QF3: France v Ireland, Saturday, 1.00pm, BBC2

[9215.]

It's to allow for visibility with long hair.
Ireland are the same aren't they?

IIRC in the 6N some teams played around with having the name below the number

I’d assumed, possibly cynically, that names below the number was to give the sponsor the more prominent place above. Either way I didn’t like it, the bottom of the shirt tends to get bunched up so you can’t read the name and it just looks like they’re all called Go Compare.

 

[Which Tyler]

Mere 80 lol, that's epic, I was training to do a 50k ultra prior to injury I thought that was bad enough, fairly hilly mind.

Whilst Devon is renowned for it's flatness...

I am seriously impressed, I wouldn't even consider doing 1/10 of it

 

[Jimbo]

That knee went down so late the amount of chokes tackled Ireland did and benefited from makes that seem a little unfair.

 

[Which Tyler]

Yes, this is by far the sternest opposition France have faced.
It's also cold, and wet, the wind was heavily against them for 40, and absent when it should be behind them, 2 yellow cards and a ref speaking only the opponent's language...
France are feeling the world is against them, and they really don't want to be there. Something France can always be susceptible to.

 

[Jimbo]

Think Frances 9 has a valid claim about that not rolling.

 

[Which Tyler]

Vernier (12) off for an HIA
Okemba (flanker) comes on...
Says quite a lot about the conditions

 

[9215.]

That feels like it could be the decisive moment

 

[Which Tyler]

Not sure that turnover was legal.
Also thought the final pass was given too early and she'd regret not committing Costingan - Shows what I know!

 

[Which Tyler]

And the American and French commentators.

I've missed the last couple of minutes - quick video call with my brother, who's a mere 80 miles into his 2-day run (Ilfracombe to Plymouth)
12 to go

91 down, 1 to go, and looks like he'll be done in <19 hours

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

No dawg

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Feel for Ireland,
Really good game

 

[9215.]

Gutted for Ireland but from an England point of view that’s probably the semi we need. A really exciting game

 

[Which Tyler]

That was a great game.

Both teams will feel the ref was against them - I'd say France have the better claim for that, but really shouldn't be the story.

Ireland will be rueing only getting 13 in that first half when they dominated

 

[Jimbo]

Enjoyed that and think Ireland as a group will have learned a huge amount this tournament, Ireland played better today but France just know how to get it done, when you think the cards, the possession Ireland had and the slanted whether changes, and IMO a slight rub of the green, they had everything going for them and came up marginally short, depending on how they progress over the next WC cycle they could be in the mix next WC.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Ah shame. Just couldn't convert when you need to do that as Underdogs. Hell of an improvement in this cycle though.

 

[Jimbo]

Ah shame. Just couldn't convert when you need to do that as Underdogs. Hell of an improvement in this cycle though.

Age profile etc suggests a bright future and a WC too early.

 

[Which Tyler]

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

6 Months. Dirt.

Edit: vid not working:

 

[9215.]

A red card would have been very likely to change the outcome of that match. I wonder why they didn’t ask for it to be checked, Wafer was definitely looking at her forearm just afterwards.

 

[Jimbo]

A red card would have been very likely to change the outcome of that match. I wonder why they didn't ask for it to be checked, Wafer was definitely looking at her forearm just afterwards.

The Irish clearly did and I think the ref waved it off assuming if there was anything in it the TMO would say, no idea what happened after that, that certainly doesn’t look good not sure if it’s 100% proof but certainly looks extremely likely, probably need to assess the bite mark etc to fully validate.