General Chat

France in possession

Throw in by Ireland at lineout

Driving..Trimble...Murray kicks away

To and fro kicking... ball back to France Bastareaud drives

Advantage France playing. Over.

Bastareaud's down...and he's up again! :-D

PEN IRELAND ... Kicked for position

CAN IRELAND HOLD ON FOR 5 MORE MINUTES

Healy OFF
McGrath ON

Rory Best OFF
Cronin ON

France get penalty from scrum drive

GOING FOR THE 3 POINTS

Jean-Marc Doussain in place of Machenaud... but he's missed to IRELAND'S RELIEF

BASTAREAUD'S ARM / ELBOW but not a deliberate action

Sexton stretchered off to loud applause from the crowds- hope he's going to be ok :-( :-(

SCRUM PUT IN IRELAND

Sexton is down...IS HE OUT COLD? collided with BASTAREAUD :-0 :-0

AS IT STANDS NOW...IRELAND ARE ON TOP OF THE BOARD FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE :-) :-) :-)

D'arcy off

McFadden on

PICAMOLE OFF

Whenever I hear Picamole's name I sing Picamole instead of Figaro :-D :-D :-D

Well, the game is certainly back on now. Both sides playing as if their lives depended on it... The Championship Title depends on it as far as IRELAND are concerned.

Pen France....Ireland taking the man out

France looking very dangerous down at the try line now :-| :-| :-|

Ireland defending hard ooooooooooooooooooooooooh

PEN ADVANTAGE FRANCE BEING PLAYED (against HEALY)


Frenchman down injured. Louis Picamole.

Scrum drive nearly there TRY AWARDED AGAINST THE POST FOR FRANCE- though studio commentators say there was a knock on

Conversion? YES

FRANCE 20 -- IRELAND 22

IRELAND FANS SINGING THE BEAUTIFUL FIELDS OF ATHENRY NOW

THE FIELDS OF ATHENRY

By a lonely prison wall,
I heard a young girl calling
Michael they have taken you away,
For you stole Trevelyn's corn
So the young might see the morn,
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay

Low lie, The Fields Of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing,
It's so lonely round the Fields of Athenry

By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young man calling
'Nothing matters Mary, when you're free'
Against the famine and the crown,
I rebelled, they cut me down
Now you must raise our child with dignIty

Low lie, The Fields Of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing,
It's so lonely round the Fields of Athenry

By a lonely harbour wall
She watched the last star falling
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
For she lived in hope and pray
For her love in Bot'ny Bay
It's so lonely round the Fields Of Athenry

Low lie, The Fields Of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing,
It's so lonely round the Fields of Athenry

Just seen your post John :-D

At the beginning of second half..England were on top of the board for the Championship title

But that's probably changed now! :-)

PS After 6 hours of non stop reporting and no food I think it was just a tiny badly worded sentence which has now been amended so that it makes more sense :-D :-D :-D :-D

KNOCK ON PICAMOLE---- SCRUM IRELAND....and here they come

PEN ADVANTAGE IRELAND
Back for the penalty. Sexton going for corner.

Throw in at 5 man line out...driving maul.

PEN IRELAND...Will he get this one? He's taking his time this time!...but it's spot on!

FRANCE 13 -- IRELAND 22

France v Ireland and England are in the lead, Jem? That is sort of thing Dermot would say if he was reporting.

Vive les buoys :-D :-D

France pushing and nearly there.. but Kearney saved them with a great kick right to the French Half from his own try line!

France back in possession-knocked on and It's Ireland's turn.

OOOOOOH HERE IRELAND COME>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>TRIMBLE>>>>>>>>>>>BRIAN'S ON THE LINE...SEXTON ..TRY

CONVERTED BUT NOT WELL :-S :-S

FRANCE 13 -- IRELAND 19

Come on Ireland

France gains ball, and kicks downfield.

France in possession now.

Looking dangerous

PEN IRELAND

But Rob Kearney is down and it's looking bad :-0 :-0 He's up but limping

throw in Ireland and win it

Advantage France--Ireland's Tighthead prop knocks on

AND WE ARE OF AGAIN FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE FRANCE V IRELAND GAME....

..AND INDEED THE FINAL PART OF THE RBS SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014.

AND IT'S ENGLAND THAT ARE ON TOP OF THE LEADER BOARD AT PRESENT!

OH THANKYOU BC :-) :-) :-)

I'm not an expert- I'm learning as I go on, but I just love the game!

Yes I'll shout for the two of us :-D :-D :-D

Jem, could you keep on shouting for the lads please as I have to go out! Thanks! <3

ps...this is the best and most enthuastic thread I have seen on GR for ages even though I haven't a clue about rugby except I know what a Garryown is and the offside rule and all that! :-D :-D :-D :-D

OH SAYS THAT I COULD HAVE KICKED THOSE MISSED GOALS BY SEXTON :-D :-D :-D