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

by HERSH Tue 04 Oct 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 perand25 Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:39 am

Gotta get youngs off

by HammerofThunor Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:39 am

Looking forward to Quins v Leicester this afternoon

by PJHolybloke Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:41 am

Hood83 wrote:
PJHolybloke wrote:Well, I'm going to do what a good Englishman should always do in moments of adversity - cup of tea anyone?

Ha. But i don't like tea, does that make me a terrible Englishman?! I think anymore coffee will send me through the roof watching this. Is it too early to get on the sauce?

Nah Hood, get em down yer son. Ale

It comes to something when Tuilagi is hitting more rucks than the forwards, they should be ashamed of themselves.

by Gatts Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:42 am

he needs subs in backs..i would bring banahan into centre

by Breadvan Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:43 am

To laboured, to slow. I don't think Wales will make so many mistakes next week..

by Taylorman Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:43 am

PJHolybloke wrote:Well, I'm going to do what a good Englishman should always do in moments of adversity - cup of tea anyone?

2 sugars please pj.
Though i might not be able to keep it down!
Im afraid France will know how to close this down. lots of one ups and tight defence.
English have to chance the wind and throw it around.

by PJHolybloke Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:44 am

Gatts wrote:he needs subs in backs..i would bring banahan into centre

I would bring on a captain personally, it's traditional you know.

by perand25 Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:45 am

I cant watch anymore ,i'm going to get my haircut Sad

by EnglishReign Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:45 am

We're getting loads of decisions now and still doing naff all.

by Gatts Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:46 am

there is still half an hour.....one score form eng opens it up but they hardly look interested

by mystiroakey Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:46 am

by Guest Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:47 am

Perand are you still here? Foden just scored!!

by Gatts Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:47 am

comme ca ooh la la!!

by EnglishReign Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:47 am

It's the tryyyy

by mystiroakey Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:47 am

niiiiiiiiiiice

by perand25 Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:47 am

Maybe i'll hang on for a bit Whistle

by HammerofThunor Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:47 am

9 point game now

by Breadvan Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:47 am

Yay, some points at least. Bravo zulus to Foden. clap

by Taylorman Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:48 am

Well...speak of the devil!

by faraway Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:48 am

i really hope the french are tiring beside they took their best man out

by TheGreyGhost Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:49 am

France have lost all intensity this half. Can't maintain possession. Seem ponderous in the backs when they're going forward.

by PJHolybloke Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:50 am

At least the nilling has been avoided. Very Happy

by mystiroakey Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:52 am

france making the mistakes now- but have they allready done enough

by PJHolybloke Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:52 am

Walsh is reffing rather well I think.

by Gatts Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:52 am

It aint over yet

by Gatts Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:53 am

if eng 7 point next i reckon they will win it

by flyhalffactory Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:55 am

This is a superb passage of play from first England then France cranking it up

by PJHolybloke Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:56 am

Gatts wrote:if eng 7 point next i reckon they will win it

If me auntie had danglers she'd be me uncle.

by maestegmafia Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:56 am

I think Phill Vickery has had a few pints of Cornish Celtic fan this morning..

Never heard him so animated.

by Gatts Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:56 am

Youngs...skipper....no way?

by Gatts Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:57 am

PJHolybloke wrote:
Gatts wrote:if eng 7 point next i reckon they will win it

If me auntie had danglers she'd be me uncle.

your auntie probably is your uncle Very Happy

by TheGreyGhost Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:59 am

Wilkinson off, that's the right call.

by PJHolybloke Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9:59 am

Gatts wrote:
PJHolybloke wrote:
Gatts wrote:if eng 7 point next i reckon they will win it

If me auntie had danglers she'd be me uncle.

your auntie probably is your uncle

Well mah sista's mah momma, uhuh. Very Happy

by Gatts Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:00 am

Banahan will get you over the gainline , flood went sideways.

by PJHolybloke Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:01 am

TheGreyGhost wrote:Wilkinson off, that's the right call.

We'll see the answer to all those Flood/Wilkinson questions now TGG.

by Gatts Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:02 am

if you lose because of this 10/12 business I think Johnson has a lot to answer for but if you play as yuu are, score next, then game on. French card imminent

by TheGreyGhost Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:02 am

They should have taken the shot at goal 10-16 with 10 to go would have been a better option.

by perand25 Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:03 am

Good build up .fecked by a forced pass AGAIN furious

by PJHolybloke Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:04 am

TheGreyGhost wrote:They should have taken the shot at goal 10-16 with 10 to go would have been a better option.

Agreed, Wilkinson bottled that one, he's a spent force I think.

by EnglishReign Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:05 am

Flood doing well going forward, keeps panicking with the offloads though.

by radelven Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:05 am

Mistake by Wigglesworth on the T&G, we needed points from that last foray.

by TheGreyGhost Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:05 am

I think JW was off by then TBH. But Flood not doing any favours dicking around behind the 22 like that.

by Gatts Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:06 am

you need 7 by 73 ish minutes, pin them back and go for the pen

by Gatts Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:07 am

Harinordoquy or Yachvilli MOTM?

by TheGreyGhost Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:07 am

France Drop Goal from here?

by Portnoy Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:08 am

Lovely to hear the whole crowd going against England.

England entrenched.

Dog lads. Dog.

by Hood83 Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:08 am

I wanted to think Walsh would ruin this for us but he's reffed it well. Forwards have been terrible, truly terrible. Selection was brainless, i can't say i'm looking forward to 4 more years of Johnno and his gang

by PJHolybloke Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:09 am

Gatts wrote:if you lose because of this 10/12 business I think Johnson has a lot to answer for but if you play as yuu are, score next, then game on. French card imminent

I think there'll be a lot to answer for Gatts, not just Johnno but a fair few of the players, discipline aside where's the captain? Why can't England use their talent in the backs, probably the only genuine area of the team to offer any threat?

It's been a complete shambles from start to finish.

by radelven Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:10 am

by Gatts Sat 08 Oct 2011, 10:10 am

Its gone fellas

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