Ireland 27-42 France: ‘Free-scoring Bleus leave Irish history tilt in tatters’
Although Ireland only gave six fines, France has more occasions to gain greater freedom due to its free throw advantage.
If this is one way visitors can make such rolls, Ireland’s interim head coach Simon Easterby believes their dominance in the collision is another.
“When they’re behind you, they’re as good as anyone,” he said, after his first failure.
“It may be a big part of the collision we can’t achieve, and it’s also thanks to the way they play the game as well.”
These aspects have now won two heads over the past four seasons, both of which have done after leaving home.
Unless there is a stumbling block in France next weekend, this could be a title too.
However, during this period, few teams feel so superior to the other, even if only half an hour.
Ireland will surely point to where they may be in a better field.
In Game 2, they fell down for 20 minutes with Joe McCarthy in the first half yellow card, feeling particularly avoided.
They also lack any clinical advantages during their rise.
Given that France’s last attempt to intercept Damian Penaud from the shadow of his own post, it is fair to say that France scored the same seven points as Ireland in its first 75 minutes of the game.
