France vs Ireland match thread.

[Biltong]

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France: C Poitrenaud (Toulouse), V Clerc (Toulouse), A Rougerie (Clermont Auvergne), W Fofana (Clermont Auvergne), J Malzieu (Clermont Auvergne), F Trinh-Duc (Montpellier), M Parra (Clermont Auvergne), JB Poux (Toulouse), D Szarzewski (Stade Francais), N Mas (Perpignan), P Pape (Stade Francais), Y Maestri (Toulouse), T Dusautoir (Toulouse), J Bonnaire (Clermont Auvergne), I Harinordoquy (Biarritz)

Replacements: W Servat (Toulouse), V Debaty (Clermont Auvergne), L Nallet (Racing Metro), L Picamoles (Toulouse), J Dupuy (Stade Francais), L Beauxis (Toulouse), M Mermoz (Perpignan)

Ireland: R Kearney (Leinster); T Bowe (Ospreys), K Earls (Munster), G D'Arcy (Leinster), A Trimble (Ulster); J Sexton (Leinster), C Murray (Munster); C Healy (Leinster), R Best (Ulster), M Ross (Leinster), D O'Callaghan (Munster), P O'Connell (Munster), S Ferris (Ulster), S O'Brien (Leinster), J Heaslip (Leinster)

Replacements: S Cronin (Leinster), T Court (Ulster), D Ryan (Munster), P O'Mahony (Munster), E Reddan (Leinster), R O'Gara (Munster), F McFadden (Leinster)


After a nice exhausting weekend by the dam, I am at least back early enough to watch this match.

Irealand is up against it, but the French have not yet played a team in great form so this one might go either way.

Good luck to me Irish mates.

Of course I will be supporting the boys in green.

[dublin_dave]

oh dear

[Gibson]

Ok Johnny. Let the nerves settle lad.

[eirebilly]

Oh dear, that was a hook from Sexton.

[Gibson]

Dont panic. We are playing well.

[Cari]

Don't panic! He'll do it next time. Just give him chance Deccie...

[eirebilly]

Pnged for hanging on but i felt Ireland won a penalty at the scrumm to be honest.

[Shifty]

I'd like to see a bit more aggression from Ireland and a few punches.

[Gibson]

Need to defend this well.

[Cari]

Ireland looking aggressive now...especially the forwards. Need to watch any indiscipline though. Cool heads.

[Gibson]

Well done lads. Great line speed.

[eirebilly]

Great kick Chilly

[Cari]

Excellent take from Chilli. I tell you what, if I had a baby and it fell out of a bedroom window, I wouldn't be worried if Chilli was there to catch it

[eirebilly]

TOMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Golden]

YESSSSSSS!!!!!

[Gibson]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[dublin_dave]

good start in defence boys.

hahahahahahaha, get in tommy.

[Cari]

YAYYYYYYYYYY!


GOOOOOOOOO TOMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[UlstermaninGlasgow]

TOMMMMMMYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChequeredJersey]

Tommy Bowe

[WillyGilly]

Get in!!!!

[wales606]

Tommy Bowe!

Is he the leading try scorer in this 6N now?

4 in 3 isn't it.

[Cari]

Told you!

That's ma boy!!!!!

[ChequeredJersey]

*dances*

[eirebilly]

That was down to pressure. Well done Ireland. That will give them confidence

[Gibson]

Im liking the tactics. Putting pressure on em and they will make mistakes. Keep it going. No let up now.

Yes like that.

[ChequeredJersey]

Erin go Braugh! Is that right?

[Shifty]

Tommy Bowe!.. Tommy Bowe!.. Tommy Bowe!..

Tommy Bowe!.. Tommy Bowe!.. Tommy Bowe!..

Tommy Bowe!.. Tommy Bowe!.. Tommy Bowee!..

Tommy Bowe!.. ooooooooooh Tommy Bowe!..

I'm sure there's a bit of Welsh in there somewhere...

[Golden]

Ireland playing welll. If we hold them out for another ten minutes theyll start doubting

[Cari]

Ireland MUST keep up the pressure though. Don't get complacent.

Wales - he might be, I'm not sure...will have to check.

[maestegmafia]

does any one have a link as BBC US is not working here at the moment

[dublin_dave]

swarciewskoi. what a ponce. murray has been told to do basics and has started well. well played

[Shifty]

Ireland MUST keep up the pressure though. Don't get complacent.

Wales - he might be, I'm not sure...will have to check.

Being attached to you doesn't count sorry

[Dave.]

The girls will be dancing in the streets of Cullybackey tonight!

[eirebilly]

Yep that works CJ

Much better from Ireland

[Shifty]

does any one have a link as BBC US is not working here at the moment

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/tv/bbc_one

[mystiroakey]

get in ireland 1 try woza!!

[eirebilly]

What? That was a great turnover?

[Rava]

How many intercept tries has Bowe scored for Ireland. Must be a good few.

[Cari]

Come on Ireland!!!! Oh balls, off their feet. Need to cool it a bit, but they're well up for this.

[ChequeredJersey]

Great chase by Kearney

[dublin_dave]

ah f*cking discipline boys. that would have been super field position. keep the head screwed on....

[Golden]

Kick chase is excellent so far

[Cari]

How many intercept tries has Bowe scored for Ireland. Must be a good few.

Well he's Ireland's third top try scorer of all time with 23 tries....so a fair few of them were probably intercepts

[eirebilly]

Great work Sexton

[Notch]

We've won a lot of turnovers so far. Good stuff.

[Gibson]

This is great stuff. France in a dither. PUNISH em!

[WillyGilly]

Great turnover.

[Rava]

The girls will be dancing in the streets of Cullybackey tonight!

STREET man STREET!! There is only one

[Cari]

Healy's lost his dap...that's good, I thought he was injured.

Ireland have the French really rattled

In other news, the V on my keyboard's knackered...

[Biltong]

The Welsh guys must all be supporting Ireland today, eh?

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