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Ireland v France 2021 6n

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  • 14-02-2021 3:08pm
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    Piehead
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    Who will win? Farrell and Burns under immense pressure - last chance saloon?


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    UAEguy2020
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    What ever happens in the match I atleast plan to have a drinking game

    Every time the commentary team or panel mention 3 sentences or similar I shall take a drink

    - Shaun Edwards
    - France won the u20s World Cup in 2018-2019
    - France are building for the 2023 World Cup that they are hosting

    I should get nice and drunk by half time!


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    yerrahbah
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    Not sure what it is but I enjoy listening to ROG


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    Zzippy
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    Piehead wrote: »
    Who will win? Farrell and Burns under immense pressure -

    If you're going to start a match thread at least put some effort into it :rolleyes:


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    Piehead
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    Eoin Reddan as a pundit ? Don’t think I have seen him doing that before ?


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    kilns
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    Piehead wrote: »
    Eoin Reddan as a pundit ? Don’t think I have seen him doing that before ?

    He uses to be on second captains or off the ball alot and was quite good


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    [Deleted User]
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    5PlCZLo.gif


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    thomond2006
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    Zzippy wrote: »
    If you're going to start a match thread at least put some effort into it :rolleyes:

    This is awec's fault.


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    PTH2009
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    Come on Ireland, a win today would make things very interesting

    France are a different animal then the one we faced the past few years


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    I don't think we'll win but hope to be surprised.

    Farrell will be under pressure but unless we lose to Italy or Scotland he'll be fine. Even a loss to Scotland would probably not be enough.

    He'll get a pass for last week as the blame for that loss rests squarely with Mr. O'Mahony, and France are in serious form. We've also been struck with an injury / suspension crisis which has occurred in the space of a week.


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    Scratchly
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    Zzippy wrote: »
    If you're going to start a match thread at least put some effort into it :rolleyes:

    If only there was someone who had already volunteered to run the forum that could create a thread.


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    bilston
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    Piehead wrote: »
    Who will win? Farrell and Burns under immense pressure - last chance saloon?

    No...its not the last chance saloon for anyone.

    All players are under immense pressure to perform, not just the 4 times capped Billy Burns.

    France by 11


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    prawnsambo
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    UAEguy2020 wrote: »
    What ever happens in the match I atleast plan to have a drinking game

    Every time the commentary team or panel mention 3 sentences or similar I shall take a drink

    - Shaun Edwards
    - France won the u20s World Cup in 2018-2019
    - France are building for the 2023 World Cup that they are hosting

    I should get nice and drunk by half time!
    I'm going with Alan Quinlan ending a sentence with 'there'. Bet I get drunk quickest.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Ah lads, give Piehead a break. Heart is in the right place. No one else got cracking, so why crucify him for starting a thread less than an hour before the game.


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    hahashake
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    Didn't realise Farrell and Edwards played together at Wigan. Jason Robinson, Inga Tuigamala, Martin Offiah, Henry Paul and Scott Quinnel in that team too. What a team.


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    tgdaly
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    France by about 10 I think

    We definitely need a bit of luck now today, a bounce of a ball to go our way or something. We've done well against France the last few games in Dublin, but this is a much better French team than previous years. Proper team now.

    France are expecting us to kick a lot of ball, they've picked Penaud instead of Thomas on the wing. I dunno like, Gibson-Park wouldn't really be known as a great kicker, and Cooney takes a lot of the kicking responsibility from Burns in Ulster. I think we'll really be inviting trouble if we kick all our ball to them. I mean if you're talking about one thing GP + Burns might be able to do better than Sexton + Murray it's quicker distribution of the ball, GP from rucks and Burns will probably play a bit flatter to the line than Sexton would. I mean it's unlikely that we'll suddenly open the play book and play a running game, but if you're talking about playing to the strength of your players and weakness of the opposition team, that to me is the way we might have a chance.


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    The Inbetween is mine
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    ROG more or less intimating that Catt..and to a lesser extent Farrell aren't up to the job at the highest level


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    Zzippy
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    Scratchly wrote: »
    If only there was someone who had already volunteered to run the forum that could create a thread.

    You don't volunteer. You are sentenced.


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    France to eat us alive.


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    Faugheen
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    Hoping for something positive.

    Despite what was portrayed here, I think we played well against Wales even after the red card.


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    UAEguy2020 wrote: »
    What ever happens in the match I atleast plan to have a drinking game

    Every time the commentary team or panel mention 3 sentences or similar I shall take a drink

    - Shaun Edwards
    - France won the u20s World Cup in 2018-2019
    - France are building for the 2023 World Cup that they are hosting

    I should get nice and drunk by half time!


    I'm gonna take a swig every time Murray box kicks.

    I'll be passed out by 3.15


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    Benny Cake
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    I'm gonna take a swig every time Murray box kicks.

    I'll be passed out by 3.15

    Will you tell him or will I?


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    Rocko
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I'm gonna take a swig every time Murray box kicks.

    I'll be passed out by 3.15

    You'll die of the thirst as Murray ain't playing!!


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    [Deleted User]
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I'm gonna take a swig every time Murray box kicks.

    I'll be passed out by 3.15

    Murray isn't on the field today to fulfil your prophecy. GP might show more invention...


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    PokeHerKing
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I'm gonna take a swig every time Murray box kicks.

    I'll be passed out by 3.15

    Always do your research before trying to be funny :D


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    Zzippy
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I'm gonna take a swig every time Murray box kicks.

    I'll be passed out by 3.15

    Your contribution might make more sense if you researched who was actually playying.


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    thomas 123
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    A team picked at random seemingly( or maybe international promises).

    France by 15, pace, power and great back up on the bench.


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    Faugheen wrote: »
    Hoping for something positive.

    Despite what was portrayed here, I think we played well against Wales even after the red card.

    We played well when we kept the ball in hand and established a run game.

    As soon as we resorted to kicking the ball, we were flatter than a plateful of piss.


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    thomas 123
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    Murray isn't on the field today to fulfil your prophecy. GP might show more invention...

    Be great if Luke McGrath was on the team, a classic scrum half and a great servant as Murray’s back up when arguably he should have started. GP parachuted into his position though.


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    Burkie1203
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    https://twitter.com/patmccarry/status/1360963110228615176?s=19


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    France are going to hammer out of the blocks I suspect and try to play all the rugby the first 30 mins. We are susceptible to getting a bit rattled but need to keep with them and try do a Munster Clermont on it.


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