France v Japan

nizo888 · 10-09-2011 7:12am #1

I don't see a thread..

France 25 Japan 18 after 52 mins and Japan are on the front foot.

Auldloon · 10-09-2011 7:14am

Anyone else watching? Its a cracker!!! Go Japan:)

nizo888 · 10-09-2011 7:14am

Steve Walsh doing his best to help France. Clear knock on there by the French fullback!!

nizo888 · 10-09-2011 7:15am

Jeepers! Japan are all over them!!!!

MungBean · 10-09-2011 7:15am

Japan puttin manners on the French. Brilliant stuff.

MungBean · 10-09-2011 7:17am

This is crackin stuff.

pickarooney · 10-09-2011 7:17am

Arlidge missed a couple of sitters earlier. This should be even closer.

nizo888 · 10-09-2011 7:17am

japan nearly got in!

Penalty Japan!

vkid · 10-09-2011 7:17am

G'wan Japan! Tanaka playing well

duckysauce · 10-09-2011 7:18am

frogs are rattled

nizo888 · 10-09-2011 7:18am

25-21. Penalty converted by Japan

ironingbored · 10-09-2011 7:18am

Japan have shown more invention in this 50 mins than Ireland over 160 against France.

If Ireland played like this (and lost) I wouldn't mind.

Great stuff from Japan.

GerM · 10-09-2011 7:19am

France are having a Georgia. The players look in shock. Brilliant stuff.

Cakes and Ale · 10-09-2011 7:19am

Flipping great stuff in the second half from Japan here!

Auldloon · 10-09-2011 7:20am

Ah here ye are. Go Japan!!!

handsomecake · 10-09-2011 7:22am

i have 20 quid on france -37.i should have burned my money

yogidc26 · 10-09-2011 7:22am

This cracking game Come on Japan

nizo888 · 10-09-2011 7:22am

Japan were one pass away from a try. It's ALL JAPAN. FRANCE making unforced errors all over the place

thomond2006 · 10-09-2011 7:22am

I also had money on France to put up a score.

Well at least this is an entertaining game instead.

You just know France are gonna play well against New Zealand now! :pac:

chiefwiggum · 10-09-2011 7:23am

plus walsh missed the little knock on by yaschvilli for clercs try!!!!

10-09-2011 7:24am

The last couple of games have been better to watch than the whole of the last world cup! Amazing rugby!

Makes me a bit nervous for Sunday though, because of the underdogs are playing so well, and the US have a huge reason to show up and play too..

pickarooney · 10-09-2011 7:25am

France are going through fly-halves at some rate!

johnmcdnl · 10-09-2011 7:25am

great game and good to see I'm not the only one watching...

come on Japan - you can beat these French...

funky penguin · 10-09-2011 7:26am

C'MON JAPAN!!!!

Thanos · 10-09-2011 7:26am

Well, well who would have guessed that we would see this from Japan.
Great game and France are really in sqeeky bum territory :eek:

Auldloon · 10-09-2011 7:26am

They were also one fumble away from another try in the first half.

handsomecake · 10-09-2011 7:28am

the jap sub only weighs 60 kg's.death wish?

duckysauce · 10-09-2011 7:29am

french management look sick

Thanos · 10-09-2011 7:30am

Japan making a few silly mistakes in the last 5 mins or so. Need to keep their discipline and win the ball back.

johnmcdnl · 10-09-2011 7:32am

goddammit

Taco Corp · 10-09-2011 7:32am

Crap, french try

handsomecake · 10-09-2011 7:32am

great try.cmon france

colman1212 · 10-09-2011 7:38am

Ah jesus...

funky penguin · 10-09-2011 7:39am

fantastic off loading there from France.

handsomecake · 10-09-2011 7:39am

cmon france....cracking score

thomond2006 · 10-09-2011 7:39am

Nice French try.

Japan's replacement scrum half (number 20) has some pass!

nizo888 · 10-09-2011 7:41am

All of a sudden it's 42 21. You have to love Japan's never say die attitude, though.

It's what makes sport so great!

Taco Corp · 10-09-2011 7:44am

France make it look a bit more comfortable on the score board. 47-21

johnmcdnl · 10-09-2011 7:44am

FFS - why couldn't they do this all game to keep my handicap on them alive...

handsomecake · 10-09-2011 7:44am

parra is class.skrela is a perrenial flake.japan thumped

nizo888 · 10-09-2011 7:45am

Great Rugby so far in this WC. And now for England - Argentina!

duckysauce · 10-09-2011 7:46am

johnmcdnl wrote: »

FFS - why couldn't they do this all game to keep my handicap on them alive...

yep lost a bit on them

nizo888 · 10-09-2011 7:46am

handsomecake wrote: »

parra is class.skrela is a perrenial flake.japan thumped

Hmm in the last 10 minutes France pulled away but I think the score is a little flattering.

See Ye · 10-09-2011 7:46am

The scoreline doesn't reflect how the match was actually played. Japan can't defend for peanuts but scoring 2 tries and getting to within 4 points of France must be very worrying for les blues.

copacetic · 10-09-2011 7:49am

Good effort from Japan, really up for it, bit unlucky with score in the end.

handsomecake · 10-09-2011 7:50am

nizo888 wrote: »

Hmm in the last 10 minutes France pulled away but I think the score is a little flattering.

its an 80 minute game. do scoresin the last 10 mins not count.japan were battered in the last ten

nizo888 · 10-09-2011 7:50am

Japan gave France a better challenge than Ireland did.

totallegend · 10-09-2011 7:51am

handsomecake wrote: »

parra is class.skrela is a perrenial flake.japan thumped

Thumped? That's sarcasm I hope

Great show by the Cherry Blossoms.

ironingbored · 10-09-2011 7:52am

handsomecake wrote: »

japan thumped

You must have been watching another game.

Japan were toe-to-toe until 65mins and were only 7 down with ten mins to go (before Nallet's try).

L'Equipe title says it all: "LA VICTOIRE, MAIS PAS LA MANIèRE."

handsomecake · 10-09-2011 8:04am

totallegend wrote: »

Thumped? That's sarcasm I hope

Great show by the Cherry Blossoms.

ironingbored wrote: »

You must have been watching another game.

Japan were toe-to-toe until 65mins and were only 7 down with ten mins to go (before Nallet's try).

L'Equipe title says it all: "LA VICTOIRE, MAIS PAS LA MANIèRE."

they lost by 26 points. and i dont speak french.

chris85 · 10-09-2011 8:07am

Scoreline not fair on Japan. They played good honest rugby. Great game to watch.

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