Match Thread: France v Ireland. 6 Nations 2026, 05th Feb. ITV and Virgin Media KO 8:10pm.

so we’ll have 18 months of this shite ahead of us and then another World Cup failure. Farrell should just leave now.

Prendergast looks like a rabbit in the headlights here if we are being frank.

For a sport that prides itself on respecting the referees, there doesn't half be guff giving out about them on here in every single Irish loss pockmarked by a bad performance from Ireland.

Ironic that.

all France. They look like they have extra players.
no point picking out individual players for blame.
can anyone name even one Irish player who is going well.

Rugby is about the gainline.

The French get over it with one lad carrying two of our lads with him on his back.

The Irish run into a wall 2 yards behind it.

This isn’t really that complicated. We have players that are too small, slow and weak compared to those on these elite teams.

Our go-to tactic in possession is kick, because our attack is so poor. Problem now is we’re chasing the game so we actually need to attack which will only lead to handling errors and French penalties, leading to an uglier scoreline.

And yeah, it’s ironic that our scrum and lineout have actually been very good.

We are in big trouble at No 10...none of the 3 are international class in my opinion

might as well not be.

The Irish pack have been manhandled all game. That is as bad a half from an Irish team 1-10 as I can remember in well over a decade.

Farrell's body language before the match suggested they were defeated before they stepped out. But it's been very disappointing. Total capitulation.