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2nd clip is without a doubt a penalty to @IrishRugby and can鈥檛 fathom why this wasn鈥檛 rewarded. The Irish pack is clearly moving forward and dominant, with @ProperChurch having his opposite in all sorts of trouble. On top of this @ProperChurch fights hard to save his bind as the French T-head鈥檚 bind is illegal and pulling him downwards. At the end the @FranceRugby T-head collapses inwards due to pressure, a clear penalty to Ireland. @SixNationsRugby
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Clip 1 is a penalty against Ireland on their own ball for collapsing. For me @IrishRugby get a great hit on the engage sequence, especially on Porter鈥檚 side and feel Antonio is under pressure and the French hooker can鈥檛 get his hips through which means they can鈥檛 recover. The ref doesn鈥檛 have the luxury of the top view but you can clearly see French T-head and hooker hinging down first due to them not getting across the line and the great engage from Ireland. The French pack were under pressure here and got lucky, for me is at the very least a reset and stern talking with the French front row to take the hit and fight to stay up. @SixNationsRugby @FranceRugby
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A big talking point was the set piece in regards to the @SixNationsRugby encounter between @IrishRugby and @FranceRugby and if the Irish had the pack to match them. Well the Irish more than answered that question in the lineout, which was superb! The scrum however was under pressure at times, but I think the Irish fought hard and deserved a lot more reward here than they received. I discuss two scrums in my post to follow, where I explain why I feel the Irish should鈥檝e got a penalty, and one scrum they were unlucky to get one against.
Congrats Evan and team, what a game and spectacle for rugby! @FranceRugby @IrishRugby
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