France v Scotland
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I'm an unashamed fan of this French team. Big powerful forwards, fast skillful backs. They play very attractive rugby, on both sides of the ball.
I like how they select too. I can't help but think if ramos, penaud, or Ntamack were in the ABs then journos and message boards would run them out of town (if they could get in).
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@cgrant said in France v Scotland:
Scotland were playing well but failed - as usual - to convert their occasions into points. France were clinical. Not brillant but efficient.
Without having seen this game Scots have had so many "rabbit in the headlights" moments traditionally, guys making breaks, freaking out and looking for support rather than pinning theirs ears back and having a real go.
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@MN5 said in France v Scotland:
@sparky said in France v Scotland:
France richly deserve the Six Nations title. At their best, they are superb.
I think the only mildly surprising thing this Six Nations is that England finish ahead of Ireland.
Other than that very predictable.
Ireland are on the decline. Their U20 finished 6th of the 6N championship. They will have to rely on poaching players from the SH to stay in the top 8 nations.
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@mariner4life said in France v Scotland:
I'm an unashamed fan of this French team. Big powerful forwards, fast skillful backs. They play very attractive rugby, on both sides of the ball.
For a while there it seemed NZ was trying to play fast skilful forwards and big powerful backs.
But thankfully we've now got a coach selecting on both sides of the ball.
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@antipodean said in France v Scotland:
@mariner4life said in France v Scotland:
I'm an unashamed fan of this French team. Big powerful forwards, fast skillful backs. They play very attractive rugby, on both sides of the ball.
For a while there it seemed NZ was trying to play fast skilful forwards and big powerful backs.
But thankfully we've now got a coach selecting on both sides of the ball.
Wrong thread but we're starting to look like a league team where they are all, from thr back row through the back line, about the same size.
Let's pick backs because they are good at the ruck...
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@MN5 said in France v Scotland:
@cgrant said in France v Scotland:
Scotland were playing well but failed - as usual - to convert their occasions into points. France were clinical. Not brillant but efficient.
Without having seen this game Scots have had so many "rabbit in the headlights" moments traditionally, guys making breaks, freaking out and looking for support rather than pinning theirs ears back and having a real go.
I think in this game, France targeted those types of players, that would pin their ears back and have a real go.
Scotland does have a couple now, in Van & King Horn, but France was just all over them. -
@mariner4life said in France v Scotland:
We're stopping the game for a guy standing up now?
I reckon Carley likes to blow his whistle so he can have a rest.
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@Steven-Harris said in France v Scotland:
Congratulations to the French the ABs will have to be on their game
The French have depth, but if the stories are correct the majority of this team won't be touring if Toulouse and Bordeaux are in the Top 14 final. That includes the entire starting backline apart from Fickou.
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@Bovidae said in France v Scotland:
@Steven-Harris said in France v Scotland:
Congratulations to the French the ABs will have to be on their game
The French have depth, but if the stories are correct the majority of this team won't be touring if Toulouse and Bordeaux are in the Top 14 final. That includes the entire starting backline apart from Fickou.
That would suck. Would be awesome to see full strength French team in NZ. Here’s hoping
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@Bovidae said in France v Scotland:
@mariner4life said in France v Scotland:
We're stopping the game for a guy standing up now?
I reckon Carley likes to blow his whistle so he can have a rest.
He does like an emphatic whistle blow and strut off
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What the fuck is rugby doing, two years ago Freddie Steward got sent off for trying to grab a bouncing ball and making accidental head on head contact, and now a Frenchman launches a flying head butt at a prone player after the whistle and gets a yellow. Why are they such fucking idiots.
