#FRAvIRE is proving more divisive than 1922-3. If you’re hoping for a French win that makes you a Blueshirt…
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I was joined by @jackorugby.bsky.social looking back over France v Ireland with topics including…
🏉 Rucks & collisions
🏉 The three P’s
🏉 Après set pieces
🏉 Selections
🏉 Calls & non-calls
Check it out here > harpinonrugby.blog/2026/02/09/4...
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France 31-14 up at half time. Thing is Ireland have actually been pretty good, though some offside penalties and a costly sin-binning have been killing us. French team full of players with Top14/ProD2 experience though and it's showing.
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All going wrong. Power of the French pack starting to tell. Big French 7 powers through several tackles for the try and to make things worse O'Connell yellow carded for infringement in the build-up. France then cut us open to score from a scrum on half way. Probably game over.
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After all that, a couple of offside penalties in a row give France a 5m lineout and they maul it over for the score. French maul has looked a weapon. Ireland charge down the conversion though so still only 3 points in it.
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A really good spell from Ireland over the last few minutes, albeit not the points yet to show for it. Irish scrum on top. Diarmaid O'Connell, Tom Wood and Derry Moloney among those looking effective.
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Father Ted is angrily talking towards Mrs Doyle. The caption reads, "You let Neil Doak Coach a U20 side?!"
Based on the first 20 minutes, the Ireland U20s haver utterly blown out all the dust and debris from Neil Doak's disastrous tenure, at least! #FRAvIRE
How did anyone ever let Neil Doak near the U20s coaching gig #FRAvIre
Our defence had been doing pretty well to keep the French at bay but they score off a lovely crossfield kick. But Josh Neill charges down the French restart and sends Barrett over for an immediate response! Wood nails a tricky conversion and we're in front!
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We've snaffled two of their first three lineouts. Struggling to get much going ourselves though. Dylan McNeice looking lively.
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Right, one last bit of rugby for the weekend: Ireland U20s up against France in Perpignan.
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An hour till purists time and the u20 game #FRAvIRE
It has been that long since I’ve written something I forgot what words mean.
Here’s my round up of yesterday evening’s match between France and Ireland.
harpinonrugby.blog/2026/02/06/s...
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Ah I see the crocodile tears are out for the human at the centre of the online abuse.
Some neck #FRAvIRE
Plenty of positives for Les Bleus but the half-backs balance was a highlight
Jalibert relaxed as the game went on
Dupont was a bit quiet, but didn’t need to do much
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It's hard to be too upset at an Ireland loss to a team who played such beautiful rugby all game. And a lot of positives to take from it for a relatively new Ireland squad ☘️ #FRAvIRE
Thomas Ramos on his left footed assist for Louis Bielle-Biarrey
“Because of the bounce it was the only ting I could do. There was a bit of luck”
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btw. i know i come across as joyless and moan a LOT about #NUFC.
but there were passages of play during that #FraVIre game that made me grin like a cat.
Skill, Hands, Pace, Power, Trickery.
excellent rugby.
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Leftfield start to the Six Nations with a match on a Thursday and in-game ads debuting on ITV (not well received). More conventionally France showing they will again be hard to beat. #6nations #fravire
As an antidote to all the ITV chat, watched #FRAvIRE on Germany’s ProSieben. The guys on comms were actually excited about the game with a good balance in catering for fans & newbies alike. No constant ref chat and pronunciations were spot on, which again, English comms could never
#FravIre if you put on ITV+1 Iteland still have a chance
Of a comeback.
What a pretty try for France today!! A 36-14 #6Nations win over Ireland for Les Bleus! #FRAvIRE #rugby
Dear Ireland:
Welcome to shit creek.
You still have a paddle though. We lost ours a while back.
Love Wales x
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The adverts DURING THE GAME is an Americanism I can well do without @itvx.com
Absolutely atrocious, don't do that ever again
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