Scritto da: paolino-BOGLANDSMAN 12/02/2007 10.08
ed il tallonatore francese autore della prima meta.
Grandissimo!!!
Il tallonatore, Ibanez, è anche il capitano della Francia... oltre a essere molto forte è uno che come carattere e grinta fa quasi reparto da solo.
Intanto O'Sullivan mostra grande fair play sull'errore dell'arbitro che è costato una meta all'Irlanda.
Una dichiarazione che vale come una vittoria e che dovrebbe servire da lezione a tutti i commentatori calcistici nostrani.
Dall'
Irish Independent
O'Sullivan refuses to blame referee for French defeat
Irish coach, Eddie O'Sullivan has refused to blame the referee, Steve Walsh for two poor second half decisions that could have turned the game.
Walsh failed to play advantage when Geordan Murphy pounced on a French knock-on and ran the length of the pitch.
Later in the game Marcus Horan was pulled back by Imanol Harinordoquy as he attempted to hack the ball over the line.
O'Sullivan said: "Steve admitted at the time when he blew the whistle on Geordan that he'd got it wrong. He apologised to the boys and these things happens."
"It's the luck of the draw and could happen to any referee. It could have gone either way with Horan and overall I thought Steve had a good game, he didn't affect the outcome of the match."
Captain Paul O'Connell admitted it was a shattering defeat but still felt Croke Park's first rugby international was an occasion to remember.
The Munster lock said: "As soon as Ronan's penalty went over we went back and talked about securing their kick off.
"I didn't do that and the bounce of the ball went their way and that decided the match. It's disappointing but that's the way it is."
[Modificato da =Donegal= 12/02/2007 12.03]
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Good evening, there was already an injury, huh?
Giovanni Trapattoni, falling off his chair