key events
14 minutes France won the game’s first penalty, with Berne ignoring the referee’s pleas to stop messing with his hands. Ireland won the lineout cleanly on the 10-metre line but the attack failed as Jalibert’s kick was easily marked by Lowe.
10 minutes. Apart from an earlier small break down the right, this start was entirely Ireland’s, the latest example being Ruku’s left-footed clearance that nearly turned the ball into his own 22.
Yellow card! Paul Williams (France)
8 minutes. Ben Whitehouse in the TMO shed asked referee Dickson to look at Willemse’s shoulder to the head of Andrew Porter during the tackle. It was obvious and the referee sent him off; France were down to 14 points and the bunker was considering whether a red ball should have been given.
punish! France 0 – 3 Ireland (Jack Crowley)
7 minutes. It was an easy opportunity and Crowley made it happen from the tee.
6 minutes. Movaca was ruled offside in a ruck ten meters to the left of the French half. When O’Mahony showed some early ambition in his captaincy, Crawley put him in a corner.
The ball was pulled into goal from the lineout, but the roll couldn’t be, er, rolled, so Crawley asked the defender to give it a try. A few phases later, France had at least two players offside.
3 minutes. The French team quickly calmed down after receiving the ball, and Ruku soothed the substitutes’ nerves with a beautiful clearance near midfield. Ireland then had a good lineout but it came to nothing and the Blue Jackets stormed forward and passed the ball to Penaud, Lowe forcing Penaud to take a touch.
kick off!
Jack Crowley kicks long in matches and championships
Saint Singer List
The Bontempi organ backing track almost holds Ireland’s Call together, and then A cappella Marseille blew the mud roof off.
The team was exiting the tunnel into a cacophony of flashing fireworks. The Marseille boys and girls in the crowd were excited for the game.
“You really can’t expect to insert a Billy Joel reference without risking this kind of backlash,” Scott Blair said. “Ahem: Tadever for the longest time.”
outstanding. Let them keep coming.
ITV have just done some pre-match interviews with Andy Farrell and Sean Edwards talking about the game ahead, which is a one-two punch for Wigan. As people from the same area, it still feels strange that they are leaders in rugby league.
Definitely worth it, mind you.
officials tonight For those wondering exactly which offenses will be ignored in this particular game
referee: Carl Dixon (English)
assistant referee: Matthew Carley (England) and Jordan Way (Australia)
TV Match Officials: Ben Whitehouse (Wall)
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team
Fabien Galthie replaced Toulouse’s entire Bordeaux centre-backs with Maxim Lucu and Mathieu Jalibert, while Yoram Moefana was given the wing position. Forward, Paul Williams returns after missing the World Cup, Uni Attonio has not yet retired, and Francois Kroos joins Charles Olivan and new captain Gregory Aldritt at the back Row.
Andy Farrell finally gave Jack Crawley a non-placeholder role, with Jack Crawley being first choice in the stand-offs now freed up by Sexton. In terms of defenders, Robbie Henshaw also returned, replacing the injured Ringrose as outside center, and Calvin Nash made his debut on the wing. Peter O’Mahoney captains the wings, with James Ryan making way for promising Joe McCarthy Richard Nickerson, Studebaker, television In the second row.
France Tomas Ramos; Damien Penault, Gael Ficu, Jonathan Dante, Yoram Mofana; Mathieu Jalibert, Maxime Lucou; Cyril ·Baye, Pito Movaca, Uni Attonio, Paul Gabriaguez, Paul Williams, Francois Cross, Charles Olivan, Gregory Orr Derit (captain).
alternatives: 16 Julien Marchand, 17 Reda Wardi, 18 Dorian Aldegheri, 19 Posolo Tuilagi, 20 Cameron Woki, 21 Paul Boudehent, 22 Nolann le Garrec, 23 Louis Bielle-Biarrey.
Ireland Hugo Keenan; Calvin Nash, Robbie Henshaw, Bundy Ackie, James Lowe; Jack Crowley, Jamison Gibson-Parker; Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Tadge Furlong, Joe McCarthy, Tadhg Beirne, Peter O’Mahony (captain), Josh van der Flier, Keiran Doris.
replacement 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Finlay Billam, 19 James Ryan, 20 Ryan Baird, 21 Jack Conan, 22 Conor Murray, 23 Ciaran· Frawley.
Preface
Welcome to Paris Marseille, the 2024 Six Nations Championship will kick off with much fanfare on Friday night.
Loss is a difficult thing, but some say it’s not the scariest thing you can go through because it means you had something truly special to begin with. In fact, some believe that it is the knowledge that this situation cannot last forever that forces people to put such intense emotion and effort into a relationship.
Regardless of the truth, both teams have suffered some losses recently.
Ireland said farewell for the last time to their captain and fulcrum of the past decade, Johnny Sexton, who is retiring to join his boys in crafting well-choreographed, beautifully timed runs and playing in extraordinary Angry at everyone around you on a rugby background. France, for their part, have lost cube wonder Antoine Dupont as he attempts to wash away his World Cup defeat by hoping to dive headfirst into the sweet waters of Olympic Sevens victory. On my floor. Roman Ntamack isn’t here either, for the more mundane reason of injury.
So, with both teams getting a percentage of new hub partnerships as well as new captains, what can we expect? Last year’s game was an early certainty that Ireland would be heading towards the Grand Slam in March, but any such result here is unlikely to be such a clear portent.
Both teams will benefit from being forced to leave the Stade de France, meaning they can fight in a different arena today than the one where their souls were split into a thousand pieces just a few months ago.
Neither coach wanted to relive something traumatic like that in just a few hours. Everyone will feel that they have lost enough.
