Ireland v France 6N

[Daffy Jaffy]

Ireland: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 James Lowe, 10 Johnny Sexton (c) 9 Conor Murray, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 James Ryan, 4 Tadhg Beirne, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Dave Kilcoyne, 18 Tom O’Toole, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Jack Conan, 21 Craig Casey, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Bundee Aki

France: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Gael Fickou, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Ethan Dumortier, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont (c), 8 Gregory Alldritt, 7 Charles Ollivon, 6 Anthony Jelonch, 5 Paul Williams, 4 Thibault Flament, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Cyril Baille
Replacments: 16 Gaëtan Barlot, 17 Reda Wardi, 18 Sipili Falatea, 19 Romain Taofifénua, 20 Francois Cros, 21 Seckou Macalou, 22 Baptiste Couilloud, 23 Mathieu Jalibert

Date: Sunday, February 11
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 14:15 GMT
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referees: Jordan Way (RA), Matthew Carley (RFU)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (WRU)

[pakman]

@Daffy-Jaffy Interesting move playing a ref at lock.

[Higgins]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Ireland v France 6N:

Date: Sunday, February 11
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 14:15 GMT
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referees: Jordan Way (RA), Matthew Carley (RFU)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (WRU)

Misprint or has he done a Steve Walsh Junior and defected?

[Crucial]

Hope I am proven wrong as this should be a cracking game but Pickerell? He's baffling at NPC level, let alone a high pressure environment like this.

[Machpants]

Looking forward to this game.

[Catogrande]

That Irish back 5 of the scrum is pretty damn frightening. I think they may shade this.

[KiwiMurph]

@Higgins said in Ireland v France 6N:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Ireland v France 6N:

Date: Sunday, February 11
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 14:15 GMT
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referees: Jordan Way (RA), Matthew Carley (RFU)
TMO: Brendon Pickerill (WRU)

Misprint or has he done a Steve Walsh Junior and defected?

Misprint. He's actually the ref assigned to the Blues this year (can't ref them in a game but helps them during the week).

As a TMO in this game he'll be fine

[Bones]

@Catogrande said in Ireland v France 6N:

back 5

You English always trying to come up with new names for things and change the order of players.

You mean the locks and loosies?

[Catogrande]

@Bones

See? You know what I meant. This time in the UK is doing you a power of good.

[Bones]

@Catogrande said in Ireland v France 6N:

@Bones

See? You know what I meant. This time in the UK is doing you a power of good.

Straya

[profitius]

Interesting tactical battle later. Ireland will look to speed up the game, France will look to stop them. Refs cracking down on players not holding their weight in rucks now which means France will have to be careful as they like to blitz through rucks.

[Bones]

Andy Farrell is really likeable.

Fucking horrible.

[Jailbreak7]

@Bones He has that gritty northern dry self-derecating sense of
humor, most kiwis can relate to I think.

[Victor Meldrew]

'king hell.

We have Miles Harrison commentating.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Jailbreak7 said in Ireland v France 6N:

@Bones He has that gritty northern dry humor, most kiwis can relate to I think.

Comes from growing up in matchbox on M1...

[sparky]

Tidy start for France. 3-0

[sparky]

How did NZR let James Lowe slip through their hands?

[sparky]

Hugo Kennan in.

[KiwiMurph]

Opened up France badly there.

[Jailbreak7]

@sparky cant tell ya how often he slid through the centre kick for the Chiefs. Ireland suits his style of play.