Ireland v. France

[Spiffy]

What a game between two great teams.

22-19 to Ireland at the half.

[Mr Mwenda]

France hanging on a bit and not building much pressure. Their try was awesome but rather fortuitous considering how they were backpedaling. If Ireland score first now I reckon they have this.

[Mr Mwenda]

Also, reckon the card should have been red.

[Which Tyler]

It's a cracking match - and very rarely, Wayne's is probably the worst performance on the pitch

[Mr Mwenda]

Really impressive from Ireland. Dominant really.

[Buggaluggs]

Dang! Two bonus point wins on the trot. They're definitely in with a shot of winning it all this year!

[fivepointer]

Ireland were tremendous. A real high quality performance across the board.

[paddy no 11]

Thought France would take over on 60 minutes but Irish bench was far superior

France were unfit

8 is off form and lack a carrier like chat or danty

[francoisfou]

Thought France would take over on 60 minutes but Irish bench was far superior

France were unfit

8 is off form and lack a carrier like chat or danty

Thé Camille Chat of a few years ago may have made a few metres. Marchand is usually an effective carrier, but he and others were well-shackled by impressive Irish tackling. I think Lowe’s try was lucky to be given but if disallowed, would it have changed the result? Don’t think so.

[Spiffy]

Ireland were tremendous. A real high quality performance across the board.

Big win considering Ireland missed a whopping 34 tackles and were held up at least three times over the French line.
Great performance, but room for improvement.

[Banquo]

great w and as spiff says...

[Beasties]

Thought France would take over on 60 minutes but Irish bench was far superior

France were unfit

8 is off form and lack a carrier like chat or danty

Thé Camille Chat of a few years ago may have made a few metres. Marchand is usually an effective carrier, but he and others were well-shackled by impressive Irish tackling. I think Lowe’s try was lucky to be given but if disallowed, would it have changed the result? Don’t think so.

The replay that was shown after the conversion clearly showed his foot in touch. They didn’t show it to Barnes though, so hey ho. Lowe made hard work of that, he had enough space to get in without trouble.

[Spiffy]

Thought France would take over on 60 minutes but Irish bench was far superior

France were unfit

8 is off form and lack a carrier like chat or danty

Thé Camille Chat of a few years ago may have made a few metres. Marchand is usually an effective carrier, but he and others were well-shackled by impressive Irish tackling. I think Lowe’s try was lucky to be given but if disallowed, would it have changed the result? Don’t think so.

The replay that was shown after the conversion clearly showed his foot in touch. They didn’t show it to Barnes though, so hey ho. Lowe made hard work of that, he had enough space to get in without trouble.

I thought that Lowe did OK. He did not have a lot of space to work in, and he did have to contend with the big and powerful Penaud. But I was surprised the try was awarded, since, never mind the foot, it looked like the tip of the ball was grounded on the in-goal side line. It didn't matter much to the end result anyway. The ref's calls probably evened out - Atonio lucky enough not to see a red card.

[Mr Mwenda]

Thought France would take over on 60 minutes but Irish bench was far superior

France were unfit

8 is off form and lack a carrier like chat or danty

Thé Camille Chat of a few years ago may have made a few metres. Marchand is usually an effective carrier, but he and others were well-shackled by impressive Irish tackling. I think Lowe’s try was lucky to be given but if disallowed, would it have changed the result? Don’t think so.

The replay that was shown after the conversion clearly showed his foot in touch. They didn’t show it to Barnes though, so hey ho. Lowe made hard work of that, he had enough space to get in without trouble.

Those bloody french TV directors, eh?

[Beasties]

Thé Camille Chat of a few years ago may have made a few metres. Marchand is usually an effective carrier, but he and others were well-shackled by impressive Irish tackling. I think Lowe’s try was lucky to be given but if disallowed, would it have changed the result? Don’t think so.

The replay that was shown after the conversion clearly showed his foot in touch. They didn’t show it to Barnes though, so hey ho. Lowe made hard work of that, he had enough space to get in without trouble.

I thought that Lowe did OK. He did not have a lot of space to work in, and he did have to contend with the big and powerful Penaud. But I was surprised the try was awarded, since, never mind the foot, it looked like the tip of the ball was grounded on the in-goal side line. It didn't matter much to the end result anyway. The ref's calls probably evened out - Atonio lucky enough not to see a red card.

He seemed to take forever to start running. I think he thought he had plenty of time and then realised he should’ve set off sooner.

[CunningPunter]

Funny thing was, one shot showed the touch judge squatting about six feet behind Lowe in an ideal position to see whether he went into touch, so why didn't he call it if Lowe's foot brushed the turf? - as it clearly seemed to do in the shot that was shown subsequently.