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Same attitude given to Scotland last week which didn’t end well. Also disrespectful to Italy blaming an Irish dip for the close game rather than a thriving Italian performance.
Let’s not also forget with all the noise. Ireland are terrible. They have flown under the radar but their performance against Italy was worse. To nearly lose on home soil. Yikes
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This is spot on💯
This'd be my 23 for Twickenham ☘️🏴 Osborne Baloucoune, Ringrose, McCloskey, Lowe Crowley, JGP Loughman, Sheehan, Furlong Ryan, Beirne Izuchukwu, JvdF, Doris REPS: Stewart, O'Toole, Clarkson, McCarthy, Timoney, Conan, Casey, Frawley Ringrose & Josh (🦁) with points to prove
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@rugbystruggles Its impossible to get a match ticket and a bottle of Moët for less than €300 these days Games gone.
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Everything we wanted and more! - Freeman back where he belongs - Lawrence in the mix - Pollock gets his starting jersey - Smith reintroduced as versatile back sub I don’t agree with Arundell keeping the starting jersey but I respect backing a young player to turn it around.
Steve Borthwick has named his team to play Ireland at Allianz Stadium on Saturday 🏉🏴
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A Cowan Dickie special that is becoming a lot more common. That is not an attempted wrap and needs to be called consistently
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There is no way Jegou is 93kg, he has bulked up massively! Must be on that Will Skelton diet in La Rochelle
Oscar Jegou, joueur aux origines bretonnes, flanker du Stade Rochelais enchaîne les bonnes sorties avec les Bleus. Aujourd'hui, il a encore brillé au Pays de Galles (12-54). Beaucoup d’énergie à revendre. Pas le plus solide des avants (93 kgs), mais il ne ménage pas ses efforts !
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Irish Rugby fans being painted in a harsh light over racial abuse of debutant Edogbo. He has been hailed locally with extreme excitement over his introduction to the national squad. A quick but clear example here of comments expanding far beyond Ireland and probably beyond
@timmckane Vast vast majority of the racist online abuse is coming from abroad. Four racist comments in a row, and they are from Estonia, South Africa, Italy and Argentina. These aren't Irish rugby fans, they are overseas online trolls.
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Again, the BBC picking an easy clickbate narrative to question the difficulties and their origin in Welsh rugby. They should be collectively trying to reinvigorate the sport in Wales. Ask these fans their favourite memories, which current player excites them, pick up some
Another heavy defeat for Wales as their wait for a Six Nations win goes on ❌ @Sonjamclaughlan asked fans what they thought was wrong with the game in Wales 💬 #BBCRugby
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Team of the week, Round 2: 1. Carre 🏴 2. Nicotera🇮🇹 3. Ferrari🇮🇹 4. Ollivon🇫🇷 5. Guillard🇫🇷 6. Ritchie 🏴 7. Jegou🇫🇷 8. Conan🇮🇪 9. Dupont🇫🇷 10. Jalibert🇫🇷 11. Lowe 🇮🇪 12. McCloskey 🇮🇪 13. Jones🏴 14. Steyn🏴 15. Ramos 🇫🇷
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This nonsense needs to stop. Welsh system ms can’t be compared to France, England or anybody else. They need to assess what will work for them (which the 4 region system clearly isn’t). Understandable frustration but trust and positivity would go a long way in Wales at the moment
🏉France have got 28 professional sides to give their young players experience- including many of the under 20s. And WRU wants to make do with three?
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Ntamack going to struggle to get that jersey back the way Jalibert is playing.
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The depth in Toulouse is insane. This team is mid Six Nations and wouldn’t raise a brow if picked in a Champions Cup final.
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Tommy Freeman, you owe me money
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How is Nene not sanctioned there? No arms contact on someone in the air straight into a cynical entry into the very next ruck. Reckless #WALvFRA
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This video is a prime example of Arundell not cutting it at international level. He walks in gimme trys, outside of that he has no work rate in defence, very poor positional awareness as well as his obvious shortcomings in decision-making.
That Finn Russell performance is even more impressive when you remember he was doing it with George Ford in his pocket https://t.co/S8txc51zld
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Adam Beard🤦🏼♂️ 20 minutes of the best rugby we have seen out of the Wales, undone. #WALvFRA
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@Kieranbcfc2 Problem with Sexton is he doesn’t actually know how to coach, he’s a player and only knows the way he did things. That’s why he’s got them doing a niche kicking technique that none of the best kickers in the world use🤷🏽♂️
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As much as there are constant complaints about refereeing performance in rugby, we should acknowledge the successes. Hollie Davidson and Nika Amashukeli should be commended for their control and the subsequent flow of the games yesterday! #6Nations2026
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Crowley on for 2 seconds and Ireland are a different team #IREvITA
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