Buckle up, something tells me there's a different mentality to this Irish team and they're gonna have no mercy for anyone. Italy definitely playing miles better than the WC and hoping for a good match.

As an Irish person, I'm always worried about Italy. It's only a matter of time before you beat us. But when? Not Sunday, I hope. Always wishing the best for Italian rugby otherwise.

I wouldn't say that, you had a fantastic match against the English last week

@LisztyLiszt they've beaten us before. England are the only 6N side they haven't.

Don’t worry, we’re all feeling for you.

Us Irish have genetically evolved to be unaffected by hangovers

Alcoholics never have hangovers. We've imbibed from the chalice of disappointment far too many times.

You cant hurt us, we're too numb to feel anything now

Onto the next quarter final!

@@nickwales4261 Every failure is just another step towards the ultimate goal. Never regret your failures. 👍☘

Fucking hell that cracked me up 😂

😂😂 excellent

Yeah, I wouldn't mind more of this. "How X,Y,Z kick/attack/defend differently"

@@zippy4star Agreed

Weird not seeing him being targeted with late cheap shots by the opposition. 😁

​@@clydebear6914salt is a boring spice my friend

@@sunlightliquid8420 Salt is a mineral, not a spice ya' dummy.

…stupid sexy Sexchampion…

James Lowe loves you too. He's just that kind of guy.

Respect to the real French rugby fans 👏 great people if defeat 👍 looking forward to seeing you in Dublin next year ☘️

@@alcoyne3333333333333did you just call us great people of defeat…?

As an Irish man I felt the same way in past about Vincent clerk I hated him because he used to destroy us but one of the best wingers of all time in my view.

lol

Hahahahahaha yea the rugby players have returned to playing but you thought squidge needed more time off from his job....? Like what just not work this year coz he he did a few extra videos at the world cup..... do you have a big week at work n go I'd better take the next one off.....

Hear hear!

​@@MrStevo1080Yep. That's exactly what I do. Work flat out for 3 weeks. Take one off. You should try it. Work's wonders having a week's holidays every month not including Christmas and afew other national holidays.

​@@MrStevo1080mate squidge had one week off the whole of last year, working 6 or 7 days every other week. I think he's due a bit extra time off this year.

Love how this has a translate option😢

*bastid

Not to be condused with BBC (Bordeaux's Biggest Cnt)

You must bear the curse for all the wrong doings of SA rugby fans.

Glad you're feeling better. Hopefully we can get your take on this week's rounds soon 😊

Is that the same Karl Dickson who penalized Ireland eight times in a row in the 20 minute period after he gave a red card to France? At least two of those penalties he gave against Ireland were highly questionable. Not only that, but other than Willemse penalties, France conceded only six compared to Ireland’s 13 in the entire game; That Dixon? Yeah, they really had him fooled alright. Dickson rode Ireland mercilessly for some time to get the crowd back onside. How many teams put in such a decisively superior performance, but have twice as many penalties as they opposition?

​@@TellemoreRefs do this as a way to even up after giving a red. They shouldn't but it's an instinct they can't help.

I don’t know what hoodoo Ireland have over Scotland. For some reason even when Ireland are badly out of form and Scotland are flying they turn to shite against Ireland. It’s happened the last 20 years pretty much every time. It’s odd too because in that time period Scotland have beaten great English and French teams who are far better than some of the Irish teams they lost to in the 2010s. As a Scot I’ve zero hope of a win in Dublin, even last year Ireland were god awful , we were at home looking for a first trophy since 99 and we just did nothing in that first half.

@eoin8156 the Scots are where Ireland were a few years ago. I like Gregor, but I don't think he's the man to get them that extra mile.

@@BirrDetonator1989agreed . I think it may also be that our pack just isn’t good enough. We have a great backline but the pack get bullied and pushed around against a strong Irish pack and leave our backs on the back foot all game . Some of the lads in the backs like duhan and kinghorn seem to go into their shell against them too , probably need a shift of tactics and as you said Gregor doesn’t seem to have that.

@eoin8156 definitely a shift of tactics. Its all there, that Scottish back line would be terrifying if they had a better platform to start attacks with front foot ball, but the forwards still seem to be doing "old forward things", the game has moved on and 1-15 need to have decent hands and the rugby IQ to use them at the right time. Like I said, I don't think Gregor is the man that will push that, I also haven't the foggiest who the SRU could even approach.

As an Ireland fan, I'm scared of the revenge you guys cant wait to unleash on us. All going well it will be a grand slam decider in 6 weeks. :)

This French Forward Pack may be big but, their Achilles Heel is making them run by keeping the ball in play. Yes they will have their moments of domination in every game but, the sooner their opponents can force Galthie to go to his bench, the better the odds are that they will gain a win.

@@fawltyoldboybasil.2178 This time the bench, especially the fly half and the second row (1st and 2nd international match for them) did well for the French. Scotland dominated completely the first half time and most of the second.

This is all the vid contains though. TV channels must present a much broader programme. I sometimes tune into the Irish channels and find the analysis top notch and pretty neutral. Lots of praise for the opponents.

​@@helenaville5939Yeah, look, it wasn't meant to be a dig at Irish tv pundits (who are former pros with plenty of medals) but more praise for Squidge. The Irish podcast in question, Second Captains, is excellent. But it amazes me that a guy on KZfaq can provide more insight than the people who have actually won the Six Nations!

@@LisztyLiszt Sure, but my point was that tv channels can't go into this kind of in-depth analysis because it's too intensive and time-consuming. They have to cater for many different tastes by giving a broader view of things in one programme. Squidge gives us nothing but in-depth analysis - nothing more. Squidge even admitted himself he's having to cut down on the vids because of the time it takes to do these kinds of in-depth vids. Hope you enjoy the rest of the 6N. 👍😊

​​@@helenaville5939 Not in agreement there. There is a huge appetite for this type of analysis, even in the main stream. When Shane Horgan has the guts of an hour to describe the Ireland v France game on a podcast (Second Captains) for people who want the nuts and bolts, and doesn't mention the kicking game of France being muted after 20 minutes, tells me that he just didn't notice it, not that he did but his audience are too idiotic to understand it. The thriving community on KZfaq who follow Peter Windsor (F1), Lantern Rouge (cycling), Tifo (soccer), etc. etc. and of course Squidge here, shows that there's a huge appetite for a deeper analysis but the tv networks figure that a big name personality, even if limited, will attract the masses, even if that's not what the masses actually want... That's my view anyway. Enjoy the tournament.

@@LisztyLiszt Ok, but I still think you missed my point - probably because I didn't make it clearly enough. Squidge does a great job of giving detailed and in-depth analysis -- and I'm a long-time subscriber. But why do you want everyone to do the same thing and provide us with in-depth analysis? Isn't it great that there's so much variety being provided instead? The tv channels provide a broad range of content and don't get stuck into in-depth analysis. Squidge doesn't give us anything else except in-depth analysis. I think both of these producers of content are good at what they do, and I love having so many choices of different types of content. I guess I don't feel we need to criticize one type of content in order to praise another type. That's really all I'm saying. Thanks for the exchange, it's always interesting to get a different view point from my own. 👍😊

yea like the senior team amazing but the under 20s ? the Under 20s went back to back Grand Slams and are going for 3 in a row this year insane stuff

smh look don't get me wrong going Back to Back Grandslams would be cool no denying it it has never been done in the Six Nations era but lot of Rugby to be played lol final game against Scotland will be tough yes i know in recent years we have dominated that fixture winning i think 13 of the last 14 games but it's no secret they are really really pissed off that they keep losing to us there is genuinely no team in the world who want to beat us more then Scotland right now and espicaly if it is a scenario of possibly playing spoiler by denying back to back Grandslams I'll never forget 2017 when we did it to England in their own back yard going into that game LITERALLY everyone had complexly written us off said we were going to get wiped off the field and we didn't have a hope in hell what happened ? we beat them 13-9 held them tryless the entire game ........ in i would argue the greatest game of Rugby Ireland has ever played i must also remind you that not only was England going into that Game looking to go back to back Grandslams but to also break the world record for consecutive wins yes they still won the Championship that year but it was really watered down and you could see it on the players faces they had the chance to make History and this was a Pyrrhic victory for them

with as good as South Africa have been in the last 5 years and lets be honest they've been pretty damn good back to back World Champions but Ireland ? we are the one team they could not beat during that time currently riding a 3 game winning streak against SA hell outside of the All Blacks were undefeated in almost 2 years so real challenge looking forward to the summer

Me too, that was top notch.

There is a guy called carrack Blake who broke down the match too his analysis is definitely worth a look.

If you are referring to the Sheehan try, it was a case of those 4 French forwards attempting to push the Ireland maul over the sideline - the Irish pack shifted and turned so quickly that 3 of those French forwards lost their footing and fell over each other - TB and the 4th French forward came down last.

Yea i am and i know what happened its just something cool i noticed in the game as its very similar to another try they scored in the new Zealand test series that squidge broke down that helped me notice in this try @@fawltyoldboybasil.2178

Antonio should have seen a red in that game and ntamack should have been yellowed for an offside tackle in a clear try scoring opportunity too

😂😂😂😂 … yes mate … the great 6Nations still prepping the NH for WC disappointment.

@@jamesbond8191 South African??

@@HuwEvans. no mate..you?

@@jamesbond8191 I thought only a South African would come up with that comment. Shame

@@HuwEvans. … no mate…I’m all English and have been watching the 5 and then the 6Nations for along time .. and with the teams represented in this competition, it has seemingly given us an inflated opinion of how good we really are.

Can't agree more with the last bit but Ramos is capable of things no one would have imagined too on good games

@@joeloutau4956he’s a brilliant player no doubt. I just don’t think he’s on the level of Keenan consistency wise. The French back 3s defending and and backfield coverage is extremely worrying it’s become more than a blip it seems a trend.