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Torque will love this. I'll be watching this game with Maxime Machenaud's cousin.

TheFrog wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 4:46 pm So Aldritt to run straight at Cadbury and I will be eating chocolate.

If Cadbury made chocolate (they make sweets)

PS no dissing Joey he is a clubmate.

TheFrog wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 4:55 pm Torque will love this. I'll be watching this game with Maxime Machenaud's cousin.

No idea why. I was always a Machenaud fan: including before he got selected. Now, if you were with Parra's cousin.....

laurent wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 5:09 pm

TheFrog wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 4:46 pm So Aldritt to run straight at Cadbury and I will be eating chocolate.

If Cadbury made chocolate (they make sweets)

PS no dissing Joey he is a clubmate.

As in bar of club mate?

This U20 side look just like old school France: can't catch a high ball and hopeless discipline.

And the cheating Scottish ref finally gets what she's being trying to do for 79:30 of this game.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 8:41 pm This U20 side look just like old school France: can't catch a high ball and hopeless discipline.

and that's what did for them in the end

16 - 17

Ireland did look the more fluent side through out; but didn't turn it into points.

What a result.

fishfoodie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:46 pm

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 8:41 pm This U20 side look just like old school France: can't catch a high ball and hopeless discipline.

and that's what did for them in the end

16 - 17

Ireland did look the more fluent side through out; but didn't turn it into points.

Ireland played like their seniors: which is testimony to the cohesion in their structure. Whole game based upon retention and power. But like every Irish side I can recall for a decade, they are so illegal at the breakdown. The amount of clearouts from the side, over the top etc whilst the ref allowed them to keep possession that way. Last straw was when she called use it at the last maul and 6 seconds later she awards a pen to them for a French collapse. Just when is "use it"?

Ireland really created nothing in open play whilst France blew (or were called back by the ref) several clear cut chances.

The Irish u20s look a lot beefier, than they have in previous years.

There was one phase of plays early in the 1st half, & it was noticeable, they way they were busting thru the defensive tackles; but the forwards still have the skills to take & pass.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:11 pm

laurent wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 5:09 pm

TheFrog wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 4:46 pm So Aldritt to run straight at Cadbury and I will be eating chocolate.

If Cadbury made chocolate (they make sweets)

PS no dissing Joey he is a clubmate.

As in bar of club mate?

Clontarf man and a real good man

fishfoodie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:46 pm

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 8:41 pm This U20 side look just like old school France: can't catch a high ball and hopeless discipline.

and that's what did for them in the end

16 - 17

Ireland did look the more fluent side through out; but didn't turn it into points.

The Irish maul won the game. That and the intensity at which Ireland played.

French discipline at the maul was appalling though, as if the guys didn't know the rules.

fishfoodie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:52 pm The Irish u20s look a lot beefier, than they have in previous years.

There was one phase of plays early in the 1st half, & it was noticeable, they way they were busting thru the defensive tackles; but the forwards still have the skills to take & pass.

They (and the ref) killed Fra at the breakdown.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:44 am

fishfoodie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:52 pm The Irish u20s look a lot beefier, than they have in previous years.

There was one phase of plays early in the 1st half, & it was noticeable, they way they were busting thru the defensive tackles; but the forwards still have the skills to take & pass.

They (and the ref) killed Fra at the breakdown.

Didn't France have an easy try chalked off for picking the ball up in a ruck against Italy?

The breakdown does seem to be an area of weakness for French teams.

Zig wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:59 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:44 am

fishfoodie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:52 pm The Irish u20s look a lot beefier, than they have in previous years.

There was one phase of plays early in the 1st half, & it was noticeable, they way they were busting thru the defensive tackles; but the forwards still have the skills to take & pass.

They (and the ref) killed Fra at the breakdown.

Didn't France have an easy try chalked off for picking the ball up in a ruck against Italy?

The breakdown does seem to be an area of weakness for French teams.

3 tries chalked off in total. Agree though partly. France are really trying to play away from the breakdown whereas Ireland's game is all about going from ruck to ruck whilst keeping possession and so there is no real France fetcher in the backrow (despite Jelonch being there exactly for that: he's just not doing it). However, they rely on guys like Marchand, Dupont and Villiere to provide some unexpected support there.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:44 am

fishfoodie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:52 pm The Irish u20s look a lot beefier, than they have in previous years.

There was one phase of plays early in the 1st half, & it was noticeable, they way they were busting thru the defensive tackles; but the forwards still have the skills to take & pass.

They (and the ref) killed Fra at the breakdown.

Yeah yeah, it's not actually possible for Ireland to just beat France.
You're going full keewee on this now.

Uncle fester wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 9:40 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:44 am

fishfoodie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:52 pm The Irish u20s look a lot beefier, than they have in previous years.

There was one phase of plays early in the 1st half, & it was noticeable, they way they were busting thru the defensive tackles; but the forwards still have the skills to take & pass.

They (and the ref) killed Fra at the breakdown.

Yeah yeah, it's not actually possible for Ireland to just beat France.
You're going full keewee on this now.

The ref was fine, an other would have given a yellow to the French for repeated penalties.
I didn’t like the one pass rugby the Irish played, the Bleuets couldn’t catch a ball in the air, they give to many penalties.
I didn’t get why they weren’t jumping on the Irish’s line outs as they were losing systematically the duals in the mauls.
Also 6 main players were missing due to injuries or covid.

Can't wait for this to start.

Gareth looks like he’s been drawing on his hands with a biro.

Lovely

ooh!

Here we go, brilliant start

How big is that French prop. He’s fecking massive. Oooh and a lovely try.

An other awful Australian ref

Are we going to have to listen to the Irish co commentator say Deux Pointe instead of DuPont all afternoon?

great chase, catch & finish.

Spawny as feck

F**king abject from both restarts. Got lucky on the 1st one with Ire turning it over but as usual
- Fra sh*t under high balls
- Fra don't learn from errors

Fuck me, what a game...erasing the shitstain caused the the Wales Scotlsnd game

95-97. You heard it here first.

ahaha absolutely mugged on a restart

That's a pen. Ire 11 never challenging for the ball on Jaminet. Instead he penalises Fra.

beyond the ball on the high ball too, go back for that one...

fucking shit pass to the knees at pace under no pressure .ggrrrrrrr

FFS, CATCH A F**KING BALL

16 mins of this game > 80 mins Wal/Scot already.

Ref finally spots the Irish kick chasers going beyond the ball into the catcher

Why even bother with the up and under if no-one is going to bother challenging for it?

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:59 pm FFS, CATCH A F**KING BALL

You need a Finn Russell, he’s solid under a high ball.

Biffer wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:05 pm

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:59 pm FFS, CATCH A F**KING BALL

You need a Finn Russell, he’s solid under a high ball.

In 50 years, I've never seen it addressed at any level in France.

Anyone got the stats on how much that French #3 weighs