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2 coaches taking a couple of chances/enforced absences

Should be more open than normal

Ireland scrum is disastrous and Should cost the game though I'm a galthie non believer and I wonder does he have the dressing room still?

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 1:25 pm 2 coaches taking a couple of chances/enforced absences

Should be more open than normal

Ireland scrum is disastrous and Should cost the game though I'm a galthie non believer and I wonder does he have the dressing room still?

Yes, questions have been asked and we'll know late tomorrow evening if these doubts have any foundation. I'm not so condident about the French front row, in particular with Aldeghiri. We'll see.

francoisfou wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 8:26 pm

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 1:25 pm 2 coaches taking a couple of chances/enforced absences

Should be more open than normal

Ireland scrum is disastrous and Should cost the game though I'm a galthie non believer and I wonder does he have the dressing room still?

Yes, questions have been asked and we'll know late tomorrow evening if these doubts have any foundation. I'm not so condident about the French front row, in particular with Aldeghiri. We'll see.

They are very experienced but not the future

Neither jelonch or dupont are the same player since injury if Ireland survive the first 25 minutes they could win

Expect Jalibert to run past prendergast a lot

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 8:36 pm Expect Jalibert to run past prendergast a lot

….. and the whole of the Irish team too

Ireland being soundly beaten so far

Nothing going Irelands way so far. Although, also, lots of drops, knock ons and genuinely pathetic attempts at tackling for France's 2nd try. So.

Almost feel for Ireland there, they were undone by some bad luck but also by their own limitations and moments of real genius from France. Jalibert would've been my motm.

2nd row Guillard, in my opinion, was deserving of his man if the match award with an amazing first half performance of boundless energy that the Irish just couldn’t match.
However, I question Galthié’s judgement of changing players when a team had been so dominant, that all intensity just disappeared and nearly let Ireland back into the game.

Guillard was brilliant and lucky boy was selected in my fantasy team

Also how many times does james ryan need to prove he's a complete knobhead, he'll pass the great Courtney lawes in asshole territory soon