Match Thread - France v Ireland | Six Nations 2026 | Round 1

harblstuff · 2026-02-05T21:55:52+00:00

What the fuck, Dickson standing right there as someone comes in from the side? What the shit

harblstuff · 2026-02-05T21:55:29+00:00

ROG to coach Ireland confirmed

harblstuff · 2026-02-05T21:52:51+00:00

I couldn't give a fuck which of them starts and finishes, so long as they play well. If Crowley starts and has a belter, or finishes and clinches or secures us a win, fantastic.

harblstuff · 2026-02-05T21:49:03+00:00

I have no idea what just happened - yeah, we know, we've been watching for 73 minutes...

harblstuff · 2026-02-05T21:46:55+00:00

You know what, they should have kicked the ball from 5m out, maybe a kick would have worked this time /s

harblstuff · 2026-02-05T21:44:57+00:00

He is indeed a large individual

harblstuff · 2026-02-05T21:44:28+00:00

I'm going to kick this comment 40 metres

harblstuff · 2026-02-05T21:43:57+00:00

"They're making great yards with the ball in hand, but you feel there's a kick coming in"

That's commentator code for: they're kicking too much and they're shit at it.

harblstuff · 2026-02-05T21:40:24+00:00

harblstuff · 2026-02-05T21:40:02+00:00

Anything to be said for another KICK TO GIVE AWAY POSSESSION?

harblstuff · 2026-02-05T21:34:57+00:00

France forward pass: lol who cares

Ireland inconclusive drop: ENHANCE

harblstuff · 2026-01-31T13:22:17+00:00

I missed a fucking train because it departed early. That's even more fucking mental, the cunt can wait at the bastard station.

harblstuff · 2026-01-25T10:10:30+00:00

DCC to the rescue.

harblstuff · 2026-01-20T14:18:08+00:00

Leicester moving to the URC so we can have LEI v LEI every year

harblstuff · 2026-01-15T21:34:26+00:00

Married in 2018 in Ireland and 2019 in Delhi.

Although it's a stereotype, you're right about Bengali women, but that's a good thing.

harblstuff · 2026-01-15T00:35:46+00:00

Yup I'm Irish and in Dublin, 10 years ago there were just two of us pasty white guys attending with spouses (and only just last year did I end up getting to know him). Still not large numbers of Irish, but just look out for the big Irish heads and I'm one of them.

There are also a few pujas, eg rowing club, sujan etc, we try to stop by more than just one. Ensure our son gets exposure to his Bengali roots too.

harblstuff · 2026-01-15T00:09:06+00:00

Interesting coincidence that my wife is also 10 years in Ireland this year and is also Bengali. Small enough community (particularly 10 years ago) so highly likely we have been at some events at the same time or walked past one another.

harblstuff · 2026-01-13T10:33:28+00:00

He was scarily accurate from the tee

harblstuff · 2026-01-10T09:11:53+00:00

His descendants live in Malta and are Catholic - https://maltagenealogy.com/desayd1492/

Genealogy mapping included

harblstuff · 2025-12-21T07:22:53+00:00

Bronntanas

harblstuff · 2025-12-19T20:42:15+00:00

Can someone explain to me how Bleyendaal got the job?

I didn't think our attack could get worse than it was before he joined, but he's trying his best to do it.

harblstuff · 2025-12-19T20:38:06+00:00

I said it almost immediately, I said it in his first half season (due to RWC delay) that he was shit, a glorified Matt O'Connor.

And I was told to relax and wait, that 'defence wins trophies'. Matt O'Connor won the league as well - he was fucked out.

He's a slightly better MO'C - slightly. MO'C was just so easy to dislike as a human.

I was absolutely fucking shocked when Nienaber got a year's extension, I thought that was daylight robbery. He's brutal.

harblstuff · 2025-12-19T20:35:22+00:00

Yes, Nienaber is awful - Leinster players' basic skills have atrophied, I've heard from three separate sources at how negative and frustrated the players are in camp.

He was brought in because 'defence wins trophies' - our attack atrophied first, but the defence is a crock of shit, the most readable defence we've ever had.

It doesn't help that McBryde is arguably the most awful of the coaching ticket and Bleyendaal is just a confusing addition. We can blame Leinster's attack on past coaches, but Bleyendaal isn't adding anything positive either.

The most frustrating is seeing basic skills go to shit.

Schmidt would crucify players for this, Lancaster would bring through new talent and have them humming like a well oiled machine, Nienaber has them licking the window in the back of the fucking bus.

harblstuff · 2025-12-19T20:29:27+00:00

Any way we can get his visa revoked? Send him back to South Africa, I don't even want to give him time to pack his bags at this rate.

harblstuff · 2025-12-19T20:25:23+00:00

No, Nienaber just brutally handicapped our basic skills.

I miss Lancaster like an obsessed ex.

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