Ireland Under 20 2019 6 Nations and World Championships

Heymans

All this complaining about refs and commentators. Can people not get a grip and stop whining

razorblunt

Joseph has the size but Hodnett has far more nuances to his game.

Buer

French has been very good but reminds me of Brendan Macken. He's very threatening with ball in hand, big guy, good pace in open field but does not see people around him in attack. More than once he should have used men outside him.

Going to the wire now.

A-Train

Very unlucky there, game back on.

troyzer

Doesn't look like he grounded that

baas baa

Compounding errors has been a feature of this championship.

A-Train

Great response from Ireland, great try, some great breaks

The Lost Sheep

Excellent score
31-22 conversion to come

Buer

Good work from Healy to identify the prop in front of him and take advantage. Hopefully close this out now.

Looks like Casey could be done for tonight and next week.

Clegg

That's Casey fecked. Looked hurt the moment he was brought to ground.

razorblunt

Nice touch by the French lad pulling the injured player out of harms way.
Though the medical stuff might not think so!

thomond2006

Casey has been on and off injured a lot. Hopefully it's not serious.

Eod100

9 in it. Wouldn't say no to another try for Ireland to seal it

Buer

For a huge fella, Joseph has no bite at all carrying into traffic. Slows down and has allowed way smaller men put him down easily.

Strumms

3rd forward pass in 10 mins not picked up

Being a Leinster supporter I am going to ****ing hate Casey in the years to come. And I mean that as a compliment.

Eoinbmw

Great game of rugby this!

This is the best game of Rugby I've seen in 18 months or more.

Sensationally positive from both sides.

Heymans

Buer wrote: »

French has been very good but reminds me of Brendan Macken. He's very threatening with ball in hand, big guy, good pace in open field but does not see people around him in attack. More than once he should have used men outside him.

Going to the wire now.

It’s not that he doesn’t see the supporting players I think he backs himself and very often it comes off for him. Macken was a bird brain French looks to have to some rugby IQ.

razorblunt

Forward pass again before the kick ahead, no?

Clegg

Buer wrote: »

For a huge fella, Joseph has no bite at all carrying into traffic. Slows down and has allowed way smaller men put him down easily.

Current U20 world player of the year. Playing nothing like it at the minute.

troyzer

Amazing game. It's very similar to old school amateur test rugby.

Take your time with the scrum lads.

Lucas44

Heymans wrote: »

It’s not that he doesn’t see the supporting players I think he backs himself and very often it comes off for him. Macken was a bird brain French looks to have to some rugby IQ.

Bird brain is a bit much he was a lot better than French at this age will be interesting to see how he develops could be pushed into the wing in the future

kingofthekong

How has Baird been since coming on?

Clegg

kingofthekong wrote: »

How has Baird been since coming on?

Very physical. Also showed good footwork to evade a tackle and make an extra metre or two. Made a mistake at a ruck that directly led to a French try. But that was just bad luck. Overall he's had a positive impact.

troyzer

kingofthekong wrote: »

How has Baird been since coming on?

He's a bit baird brained.

Amiyah Low Slipknot

Amiyah Low Slipknot wrote: »

Being a Leinster supporter I am going to ****ing hate Casey in the years to come. And I mean that as a compliment.

absolutely. What a performance.

Buer

Came off their legs, wasn't a knock on. Deserve to lose possession for how bad it was though.

razorblunt

2 lads running into each other under a high ball.

BINGO. On my "brilliant game of rugby" card.

That was an incredible turnover. But trying to quick tap it there? Referee saved him!

thomond2006

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That was an incredible turnover. But trying to quick tap it there? Referee saved him!

And then look what happened!

Clegg

Ah Jaysus.

We're not doing this now are we?

Jaysis. What a game

Buer

Bad missed tackle in midfield leading to that one. Should never be in this position.

try all day.

baas baa

kingofthekong wrote: »

How has Baird been since coming on?

Very physical, some good carries and one hit in defence which showed cartoonish power. Looked a bit cumbersome at times to me as well though.

Eod100

Nervy finish.

The Lost Sheep

Great win!!
And 6 nations champs!!

That was such a good game.

Both Ireland and France were fantastic.

Eod100

Brilliant, 6N champs!

GS still to play for.

Clegg

Buer wrote: »

Bad missed tackle in midfield leading to that one. Should never be in this position.

It was French again. Missed a few tackles today and some of them were at crucial moments. Needs a lot of work on the defensive aspect.

Clegg

Clegg wrote: »

It was French again. Missed a few tackles today and some of them were at crucial moments. Needs a lot of work on the defensive aspect.

Surely he can't start there again.

Buer

Heymans wrote: »

It’s not that he doesn’t see the supporting players I think he backs himself and very often it comes off for him. Macken was a bird brain French looks to have to some rugby IQ.

Wouldn't be so sure. Defensively he has a lot to go too. He was the one who shot up in the first half leading to a huge break when France knocked on the grubber and he was the one who missed the tackle that led to the final try.

He backed himself ahead of the second last French try rather than pass outside him but that was a poor call. He had three men outside and nothing but defenders in front.

He's a great carrier and has pace but has a long way to go yet. Has the raw physical talents. If he can develop more awareness, he'll be excellent but it's easy to see why he wasn't starting before now.

Heymans

Amiyah Low Slipknot wrote: »

Surely he can't start there again.

Maybe put him at outside center. He offered more than Turner did in attack although Turner was awesome in defense. He’s putting his case forward for selection purely on his attacking threat.

Clegg

Heymans wrote: »

Amiyah Low Slipknot wrote: »

Surely he can't start there again.

Maybe put him at outside center. He offered more than Turner did in attack although Turner was awesome in defense. He’s putting his case forward for selection purely on his attacking threat.

Not if he can't defend. For as good as he was in attack he was just as bad in defence. It wasn't like he made bad reads either. He simply fell off tackles. That's a big problem.

It's unfortunate that Hawkshaw picked up a bad injury. He'd be right back in the side if fit.

Clegg

Very impressed by our pack. Penney and Hodnett are workhorses and abrasive carriers. Ryan got through a mountain of work. Wycherley took his trys well.

Subs made a great impact as well. Baird especially looks like one for the future. Very physical.

vienne86

That was a brilliant game. Couldn't take my eyes off it. Great result.

baas baa

Heymans wrote: »

Maybe put him at outside center. He offered more than Turner did in attack although Turner was awesome in defense. He’s putting his case forward for selection purely on his attacking threat.

Turner has been consistently excellent throughout the championship. Was quieter in attack tonight but missed Hawkshaw at 12.

Quintis

Baird made a massive impact when he came on

wicklowdub

Bit insensitive to use the prodigy for the end credits no?