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This year’s Rugby World Cup host, France, has begun the championship with a boom. The team earned itself a 96-0 win against Namibia on 21 September at Stade de Marseille.

The team scored a total of 14 tries, which included a hat-trick for Damian Penaud. The player is now in third position in France’s all-time try scorers list, and this was said to be the player’s 33rd test touchdown. The player is behind Vincent Clerc (34) and Serge Blanco (38) on the list. 

Thomas Ramos earned himself a tally of 24 points, while Jonathan Danty and Flanker Charles Ollivon scored two tries together. However, despite the grand win, the team was faced with some concern as scrum-half Antoine Dupont had to leave the field early on in the second half after a head clash with Namibia captain Johan Deysel, who got a red card for the action. 

What more went down during the match

Dupont was in high spirits during the first half of the match, with one try for himself and three assists. The team lost a bit of its spirit after the player left the field, but the match was then held on by the left winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey. The player took full action on his own.

Damian Penaud scored a hat-trick with Jonathan Danty, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, and Charles Ollivon, who all scored twice.

The team tried to bring up the score to 100-0, but they were not able to execute the attack as planned. In the end, the hosts ended the match with a 96-0 win, setting a new record scoreline for this year’s Rugby World Cup. 

France has proven itself a strong component in the championship, as any team that has to face off with the hosts now will be competing with a power force and record of close to 100 wins during the championship. 

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Defence coach Simon Easterby advises Ireland to go for an “ugly” win against the leading team, South Africa.  Ireland’s men’s head, Andy Farrell, has traveled all the way to Paris seeking a spot for his team in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. 

Ireland is doing well in the test matches, with 27 wins out of a total of 29 tests since the beginning of the tournament. The team has secured spectacular wins over Romania and Tonga. 

The great Ireland will once again be in the limelight when they deliver their easy-on-the-eye style at Stade de France.

Easterby has spoken about the team’s gameplay, stating that they plan to play well in a certain way, which is difficult to play against and difficult to beat. The team will be looking to implement a lot of the stuff that they have seen over the last couple of years as they have also tried in the Tongo and Romania games, said the coach. 

However, the defense coach claimed that they have not had to win ugly, maybe too many times. He thinks it would be great if the team could throw the ball around and score plenty of tries, but they are aware that they have to do things at the moment and make sure that they are adaptable and play certain ways in certain parts of the game. 

Easterby on the team’s playing strategy

Easterby realizes that the team’s bold selection does not change Ireland’s game approach. He expressed his views on the playing strategy of other teams, as every team has a particular strategy, and it is up to them to believe that that strategy is the right thing for each game.

The coach has very confidently claimed that South Africa will need a particular strategy like that in order to beat Ireland this 24th September.

Ireland has trained all its 33 players at the base in Tours this week. The coach has said that everyone has trained really well. He has expressed his concern regarding Jack Conan, who seems to be lagging behind due to his foot injury. 

But the coach has expressed his satisfaction with the player’s progress as he said Jack had done incredibly well along with the medics who got him up to speed. The player may be on track from where the team expected him to be, so he is doing really well, and the coach is happy with his progress.

The whole Ireland team, along with the coaches, players, and medics, have worked really hard preparing for the upcoming grand matches. The audience is ready to witness another epic victory for Ireland. 

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Ireland’s great Ian Madigan has announced the end of his rugby career after 14 years of constant hustle in the sport. Since the start of his Leinster journey, Madigan has been a star player. Throughout his career, the player has played 147 matches for his hometown team and has earned 827 points to his name.

Madigan became a part of the most paid players club of Irish rugby after reaching Bordeaux. The player then moved on to Bristol Bears, where he played 50 matches in a span of three years, starting in 2017.

The former rugby star has now declared an end to his rugby career after a stretch of bad luck with injury. Madigan has played a total of 31 times for Ireland and won six Nations triumphs. While as a Leinster, the player has won two European cups and two league titles.

The player announced his retirement through an Instagram post on the 20th of September. The post included ten slides with pictures that captured memories from all over his sporting career. Madigan expressed gratitude towards his family, friends, coaches and mentors. The player called representing Ireland the “highlight” of his career.

Madigan put a lot of effort into the post as he thanked everyone with separate slides of the post. The last two slides are the most personal ones as the player thanks his No. 1 supporter, his grandfather, Larry, in the second last slide. The player states that he is lucky to have Larry in his corner every day of his life.

Madigan’s Special mention of his family

Madigan talked of his grandfather’s support and how it lifted him and gave him confidence boosters before every match. The player also mentioned a story about his grandfather arriving at Lansdowne Road before the stadium had opened for his first cap because he wanted to see his grandson warm up before the match. Madigan finds his grandfather to be an amazing person and is beyond grateful for his support.

The last slide of the post was dedicated to his wife, Anna. Madigan mentioned how hard it is to be with a rugby player with a hectic schedule, injuries, selection setbacks, missed kicks, being away, and moving countries.

The pair has gone across four countries in the last ten years. The player expressed his gratitude towards Anna for being so patient with him and supporting him through thick and thin. Madigan is now ready to embark on a new journey with his wife, and he looks forward to it.

Throughout his time playing for the Ireland team, Madigan acquired 31 international caps and scored up to 121 points, making himself a central player in the 2015 Rugby World Cup squad.

Madigan is now focusing on his career in the data privacy sector as he bids his farewell to the rugby World. The legend will now go down in history as the fans will continue to remember him and his amazing contributions to the teams that he has played with.

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