:01:02. > :01:06.We have left the thermals at home. It would be stretching the point to
:01:06. > :01:16.say that March 4th showcasing Paris in the spring but the good news is
:01:16. > :01:29.
:01:29. > :01:33.It has been ridiculously, ludicrously called all week in
:01:33. > :01:37.Paris. They have had covers on the pitch all day and they're just
:01:37. > :01:41.taking them offer. I am just hearing that the matches offer. It
:01:41. > :01:51.has been postponed because of the state of the picture. They're
:01:51. > :01:58.
:01:58. > :02:03.telling the crowd now. I expect we Sadly, it means we do not have a
:02:03. > :02:08.match to show you. Saturday night in Paris, what are we going to do?
:02:08. > :02:12.And the answer, sadly, was not very much. 80,000 very disgruntled
:02:12. > :02:20.people leaving Stade de France at the same time, it took a long time.
:02:20. > :02:24.So we are all tucked up in bed by 11pm. 22 days on, here we are again
:02:24. > :02:34.and one thing has not changed. Ireland's record in Paris is still
:02:34. > :02:37.
:02:37. > :02:41.Can it really be a dozen years ago, the opening season of the Six
:02:41. > :02:46.Nations, that the youthful Brian O'Driscoll scored a stunning hat-
:02:46. > :02:50.trick of tries to take Ireland to their last victory in Paris? But
:02:50. > :02:52.may be the break will have done them some good. A revitalised
:02:52. > :02:58.second half showing against the Italians put them in a more
:02:58. > :03:01.confident mood than they would have been three weeks ago. The French
:03:01. > :03:07.may have won both matches so far but they have hardly lit up the
:03:07. > :03:13.championship yet. Is today the third step towards a potential
:03:13. > :03:16.Grand Slam slowdown with Wales in Cardiff? -- showdown. It goes
:03:16. > :03:20.without saying that this is a huge game for both sides but for
:03:20. > :03:23.different reasons. For the French it is about maintaining a winning
:03:23. > :03:27.run and winning back the affection of disaffected fans who came here
:03:27. > :03:31.three weeks ago and left with no rugby and an awful lot less money.
:03:31. > :03:35.For the Irish, it is about winning back the faith of a sporting public
:03:36. > :03:39.that have grown so used to success through regional sides but cannot
:03:39. > :03:43.understand why that does not translate to domination on the
:03:43. > :03:48.international stage. Victory today will be only their second in Paris
:03:48. > :03:51.in 40 years. It is 20 degrees warmer than it was last time. It is
:03:52. > :03:56.raining at the moment but decent conditions. One of the main
:03:56. > :04:00.questions, how many Irish fans are going to be here today? At least
:04:00. > :04:06.two. I think she is just checking the state of the pitch. It is all
:04:06. > :04:12.going to be OK. We have a panel. Jonathan Davies, Keith Wood and
:04:12. > :04:17.Serge Vet son. Do you think the delay might have benefited Ireland?
:04:17. > :04:22.Without a shadow of the doubt. I think they looked very vulnerable
:04:22. > :04:27.against Wales. They performed really well in the last 25 or 30
:04:27. > :04:31.minutes last weekend. I think the confidence is high. France won both
:04:31. > :04:38.their matches but they have not really excited us. Does that
:04:38. > :04:42.matter? I am really pleased that they have won two of the games.
:04:42. > :04:52.Last weekend, against Scotland, that was a bad start. But at the
:04:52. > :04:53.
:04:53. > :04:57.end, they played a good game. I hope today will be the same thing.
:04:57. > :05:01.The toss taking place. Thierry Dusautoir and Paul O'Connell. The
:05:01. > :05:05.man in the middle, a key figure three weeks ago. It looks as though
:05:05. > :05:08.it was not his decision. But think the French rugby authority have
:05:08. > :05:14.something to do with it. As a neutral, Jonathan, what is your
:05:14. > :05:19.take? I am looking forward to it. Ireland need to take it up a few
:05:19. > :05:23.levels, but so de France. They had been playing within themselves,
:05:23. > :05:29.absorbing the pressure and then coming through and attack. I do not
:05:29. > :05:34.understand the pressure. Interesting to see how many people
:05:34. > :05:40.have not turned up today. It will depend on how France play. There is
:05:40. > :05:45.an expectant crowd. When they play well, this place is amazing.
:05:45. > :05:53.state of play as far as the Six state of play as far as the Six
:05:53. > :06:01.Nations is concerned, Wales played 3 and 13. -- played three and won
:06:01. > :06:04.three. England versus Ireland could yet be the deciding factor. But
:06:04. > :06:09.we're getting ahead of ourselves. This is a game for both sides but
:06:09. > :06:12.This is a game for both sides but how do the Irish you today? -- view
:06:12. > :06:16.today. Deja vu is a phrase that has been
:06:16. > :06:23.used a fair bet today. Do you think Ireland have benefited from the
:06:23. > :06:27.break? No more than France have. Having another win under their belt.
:06:27. > :06:32.Both sides have a little bit more time, so the quality will probably
:06:32. > :06:37.be better for it. Ireland have a poor record in Paris, does that
:06:37. > :06:44.weigh heavily on the shoulders and minds of this team? It makes it all
:06:44. > :06:48.the more exciting. It is all to play for. I know that if we play to
:06:48. > :06:51.our ability, we have every chance of coming away with what we want.
:06:51. > :06:54.It will be about making the right decisions on the pitch and dealing
:06:54. > :06:59.with the pressure that France put on us, and seeing how much pressure
:06:59. > :07:05.we put on them. What did you take out of watching France against
:07:05. > :07:09.Scotland last week. --? With Philippe at the head, they were
:07:09. > :07:13.defensively very strong. They had their scrum right, and with their
:07:13. > :07:17.selection this week they are looking to be very solid in the
:07:17. > :07:22.set-pieces. That makes obtaining the ball a challenge for us. But
:07:22. > :07:27.when we get it, we must treasure the ball.
:07:27. > :07:32.France, obviously solid up front but behind the have Wesley Fofana,
:07:32. > :07:37.one of the most exciting players in the championship. Two matches and
:07:38. > :07:43.two tries. How good could he be? is down to his play. 20 as the ball
:07:43. > :07:52.in hand, he has the speed and power. in hand, he has the speed and power.
:07:52. > :07:57.-- when he has. I think he is a very talented player. Jonathan?
:07:57. > :08:01.is very aware. He plays for the same club as Rougerie. They have a
:08:02. > :08:07.good combination in the midfield. I think he has a very bright future.
:08:07. > :08:10.And opposite him, interestingly, when you look at the statistics,
:08:10. > :08:13.one that I found fascinating is that Ireland have scored a try in
:08:13. > :08:20.every match since Declan Kidney had been in charge. You can look at
:08:20. > :08:24.that in both ways. 12 years ago when Ireland last won here, there
:08:25. > :08:28.was only one player on either side that survives that. And that is
:08:28. > :08:33.Ronan O'Gara on the bench for Ireland today. That means that
:08:33. > :08:41.Johnny Sexton will start. The rivalry continues. Jonathan, is he
:08:41. > :08:49.the man you would always have starting? I think so. He is the
:08:49. > :08:52.form player. He plays fantastically well. You have to bring that form
:08:52. > :08:56.to the international stage. With the platform he has been given, he
:08:56. > :09:03.has just sat back. He is still learning the tricks but he is the
:09:03. > :09:07.future. I think he is suffering with the fact that the pack are not
:09:07. > :09:12.starting as well, are not getting enough quick balls. He is not
:09:12. > :09:18.attacking as much as he used to. As much as he does with dense turf --
:09:18. > :09:24.Leinster. He is the catalyst for slowing it down and speeding it up.
:09:24. > :09:27.A great shot of Thierry Dusautoir, a world Player of the Year last
:09:27. > :09:32.year. Hugely influential, every time you see him play you think,
:09:32. > :09:41.how can you be so good? He is good because he has true belief in
:09:41. > :09:47.himself. He is a confident player. He has built his confidence for his
:09:47. > :09:56.club play, and as French captain, he is really important. Here they
:09:56. > :10:03.come, the French and Irish teams, to almost a full stadium. Probably
:10:03. > :10:06.a couple of thousands that most NT. -- at most. There is a really good
:10:06. > :10:10.atmosphere in here. Perhaps some people who did not have tickets for
:10:10. > :10:14.the first match but I somehow managed to get a hold of them in
:10:14. > :10:21.the intervening period. Loving the fact that they are here. Jonathan
:10:21. > :10:27.has left us, so Keith, how do you think it is going? If Arlen start
:10:27. > :10:32.well, they have a chance. Ireland. I think it will be a close
:10:32. > :10:35.game, because the French team are really good at the moment. I expect
:10:35. > :10:41.France to win. Every match Ireland have played here they had been
:10:41. > :10:45.behind at half-time, including that victory. -- they have been. The
:10:45. > :10:52.first 20 minutes or so during this game is going to be absolutely key
:10:52. > :11:02.in determining the final outcome. The commentary after the anthems
:11:02. > :11:02.
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:13:04. > :13:08.comes from Brian Moore and Eddie have had the music and now which
:13:08. > :13:13.will have a rugby that did not happen three weeks ago. -- Thierry
:13:13. > :13:23.Dusautoir. A World Cup final -- cycle normally means a clean-out
:13:23. > :13:25.
:13:25. > :13:32.but not in France. 660 caps and an average age of 29. Yoann Maestri,
:13:32. > :13:40.the youngster in the second row. Poitrenaud and a fullback. Ireland,
:13:40. > :13:44.not much younger. An average age of 27, 610 caps. Experience and age
:13:44. > :13:50.throughout the team. It is very much an Irish side picked for the
:13:50. > :13:54.last victory over Italy. Conor Murray continues in his rather
:13:54. > :14:04.uneasy half-back partnership with Johnny Sexton. A little bit of
:14:04. > :14:04.
:14:05. > :14:09.Leinster and a little bit of Munster. Lionel Nallet, the
:14:09. > :14:13.grandfather of the French bench. Pressure on the Irish scrum-half.
:14:13. > :14:18.He is a wonderful defensive player but the speed of service to Johnny
:14:18. > :14:26.Sexton has been in question. Brian Moore, above all, must start well.
:14:26. > :14:31.Surely? Yes. I was watching the four words in their practices prior
:14:31. > :14:41.to the kick-off. Driving will be a good tactic to get the back row
:14:41. > :14:45.going forward, getting into the French and making them make tackles.
:14:45. > :14:48.And Dave Pearson is very relieved, no doubt. There was lots of
:14:48. > :14:51.pressure on him three weeks ago. Everyone said he was the judge of
:14:51. > :14:58.whether it was playable Andy took the brave decision that it was not
:14:58. > :15:02.safe for the players. It is today, it is a perfect. It is a wonderful
:15:02. > :15:12.atmosphere. Any fears that it would not be a full house has been --
:15:12. > :15:12.
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:17:32. > :17:39.have been dashed. Here we go. stretched. A very confident start
:17:39. > :17:48.from both sides. Ireland have been making use of the whole width.
:17:48. > :17:58.Nothing wrong with that. carefully Cian Healy put Vincent
:17:58. > :18:08.Clerc down. They know that if they get it wrong, referees will be told
:18:08. > :18:08.
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:19:27. > :19:37.not to give them the benefit of the Ireland. They have majored on that.
:19:37. > :19:37.
:19:37. > :22:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 121 seconds
:22:12. > :22:22.a test for Ireland. What damage can than that. Credit to the French
:22:22. > :22:22.
:22:22. > :23:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 121 seconds
:23:36. > :23:41.points Tim reach 200 in has to be consigned to the bin.
:23:41. > :23:51.They do need to take every chance that comes their way, especially
:23:51. > :24:28.
:24:28. > :24:38.of view. The French needed to be sharper. They took a leaf out of
:24:38. > :24:38.
:24:38. > :25:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 121 seconds
:25:47. > :25:57.It looked as if Bonnaire might have that France have had in Irish
:25:57. > :25:57.
:25:57. > :27:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 121 seconds
:27:21. > :27:31.from the original lineout. Change safest catcher of a rugby ball in
:27:31. > :27:46.
:27:46. > :27:56.the international game. Quite solidity and the confidence of
:27:56. > :28:34.
:28:34. > :28:39.lineout. They ought to be told to all down. Tommy Bowe probably could
:28:39. > :28:49.not believe his eyes when he saw the ball floating like a balloon of
:28:49. > :28:57.
:28:57. > :29:03.right in front of him. This was so or anything. If it were a cricket
:29:03. > :29:11.match, you would swear there might be something odd about that. Good
:29:11. > :29:21.opportunism from Bowe. You have been talking about Ireland's line
:29:21. > :29:37.
:29:37. > :29:47.speed been good. France's was not looking or not caring. But it
:29:47. > :30:21.
:30:21. > :30:25.does not matter. Ireland had to language at the moment, there is
:30:25. > :30:30.some shoulder-shrugging, and some whistling. I think when the crowd
:30:30. > :30:33.start a whistle, it is a great feeling for an opposition player.
:30:33. > :30:43.If it was another 10 minutes and another score, and they get on the
:30:43. > :31:01.
:31:01. > :31:11.from the side. Rory Best, finding Donncha O'Callaghan. Murray with
:31:11. > :31:44.
:31:44. > :31:49.going to say, I was pleased that the Irish tackle has been there in
:31:49. > :31:57.terms of taking the game to France. Drawing people in, then taking the
:31:57. > :32:04.ball. Then moving it wide. Keeping the French guessing. Settling down
:32:04. > :32:10.for a scrummage, any observations? Last week, we saw France defend. If
:32:10. > :32:15.you look now, it is obvious that we have an overlap. The defensive line
:32:15. > :32:20.is always very, very tight. All you have to do is run the inside
:32:20. > :32:30.shoulder. You have men on the inside, but they do not commit a
:32:30. > :32:42.
:32:42. > :32:52.towel. Attack the inside shoulder. made a sluggish starts. They
:32:52. > :32:54.
:32:54. > :33:04.trailed by a converted try to pressure and keep knocking France
:33:04. > :33:31.
:33:31. > :33:37.as well. One lucky. -- unlucky. A bit too enthusiastic. If you
:33:37. > :33:41.contrast the way in which Ireland steamed up to that in threes and
:33:41. > :33:49.fours, and the fact that the French kick was met with a jogging amble
:33:49. > :33:55.at best, frankly that is not good enough. It really isn't, for
:33:55. > :33:59.international rugby, jogging about. Three Irish players there, and then
:33:59. > :34:05.the rest of the pack were in over the top. Unfortunate that they did
:34:05. > :34:15.not stay on their feet. But the contrast between the urgency of the
:34:15. > :34:15.
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:34:57. > :35:01.This must be warming your heart, Keith Wood. Absolutely. The level
:35:01. > :35:06.pace at this stage from the defence in particular, this is what
:35:06. > :35:14.everybody has been looking for, that level of intensity. You can
:35:14. > :35:24.see the big hits, even on the chase. The crowd or giving France the slow
:35:24. > :35:26.
:35:26. > :35:33.handclap. Thierry Dusautoir is complaining to the officials about
:35:33. > :35:42.this, that and another, but what he needs to be doing is telling his
:35:42. > :35:47.forwards to pull their finger out. Some urgent instructions being
:35:47. > :35:51.issued to ground level. If there is one point that I can make, in the
:35:51. > :35:55.last two incursions, Ireland have got players under a high ball. They
:35:55. > :35:59.have given a penalty away and they have knocked the ball on, which has
:35:59. > :36:03.led France out of their own territory. They need to cut out
:36:03. > :36:09.those errors so the French can be put under pressure. Then they will
:36:09. > :36:19.get the penalties. They must not let France off the hook by doing
:36:19. > :36:23.
:36:23. > :36:26.something good and then not there. There is a little space on
:36:26. > :36:36.The Blind Side but there was nobody there. Tommy Bowe has gone to the
:36:36. > :36:41.
:36:41. > :36:46.time, going backwards. REFEREE: You do not have to put the ball in if
:36:46. > :36:52.the scrum is not steady. The Irish from have does not have to put the
:36:52. > :37:02.ball into a moving scrum, whether it is recruiting are moving forward.
:37:02. > :37:04.
:37:04. > :37:12.-- retreating or moving forward. I am disallowing early pushers.
:37:12. > :37:22.is one of the reasons why scrum and at this level is poor. -- scrums at
:37:22. > :37:22.
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:38:42. > :38:48.unhappy. The penalty was called earlier than the incursions that
:38:48. > :38:58.the crowd were complaining about. The French, with a brilliant piece
:38:58. > :38:59.
:38:59. > :39:04.of work by Trinh-Duc. This is the problem for Ireland. If they do not
:39:04. > :39:09.make the most of their incursions, when France to get their act
:39:09. > :39:19.together, and that is a bit of offloads, that they will cause
:39:19. > :39:27.trouble because they are capable of doing that. What was interesting,
:39:27. > :39:32.when the French came left early on in that move, they may then go back
:39:32. > :39:42.inside. When they ran right, they did not use the same defence. They
:39:42. > :39:45.
:39:45. > :39:52.did not bring the outside man up. from sluggish, almost indifferent,
:39:52. > :40:02.to surging and all-powerful in the space of seconds. And here is their
:40:02. > :40:38.
:40:38. > :40:45.Irish defenders, setting up the penalty. France are underway.
:40:45. > :40:55.was a lovely bit of skill from Trinh-Duc, pulling defenders in and
:40:55. > :41:12.
:41:12. > :41:17.unloading the ball. Andrew Trimble of field position. It is a basic
:41:17. > :41:24.ever -- basic error. I would like to see them catch and drive this
:41:24. > :41:34.one and pushed the French back row under pressure. -- put the French
:41:34. > :41:34.
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:44:00. > :44:04.Take the point. Mike Ross will need up to 10. Eight the Irish defence,
:44:04. > :44:08.what their Trinh-Duc, as the ball comes out of a try and shoot-out
:44:08. > :44:18.very quickly and forced the ball inside. When they manage this is
:44:18. > :44:33.
:44:33. > :44:40.effective but when they do not, the and sent backwards, he had the
:44:40. > :44:50.presence to keep the ball. That is an area where he is underrated. --
:44:50. > :44:53.
:44:53. > :45:03.although he was hit. To be able to cope with that, while... If you can
:45:03. > :45:03.
:45:03. > :46:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 121 seconds
:46:07. > :46:17.do with -- if you can do it under that they are trying to drive and
:46:17. > :46:17.
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:47:39. > :47:49.behind them. It was a bad experience. They had been playing
:47:49. > :47:54.
:47:54. > :48:04.well. They need to get back into done that for some time at the
:48:04. > :48:04.
:48:04. > :49:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 121 seconds
:49:29. > :49:39.Trinh-Duc was not able to take a being left to the back row and the
:49:39. > :50:01.
:50:01. > :50:07.saying he is going to be a star of the French side. But do you know
:50:07. > :50:12.why they did not pick him sooner? Discipline. In the sense of what?
:50:12. > :50:22.bit wild, puts it about a bit, gets caught. That is the difference,
:50:22. > :50:24.
:50:24. > :50:34.getting caught. I thought you might like him. This is how close it was.
:50:34. > :50:34.
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:51:21. > :51:31.there was a shaky moment for Francois Trinh-Duc under the high
:51:31. > :51:31.
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:52:14. > :52:23.loitering penalty. He will be lucky if he does not get a yellow here.
:52:23. > :52:32.It does not matter if he is looking or not, his offside. He has got
:52:32. > :52:42.away with it. The crowd tells you everything. That was the laziest
:52:42. > :52:48.running. At any point before them, he could have stopped. But he chose
:52:48. > :52:58.to be in the back line. I am amazed that Dave Pearson has not targeted
:52:58. > :52:59.
:52:59. > :53:09.him for that. What am I doing out here? I am not interfering with
:53:09. > :53:14.
:53:14. > :53:21.play. He could have stopped, and yet he just happened to be there.
:53:21. > :53:31.It is not quite as long as previously. They will still have a
:53:31. > :53:47.
:53:47. > :53:53.in every sense. But sometimes, these are the bits of luck you need
:53:53. > :53:58.to win in places like the Stade de France. Ireland need to compound
:53:58. > :54:08.the French misery now by getting out of here and giving the attack
:54:08. > :54:08.
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:55:03. > :55:09.back. For the last ten minutes, behind this scrummage. One behind
:55:09. > :55:18.the other. Again, it has gone pear- shaped for them, and they have got
:55:18. > :55:28.away with it again because that was a horrible move by France. There
:55:28. > :55:55.
:55:55. > :56:05.was the good defensive work by forwards into these situations than
:56:05. > :56:05.
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:56:45. > :56:55.youngest in the French team at 23. The youngest, and yet this is his
:56:55. > :56:56.
:56:56. > :57:06.39th cap. Tommy Bowe is going to score for Ireland! They have done
:57:06. > :57:08.
:57:08. > :57:18.it again. Tommy Bowe's second in two games. He ignored the man
:57:18. > :57:18.
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:58:02. > :58:11.Tommy Bower is closing in on Denis Hickie, who was second in the all-
:58:12. > :58:37.
:58:37. > :58:47.time list. But they are all behind post. There is clear water between
:58:47. > :58:51.the teams. If you go back only five or six minutes ago, Ireland were
:58:51. > :59:01.facing the possibility of being down to 14 men. They rode their
:59:01. > :59:10.
:59:10. > :59:15.there are 40 seconds to go. According to our clock, not the
:59:15. > :59:25.referee's. The whistle goes for half time. Ireland step into the
:59:25. > :59:35.changing rooms with a healthy lead You could see that the Irish
:59:35. > :59:36.
:59:36. > :59:40.sprinted off the field. They are Well, well. What an interesting
:59:40. > :59:47.game of rugby we have here. Having said that Ireland have never lead
:59:47. > :59:57.at half-time in an international here, they find themselves in that
:59:57. > :00:02.position, thanks to an astonishing piece of rugby. Tommy Bowe's try.
:00:02. > :00:09.Morgan Parra missed one that was fairly straightforward. He kicked
:00:09. > :00:13.it wide of the post. That face said it all. It was compounded for the
:00:13. > :00:23.French by Tommy Bowe's second try, which means they have an 11 point
:00:23. > :00:24.
:00:24. > :00:29.cushion at this stage. Who would fascinating reading. Ireland are
:00:29. > :00:37.certainly ahead on possession but behind on territory. It is even
:00:37. > :00:42.Stevens across the board. Two errors made by France but one of
:00:42. > :00:49.them fundamental in giving away a try. What an interesting game.
:00:49. > :00:50.is a cracking game. One of the frustrations is that -- one of the
:00:50. > :00:54.frustrations is that -- one of the frustrations that supporters have
:00:54. > :00:58.with our island is that when they play with intensity, they can play
:00:58. > :01:02.unbelievably. They have started badly for 15 months but today they
:01:02. > :01:11.started with pure aggression, unbridled aggression, time after
:01:11. > :01:18.time. France are the exact opposite. The need the aggression up here.
:01:18. > :01:25.You have been going mad appear, search. They are really poor. We
:01:25. > :01:31.did not see any intensity. I am really sorry for the French team at
:01:31. > :01:36.the moment but a hope in the second half it will be better. 95% of the
:01:36. > :01:39.crowd, if not more, our French are today and the slow climb -- slow
:01:39. > :01:41.hand clap after 18 minutes is an indication of how frustrated they
:01:41. > :01:46.indication of how frustrated they were getting. Here is the first
:01:46. > :01:49.score. What did he make of this? This is so telegraphed his is
:01:49. > :01:54.unbelievable. I think that is the worst past I have seen for a long
:01:54. > :02:00.time. Everyone in the stadiums of that intercept. Tommy Bowe is
:02:00. > :02:04.renowned for spotting them but that was so easy for him. They were
:02:04. > :02:10.trying to run a slow ball all the time because the Irish are so good
:02:10. > :02:15.in the tackle area of that everything is being slowed down.
:02:15. > :02:19.Instead of just playing what is in front of them, he is doing on -- up
:02:19. > :02:22.and unders. I am not sure why Trinh-Duc is doing that. They
:02:22. > :02:26.Trinh-Duc is doing that. They should go for distance. It is like
:02:26. > :02:31.schoolboy rugby, when you call the move, and they go through with it
:02:31. > :02:39.irrespective of what will they get. And they are normally such a great
:02:39. > :02:47.side, unbelievably deep, but they are jogging. If you looked at Tran
:02:47. > :02:52.Duke in the middle of that, he ran three steps before he passed. Their
:02:52. > :02:54.pace and intensity is off the mark. -- Francois Trinh-Duc. Occasionally
:02:54. > :03:00.they take the handbrake off but they take the handbrake off but
:03:00. > :03:06.when they do, they look very good. Yes, in this situation, they were
:03:06. > :03:14.really powerful. They played with a lot of confidence here. We did not
:03:14. > :03:19.see that so often in the first half. It is really bizarre, but I hope
:03:19. > :03:24.the second half is going to be like this. This is an indication, the
:03:24. > :03:28.penalty that resulted here. We're talking about the Irish defence,
:03:28. > :03:33.and the intensity of it. O'Brien in particular, the Irish back row has
:03:33. > :03:39.been staggering. The back row has been staggering. They are targeting
:03:39. > :03:44.time after time. Great discipline their from Cian Healy. It is this
:03:44. > :03:47.book. Johnny Sexton has done this four or five times. There is
:03:47. > :03:54.suddenly a semi-circle around it, but if you look at some of these
:03:55. > :03:59.elements, this in particular, look how deep. 22 metres. When the ball
:03:59. > :04:04.gets past, look at the speed of the line and the speed of the French.
:04:04. > :04:09.They go nearly that 20 metres. comes down to Trinh-Duc. He has to
:04:09. > :04:11.decide that it is too slow. He has to get that forward to pick it up
:04:11. > :04:19.to get that forward to pick it up or turn it in the air. The Irish
:04:19. > :04:22.are so good in the contact area. They work out defensively. They
:04:22. > :04:31.tried to bring Julian Knowles UN. They cannot cope with it at the
:04:31. > :04:36.moment, France. -- Julien Malzieu. Is it not up to him to say to the
:04:36. > :04:42.guys behind him, come closer? is slow, you have to get on with
:04:42. > :04:49.the game. You have to be flat. It is all about the breakdown.
:04:49. > :04:58.Definitely. I think Trinh-Duc need to adapt his position to defend
:04:58. > :05:02.against the Irish. He may need to be flatter, and played very close,
:05:02. > :05:08.to make sure that he gets on to the advantage line. That is not the
:05:09. > :05:13.case. That they are repeating their skills, like in a training
:05:13. > :05:18.situation. They need to change their depth. There could have been
:05:18. > :05:22.three in just that. Tommy Bowe has an eye for it. He is going to go
:05:22. > :05:30.for our any one of them. But this was telegraphed. Brian Moore has
:05:30. > :05:37.said that could have been a penalty but it could have been a try.
:05:37. > :05:40.soon as I saw the past, I thought that was him again. I think it is
:05:40. > :05:45.much to do with Trinh-Duc being deep but it is the pace that France
:05:45. > :05:49.are playing at. It is terrible. It is a saunter. If you go back to the
:05:49. > :05:57.World Cup, that debate about who would play outside half, would it
:05:57. > :06:04.be Trinh-Duc, Para, they have not really decided what they want.
:06:04. > :06:09.number 10 is the general. For some reason, and maybe France can -- you
:06:09. > :06:16.can answer this, going back, it all seems to resolve around the number
:06:16. > :06:20.nine. Maybe Australia do it a little bit, but sometimes for me,
:06:20. > :06:25.when he is caught up there, he is looking for the ball the time. It
:06:25. > :06:27.has to come from Number Ten. Let us talk about Cian Healy, whether he
:06:27. > :06:32.talk about Cian Healy, whether he should have been sin-binned or not.
:06:32. > :06:37.This was a key moment in shifting the balance. I am smiling, from the
:06:37. > :06:45.fact that from 25 yards back he ran into the line. There was a good
:06:45. > :06:51.chance of him catching that poll. - - that ball. He was quite close. He
:06:51. > :06:56.- that ball. He was quite close. He should not be in the bin. Why would
:06:56. > :07:04.a referee not give that? No idea. think he is supporting Irish team,
:07:04. > :07:08.maybe! -- the Irish team. He had two or three bad decisions in the
:07:08. > :07:14.first half and I hope he is going to correct it. You are turning into
:07:14. > :07:16.a football manager. But there is a job going at Chelsea! The is a job
:07:16. > :07:22.going at Stamford Bridge, so you going at Stamford Bridge, so you
:07:22. > :07:25.could be the man. -- there is a job going. And this is Tommy Bowe's try.
:07:25. > :07:30.Two minutes to half-time, they could have easily kicked that out
:07:30. > :07:34.of play. I have to say, I think Stephen Ferris has been phenomenal.
:07:34. > :07:39.That was the wrong option from Tommy Bowe. It was a simple pass
:07:39. > :07:42.and he made an absolute mistake of the kick, but it bounced perfectly
:07:42. > :07:49.for him. Islander having a bit of luck but they are playing with such
:07:49. > :07:54.great passion. That is poor defence as well. Usually, he communicates
:07:54. > :07:59.so well but this time, they go in. Again, that was from a turnover
:07:59. > :08:01.which they spread out wide. The which they spread out wide. The
:08:01. > :08:05.forwards have been magnificent. there is an interested observer on
:08:05. > :08:14.the touchline. Retired international lock forward for loch
:08:14. > :08:22.-- for Scotland, Derek Claremont. What have you made of that so far?
:08:22. > :08:24.I think Ireland have been putting the French under pressure. The
:08:24. > :08:29.French have been struggling with the quick defensive line, and the
:08:29. > :08:33.way that Islander tackling, they are holding them up. I think it is
:08:33. > :08:38.frustrating the French. They're playing with more territory,
:08:38. > :08:42.keeping in the French half. They have had a couple bad kicks, but it
:08:42. > :08:46.was 20 minutes before France put any rhythm together. I think that
:08:46. > :08:51.has been the story of the half. Ireland attacked with ambition in
:08:51. > :08:55.the second half. They have been rewarded with a try. Great skill
:08:55. > :09:02.from Tommy Bowe. A how well the French react to trailing at half-
:09:02. > :09:06.time? -- how will the French react. The same story at Murrayfield, the
:09:06. > :09:11.second half, there came out with more intensity. They are obviously
:09:11. > :09:14.mad keen. They are back out on the mad keen. They are back out on the
:09:14. > :09:20.bench. I think they had been set out early
:09:20. > :09:30.in disgrace. -- have been sent out. Wales' first is to isolate live
:09:30. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :09:49.from Cardiff at 2pm on Saturday. -- Andrei Villas-Boas being sacked by
:09:49. > :09:59.Mr Abramovich at Stamford Bridge. Probably much more to talk about on
:09:59. > :10:14.
:10:14. > :10:17.And that match will go some way towards deciding the Premiership
:10:17. > :10:21.towards deciding the Premiership this season. As far as the swimming
:10:21. > :10:26.is concerned, no second chance for everybody at the GB Olympic trials
:10:26. > :10:31.at the aquatic centre. Live from six and 5:00pm on the Red Button.
:10:31. > :10:33.Rebecca Adlington in the 400 metres freestyle among others. But the
:10:33. > :10:37.depth and strength of British swimming at the moment is so
:10:37. > :10:43.immense at the moment that some of the people at Beijing four years
:10:43. > :10:47.ago will not be in London 2012. Back here, we have the French on
:10:47. > :10:54.the pitch but nor Irish players. That is a huddle that I would like
:10:54. > :10:59.to be in the middle of. What are they saying? I think they're saying
:10:59. > :11:04.that we need to stick together, we need to keep believing. And we need
:11:04. > :11:08.to start really well in the second half of. Keith? I think the Irish
:11:08. > :11:11.took their time going out. They want more of the same, they want to
:11:11. > :11:21.keep their concentration and not give away silly penalties, but keep
:11:21. > :11:25.the focus. Brian O'Driscoll got a hat-trick 12 years ago. All of us
:11:25. > :11:29.would like to say quickly we are wising a speedy recovery to Alex
:11:29. > :11:35.Bennett, seriously injured playing rugby in Cheshire last weekend. I'm
:11:35. > :11:42.sure everybody in the game would echo those sentiments. I hope you
:11:42. > :11:52.enjoyed the first half. What to the next 40 minutes old? -- what do the
:11:52. > :11:52.
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:12:33. > :12:36.little bit tamely. You have to give credit to the Irish effort.
:12:36. > :12:42.O'Connell helping to drag him out of frankly, poor play by France. It
:12:42. > :12:52.was within the their own remit as to whether or not they were dragged
:12:52. > :13:02.
:13:02. > :13:09.of a hurry. Philippe Saint-Andre is very new in the job. Francois
:13:09. > :13:19.Trinh-Duc has dropped it on. It is a French scrummage on the 50 metre
:13:19. > :13:25.line. I was just going to say, from Irish point of view, the thing is
:13:25. > :13:29.not to give the French anything. If the French take it by dint of good
:13:29. > :13:34.play, then sometimes you cannot do anything about it but do not give
:13:34. > :13:44.them balls like that, 3 balls, or penalties at goal. Make them earn
:13:44. > :13:44.
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:14:34. > :14:37.And France have left players on the ground. Poitrenaud is one of them.
:14:37. > :14:44.The Vincent Clerc is another although the winner is back on his
:14:44. > :14:52.feet. -- the winger. I think he's all right. France were threatening,
:14:52. > :15:02.just for a second, to cut loose. I don't know what is going on at the
:15:02. > :15:02.
:15:02. > :15:07.moment with Rougerie. But he passed behind the man. It is unforgivable.
:15:07. > :15:12.He is not looking other target. Another example of the amount of
:15:12. > :15:17.work that Sexton is doing, hands-on. In the end, he cannot quite keep
:15:17. > :15:27.the man up. But he has been instrumental in two or three of the
:15:27. > :15:27.
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:16:26. > :16:36.short turnovers that Ireland have is such an important set piece for
:16:36. > :17:01.
:17:01. > :17:11.Sexton's BUPA, it might have charged down -- of the outside of
:17:11. > :17:11.
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:18:29. > :18:36.backs. This driving from lineouts is a skill which has been largely
:18:36. > :18:42.forgotten, because not many sides use it now. The French and South
:18:42. > :18:52.Africans are very adept at doing it. It is very difficult to stop them.
:18:52. > :18:52.
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:21:34. > :21:38.Jonathan? It was good play. This the 22. Ireland need to be working
:21:38. > :21:46.themselves into a position whereby if, at the end of the Day, they
:21:46. > :21:56.can't make more ground against a solid French defence, they can have
:21:56. > :21:56.
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:22:55. > :23:05.-- nothing barges. So Francois Trinh-Duc has ideal conditions to
:23:05. > :23:32.
:23:32. > :23:42.Wesley for a finer for the line! Three caps, three tries. -- Wesley
:23:42. > :24:04.
:24:04. > :24:10.match official. What is he looking at now? Well, that is as obvious as
:24:10. > :24:20.you can get. If officials aren't going to make those calls, why
:24:20. > :24:20.
:24:20. > :24:30.bother having them? It was not just a question of there being Irish
:24:30. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:52.Thank you. Geoff Warren gives Dave Pearson the all clear. Try awarded
:24:52. > :25:02.to France. For a second, Ireland were loose against France. That is
:25:02. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:10.what you cannot do. Give them space, and you are in trouble. Ireland
:25:10. > :25:16.need a period of five minutes where they keep the ball in French
:25:16. > :25:26.territory. Doesn't matter if they don't go anywhere, just keep the
:25:26. > :25:53.
:25:53. > :26:03.Just wide. So Ireland still lead. But the gap is now just three
:26:03. > :26:06.
:26:06. > :26:10.points. That was an unholy mess. But I go back to the point that
:26:10. > :26:20.from the kick prior to that with Kearney, there was a single Irish
:26:20. > :26:25.
:26:25. > :26:35.chaser. They were in trouble after that. Suddenly, there is a zip to
:26:35. > :26:35.
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:27:40. > :27:46.the French play. They have given it of play, for Ireland, was exactly
:27:46. > :27:56.what they didn't need to do. Moving the ball unnecessarily close to the
:27:56. > :28:00.
:28:00. > :28:03.touchline, nearly being pulled him. Unforced error. They have to
:28:03. > :28:09.remember what they did well in the first half, which was what put
:28:09. > :28:19.France under pressure. When they were taking the ball forward, they
:28:19. > :28:19.
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:29:01. > :29:07.because he did not make the break. He found himself sliding out of
:29:07. > :29:16.control. He thought it was a better option as he was going to go out
:29:16. > :29:26.anyway. But the result is that the throw for the lineout is for the
:29:26. > :29:48.
:29:48. > :29:58.France now. The referee is unimpressed with their claims.
:29:58. > :30:08.
:30:08. > :30:12.Again, it is a penalty advantage to Pearson. You can see the difference
:30:12. > :30:15.between the line speed in the first half and the second half. The
:30:15. > :30:25.French have been able to take the ball forward and get over the game
:30:25. > :30:39.
:30:39. > :30:49.defensive line goes all over the place. It allows a Fofana all the
:30:49. > :30:59.way around the outside. Morgan Parra has not had an easy selection
:30:59. > :31:21.
:31:22. > :31:28.of texts. This is the outer limits is fine. It is all square at the
:31:29. > :31:38.SAT de France. 17-17. It is a difference second half. -- stand to
:31:38. > :31:42.France. There could be called for bringing on Ronan O'Gara to close
:31:42. > :31:48.out the game or to take a bit more control. Ireland have lost their
:31:48. > :31:58.shape for the last seven or eight points. You know, they need to do
:31:58. > :32:08.something to reverse this, Ireland. Denton Clerc with the restart. --
:32:08. > :32:08.
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:32:59. > :33:09.He was calling straight away when on his knee. I hate seeing injuries
:33:09. > :33:19.
:33:19. > :33:27.like that. That is the end of his afternoon. Eoin Reddan will come on.
:33:27. > :33:32.I will be is OK. Just look at the execution of the passing. -- I hope
:33:32. > :33:36.he is OK. They hold the defensive line, just watch, and there is
:33:36. > :33:44.space on the outside, but just watch that pass. What a dreadful
:33:45. > :33:51.pass, which spoils the whole movement. That is poor execution.
:33:52. > :33:57.Conor Murray goes and Eoin Reddan comes on. We have the Leinster
:33:57. > :34:05.half-back combination. Whether or not the Irish management think they
:34:05. > :34:08.can make that sort of change, it has been forced on them now. I
:34:08. > :34:15.think they need to reverse the momentum of this game. It has been
:34:15. > :34:20.against them the whole of the second half of. It has been all
:34:20. > :34:30.France in the second half. Ireland lose a player to injury. The score,
:34:30. > :35:08.
:35:08. > :35:18.available for Ireland but the French did well under pressure.
:35:18. > :35:54.
:35:54. > :35:58.Vincent Debaty comes away with it. and Lionel Nallet will come on. 35
:35:58. > :36:08.years old, the former French captain brings all his experience
:36:08. > :36:08.
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:39:30. > :39:34.have the line-out. For the first time in the second half, possession
:39:34. > :39:44.for the men in green. It was a good passage of play. Ireland did not
:39:44. > :39:47.
:39:47. > :39:53.panic or force the ball. A lot of work done. Sexton threatening to
:39:53. > :39:57.cut loose. The important thing was that when... At the end of the day,
:39:57. > :40:01.the French actually stood their ground but it is important but
:40:01. > :40:11.Ireland come away from this passage of play with the score of some sort.
:40:11. > :40:12.
:40:12. > :40:16.Whether or not they have to drop into the goal, it does not matter.
:40:16. > :40:26.Ireland are warming up replacements. They might stick with the pack they
:40:26. > :40:27.
:40:27. > :40:37.have got out there. Rory Best drives the ball. -- drives the ball.
:40:37. > :40:37.
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:41:21. > :41:26.bring on some replacements. I know Keith Wood is interested in Peter
:41:26. > :41:36.O'Mahony coming on. He is a promising talent. He is coming on
:41:36. > :41:36.
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:43:05. > :43:09.Gordon Darcy at the wrong time. have to give some credit to the
:43:09. > :43:19.French because whilst Ireland have put them under pressure, they have
:43:19. > :43:35.
:43:35. > :43:45.replace Francois Trinh-Duc. Stephen Ferris, chasing his shirts. --
:43:45. > :43:45.
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:45:17. > :45:27.changing his shirt. Poitrenaud is earlier, that One rivals it.
:45:27. > :45:27.
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:46:17. > :46:25.another Irishman injured, too. That Harinordoquy's game is going to end.
:46:25. > :46:35.Louis Picamoles is warming up. Ireland have been deep into French
:46:35. > :46:35.
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:47:49. > :47:54.territory, and yet they have not There is a change to be made by
:47:54. > :48:04.France. Their number 19, Louis Picamoles, is coming on. Ireland
:48:04. > :48:11.are going to make a change, to. And Ronan O'Gara comes on for Ireland.
:48:11. > :48:21.It is Gordon D'Arcy who is coming off. O'Gara goes into the outside-
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:49:04. > :49:14.half position. Jonathan Sexton goes tactical kicker. He has gone.
:49:14. > :49:41.
:49:41. > :49:51.Almost brilliant work. In a tight Irish territory. This is their
:49:51. > :49:54.
:49:54. > :50:04.equivalent now. Will they record a score where Ireland couldn't?
:50:04. > :50:36.
:50:36. > :50:41.Ireland have slowed down France's they say. As a considered piece of
:50:41. > :50:51.tactical play, that was right out of the bottom drawer. No need to
:50:51. > :51:18.
:51:18. > :51:28.approach halfway through Stephen penalty. They are committing
:51:28. > :51:34.
:51:34. > :51:44.drifting to the touchline. They had to let go of the ball. It was then
:51:44. > :51:55.
:51:55. > :52:00.open to be played, and was then encouraging position for them.
:52:00. > :52:10.Let's have another go. The French are exactly where they were before,
:52:10. > :52:15.
:52:15. > :52:25.when they contrived to get the ball Sean Cronin comes into the front
:52:25. > :52:26.
:52:26. > :52:36.row, as does the prop, Tom Court. Here are numbers one and two going
:52:36. > :52:36.
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:54:12. > :54:22.starting to creep into the first But they have made it out of the
:54:22. > :54:28.
:54:28. > :54:33.drop goal danger zone, and they Malzieu to make sure it came down
:54:33. > :54:43.safely. Very good Irish defence at the moment. But if you are a French
:54:43. > :55:18.
:55:18. > :55:28.forward, you must be saying, what late on. The French forwards Paul
:55:28. > :55:28.
:55:28. > :56:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 121 seconds
:56:24. > :56:27.courage by the Irish defenders. It does not matter about the territory.
:56:27. > :56:34.Harinordoquy is are furious. I would be if I was a French forward.
:56:34. > :56:37.I don't think they could have done much more. You are always furious,
:56:37. > :56:41.Bryan. Ireland have the throw-in on the halfway line. They have
:56:41. > :56:51.conceded 11 points in this second half, scored none. But the scores
:56:51. > :56:51.
:56:51. > :57:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 121 seconds
:57:34. > :57:43.it. Ireland will have to face a set-piece. One last chance for the
:57:43. > :57:53.team in blue. One last call to arms to the Irish. 1 War period of
:57:53. > :57:54.
:57:54. > :58:01.Defence to get through. Time is up. The next mistake, it is over.
:58:01. > :58:10.Declan Kidney, oh dear. This is what international coaching is
:58:10. > :58:13.about, Anthony. Suffer! If Ireland went to go home with the wind, they
:58:13. > :58:18.would criticise him for not taking the points in the second half. But
:58:18. > :58:23.you also have to give him immense praise this defensive effort in the
:58:23. > :58:33.last five minutes. France were on a roll, no question. They scored in
:58:33. > :58:35.
:58:35. > :58:43.the second half, and Ireland regrouped. I bet there will not be
:58:43. > :58:53.a penalty awarded at this scrum. shall see. You can guarantee that
:58:53. > :59:32.
:59:32. > :59:42.drama. We are over time by one minute and 45 seconds. Ireland have
:59:42. > :00:04.
:00:05. > :00:14.to get through this scrummage. We the referee. Harinordoquy comes
:00:15. > :00:20.
:00:20. > :00:27.whistle goes for the end of the match. France could not seize the
:00:27. > :00:33.opportunity. The score is tied. Ireland have drawn in Paris, 17-17.
:00:33. > :00:38.In the end, it turned out to be a very brave effort indeed by Ireland.
:00:38. > :00:47.They got off to a fantastic start but unfortunately they could not
:00:47. > :00:53.period where they were deep into French territory. However, they
:00:53. > :01:03.denied the French, who were intent on fashioning some sort of drop
:01:03. > :01:04.
:01:04. > :01:11.goal. 5, 67 minutes of courageous defence. -- 5, 6, 7. Paul O'Connell
:01:11. > :01:16.can be proud of what he did. away draw in Paris is not to be
:01:16. > :01:20.spared that. Philippe Saint-Andre, the French coach looks disappointed.
:01:21. > :01:30.A home draw in Paris is not satisfactory. Congratulations to
:01:30. > :01:34.Ireland, 17-17 at The Stand de France.
:01:34. > :01:39.Only one team can win the Grand Slam this year in the RBS Six
:01:39. > :01:45.Nations and it is Wales. Obviously, France are still in contention to
:01:45. > :01:52.be the champions. It is the first draw in this fixture since 1950.
:01:52. > :01:57.Keith Wood, are you happy? deflected. -- slightly deflated.
:01:57. > :01:59.And yet the bravery of the last 10 minutes of Defence. There was a lot
:01:59. > :02:04.of Irish errors in the second half, to do with the huge defensive
:02:04. > :02:08.effort they had any first half. You thought they were dead and buried,
:02:08. > :02:16.but you had eight or nine minutes of just pure defence, typified by
:02:16. > :02:19.that great tackle. Far you relieved or disappointed, Serge Betsen?
:02:19. > :02:25.Really disappointed. The second half was poor from the French
:02:25. > :02:31.perspective. We did not play well, we did not play with pace. Of
:02:31. > :02:38.course, I am disappointed. Paul O'Connell, happier are
:02:38. > :02:42.disappointed? -- had the or disappointed. If Ireland won the
:02:42. > :02:46.first half, France won the second first half, France won the second
:02:46. > :02:50.half. A fair result? I suppose it is. But disappointing for us. We
:02:50. > :02:53.played good rugby in the first-half but maybe we did not match it in
:02:53. > :02:56.the second half. We will have to look at a few of the penalties in
:02:56. > :03:01.the second half. I would like to see if you have the penalties in
:03:01. > :03:05.the first half, particularly the scrum. It is disappointing. We had
:03:05. > :03:09.a great opportunity to win and we did not take it. France had a great
:03:09. > :03:15.opportunity in the dying seconds. Solid defence from Ireland, which
:03:15. > :03:20.was key to your overall performance. Our defence was excellent. It is
:03:20. > :03:24.not very often you see French scenes like this in Paris. They
:03:24. > :03:27.were trying to draw a penalty but our defence was excellent. And you
:03:27. > :03:36.were in uncharted territory, leading at half-time, the first
:03:36. > :03:44.time that has happened at the SAT of France. -- Stade de France.
:03:44. > :03:47.wanted a better first half. We failed to retain the ball at times,
:03:47. > :03:51.which is a symptom at the moment. It was frustrating at the start.
:03:51. > :03:57.Obviously, they would have not liked to have been behind by that
:03:57. > :04:00.score line, so it was frustrating for us. You do not get many
:04:00. > :04:06.opportunities to win here, and it is a shame we did not take it.
:04:06. > :04:10.have not had a draw in this fixture since 1985. The last one was 1950.
:04:10. > :04:14.So to get something from the match is surely pleasing. I don't know
:04:14. > :04:20.about that. As it was, to get a result is disappointing for the
:04:20. > :04:23.boys, they will be very disappointed. Thank you very much.
:04:23. > :04:26.Undoubtedly, it was Ireland's first Undoubtedly, it was Ireland's first
:04:26. > :04:32.half and France's second half. Funnily enough, we end up with a
:04:32. > :04:37.possession statistic that is 50 apiece. There was one point in the
:04:37. > :04:41.second half where France had 84% territory. At the end of the day,
:04:41. > :04:46.it is all square. That means that that is what the table looks like
:04:46. > :04:50.it. Everyone has now played three matches. With two weekends ago,
:04:50. > :05:00.Wales with six points, France with five, Ireland with three, England
:05:00. > :05:03.
:05:03. > :05:06.with four. That should be the other way around. Wales, Italy, Ireland,
:05:06. > :05:09.Scotland are and France against England here one week from today.
:05:09. > :05:13.Jonathan Davies, it was a compelling match. What did you make
:05:13. > :05:16.of it? I felt that some crucial line-outs went a mess but when
:05:16. > :05:20.line-outs went a mess but when Ireland had the pressure, in that
:05:20. > :05:25.70th minute, Sexton should have taken the drop goal. They went for
:05:25. > :05:30.the try with 10 minutes ago. It put the pressure on France to try and
:05:30. > :05:37.get something. They had to take the opportunity. They put on Ronan
:05:37. > :05:44.O'Gara but territorially, France dominated. It was a great efforts
:05:44. > :05:48.to charge them down, particularly... It is easy up here but you were
:05:48. > :05:52.saying to put Ronan O'Gara on 20 minutes before he went on. I was
:05:52. > :05:59.because I thought Johnny Sexton had done an unbelievable amount of work.
:05:59. > :06:04.He was defending as much as any in the back row. He gave a incredible
:06:04. > :06:09.effort in the first half. He needed him to come on and help out. O'Gara
:06:09. > :06:14.up as a history of closing out this kind of game. That is his kind of
:06:14. > :06:17.game. -- has a history. Ireland were in a position to win it from
:06:18. > :06:21.the start. In the first half, the start. In the first half,
:06:21. > :06:26.France were very sluggish. Lackadaisical. Here is Rougerie's
:06:26. > :06:30.pass to Tommy Bowe. Tommy Bowe, like a narrow one of the post. He
:06:30. > :06:35.scored two tries in the first half which gave Ireland that 17-6 half-
:06:35. > :06:39.time lead. The areas with one man inside that he could easily have
:06:39. > :06:45.passed two. He chose to go over the top and the ball bounced kindly. As
:06:45. > :06:53.top and the ball bounced kindly. As Paul O'Connell said, 11 points, and
:06:53. > :07:00.in a sense, the ball was in France's accord. -- caught. There
:07:00. > :07:05.was a different attitude to them in the second half. Yes. They tend to
:07:05. > :07:10.play more with the ball, more with pace, and carry the ball.
:07:10. > :07:18.Especially in the front row. At the end, they did a marriage -- it did
:07:18. > :07:24.not manage to score the try. team are statisticians have been
:07:24. > :07:28.roaming through the books. Let us roaming through the books. Let us
:07:28. > :07:34.look at Fofana's try. If you are watching and you happen to know if
:07:34. > :07:40.anyone has scored a try in all three of their first five walk --
:07:40. > :07:44.first Six Nations games, let us know. We talk about this all the
:07:44. > :07:48.time, a bouncing ball causes carnage. Great pace to get into
:07:48. > :07:52.that corner. It is a great finish. I think he will be disappointed but
:07:52. > :07:58.again, a bouncing ball, it was difficult for Kearney to come
:07:58. > :08:03.across. I am slightly disappointed that France because I cannot work
:08:03. > :08:09.out what they were trying to do. They have got their ball carriers
:08:09. > :08:12.in the second half and they went forward, but it is very lateral.
:08:12. > :08:14.was looking at both of them in terms of the attacking. They kicked
:08:14. > :08:24.terms of the attacking. They kicked an awful lot, more than attacked
:08:24. > :08:26.
:08:26. > :08:34.out wide. You think that Philippe Bernard so shall might have scored
:08:34. > :08:39.three? I think, in 97. Many New Zealand Waggers as well. But they
:08:39. > :08:44.were not playing in the Six Nations. Rob Kearney, was a fantastic game.
:08:44. > :08:49.Rob Kearney, was a fantastic game. -- are winners as well. Ofwat basic
:08:49. > :08:53.errors crept in at this key point. Yes, and a lot of it was to do with
:08:53. > :08:57.the effort in the first half. You might say, why would this be the
:08:57. > :09:01.case, but the effort they have to put intakes so much out of them.
:09:01. > :09:09.You're concentrating and did drops a little bit. There was a penalty,
:09:09. > :09:13.another penalty, a knock-on. There was sloppy line-out. -- there were
:09:13. > :09:15.sloppy line-out. That is fatigue as sloppy line-out. That is fatigue as
:09:15. > :09:20.much as anything else. But they allowed France back into the game.
:09:20. > :09:25.For sure. I think most of the mistakes made by the Irish made the
:09:25. > :09:35.French come into the game. Regarding his results, it was not
:09:35. > :09:36.
:09:36. > :09:40.the pressure of the French but the mistake of the Irish. I am hearing
:09:40. > :09:43.that Nicolas Sarkosy is in the French dressing room right now. He
:09:43. > :09:48.is probably saying to Lionel Beauxis that he should have got
:09:48. > :09:55.into a better position for the drop kick. He is a specialist at that.
:09:55. > :09:59.Very often in the French league you can see and dropping goals for fun.
:09:59. > :10:04.The first one was a terrible attempt. -- you can see him. The
:10:04. > :10:09.second, he was under pressure. But as he said, they had the
:10:09. > :10:15.opportunities. Ireland should have tried one. That was a crucial point.
:10:15. > :10:25.I think he panicked, to be honest. I think they need to be patient on
:10:25. > :10:26.
:10:26. > :10:30.this occasion, to maybe move to the 22 to make sure they get enough
:10:30. > :10:39.speed to score at the drop goals. At this point, they were too early
:10:39. > :10:43.to make the drop goal. Do you agree with that? Asian stands to work. --
:10:43. > :10:47.patience tends to work. If they can hold it for long enough, but he
:10:47. > :10:57.didn't. The first one that went along the ground, it was the first
:10:57. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:02.pass. As a stand-up, but is his role. -- stand-off. When it comes
:11:02. > :11:10.to that position, all you forwards and backs are waiting for the
:11:10. > :11:13.Number Ten. On the positive side, Stephen Ferris was the normal for
:11:13. > :11:19.the second one. He was the normal throughout but he launched himself
:11:19. > :11:23.on that to make she certainly did not happen. France had a scrum with
:11:23. > :11:28.one minute to go, well into extra- time. This was the last throw of
:11:28. > :11:37.the dice from the French. It was a great carry from Harinordoquy eight.
:11:37. > :11:39.I thought France were going to come I thought France were going to come
:11:39. > :11:46.back into it. -- or Harinordoquy. For a winner of this size, you
:11:46. > :11:52.cannot go into touch. You cannot. Not knowing that the clock is over
:11:52. > :11:55.Not knowing that the clock is over the 80 minutes. Overall, Keith,
:11:55. > :12:00.there is a sense of deflation that Ireland might have taken this
:12:00. > :12:07.before the game began. I think so. We discussed it, that is the
:12:07. > :12:10.frustration with Ireland. I mean, they played 50 minutes, 40 in the
:12:10. > :12:13.first have, and the last 10 minutes, they played at an incredible
:12:13. > :12:16.intensity and if they had done that in some of their other games, they
:12:16. > :12:19.would have had a better result. They are not doing it for all 80
:12:19. > :12:22.minutes which puts them under pressure. They were on their knees
:12:22. > :12:27.coming in here and at least they can go back with their head held
:12:27. > :12:37.high. It was a Frenchman, the last person to score a try in each of
:12:37. > :12:37.
:12:37. > :12:47.his first three internationals. Any idea? 1978. He was a scrum-half of.
:12:47. > :13:00.
:13:00. > :13:03.Thank you very much, Gaz. In 1935 commie --, Maurice Salhay. If you
:13:03. > :13:09.were Stuart Lancaster, how would you approach playing this French
:13:09. > :13:14.team? The same defensive effort as they did against Wales. Take it to
:13:14. > :13:21.them. They struggled with the quick defence of the Irish. The second
:13:21. > :13:25.half, they kept a tighter and they got the forwards running. -- kept
:13:25. > :13:30.it tighter. Because of a lack of pattern, it is difficult to work
:13:31. > :13:37.out what the French are trying to do. I think after that performance,
:13:38. > :13:41.they can come home with confidence. Frustrating today, and last week at
:13:41. > :13:49.Murrayfield, and against Italy. What is missing from the French
:13:49. > :13:59.team? I do not know. We do not really know what is the game plan
:13:59. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:06.from Philippe Saint-Andre. Like he said, the lack of organisation --
:14:06. > :14:12.like you said, the lack of organisation. They do not know how
:14:12. > :14:17.to manage the defence, and how to attack the game. Maybe they need to
:14:17. > :14:21.work on this. I bet Tommy Bowe could not imagine scoring two tries
:14:21. > :14:25.at the Stade de France and not be on the winning side.
:14:25. > :14:30.John Inverdale has just made the point, to score two tries here and
:14:30. > :14:36.not come away with a win, it is slightly bittersweet.
:14:36. > :14:39.Disappointment is the overall feeling. We had an outstanding
:14:39. > :14:46.first half. We put them under so much pressure but to come away with
:14:46. > :14:50.no points is a huge disappointment. The dressing room is very quiet.
:14:50. > :14:53.Your scoring tries for fun at the moment. I want to save the first
:14:53. > :14:57.one was a gift but you have to be one was a gift but you have to be
:14:57. > :15:01.in the right place and finish it off. It was just a bit of pressure.
:15:01. > :15:07.We know they like to shift it in their own half. I thought I heard
:15:07. > :15:11.the whistle but luckily, not. then a little bit of skill here.
:15:11. > :15:16.The second try was fantastic. was a dodgy kick. It bounced nicely
:15:16. > :15:19.for me, so I am very happy. The first half, to score a two rise
:15:19. > :15:23.over here is obviously very difficult but again, to come away
:15:23. > :15:27.difficult but again, to come away with a drop, nobody enjoys a draw.
:15:27. > :15:31.We're quite disappointed in there. Five tries in this championship. I
:15:31. > :15:34.think the record is six. Potentially a big match against
:15:34. > :15:40.Scotland next week and then in the final weekend. Does this mean
:15:40. > :15:44.anything to you? It is the case of hopefully getting picked. Obviously,
:15:44. > :15:48.we have two massive games. Disappointment against Wales at the
:15:48. > :15:52.start of the campaign, but I think we really showed ourselves on the
:15:52. > :15:56.quality that we had last week. The first have today, we shall that
:15:57. > :16:00.again. We need to do so results off and off we come away with good
:16:00. > :16:05.results. But a big offensive project -- performance from Ireland
:16:05. > :16:10.once again. Exactly. The last 10 minutes we showed great proportion.
:16:10. > :16:14.We were under pressure. -- great composure. I think we can be happy
:16:14. > :16:24.we did not give away a penalty and leave with a loss. Eight you very
:16:24. > :16:24.
:16:24. > :17:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 121 seconds
:17:12. > :17:15.That game in 1950 finished 3-3. Let's nip back down to jail.
:17:15. > :17:22.Declan has just been telling me his emotions after that match. Could
:17:22. > :17:25.you repeat it? Not really! Fair enough. How would you assess that
:17:25. > :17:33.performance? In the last dying seconds, you must have been pleased
:17:33. > :17:41.to come away with a draw at least. Unfortunately, the weather was
:17:42. > :17:45.slippier outside. It is a bit of a weird feeling. We talked about
:17:45. > :17:54.deja-vu before the match. But in a different way, looking back at what
:17:54. > :18:03.happened against Wales, it must have felt like that? Yes, we have
:18:03. > :18:10.been in two close ones now. I would not say it is like kissing your
:18:10. > :18:19.sister, but it is a strange feeling. We will have to have a good look at
:18:19. > :18:23.the second half of the performance. What happened in the dressing room
:18:23. > :18:28.at half time? It was more of the same, just be true to ourselves,
:18:28. > :18:33.don't try and pull a rabbit out of a hat. We said beforehand that we
:18:33. > :18:41.have to try and believe in ourselves. These games hinge on
:18:41. > :18:45.tight margins. Are you worried about Conor Murray at this stage?
:18:45. > :18:51.The first signs are that the main ligaments are OK, but it is always
:18:51. > :18:58.48 hours before we know for sure. And a quick turnaround before next
:18:58. > :19:05.week? Yes, a six-day turnaround. We will rise to it.
:19:05. > :19:09.Keith? There, they have to be disappointed, because they wanted
:19:09. > :19:12.to come overran win. Even though they have not played to the
:19:12. > :19:17.standard they would have liked to, they still have huge belief in
:19:18. > :19:24.themselves. How will the sporting public in Ireland respond? They
:19:24. > :19:32.will be fairly happy, because Ireland have been on a bit of a low
:19:32. > :19:40.and started slowly in the past. They did not start slowly today.
:19:40. > :19:45.They kicked the ball constantly, nearly too much at times. It is a
:19:45. > :19:50.great build-up of confidence, because they can look at the next
:19:50. > :19:55.two matches and see that if they can go on like this, they can play
:19:55. > :19:59.to a higher standard. But they should have expected to win. That
:19:59. > :20:04.will be a disappointment in the Irish changing room. Nobody likes
:20:04. > :20:10.draws. To be in that position, they should have won this game, I feel.
:20:11. > :20:18.It was a great opportunity. France were not really threatening. Their
:20:18. > :20:23.defence was good and they gave penalties away. You will not have a
:20:23. > :20:27.better chance of beating France. Let's look ahead to next weekend,
:20:27. > :20:32.Ireland against Scotland. A week ago, we saw that Scotland had
:20:32. > :20:37.France on the rack, and then France reel them in. Five I think Scotland
:20:38. > :20:44.have proved an awful lot. The changes they have made have gone
:20:45. > :20:49.better. I would like to see Ireland play with more invention. It will
:20:49. > :20:55.be an unbelievably defensive battle for both sides. Defence is a huge
:20:55. > :21:05.part of their play. Dear Douglas is desperate to get Nicolas Sarkozy
:21:05. > :21:07.
:21:07. > :21:11.You can forget about where the best game will be in the last weekend,
:21:11. > :21:15.it will be in Cardiff. I think Italy will come there with a lot of
:21:15. > :21:23.confidence. But with Wales playing as they are, I will not say too
:21:23. > :21:27.much, because I said too much last week. They will go in with a lot of
:21:27. > :21:33.confidence. I do not think Warren Gatland will make many changes.
:21:33. > :21:36.Hopefully a good result against Italy to go in against France.
:21:36. > :21:46.you were the French captain, what changes would you make to the
:21:46. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:07.French team? Tough question. I think maybe change Rougerie. And I
:22:07. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:13.think also maybe changed the way we are attacking. Do you think Parra
:22:14. > :22:23.had a poor game today? His service was slow. Yeah, at some point he
:22:23. > :22:33.was really slow in passing. But we did not really come up and push the
:22:33. > :22:40.
:22:40. > :22:50.Irish and make them struggle. Yes, you need a balance in midfield.
:22:50. > :22:51.
:22:51. > :22:56.Picamoles has to go on. And Servat has to go on. Also, a final thought
:22:56. > :23:01.looking ahead to the weekend after next, in Wales, the words grand and
:23:01. > :23:07.Slam will probably be banned for the next week. Yes. It was a good
:23:07. > :23:12.performance and a good result. I look forward to France coming. To
:23:12. > :23:14.go for a third Grand Slam is a magnificent achievement. And it