Ponderous French crack Canucks as Ireland loom
As against Italy and Romania, the French huffed and puffed, this time in front of a stadium record crowd of 28,145, before superior fitness levels and skills finally began to generate some momentum and a dominant last quarter.
Three games in to this tournament, and four years into Saint-Andre’s tenure, it is still impossible to work out just what exactly is the team’s strategy. Unlike Joe Schmidt’s Ireland, there is little in the way of shape or tactics either.
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