Ireland vs France 1985 Rugby Five Nations

FIVE NATIONS
2 March 1985
Ireland (12) 15 - 15 (9) France
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance 56000
Referee K Fitzgerald (Australia)
Ireland
15 Hugo MacNeill
14 Trevor Ringland
13 Rory Moroney
12 Michael Kiernan
11 Keith Crossan
10 Paul Dean
9 Michael Bradley
1 Philip Orr
2 Ciaran Fitzgerald (c)
3 JJ McCoy
4 Donal Lenihan
5 Willie Anderson
6 Philip Matthews
7 Nigel Carr
8 Brian Spillane
Replacements
16 Brian McCall
17 Mick Fitzpatrick
18 Harry Harbison
19 Rab Brady
20 Ralph Keyes
21 Philip Rainey
France
15 Serge Blanco
14 Laurent Pardo
13 Philippe Sella
12 Didier Codorniou
11 Patrick Esteve
10 Jean-Patrick Lescarboura
9 Jerome Gallion
1 Pierre Dospital
2 Philippe Dintrans (c)
3 Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou
4 Francis Haget
5 Jean Condom
6 Jacques Gratton
7 Laurent Rodriguez
8 Jean-Luc Joinel
Replacements
16 Jean-Charles Orso
17 Christian Rizon
18 Pierre-Edouard Detrez
19 Pierre Berbizier
20 Eric Bonneval
21 Guy Laporte

[@pauldurkee4764]

Talk about an attritional game, i don't think ive ever seen so many injured players in one game.

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Uh Oh ❤ I want my hockey stick ❤❤

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

2345/search

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Wales Rugby is the best. Try Me 😮.J and...

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Jeez. Louise. My hockey stick..😮😂😂😂

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

My girls. ❤❤❤❤

[@johncourtneidge]

Magnificent! Thank-you. Skill and determination on both sides: French élan, Irish spirit. Well done ref and linesmen!

[@christopherdale7017]

Glad to see Kerry Fitzgerald

[@galloglas6907]

The Ulstermen made the difference on this team McCoy, Anderson, Carr, Matthews, Ringland and Crossan. Never again would so many Northerners line out on Irelands national team.

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Who now 😮😮❤❤❤

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Ireland ❤

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

My hockey 🏑😅 Scrappy

[@ldfreitas9437]

France wearing Canterbury of New Zealand shirts, if not also shorts and socks, and I can say I never have seen them wearing anything but Adidas in other years in this era. There are also TV numbers on the sleeves, like jerseys in American football.

[@annefilippobertozzi7601]

Nike apparel, not Canterbury…

[@ozzie-sk9dh]

59:13 Ouch that hurt 😂

[@darren2514fv]

Ireland very nearly won the Grand Slam in 1985

[@robicenco1]

I know what you mean, but a side that fails to win its second game can't really be said to be that near to winning a grand slam.

[@xSoccerxCorex]

42:15 is the start of the sequence that got posted to twitter a few days ago, lol

[@annefilippobertozzi7601]

Huge offside by Ireland’s lock in injury time, not sanctioned…

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

New Zealand 😮😮.
My eye 😮😮❤

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

My Ireland ❤

[@metphmet]

The Nabonne Express !!!

[@metphmet]

@Andy Butler Esteve used to play in Narbonne. He had different nicknames in France like TGV ( high speed train).
It is just funny that they call him Narbonne express in their comments.

[@metphmet]

@Andy Butler Typing mistake from my side.

[@rf1381]

8.11

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Soldier to soldier and. ....,.. Soldier to soldier m We'll Answer Ireland's call. Mind My Sam.

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Nope 😮

[@alexfernandohuenten1374]

Didier genial

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Back off. Ces't 😮

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Go get a job on the rugby 🏉

[@googlefashists4986]

Filthy language

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Is that your son?

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Ridiculous

[@rosecottage6256]

Look at the preliminaries to this game. One flag, one anthem, Ulstermen standing to attention along with their fellow Irishmen. None of this West Brit bullshit, with a dogs dinner of a flag and the pathetic Irelands Call. Remember this was 1985 at the height of the troubles, all this talk that Amhran Na Bhfiann and the tri colour not being inclusive to Ulstermen is cobblers. The IRFU of today make me sick.