So how did Ireland defeat the French? | Six Nations 2023 Analysis
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Featuring guest analysis from @WibbleRugby!
One of the greats. Saturday's Six Nations match for the ages saw Andy Farrell's Ireland cement themselves as the top team in the world right now as they defeated defending champions France. So how did they do it, and just how good are either side?
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Duponts tackle had to be one of the best try saving tackles I’ve seen, just sheer determination to not let him get over
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Reminds me of Kaino's on Digby Ioane during the 2011 WC.
Yea, it was unreal. I'm glad squidge's video is here so I can express my amazement at the tackle
As a Frenchman I still can't understand how he achieved that,un vrai monstre!!!
Clever use of his weight, not strength, was the key to this tackle.
The bit where you spot Casey checking the number of the player in the ruck, and then kick it to the corner without even looking, is one of the most impressive bits of video analysis, and play, I've seen. Brilliant.
Agreed, I had no idea where he was going with that.
Hit the notification harder than Uini Antonio hit Herring
Red Card every day of the week
Ireland crying so much about the ref you would think they lost
@@quentinb8011 yeah because one (correct) response represents a cry or even a country. No one in Ireland is crying about that result.
@quentinb8011 We're not crying, you clown. We won, and won easily - you're the ones doing the crying!
But the best time to complain about a crap referee utterly failing to do his job is ALWAYS when you win - so that people, including the losing team's salty fans, can't accuse you of just being a sore loser.
But then again, there's always one petty child insisting on being the exception! 🤡
@@quentinb8011 Actually it’s you crying because you can’t beat the Irish.
As an Irishman, I too think the real winner from this test was rugby 100%
Same
Not for the refs, it wasn't.
@@cliveuuking4602 😂
@random viewer I have no idea what point you are trying to make. You need to explain
@Réa de Siún Don't encourage him, he's drunk
Hello the Goat !
You couldn't have made me happier with this ! It was tough to watch our team being neutralized by the Irishmen (and besides our winning streak being stopped), but they were unstoppable. That kicking game was outrageously good..
Anyway, thanks a lot, you have a lot of fans here in France ! It's not always a piece of cake to understand every details of your analysis (dam you speak fast), but I've learnt a lot thanks to you!
See ya
Squidge packs his voiceover full of jokes and references but doesn't want to spend too long on the jokes that it gets hard to listen to. This results in speaking incredibly fast lol
Les abonnés payants reçoivent par email le texte d'accompagnement. ;)
Hahhaha j'aurais pas dit mieux, j'adore Squidge mais parfois il parle beauuuuucoup trop vite !!! Speak slower for french people!!! @squidge😅😂😂
Even as a native English speaker, if I'm really trying to absorb information from Squidge's videos I'll watch them at 75% speed. It does make it easier and he speaks so fast it doesnt impact his flow much if at all 😅
ha ha, yes he's one of the fastest speakers I've ever heard
"There's not a side that has ever won the world cup, without first going through a great deal of heartbreak" - *Wales fans begin to forge crazy dreams about a World cup*
No! Go Scotland!
"Wales fans begin to forge crazy dreams about World Cup 2031"
SA bro we did it literally first attempt 😮
The support runs for the Keenan try are a thing of beauty. Really well crafted move
Yea, watching it live it felt like half the Irish backs were running through
What's even more interesting about this match was that going in, Ireland were definitely not fielding their normal starting 15 (Furlong, Gibson-Park, Healy and Sheehan were all down with injuries), and still their second choice replacements all played blinders. They're certainly putting to bed any ideas as to this squad's potential fragility, I think.
Healy isn't first choice but they were missing Henshaw also though.
@@memyselfwhaa6341 Henshaw! I *knew* I was forgetting someone.
As well as France : Villière, Lucu, Danty, Mauvaka and Bourgarit were injured. Even if Dumortier had a good offensive game (it as is second cap !) Villière defensive ability and grit were sorely missed, and the same goes for Danty, a player France was fortunate to have after Wakatawa had to retire.
And ireland's replacements off the bench all played phenomonally, Casey and O'Toole stand out as being 3rd choice in their position yet they made massive impacts
Yeah well you have 14 teams so no one cares if you’re missing players
That Casey kick note is incredible
Im French and I cant be mad. This match was so intense, we were on the defensive (which was amazing) but we lacked consistency and your team played almost perfectly.
10/10, well played lads!
Thank you sir!
I grew up watching Xavier Garbajosa and Philippe Bernat-Salles, made me fall in love with rugby!! ☘️☘️☘️
Ireland missed 40 tackles and still won, it was quite a strange game. Not many times you see teams miss that many tackles and even be in the contest. It was all about the amount of pressure they were able to apply. The game plan was exceptional. Ireland have some top class opposition analysis going on.
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Home advantage, that's the key. Hopefully they both top their WC Pools and can meet again in the final.
@@JGrowl-er9md it's worth 5 points. Ireland just had a better opposition analysis and we're talented enough to follow the plan. Neutralizing Du pont is very effective and they did that really well. Removing him and ntamac is key.
Dupont is an outstanding player, what a tackle. The world cup is going to be something special.
To add to your conclusion about France : at the end of the match, Galthié smiled. He's not someone who smiles a lot, in fact he more or less never does, even after wins he doesn't, but after this loss, he did. We all thought he'll be pissed and scream at his players, but his post-match talk was the opposite : he told them he was proud of them. Nobody wants to loose, but in the grand scheme of things, France probably needed to loose once before the World Cup and it feels like he knew it. This was the best way to loose and the best opponent to loose against, now the pressure is off and it'll be a lot of good things for the world cup to come.
I think you are perfectly right.
Nice cope lol
@@mcgrudo I don't think you understand where the French are coming from. For over a decade we got used to losing. It became the norm. Now we have an amazing team but the fans haven't forgotten their past. Every single French fan I've talked to have said that they saw France losing (before the match) or weren't surprised they lost (after the match).
And every. single. one. was happy about that.
Everyone wants this team to win where it matters and there seemed to be a consensus that for that to happen, they had to comw down from their cloud and lose in order to get into the WC hungrier than ever.
We don't think we'll necessarily win the WC, but almost instinctively, every French supporter I know of felt in their bones we needed to lose, and we needed this match.
@@InnocentKhajiit I can't see how losing to Ireland benefits France. It's not a wake up call, it's a competitive loss, with Ireland taking the bonus point. I concede that teams are more inclined to do better after losing but no one can presume the morale of a team after a comprehensive defeat. If France had have won would the same be said of Ireland? That they needed to lose in order to improve?
@@mcgrudo I think it’s pretty clear that neither france or the fans are too fussed about the six nations. A reminder of mortality is good for them before they play a World Cup at home
That was some bloody game! The fitness app in watch alerted a couple of times while sitting down. A win for rugby, Ireland and even France with the learnings they’ll take to WRC.
This is absolutely masterful.. now to watch it another 3 times to catch all the phenomenal levels of detail that's simply impossible to absorb in one viewing..
That was not rugby. That was chess.
"provided O'Mahony flattens some prick!" 10/10
Great analysis as always squidge. I particularly like that you didn't harp on about the more obvious talking points such as Lowes try and the Antonio card. There were a lot of details you point out that I totally missed such as O' Mahonys bind to drive over the line. Great job, much appreciated 👏
I don't know why no one mentions it. It is a pretty big talking point, that kind of mistake shouldn't (and barely every do) happen. I cannot understand how that try could be given?
@@GreedIsGuud I'm in Ireland and that "try" has been talked about and analysed to death here. The general consensus is (in hindsight) that it wasn't a try and his foot was in touch but that the tackle on Herring was a red card so it's swings and roundabouts. They also say the tackle taking Lowe out had no wrapping attempted so a penalty try could have been awarded with conversion. I'm not saying I agree with all those points, I'm saying (over here anyway) I'm fed up hearing them disect them to pieces and appreciate Squidges detailed analysis of the other points in the match. It was a great match and ultimately I don't believe different decisions from the ref would have affected the outcome. I think the better team won on the day. That being said I wouldn't relish meeting the French in the WC. They're a fantastic team and would be very difficult to beat at home. For the 1st time in my life I'd prefer to meet the All Black's.
@@GreedIsGuud It was given because of extraordinary circumstances. Not only did Lowe's foot need to have not touched the ground but also the ball needed to have been grounded without touching the in-goal touchline. Both were ridiculously close calls. Unbelievably good fortune for Ireland that there was no "clear and obvious" reason not to award the try, although there was a reverse angle shown subsequently that gave more weight to the view that Lowe's foot did touch the ground.
@@gamingwithalex5292 "They also say the tackle taking Lowe out had no wrapping attempted so a penalty try could have been awarded with conversion" I believe this is a frivolous point by those that have made it. There was a clear attempt to make a tackle with his arms, although not in the conventional style. Perhaps a lame attempt to explain away the controversy surrounding the try itself.
I think this could be Ireland's time
Andy Farrell reminds me of Jack Charlton
Sure we didn't win a world cup under Jackie, that was never gonna happen, but he took that Ireland team to a place we'd never been before and haven't been since. I think Andy could do the same.
I don't expect it, but by god this is the best I've ever seen Ireland and I'm hopeful
Ireland lost a World Cup quarter final with Jack. It’s written in the stars.
You know, we got to the quarters in Italia 90 without winning a single match. We drew all of our group games and went to penalties against Romania.
I know what you mean. Soccer's a whole different story but the belief is there in the Irish team and Andy Farrell deserves all credit given, akin to the spirit of 90'. Hopefully we can use the momentum to win the WC. There'll be plenty of fair weather fans popping out of the woodwork if we get past the QF's :P
very dumb comparison before Jack Charlton took over Ireland Ireland had never made it to a Major Tournament before
vrs Ireland in Rugby who before Andy Farrell took over had in recent times won 2 grandSlams and 2 Six Nations Championships oh and we beat the All Blacks twice
@@kurtpunchesthings2411 The trouble is, any time people call us favourites or claim we're the best in the world we inevitably bottle it when it comes to the World Cup. I hope that's not the case this time. I do have confidence in Farrell though. He seems adept at not just figuring out the best way to play our game but also how to stop the opposition from playing theirs.
Worth the wait. Maybe the best video yet, including deep dives that aren't under the same immense time crunch.
Awesome review. The amount of time, effort and detail put in to it. Immense. Best finishing line to a review too. ‘This might have been a game where everybody won’ Take a bow, Sir!
Squidgy, may I call you squidgy? I've been jonesing for your analysis on this game, 6 long days! Finally! You beauty 😁💖🇮🇪🙌
Great video, France may have home advantage for the world cup but Ireland seem to be supremely confident in their skills and game plan.
Isn't the WC Ireland's Kryptonite?
@@rickzane6433 You're thinking of the All Blacks. They used to be. Ireland is every other teams Kryptonite now, coming up to the WC
@@mcgrudo ha ha! Good answer. This WC could be spectacular.
true, Ireland is good... but they also unveiled at least a few of their tactics to counter the French... and the French needed that BEFORE the WC, to prepare counters against the counters...
Ireland is probably the first team in 2 years to come with a comprehensive game plan to counter the new type of French plays... One need to know what the opponent may plot to get to work and plot himself... and his smile was probably because he already had a few ideas to counter the counters...
@@kolerick Reminds me of the Dr Who skit with Rowan Atkinson (Red Nose maybe?).
"I knew you knew, so I went back in time.
-I knew you would do that and went further back.
-I knew you would do that..."
Very funny skit.
I'm French and I tell you: Ireland is the best team in the world right now...congratulations on this great victory! See you soon, I hope
Yeah they are but France are the biggest threat for sure
Even at 75 mins your still nervous because you know France can hit you a 1, 2 punch and win
Your never comfortable against France
World Cup final between France and Ireland🤞🤞
@@davet6079thats not possible i beleive
@@mrhairyhobbit9999 Maybe. But it's my dream final. The two current best teams in the world.
@@davet6079 New Zealand and South Africa
That is the most impressive rugby analysis video I've ever seen. Info + entertainment = win. The amount of effort and love put into it is noticeable. 👏
What he said with bells on. Chapeau. Much as I love the ruby pod chat, this is what analysis should look and sound like
As someone who has played rugby for 15 or so years, i didn't realize how technical rugby can be, GREAT video!
Yeah, the rugby I played was a different sport. Like comparing tractor-pulling to chess.
what were you doing for 15 years to not notice, my god
@@dan5w Must've been held back in Year 5 for 10 years or so
I love your breakdown of the subtle blocks and other cheeky manoeuvres dreamt up as part these Machiavellian set piece plays like the little hug on Fickou to prevent him tracking down the line.
This is just beautiful analysis. It enhances my enjoyment of the game significantly. Thank you.
Great analysis. Players and coaches should be watching this. Enjoyed the way you avoided the controversial try and tackle and stuck to patterns and plays. It's a complex game.
I've watch a bunch of analsis on this match, you're the first to point out the way Ireland cut Dupont support on this match thank you and well done.
MERCI BEAUCOUP. Very good analysis and conclusion. Keep going!!!!!
Cherry good video thanks the way your patience was setting all the moves best yet thanks Tommy jnr
This is one of the most important games of the year. A lot of teams will be looking back to this game toward the World Cup! Interesting!
Not sure if anyone has pointed it out yet but "Wibble and Squidge" is a fantastic name for a podcast/musical duo/basically anything else
cant help feeling you missed a trick by not going with Squibble there...
The 'Wallace and Grommit' of rugby!
I've seen a lot of analysis on this match. This has to be the best by far and with a droll sense of humour. Brilliant.
Watching this makes me feel like a muppet. I've been watching our game for decades, and this has a level of detail for things that players do now, that I never realized, that if feels like I watched a completely different game. This was fantastic to watch.
Squidge, this is a masterpiece. Thanks so much!
Quiet exceptional analysis by both of you. It really was a superb game altogether. The pace of it was frightening. Really good work and really enjoyed this.
I have learned SO much in this one ! Thanks you sir indeed ! And thank you Conor Wilson, your videos are sorely.
Great analysis. That glance by Casey at the French 11 stuck in the ruck, and his subsequent kick to where he should have been. I hadn't seen that before.
I haven't enjoyed one of your videos so much for a while, thank you!!!
‘Sofa drive technique’ is a new rugby term for me. Love it.
This was so good I forgot I was cooking breakfast and burned everything
Everyone seems to be talking about France taking a drop goal as admitting defeat. As an Irishman who has spent almost half his life in France, that is absolutely NOT what I was thinking when they got the drop goal. I was thinking France wanted to keep within a converted try of winning, and trust themselves to get that try under the posts at the end to win. I have seen it happen from France and French clubs countless times.
I love the win, and performance in that game, it was a joy to watch, but lets not do France a disservice by suggesting they capitulated early. And also, lets not do a disservice to Irelands game in the last 20 or so minutes by suggesting France conceded defeat already.
You can get through a lot of great commentary by not wasting time on the refereeing decisions or even the personelle. I noticed Ireland kick to chase a lot more than usual. Very interesting to hear the reasons behind it.
Terrific work as always, Squidge.
Ireland very impressive. Always interesting to see the little bits of shithousery which are used by all teams to create space highlighted. Think Ireland do this best of all.
Yeah Ireland are book smart and street smart they know the laws and rules and good ways to bend them. The also play with such tempo that big forwards get run off their feet.
Damn Squidge you went hard for this one, can't wait to rewatch it another 3 times now
the fact that Ireland were held up over the try line 4 times meant we could have put 50 on France, you can guarantee they won't allow themselves to be held up like that again so often
Our boys will settle the score in the quarter
Not to mention the Wayne Barnes effect. A neutral referee and France play most of the game with 13 men
@@inBODwetrust13 outrageous comment.
29:39 "Bonjour je m'appelle Jonathan Danty et j'habite [with this spelling] a La Rochelle" - from a Frenchman who loves your video ;-)
Waiting so long for this video thank you Squidge 😊
Loves the dupont and omahony insights. Best and funniest pundit!
As an Irish person that Dupont tackle was one of the greatest tackles I have ever seen, what an absolute powerhouse
Thanks for such a great breakdown of the key moments. Very interesting to see the tactics and training behind what looks like pure inspiration. It gives a renewed appreciation of all the skills involved.
What’s not covered here is how impotent France’s attack was for this whole game, shut down completely by Irelands defence. Apart from Penaud’s brilliantly freak try, they never looked like threatening the Irish line from structured play. Some analysis of Ireland’s defence would have been good to add.
Been waiting for this all week since the match. :)
Damn, your pronunciation of Lannemezan is perfect !
- A French dude from around there...
So many choice lines in this video but "prison-worthy" really got me :)
Longest squidge video ever?
YES PLEASEEE
What a first half .
Work that goes into these videos are incredible
Oh you’ve made my night!!! Kids to bed soon and then the analysis over a glass of wine!
That's your best video I've seen. Brilliant and a brilliant match
I've been waiting for this one all week and it was definitely worth the wait. Such expert explanations in insights and I always love how optimistic you are for all teams you analyse. I really want France to win the WC, but Ireland did an amazing Job!
Am I the only one who wants the 6 hour version? Great work!!
Always keep in mind that either Ireland, Scotland or South Africa will only become third in the Group Stage of the upcoming World Cup. What a scary group!
Sexton playing on form for what could be his last competition playing in a Green Jersey & no more variant Sexton names in Squidge's analysis :(
Sexton is only halfway through his career
Two short points I noticed from Saturday.
1. The French were gassed at the end of the first half and they were out on their feet with 10 mins of the 2nd half left.
2. The French don't have an attacking system outside of their dependency on the boot and broken play.
The first 40 mins of that game was some of the greatest 6 Nations rugby I've ever seen played.
The French were gassed, due to the well recorded length of time the ball was in play ( > 46 minutes). What is surprising is that France kicked to keep the ball in play, all thru the match, even when they were gassed and despite their lineout taking Ireland to the cleaners twice. That suggests a lack of tactical flexibility?
@@kieranhanrahan2883 Couldn't agree more with what you've said. They looked really lost for ideas at times. Plus the drop goal for me was a raising of a white flag.
Great stuff. Really love your insight, and fun way of doing it.
Honestly, every time Tommy Bowes face pops up I hear him talking about siblings in my head and just lose it
I think one of my favourite little moments is Ringrose fending Jalibert into Taofifenua and Fickou like a pinball. He just took out three Frenchmen with a single arm
A well deserved victory for Ireland. As a frenchman, I just saw a blue team making bad decisions and a green one taking advantage of it everytime with great awareness. Nice match and congratz to Ireland! See you in the RWC, I hope so!!
Cheers lad! 🇮🇪🤝🇫🇷
wonderful stuff Squidge, i do love your analysis of these games. keep up the good stuff
The analysis had as much depth as the game. Top shelf.
Wow I’ve been waiting very patiently for this (I’ve not been patient at all)
Exquisite video, I would have loved to see an analysis of italy-france tho 🥺
The detail/comedy in that analysis 👏👏👏
Brilliant and thoughtful analysis. Thank you for this.
I think the world cup will be won by one of four teams, France, New Zealand, South Africa or Ireland. If heartbreak is a motivation, we Irish have had it in world cups always playing below our best. There's a different feeling about this Irish team. I live and hope, but along with France, we've upset South Africa and New Zealand recently. They will bounce back with a fury. Ireland need to be much better come the autumn
Looks like Gary R has put the time in at the gym and track. His try down the line and breaking tackles. Maturing well.
Absolute cracka of a game... even better breakdown by squidge... big bill shaping to be a glorious 6 weeks of blood and guts
Wow this is why we were waiting for a while, smashing it squidge
Aha has, just watching this now. Your Andy Farrell impression had me chuckling. Well done sir
Yet again an incredibly detailed and unreal video by the legend himself
Thanks as always Squidge for the insights. Those dark arts you reveal are amazing. I always feel so naïve after watching them!
I was a little surprised you didn't mention the pace of the game more. The first 40 was lightening fast. Slower of course in the second half. I read somewhere that the ball-in-play time was 46 minutes for the game against an average of 38 (not sure if that is a general international average or a SN average).
Given that Ireland conceded an average (already feel like I'm over-using that word!) of 8kg per man in the pack, I was very happy as an Irish supporter with the solidity of their scrum. I was more than happy with the in-play collisions where I felt we came out on top overall (see, I didn't say average there but got the meaning across!).
But more importantly when you have large Irish forwards playing French giants (Antonio 147kg!!!!), surely Ireland planned to use their fast game (albeit without Gibson Park who excels as the number 9 for that game plan) to run the socks off the French? In the last 20 minutes many French players were out on their feet, panting heavily, and it seemed to me that Farrell chose that time to send on Gibson Park-playalike Casey, who upped the tempo to make the Irish size/fitness advantage pay off. Doris, not exactly a waif, was imperious in the last 15 minutes. He seemed still fresh and energetic and took the pick-and-go game to the French and exploited their fatigue. French players play too many games between international and club rugby. , perhaps French players are, in general, less fit. Any combination of these factors leaves them vulnerable at the WC and Ireland may have just shown some other countries how to beat them.
Perhaps the most pleasing thing from an Irish perspective was that the bench made a really positive impact, which has not often been the case. Ross Byrne controlled the last 32 minutes superbly and neophytes such as Tom O'Toole made big carries that helped Ireland impose themselves in the final period.
You have often made the point that Ireland in the past have peaked in the lead up to World Cups, and then failed (oh God, have we failed!). But I see a huge difference between this team and Joe Schmidt's team. They believe in the system, believe in the smarts of their coaches and are allowed to play what is in front of them without being automatons. I feel this approach is far more likely to get Ireland further in the WC than before, albeit we have a truly difficult group and path. But your points about the French trying out stuff are very insightful.
Ok, last point. I also read that the French spent just 57 seconds in the Irish 22 versus over 9 minutes for the Irish in their 22. Ireland also had 4 held up tries, so if they had been more patient or smarter, (or if the French defence wasn't epic), they could have been well out of sight long before the Ringrose try. The fact that the French felt they had to resort to drop goals was somewhat telling, no?
It was very important for Farrell's Ireland to beat France as they had not previously done so. In the final analysis I think Ireland won far more comprehensively than the score shows. I just hope we don't let Finn Russel do his magic hen we meet Scotland!
Here for the next variation of Sexton's name
Hansen was key to our victory. Any time Murray or Casey weren’t able to get to the ruck he came in and played scrum half. It wa alike we had two scrum halves on the pitch at all times
Yeah he does come in as a second playmaker but that pass into touch was criminal. I imagine he will be lifting a lot of weights rewatching how DuPont stopped him from scoring what should have been a simple try.
@@ciaranbrk It was a great tackle lad.
Wonderful analysis Squidge! Thank you! You’re the best, most interesting rugby analyst, second only to Brent Pope!
I am not lying when I say I have been waiting for this all week
I am quite surprise that the try of Lowe was Ok for the referee. The pass received by Lowe is forward. Look at 26.11
Your best ever Sir. I've been listening to reports on this match all week, you covered more than them all in the first five minutes. GENIUS. Thank you so much, I for one am really grateful for the amount of work you did on this.
I’m French and i want to say well done Ireland👏
Some referee things were wrong but you deserved the win
Agree, we usually prefer to have a French ref as they don't tend to get much wrong but obviously couldn't have one for this match. See ye at the World Cup 👍
Best 30 minutes of my day today. Thanks.
Brilliant brilliant analysis of a classic match and how good ireland and france showed up. One question. Why no comment on man mountain hit on herring.
If you don't want to talk about the referees, there's nothing really to add
What a game! I thought keenan and Doris were exceptional, JVDF was his usual world class self, both sets of 9+10 excellent and a big mention to ringrose for producing one of the great performances; I still think he is criminally underrated and is slowly building himself as the best centre in the world!
France were still great, but just looked out on their feet after 50 minutes. There substitutes weren’t as good as Irelands
32:05 btings tears of joy to my eyes.......Johnny embracing his children as they jumo uo and down with excitement because their daddy won :) beautifull
I think one thing not being commented on is that I think if France and Ireland face each other again the officiating will also decide the match a bit. Wayne Barnes tends to let things flow and really swallows his whistle but France tends to work best on turnover ball when it's chaotic. France couldn't contest nearly as many rucks as they normally do because very little was being called on either side during rucks. I think if you get a sir that will call sealing the ruck more frequently you'll get a different game, you'd also probably see Antonio sent off with a red card but ultimately was a great game and hope there is a rematch for the world cup.
been waiting for this video since the game made my day0 squidge
Rugby...never change!
Epic Squidge great work
You really put serious work into these. Amazing effort.
Enthusiasm, intelligence and wit - god I love Squidge content.
Wayne Barnes made the French Try. He interrupted the attempted French kick ( I'm surprised that "Squidge" missed that, Ireland where set for the return kick), and from there a bit of crazy (get out of jail) play went the way of the French!
It could just have easily been an Irish try (bounce of the ball). I love Squidge , but I feel he has given the French too much respect in that passage of play ! Replay that move ,that led to the French try ,and we can all see that Wayne Barnes instigated the try. It was not a pre arranged French move . It was a desperate attempt by the French to get out of a hole. Wayne Barnes was in the way of the return kick. The French were looking to kick back from Hansen, Wayne Barnes got in the way . Replay the move and try to convince me that it was a French pre-planned play, rather than a lucky break from broken play!