Flight of Keith Earls

[He3]

Second try from the Flying Earls.

24 - 9

[darkknight]

Great performance by Ireland - disciplined, tenacious, relentless.

Congrats to BO'D on the 100 caps - the man has been an inspiration!

Now for the Triple Crown!

[MacO'velli]

Great performance from Tomas O'Leary, deserved Man of the match.

[captainwillard]

O Leary's box kicks were not great. He has been very poor so far in previous games. His delivery is very slow.

[Q-Tours]

Wales were wocious, O'Leary's box-kicks were no worse that usual (not saying much) and he deserved Man-of-the-Match by a whisker ahead of Ferris and Earls.

Good to see O'Connell (a) get a ball and (b) not drop it for a change.

[captainwillard]

Wales were wocious, O'Leary's box-kicks were no worse that usual (not saying much) and he deserved Man-of-the-Match by a whisker ahead of Ferris and Earls.

Good to see O'Connell (a) get a ball and (b) not drop it for a change.

Earls was very good. O Leary is overrated and Sexton was shocking. Two crucial kicks out on the full, loads of penalty/conversion misses but none of this mattered very much because Wales were dead in the water.

[Q-Tours]

World Cup? France's strength in depth is terrifying, and I wonder about BOD every time he limps off. Who'll replace The Bull? Surely he'll retire this year

[captainwillard]

World Cup? France's strength in depth is terrifying, and I wonder about BOD every time he limps off. Who'll replace The Bull? Surely he'll retire this year

He will wait until after the world cup. He is making too much money. After that, he will settle down to a life of bed and babies.

[Q-Tours]

The Bull may not have a choice. He's a walking Yellow Card. We MUST find a tight-head up to the competition (in the tight, at least, JH beats most in other respects) and I can't see Buckley doing it. Court was a disaster.