General Chat

Now FRANCE

La MARSEILLES

AS WALES IS NOT IN THE RUNNING FOR THIS CHAMPIONSHIP NOW, MY SUPPORT GOES TO IRELAND as I have an Irish OH :-) :-)

FRANCE ON THE ATTACK

3 Green shirts needed to bring down Bastareaud

PEN FRANCE..Ireland not releasing

AND FRANCE TAKE THE LEAD AS MACHENAUD SCORES THE 3 POINT GOAL

FRANCE 3 -- IRELAND 0

Line out FRANCE

Bastareaud running..passed forward

DANGEROUS 1ST SCRUM FOR IRELAND ON THE 22 LINE

Rory Best hooks ball and out

stolen lineout by Ireland

Line out France and secure.

Brian's had a whack to the left side of his forehead.

SCRUM COLLAPSED

RESET. Put in FRANCE

Ball out in French hands. Dropped ball. Put in Ireland. Irishman injured- being treated.

REF STEVE WALSH (NZ) HAVING CHAT WITH FRONT ROWS OF BOTH TEAMS

Scrum coming up. Steve Walsh being patient and advising players.

PEN IRELAND. FRANCE COLLAPSED SCRUM

Kicking for position. Lineout - Ireland.

Here come Ireland... Cian Healy dropped it. FRANCE WITH BALL. Back in Irish hands now. Andrew Trimble pushing forward. Back to France Again. Missed knock on.

PEN FRANCE. Irishman down and carried on without releasing ball.

GOING FOR THE POSTS

FRANCE 6 -- IRELAND 0

Rob Kearney takes the play on....Irish kick ball into French hands

ohh France looking dangerous now!

FRANCE FORWARD PASS..SCRUM IRELAND

Who's injured? ooooooh noooo IT'S BRIAN O'DRISCOLL :-( :-( :-( He had a foot in the face! Don't know who's, could be a team mate even
He's ok

SCRUM IRELAND..Collapsed
Resumed

PEN IRELAND

Sexton kicks for position. Lineout. Well taken...Murray, O'Connell, O'Driscoll, Healy, Henry, nearly there..Heaslip, Best, O'Driscoll, Henry, Healy, come on.....SEXTON TRY!

Will he convert his own Try? oooh he missed a seemingly easy one :-S :-S :-S

SCORE: FRANCE 6 -- IRELAND 5

HANDBAGS :-D :-D

Rory Best throws at lineout for Italy

Driving Maul. Murray kicks but caught by France.

Connor Murray kicks down field. Picamole drops the ball. SCRUM IRELAND

Murray gets the ball away...and to Trimble and...yes TRY ANDREW TRIMBLE FOR IRELAND-

Converted by Sexton

FRANCE 6 -- IRELAND 12

COME ON LADS!!! and HANDS OFF THE LOVELY BRIAN!! :-D :-D :-D

Throw in Ireland

Up down driving maul, France brings it down. Ireland in possession now. back to France. Ball loose...Ireland ball

PEN FRANCE..kicked for corner 5 metres out. VERY DANGEROUS FOR IRELAND...Driving maul nearly there.... right on the line now. OFFSIDE ADVANTAGE TO FRANCE.... TRY FOR FRANCE going to tv. If not going back to Penalty.

TRY AWARDED
CONVERTED by MACHENAUD

FRANCE 13 -- IRELAND 12

HI BC :-) :-) <3

EXCITING :-) :-) :-)

France is looking dangerous again....

oooooh ever closer :-| :-| France attempts drop goal and misses.

NICOLAS MAS OFF BADLY INJURED. RIGHT ELBOW I THINK

SCRUM PUT IN IRELAND.

Advantage being played.

Forward passes one each way. So what now???

TACKLES MADE: FRANCE 51 -- IRELAND 50

Scrum FRANCE, but keeps collapsing. DOWN AGAIN- IRELAND PEN.

3 times number 1 France gone down. Ref warns next time he will go off.

Clock's gone red for half time

PEN IRELAND.. Going for the three points

SEXTON MISSED AGAIN :-0 :-0 :-0

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO SEXTON'S KICKING? :-S :-S :-S

HALF TIME SCORE:
FRANCE 13 -- IRELAND 12

OH SAYS THAT I COULD HAVE KICKED THOSE MISSED GOALS BY SEXTON :-D :-D :-D

Jem, could you keep on shouting for the lads please as I have to go out! Thanks! <3

ps...this is the best and most enthuastic thread I have seen on GR for ages even though I haven't a clue about rugby except I know what a Garryown is and the offside rule and all that! :-D :-D :-D :-D

OH THANKYOU BC :-) :-) :-)

I'm not an expert- I'm learning as I go on, but I just love the game!

Yes I'll shout for the two of us :-D :-D :-D

AND WE ARE OF AGAIN FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE FRANCE V IRELAND GAME....

..AND INDEED THE FINAL PART OF THE RBS SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014.

AND IT'S ENGLAND THAT ARE ON TOP OF THE LEADER BOARD AT PRESENT!

Come on Ireland

France gains ball, and kicks downfield.

France in possession now.

Looking dangerous

PEN IRELAND

But Rob Kearney is down and it's looking bad :-0 :-0 He's up but limping

throw in Ireland and win it

Advantage France--Ireland's Tighthead prop knocks on

France pushing and nearly there.. but Kearney saved them with a great kick right to the French Half from his own try line!

France back in possession-knocked on and It's Ireland's turn.

OOOOOOH HERE IRELAND COME>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>TRIMBLE>>>>>>>>>>>BRIAN'S ON THE LINE...SEXTON ..TRY

CONVERTED BUT NOT WELL :-S :-S

FRANCE 13 -- IRELAND 19