France v Italy

Burkie1203 · 25-02-2024 4:51pm #1

10-3 at half time and Danty tackle under review

France have no shape to their attack

Burkie1203 · 25-02-2024 5:04pm

Danty red card

Interested Observer · 25-02-2024 5:06pm

Danty now has 2 reds and 2 yellows this season so far.

fitz · 25-02-2024 5:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121815945#Comment_121815945

Completely idiotic tackle. No-one to blame but himself.

Shehal · 25-02-2024 5:08pm

I still dont know why they talk about mitigation. The hit was always illegal so mitigation isnt taken into account anyway according to the framework...at least the right outcome was reached.

Podge_irl · 25-02-2024 5:08pm

Seems to have potentially woken France up from their stupor however.

fitz · 25-02-2024 5:09pm

Looked like a very high hit from Tuilagi there too.

fitz · 25-02-2024 5:14pm

Carley screwing Italy out of a 50/22 there. Looked clearly over the 22.

Quin_Dub · 25-02-2024 5:26pm

Neither team seem capable of going through more than 2 or 3 phases without making a mistake

13-6 to France after an hour and neither side look capable of scoring a try from open play.

Very poor quality

Jim_Hodge · 25-02-2024 5:28pm

Dreadful rugby all round.

Interested Observer · 25-02-2024 5:29pm

I can't really believe what has happened to France. Going into the RWC there was a level of consensus that they were the best side in the world. They've fallen so far from that now.

Has to be acknowledged they're missing some of their top players (Alldritt, Dupont, Ntamack the most notable + a few others I think) but a nation with their depth should be able to absorb the losses better than they have.