Ireland suffer punishing defeat in Paris | Post-match reaction | France 36-14 Ireland
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What were the key moments of the Ireland vs France match?
Well, hello from the Stade de France. It is after midnight here around 12.30 a.m. local time, but not too late for us to dig into what we saw tonight. And well, France punished Ireland 36 points to 14. They scored five tries to Ireland's two. Rory O'Connor and Keane Tracy are here. Are you ready for this, lads? I feel like I'm on Graeme Norton.
sitting on this big red couch.
It's a good couch. We are in the middle.
It's a very sombre shade. I think this couch is at odds with the discussion we're about to have. This feels like a very upbeat couch. I'm having a coffee at half twelve at night. It's all good.
I know.
Six nations up and running. I lay lay blue.
It is a good red couch here sitting on there. Okay, well, before we get into it, a reminder that our rugby coverage in Indosport is sponsored by Energia, who sponsor the game at all levels in Ireland. To learn more about the rugby partnerships and exclusive home energy offer for rugby fans, go to energia.ie slash rugby. Okay, Rory, forget about the red couch for the moment. What is your top line from that game tonight?
Well, I don't think it's a shock, but it was still shocking to watch it. um i maybe made a mistake going into the youtube comments during the week and people were very kind of oh god these are awful negative i think that someone called us two clowns of brodies being doom and gloom merchants and like we were just being realistic about ireland's pace in the world now and you know russ petty who i often quote because he's very good on the stats ireland's last four games against top five ranked opposition or losses by 17 13 11 and now 22 points This is now a trend that's unfolded over the course of 2025. It's continued into 2026. It's in keeping with their defeat to France last year, with the defeat to South Africa.
Maybe less so in the New Zealand game, which was a different type of game. But I'm not sure New Zealand are in that company either anymore. And it was a reality check for Irish rugby about where the national team is now back in the stadium where two and a half years ago they were able to go toe-to-toe with the best teams in the world and came oh so close to getting to a semi-final and I think potentially coming back and playing in a final here. maybe against France. And if that had happened, they would have had more tickets than the French people, which felt very different to tonight when there was only about 5,000 Ireland fans over. It was a really sobering night. It was a deserved win for France, who are excellent.
Excellent, yeah. Yeah, there's a lot to talk about.
Yeah, I think Irish rugby has had reality checks over the last while since the World Cup. I just think this is the latest one. I think maybe you go back to the Six Nations game in Dublin against France last year. That was certainly a sobering reality check. Obviously, losing to the All Blacks in Chicago weren't great. And then what South Africa did to Ireland in November was absolutely a reality check. as i was sitting there watching yeah alongside you guys obviously like your mind kind of drifts back to 23 and the last time that ireland were here and the weekend that they were part of like two of the best games in terms of the back-to-back quarterfinals that were here and to see how far they've fallen since then is quite jarring now i will caveat that with and i seem to be the only one just from talking to a few of our colleagues and you certainly wrote briefly after the match
Was it 22-0 at halftime and then France scored their fourth try after halftime and it goes to 29-0? At that point, I'm wondering what the record defeat Ireland have suffered in Paris is. I was wondering where Ireland are going to score a try.
I looked up when was the last time that France nilled Ireland at that stage.
Yeah, and I don't want this to sound like that I'm giving them a free pass, but I do think the way that they did... Look, it was a heavy loss, don't get me wrong, but I think it could have been so much worse. And the reasons it wasn't worse was because the fears that I had, and I presume most of our listeners and our watchers had coming into the game, was that the scrum could get dismantled, and it didn't.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What were the key moments of the Ireland vs France match?
0:03–4:42
2
How did Ireland's performance compare to previous games?
4:42–8:06
3
What were the standout players in the match?
8:06–12:58
4
What tactical errors did Ireland make during the game?
12:58–16:43
5
How did injuries impact Ireland's performance against France?
16:43–20:32
6
What are Andy Farrell's challenges moving forward?
20:32–25:12
7
What changes could Ireland consider for their next match?
25:12–28:22
8
What does the future hold for Irish rugby after this defeat?
28:22–39:34
Speakers
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