6N 2022 : Wales v France
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France XV:
Melvyn Jaminet; Yoram Moefana, Gael Fickou, Jonathan Danty, Gabin Villière; Romain Ntamack, Antoine Dupont (captain)
Cyril Baille, Julian Marchand, Uini Atonio, Cameron Woki, Paul Willemse, Francois Cros, Anthony Jelonch, Gregory Alldritt
Replacements:
Peato Mauvaka, Jean-Baptiste Gros, Mohamed Haouas, Thibaud Flament, Dylan Cretin
Maxime Lucu, Thomas Ramos, Matthis LebelDupont passes late fitness test to start
Word on the street is Pivac to name Seb Davies, Josh Navidi and Taulupe Faletau as Welsh backrow
Has he lost the plot?
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That's a good French side. Good luck!
Maybe Pivac has been taking back row selection lessons from Eddie?
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@catogrande said in 6N 2022 : Wales v France:
That's a good French side. Good luck!
Maybe Pivac has been taking back row selection lessons from Eddie?
Yep, if correct looks more like 2 6s and an 8
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And if Morgan is preferred to Basham on the bench then Pivac really has lost the plot
Hopefully Davies to second row and Moriarty and Basham on the bench
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@mikethesnow said in 6N 2022 : Wales v France:
@catogrande said in 6N 2022 : Wales v France:
That's a good French side. Good luck!
Maybe Pivac has been taking back row selection lessons from Eddie?
Yep, if correct looks more like 2 6s and an 8
I see Pivac’s 2 6s and an 8 and raise it with Eddie’s 3 8s
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I really don't understand Pivac's thinking
Elias continually being rewarded for mediocrity
No Leon Brown
Whilst Navidi has played 7 for Wales he's one game back from a long layoff; Faletau is two games back; and Seb Davies has had very little rugby this Spring, and not in the back row
Basham has been our best forward this campaign and is the in-form 7 and doesn't make the 23
And we're playing arguably the most mobile second and back row forwards in the competition
Tompkins has been our best back this campaign and doesn't make the 23
We're going to get hammered
France by 17-23
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Tompkins has concussion -
If Basham is fit, that selection is madness. No Wyn Jones starting - WTF? Francis really shouldn’t be playing after that knock he took against England. Player welfare?
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@catogrande said in 6N 2022 : Wales v France:
If Basham is fit, that selection is madness. No Wyn Jones starting - WTF? Francis really shouldn’t be playing after that knock he took against England. Player welfare?
Yes
Yes
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Penaud tests positive for COVID ahead of Wales
France duo Romain Taofifenua and Damian Penaud have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing coach Fabien Galthie to make changes from the team who beat Scotland two weeks ago.
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Fickou probably my favourite player to watch at the moment. He's on some tear.
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@daffy-jaffy said in 6N 2022 : Wales v France:
Penaud tests positive for COVID ahead of Wales
France duo Romain Taofifenua and Damian Penaud have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing coach Fabien Galthie to make changes from the team who beat Scotland two weeks ago.
Just 13 more to go
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Re Basham. Did you see Squidge's take on the game? Whilst he seems a fan of bash he was critiquing his ruck play or non play being more to the point. In the examples he showed he may have a point but I'm loath to trust three highlighted incidents over several games.
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@catogrande said in 6N 2022 : Wales v France:
Re Basham. Did you see Squidge's take on the game? Whilst he seems a fan of bash he was critiquing his ruck play or non play being more to the point. In the examples he showed he may have a point but I'm loath to trust three highlighted incidents over several games.
Yep
Not convinced
Our best forward this 6N by a mile
Great analysis on the lineout
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@mikethesnow said in 6N 2022 : Wales v France:
@catogrande said in 6N 2022 : Wales v France:
Re Basham. Did you see Squidge's take on the game? Whilst he seems a fan of bash he was critiquing his ruck play or non play being more to the point. In the examples he showed he may have a point but I'm loath to trust three highlighted incidents over several games.
Yep
Not convinced
Our best forward this 6N by a mile
Great analysis on the lineout
And also England after 2 phases. Real time, you could see they had an awful attack. Once it's pointed out, there is no structure. Bizarre for England to try and play that way, they're not a play what you see in front of you team.
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Best stadium in the world
Bar none
And that’s our lot for the evening 😉
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The way France work that inside space with their short handling and angles. Delicious.
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Exploited the space created by Tomos being out for the count
Excellent
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Hah, hit and hope by Wales, 10m out attacking bomb. Yuck.
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Duly punished.
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Best ref of the 6N so far
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That is an unbelievable half for us
Negated Wokie
Stopped their go forwardIf we hadn’t made stupid decisions we could be leading this
Wales 9-10 France
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@mikethesnow said in 6N 2022 : Wales v France:
That is an unbelievable half for us
Negated Wokie
Stopped their go forwardIf we hadn’t made stupid decisions we could be leading this
Wales 9-10 France
HalftimeYeah as good as France are to watch, they make some absolute clangers.
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Both teams trying to set the world record for kicks in a match.
Which oddly enough, doesn’t explain why it’s been a very entertaining game!
Welsh backs good at finding space. But terrible at using it.
France to ease away 2nd 40.
Owens terrible comms. Says the referee has been letting things go, as he is a strict referee.
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Watching with a 15 minute delay, but really enjoying this game. Faletau having a great game.
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France have presented us with plenty of opportunities to take the lead but we aren’t good enough to oblige
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If Wales don’t get a try soon, I can see French pulling a little magic and game gone.
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How to bomb a match.
Deserved to get pulled.
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@mikethesnow said in 6N 2022 : Wales v France:
France have presented us with plenty of opportunities to take the lead but we aren’t good enough to oblige
Zero penetration in the Welsh backline. Not much better in the forwards. Welsh tactics are good though and disrupting France. Very even game.
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@majorrage said in 6N 2022 : Wales v France:
How to bomb a match.
Deserved to get pulled.
George Bridge-like.
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If Fickou was Welsh we’d be 30 ahead
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Such a crucial interception by Roman Ntamack when Wales were threatening the try line. He is a super calm figure in the last ten minutes of test matches.
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France getting the rub of the green at the breakdown.
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A spirited but very limited Welsh team has made France look ordinary.
The blueprint to beat them is there.
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Chance for Wales to win it.
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Madness to kick that ball away.
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France eating up time and watch the clock tick to 80.00.
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Another chance for Wales.
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That Danty is a unit.
