Wales vs France match discussion thread

[Adam D]

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Will Wales win the grand slam in style or are France at 2/1 a great bet ( http://www.v2journal.com/betting-deals.html )

Discuss the game here.

[Shifty]

Its over now. WALES GS 2012

Stop saying that

[nathan]

for once i actually agree with jiffy on the man of the match award.

[eirebilly]

Dan Lydiate MotM. Totally agree, the man has been immense

[eirebilly]

Its over now. WALES GS 2012

Stop saying that

Believe

[eirebilly]

DG

[eirebilly]

Bugger

[Pal Joey]

Do!

[Shifty]

He's useless at drop goals, i have never seen him hit 1

[eirebilly]

Chip... No-one at home...

[gelodge]

Congratulations to Wales. Poor decision making from France, they should have gone for the try and not points.

[eirebilly]

See Alyn, Believe

[Guest]

Well done Wales

[Shifty]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[eirebilly]

WELL DONE WALES

[Biltong]

Well that's it then, you have to give it to Wales they were the best team on the pitch today.

Frnace were never really looking like they were controlling this match.

[Pal Joey]

Thanks Glas' cousin... kick it into touch.

Well done Wales. So 3 GS in 8 years? Nice work.

[Shifty]

See Alyn, Believe

It was never in doubt... honest.

[nobbled]

Well done Wales! Congratulations on your slam. Hope the hangovers aren't too horrible tomorrow!

[mystiroakey]

well done wales,the much better team, france tried but ultimately looked as clueless as they have for ages!

GS for ya. will we hear the end of it

[nathan]

well done, best team this year!

[Hood83]

France are terrible. I thought this last week but this confirms it

They have been much better today than they were against Ireland and England to be honest

I don't think so. Forwards have been marginally more competitive but there was no attempt to run the ball. They've got exactly what they deserved. They need to start Picamoles for some go forward, Parra and find a 10 who isn't Buexis (sp?). Also, their scrum is dramatically worse than last year.

Oh, and well done Wales!!

[eirebilly]

Deserved champions, great stuff chaps

[Hood83]

France are terrible. I thought this last week but this confirms it

They have been much better today than they were against Ireland and England to be honest

I don't think so. Forwards have been marginally more competitive but there was no attempt to run the ball. They've got exactly what they deserved. They need to start Picamoles for some go forward, Parra and find a 10 who isn't Buexis (sp?). Also, their scrum is dramatically worse than last year.

Oh, and well done Wales!!

[trebellbobaggins]

Huge congrats to Wales. A well deserved GS.

[mystiroakey]

Not sure how anyone could possibly think france played better today! they were completly clueless from my viewings!!

[Pal Joey]

Really enjoyed that match. Well worth staying up for.

Now Billy... the big one for you. All the best mate.

Also, England fans - wishing you the best too.

[Guest]

There have been a few folk on here praising Dan Lydiate recently and my word they were right!!!

Excellent performance by the MOTM.

A deserved slam by Wales. Well done chaps!

Great performance and brilliant tackling by both sides. Brutal!

[Shifty]

GS for ya. will we hear the end of it

you won't hear anything for a while it will take 2-3 days for most Welsh fans to get home after that!

[nobbled]

Good reffing too. Allowed the game to run but stuck to his guns.
That's why he's number 1. Thought France were much improved . At least in intensity. Their handling was still poor though.

[Shifty]

Very special scenes for us.

[glamorganalun]

Great win but not a great game as France kept it very tight. Our subs again were very good, the pack were very good apart from picking up at 8 again.

Well done France put up a much improved performance, stronger but more negative team but could have pinched a draw. Preistalnd was much better today but he is too deep and not getting the team going forward.

[Adam D]

What a difference a move can make.

Mike Phillips was a laughing stock and finished before the world cup - now a move to France and he looks like a different player again.

[mystiroakey]

Good reffing too. Allowed the game to run but stuck to his guns.
That's why he's number 1. Thought France were much improved . At least in intensity. Their handling was still poor though.

in what way- every time they got a good position they dropped the ball! as you rightly say- they were completly clueless in attack, kept making the wrong decisions,They didnt have a dominant period of play that they could capitalize on. Yes they looked like they gave it 100% . just not good enough to beat a very good welsh side

[Portnoy]

Best team of the tourney without doubt.

Hearty congratulations. And well done!

[eirebilly]

Really enjoyed that match. Well worth staying up for.

Now Billy... the big one for you. All the best mate.

Also, England fans - wishing you the best too.

Thanks breaker. I hope we can emulate the Welsh and win

[Guest]

Great game, I was nervous but despite that I never felt Wales wernt in control of the match or that France would sneak it.

Well done to everyone involved, Lydiate was massive, Ryan Jones and Faletau were immense, Ken Owens had an immediate impact. Everyone shifted their weight in this game and throughout the campaign.

Now get a series win in Australia and prove it wasn't a fluke.

[samuraidragon]

Great work, totally deserved. Not as exciting as 05 & 08, but we won, frankly, without ever playing to our potential. Loads of mistakes today, plenty of room to get better.

[Shifty]

Now get a series win in Australia and prove it wasn't a fluke.

No chance the Welsh squad for Australia will be decimated by injuries and players having a rest.

[mystiroakey]

the other 3 NH teams can take out aus- and lets be honest this wales side could be the best nh side over the last few years- therefore they need to start winning against the sh, or there is something seriously wrong

[niwatts]

Could not going for the posts at the end and increasing the margin of the win to 10 points have an effect on irb rankings?

[glamorganalun]

Agreed, I was thinking the same way.

[Shifty]

I just wanted the ball out of play and for the game to end, screw the rankings we know were the best team in the nh this season.

[niwatts]

I'm not thinking about bragging rights but about the end of the year results which will dictate the 2015 WC pools. Who knows what will happen on the tours and during the AIs. Every point counts this year.

[maestegmafia]

Great absolutely great

[Guest]

the only thing thats annoying me now is this comparison with the 70s team, yes we matched their 3 grand slams, but we were nowhere near as consistent as they were, in between those slams we have been awful. Lets hope this time we can build on this.

[Cymroglan]

Could not going for the posts at the end and increasing the margin of the win to 10 points have an effect on irb rankings?

What if the ball bounced back into play then gathered by a French player who runs the length of the field to score a try under the posts.

Correct decision was taken.

[Biltong]

You need to win by 15 points to make a bigger marging of points for the IRB rankings

[Taffineastbourne]

Very pleased with that game.France were disappointing.Lydiate and Faletau were F A N T A S T I C!!!!!!!!!!!!!Pleased with the length on Priestland's touch-finders,a huge improvement on the Count's efforts in the past.
Well done,boys!

[Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler]

Congtas lads. Given the size of Englands win its just as well you didnt let that one slip.

The best side across the tournament as a whole, deserved champions.

[Portnoy]

Congtas lads. Given the size of Englands win its just as well you didnt let that one slip.

The best side across the tournament as a whole, deserved champions.

Agree entirely with every word of that PSW.

Once again Well done Wales.

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