6N - France v Ireland

[sparky]

France 17 Ireland 24.

[akan004]

Great defensive read by Lowe

[sparky]

20 minutes to go.

[sparky]

Ireland nearly in.

[sparky]

McCarthy has looked brilliant.

[sparky]

Ireland score off a driving maul. 29-17 with the kick to come.

[sparky]

France are big but ragged.

[sparky]

Crowley kicks the conversation. 31-17. Ireland heading to a famous victory in the South of France.

[stodders]

Ireland can keep kicking it out. France don’t have a functioning lineout.

[stodders]

My god I can’t stand Miles Harrison sometimes.

[Billy Tell]

France need to look at their selections. Some of those players are pretty average.

[stodders]

@Billy-Tell they are light at hooker and scrum half. And I don’t see Willemse playing again for a while.

[stodders]

@Billy-Tell Ireland don’t have 15 world class players. But they are much more cohesive.

[MajorRage]

Ireland are the best.

They are back!

Awful commentary.

Defense is about heart. French heart currently elsewhere.

[stodders]

France are still stuck in 2023 at their home World Cup. I think the QF loss haunts this group a bit.

[Machpants]

Red card didn't help, but France looked like second best the entire game

[sparky]

Missed last 15 minutes. Ireland win 38-17. A bit of a thumping.

[NTA]

@Machpants said in 6N - France v Ireland:

Red card didn't help, but France looked like second best the entire game

I'm up to minute 33, and yeah they're pretty shit. Lucu is no Dupont.

[NTA]

What shits me: every time they're is any form of head clash, Ireland ham it up to get the review.

[NTA]

Also: Peter O'Mahony is still a distinctly unlikeable fluffybunny