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

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  • #662
    Yeah_Right
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,591 ✭✭✭Yeah_Right


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124209578#Comment_124209578

    Tell everyone that you don't follow rugby without telling everyone you don't follow rugby.

    This was a law change that came in ages ago. The idea being to not stop the the game for a scrum for a pointless reason.



  • #663
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 56,708 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    Very weak attempts to tackle. he just trotted in for the try.



  • #664
    almostover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭almostover


    How many tackles did JGP miss tonight? And what was our win % from ball we kicked ourselves?



  • #665
    Juventu4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 241 ✭✭Juventu4


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124210107#Comment_124210107

    No it was an excellent tackle



  • #666
    bilston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,409 ✭✭✭✭bilston


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124210107#Comment_124210107

    Totally disagree. Ryan was fully committed. Right side of the line.



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  • #667
    mr_edge_to_you
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,518 ✭✭✭mr_edge_to_you


    The persistence with the kicking was an absolute joke.



  • #668
    lawrencesummers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,272 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    a carbon copy of last years beating from France.


    they hammered us for as long as they needed to. Went 30 points up with a BP and then sat back and let us get some consolation scores.

    Again LBB scored the first try and we couldn’t do anything until they decided to take the foot off the gas.



  • #669
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,177 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Good spirit in second half but totally outclassed overall. No complaints.



  • #670
    Mickie Mc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭Mickie Mc


    Mod Edit

    Banned.



  • #671
    AbusesToilets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,064 ✭✭✭✭AbusesToilets


    6-2 bench really worked well today. Both SHs and OHs on is masterful tactics



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  • #672
    JRant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,142 ✭✭✭✭JRant


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124210119#Comment_124210119

    At no stage was ever onside and was just allowed to help himself.

    "Well, yeah, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man"



  • #673
    leakyboots
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭leakyboots


    French toast



  • #674
    uptherebels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭uptherebels


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124210134#Comment_124210134

    You already know it has to be a one on one to be doing it right



  • #675
    Yoshimi79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57 ✭✭Yoshimi79


    Awful rubbish from Ireland. Couldn't tackle to save their lives.

    Casey needs to start over JGP. Poor comeback by Stockdale



  • #676
    crusd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,071 ✭✭✭crusd


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124210134#Comment_124210134

    no, his name isn’t Prendergast so you can’t point it out



  • #677
    Utah_Saint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭Utah_Saint


    Jesus that's the worst I've seen us in a decade.

    Why did they look so much stronger and faster? They are human. Like us. But the difference was massive. Were we tired ? Few late nights in Portugal?



  • #678
    mr_edge_to_you
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,518 ✭✭✭mr_edge_to_you


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124210155#Comment_124210155

    CC will get his token start against Italy.



  • #679
    Condor24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 415 ✭✭Condor24


    Have to say the team is in decline. Some new blood there but we're falling behind France and England visibly now. Should Farrell have been replaced after Lions? Was that decision correct? Maybe let a new guy build up to the next WC. Love to see O'Gara in the job but guess that won't happen. Must win our home games now minimum.



  • #680
    revth1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 75 ✭✭revth1990


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124210107#Comment_124210107

    I suggest you stick on the golf mate, youre watching the wrong sport



  • #681
    darkened_scrum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭darkened_scrum


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124210156#Comment_124210156

    Ahhhh my mistake



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  • #682
    Dick phelan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Dick phelan


    We were very poor but several awful calls added to their scoreline



  • #683
    uptherebels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭uptherebels


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124210165#Comment_124210165

    It's good you can acknowledge your mistakes



  • #684
    Madeoface
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭Madeoface


    Ah well, both Beirne asleep and Crowley tackling like a paper bag for the last try... But surely Sam's fault.

    Line out good. Scrum good. Jgp rubbish but must have been the sole strategy. Harry is the 10 to try.

    Lowe needed, as slow as he might be.



  • #685
    All_in_Flynn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭All_in_Flynn


    Have to say, think Sam has probably been one of our better players.

    Few lads look a little old tonight. Beirne just looks he's lost a step for me. Still has phenomenal work rate.

    I don't think we will see Stockdale again although TOB had a shocker too.

    JGP had a bad game.

    Few lads from the bench really put their hands up. Ryan was excellent along with Timoney.

    I'll leave the usual suspects at it to over react but I think this just got away from us a little bit in the first half and every bounce went the French way. Lost the kicking game badly which is very unlike us.



  • #686
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 9,462 ✭✭✭fitz


    So, France definitely the better side, but so much of their momentum came from possession and territory they got from only one side being reffed all night. It's always frustrating watching games that Dickson referees.

    Take aways: we need to kick less and stick with what we've been good at - direct, well supported carries, hitting the same defenders until gaps appear. We're also too slow to change approach when things aren't working.



  • #687
    Rayray98
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭Rayray98


    Just tactically inept in that first half, France obviously were excellent but we just kept giving them back the ball over and over again and seemed to have no plan. It was only when they actually held onto the ball that they actually caused France problems.



  • #688
    uptherebels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭uptherebels


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124210156#Comment_124210156

    They would need to be the same scenarios. It's not surprising that they arent



  • #689
    adox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,083 ✭✭✭✭adox


    Ultimately men against boys. Irelands decline over the last 12-18 months seems worse than feared although the coaches also have a lot to answer for tonight with the tactics were abysmal but so too was most everything by the Irish team. Scoreline flattered the Irish.

    Some absolutely mind boggling home decisions from the ref and tmo where in other sports their integrity would be questioned but ultimately it did little to influence the steamrollering this Irish team got.



  • #690
    crusd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,071 ✭✭✭crusd


    Gibson Park was slow and kicked when we were not winning anything in the air. Time for Casey
    McCarthy terrible too. Needs to be dropped form 23 for a kick in the arse

    Crowley to Full back until Keenan is fit



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  • #691
    redmca2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 299 ✭✭redmca2


    How did we persist with box kicks when it clearly wasn't working?



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