6N: France v Ireland

[boyo]

Go

 

[KevinO]

Going on last weeks form alone you tip Ireland, include World Cup and last year you tip Ireland. So I tip Ireland by 16-20. France is in massive trouble till the clubs French quota comes in.

 

[KevinO]

RELAND team to play France

15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
14. Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
13. Jared Payne (Ulster)
12. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht)
11. Dave Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
10. Jonathan Sexton (St Mary's College/Leinster)
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)

1. Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) (c)
3. Nathan White (Connacht)
4. Mike McCarthy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
5. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
6. CJ Stander (Munster)
7. Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster)
8. Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster) (vc)


Replacements
16. Richard Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster)
17. James Cronin (Dolphin/Munster)
18. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
19. Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
20. Tommy O'Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
21. Eoin Reddan (Old Crescent/Leinster)
22. Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
23. Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)

 

[KevinO]

France team to play Ireland
Maxime Medard (Toulouse);
Teddy Thomas (Racing 92),
Maxime Mermoz (Toulon),
Jonathan Danty (Stade Francais),
Virimi Vakatawa (French Rugby Federation);
Jules Plisson (Stade Francais),
Sebastien Bezy (Toulouse);
Jefferson Poirot (Bordeaux-Begles),
Guilhem Guirado (Toulon, capt),
Uini Atonio (La Rochelle),
Alexandre Flanquart (Stade Francais),
Yoann Maestri (Toulouse),
Wenceslas Lauret (Racing 92),
Yacouba Camara (Toulouse),
Damien Chouly (Clermont Auvergne).

Replacements:
Camille Chat (Racing 92),
Rabah Slimani (Stade Francais),
Eddy Ben Arous (Racing 92),
Paul Jedresiak (Clermont Auvergne),
Loann Goujon (Bordeaux-Begles),
Maxime Machenaud (Racing 92),
Jean-Marc Doussain (Toulouse),
Hugo Bonneval (Stade Francais).

 

[Bairdy]

The France attack, for all its endeavour, is positively shit.

Multiple overlaps in the wider channels but they are so inept at manipulating them into advantages.

And the hospital pass/offloads to the point where they go backwards phase after phase - laughable.

The swarming Ireland defence is putting a lot of pressure on the French though.

One thing I've also noticed from the 6N games thus far is that the breakdown work is so ineffective and lumbering.

Takes like 3+ people to secure one's ball, effectively killing any quick ball and the numbers available to realign in attack.

3-9 HT to Ireland.

 

[qwerty51]

Ireland attack is worse. Sexton's ambition far outweighs his talent. His only move is a high bomb and wrap-around. Boring as fuck, thinks he's tough too and then just gets injured every game.