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Marvellous game. Probably lots of moaning about the ref (though he was left with little choice) but that first 40 was brutal up front.
Credit to Ireland for staying in the fight.

France may have beaten a disappointing Aussie side last night 48-33 at the Stade de France (where there were quite a few empty seats) but their defence has become as porous as a rusty old sieve during the November Tests and it leaked five tries last night.
Shaun Edwards may be feeling a bit nervous ahead of the forthcoming 6N

p/d wrote: ↑Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:18 pm Marvellous game. Probably lots of moaning about the ref (though he was left with little choice) but that first 40 was brutal up front.
Credit to Ireland for staying in the fight.

I thought Carley and his team did really well considering the game they were trying to officiate. Insane physicality and both teams cheating like bastards.

FKAS wrote: ↑Sun Nov 23, 2025 6:18 pm

p/d wrote: ↑Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:18 pm Marvellous game. Probably lots of moaning about the ref (though he was left with little choice) but that first 40 was brutal up front.
Credit to Ireland for staying in the fight.

I thought Carley and his team did really well considering the game they were trying to officiate. Insane physicality and both teams cheating like bastards.

Agreed, some very dull play from Ireland the cause of the cards. Really intense and difficult to ref.

Carley's a damn good ref. That was an immensely challenging game to ref and he came through very well. Contrast with the mediocre Brusset today at Twickenham.

FKAS wrote: ↑Sun Nov 23, 2025 6:18 pm

p/d wrote: ↑Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:18 pm Marvellous game. Probably lots of moaning about the ref (though he was left with little choice) but that first 40 was brutal up front.
Credit to Ireland for staying in the fight.

I thought Carley and his team did really well considering the game they were trying to officiate. Insane physicality and both teams cheating like bastards.

Agree. I wasn’t knocking Carley, far from it. I loved the game.

Captainhaircut wrote: ↑Mon Nov 17, 2025 9:51 pm Am I the only one really annoyed that Ford missed that final conversion? By my count if he’d kicked it, we’d go second with a win against NZ.

I know the rankings are pretty irrelevant (France and New Zealand impacted by France taking a second team there this summer for instance) but feels like it would be good to see us in second and chasing the Boks down.

They are used for the World Cup draw though.