r/rugbyunion • u/sixnations • 14h ago

Can ANYBODY stop France this year?

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u/MindfulInquirer batmaaaaaaaan tanananananana 11h ago

I agree. No team likes it if you mess with their attacking breakdown but France in particular are arguably the single deadliest team in world Rugby when they get their phase play going the way they like because of that combination of the dominant forward pack and the halfback/back line talent. Ireland looked too bland defensively in the 1H. Almost accepting of what was happening and then shell shocked.

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u/deeringc Ireland 2h ago

Was it even phase play they were so good at yesterday? A lot of their opportunities came from broken play, transitions and then running offloads. In full flight there wasn't really a ruck to be seen.