Getting thumped, man down… score a try.
So French?
So French?
Rugby Union 23/24 Discussion
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To be only a converted try ahead is disappointing
Feels like United at HT last night?
The ref has been riding us since that red. Obviously feeling under pressure from the crowd.
Yeah couple of soft pens, especially on O'Mahony's poach.
If Crowley doesn’t find his kicking boots in the dressing room we’re losing this. Desperately need to manage territory in the second half and he’s been woeful at doing that so far.
That was nuts. Penalised the tackler because someone tripped over him while he was rolling away. Should he have eyes in the back of his head?!
What do you think @rimaldo, have either of these pub teams got a chance against England?
Super game, should be further ahead. Im actually liking what I see from Crowley. His kicking is a good part of his game so not worried by that in the future but he’s been better in open play than I’ve seen him before. Ultimately he needs the game time to settle into international rugby, Sexton had plenty of so so performances in the beginning too for Ireland.
France still in it but hopefully we can see them off 2nd half.
Jesus if Edogbo can keep developing him and McCarthy are going to be a problem.
France still in it but hopefully we can see them off 2nd half.
Jesus if Edogbo can keep developing him and McCarthy are going to be a problem.
it’s six nations rugby, everyone except italy have got a puncher’s chance against us. felt like a bit of a flat first half. possibly due to the last international games being world cup knockout classics, and this being the first game of the tournament.
Yeah, that’s fair. Crowley’s passing has been decent. Did very well for the Beirne try. I’m just worried about seeing this out if his kicking in open play doesn’t improve.
Albeit it's France but If we lose from 7 points up against 14 men, who haven't been on it, then you'd have to think a lot more will have gone wrong than that.
lovely try.
It’s flat because France have forgotten the past 5 years and reverted to being French
What a try that was! Great work by Henshaw. I thought it was gone when the ball went out to him.
That’s an awful call….he got a hand on the ball, how can he be deemed to not be competing fairly? TMO’s call as well which makes it even worse
This could be huge x2
Ireland due a yellow card.
And that leads to a try and a yellow. What a piss-take
We have learned 1 thing tonight, it wasn’t POC line out coaching it was Henderson and Ryan’s inability to call line outs
Ireland have done a brilliant job of making a mess of France’s attacking rucks. They haven’t gone for the ball so much as just pile through like feck….i wonder if it’s been to put extra pressure on Lucu seeing as he’s so under the spotlight
Crowley seeing tualagi lining him up must send shivers down his spine
Absolutely excellent performance, probably the best I’ve ever seen from us away in France.
Wow.
That was impressive
That was impressive
Excellent performance 
Farrell is some coach
The red card obviously conditions the game but Ireland were the better side before that which I did not expect. If we can find a way to win at Twickenham then the grand slam should really be on again now.
The English will be tough this year, the clubs are playing well so the national team should eventually play well and bringing felix jones as a coach will add some experience to that coaching group
Ireland will win the tournament from here you'd have to think. I don't see England beating three of Scotland France and Ireland
France will still be a tough ask for everyone else too.
France will still be a tough ask for everyone else too.
I hate to sound like a ‘next year is our year’ Liverpool fan but I think it’s a bit early for England.
As well as retirees we’ve got the added disruption of a bunch of our big players being ineligible because they’ve chosen to play in France. Factor in injuries and we’re starting with Care and Ford at halfback. As much as I love both players, it’s hardly evolution
Ye of little faith.
God I love reading Jonathan Liew when my team has played well. One day, I’ll love his writing about football as much as this article. One day.
Great read.
So, anybody giving Italy a chance of beating the best performed Northern Hemisphere team as last year's World Cup?
Good crowd at the Stadio Olimpico by the way.
Boring Borthwick picking George Ford at #10 was inevitable. Dewi Morris on co comms where I am. That would make an English loss even more entertaining.
Eddie Jones is in the crowd. Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can we ban the fecking caterpillar ruck?
Magnificent try by Italy finished off Tomasso Allan who now becomes Italy's leading 6 Nations try scorer with 8.
I’m surprised at how often teams take three points still, or at least try. In the NFL, there’s so much analytics around when to take field goals and when to take bigger risks. It seems like rugby is a mile off this, which i guess is unsurprising giving the money in the two sports.