Six Nations 2023 General Discussion

Cosmo Kramer

Have to say, if they weren't hosting it, I'd be giving France a roughly 0% chance of winning the World Cup based on what I've seen of them in the last three games. They do have a chance as hosts of course, but they definitely don't look like the team they were built up to be last year.

Clegg

Good chance for Scotland to make amends for their last botched 5m attacking scrum.

standardg60

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120290908#Comment_120290908

Scrum from where the ball was kicked or penalty where the offside player was

Ragwort and Stones

Very Very interesting now

sydthebeat

Scotland are going to be a major handful in murrayfield !!!

fitz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120290941#Comment_120290941

I thought it was kicked from much further up the pitch is why I asked, maybe I'm completely wrong...

Brief_Lives

Those Pints might be expensive

ersatz

Fair play Scotland. France are going the way of Ireland in 2019.

Ragwort and Stones

France worse today than against us. Less interest in the tournament after a loss.

standardg60

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120290953#Comment_120290953

Didn't think it was that far back myself but must have been

Ragwort and Stones

As much as our WC record of not getting past the quarter final is brought up France have similar failure.

3 lost finals and poor exits like 2007 to England after beating the ABs in the quarter.

standardg60

Time should be off for these resets

Ragwort and Stones

Getting hit by Jack Dempsey 😅

Clegg

France were blessed that Scotland overthrew that. They'd shown zero ambition in their previous attacking phases. Ramos had dropped into the pocket for a lineout.

Clegg

Really wish France had took the 3.

Cosmo Kramer

Bonus points and Ireland on their mind in not taking the three there.

Probably not saying anything that most here didn't already know but we will get nothing easy in Murrayfield. Even if they don't win here a first triple crown in the professional era would be massive for them. It's going to be a cracker I think.

Ragwort and Stones

Could be a hard loss for the Scots. A winnable game.

Eoinbmw

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120290954#Comment_120290954

skin of the teeth !

Clegg

Jaysus.

What a scrum from France. Completely ruined the Scotland attacking plan, forced Hogg to run not on his own terms and allowed France to swarm the breakdown.

Furze99

Good enough for the Scots, not sorry to see them beat.

ersatz

Murrayfield will be a battle but you can bank on Scotland to make a half dozen stupid mistakes and another few astoundingly bad decisions.

Ragwort and Stones

Scotland also missing out on 2 BPs

TomsOnTheRoof

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120290798#Comment_120290798

Sorry, can't agree. Was going to give a yellow until his team advised him that red was the right call. Missed the second Jelonch incident and has been inconsistent with regard to the breakdown. For instance, he penalised Scotland for hands on the ground before winning a turnover yet rewarded Dupont for the exact same thing. That's not excellent.

Eoinbmw

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120291012#Comment_120291012

Agreed!

Ragwort and Stones

Enjoyable after the Welsh v England muck.

Furze99

As for Hurley, maybe she should stick to what she's played and knows, camogie.

standardg60

What a game, faith restored after that borefest in Cardiff

Cosmo Kramer

So either France or England winning without the BP on the Saturday would mean that a BP win for us on the Sunday against Scotland would win us the championship with a game to spare?

Paul Smeenus

This. There's been some cracking games this 6N.

fitz

France started brilliantly, but never really got going again after the red cards, and were generally poor, I thought. Partly down to Scotland's performance, but I still think people are overstating Scotland as a threat. That was pretty much as good as they get, and they still couldn't beat a French side that was nowhere near their best. Penaud was very quiet, Ramos had a poor game, some of their players just seemed to lack their usual intensity.

Thoroughly entertaining game to watch, though!