Match preview & thread: FRA vs IRE (Sat Feb 3, 1645)

Stheno · 03-02-2018 07:47PM

Was that over 40 phases?

stephen_n · 03-02-2018 07:48PM

I’m sure that will disappoint a lot of posters here. That’s phenomenal from Ireland not giving up.

pajor · 03-02-2018 07:48PM

This isn’t good for the heart

mangobob · 03-02-2018 07:48PM

Im in fupping bits. Emotions all over the place after that. Chr*st.

Beechwoodspark · 03-02-2018 07:48PM

Wow. Awesome. One of those moments

swiwi_ · 03-02-2018 07:48PM

Lucky! Against a team with a new coach the 2 things lacking will be fluid attack and structured defence. So much one up carries which suited the French to a tee, Schmidt needs to look at that.

But a class drop for the victory.

My Irish MOTM was Leavy.

tanko · 03-02-2018 07:48PM

Why is not rolling away from a ruck not a penalty in the last play of a game but it is at any other stage?

awec · 03-02-2018 07:48PM

Amazing kick, but there are loads of things we need to improve on massively. We got out of jail today, and were brought close by a pretty poor team. Yea, there’s all the old cliches about test rugby but we can and should play much, much better than that.

Skid X · 03-02-2018 07:48PM

How that we win that ????

I thought Johnny's kick was going short and wide, terrible decision to kick from that far out

What a game !!!

clsmooth · 03-02-2018 07:48PM

Well my evening has just gotten a whole lot better

munsterlegend · 03-02-2018 07:48PM

Sexton cross kick to Earls was brave too as we were going nowhere.

adox · 03-02-2018 07:49PM

Two brilliant phases from Sexton in that battering ram finish when we’re werent making any yards. That risky kick to Earls to get us into French territory and the. that unbelievable drop goal.

Got out of jail after a poor performance but hopefully that will give them a boost mentally and we will see better performances in the competition.

France were awful as expected so it’s no great shakes beating them but the manner at the end was fantastic.

LuckyLloyd · 03-02-2018 07:49PM

Unreal effort at the end. What came before doesn’t matter now

kerplun k · 03-02-2018 07:49PM

That was ruddy amazing. 40 phases. Epic drop goal. Some nerve to take that on, especially after missing the last kick. Great stuff.

irishbucsfan · 03-02-2018 07:49PM

Amazing effort to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Absolutely everyone, not just Sexton. Henderson, Stander, Ryan all had unbelievable carries.

Sexton first crossfield kick and then 40 meter drop goal. Balls of steel.

OldRio · 03-02-2018 07:49PM

Trying to get heart rate down.

chupacabra · 03-02-2018 07:49PM

HEEEEE'S DONE ITTT YEEEEEESSSS WOOOHHOOOOO..... aaahhh... could you believe that?

super_furry · 03-02-2018 07:50PM

Got out of jail there big time - stale, dull, predictable and lacking any kind of inspiration at all. At no stage did Ireland ever look like scoring a try.

Guy:Incognito · 03-02-2018 07:50PM

fitz wrote: »

I thought the replay showed it didn't, but could be wrong. Either way, that second incident needs to be investigated.

They went around all the angles. There was no contact. Plus the medics only looked at his knee, no head stuff at all from what I saw. The hia stuff much have come from the bench when they realised they could bring machenaud back on if it was a hia.

errlloyd · 03-02-2018 07:50PM

I think I was the first in the pub to celebrate.

Claregaafan18 · 03-02-2018 07:50PM

Munsteresque from Ireland. I can only imagine Michael Corcoran with another "10,000 phases" moment

LuckyGent88 · 03-02-2018 07:51PM

Would have been awful to loose that after having such control. Unbelievable from Johnny, great from the players at the end to get into that position.

A shed load to work on though. Our attack was really poor. Earls needs to be getting the ball at every opportunity. He is gliding across the pitch.

ScrubsfanChris · 03-02-2018 07:51PM

calfmuscle wrote: »

Sexton "I'm the captain" &#55357;&#56834;

Thanos · 03-02-2018 07:51PM

ricero wrote: »

Joe simply must go after this campaign. A man who has run out of ideas a long time ago

I think he has done ok by getting a win away in France, we never win by much, nothing new there.

gmurphy70 · 03-02-2018 07:51PM

Johnny you legend

Guy:Incognito · 03-02-2018 07:52PM

Bahanaman wrote: »

I said earlier Johnny misses the pressure kicks but wtf! Brilliant!

The one he missed was no more a pressure kick thantheone before it.

He, like every other kicker, misses some kicks. That's all there is to it.

irishbucsfan · 03-02-2018 07:52PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

They went around all the angles. There was no contact. Plus the medics only looked at his knee, no head stuff at all from what I saw. The hia stuff much have come from the bench when they realised they could bring machenaud back on if it was a hia.

It was from the match doctor.

And the first HIA absolutely showed head contact, saw it myself.

SlickRic · 03-02-2018 07:52PM

The drop goal was genius enough.

But don't forget we don't get in that position if he doesn't also show balls of steel to hit a perfect cross kick to Earls.

What a man.

The Talking Bread · 03-02-2018 07:52PM

Skid X wrote: »

How that we win that ????

I thought Johnny's kick was going short and wide, terrible decision to kick from that far out

What a game !!!

I would love to see the parallel universe Boards reaction if it had dropped short!

elefant · 03-02-2018 07:52PM

munsterlegend wrote: »

Sexton cross kick to Earls was brave too as we were going nowhere.

Was going to say this too. Great leadership and self belief. If he got that wrong he'd have been crucified.

Match preview & thread: FRA vs IRE (Sat Feb 3, 1645)

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