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Joe Schmidt’s focus is on his plan for Rugby World Cup in Japan as Ireland take Six Nations break
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Class is dismissed for a few days as Joe Schmidt’s squad take a break following an intense fortnight of Six Nations action.
The players can forget about ‘learnings’ and ‘work-ons’ for now, but they will be back on the clock later this week as attention turns to the third-round meeting with the Azzurri in Rome. An opening-day loss to England and Saturday’s redemptive win against the Scots sees Ireland sit fourth in the championship standings.
Here, Sportsmail gives a mid-term report of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign to date.
Joe Schmidt will inevitably learn more from the shock defeat to England in the long run
THE HEAD COACH
Stuart Lancaster observed that, as painful as losses can be, coaches inevitably learn more from them in the long run. No doubt, Schmidt will have examined every element of that England thrashing in forensic detail.
Ireland’s head coach very much had the measure of the Eddie Jones regime in the previous two championships: derailing England’s bid for back-to-back Grand Slams with a 13-9 shutdown in Dublin before masterminding Ireland’s own clean sweep in Twickenham last season.
Jones promised brutality ahead of that Lansdowne Road visit and England duly delivered a relentless display of physicality for 80 minutes. It’s rare that Ireland are out-fought and out-thought these days with England providing a blueprint to thwart Schmidt’s green machine.
A trademark playbook move from Joe Schmidt resulted in Jacob Stockdale’s brilliant try
Schmidt admitted that Ireland were not their usual dynamic selves in the lead-up to that game. It was a painful lesson for him and his squad, but better to suffer that trauma now than at the World Cup in Japan.
Schmidt returned to form last weekend against Scotland with a trademark playbook move resulting in Jacob Stockdale’s brilliant try.
Interestingly, it was the first time that Ireland rolled out that strike play in a big game, a sign that their canny Kiwi coach still retains that ability to unlock opposition defences.
ATTACK
A work in progress. There remains a nagging sense that this Ireland set-up is far too reliant on Johnny Sexton when it comes to breaking down opposition defences. Scotland were not the first team to realise this and the home forwards were duly sent out to unsettle Ireland’s conductor-in-chief at every opportunity.
Sexton had a central role in Ireland’s first two tries in Edinburgh before he left the field battered and broken after 24 minutes. His aggressive, flat attacking style is the key component to bringing Ireland’s power runners into the game, but it leaves him vulnerable to late hits and he copped four of them in Murrayfield.
Jonny Sexton had a central role in Ireland’s first two tries in Edinburgh before injury struck
His cause has not been helped by the form of Conor Murray and Bundee Aki. After an off-colour display against England, Murray was much improved last Saturday, but is still some way off his customary sharpness in attack while Aki has failed to convince in the secondary playmaking role, or ‘second five-eighth’ as the Kiwis would call it.
The tactic of direct carries from the likes of Tadhg Furlong, James Ryan and the now injured CJ Stander has not reaped the same dividends as previous seasons, either. England were waiting for their hosts’ heavy artillery and stopped them at source. Ryan admitted after that game that Ireland need a bit more variation in attack. A definite area for growth.
DEFENCE
After watching his much-vaunted defensive system leak four tries against England, defence coach Andy Farrell will have been most pleased with a return to form against the Scots.
Scotland’s only try of the game came from Joey Carbery’s intercept pass and there was a notable step up in intensity and organisation in Murrayfield.
That defensive set just before half-time (when Ireland repelled the hosts for 25 phases) will have been noted. That Ireland did it without their defensive fulcrum Garry Ringrose is another positive. It was a welcome return to the same ruthless defence that delivered a Grand Slam and victory over the All Blacks last year.
Andy Farrell will be happy with how Ireland’s defence performed in victory over Scotland
SET-PIECE
Despite Ireland’s wobbles in other areas, the scrum and lineout have remained ever-reliable sources of possession in the championship so far.
Greg Feek has overseen a rock-solid scrum with Ireland winning 13 of their scrums, a 100 per cent success rate on their own feed. The emergence of Dave Kilcoyne as another option at loosehead has been the biggest boost for Feek.
Kilcoyne has slimmed down this season and seems to have improved his discipline as well. He made an eye-catching cameo from the bench in Edinburgh and is another prop to add to Ireland’s frontrow stocks ahead of the big assignment in Japan.
Ireland’s line-out held up well under Quinn Roux despite the absence of Devin Toner
Jack McGrath – who has dropped down the pecking order this season after suffering a hip injury – needs a big shift for Leinster this weekend to force his way back into the reckoning.
Despite losing Devin Toner for the Scotland trip, Ireland’s lineout held up well with Quinn Roux running a slick operation despite his inexperience.
Save for one crooked throw from Rory Best before half-time in the England game, Simon Easterby can be happy with how the lineout functioned.
STRENGTH IN DEPTH
Schmidt intimated before the Six Nations that he had one eye on Japan and he confirmed that viewpoint last weekend.
The selection of Robbie Henshaw at full-back first up against England looked very much a nod towards the World Cup as was the selection of the uncapped Connacht trio of Caolin Blade, Jack Carty and Tom Farrell in the pre-tournament training squad.
Injuries have forced Schmidt to experiment further with Chris Farrell and the aforementioned Roux promoted to the starting line-up last time out.
Joey Carbery may be in line for his first tournament start this year against Italy at fly-half
The trip to Rome looks another prime opportunity for more experimentation with the likes of Will Addison, who is due a run out with Ulster this weekend, Sean Cronin and Carbery in the frame for their first tournament starts.
A strong finish to the Six Nations is important for team morale, but the make-up of that 31-man squad that will board the flight to Tokyo will be at the forefront of Schmidt’s thinking.
OVERALL GRADE: C+
Plenty of room to improve. England loss exposed some real issues. World Cup now the primary focus.
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Liverpool ace Mo Salah stars with Lionel Messi in new Pepsi advert
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Liverpool ace Mo Salah stars alongside Barcelona icon Lionel Messi in new Pepsi advert which sees duo show off their skills as they compete for a can
- Liverpool ace Mo Salah stars alongside Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in new Pepsi ad
- Duo perform skills as they compete for the last Pepsi can in petrol station fridge
- Thirty-second video ends with Salah and Messi chasing a Pepsi-branded lorry
Robert Summerscales For Mailonline
Liverpool forward Mo Salah has teamed up with Barcelona icon Lionel Messi to promote Pepsi in a new TV commercial.
Pepsi has a tradition of being promoted by some of the world’s leading footballers, with David Beckham, Roberto Carlos and Carli Lloyd having starred in previous campaigns.
Salah has been a Pepsi brand ambassador since 2016 but his promotion to TV advert co-star reflects his stunning form since joining Liverpool — he has scored 64 goals in 86 games for the Reds.
Liverpool ace Mo Salah (left) stars alongside Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in the new Pepsi advert
The advert, which Salah posted on his Twitter account, is set against a dry and sandy backdrop
Football stars Salah and Messi compete for the final can of Pepsi in a petrol station fridge
Egypt international Salah tweeted a 30-second version of the advert on Monday night, along with the hashtag ‘#FORTHELOVEOFIT’.
The video begins with Messi and Salah arriving at a petrol station in the middle of a sandy scene where they discover there is just one can of Pepsi left in the fridge.
In order to decide who deserves the can, the duo then release a load of footballs from a display unit and begin challenging each other in a range of drills.
After matching each other — by successfully kicking balls at a sign, into the headlight sockets of a conked-out car and then through moving tires — Messi and Salah are surprised when a third party cheekily arrives to drink the final Pepsi.
Salah smiles and shrugs while Messi is seen shaking his head at this development, before the pair spot a Pepsi lorry which they chase with their arms waving.
One of the drills sees Salah and Messi kicking balls through moving tires at the petrol station
After somebody else drinks the final can of Pepsi, Salah looks at Messi, smiles and shrugs
The advert ends with Salah and Messi chasing after a Pepsi lorry while waving their arms
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Indonésie : la police enroule un serpent autour d’un suspect pour le pousser aux aveux
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Les autorités indonésiennes ont lancé une enquête lundi après qu’un responsable de la police a reconnu qu’un serpent avait été enroulé autour d’un suspect pour l’effrayer et le forcer à avouer des vols, dans un poste de police de Papouasie, dans l’est du pays.
Une vidéo largement partagée sur les réseaux sociaux montre un homme soupçonné d’être un pickpocket, assis par terre et menotté, encerclé par un serpent.
Il hurle alors qu’un policier l’insulte: « Combien de fois as-tu volé des téléphones mobiles? », crie-t-il. « Juste deux fois », répond-il.
Le policier semble vouloir placer le serpent dans la bouche du suspect tandis que ses collègues rient, selon les images de cette vidéo qui n’est pas datée.
« Un policier est actuellement interrogé par la division des affaires internes de la police de Papouasie », a confirmé à l’AFP lundi un porte-parole de la police, Ahmad Mustofa Kamal. Il n’a pas identifié le policier en question ni précisé si d’autres feraient l’objet d’enquêtes.
Tonny Ananda Swadaya, le chef de la police du district de Jayawijaya où s’est produit l’incident, a présenté des excuses, dans un communiqué.
Il a précisé que le suspect n’avait pas été mis en danger. « Le serpent était apprivoisé et n’était pas venimeux ou dangereux ». Les policiers ont eu cette idée « pour obtenir des aveux aussi rapidement que possible ».
Mais « nous travaillerons de façon plus professionnelle à l’avenir », a-t-il promis.
Les forces de sécurité indonésiennes ont été accusées à de nombreuses reprises d’abus contre la population mélanésienne de Papouasie. Les organisations de défense des droits de l’Homme ont rapporté des assassinats extrajudiciaires d’activistes et de manifestants.
Selon l’avocate et défenseure des droits de l’Homme Veronica Koman, cette vidéo vient corroborer des témoignages d’activistes papous.
« Ils savent depuis longtemps que des serpents sont utilisés par la police et par l’armée » au cours d’interrogatoires, a-t-elle indiqué à l’AFP.
La province isolée de Papouasie est l’une des régions les plus pauvres d’Indonésie. Elle a connu plusieurs accès de violences ces dernières années avec notamment l’assassinat par des rebelles indépendantistes de 16 ouvriers d’une compagnie publique employés à construire des ponts et des routes dans un projet majeur d’infrastructure.
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British racing shutdown to end on WEDNESDAY after Equine Influenza outbreak
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British racing shutdown to end on WEDNESDAY after Equine flu outbreak as testing of hundreds of racehorses remains ongoing
- BHA is to end the shutdown of British racing after Equine Influenza outbreak
- The six-day blank period will end with four race meetings on Wednesday
- Testing of hundreds of racehorses is still ongoing after 10 tested positive for EI
- The enforced hiatus is estimated to have cost the sport £25million
Marcus Townend for the Daily Mail
The BHA has ended the shutdown of British racing prompted by the outbreak of Equine Influenza at the Cheshire stable of Grand National winning trainer Donald McCain.
The six-day blank period will end with four meetings on Wednesday at Kempton and Southwell on the Flat and Musselburgh and Plumpton, Southwell over the jumps.
While testing of hundreds of racehorses is still ongoing, the BHA took a pragmatic approach after a risk analysis of the situation.
The BHA has ended the shutdown of British racing prompted by outbreak of Equine Influenza
The decision was made after a late-night meeting of the BHA’s veterinary advisory committee and against a backdrop of increasing pressure to get the sport back up and running after a hiatus which has cost an estimated £25million.
The decision to start racing again is expected to be followed on Tuesday by announcements over whether it is possible to reschedule Saturday’s lost meeting at Newbury which would have featured a clash between Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Native River and King George VI Chase winner Clan Des Obeaux in the Denman Chase.
Ten horses have tested positive to highly contagious EI – six from the McCain stable plus four from the Newmarket yard of trainer Simon Crisford which emerged on Sunday evening.
But calls for the BHA to end the shutdown got appreciably louder on Monday as racing’s body was pressed to come up with an exit strategy from the lockdown of the sport.
Trainers including Nigel Twiston-Davies and Colin Tizzard had questioned the BHA shut-down policy while prominent owner Dai Walters said they had ‘lit a fire they can’t put out.’
Authorities in Ireland, where there have been EI outbreaks but not in active racing yards, also lifted a temporary ban imposed on runners from Britain.
The six-day blank period will end with four meetings on Wednesday with testing ongoing
That had left the bizarre possibility that British runners could run in Ireland but not in their own country if the BHA had failed to end the shut-down.
Explaining the decision to lift the ban on British runners, Lynn Hillyer, chief veterinary officer for the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, said: ‘On Friday, we upped the requirements for runners here of a mandatory (booster EI) vaccination within eight weeks of the run and enhanced bio-security.
‘Having seen how that went over the weekend, the Board re-convened and made the decision that provided British horses meet those extra requirements and they are coming from a yard that is not under any restrictions from the BHA, those horses are no further risk than our own horses.’
Over the last three days around 2,100 tests for EI have been conducted the Animal Health Trust, as many as it would normally conduct in a year.
Six horses owned by Donald McCain have been diagnosed with Equine Influenza
They have prioritised horses and stables that appeared most at risk because they may have come into contact with runners from the infected stables.
That included stables that had runners at Ayr last Wednesday where McCain’s Raise A Spark ran and subsequently tested positive to EI.
But critics of the BHA policy pointed out that the number of positives was a tiny percentage of the number of tests and a figure that would normally be expected if testing the racehorse population with Equine Flu endemic among the equine population.
The stables of both Crisford and McCain still face a prolonged period of shutdown until they are given the all-clear. In the immediate future Crisford will have to exercise his horses in isolation on Newmarket heath.
Crisford’s stable had been identified for testing because he had run Sajanjl ran at Newcastle on February 5, a meeting which subsequently produced a ‘suspicious’ but ultimately negative test for a runner from the Rebecca Menzies stable.
However, it was four stablemates rather than Sajanjl which tested positive.
Crisford said: ‘The swabbing occurred following Sajanjl’s race at Newcastle last Tuesday and she has tested negative. There is no obvious connection between Sajanjl and the four identified horses.’
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50 chefs fêtent les 50 ans de Maurice : Chef Alan Payen, de la cuisine à l’écriture
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au lancement officiel du livre, dimanche
On ne le présente plus dans le milieu. Le chef Alan Payen, banquier à la base, a décidé de tout plaquer pour ses fourneaux il y a maintenant plus de 30 ans. Une décision qu’il ne regrette pas une seule seconde. L’ancien propriétaire du légendaire restaurant quatre-bornais, Le Bon Choix, a lancé son livre “50 chefs fêtent les 50 ans de Maurice”, dimanche dernier, au Gymkhana Club de Vacoas, en présence de sa famille, ses amis et plusieurs personnalités, dont le président de la République p.i Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory, le ministre du Tourisme, Anil Gayan, le ministre des Arts et de la Culture, Pradeep Roopun, le leader de l’opposition, Xavier-Luc Duval, et Arvind Bundhun, de la Mauritius Tourism Le chef Alan Payen Promotion Authority (MTPA), entre autres.
Le chef Alan Payen, originaire de Curepipe, est tombé dans la marmite très jeune. Véritable passionné, celui qui ne jure que par son “curry d’ourite au lait de coco”, “un plat que cuisinait mon père et dont je ne me lasserai jamais”, confie-t-il à Week-End. Ancien président et actuellement membre honoraire de l’association des chefs de Maurice, ancien président de la commission restaurants de l’AHRIM (2005), fondateur de l’association Cuisine et vins, Certified Judgede la World Association of Chef Societies (WACS) depuis 2008 et toque blanche depuis 2008, bref… le chef Payen a plus d’un tour dans son sac.
Voyageant à travers le monde pour des compétitions culinaires ou pour donner des Master classes aux chefs du monde entier, le “singing chef” — comme le surnomment tous dans le milieu, car ce dernier a pour manie de chanter en cuisine, histoire de mettre un peu d’ambiance —, est devenu un vrai ambassadeur du pays. “Notre gastronomie s’exporte partout. Des touristes ne viennent pas à Maurice que pour nos plages, ils sont aussi là pour notre gastronomie”, dit-il. Ainsi, “50 chefs fêtent les 50 ans de Maurice”, qui retrace le parcours de 50 chefs mauriciens, n’est non seulement un livre de recettes, mais aussi un testament du parcours de ces filles et fils du sol. “Grâce à ce livre où figurent de nombreuses success-stories, on met un visage aux noms, on découvre enfin ces chefs timides derrière leurs fourneaux. Il faut dire qu’il y a eu un gros travail de la part de l’équipe rédactionnelle en ce sens”, dit-il. En outre, cet ouvrage, ajoute-t-il, c’est aussi son empreinte de sa carrière de chef à la jeune génération.
Alan Payen, c’est aussi un homme au grand coeur. Dans son livre, il décide de sortir “nos femmes des îles” de l’anonymat, dont Yeline Poullé, Maudea Sawmynaden et Françoise Baptiste. Des petites cheffes d’Agaléga, des Chagos, de Rodrigues venues partager leurs recettes et leur savoir-faire au monde entier. Le chef veut par-dessus tout que la cuisine mauricienne garde son authenticité et surtout que “l’on respecte davantage la veste du chef qui n’est pas assez valorisé” et il espère que ce livre aidera à mettre en lumière le talent de ces hommes et femmes, tous aussi passionnés. En attendant la sortie de son prochain ouvrage, “Flavours of the world”, le chef Payen reprendra bientôt l’avion pour de nouvelles aventures culinaires. PHOTOS : Enrico C. G. Chadien
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joins Liverpool squad as they touch down in Marbella for training camp
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joins Liverpool squad as they touch down in Marbella for warm weather training camp ahead of Champions League clash against Bayern Munich
- Liverpool have flown out to Marbella for a warm-weather training camp
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain traveled as he continues return from knee injury
- Liverpool do not play for eight days as they were knocked out of the FA Cup
- Their next match is their Champions League last-16 clash against Bayern Munich
Mohamed Salah and Andrew Robertson shared a joke as they led their Liverpool team-mates in checking into their hotel in Marbella ahead of a warm weather training camp.
Jurgen Klopp‘s squad do not play until their Champions League last-16 clash against Bayern Munich at Anfield after being knocked out of the FA Cup.
As a result, the manager has taken advantage of the break to fly his squad to warmer climates to prepare for an intense finale both domestically and in Europe.
Divock Origi and Virgil van Dijk are both in the squad for the warm weather training camp
Mohamed Salah and Andrew Robertson share a joke as they pick up their room keys
Corey Whelan (right) will be hoping to follow Trent Alexander-Arnold into the first team
The club are second in the Premier League, level von points with reigning champions Manchester City.
There was a further boost for the club as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was deemed fit enough to join the travelling party.
He has progressed well in his recovery from a serious knee injury.
The England midfielder sustained multiple ligament damage during the Champions League semi-final against Roma in the last campaign.
A number of younger players were also invited along to the camp by Klopp, with the likes of Corey Whelan, Rafael Camacho, Curtis Jones, Ki-Jan Hoever, Isaac Christie-Davies and Rhian Brewster offered the chance to impress.
Jurgen Klopp will use camp to prepare for the Champions League clash against Bayern Munich
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also travelled to Spain as he edges closer to a return from injury
Attacking pair Roberto Firmino and Daniel Sturridge will hope to impress boss Klopp
Ahead of the clash against the reigning German champions, Bayern Munich keeper Manuel Neuer insisted he was excited to step out at Anfield for the first time.
Neuer told ESPN: ‘It’s the first game for me at Anfield. I’m looking forward to playing there.
‘We have heard a lot about the atmosphere in the stadium – everyone who watches football knows it’s special – and I think they will be two great games
‘For us, the Champions League is very important. It is a knockout tie, two finals. We are happy to play in their stadium. Hopefully, it will be great night for us – but it depends on the result, of course.’
A number of young players including Nathaniel Phillips (L) and Adam Lewis in training squad
Naby Keita (L) and Rafael Camacho (R) makes their way into the team’s hotel on Monday
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