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

2 backs on the bench, we're never subbing anyone unless absolutely necessary

I’m wondering was it just circumstances

We actually completely dominated possession within their half….then boom French try. From a poor clearance kick by Osborne.

McCarthy YC

Then we score the try after halftime

Nash YC

Another French try (which shouldn’t have stood)

We were chasing the game after their 1st try almost of the game and at critical stages down to 14 men twice.

Didn’t lend itself to kicking to their back 3 and risking exposure to a counter attack and having to cover with only 14.

How? Beirne doesn't go after Dupont and only falls on his leg because a LHP latches onto him at pace abd drives through the ruck

It's a 100% rugby incident which is unfortunate but there is no fault, duty of care etc.

lads, this is a different angle of Duponts leg injury.

Viewer discretion. looks bad (for the squeemish)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG8z1Tautnn/?igsh=djhrYW84ZDk5Ym5n

What would Beirne be carded for?

JJust because France are moaning to the citing officer doesn't mean Beirne will be cited. It will be a disgrace if he is.

It’s a rugby injury. As was this - circa 4:14mins

"What does Jamie Osborne offer?"

Says someone who clearly hasn't watched much rugby involving Jamie Osborne.

Oh I don't believe we would have won the game if Ringrose and Lowe were there considering how beaten up the pack were. However, I don't think the French backs would have had as much fun as they had and it might have brought us into bonus point range.

he is a fine player but not an international class wing. Lowe missing today showed that the cupboard is pretty bare at the moment.

Losing Hansen, Ringrose and Lowe for this game proved a bridge too far for us. Despite my worries about Doris, he had a fine game and didn't seem laboured at all by his injury. He is a great player.

Wing has become problematic for us. We've no real threat in the wide channels.

We lost today's game in the 1st 20mins. Totally on top up front and scored the sum total of 0. All we had was a penalty off the post to show for utter dominance. France defended us easily enough because we had no threat out wide and a 10 who doesn't threaten the line. Prendergast is the perfect 10 if we had pace at 11, 13 and 14. We don't currently have that. We need someone who poses a threat themselves with ball in hand so that defences are pulled out of position allowing others through the middle.

The poster specifically asked 'what does Jamie Osborne offer?' which isn't about his abilities as a winger but about his ability as a footballer.

Again, it implies the poster simply doesn't watch much rugby which Jamie Osborne is involved in.

It's typical hyperbolic nonsense that you read on social media after one game - and to be blunt, I don't think he was as bad as most of his colleagues in the backline today, including the opposite winger who certain fans were frothing at the fact he was dropped.

Osborne was one our best players, certainly in the backs. Took crap ball and beat the gainline multiple times. He's wasted at 14, needs to be played at 12 or 13 where he's best

None of the RTE panel agree with you. What was so crucial about that point in the game?

The French try left Ireland 2 pts down with most of the second half to play, literally a kick of a ball in it. Ireland got absolutely destroyed from that point on, which is likely what would have happened anyway even if the try was disallowed.

Ireland had a backline minus Hansen, Lowe, Ring rose and Aki half banjaxed. Gibson Park picked today to be average.

In the first quarter when Ireland owned the ball they have very little attacking options other than carries from Doris, Sheehan etc and France were able to soak it up. That gave France belief and put doubt in Irish heads..

A lot of our joy this championship has come from Lowe doing something out of nothing rather than great back play.

Our unsettled backline kicked poorly to.

The loss of Dupont almost helped France, Lucu was fantastic and almost seems to suit France more.

The POM decision for french try after half time was the end of the game, the French tails were up then.

Sad final home game for three great servants but this is pro sport not a fairytale 😕

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