ENG vs FRA - Match Thread - Team announcement, Chat & Banter etc...

by HERSH Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:15 pm

First topic message reminder :

Last 10 meetings

26 Feb 2011 England 17 - 9 France
20 Mar 2010 France 12 - 10 England
15 Mar 2009 England 34 - 10 France
23 Feb 2008 France 13 - 24 England
13 Oct 2007 France 9 - 14 England -RWC
18 Aug 2007 France 22 - 9 England
11 Aug 2007 England 15 - 21 France
11 Mar 2007 England 26 - 18 France
12 Mar 2006 France 31 - 6 England
13 Feb 2005 England 17 - 18 France

ENGLAND - 5 Wins - FRANCE - 5 Wins

stlowe wrote:England

1 Matt Stevens
2 Steve Thompson
3 Dan Cole
4 Louis Deacon
5 Tom Palmer
6 Tom Croft
7 Lewis Moody
8 Nick Easter
9 Ben Youngs
10 Jonny Wilkinson
11 Mark Cueto
12 Toby Flood
13 Manu Tuilagi
14 Chris Ashton
15 Ben Foden

Replacements

16 Dylan Hartley
17 Alex Corbisiero
18 Courtney Lawes
19 Simon Shaw
20 James Haskell
21 Richard Wigglesworth
22 Matt Banahan

France

1 Jean-Baptiste Poux
2 William Servat
3 Nicolas Mas
4 Pascal Pape
5 Lionel Nallet
6 Thierry Dusautoir
7 Julien Bonnaire
8 Imanol Harinordoquy
9 Dimitri Yachvili
10 Morgan Parra
11 Alexis Palisson
12 Maxime Mermoz
13 Aurélien Rougerie
14 Vincent Clerc
15 Maxime Médard

Replacements

16 Dimitri Szarzewski
17 Fabien Barcella
18 Julien Pierre
19 Louis Picamoles
20 Francois Trinh-Duc
21 David Marty
22 Cédric Heymans

by Cowshot Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:47 am

Cheerio guys.

by Gatts Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:48 am

They will, but it is very early doors. If Eng don't ship a try in the next 10-15 the French tend to get frustrated and then the English structure will tell. Just hope this 10/12 combo doesn't make Eng lateral against a very scramble French defence...no carrier until Tuilagi

by eirebilly Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:49 am

This will be very tight as France start to look very fluent

by Gatts Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:49 am

keep your powder dry england.

by mystiroakey Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:49 am

frrance doing ok here- great kicking- like a flat 6 iron

by Gatts Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:51 am

Does or does not Lievremont look like a fecking Musketeer?

by TheGreyGhost Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:52 am

You put the kosh on that Oakey.

by mystiroakey Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:52 am

why we giving awy these pens- we had the flaming ball- lol

they are battering us.

by MarcusHalberstram Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:52 am

France look up for this!

Allez les bleu!

by Portnoy Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:53 am

Mas is mushing Stevens - in the Gallic sense.

by Guest Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:54 am

well, France have decided they want to play rugby today.

by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:55 am

Magic Clerc!

by mystiroakey Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:55 am

i feel sick vomit

by TheGreyGhost Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:55 am

Oh dear. Cowshot, stay behind the sofa.

by MarcusHalberstram Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:55 am

Wonderful try!!!!

by **rodders** Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:56 am

Yeah I don't want to say I told you so but this match is going exactly as I expected.

Unfortunately the Ireland v Wales one did too....... Sad

by TheGreyGhost Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:56 am

Did Ashton just tackle Foden?

by Gatts Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:56 am

so this is the match they turned up.

by **Pal Joey** Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:56 am

yeah, a little more urgency perhaps... nice try by Clerc.

by MarcusHalberstram Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:57 am

Phil Vickery is to rugby commentary what Ian Wright is to football commentary.

by Guest Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:58 am

better by England, going through the phases.

They just need to calm themselves, keep their composure, be patient.

by Gatts Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:58 am

see how eng playing deeper because they have no carrier at 12. Must score now

by Gatts Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:59 am

confusion at 10/12

by Guest Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:59 am

great break by Tuilagi but what a tackle by Yachvilli.

by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:00 am

France played in the opening minutes like they did vs NZ - difference is this time they've scored.

by mystiroakey Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:00 am

flood you flaming stupid boy. keep possesion and terriotory- penaltys come.

thankyou you manu!! maybe our only hope

by Gatts Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:00 am

you need haskell

by Guest Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:00 am

was just thinking the same thing Kiwi.

by TheGreyGhost Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:01 am

France are going to get caught out down the narrow side. They're always a man short. That's the area NZ and Tonga exploited them in.

England need to smarten up and look for the gaps. You can't rely on the crash ball working all day.

by Il Gialloblu Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:02 am

Does anybody have a link to somewhere I can watch this?

No ITV in China.

Cheers.

by Gatts Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:03 am

Il Gialloblu wrote:Does anybody have a link to somewhere I can watch this?

No ITV in China.

Cheers.

try koisports

by Irish Curry Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:04 am

Medard!!

by Guest Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:04 am

what a try, Medard!!!

by TheGreyGhost Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:04 am

England need to be very careful with that endless stream of penalties 5 meters out. Luckily almost they conceded a try there, or they'd likely be down to 14 men already.

by Breadvan Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:05 am

I had a funny feeling this could happen.... Crying or Very sad

by perand25 Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:05 am

Good god we are so Poopie

by mystiroakey Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:05 am

get haskel on furious

by Cymroglan Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:05 am

Englands defence is very poor today.

by HammerofThunor Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:05 am

I understand we can't pass. That's just a skill set we don't seem to have but why do they play like retards? Giving away pointless, stupid penalties?

by Gatts Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:06 am

TheGreyGhost wrote:England need to be very careful with that endless stream of penalties 5 meters out. Luckily almost they conceded a try there, or they'd likely be down to 14 men already.

I have just figured it out. You are Steve Walsh.

by Guest Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:06 am

England look stunned. They need to regroup asap, because if you give the French a lead they become rampant. Wales saw this to their cost in the 6N's where they absolutely smashed us off the pitch.

by perand25 Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:06 am

Une sac de merde

by **rodders** Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:06 am

Yup I can't belive so few saw this coming? Wheres biltong, he called it too guinness

.

Beware france when they are rubbish, it's when they are best. Headscratch

by TheGreyGhost Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:07 am

I reckon Vickery is going to sub himself on shortly.

by Gatts Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:07 am

It is England. It really isn't over yet

by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:07 am

Hmmm, do you think Pallison kicked away the ball after scoring so the conversion could use a different one? Wink

. It didn't help mind you.

by PJHolybloke Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:07 am

Well I'm not in the least bit surprised, England need 10 points before halftime, and if 1 point were a possibility - they wouldn't get that.

The biggest halftime turnaround in WC history is 13 points.

by Taylorman Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:07 am

France look to be the wales of this match.
Making all the play.

by Il Gialloblu Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:08 am

Gatts wrote:
Il Gialloblu wrote:Does anybody have a link to somewhere I can watch this?

No ITV in China.

Cheers.

try koisports

Cheers mate.

by mystiroakey Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:08 am

we cant even catch- let alone pass

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