6N '25 Ireland v France Match Thread: Sat8th Mar 2:15 Farewell & Adieu to you POMs, Murrays & Healys

Prendergast is an absolute mess.

Starting McCarthy was the wrong call, Sam is learning but not great today. Nash has completely made people complaining about his non selection this week look very foolish. Too many passengers. Back play was completely nonexistent.

France were good when they needed to be and helped greatly by Gardner who I dread seeing referee Ireland as their is a clear bias.

Ultimately on Ireland not being good enough. It will be a tough 2026 campaign as I can’t see a win in London or Paris.

Letting Mike Catt go and not snapping up Felix Jones will never make sense. We'll be trounced by NZ, SA and possibly Aus in the Autumn, plummet down the rankings and will have another nightmare seeding for the RWC. Good job IRFU.

We fell apart here. France will feel they left a GS behind them this year

France creativity and flair the difference..

Shot out multiple times in defence and ended up in no mans land. Was highlighted at half time how he didn't wrap around behind the maul and left us outnumbered for the first France try. Then he tackles with his head to get himself yellow carded and we concede try trys in his absence. He's been dreadful.

The double standard on display today has been very educational.

Thought there was a release there. Would say 13 of those points have been from coming on the wrong end of 3 calls. Some of those have been big momentum ones.

He has been given zero chance at 10 while a turnstile has been given several chances. Crowley won a turnover straight away there today after coming on while Prendergast minutes later butchered an overlap and knocked on.

Could be a 7-1 split in their favour on tries by the end.

Good turnover, ref was just on other side of ruck. Gardner favours team in possession big time

Poor performance all round really. You can’t blame this all on SP. Two yellow cards, one of which was idiotic. Players like Bundi and JGP who are normally hugely reliable fairly anonymous. This was coming, there’s a reason no team has won the 6 nations three years in a row.

oh sweet Jesus.

Three of the first choice backline missing, two yellow cards from individuals, a pack that was beaten up aside from Doris.

Dan Carter could have played 10 today and not affected the outcome.

Squad needs a refresh.