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France V Ireland – Stade de France, Paris. Sunday 4th March 15:00 RTE2 & BBC2

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    #1292
    kevohmsford
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    Tommy Bowe MOTM but Kearney was immense again today


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    #1293
    kmart6
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    Higher wrote: »
    Of course it will, that was a terrible result. France rarely play that poorly at home and Ireland didnt even put them to the sword.
    Yet our penalty count was nearly double that of France's! Healy shoulda been sin-binned, which prob wouldn't have allowed for Bowe's 2nd, which got a very lucky bounce after making the wrong decision, and it was only a terrible pass the got his 1st! Other than that we never ally got close to scoring another!


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    #1294
    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,218 ✭✭✭ongarite


    :rolleyes:


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    #1295
    jd007
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    Kearney deserved man of the match today, he was immense.


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    #1296
    risteard7
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    Why are people happy with a draw? winning is everything! When you sat down to watch the game did you say hope we get a draw? Will the players be happy with a draw? NO. im fed up of this mentality


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    #1297
    irishbucsfan
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    For people saying Pearson was harsh to Ireland keep in mind we should have been down to 13 when we scored our second try.

    He's never one sided, he's blind in both eyes.


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    #1298
    ricero
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    Where's our discipline gone ? Why didn't we go for a drop goal at the end ? Embaressing 2nd half offensive display


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    #1299
    Randy Anders
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    Gutted with that result but very proud of the lads

    Few soft penaltys cost us along with 2 or 3 poor lineouts, especially the one where we were camped in on the French 22


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    #1300
    Fishooks12
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    Pearson was shocking

    France were given free rain at the break down while we were pinged for the smallest infringements

    We were done for holding on yet when we robbed ball we physically had to rip it from the player holding it on the deck

    not to mention the dodgy line-out call and the fact that the french bacline were constantly a metre off-side


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    #1301
    Turtwig
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    Officiating was rather woeful today, but luckily it didn't really cost any team. Gutted with the draw but if you had told me last night we'd draw I'd probably have eaten the head off you!:D


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    #1302
    Randy Anders
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    ricero wrote: »
    Where's our discipline gone ? Why didn't we go for a drop goal at the end ?

    Because the ball slipped out of one our players hands in horrible conditions?:rolleyes:


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    #1303
    Spudmonkey
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    ricero wrote: »
    Where's our discipline gone ? Why didn't we go for a drop goal at the end ? Embaressing 2nd half offensive display

    Huh?

    Sexton/O'Gara are handy at the drop goals but there aren't many I know of that can take a drop goal from their own 22.


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    #1304
    Teferi
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    We couldn't match the intensity of the first half sadly. It's a pity we can't play consistently like that because win or lose it would be fantastic to support Ireland. Right now I'm just frustrated.


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    #1305
    Kassandra Slimy Catfish
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    Pearson was shocking both ways.

    No chance Healy should've stayed on pitch. Could've lost D'Arcy for an offside in the "red" zone too.

    The problem with Blind Dave is that he's just rubbish altogether, not biased, just ****e.


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    #1306
    mfceiling
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    Piliger wrote: »
    We had the game. We threw it away.

    What a bunch of absolute losers.

    :rolleyes:


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    #1307
    twinytwo
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    All i can say even though it was a draw... where the hell was that first half against wales?????????????

    Kearney was class as was bowe

    Good performance from sexton,earls and pauley

    The only qualm i have is SOB is turning into a bit of a peno machine... ie a younger denis leamy


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    #1308
    Annabella1
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    Super display
    Masterclass from Kearney
    but no cigar :mad:

    Think Axel Foley has made a big difference


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    #1309
    Diabhal Beag
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    The errors and decision making when ball was in hand should have cost us the match really. Kearney and Bowe were immense. Murray's injury looked very bad.


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    #1310
    Tox56
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    I think our scrum really was excellent, Mike Ross is as important to this team as anybody else at this stage.


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    #1311
    allprops
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    Kearney was incredible but for the 80 mins, Ferris was immense! Giving the motm to the try scorer is lazy!


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    #1312
    matt-dublin
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    Shame we didn't get the win, woulda put us in a good position or a blindside six nations, wales will likely take it now...


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    #1313
    P_1
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    Not normally one to complain about a referee but that has to be without doubt the most one eyed disgraceful perofrmance by a referee I have ever seen.


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    #1314
    Cormic
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    FFS once again the provincial crap starts again. I wonder why I read this board...

    We did not play at the same intensity in the second half and the French must have gotten a tongue lashing at half time becaused they upped their game.

    That is why we got a draw...


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    #1315
    Johro
    Registered Users Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭Johro


    Tommy Bowe: ''Nobody enjoys a draw.''
    Thank you.


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    #1316
    Flincher
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    Spudmonkey wrote: »
    Huh?

    Sexton/O'Gara are handy at the drop goals but there aren't many I know of that can take a drop goal from their own 22.

    Gert Peens. Anyone remember him? Monster drop goal in Lansdowne years ago.


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    #1317
    Judgement Day
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    Great game and better than expected outcome (by real supporters) - worth watching for Tommy Bowe's contribution alone.


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    #1318
    eigrod
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    Lost at least 3 of our own lineouts. One on their 5 metre line. That's criminal at any level.


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    #1319
    rebel girl 15
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    Mistakes from Ireland cost the win tbh - Heaslip knocking it on in the last minute, giving away kickable penalties, and not winning key lineouts, especially in the one inside the French 22

    I think Keith Woods was right to call for O Gara at the 60/65 min mark, cool head used to closing out matches. Sexton, fantastic defensively, but it takes it out of you making so many big tackles - I was screaming at the TV for Sexton to drop back in the pocket and drop a goal.

    Many positives to take from the game though - great displays from Sexton, Murray, Kearney, Bowe. No player really had a standout bad game, which is good. Defensively, last ten minutes was outstanding - which was a great positive from a coaching standpoint.

    Disappointed, but need to take the positives out of it


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    #1320
    4PP
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    Cormic wrote: »
    FFS once again the provincial crap starts again. I wonder why I read this board...

    We did not play at the same intensity in the second half and the French must have gotten a tongue lashing at half time becaused they upped their game.

    That is why we got a draw...

    that & pearson, he was very kind to the frogs in the 1st half & nearly as nice in the second.
    btw I'm not from any province, I live in France


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    #1321
    .ak
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    Ofcourse we're lucky for Pearson not to send Ciano off.

    But it was the basics that infuriated me. We got pinged for going off our feet in the first half and then the French would be flying in from deep off their feet into the rucks and he didn't give us ANYTHING. I can name 5 different moments off the top of my head alone where France were not pinged when they should've been.

    The knock-ons from France that also went 'unnoticed'. He is seriously bad a ref.


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