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FRANCE CLAIMED THEIR first victory in nine months by beating Argentina 28-13 as Teddy Thomas scored twice on Saturday, less than a year from the teams’ meeting at next year’s World Cup.
Guilhem Guirado also crossed for the home side in Lille as Jacques Brunel’s men sealed a much-needed confidence boost as well as a psychological edge ahead of the pool-stage fixture in the sport’s showpiece event in Japan in September.
“It feels good, especially with what happened last week (last minute defeat to South Africa). It wasn’t easy to bounce back,” Guirado said.
“I’m happy and reassured about the spirit within the squad after what the players did. We gave everything in the second half.”
Despite a positive start for the Pumas with Ramiro Moyano touching down after less than two minutes, the hosts fought back for a first win since March’s Six Nations victory over England.
Moyano’s try came after a superb Jeronimo de la Fuente off-load and the winger ran in untouched from more than 50 metres.
Baptiste Serin claimed the home side’s first points with a penalty goal after seven minutes. Nicolas Sanchez then added one of his own.
Thomas’ first try came as Yoann Huget, playing his first Test in a year, broke the Argentinian line following tidy set-piece play and the Racing 92 winger dotted the ball down in the corner unopposed.
France’s scrum was solid throughout and the they took the lead for the first time after 33 minutes as the Pumas’ 22-year old tight-head prop Santiago Medrano was penalised and Serin added the three points for a 11-10 advantage which held until the half-time whistle.
The Pumas started the second half the better and Sanchez added a second penalty goal to regain the lead for his side.
The rest of the half belonged to the home team, mainly through fine playmaking by Gael Fickou who transferred his good club form onto the international stage.
The centre, who was promoted to the starting lineup after starting last weekend’s defeat by South Africa on the bench, slalomed his way through the Argentine defence before throwing a 30-metre pass cross-field for Thomas to catch and score his second touchdown of the night.
“My mind was set on playing well and the coaches trusted in me for the match,” Fickou said.
“We won with quite a big scoreline. It’s good, it’s been a while since we enjoyed ourselves as much as that.”
Thomas had been criticised after the Springboks loss for wasting an overlap but made up for that error with sublime finishes to bring his international try tally to 10 in 15 Tests.
Mario Ledesma’s side had chances during the final 40 minutes including a chip and chase from fly-half Sanchez but Moyano failed to gather the ball cleanly two metres out from the French try-line.
Half-back Serin slotted a third penalty with less than quarter of an hour remaining and hooker Guirado stretched the advantage as he capitalised on an Argentine handling error on their own try-line to claim his team’s third try.
Brunel had to wait more than nine months for his last victory, but beating a World Cup rival less than a year from the tournament will do a lot of good for his side.
France finish their November Test series by playing Fiji in Paris on Saturday and Argentina face Scotland before a trip to Twickenham against the Barbarians the following week.
© – AFP, 2018
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AND SO, IRELAND must face up to life without Joe Schmidt.
Barring a last-minute shock, the 53-year-old is expected to confirm his intention to leave his position as Ireland head coach after the World Cup next year.
An official announcement is expected from the IRFU today, with Schmidt having sat down with his family yesterday to copperfasten a decision that had already been indicated to the union in recent weeks.
Schmidt is set to confirm his departure. Source: Oisin Keniry/INPHO
David Nucifora and Philip Browne have been aware of Schmidt’s intention in principle for some time, explaining why Browne has underlined that no one person is indispensable to the IRFU and that there is coaching talent in their systems ready to succeed Schmidt.
For Schmidt, family comes first in this decision, as he hinted after Ireland had beaten the US on Saturday.
Schmidt stressed the lure of remaining on to continue working with his “Carton House family” and the sheer effort his players put in for Ireland as having been attractions to stay, but then indicated the strain his job has put on his family.
“I’m my own worst enemy when it comes to working,” said Schmidt. “I tend to be a little bit of a workaholic and so if there’s a competitive advantage that I can find that I can help players attain then I’m going to be looking as hard as I possibly can.
“And that means that I’m out of the house a fair bit or even at home I’m plugging away, looking at things with a microscope. So that’s probably a character flaw. If you probably talk to some of the people on the staff, it’s one of many I have.
“Hopefully they don’t disclose all the other ones but I think it’s one of those things that, you know, I first talked to the family in the summer and I’ll be going backwards and forwards with the IRFU tomorrow [Sunday].
“I gave myself the deadline of tomorrow [Sunday], or Monday morning to say, ‘This is it definitively.’ So definitively, yeah, it will be then.
“As I said inside, it’s probably frustrating for you guys and I apologise for that. It’s wrecking my head, as I said, so I can’t wait until I can say ‘Right, this is it’.”
The 53-year-old has been a major success in Ireland. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO
Typically, Schmidt also underlined that the announcement of his decision is far from being the end of his Ireland tenure.
“Either way, the next 11 months is massive, whether it continues beyond that or whether that’s the endpoint,” said Schmidt.
“It’s massive. We’ve got the two biggest tournaments we play. We’ve got the Six Nations where we’re the defending champs and the World Cup where we’re certainly not the defending champs because we haven’t got past the quarter-finals and we’d love to do that.”
So, unless there is a major shock, the IRFU’s press release will confirm the future departure of a coach who has guided Ireland to a Grand Slam, two other Six Nations titles, their first two wins over the All Blacks, a series success in Australia, two consecutive November clean sweeps, and a first-ever win against the Springboks on South African soil.
He’s now World Rugby Coach of the Year, but there are others around him in line to step up.
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Current assistant coaches Andy Farrell and Simon Easterby will be among the favourites, while Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster was also recently name-checked by IRFU CEO Browne. Leo Cullen, the Leinster head coach, is another possible candidate.
There is real coaching quality in that pool and the IRFU could easily attract world-class coaches from abroad if they did decide to go against their oft-repeated intention to appoint from within.
Nonetheless, confirmation of losing Schmidt – even if only after next year’s World Cup – will be a wrenching blow.
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JAMES RYAN ISN’T one for stockpiling his man-of-the-match awards, instead handing them over to his mother after his latest big performance.
Mrs. Ryan is certainly building quite the collection as her son continues to impress in what is just his second season of senior professional rugby.
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The 22-year-old second row was man of the match again for Leinster in yesterday’s 17-10 win away to Bath, a result that leaves Leo Cullen’s side well-placed to push on towards topping Pool 1 of the Heineken Champions Cup.
Ryan wins lineout ball for Leinster. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO
Ryan was as busy as ever in the Leinster pack, leading the tackle charts with 17 and also topping the ball-carrying list with 14, as well as hammering rucks throughout and contributing to the set-piece.
While the mature lock was pleased to help his team notch a win on the road in difficult weather conditions, he underlined that Leinster can be better than they showed yesterday.
“It was ultra-physical, a lot of mauls, we had to make a lot of tackles, hit a lot of rucks – the conditions added to that,” said Ryan post-match, as the wind outside threatened to collapse the tent that serves as a media room at the Rec. “It was tough.
“There’s a lot we can get better on. In the first-half, we needed to be a bit more physical, there was too much soakage. In saying that, it’s a really tough place to come and to get a win was satisfying.”
Jordan Larmour’s intercept try naturally grabbed the headlines, but the quality of Leinster’s first try through hooker Sean Cronin shouldn’t be overlooked.
From five metres out, the Leinster pack produced a cohesive and controlled maul drive around Rhys Ruddock’s lineout catch to drive Bath back over their own tryline.
“We got into our slots pretty well, we got go-forward pretty early and when you do that it’s pretty hard to stop,” said Ryan.
The 22-year-old was man of the match in Bath. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
“The boys at the front did really well to stay up and stay in the fight and once you get two or three metres that close to the line, it’s hard to stop. We’re pretty happy with that one.”
That said, Leinster’s forwards were only too pleased for Larmour to steal the attention later as he picked off an ambitious pass from Bath out-half James Wilson – who seemed to think advantage was still playing for a crooked Leinster throw at the lineout.
“It was a bit of a relief, I have to say,” said Ryan. “No better man than Jordan in a bit of space, so we were a bit lucky there too with the advantage, but we’ll take it.”
More frustrating for the Leinster pack was watching Bath back rows François Louw and Sam Underhill regularly stealing their possession at the breakdown.
With the Premiership side visiting Dublin next weekend for the return tie, the ruck will be a major focus for Leinster in the coming days.
“I don’t know how many turnovers they got today, but too many,” said Ryan. “They did what they always do, they’re really good over the ball.
“We’ve got to be there earlier and if we’re not there earlier, we’ve got to be more aggressive to get them off the ball.
“They’re super players and we knew that coming into the game, so that’s definitely an area we’ve got to brush up on.”
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CONNACHT HAVE MOVED to reinforce their scrum-half stocks with the short-term loan signing of Angus Lloyd, who has previously had stints with both Ulster and Munster.
The 26-year-old, who has been playing AIL rugby for Clontarf this season, becomes the second player to join Andy Friend’s squad this week, following the arrival of Tom Daly from Leinster.
Lloyd has come in as short-term cover. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
Connacht head coach Friend recently confirmed the province were in the market for an Irish-qualified nine as injury cover for Kieran Marmion and Conor McKeon, who are both facing spells on the sidelines.
Lloyd moves to the Sportsground to bolster the province’s scrum-half division alongside Caolin Blade and James Mitchell ahead of a busy Christmas and New Year period, which started with the Pro14 inter-pro against Leinster tonight.
The former Blackrock College nine joined Ulster in June 2016 after playing for Dublin University, before signing a deal with Munster later that season. He made six senior appearances for the southern province.
Lloyd was Connacht’s 24th man for Saturday evening’s derby at the RDS, and could come into contention for next weekend’s visit of Ulster to the Sportsground.
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IT SURELY PAINED Peter O’Mahony to be limited to running the water as his Munster team battled with Leinster in Thomond Park two weekends ago.
With tempers flaring and Leinster dishing out several illegal shots, it looked like the kind of game in which O’Mahony would have been firmly at home.
He did offer a few words of advice to referee Frank Murphy, his competitive spirit clear even as he wore a bib.
O’Mahony is feeling fresh after his break. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
The Munster captain was rested for the weekend, as well as the one before when he missed his side’s defeat to Ulster in Belfast.
The IRFU’s player management programme is sometimes bemoaned, but O’Mahony looked wholly re-invigorated last Saturday as he made his return against Connacht in impressive fashion.
There were lineout steals, turnovers at the breakdown and his usual energy at the attacking ruck, as well as five carries and six tackles in his 64-minute outing.
There was even a try out in the 15-metre channel for the blindside flanker, who doesn’t tend to score too many of them.
“It’s rare enough, rare enough,” says O’Mahony with a smile. “Another 12 to 14 years again!”
But the 29-year-old felt the benefit of two weekends without a game, going as far as admitting to being “happyish” with his performance at the Sportsground.
With a huge Heineken Cup clash against Gloucester to come on Friday night in Kingsholm, O’Mahony is grateful to have had what he terms “a couple of booster weeks”.
“It’s no secret that we are well managed from the IRFU side of things,” says O’Mahony.
“The S&C [strength and conditioning] group and management were keen to get me a bit of a rest and to get a good clatter of gym stuff and a S&C booster week on top of a bit of a rest week as well.
The Cork man returned last weekend against Connacht. Source: James Crombie/INPHO
“Sometimes it’s hard when you’re a player, you obviously want to play rugby and certainly for me I get a benefit out of consistency in games and that kind of thing, but you trust the backroom guys and the S&C group here, how well looked after we are and their thought process of picking these weeks to get a bit of work done and stay fresh for what will, hopefully, be a long season.
“You’re playing big games consistently, so mentally you’re on a lot of the time. It’s a stressful enough environment and it’s nice to get a few days away and chill out and get some good work done as well.”
While O’Mahony got a bang on the hip against Connacht, he says it’s “nothing too major” and is expecting to be fit to face Gloucester this weekend.
His turnover threat will be vital again, in tandem with fellow breakdown pests Tadhg Beirne and Chris Cloete, who is expected to be back from a neck issue.
Such is the ability of Munster’s pack at the defensive breakdown, it could potentially have been a case of too many cooks. But Johann van Graan’s men have found a fine balance, with O’Mahony, Beirne and Cloete giving each other room to do their best work.
“There’s not really a system, but you have to make good decisions – you can’t have two or three guys going after a ruck, particularly against the quality of teams we’re coming up against at the moment,” explains O’Mahony.
“When those two lads are there, I don’t have to do a huge amount, to be honest with you. I just keep an eye on things because they are two of the best in the game, to be fair.
“There’s not a system, making good decisions is the most important thing really.”
O’Mahony and Beirne are major turnover specialists. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
While working in tandem with O’Mahony around the breakdown, Beirne has also settled into the role of lineout caller with Munster in recent months.
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The former Scarlets lock will be crucial again on Friday as Munster look to secure an important win to remain top of Pool 2.
“It wouldn’t be difficult for someone like him to fit in anywhere,” says O’Mahony of Beirne. “He’s a very able footballer, he has some great rugby in him, a great rugby brain and is a very hard worker.
“He obviously has an incredible body because the positions he gets himself into look incredibly awkward and I don’t know how he stays in there at times, but he’s very impressive, the manner in which he goes around here and gets his work done, even his gym stuff, very impressive. He keeps his head down.
“He is new to the calling side of things as well, I thought he has been very impressive in that area as well.
“He hadn’t done a huge amount of it until he came here and he has put his head down. Himself and Holl [Billy Holland], they get an incredible amount of work done in our attack lineout and our defensive lineout as well and he has been very impressive since he has arrived.”
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A LOT HAS changed in Joey Carbery’s world in the last year, but now that he has settled seamlessly into his new role at Munster, the out-half has his sights firmly on Ireland’s number 10 jersey.
The only problem is that Johnny Sexton — the World Rugby Player of the Year — is still very much in possession of it.
Carbery speaking to the media at Carton House earlier. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO
Carbery came off the bench in four of Ireland’s games during last year’s Six Nations, including the Grand Slam-clinching win at Twickenham, while making starting appearances against Australia and USA in 2018.
The 23-year-old has hit the ground running with the southern province this season, gaining the experience and exposure Joe Schmidt demanded to push his case for selection at international level.
Carbery, having endured a difficult day against Castres back in December when missing three of his seven place-kicks, has hit a rich vein of form for Munster, successfully landing all 20 of his kicks at goal in both the Heineken Champions Cup and Guinness Pro14 since.
In guiding Munster to the Champions Cup quarter-finals, Carbery not only finished the pool stages as the competition’s leading points scorer [68], but his performances — including a man of the match display against Gloucester at Kingsholm — earned him a nomination for the EPCR Player of the Year award.
Carbery, capped 16 times, is now in a strong position to push Sexton — who hasn’t played since Leinster’s defeat to Munster over Christmas — for a starting berth against England at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
“I suppose all I can do is keep getting the experience under my belt and keep getting the games and minutes in with Munster,” he said at Carton House this afternoon.
“I’m playing week in, week out [with Munster] at such a high level. I’m learning kind of as I go, learning on the job. I’m loving every minute down there and you have your good and your bad days, but you take what you can from each.”
With a World Cup fast approaching on the horizon, Schmidt may also use the championship window to give Carbery more minutes in the pivot position, having shown his ability to manage a game off the bench previously.
“I’d love to start all five games but it’s up to Joe,” he continued. “Joe is the best person to pick the team and he knows what’s right so you’ve got to back whatever call he makes. I’d like to get game time but Ireland comes first and whoever the man for the job will get picked.
Carbery in training on Thursday. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO
“I know if I get picked I’ll go out and do the job. I feel confident, but it’s up to Joe.”
Carbery believes his game management has improved since last year’s Six Nations after starting regularly for Johann van Graan’s side, but insists his relationship with Sexton has not changed in any way since his move south.
“No, I don’t think so at all,” Carbery said.. “Everyone in this group is trying to make Ireland better and if that makes the players better, which competition does, then that’s a winning environment. The more we push each other it will benefit Ireland. Nothing has changed, the more competition makes both of us better.
“Every training session is a pretty high standard. The players aren’t afraid to tell each other when there’s a mistake so there’s a really high standard expected from everyone. It has been good. Pretty tough conditions out there — it’s cold and wet, and I think that’s what it’s going to be like on Saturday. We’re in a good spot.”
And what of the challenge England will pose in Dublin in Saturday’s Six Nations opener?
“They’ve got threats all over the board,” Carbery adds. “Up front, physicality obviously and then out wide they’ve got some real speed and pretty dangerous runners. We have to be pretty sharp everywhere, expect the unexpected.
“Stick to our guns, we’ve trained pretty hard the last few days and had a good week last week so hopefully, we’ll have the right system.
“It’s a really big week ahead and we’re obviously very excited to get back into the Aviva and play in front of a full crowd. It’s a big week.”
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