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Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:03 pm**

A game like this deserves the later kick off time.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:04 pm**

C69 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:03 pm
MrMojo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:02 pm Great game. Irish look offside at every ruck though.
As they were last week. But if you can get away with it play to the ref

France are doing it too so who cares

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:04 pm**

Best game of rugby I've seen in a long long time. Talent is otherworldly on this pitch.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:05 pm**

Right decision. Take points and a very well earned breather

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:05 pm**

Good game. Ireland on top. France need more ball to win the game.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:06 pm**

France will be delighted with us only getting 3.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:06 pm**

Great defence from France.
3 is disappointing but take it.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:06 pm**

tc27 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:01 pm Ntamack trying really hard to give Ireland a try here

CORRECTED

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:06 pm**

France ridiculously talented but Ireland look better coached and more cohesive

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:06 pm**

A younger Murray has 2 or 3 tries in that last 10.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:06 pm**

a game of inches here and there today...what a half....give me 40 more of this

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:06 pm**

Ireland have kept DuPont quiet which is an achievement

This is the highest level of rugby right now hard to see how they can keep it up in the second half

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:06 pm**

not_english wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:05 pm Good game. Ireland on top. France need more ball to win the game.

They've done a mountain to be only 6pts down.

We've handed them a dumb kickable penalty or two but nothing in it

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:07 pm**

Is it wrong that I'm disappointed Ireland didn't get the TBP by Half-Time ?

Brilliant game so far

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:07 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:06 pm
tc27 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:01 pm Ntamack trying really hard to give Ireland a try here
CORRECTED

Whatever about the few errors he’s made. His boot is the reason ye are still in this game.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:07 pm**

dob wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:06 pm A younger Murray has 2 or 3 tries in that last 10.

We left a lot of points behind

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:07 pm**

diarm wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:07 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:06 pm
tc27 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:01 pm Ntamack trying really hard to give Ireland a try here
CORRECTED
Whatever about the few errors he’s made. His boot is the reason ye are still in this game.

Ramos

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:07 pm**

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:02 pm Ambulance for Torq! Another of his least favourites (Jelonch) with an astonishing error.

Jelonch is a great tackle merchant (usually) but he normally offers little else. He's actually been everywhere this half. Alldritt and Ollivon been very quiet.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:08 pm**

Terrific first half. France trying to play too much rugby from inside their 22.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:08 pm**

We need to stop going so many pick and go phases on their line.
Just need a 10m pass out beyond their stacked forwards and we're in. McCloskey was in there if we'd passed right a few phases before Murray dropped it.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:08 pm**

Both sides playing all out, pleasure to watch.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:09 pm**

To be honest France could have had more too with a different 10. How much more credit can Ntamack have in the bank, he is France's Farrell.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:09 pm**

Very enjoyable game, hard as heck, too many mistakes but that being picky

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:09 pm**

Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:08 pm Terrific first half. France trying to play too much rugby from inside their 22.

Not by choice

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:09 pm**

Penaud is amazing.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:09 pm**

Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:07 pm
diarm wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:07 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:06 pm

CORRECTED
Whatever about the few errors he’s made. His boot is the reason ye are still in this game.
Ramos

Quite. And Ramos has possibly been even worse than Ntamack. Neither Ramos nor Jaminet is an intl FB. Much debate rages in Fra between the 2 but the answer is none. Trouble is if you play Ntamack, you have to select a 15 who can kick a dead ball because Ntamack can't kick reliably more than 35 or so m.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:10 pm**

Nols wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:08 pm We need to stop going so many pick and go phases on their line.
Just need a 10m pass out beyond their stacked forwards and we're in. McCloskey was in there if we'd passed right a few phases before Murray dropped it.

This.

Only thing I worry about with Murray, the one time he did it was slow, loopy and intercepted.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:10 pm**

Low level of danger, my arse.

We've lost Herring to a dangerous cheap shot.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:10 pm**

Some of the French passing has been absolutely abysmal.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:11 pm**

dob wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:06 pm A younger Murray has 2 or 3 tries in that last 10.

Yep, I hate to say it given what he is going through right now but he is having a shocker.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:11 pm**

No matter what the result, both of these teams will put 30+ on England.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:11 pm**

Camroc2 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:10 pm Low level of danger, my arse.

We've lost Herring to a dangerous cheap shot.

Herring should have stayed down.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:11 pm**

ASMO wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:09 pm To be honest France could have had more too with a different 10. How much more credit can Ntamack have in the bank, he is France's Farrell.

FM, much as I think Farrell is not a FH, he actually is some margin better than Ntamack at it. If you are going to hoof the ball away all the time, at least Farrell has length on his kick.

As for credit, I was slaughtered last week on the Fre forums as I had to listen to how Ntamack was the best game controlling FH around.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:12 pm**

Frop.E wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:09 pm Penaud is amazing.

Imagine how amazing he’d be if he actually used his arms in tackles.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:12 pm**

France are playing like headless chickens and are lucky Barmes loves France.

I couldn't believe that last lineout on the 5m line. Clean catch, we dominated every single maul we had set up, instead pass to Dupont who passes to an unexpecting Jelonch and knock on

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:13 pm**

redderneck wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:12 pm
Frop.E wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:09 pm Penaud is amazing.
Imagine how amazing he’d be if he actually tackled.

Fixed.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:13 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:11 pm
ASMO wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:09 pm To be honest France could have had more too with a different 10. How much more credit can Ntamack have in the bank, he is France's Farrell.
FM, much as I think Farrell is not a FH, he actually is some margin better than Ntamack at it. If you are going to hoof the ball away all the time, at least Farrell has length on his kick.

I meant more undroppable, regardless of how poor he plays.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:13 pm**

RTE crucifying Barnes for the yellow. The replay is textbook red. Barnes has been good overall but that was a shocker

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:13 pm**

redderneck wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:12 pm
Frop.E wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:09 pm Penaud is amazing.
Imagine how amazing he’d be if he actually used his arms in tackles.

Penaud is a very weak defender. He's really stepped up today.

Posted: **Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:13 pm**

Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:11 pm
Camroc2 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:10 pm Low level of danger, my arse.

We've lost Herring to a dangerous cheap shot.
Herring should have stayed down.

He did. At least 20-30 seconds anyway

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