France v Wales: Build-up and match thread

[Ospreydragon]

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A very interesting opening weekend in the 6N. Good wins for Ireland and England, and a great one for Italy, who showed some nice touches and are devloping their play (unlike Wales).

Here's a typically hyperbolic journalist (or sub-editor's headline) in today's Express:

"Rob Howley Planning to Dump Failures"

http://www.sundayexpress.co.uk/posts/view/375256/Rob-Howley-planning-to-dump-failures

Nothing in the article to state who is going to be dumped, and no surprise there.

Will Howley have the cojones to drop some players? Jenkins, Shingler, and one of the centres? We'll see!

[Guest]

Win!

[HammerofThunor]

Oh dear.

[tatterd]

even I think we've won it now

[Cari]

WELSH scrum!!! Take a minute to do this now boys...

Leigh Halfpenny is MOTM

I wonder how much Toulon would offer Leigh Halfpenny now?

[Josiah Maiestas]

How did France get so bad

Now if I was French watching this on the TV the neighbours would be calling the police...

[Breadvan]

Well done Wales but jeez, what a stinker of a game..

[Barney McGrew did it]

Pretty sure France will pick up the wooden spoon.

[Cari]

What's the point of making changes at the 79th minute?

[wales606]

Leigh Halfpenny MOTM

I would have given it to Jones or Tupuric

If you want to give it to a back then Biggar or Halfpenny deserved it for their kicking for all our points.

Why empty the bench now?

[Shifty]

oooh only a minute left we might finally win one!
Dare I hope

[mystiroakey]

France have this odd cliche that surronds them. Like its allways about them, if they win its down to them , if they lose its down to them..

Aus are a very inconsistant team and any team(bar wales offcourse) can make them look silly. France have never ever been a top side for me- and nothing has changed..

I am just glad I backed wales.. A decent 3/1!!!

[Cari]

Well done Wales but jeez, what a stinker of a game..

A win all the same though, and in THEIR back yard!

[Cari]

Lloyd Williams you pleb! You're too early!

[thebluesmancometh]

Why is Bast still on the pitch? He has been useless from 45 miutes, even Lloyd Williams just drove him back!!

Ian Evans take a bow son, Jones wasn't far behind him either, and Tipuric!!!

[HammerofThunor]

4 wins is enough to win the championship. You should hope we beat Ireland to stop them getting a slam. That way you can win with the game over us at home

[wales606]

Lloyd Williams has done well off the bench again

Apart from that kick :/

He has really turned his season around.

[wales606]

Hymns and Arias all around the stadium

[bsando]

Well Done Wales! Pretty gritty, slow paced game but better team won for sure. I expect away at Italy will be tougher game, this French team have been exceedingly poor.

France for the spoon that is wooden!!!

[Cari]

Blow it up Clancy FFS!

[mystiroakey]

hammor i think its gonna be a pretty easy victory tommorow..

[wales606]

4 wins is enough to win the championship. You should hope we beat Ireland to stop them getting a slam. That way you can win with the game over us at home

True,

but that would mean supporting England

Wales won't be helped on PD with Scotland and Italy away

[Cari]

Oh hush yer booing French fans. You lost an ugly game.

FT 6-16. Well done boys.

[thebluesmancometh]

Myster you are so full of Schitt it's unbeleivable!!!!

[HammerofThunor]

That's the monkey off the back. The Irish must be peed off. Everyone else seems to be able to beat the French

[Shifty]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssss!

We're the best in the world again!
Ok... we'll were not bottom!

[wales606]

Excellent win

We needed it, a lot to improve on and France are really awful at the moment.

Big result for Welsh rugby to win in Paris. If only we didn't have such an awful start last week!

[Josiah Maiestas]

It's like the selectors in Paris don't have a clue about the game. Did they send out the youth team?

[Guest]

Of all the places/times to end an 8 games losing streak - away to France. Bizarre. Wales their usual topsy turvy selves. France ditto...

[westisbest]

Like I said, France bottom after 2 games

Great result for Wales.

France wooden spoon.

[HammerofThunor]

Wales back up to 7th in the rankings.

[Cari]

Of all the places/times to end an 8 games losing streak - away to France. Bizarre. Wales their usual topsy turvy selves. France ditto...

+1

There you go Howler, see what happens when you get R-Jo and Tipuric starting???

[wales606]

I hope France play Trinh-Duc, Parra and Fofana at 12 against England and Ireland :P

[wales606]

Halfpenny has won his second game since the grandslam!

[wales606]

Wales back up to 7th in the rankings.

[HammerofThunor]

I hope France play Trinh-Duc, Parra and Fofana at 12 against England and Ireland :P

I hope so. They'll all be pretty restricted in the one shirt.

[Cari]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aXpty_1xo4

[t1000advancedprototype]

Sam who?

[nobbled]

Well done Wales. Tough scrappy game - but a win is a win!

[wales606]

Of all the places/times to end an 8 games losing streak - away to France. Bizarre. Wales their usual topsy turvy selves. France ditto...

+1

There you go Howler, see what happens when you get R-Jo and Tipuric starting???

Definitely made a huge difference

Ryan Jones need to be involved in any Wales game

[wales606]

Sam who?

Ummmm, I want to say Hovis?

[sportform]

Great (well a good win in a dour game) win for 'Whales' though France were pretty poor.

Don't understand why the French national team is struggling so much with their clubs side going well? Michalak looked awful at times.

[westisbest]

I hope France play Trinh-Duc, Parra and Fofana at 12 against England and Ireland :P

Think both teams will beat France either way.

[wales606]

I hope France play Trinh-Duc, Parra and Fofana at 12 against England and Ireland :P

I hope so. They'll all be pretty restricted in the one shirt.

You know what i meant cheeky

[wales606]

I hope France play Trinh-Duc, Parra and Fofana at 12 against England and Ireland :P

Think both teams will beat France either way.

Can never tell with France, PSA could completely change the team. Perhaps France will beat England and Ireland, England will beat Ireland and Wales' will beat England.

BELIEVE!

[Cari]

Don't understand why the French national team is struggling so much with their clubs side going well? Michalak looked awful at times.

Putting great players in their worst positions doesn't help.

[t1000advancedprototype]

Same team for Italy?

I like the idea of Mitchell, James, Owens and Warburton off the bench.

After Murrayfield we can crucify Italy.

[LeinsterFan4life]

France for the wooden spoon? It actually is quite possible now

[Cari]

I'd go for the same team against Italy.

[TJ1]

Dreadful game. Today is a good day to be a Scotland fan :-). Nothing on display today to frighten us

[wales606]

Same team for Italy?

I like the idea of Mitchell, James, Owens and Warburton off the bench.

After Murrayfield we can crucify Italy.

No, Italy will be strong at home.

First team starts, we see how they are doing at 40/60 minutes to make subs.

Wales need confidence, not arrogance.

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