@MN5 said in France v Scotland:

@MiketheSnow said in France v Scotland:

@MN5 said in France v Scotland:

@MiketheSnow said in France v Scotland:

@MN5 said in France v Scotland:

@MiketheSnow said in France v Scotland:

Hopefully France by lots to put the Jocks back in the box

You’re just annoyed cos Scotland > Wales

Hardly

After all the hype they’re in their rightful place

Has there been much though ?

I mean for years in the 2000s to 2010s they had some bloody useful forwards and plodding backs. Now it seems like the other way round.

Does anyone really think they're consistent world beaters apart from playing shit teams like England ( which they should have won ) and Australia ?

They don't stand up vs South Africa, Ireland or France and they don't even play the ABs.

Every man and his dog was talking about a 6N Title and a Lions team full of Jocks about two months ago

Now, not so much

All the "experts" picking their Lions XVs had three or four Scots ( loose term I know ) in the backs but I don't recall many if any forwards.

Schooman and Dempsey were in the mix

This is a fucking hard watch.
Partially as I'm in a pub called the Kangaroo&Kiwi, watching an abysmal quality stream, with some loud frogs getting very excited about the smallest of things. Been on the burgundy since early morning, methinks.

Looking forward to the seppo halftime analysis but. I didn't catch much of the pregame, but it seemed about as asinine as you'd expect.

2x French brainfades + 1 Scotch hollywood = 1 yellow card + review

Carley is a gutless twat. That's a clear red card.

Carley is abysmal.

On the Mount Rushmore of shite refs.

France leading 16-13 at the break so Scotland still in it. The main talking point from the first half is Mauvaka not seeing Red.

France are mentally weak.

Bielle-Biarrey has serious wheels.

Excellent second half performance from France so far. They are heading for the Championship.

All over.

LBB is the best winger in the world and i don't think it's close

France 35 Scotland 16 with 15 minutes to play.

Bielle-Biarrey outstanding. Party time coming on the Champs-Elysées.

Van Der Merwe has been very quiet tonight. France have contained him well so far.

Shit, was looking good til that try got disallowed.

Ah well, they'll still get a few Lions on the plane to Oz mid year.

Miles Harrison and Jim Hamilton - the Laurel and Hardy of Rugby commentators.

@Victor-Meldrew said in France v Scotland:

Miles Harrison and Jim Hamilton - the Laurel and Hardy of Rugby commutators.

I think Jim Hamilton is the UKs Joe Wheeler from what I've seen.

French just can't help Frenching.
Guy sitting at sideline, painting a watercolour of the scene.

We're stopping the game for a guy standing up now?
Rugby, fucking hell.

Fuck the TMO off for good

@Kruse said in France v Scotland:

French just can't help Frenching.
Guy sitting at sideline, painting a watercolour of the scene.

I absolutely love it

@mariner4life TMO should give himself an uppercut

TMOs are fannies who were bullied in school

French are some side they looked totally rattled going into halftime but found their mojo in the 2nd half
Congratulations to the French the ABs will have to be on their game

France richly deserve the Six Nations title. At their best, they are superb.

@MN5 Similarly stupid but more bland.

I'm an unashamed fan of this French team. Big powerful forwards, fast skillful backs. They play very attractive rugby, on both sides of the ball.

I like how they select too. I can't help but think if ramos, penaud, or Ntamack were in the ABs then journos and message boards would run them out of town (if they could get in).

Scotland were playing well but failed - as usual - to convert their occasions into points. France were clinical. Not brillant but efficient.

@sparky said in France v Scotland:

France richly deserve the Six Nations title. At their best, they are superb.

I think the only mildly surprising thing this Six Nations is that England finish ahead of Ireland.

Other than that very predictable.

@cgrant said in France v Scotland:

Scotland were playing well but failed - as usual - to convert their occasions into points. France were clinical. Not brillant but efficient.

Without having seen this game Scots have had so many "rabbit in the headlights" moments traditionally, guys making breaks, freaking out and looking for support rather than pinning theirs ears back and having a real go.

@MN5 said in France v Scotland:

@sparky said in France v Scotland:

France richly deserve the Six Nations title. At their best, they are superb.

I think the only mildly surprising thing this Six Nations is that England finish ahead of Ireland.

Other than that very predictable.

Ireland are on the decline. Their U20 finished 6th of the 6N championship. They will have to rely on poaching players from the SH to stay in the top 8 nations.

@mariner4life said in France v Scotland:

I'm an unashamed fan of this French team. Big powerful forwards, fast skillful backs. They play very attractive rugby, on both sides of the ball.

For a while there it seemed NZ was trying to play fast skilful forwards and big powerful backs.

But thankfully we've now got a coach selecting on both sides of the ball.

@antipodean said in France v Scotland:

@mariner4life said in France v Scotland:

I'm an unashamed fan of this French team. Big powerful forwards, fast skillful backs. They play very attractive rugby, on both sides of the ball.

For a while there it seemed NZ was trying to play fast skilful forwards and big powerful backs.

But thankfully we've now got a coach selecting on both sides of the ball.

Wrong thread but we're starting to look like a league team where they are all, from thr back row through the back line, about the same size.

Let's pick backs because they are good at the ruck...

@MN5 said in France v Scotland:

@cgrant said in France v Scotland:

Scotland were playing well but failed - as usual - to convert their occasions into points. France were clinical. Not brillant but efficient.

Without having seen this game Scots have had so many "rabbit in the headlights" moments traditionally, guys making breaks, freaking out and looking for support rather than pinning theirs ears back and having a real go.

I think in this game, France targeted those types of players, that would pin their ears back and have a real go.
Scotland does have a couple now, in Van & King Horn, but France was just all over them.

@mariner4life said in France v Scotland:

We're stopping the game for a guy standing up now?

I reckon Carley likes to blow his whistle so he can have a rest.

@Steven-Harris said in France v Scotland:

Congratulations to the French the ABs will have to be on their game

The French have depth, but if the stories are correct the majority of this team won't be touring if Toulouse and Bordeaux are in the Top 14 final. That includes the entire starting backline apart from Fickou.

@Bovidae said in France v Scotland:

@Steven-Harris said in France v Scotland:

Congratulations to the French the ABs will have to be on their game

The French have depth, but if the stories are correct the majority of this team won't be touring if Toulouse and Bordeaux are in the Top 14 final. That includes the entire starting backline apart from Fickou.

That would suck. Would be awesome to see full strength French team in NZ. Here’s hoping

@Bovidae said in France v Scotland:

@mariner4life said in France v Scotland:

We're stopping the game for a guy standing up now?

I reckon Carley likes to blow his whistle so he can have a rest.

He does like an emphatic whistle blow and strut off

What the fuck is rugby doing, two years ago Freddie Steward got sent off for trying to grab a bouncing ball and making accidental head on head contact, and now a Frenchman launches a flying head butt at a prone player after the whistle and gets a yellow. Why are they such fucking idiots.

@Dodge

Because “grow the game”.