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2024 Guinness Six Nations
2018 NatWest Six Nations: Round 1 - France v Ireland
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<blockquote data-quote="FrenchFan" data-source="post: 887342" data-attributes="member: 70871"><p>I'm not going to change one word from my previous posts after the game about the FFR charade.</p><p></p><p>If anything it's going to get worse for the union with a ridicule June tour to NZ. Laporte said he wants the Top 14 coaches to help Brunel on a freelance basis. The man is CRACKED. I can hear the peels of laughter from Toulouse to Lyon. FFR will be told 14 times where to go.</p><p></p><p>Stade Toulousain are raging at the loss of our play-maker Antoine Dupont who was having a fabulous season for us. And what about Matthieu Jalibert 19 yowho was tossed at the deep end and who is now out for 3 mths when he should have been with the U20.</p><p></p><p>The one thing I don't get about the game is the Irish performance. Ireland ranked 3rd are contenders for next year's RWC. They went in to the game on the back of a great run in the AI. They are organised expertly coached settled etc. basically the exact opposite of the union shower parading as 'national team'. Ireland were going to run in tries all evening and put a big score etc.</p><p></p><p>They didn't look once like scoring a try. They ran into a wall with no plan B. France were solid in defense. But nothing more than what is expected with the calibre of defensive work in Top 14 and the emphasis on defense in the test game.</p><p></p><p>Ireland had a huge amount of possession. What did they do with it? They got turned over every time in crucial areas. All of this against a side ranked 10 cobbled together and coached by a mickey mouse staff that are the laughing stock around the country.</p><p></p><p>Full credit to Sexton for his drop goal in extra time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrenchFan, post: 887342, member: 70871"] I'm not going to change one word from my previous posts after the game about the FFR charade. If anything it's going to get worse for the union with a ridicule June tour to NZ. Laporte said he wants the Top 14 coaches to help Brunel on a freelance basis. The man is CRACKED. I can hear the peels of laughter from Toulouse to Lyon. FFR will be told 14 times where to go. Stade Toulousain are raging at the loss of our play-maker Antoine Dupont who was having a fabulous season for us. And what about Matthieu Jalibert 19 yowho was tossed at the deep end and who is now out for 3 mths when he should have been with the U20. The one thing I don't get about the game is the Irish performance. Ireland ranked 3rd are contenders for next year's RWC. They went in to the game on the back of a great run in the AI. They are organised expertly coached settled etc. basically the exact opposite of the union shower parading as 'national team'. Ireland were going to run in tries all evening and put a big score etc. They didn't look once like scoring a try. They ran into a wall with no plan B. France were solid in defense. But nothing more than what is expected with the calibre of defensive work in Top 14 and the emphasis on defense in the test game. Ireland had a huge amount of possession. What did they do with it? They got turned over every time in crucial areas. All of this against a side ranked 10 cobbled together and coached by a mickey mouse staff that are the laughing stock around the country. Full credit to Sexton for his drop goal in extra time. [/QUOTE]
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