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Stupid by Italy there, they had to be patient

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If VDM begins to defend, it's game over for the best winger in the world title

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Skiaddict wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:05 pm
TheFrog wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:21 pm First win for the men in 19 years! Is this the Dupont effect?
He was brilliant. Clearly he has made an impact.

What is incredible is that he leads almost all the stats in his team despite having played less than most of his teammates.

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TranceNRG wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:30 pm Great game between Ireland and France.

Yep.
That last offload by the Irish player on their last try was out of this world.

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TranceNRG wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:11 pm Dupont is so good...

Easily the rugby GOAT at this rate.
He would probably already be if he was NZer or Saffer.

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****ARGIES HAVE BEEN BEATEN IN QUARTERS***** As I said above you, Ireland very lucky to win that. They were against five men for over a minute, with one yellow card being debateable, and they scored a try that put them more than a try ahead in the dying stages with something that appeared to be in ...

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Dupont is a joke of a rugby player but in a good sense.

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Cartman wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:07 am
Auckman wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 1:31 am Dupont really looks at home on the 7s field. Argentina might have their first real challenge in the next tournament once Dupont really finds his stride.
He's incredible
Beats tacklers, stays in the tackle to still offload, great distribution, running lines
What a player

And he defends.

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Dupont is just a rugby cheat code whatever the rugby game played.
Incredible

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Auckman wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 11:35 pm Yeah just seen the NZ semifinal. DuPont was great when he came on but was quickly welcomed to the field by having a try scored on him.

Was it really on him?
I'd rather blame it on the French defender which was near him.

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Enzedder wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:32 pm NZ Vs Argentina in the Mens Final.

NZ Vs France in the womens.

What a shift by DuPont when he entered in the game!

A shame French coach didn't start him

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Did he just not place the ball on the tee properly? I mean wtf. Typical italy. Anyway, france are terrible currently. Something rotten in the camp. Its alot more than Dupont missing. DuPont still masked lot of France's weaknesses, not the least their technical cleaning of the rucks which is light y...

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Compare Italy forwards work at the rucks and the French... That's where France is making hard for itself. I've said for years that we were one of the worst top teams at cleaning our rucks....it's only DuPont's brillance and dexterity with ball in hand that have been hiding a bit this huge weakness

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And to stop the crap being said about this being down to Dupont-Ntamack not playing, I'd like to remind everyone that almost the same team, without Dupont and Ntamack, put 60 past Italy around 6 months ago... Italy just took 96 pts before that game ffs Any decent team would have trashed them consid...

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I knew Ntamack and Dupont were outstanding obviously but I didn't think they were so responsible for Frances form of the past few years. It's rather DuPont than Ntamack, especially when you look who is his replacement. France were overall pretty good in the last RWC with Jalibert, it's rather since...

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I knew Ntamack and Dupont were outstanding obviously but I didn't think they were so responsible for Frances form of the past few years. It's rather DuPont than Ntamack, especially when you look who is his replacement. France were overall pretty good in the last RWC with Jalibert, it's rather since...

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Auckman wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 4:10 am Men’s Quarters:

USA 27-0 GBR
ARG 14-12 SAM
FIJI 19-21 NZ
FRA 12-5 IRE

With DuPont scoring the winning try for France coming off from the bench!
Is there anything this guy can't do?

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That was probably a try but on the other hand, was Russell's steal on Le Garrec legal? I mean, watching it live, he looked way offside while the ruck was formed

Hard luck Scotland anyway, that was not a great game by any means and both teams looked poor overall but well, we'll take this win.

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The number of injuries/absences in major players in that French team is mind blowing.
That's what you get when you play in a way too long domestic competition.

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Same workload? Where did I say or imply that? Mo'unga was at the end of a season where he'd played about 1900 mins of rugby from Feb 2023 to the WC QF Sexton had under 800 mins dating back to Sep 2022. Problem is we gambled on Sexton still being fit enough for the RWC, when in reality, in retrospec...

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france away was by far the most challenging game for ireland. it would be huge upset for any of the other sides to beat ireland given their form. the other teams are all a level below ireland/france. its a back to back grandslam for ireland. last done by england in 91/92 i think? just looked it up-...

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Thanks but nothing is certain and the GS is far from certain. Back to back slams are incredibly difficult. france away was by far the most challenging game for ireland. it would be huge upset for any of the other sides to beat ireland given their form. the other teams are all a level below ireland/...

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congrats ireland-the title and grandslam is pretty much theirs you would think now,bar a big upset. disappointing game for the neutrals. none of the intensity/quality of some of those world cup encounters. very one sided even before the red card. ireland were good but that was the worst french perf...

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congrats ireland-the title and grandslam is pretty much theirs you would think now,bar a big upset. disappointing game for the neutrals. none of the intensity/quality of some of those world cup encounters. very one sided even before the red card. ireland were good but that was the worst french perf...

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Worrying from France. Miss Dupont but that was really bad all round. LeGarric should be tried going forward. Penaud is class I'll say that, Ramos did his part. Hummm??? I'll say it again, bar his goal kicking, guy is a huge liability at 15 and already was against the Boks and Ireland in last 6N. Ke...

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Heroic stuff by bath out there

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ovalball wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 3:19 pm Sale have really gone backwards this season - started well but seem to have really lost their mojo.

They still ran Leinster close in Ireland recently.
Tbf, LAR have went to another level since Aldritt came back

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2 yellows and then the ref coaches the Stormers advising them to take a scrum so that they can reduce the opposition down to 12 players... Is this his role? They should know the laws. I dont actually think k he knows that its only 12 if theres a scrum And he cant count Total farce He got the count ...

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Keenan's work rate and cardio never cease to amaze me.

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McCarthy is going to be the best lock in Europe in a season or two Ye lads are hilarious. You've just watched him mince around the park, niggling and giving away penalties for fun, and he's going to be "the best lock in Europe". :uhoh: Especially with the likes of Meafou or Flament coming around

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What all the French sides- and Saffers and some English - have which Irish sure as hell do not, is pace to burn. It's the difference between playing decent football at times and delivering irresistible momentum. That ability to roast you off turnover, or off relatively few phases, is electric to wa...

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toulouse,leinster and bordeaux look the teams to beat so far with toulouse the favourites. wouldnt totally rule out la rochelle still though as they pretty good at winning knock out rounds and may get back to their best form as the season goes on. You can add the Bulls to that list. Nothing justify...

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Absolutely dismal from Sarries - what on earth has happened to them. Farrell looks totally disinterested. Not going to bother with the rest of the game I think we're potentially seeing Sarries worst ever night in Europe. Bordeaux are good, but they aren't '43 unanswered points' good. They've destro...

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Toulouse clearly want to not go to Aviva in 1/2 final this year...and probably to host Leinster in France this time

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The one France won....oups
Funny to think they're the only country to have made a RWC final and to have yet to have won at least one RWC.
Chokers?

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Maybe wait until we see what happens next week before we get ahead of ourselves. Quins have got Toulouse haven't they? Back up and beat them and I'll be impressed. Yep - tough assignment - especially after emtying the tanks v 92. I would back Quins to turn over them at home. Toulouse have been aver...

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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:46 am
Schlaps wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:24 am Dupont number 1.

After that it's highly biased.
For 2023? Don’t think so

For any of last 4 years if you truly know rugby tbf.
He is in another level and if his teammates were only half as good as him, it would have been even more obvious.

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Bayonne fans were delirah. If I'd been them, and knowing how weak a selection that Munster 23 were, I'd have been fecking disgusted. There for the taking. 14-3 was fragile but we had a shot in run in to half time to make it 19/21, and fcuked it. Had we taken it I'd say it would have been comfy and ...

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iarmhiman wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:37 pm
feckwanker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:34 pm We could be in for a total bitch slapping in the 6N.
From France certainly . England still have scabnose as their coach

France without DuPont are around 20/30% worse than with him.
They're even more dependent to him than Ireland were to Sexton.

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This Dupont fella looks to have a nice future, especially if he doesn't get head tackled on his face

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