Garry Ringrose's subtle skills and big moments make him one of the best in the world:
NOW JUST ONE cap away from the 50-mark for Ireland, Garry Ringrose is playing the best rugby of his career.
Defensively, Ringrose is a leader for Ireland. He’s a glue-like figure who keeps the whole system connected. While Ireland have won lots of plaudits for their attack in recent seasons, their defensive quality has been just as important. That’s because Ringrose recognises that Penaud has set up alongside Fickou for a possible late inside pass. Ringrose wants to be certain that Conor Murray [blue above] has been able to swim through the French forwards to cover that inside pass option.
He is generally excellent at helping Ireland to manage situations where they are numbers down in defence. Ringrose makes life difficult for opposition decision-makers. When presented with multiple options in the attack, Ringrose has a knack for buying himself time to make a better decision. If Ringrose bites down on Ntamack here, James Lowe outside him will be in a world of trouble trying to cover both Moefana and Dumortier – an impossible situation.Watch how Ringrose actually points Aki towards Ntamack as he moves off to cover Moefana.
Ringrose does, of course, often have a few missed tackles on the post-match stats sheets but those numbers can be misleading. Rarely do his missed tackles leave Ireland in a hole and sometimes those ‘missed tackles’ help to produce positive outcomes for Ireland. Ringrose’s defensive work-rate is always impressive and he had one huge moment in that regard at a crucial point of the second half against France.
Again, it’s pure Ringrose. If he hadn’t been there, France would almost certainly have scored through Jelonch gathering Dumortier’s kick. As Caelan Doris carries the ball back at France, Ringrose swings over to Ireland’s left for the strike on second phase. Having worried about that wide attack, the other French defenders aren’t able to turn in and track back onto Keenan. Ringrose’s role has already evolved into providing support on Keenan’s left, where he’s a viable option for the pass.
Lowe does have to reach overhead to catch the ball but the difficulty of throwing a pass like this shouldn’t be underestimated. While improving his kicking technique, Ringrose has also become far better at identifying chances to kick into space, as in the example below after a Doris turnover.His finish came out on the left but Ringrose chipped in before that as Ireland ground through phases in the middle of the pitch.And on the next phase, Ringrose provides a more physical clearout on Cros.
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