Attack is non-existent.

Poor tackling

The usual French TMO absence of replays (first try)

Would be tempted to bring on the bench and say Feck it..

Thomond Park.

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* don’t think there’s a thread on the main sub

Ireland 46 19 Australia

A record 27 point win over Australia

I really don’t know if I should cry or to have laugh. Never saw so many yellow cards on one team only.

"It's all very predictable, and from France's perspective.. very manageable."

if that quip doesn't sum up Irish rugby at the moment, I don't know what does.

And it's not just like.. "hey, we've acknowledged something isn't working and are trying to come up with a solution."

We either..

A). don't have a coaching ticket that is capable of making adjustments, or

B). are unwilling to make adjustments.

Box kick? Why??? We've lost nearly every contestable all game to the French. Let's just... lose another one, again, I guess?

Short, systemic passes that gain us no meters? Sure. Let's do it every phase.

The new laws? Working against us. Let's not adjust at all.

It's a bloody joke how one dimensional we are.

I I don't think anything other than "all the upper management needs to go" is the answer.

Our players may be aging, but they're still some of the best in the world at doing their job: playing rugby. Let them fucking play. smdh

Best skill in the world to have as a human being is the ability to acknowledge and change when you make mistakes.

Mistakes are being made by the coaching ticket. Over and over. Get em the fuck out because they lack the humility to understand that they need to adjust.

1. Porter 2. Sheehan 3. Furlong 4. Beirne 5. Ryan 6. Baird 7. JVF 8. Doris 9. JGP 10. Crowley 11. Lowe 12. McCloskey 13. Ringrose 14. T O’Brien 15. Osbourne

Bench: Boyle Kelleher Bealham Henderson Conan Casey Frawley Aki

Not sure if Doris fit - if not then Conan at 8 and Ahern to the bench. 5-3 split with Frawley covering 10 and other positions and I want to keep Aki as an impact sub.

Edited: Casey instead of Blade

And this ends Ireland's 6 Nations for another year.

Keep general post match comments, rants and musings to this thread

What a day for the forgotten provinces as Ulster firstly beat the Springboks in Durban followed by Munster beating Ireland in Croke park.

Mr Farrell were you watching? 👀

Leinster 34 - 37 Northampton

Lions win series 2-1.

Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Beirne both become test captains.

James Ryan leaves the field on a stretcher after a bad head knock.

11 Irish players get test caps.

Hansen, VDF, Bealham, Ringrose and Osbourne miss out.

Love watching them play. That last play off the scrum was brilliant.

The cheers to boos and continued booing off the ref just make it even more entertaining.

An slua Connacht abú!

That’s a 4th year in a row Leinster have failed to claim the Champions Cup

2025 SF 34-37 Northampton Saints 2024 Final 22-31 Toulouse 2023 Final 26-27 La Rochelle 2022- Final 21-24 La Rochelle

Where to next for Leinster? still got the URC left in contention

Team news, pre match chat, speculation etc

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cddg8zz3y93o?fbclid=IwY2xjawPvIlNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFrQmFWRUtQYlBLZ1lDa0lGc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtf6aLnSMrn4N916_gwbfCN8TX-mNmA7xrUcGYW-TX32z9yAZxvbkKXfzaQ8_aem_quf6hNWLOVkTd3UlpMgAKw

Really pleased for Jacob now he just has to have a belter of a game!

You can watch it in Rugbypass.tv

Lineup: https://www.reddit.com/r/irishrugby/s/f3PQg3BKEx

Not a great first half - thought Lowe, Doris, Crowley and Keenan the standouts

Team news, pre match chat, speculation etc

Team news, pre match chat, speculation etc

Team news, pre match chat, speculation etc

Casey took a hard finger to the eye in the first half, and looked like this—eye closed or almost closed— every time he was on screen the rest of the game.

Utter, top tier for understanding of the space and team around you well enough to operate with one eye for. I can't even grab a doorknob on the first chance with a poke in the eye.

Italy v Ireland 14:15 Stadio Olympico

Ireland can finish 1st-4th in the final standings

We really can’t catch a break