England France 6 Nations thread

Mint Sauce

lbc2019 wrote: »

Its on on VM1

Just turned over. Very low at times there as well. Usually so much clearer.

thomond2006

Fickou demonstrating reason 1.01 why putting a centre on the wing is a bad idea.

lawred2

Doubt I'll watch this cake walk beyond the last half time

Southdubin6

thomond2006 wrote: »

Fickou demonstrating reason 1.01 why putting a centre on the wing is a bad idea.

I remember the fanfare around Gael that ended up being hot air.

lbc2019

lawred2 wrote: »

Doubt I'll watch this cake walk beyond the last half time

Good to know, what you having for tea?

Marengo

lawred2 wrote: »

That can't happen. The slam winning team are given a clatter of BPs to ensure they win the championship

And that exact point was raised about a bazillion times last year

I'm new to the forum this year.

troyzer

Messy breakdown there, great work by Parra.

I hope the weather can level the game and deny England a bonus at least.

lawred2

lbc2019 wrote: »

Good to know, what you having for tea?

Ssssssh I'm trying to tempt fate

lbc2019

Marengo wrote: »

I'm new to the forum this year.

The rule was there, you could look it up before making an assumption

lbc2019

La la la la la bamba!

troyzer

England are the only team which still seem to value a good clearing kick from the backfield as opposed to the box.

And it's working for them. We need to start doing that as well.

Big chance for France here.

Southdubin6

Lineout straight out of Dolphin playbook.

troyzer

**** sake.

England's line speed is so impressive.

AdamD

This will surely set some sort of record for kicks in a game

Marengo

lbc2019 wrote: »

The rule was there, you could look it up before making an assumption

You never make a mistake? What a little clique of back slapping know it all's on here.

razorblunt

Penaud looks classy.

Daly tackled Picamoles without the ball there right in front of Owens. Nothing serious but definite penalty.

Weepsie

Player without the ball was tackled?

Marengo

lbc2019 wrote: »

La la la la la bamba!

Your contributions are class.

Gonad

England trying a Joe Schmidt special there

Horribly, horribly coached team. Running into their own players, taking each other out in the air.

That said - that early try has taken a bit of the impetus away from England. They have taken the foot off the gas a little bit and France are finding space.

The Rape of Lucretia

troyzer wrote: »

England are the only team which still seem to value a good clearing kick from the backfield as opposed to the box.

And it's working for them. We need to start doing that as well.

Nooooo. It so 1960s. The box kick has more potential outcomes, and while some are negative relative to the clearing kick, overall, the balance is in the box kick's favour. It is quaint to see it though.

lawred2

Pfffft

It's all about their aggressive line speed

ScrubsfanChris

They had it covered, and still messed up. Woeful tackle attempt

lawred2

Awful attempt at a tackle there by the wing. Far too easily stepped

England had SO many options there. Billy V shouldn't have aimed for the post and he'd have been over.

troyzer

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

troyzer wrote: »

England are the only team which still seem to value a good clearing kick from the backfield as opposed to the box.

And it's working for them. We need to start doing that as well.

Nooooo. It so 1960s. The box kick has more potential outcomes, and while some are negative relative to the clearing kick, overall, the balance is in the box kick's favour. It is quaint to see it though.

Box kicks over and over again are being negated though. Defenses have found ways to nullify it. It needs to be part of a broader array of kicks.

In other news, France are ****e.

conor678

France do make it hard for themselves.

May is a good player but can't warm to him. Got some serious pace but think he's not got a great rugby brain

Burkie1203

Mako could play outside centre for France.

mfceiling

England doing exactly what they did last week. Kick in behind and chase well. You try taking a ball off the deck 4 metres from your line with 3 chasers racing towards you.
No team will win a game by playing most of their rugby in their own 22.

thomond2006

Bastareaud got dominated in the buildup to that try. If he's not going to be a physical menace then he becomes a passenger out there.

conor678

conor678 wrote: »

France do make it hard for themselves.

May is a good player but can't warm to him. Got some serious pace but think he's not got a great rugby brain

Being an international peace keeper is fairly distracting to be fair.

eagle eye

troyzer wrote:

Box kicks over and over again are being negated though. Defenses have found ways to nullify it. It needs to be part of a broader array of kicks.

Agreed, I've never understood how the box kick can be an advantage to a team in possession

lawred2

France are terrible. Can hardly do anything right

Hurrache

lbc2019 wrote: »

La la la la la bamba!

Para bailar la bamba.

It's an instructional song about how to do a particular dance. More interesting than the game anyway.

The Rape of Lucretia

Penaud looks good, despite that. Chip of the old block, his father being, what the boxing community would term 'classy'.

lbc2019

Maybe HMG could get Johnny rather than Teresa to deliver Brexit...

griffinlee

God France are awful. i can see being a 60 pointer

Buer

Farrell could have had a beer before putting up that kick on halfway. No pressure at all. Had time to reset himself and adjust the ball before launching it and still no blue jersey in his face.

Peregrine

France are soo bad. This is embarrassing.

lbc2019

Hurrache wrote: »

Para bailar la bamba.

It's an instructional song about how to do a particular dance. More interesting than the game anyway.

Se necessita una poca de gracia

lawred2

conor678 wrote: »

France do make it hard for themselves.

May is a good player but can't warm to him. Got some serious pace but think he's not got a great rugby brain

It is his face for me. Just not a likeable face for some reason. Petty of me really. My opinion of him has nothing to do with rugby

joseywhales

I've always felt sorry for picamole he could have started in a great French team.

awec

France aren’t arsed.

Marengo

lbc2019 wrote: »

Maybe HMG could get Johnny rather than Teresa to deliver Brexit...

Ha ha ha ha. Hilarious

troyzer

Do they have a mercy rule in test rugby?

I can see England scoring 100 points here.

lbc2019

lawred2 wrote: »

It is his face for me. Just not a lot face for some reason. Petty of me really. My opinion of him has nothing to do with rugby

His face? Harsh

Bridge93

Does Huget know where a fullback is meant to be?

Mint Sauce

France all over the shop. May is far to quick for them.

Larbre34

Nice of France to offer them a training game ahead of Cardiff.

Buer

What on earth was Huget at?

England are very good though and deserve credit. Their decision making and execution is brilliant.