[2022 Six Nations] France vs Ireland (12/02/22)

[corny]

Gutted. Ireland lost their heads in the last 10 minutes. Carty and Keenan making absolutely brainless choices.

Didn't get the rub with the ref but you take that. Home advantage is huge in the 6 Nations.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Listening on the radio to this. Just how contentious was the held-up decision?

Not very,
Gardner bottled making the call himself, but there were no angles that showed the ball on the floor

 

[Tooting Carmen]

So the French held on. Tres bien.

 

[UlsterRugby2012]

It's Lowry time. (Although not today because he would have been pummelled into a wafer thin crepe)

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Listening on the radio to this. Just how contentious was the held-up decision?

The French non-try? Textbook refereeing and TMO I'd say. Reasonable on field decision.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

We just put it right up to France in Paris, scored more tried, and were just popped by an excellent, fired up and deserving team. Without Johnny.

Neither side perfect but progress for both teams.

I'm not too disappointed.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Who was the Irish player that kicked it away at the end? Shocking decision.

 

[Eleutherarch]

Not very,
Gardner bottled making the call himself, but there were no angles that showed the ball on the floor

Thanks man. It sounded like a real clusterfuck - I'll put it down to hyperbolic commentating.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Listening on the radio to this. Just how contentious was the held-up decision?

The type of play that gets called a try without TMO but with TMO it looked held up

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

It's Lowry time. (Although not today because he would have been pummelled into a wafer thin crepe)

Would genuinely have him on the bench over Carty.

Just not at this level.

 

[corny]

Listening on the radio to this. Just how contentious was the held-up decision?

What was more contentious was Whitehouse missing the obvious knock on at the ruck previous.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

What was more contentious was Whitehouse missing the obvious knock on at the ruck previous.

Ball was knocked out of his hands by Irish off his feet, no?

 

[Bada-Bing!]

With England to play at home still, can't see past France as 6N champs.

 

[UlsterRugby2012]

Even with all the poor referring and France deciding to have a wee lie down on our ball in the ruck for 80 minutes I don't feel so bad knowing we deserved the loss.

Even skill aside, it's Jonny's direct nature, him barking at the forwards, getting people in line that's one of the biggest differences for me. Carbury doesn't look like he has enough confidence, he's far too quiet.

 

[corny]

Ball was knocked out of his hands by Irish off his feet, no?

And then he knocked it on. No doubt a penalty against Ireland but that doesn't give the French player licence to get away with an infringement of his own.

 

[Eleutherarch]

Even with all the poor referring and France deciding to have a wee lie down on our ball in the ruck for 80 minutes I don't feel so bad knowing we deserved the loss.

See, there shouldn't be this amount of variance in tolerance by officials working for a centralised body. I hope the leeway went both ways though.

 

[corny]

The French director was very selective with the replays he showend us for the French try. Did anyone get a good look at it? Did the French player kick it?

 

[Groundhog]

First time I've seen Keenan play for Ireland and thought he was poor

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Starting to smell like Wales lost in here

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Very poor from Ireland in the last 10 minutes or so. Nearly made all the wrong decisions.