Irish Under-20's 2023

Any ref that can't pick that up in real time terrifies me

ionadnapóca

Enjoyed the 1st half. Fair play to Ireland for taking the game to the French.

Just drop Prendergast off on the Snugborough Road when he comes back please!

Jauneau. How do France keep producing all these 9s?

JRant

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120852095#Comment_120852095

It was very obvious at the time. No idea why the ref didn't call it, he was 4 yards away from it.

SaoPaulo41

Fiona Hayes tough to listen to.

JRant

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120852104#Comment_120852104

No way, get into the dressing room and reset for the second half. We were all over the place there.

Losty Dublin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120852097#Comment_120852097

There needs to be a material gain of the infringement for the penalty to be called, which didn't really happen. To be fair, the placing and passing of the ball at the psuedo ruck was made quickly enough to not be picked up immediately. And once viewed, the referee immediately reversed his call and relieved our defence. Although the Blue 5 was clear and obviously offside and it really should have been picked up.

An added bonus of it was the additional minute or two that it'a taken out of Paddy's yellow card; every cloud and all of that.

JRant

I think we'll see a slight readjustment this half. We are fanning out too quickly and leaving gaps around the rucks which the French are exploiting. Tighten up around there and make them work harder if they want to go wide.

randomname2005

Tualagi likes playing on the edge. I would like to see the yellow card again, looked like he was holding or at least tugged an Irish player who was trying to rejoin the maul. Then he was obstructing at the disallowed try. Master of the dark arts!

blackwhite

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120852130#Comment_120852130

Tuilagi was offside and obstructing the nearest potential tackler for the “scoring” act as well.

That the referee needed the TMO to step in there is a very poor reflection on him

randomname2005

If that is offside I expect everything like that called every time

JRant

Be grand if this lad took the whistle out of his mouth while we are defending.

Inforapenny

Earlier in that phase of play Osborne had to make the tackle, really doesnt like tackling.

A-Train

France look like they have this in the bag, much stronger.

Ireland seem to be constantly on the wrong side of this ref.

McErlean played on the ground there

JRant

Tackler never released there. How did that not get called by him.

phog

Ref taking no sh1t from the players talking to him. Fair play to him

randomname2005

French 4 was never inside. Where was the call?

A-Train

The French tackler never let the Ireland 15 back up and blocked him

PTH2009

balls but tbf that was coming

France are just too good and physical

Cosmo Kramer

That's the game. Really is starting to look like professionals against sub-academy players now. Which is what it is, of course.

phog

That's ridiculous from France.

Mountain to climb now for Ireland

lawrencesummers

Clearly In at the side in the last ruck before that try but we are making mistakes

irishgeo

All over I think.

AbusesToilets

Disastrous start, really struggling with their power game

clsmooth

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120852162#Comment_120852162

The Irish pack is heavier believe it or not.

randomname2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120852156#Comment_120852156

Or put it in his mouth when Ireland attacking

Dillonb3

Christ couldn't have started this second half any worse

AbusesToilets

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120852110#Comment_120852110

If you have to bring on a front row for a scrum after a YC, you have to take another player off too, no?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120852172#Comment_120852172

Pity he's utterly useless

A-Train

Irelands basics are falling apart