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Six Nations - France vs Ireland

RBS Six Nations 2012

Published 11 February 2012 by Pat W

This is the second weekend of the tournament which pitches England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France and Italy against each other. The atmosphere in the Stade de France always looks and sounds amazing for these games in Paris and an evening match should be no worse off for it. Ireland lost to Wales last week and will be out to prove themselves; France are usually the stronger side but last week although they won they seemed slow at first against an Italian team which is often the weakest of the six - have the Italians got better or did the French have a bad day?

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Pat W 11/02/2012 at 16:21:15
Live on BBC2 at 8pm, coverage is from 7.30 and you may be want to be here from 7.50 for anthems etc. There's also a chance it may be on BBC America in USA/Canada..
Anyone looking for a warm-up, the England game is on now, but its hard to see whats going on with the snow on the field.
Mr C 11/02/2012 at 17:34:44
hehe, cheers pat.
Pat W 11/02/2012 at 17:57:57
Phew, that was an escape. Italians were leading for a while there, looks like they're getting better!
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 19:02:07
Also available on BBC HD
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 19:03:37
Pitch inspection was a 6:30 [GMT?]
Any news?
Noelinho 11/02/2012 at 19:05:34
No news is good news. Pitch looked good earlier. Had covers on it.
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 19:31:47
Seine frozen.
*gulp*
Pat W 11/02/2012 at 19:37:30
-2C in the game in Paris last week, he just said could be -10 today!
Christine 11/02/2012 at 19:40:07
Them commentator chaps look freezing!
Christine 11/02/2012 at 19:40:52
What is that machine??
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 19:41:17
Them commentator chaps look freezing!
So much for studios :)
Pat W 11/02/2012 at 19:41:58
What is that machine??
I've never seen one before, must be heaters!
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 19:42:19
What is that machine??
Big hair dryer, effectively
Mr C 11/02/2012 at 19:44:11
do these people not need helmets?
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 19:45:27
do these people not need helmets?
Some wear guards but their not common
Ryan 11/02/2012 at 19:45:40
So much for studios :)
We have studios in Rugby League...
Pat W 11/02/2012 at 19:47:21
I hadn't realised Ireland had such a poor record in Paris, I'm sure they're closer-matched elsewhere.
Pat W 11/02/2012 at 19:47:48
do these people not need helmets?
Probably!
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 19:54:01
Match is off! :(
Pat W 11/02/2012 at 19:54:06
Ah no, the match is off :(
Ryan 11/02/2012 at 19:54:30
I'm sorry. 6 minutes before kick off and they call it off? That is shockingly late.
Mr C 11/02/2012 at 19:54:38
bugger!
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 19:56:18
Damn! Elvis was just warming up
bassanoclapper-gz…-ireland-6nations
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 19:57:10
Wasn't that the point of inspecting the pitch at 6:30. Dissappointing for the fans
Mr C 11/02/2012 at 19:57:24
first game in 20 years to be cancelled. #sidepodjinx
Ryan 11/02/2012 at 19:57:54
Wasn't that the point of inspecting the pitch at 6:30. Dissappointing for the fans
Imagine all of the Irish fans who have basically went all the way to Paris, inside the stadium and all that for nothing.
Pat W 11/02/2012 at 19:58:07
Wasn't that the point of inspecting the pitch at 6:30. Dissappointing for the fans
Maybe they shouldn't schedule them so late in the day in February.
Pat W 11/02/2012 at 19:58:33
Booo
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 20:00:31
"We're gonna need a bigger hair dryer"
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 20:02:02
I went OUTSIDE to buy Guinness and everything! Now what?
Pat W 11/02/2012 at 20:04:57
Well that's really disappointing.
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 20:05:02
Reschedule for tomorrow's Wales match?
Pat W 11/02/2012 at 20:05:46
Reschedule for tomorrow's Wales match?
That'll be a close match. Would love to watch but have a feeling I may be out somewhere, you guys should go ahead of you can.
Mr C 11/02/2012 at 20:06:10
That'll be a close match. Would love to watch but have a feeling I may be out somewhere, you guys should go ahead of you can.
not sure we're around either. if someone fancies writing a post though we can put it up.
Christine 11/02/2012 at 20:07:02
not sure we're around either. if someone fancies writing a post though we can put it up.
An intro, not a post.
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 20:07:10
WTF?
Are Rugby fans also into Country Music as a rule?
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 20:08:17
An intro, not a post.
I suppose if no one's around...
Next big match or the reschedule of this?
Mr C 11/02/2012 at 20:08:28
Are Rugby fans also into Country Music as a rule?
heh. HD channel went to a program about bin men. time to get back to work me thinks.
cheers all!
Pat W 11/02/2012 at 20:10:02
Sorry to pick a dud..
We could try a different game sometime if people are free.
www.rbs6nations.c…tures-results.php
England v Wales on the 25th
Ireland v Scotland on the 10th
France v England on the 11th
England v Ireland on Paddy's Day! (but also during Sebring)
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 20:10:24
Tammy Winette: Stand By Your Man
*horrific childhood flashbacks, reaches for more Guinness*
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 20:11:23
England vs Wales unless this match comes before.
No reason we can't do the others too
Pat W 11/02/2012 at 20:11:42
Top Gear's on BBC3, if you didn't see their bit where they went to NASCAR put it on :)
I think I'm off to watch a film or something.
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 20:13:01
Top Gear's on BBC3, if you didn't see their bit where they went to NASCAR put it on :)
Got it, thanks. Missed this last week
Bassano 11/02/2012 at 20:17:23
Feedback: Think this may have been mentioned before but Live Events Commenting crashes mobile safari [iPad 1] way more than Doohickey ever did [rarely]
*restarts*