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six nations super saturday
Mar. 17th, 2007 07:43 pmWell, we beat Italy. Boy howdy did we beat them. Then France did to us in the championship what they did to us at Croke Park: snatched the win from us right at the last second. Bah.
England vs France, full-time
Mar. 11th, 2007 04:48 pmWell, that was somewhat unexpected: England 26, France 18. This means we're in with a chance of winning the championship: we have to beat Italy by more than 4 points than France beat Scotland. Of course, if Scotland beat France, better still.
the beautiful game
Jul. 2nd, 2006 11:37 amI'm not much of a soccer fan: I'll watch Ireland play more often than not, and I like a game that displays skill rather than a hack-and-chop game. But last night, I don't think there was a single person in the bar ignoring the last twenty minutes of the Brazil - France match. It was an astounding display of skill, marred only slightly by a few theatrical dives.
so near and yet so far. Wales looked like winning (which would've set us up for a Championship win) until they conceded a try with only six minutes left on the clock, and then conceded a further penalty. Crappity. Wales were definitely the better team, I think.
conflicted
Mar. 12th, 2006 04:43 pmWell, it was great to see France actually play well for most of the game, and there's always a certain guilty pleasure to seeing anyone not just beat, but trounce the English rugby team, but it does mean we're probably out of the running for the Six Nations championship barring some sort of miracle next weekend. On the plus side, if the English team plays anything like this in Twickenham, we'll have an excellent chance at the Triple Crown.
six nations week 2, redux
Feb. 13th, 2006 12:55 amFinal scores for the weekend: France v Ireland, 43 - 31
Italy v England, 1e6 - 2 (consolation points)[1]
Wales v Scotland, some inept scoring - less scoring, but also inept
[1] Needlessly unfair. The Italians did a superb job in the first half, which they finished trailing by a mere point, before England did something or other I didn't see which involved scoring and converting a lot. I caught the end of the game; in the 82nd minute, the Italians (who had pulled back a try and conversion so they weren't trailing by quite so much) got a penalty at their own five-metre line; they chose, rather stupidly I thought, to run it instead of kicking it into the stands, the ball was intercepted by the opposition, and they went down another 7 points. Shame.
Italy v England, 1e6 - 2 (consolation points)[1]
Wales v Scotland, some inept scoring - less scoring, but also inept
[1] Needlessly unfair. The Italians did a superb job in the first half, which they finished trailing by a mere point, before England did something or other I didn't see which involved scoring and converting a lot. I caught the end of the game; in the 82nd minute, the Italians (who had pulled back a try and conversion so they weren't trailing by quite so much) got a penalty at their own five-metre line; they chose, rather stupidly I thought, to run it instead of kicking it into the stands, the ball was intercepted by the opposition, and they went down another 7 points. Shame.
6 nations week 2
Feb. 11th, 2006 02:33 pmI'm not sure why I'm even continuing to watch Ireland v. France. Our alleged team are handing them the ball more often than not, getting in each others' way, committing basic errors (forward passes, poor passes, and knock-ons) and at this point we're trailing by 40 points and there's still a half-hour left in the game.
update: just after I posted that, we scored three tries in a row, and converted them. We're still most likely going to lose, but at least we'll cut down the points difference.
I hope.
update: 4 tries. hply sjot.
update: well, if only we'd played the entire game like we played the last half hour. Final score: 43-31. So many missed chances, alas.
update: just after I posted that, we scored three tries in a row, and converted them. We're still most likely going to lose, but at least we'll cut down the points difference.
I hope.
update: 4 tries. hply sjot.
update: well, if only we'd played the entire game like we played the last half hour. Final score: 43-31. So many missed chances, alas.
six nations rugby, weekend one
Feb. 6th, 2006 12:52 amIreland v. Italy: we won, but who cares? The only proper try, of three scored, was the Italian one.
England v. Wales: didn't see it. Heard that England pretty much did a stompy dance on Wales.
Scotland v. France: Hply Sjot. I do believe Scotland won't be sober any time this week. Not only did the Highlanders win the game, they did so through superiority rather than a lucky game. Such a joy to see them pushing the allegedly immovable French pack 15 meters and more back up the pitch to score a try. Boy, was I ever yelling in delight at the TV (much to the dismay of Sheila's cats).
England v. Wales: didn't see it. Heard that England pretty much did a stompy dance on Wales.
Scotland v. France: Hply Sjot. I do believe Scotland won't be sober any time this week. Not only did the Highlanders win the game, they did so through superiority rather than a lucky game. Such a joy to see them pushing the allegedly immovable French pack 15 meters and more back up the pitch to score a try. Boy, was I ever yelling in delight at the TV (much to the dismay of Sheila's cats).
well, bugger that.
Sep. 7th, 2005 11:56 pmFrance 1, Ireland 0. On top of which Niall Quinn loses his license over a drink-driving issue. On the plus side, England 0, Northern Ireland 1; the cheer that greeted this news was one of the biggest of the night.
and some politics
May. 30th, 2005 12:27 amThe French rejected the EU constitution. I have NO idea if this is a good or a bad thing, but given that our own government were looking for ways to railroad it through without discussion, I can only applaud the result. Go France!
From The Beeb:
GROUP FOUR
Group Four remains the tightest of the European groups after Israel and France drew 1-1 to stay level at the top.
David Trezeguet put the visitors ahead but was then sent off for violent conduct five minutes later, and Walid Badir equalised in the closing stages.
Switzerland beat Cyprus 1-0 to move level with the Republic of Ireland and within a point of France and Israel.
Alex Frei got the winner two minutes from time, before Nikos Panagiotou saw red for Cyprus in the final minute.
the luck of the irish
Mar. 26th, 2005 09:56 pmIncredibly, the other match in group 4 tonight - France v. Switzerland - finished in a 0-0 draw, leaving us STILL at the top of the table on goal difference. We SO do not deserve this, but hey, I'll take what's being offered.
Six Nations Rugby: France vs. England
Mar. 28th, 2004 01:38 pmThe big showdown. In the end, France triumphed 24-21 over England, which gave Ireland second place in the final standings. Woohoo! Final standings:
| Played | Score Difference | Points | ||
| 1 | France | 5 | 84 | 10 |
| 2 | Ireland | 5 | 46 | 8 |
| 3 | England | 5 | 64 | 6 |
| 4 | Wales | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | -110 | 2 |
| 6 | Scotland | 5 | -93 | 0 |
I just misinterpreted this headline on the BBC website: Threat to extend Paris air strike. "Woah," I thought, "an airstrike on Paris?"
6 Nations Cup
Feb. 14th, 2004 04:13 pmIreland 17, France 35. For a while it looked like we might actually hold off the drubbing, but then France actually started playing and we were pretty much steamrollered. Including one five-minute period where the French notched up 14 points. Ow.
and in other news
Nov. 1st, 2003 02:30 pmWe were beaten by Australia in the RWC, but only just. This lines us up against France in the quarter finals, which is going to be a tough match, but not as daunting as it would have been a few years back.
I'm not /totally/ biased...
Sep. 4th, 2003 10:49 pmFor all my usual harping, I do think that the Franco-Prussian axis is being a little unreasonable in their rejection of the US proposals concerning Iraq - one of their stated objections is that the US plan doesn't hand back power to the Iraqis quickly enough. I don't think any plan is going to do that, because the country is unstable and any removal of stablising influences - however biased - will result in a fairly instant quasi-civil war between, say, the Kurds, the Shi'ites, the Sunnis, strays from Syria, Iran, and Jordan, Israelis looking to sneak a bit more land for their little state, etc. etc. etc. And inevitable though it may be, I don't think any country wants to be seen as the country that did a Balkans routine on Iraq - pulled out and left the place disintegrate into its own disaster area.
