France vs Italy match thread.

Pudsy33

Happy Sixmas everyone!

Good performances and handy run out for France please. False sense of security for next week.

vienne86

Oh Lord, RTE have taken up the TV3 idea of shoving ads in between anthems and KO.

wp_rathead

opening match thread deserves a table

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Depending on the angle that French jersey looks more like a training top.

vienne86

Handy match for Guy Noves' debut.

aimee1

french jersey looks class, wasnt sure about it on the pictures but it does look good

Pudsy33

I threw the thread together on mobile, someone will get us a fancy table for the Calcutta cup.

Campagnaro is a magnificent player.

thomond2006

vienne86 wrote: »

Oh Lord, RTE have taken up the TV3 idea of shoving ads in between anthems and KO.

It was what, 30 seconds? Come on now. Is it really a big deal?

thomond2006

thomond2006 wrote: »

It was what, 30 seconds? Come on now. Is it really a big deal?

Yeah, it's just a bit of liebensraum. Now that they've done it it definitely won't get longer and more invasive...!

:pac:

vienne86

thomond2006 wrote: »

It was what, 30 seconds? Come on now. Is it really a big deal?

We missed nothing, but just very irritating.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Interesting tackle there from the French guy.

wp_rathead

great drop kick - right option

thomond2006

Nicely done from Canna.

vienne86

Ah lovely DG. Delighted Italy rewarded for their efforts there.

Fireball07

Well-taken drop goal.

Will23

What's the difference between collapsing a choke tackle (a maul) and collapsing a maul?! Just out of interest.

.ak

Dayum I love that French jersey.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Italy suffered something awful last year for lack of a decent 10/goal kicker. Canna looks an improvement already.

Will23

Will23 wrote: »

What's the difference between collapsing a choke tackle (a maul) and collapsing a maul?! Just out of interest.

There is no such thing as collapsing a choke tackle. A chock tackle can result in a maul however.

ScrubsfanChris

The audio quality of the BBC commentary is awful. They really need to sort it.

Teferi

Best thing about the French so far are those jerseys.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

God damn, I have Plisson as my kicker.

Ooop, he me get to kick yet, that was shnit.

Buer

Nice drop, indeed, but the French defence had absolutely no interest in trying to pressure it. He was in the pocket in plenty of time, it was a poor pass and he had time to pull it down, steady himself and lob the kick up. I don't think anyone got anywhere near him.

Not a good sign for the level of intensity they're bringing here. I think this tournament might tell us a lot about whether the rot is permanent in French rugby.

Buer

Nice drop, indeed, but the French defence had absolutely no interest in trying to pressure it. He was in the pocket in plenty of time, it was a poor pass and he had time to pull it down, steady himself and lob the kick up. I don't think anyone got anywhere near him.

Not a good sign for the level of intensity they're bringing here. I think this tournament might tell us a lot about whether the rot is permanent in French rugby.

.ak

Will23 wrote: »

What's the difference between collapsing a choke tackle (a maul) and collapsing a maul?! Just out of interest.

In a choke tackle the ball carrier has been tackled so you're entitled to complete the tackle.

In a maul if you just tackle a non ball carrier at the front of the maul it's dangerous so hence the penalty. However if you manage to reach the ball carrier through the middle you can then tackle the carrier and bring it to ground legally.

Teferi

Finish was too easy there. Nice try.

vienne86

Well worked try. France look well organised.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Was his foot not in touch there?

Nope.

Fireball07

Nice try from France, this Italian team don't look up to much though. But France looking to play rugby.

thomond2006

Vakatawa's price for potential clubs will go up in the next few weeks I reckon.

aimee1

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Was his foot not in touch there?

Nope.

was very very close to it

Tox56

That was incredibly close to foot in touch surprised they didnt check it

vienne86

Picamoles off - now that's a blow. Though it will suit us if he is absent for next week.

aimee1

picamoles off injured

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Picachu off. Thought he pulled up before making that pass. Hands up if he's in your fantasy team

Will23

.ak wrote: »

In a choke tackle the ball carrier has been tackled so you're entitled to complete the tackle.

In a maul if you just tackle a non ball carrier at the front of the maul it's dangerous so hence the penalty. However if you manage to reach the ball carrier through the middle you can then tackle the carrier and bring it to ground legally.

Thanks, was asking because I thought that's what the Italian did for the first pen of the game. Hewas pinged for collapsing even though he tackled the ball carrier through the middle!

That clears it up though.

RedemptionZ

Lovely try. We'll have to get ourselves a few Fijian mercenaries, they seem to be unbelievably tailored towards being wingers.

case885

Lovely offload

tabby aspreme

Tox56 wrote: »

That was incredibly close to foot in touch surprised they didnt check it

From my couch he did touch the line

CMOTDibbler

Tox56 wrote: »

That was incredibly close to foot in touch surprised they didnt check it

The AR had a good close look at it. There wasn't much in it but he was in a very good position to see.

Fireball07

Director should be ashamed.

wp_rathead

Remember folks
Sarto is an Irish legend for past two seasons with his final day tries allowing us win 6N on points difference

aimee1

good maul and try italy

vienne86

Fabulous try by Parisse! Great concentration and organisation from the pack. Game on!

A-Train

Good try for Italy after good work and play by them

Fireball07

Great maul. Good try.

techdiver

This is a very entertaining game.

Both teams keeping the ball alive and using the offload well.

Bazzo

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Picachu off. Thought he pulled up before making that pass. Hands up if he's in your fantasy team

Both hands up if you decided to go with Picamoles instead of Parisse.

Pudsy33

France look expansive but soft.

Sprog 4

Always enjoy seeing Parisse going over (except vs. us of course.) Terrible kick though hah