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Six Nations 2025

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  • #752
    Clegg
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    Barre has been excellent today.



  • #753
    FrancieBrady
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    Pinpoint accuracy from Dupont unlocking them.



  • #754
    standardg60
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    Just on this I thought Dickson made a very good call in the first half, saying the ruck had shifted forward when a French player went for the ball. The ruck was cleared past were he was stood so he would need to retreat back to that point before moving forward again.

    That should be how it's ruled rather than being able to step straight in.

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  • #755
    standardg60
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123199468#Comment_123199468

    Above was in response to this btw

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  • #756
    niallm77
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    Italian defence is very passive



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  • #757
    techdiver
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    Italians defending very badly.



  • #758
    Eoinbmw
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    Way too easy



  • #759
    moycullen14
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    IreIreland have to win the last two games now. French points difference of the charts now



  • #760
    fitz
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    Looked like another forward pass there.

    Too easy for the French. One of Italy's worst defensive performances in a while.



  • #761
    techdiver
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    That's shambolic defending.



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  • #762
    Podge_irl
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123202054#Comment_123202054

    Yeah, it's very hard to know what to take from this. France are just being allowed play under zero pressure. Italian heads are gone.



  • #763
    Eoinbmw
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123202042#Comment_123202042

    Slam Or nothing the way it should be!



  • #764
    techdiver
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    The one concern I'd have is that whilst Ireland will be on a different planet defensively, if we continue to kick possession away like we have been doing we will invite wave after wave of attack. I think we'll need to hold possession and work more phases before kicking. That French midfield is vulnerable defensively so Bundi (and Lowe coming off his wing or from set plays) running at them will make ground.



  • #765
    Eoinbmw
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    Swinging arm in that last tackle should be looked at



  • #766
    Podge_irl
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123202084#Comment_123202084

    Our kicking is not random though. It is generally very well placed and puts the opposition immediately under pressure. We made huge yards in kick battles yesterday.

    The Italian defence was a lot more aggressive in the first 10 minutes and had France in trouble. They've gone completely passive since and are allowing France to do whatever they want.



  • #767
    joseywhales
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    I think we win comfortably. The French defense is terrible. And I'm convinced they are the champions at touch rugby but in the face of aggressive defence where you have to play the percentage passes and offloads lead to interceptions, they won't be the same team. The one thing I find impressive is their scrum and lineout, that will be the challenge, the rest is just flat track bullies.



  • #768
    Eoinbmw
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    There will be nothing "comfortable " about it but we will beat them!



  • #769
    joseywhales
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123202125#Comment_123202125

    Well if we fail to secure possession from our own lineout , like in our previous losses, it'll be very uncomfortable. I don't know what we need to do to fix that, it still is lurking in the background.



  • #770
    Podge_irl
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123202117#Comment_123202117

    I don't think it will be comfortable but I'd largely agree. I wouldn't trust them at all in the face of an aggressive rush defence, they'll start flinging the ball all over the shop (and, to be fair, it will almost definitely work once or twice). They are leaving a lot of holes in defence also.

    I do worry about the scrum. Need to move Antonio around the field as much as possible in the opening 30 minutes and he'll be gone though.



  • #771
    techdiver
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123202106#Comment_123202106

    I understand the intent of the kicking, but the stats don't lie. We have flipped recently to a team that plays with less possession. Yesterday Wales had 57% possession and 51% territory. Against Scotland they had 57% possession. You don't want to be surrendering too much ball to France.

    I know for yesterday there was the mitigation of playing with 14 for 20 minutes. But the point still stands.



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  • #772
    accensi0n
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    I thought for a turnover now you had to have hands on the ball and be attempting to pick it up?

    Not just bent over bear hugging the tackled player on the ground..



  • #773
    Podge_irl
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123202164#Comment_123202164

    I don't really expect this to change though. I do think we had the perfect gameplan 2 years ago to combat France (and somewhat similarly Leinster had the perfect gameplan to neuter Toulouse), and I'm far from convinced it has been a positive move, but ultimately we have changed how we play and we aren't going to adjust that for one game.

    If our kicking remains to the high standard it has been at I'm less worried.



  • #774
    StevenToast
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    What about the Karl Dickson combover...

    Keep that denial going Karl!!

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  • #775
    techdiver
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123202173#Comment_123202173

    I agree that it's most likely not going to change which in my opinion will play into Frances hands. The more you kick it away the more chance for loose kicks and you don't want to kick loose to France and invite them to counter.

    I just think if we probe them more with ball in hand we'll find gaps as I don't think they are a great defensively.



  • #776
    almostover
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123202156#Comment_123202156

    Porter has struggled vs Antonio in the past....



  • #777
    fitz
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123202106#Comment_123202106

    We're also not burying loads of energy and effort on extended multiphase either. If there's nothing happening after a few phases, we're looking to kick for territory and applying pressure. It's keeping us fresher as the game goes on, imo.



  • #778
    joseywhales
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    At least we have the mocker gods on our side , with our difficult game against Wales and France's Harlem Globetrotters win. Two weeks of French and British media blowing smoke up France and Irish media exposing our engrained inferiority complex, will set us up perfectly for a battling against all odds performance!



  • #779
    CMOTDibbler
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123202165#Comment_123202165

    The offence is not releasing the ball in the tackle. So the onus is on the tackled player to let it go as soon as possible after the tackle. The opposing player getting hands on should be enough, but holding the player preventing the release should also trigger a penalty.



  • #780
    AbusesToilets
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123202221#Comment_123202221

    Porter has struggled when refs let Antoni away with flopping on his face when he's struggling



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  • #781
    thebaz
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    Very poor from Italy today, not good for the game , such scorelines, if the sport is to grow outside the usual 5 or 6



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