The IRISH RUGBY thread

[Main Street]

England almost deserved it, I have to hand it to them, they gave it some welly. Fortunately for us  France were 'effin brilliant, they had nothing to play for  in those last minutes except to prevent England from scoring more and winning the title
That makes up for the title that was stolen by France in the last seconds  (v Scotland)

[Sidney]

A wonderful victory for Ireland in Scotland today - Celtic beat Dundee United for the third time in seven days.

[seafoid]

2 out of 2 for Schmidt. Give the man a biscuit.

[Tony Baloney]

England almost deserved it, I have to hand it to them, they gave it some welly. Fortunately for us  France were 'effin brilliant, they had nothing to play for  in those last minutes except to prevent England from scoring more and winning the title
That makes up for the title that was stolen by France in the last seconds  (v Scotland)

Aye France definitely played their part. England would have been going some to get 26 clear of a Framce team racking up 30+ points. They gave it a good lash though. Good days entertainment.

[Sidney]

2 out of 2 for Schmidt. Give the man a biscuit.

A common request from Irish rugby players.

[SHEEDY]

Oooh me nerves!!!

[Syferus]

Imagine if we'd lost it because the stadium clock wasn't right - France almost got turned over after their final penalty thinking the clock wasn't dead. Never seen a tournament decided on such a fine margin.

Today won't be forgotten for a long, long time.

[INDIANA]

England almost deserved it, I have to hand it to them, they gave it some welly. Fortunately for us  France were 'effin brilliant, they had nothing to play for  in those last minutes except to prevent England from scoring more and winning the title
That makes up for the title that was stolen by France in the last seconds  (v Scotland)

France were a rabble- Anyone who concedes 50 points are pure muck.

French players would turn in their graves if they knew how bad their national side was now.

[CD]

That was either riveting and fantastic TV or the hardest thing I've ever had to endure! Haven't decided which yet. Amazing drama - great finish to the tournament and well deserved Ireland! Didn't expect Italy, France and Scotland to be so limp which made it all the more exciting!

[JoG2]

Imagine if we'd lost it because the stadium clock wasn't right - France almost got turned over after their final penalty thinking the clock wasn't dead. Never seen a tournament decided on such a fine margin.

Today won't be forgotten for a long, long time.

Wouldn't be unlike the french though to go for a try from their goal line though.  Time at 80 or not

Crazy finish. Anyone know the total try count from today offhand?

[muppet]

Unbelievable finish.

Amazing rugby when the teams have to go for it.

Surely it is time for the bonus point in the 6N?

[Agent Orange]

Anyone know the total try count from today offhand?

221 points. 27 Tries.

Wales 8 tries
Italy 2

Scotland 1 try
Ireland 4

England 7 tries
France 5

[Syferus]

Unbelievable finish.

Amazing rugby when the teams have to go for it.

Surely it is time for the bonus point in the 6N?

Would that not likely rob us of days like this? I think the system is fine in the tournament as is.

The rules of the game need to force teams to play like they did today the rest of the season; a bonus point is one off the least effective and heavy-handed ways of achieving that. In-game rule changes would be a better approach to take.

[INDIANA]

Anyone know the total try count from today offhand?

221 points. 27 Tries.

Wales 8 tries
Italy 2

Scotland 1 try
Ireland 4

England 7 tries
France 5

No surprise we scored the fewest anyway

[Main Street]

If ever there was a time the plug should have been pulled on the rte pundits, it was when it was blatantly obvious that they didn't matter in the scheme of things compared to the celebrations happening  between the team and the thousand of supporters who stayed at (and around) Murrayfield.