It would be an interesting decision to play a Lock at 7.......

@sparky Been watching a fair bit of Top14 this year (to see if it's as amazing as the NH fans make out).

Guillard is a fantastic lock/blindside. Very strange to see him line-up at 7 though. The French might be high on their own kool-aid?

I think it'll be Mathis Castro-Ferreira at 7 once the tour starts.

Canadians might be a bit upset

@ARHS said in England XV Vs France XV:

Canadians might be a bit upset

Is it a capture game?

@hikastags

I’m not sure if is still the case but the French, like the Saffers, had their openside as a 6 and the blind side as a 7. That might account for it.

@Catogrande Think they technically do left and right flankers, so a bit different.

@sparky

A bit light in the second row and a mix of young and possibly past his best at centre but given the green-ness of the French team we should be favourites.

Cue a thrashing by some brilliant unheard of Frenchies.

@antipodean said in England XV Vs France XV:

Is it a capture game?

I've seen it reported as a non-capped game.

England or England A is capture team. England XV is not

France leading 12-0 after scoring two tries at Twickenham in the first ten minutes.

The game is freely available on YouTube:

12-7 after 20 minutes. Very lengthy water break.

There's a female ref, which is a victory for feminism I guess, but goodness me she likes the sound of her whistle and her own voice.

Twickenham must be a third full.

A big English lock crash over. 12-12.

Filthy high tackle by Feyi-Wabaso. YC and a review. Should be upgraded to a Red.

Upgraded to a red and rightly so. There needs to be a lengthy ban too. That sort of crap has no place in the game.

Nice try by England. 17-12.