishrugby.ie/283_8578.php says it's 15-0 after 25 mins, both teams down to 14, guess who we have lost? NBest.....:rolleyes:
half time, 20-6. leamy off with an injury unconfirmed, quinlan on.

Jackz

20-6 Ireland: Tries Hickie, O'Connell,Trimble Con and Pen O'Gara.

SpAcEd OuT

I know it's the team's first full game together but against a struggling super 14 team to be only leading by a 14 point margin at half time is simply not good enough.

Jackz

Damn I hope Leamy's injury isn't serious.

kenmc

32-6 now

Ponster

Hmmm...

Word from the Ireland camp is that Leamy injured his shoulder but it is too early to say how serious an injury it is.

shaneor

35-6 now ... O'Gara penalty

GerryHatTrick

Ends 42-6. could have been a lot better

shaneor

From http://www.irishrugby.ie/283_8578.php

"In what was a bruising encounter, Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll was forced off in the 61st-minute having been punched in the face by a Bayonne player."

Lets hope none of the injuries are serious! :mad:

zAbbo

Dirty French Bastards, nicest players ever eh Steffano ?

zAbbo

Suspected Fractured Cheekbone for Dricco



http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/irish/6950657.stm

Probably Shoulder Injury for Leamy as well.

Nothing but utter fooking disgust right now. :mad:

nc6000

RTE are saying BOD has a reported fractured cheekbone.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2007/0816/ireland1.html

dc69

i cant believe it,i knew this was gona happen,french f*cking pricks

ironingbored

Anybody know lead time for fractured cheekbone? EOS or whoever made the decision to play that game should be taken out and shot.

zAbbo

Depends on the injury, could be 2-3 weeks + mask if we're lucky.

Steffano2002

zabbo wrote:

Dirty French Bastards, nicest players ever eh Steffano?

Well the Bayonne players aren't the nicest players ever, I'll give you that... I really REALLY hope they did not premeditate this attack on BOD. Although something tells me they might have...

Who punched him anyway? Is there any more information? I really am disgusted to hear this happened.

ironingbored wrote:

Anybody know lead time for fractured cheekbone?

Well that's why I'm so worried for Ireland. Serge Betsen had the same injury at the start of last season and he was out for 3 months IIRC! (Took so long because it wasn't healing properly)

Irish Wolf

Someone texted into Late Night Live on NewsTalk saying that Sky were reporting that he's going to be out of the WC.. There's a lot of heresay in that post, I know, but anyone got anything more on this?

Traumadoc

Reminds me of 2001 when the Lions went to play the Warratahs , the Warratahs were not interested in playing rugby, it worked for the Aussies in the long run.

zAbbo

Mikaera Tewhata a Kiwi.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/16082007/4/o-driscoll-fractures-cheekbone.html

Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll has been taken to hospital with a fractured cheekbone after being punched during Ireland's match with Bayonne on Thursday night, according to a spokesman for the French club.

Centre O'Driscoll, considered one of the world's best backs, was forced to leave the pitch during the second half of his side's 42-6 win at Stade Jean Dauger after being struck by lock Mikaera Tewhata.

A Bayonne spokesman confirmed coach Eddie O'Sullivan's worst fears after the match, although the Irish camp would not be drawn on the extent of O'Driscoll's injury until after further hospital tests are conducted this evening.

The IRFU are expected to release a statement on O'Driscoll later tonight, and with Ireland's first game in the forthcoming World Cup just 24 days away, his participation now appears to be in doubt.

There was better news concerning flanker Denis Leamy, who was also taken off during the match with a shoulder injury, with an Ireland spokesman confirming his problem is not serious.

Steffano2002

Irish Wolf wrote:

Someone texted into Late Night Live on NewsTalk saying that Sky were reporting that he's going to be out of the WC.. There's a lot of heresay in that post, I know, but anyone got anything more on this?

Well in fairness, it's Sky... Who trusts them to report reliable news?

Irish Wolf

Steffano2002 wrote:

Well in fairness, it's Sky... Who trusts them to report reliable news?

True enough - and I heard it on Late Night Live..

But still... F U C K!

zAbbo

O'Driscoll samples French resistance

From correspondents in Bayonne, France

O'Driscoll left the pitch in the 62nd minute after receiving a punch to the right-hand side of his face, between cheek and eyebrow, during a general free-for-all.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22259983-23217,00.html

Steffano2002

I'm shocked by this, I really am. Can't believe it happened and I'm ashamed of the Bayonne players... :mad:

Irish Wolf

Steffano2002 wrote:

Who punched him anyway? Is there any more information? I really am disgusted to hear this happened.

struck by lock Mikaera Tewhata.

http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/07/08/16/RUGBYU_Ireland_ODriscoll.html

Snickers Man

A kiwi?

Well that explains it. They're leaving nothing to chance this time.

Thinking ahead to a likely quarter final already.

Sangre

sigh...

Irish Wolf

Well, it's difficult to see if this is coming from the Bayonne spokesperson or not.. perhaps trying to save French blushes..

zAbbo

5 Sin Bins + Cheap Shots.

"I'm genuinely worried. He's gone for an X-ray," said coach Eddie O'Sullivan amid concerns that O'Driscoll has suffered a fractured cheekbone.

Five yellow cards were handed out in a physical World Cup warm-up game.

Denis Hickie claimed a hat-trick of tries, lock Paul O'Connell added two more and Andrew Trimble also went over.

A Bayonne spokesman claimed O'Driscoll has sustained a fractured cheekbone although the Irish camp would not be drawn on the extent of O'Driscoll's injury until further hospital tests are conducted.

There was some good news for O'Sullivan after an Ireland spokesman confirmed that a shoulder injury suffered by prop Denis Leamy is not serious.

"If the doc's worried (about O'Driscoll), then I'm worried," added O'Sullivan. "Hopefully, Brian is okay and if he isn't, it would be a big pity.

"But it was a punch thrown, so you can't legislate for that. Anyone can throw a punch anytime. It could be serious if it is fractured, it would be a pity."

English referee Wayne Barnes had his hands full, with Cedric Bergez and Ireland's Neil Best yellow-carded in the first half.

Bayonne full-back Daniel Larrachea and South African lock Robe Linde followed in the second-half along with Gordon D'Arcy.

O'Sullivan said that the physical nature of Bayonne's game sometimes went too far.

"I don't mind physicality, but it was more than physical .There were some cheap shots, that's the pity, but that's the way they want to play it, we can't control that, we can only play our game."

SpAcEd OuT

this has seriously pissed me off I think its quite obvious that the Bayonne team went onto the field with the intent of taking out some of our better players before the World Cup. It is disgraceful, a punch can't be masked as an accident so I hope the player is heavily fined. Why can't teams just play rugby and try beat their opponents on the field.. incidents like this make me sick.

Whoever organised this should be shot, It was pretty obvious to anyone with a few brain cells that a french team would try take out our players and it's not on.

we didn't see Ireland taking out players in their warm up games even though Argentina are in our group and Scotland could be our opponents in the QF of the WC but I suppose thats the diffrence, we try to beat teams on the field fair and square.

Diamondmaker

The text messages were hoppimg while I was in cinema Fck fck fck fck fkc!!!!

Amazotheamazing

Typical bloody french. No offence Stephano, but french rugby isn't famed for being overly polite.


Poor BOD, may miss the greatest stage in the game becuase of some journeyman out to make a name for himself.

zAbbo

Diamondmaker wrote:

The text messages were hoppimg while I was in cinema Fck fck fck fck fkc!!!!

You're supposed to turn your mobile phone off....completely

Sounds like Leamys OK though, wonder is there a release being issued tonight or not ?

Diamondmaker

zabbo wrote:

You're supposed to turn your mobile phone off....completely

Sounds like Leamys OK though, wonder is there a release being issued tonight or not ?

Eh yeah!! tarnsformers may be good, but gotta stay up to date with everything from now til when we exit or win the RWC!!!!

This is so annoying, Hes so unlucky ( that hes so goifted and targeted?? ) !!

If he misses the RWC or cant play to his full potential as a result of this it will be an absolute travesty!!!

Hopefullly Spin master Eddie is over blowing this for his own reasons.....!!

Steffano2002

Amazotheamazing wrote:

Typical bloody french. No offence Stephano, but french rugby isn't famed for being overly polite.

None taken! And I hope the b@st@rd who did this is punished appropriately! :mad:

Irish Wolf

zabbo wrote:

Depends on the injury, could be 2-3 weeks + mask if we're lucky.

Do you reckon it's feasible for him to play with a mask? I guess the good thing is that we've got Namibia and Georgia in the opening games.. and the French game in 5 weeks.. so a bit of time for healing..

Tough call for EOS whether to keep him in the squad, if it turns out to be a fracture.. but hopefully, hopefully there'll be good news later in the morning..

zAbbo

Good News

Instead, medical examination diagnosed 'a fracture to his sinus and a deep laceration under his right eye'.

The report calls the injury 'not as serious as initially feared', and it will not require any surgery.

The recovery period for the injury is 3 - 4 weeks which will rule O'Driscoll out of the warm up game against Italy next week and the first Rugby World Cup Pool game against Namibia.

If the jaw had indeed broken, there was every chance that one of the world's best players would not have made it to France.

Steffano2002

Bad news for France... He'll be back just in time for the France game and he'll be fresh as ever and determined to win...

I'm happy he'll make it though! Still gutted it happened in the first place though...

zAbbo

He'll not be anywhere near his best, has only played a few times since 6nations.

It's been a disaster year injury wise for him.

shaneor

So who had the great idea to hold this match?? It was asking for something like this to happen! :mad: