Match preview & thread: FRA vs IRE (Sat Feb 3, 1645)

The Talking Bread

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Well now. Bloody sexton costing us the match

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

wtf - amazballs

Harry Palmr

Brilliant final few minutes there, keeping possession and discipline, edging forward and BANG!

LuckyLloyd

OH MY GOD

You ****ing legends in the end

calfmuscle

Fantastic!!

ricero

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

Does joe still have to go now?!!!!!!

Prolongs the excution imo.

Amazing by Sexton though some distance

OldRio

tayto lover wrote: »

Yep they choked yet again.

Hello. . ...

I bet you're disappointed

irishbucsfan

UNBELIEVEABLE KICK

murpho999

Incredible finish.

Sexton is some man in the end.

The_Valeyard

Holy f*ck

Stheno

Jesus my heart

Aidric

I take back every bad word I ever said about Sexton.

joseywhales

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Rugbyf565 wrote: »

Sexton scapegoat for this loss unfortunately

Rightly so. Missed a simple crucial kick to put them away.

Well I guess he's the hero now then

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Peregrine

YOU ABSOLUTE BEAUTYYYY

The Talking Bread

godtabh wrote: »

Touch of class there

Thats a slight understatement!

mojesius

Sexton you bloody hero!

whatawaster

Everything in those last five minutes from Sexton was world class

mfceiling

Do you know what...fcuk you france. You've shafted us so many times over the years and that is payback.

Johnny take a bow. Balls of steel.

its_phil

Clutch

Losty Dublin

15 green bottles of beer did sat on the wall, 15 green bottles of beer;
15 green bottles of beer did sat on the wall and not one of the bottles did accidentally fall.

Cypher_sounds

calfmuscle wrote: »

Sexton "I'm the captain" 😂

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tayto lover

Sexton atones for his mistake.
Very poor team performance though.
Not good enough.

PhlegmyMoses

War of attrition. Ireland deserved winners for me. French awesome in defence but showed very little in attack beyond the try. Onwards and upwards

fitz

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I didn't see the whole incident for the 2nd one. But to be clear on the first one as Aki went in his shoulder made direct contact with Jalibert's head.

I thought the replay showed it didn't, but could be wrong. Either way, that second incident needs to be investigated.

CurryFlavoured

Unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable. That drop goal will be remembered for a long time, especially if we have a successful tournament. It's not quite ROG v Wales legendary but it's ****ing incredible in it's own right.

Bahanaman

I said earlier Johnny misses the pressure kicks but wtf! Brilliant! And also that cross kick to Earls!

ClanofLams

Incredible courage from Sexton. The cross kick to Earls, drop goal from near halfway, immense.

Jack Kanoff

Yeah!!!!

"FOETEA FAZES'!

its_phil

I feel like we're even for Clerc and 2007 in Croke Park now

ScrubsfanChris

I'm shaking lads....... what a finish!

How often do those long range drop goal to win a game come off?

Didactic Ninja

cracks papered over

Stheno

Was that over 40 phases?

stephen_n

I’m sure that will disappoint a lot of posters here. That’s phenomenal from Ireland not giving up.

pajor

This isn’t good for the heart

mangobob

Im in fupping bits. Emotions all over the place after that. Chr*st.

swiwi_

Lucky! Against a team with a new coach the 2 things lacking will be fluid attack and structured defence. So much one up carries which suited the French to a tee, Schmidt needs to look at that.

But a class drop for the victory.

My Irish MOTM was Leavy.

Beechwoodspark

Wow. Awesome. One of those moments

Weepsie

It can't be a coincidence that we were not very good for much of that game and the coverage is now on TV3....

tanko

Why is not rolling away from a ruck not a penalty in the last play of a game but it is at any other stage?

awec

Amazing kick, but there are loads of things we need to improve on massively. We got out of jail today, and were brought close by a pretty poor team. Yea, there’s all the old cliches about test rugby but we can and should play much, much better than that.

Skid X

How that we win that ????

I thought Johnny's kick was going short and wide, terrible decision to kick from that far out

What a game !!!

clsmooth

Well my evening has just gotten a whole lot better

munsterlegend

Sexton cross kick to Earls was brave too as we were going nowhere.

adox

Two brilliant phases from Sexton in that battering ram finish when we’re werent making any yards. That risky kick to Earls to get us into French territory and the. that unbelievable drop goal.


Got out of jail after a poor performance but hopefully that will give them a boost mentally and we will see better performances in the competition.

France were awful as expected so it’s no great shakes beating them but the manner at the end was fantastic.

LuckyLloyd

Unreal effort at the end. What came before doesn’t matter now

kerplun k

That was ruddy amazing. 40 phases. Epic drop goal. Some nerve to take that on, especially after missing the last kick. Great stuff.

irishbucsfan

Amazing effort to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Absolutely everyone, not just Sexton. Henderson, Stander, Ryan all had unbelievable carries.

Sexton first crossfield kick and then 40 meter drop goal. Balls of steel.

OldRio

Trying to get heart rate down.

chupacabra

HEEEEE'S DONE ITTT YEEEEEESSSS WOOOHHOOOOO..... aaahhh... could you believe that?