Rugby World Cup 2015: Ireland vs France – Live Game Article

Published 11 October 2015 | By grootblousmile

Ireland (9) 24 / 9 (6) France (Final Score)

Ireland and France did battle in the 2015 Rugby World Cup at

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff at 17:45 SA Time (17:45 French Time, 16:45 BST, 15:45 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.

*******************

Scorers:

Ireland:

Penalties – Jonny Sexton (2), Ian Madigan (2)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Rob Kearney (1), Conor Murray (1)
Conversions – Ian Madigan (1)

France:

Penalties – Scott Spedding (2), Morgan Parra (1)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – 0
Conversions – 0

Teams:

Ireland	France
11 October at 17:45 SA Time
Team: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Keith Earls, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Dave Kearney, 10 Jonny Sexton, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Sean O’Brien, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 Paul O’Connell (Captain), 4 Devin Toner, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Rory Best, 1 Cian Healy Replacements: 16 Richardt Strauss, 17 Jack McGrath, 18 Nathan White,19 Iain Henderson, 20 Chris Henry, 21 Eoin Reddan, 22 Ian Madigan, 23 Luke Fitzgerald	Team: 15 Scott Spedding, 14 Noa Nakaitaci, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Brice Dulin, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Sebastien Tillous Borde, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Damien Chouly, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (Captain), 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Pascal Pape, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Guilhem Guirado, 1 Eddy Ben Arous. Replacements: 16 Benjamin Kayser, 17 Vincent Debaty, 18 Nicolas Mas, 19 Alexandre Flanquart, 20 Bernard Le Roux, 21 Morgan Parra, 22 Remi Tales, 23 Alexandre Dumoulin

Expected weather: Partly cloudy with a 10% chance of rain, high of 16°C, wind 20 km/h
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant Referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Leighton Hodges (Wales)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)

241 Responses to Rugby World Cup 2015: Ireland vs France – Live Game Article

1

IAAS on 11 October 2015 at 5:14 pm

Go Ireland.

If the Boks can avoid NZ in the semi’s, then so be it.

Who says history doesn’t repeat itself. 🙄
2

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:31 pm

Goooooooooo the Oirish!!
3

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:32 pm

Net gou weer ‘n laaste dip gaan vang in die swembad!!
4

nortie on 11 October 2015 at 5:39 pm

C’mon Ireland
I hope I’m not going to be poxed and cursed by the French again, they love messing up the party
5

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:43 pm

France Anthem up 1st!
6

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:44 pm

Now for the lovely Irish Anthem…
7

nortie on 11 October 2015 at 5:46 pm

Damn, these French have me nervous…Ireland going to have to be very clinical today
8

robzim on 11 October 2015 at 5:47 pm

Picamoles versus Heaslip should be a massive battle with Picamoles probably the “favourite” to win.
9

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:47 pm

Game ON!

Kick-Off by France!

Should be an awesome game… a massive lot to play for here!
10

Just For Kicks on 11 October 2015 at 5:48 pm

Just back from work – congrats turkey baste on your win. Good stuff. Saw the last 5 minutes and it seemed all Romania.

Afternoon all – interesting match up this one
11

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:49 pm

France penalty, in on the side by Bowe.

A Frenchie down injured, receiving a lot of attention
12

Just For Kicks on 11 October 2015 at 5:50 pm

Norts nemesis!
13

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:50 pm

10 @ Just For Kicks:
Hello Muddie!
14

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:51 pm

France attacking lineout, on about the Irish 22
15

Just For Kicks on 11 October 2015 at 5:51 pm

Good defence
16

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:51 pm

Turnover scrum to Ireland…
17

The_Young_Turk on 11 October 2015 at 5:51 pm

@ Just For Kicks:
Ciao Kickers, wasn’t a good game…but a solid win
18

Just For Kicks on 11 October 2015 at 5:52 pm

This area called ‘coffin corner’ by the pundits – never heard that one before. Apt name
19

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:53 pm

French penalty… kickable… shot it is for Freddy Frog to attempt
20

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:54 pm

Missed…
21

Just For Kicks on 11 October 2015 at 5:55 pm

18 @ Just For Kicks:the area of the field 5m out from the goal line
22

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:55 pm

All action game so far…

Hard and uncompromising!
23

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:57 pm

France scrum…

So far the teams very evenly matched… maybe with a slight France advantage
24

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:57 pm

France scrum penalty…

Should be kickable!
25

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:58 pm

Yip, Spedding for goal for the longer ones
26

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 5:58 pm

Against the post, missed
27

Just For Kicks on 11 October 2015 at 5:58 pm

Good effort, close
28

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 6:00 pm

Ireland kickable penalty, against Bastareaud
29

grootblousmile on 11 October 2015 at 6:00 pm

Ireland 3 / 0 France
30

Just For Kicks on 11 October 2015 at 6:01 pm

Ireland making the most of their penalties

Rugby World Cup 2015: Ireland vs France – Live Game Article

Ireland (9) 24 / 9 (6) France (Final Score)

Ireland

France

241 Responses to Rugby World Cup 2015: Ireland vs France – Live Game Article

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Users Online