England vs France: Match Thread

[nathan]

First topic message reminder :

Couldn't see a match thread for this, so i created this one.

Getting nervous, haven't a clue who will win.

[mystiroakey]

very very polished second half performance from england hey;. very impressed we could turn this round!!. We looked shaky from the first minute- but as every minute went on we looked better stronger and fitter!!

well played lads..

The difference between france and england.

simple answer - england are better.

less basic answer

england win when they play bad..

france cant win when they play bad and by the looks of today cant even win when they play well!! there really showed some skillz at the start- but just not enough against a good team

[Guest]

Robshaw MOM

[LemonyVodka5]

Craig Joubert MOTM

[nathan]

cole's been sinbinned?

[BamBam]

All the talk about the last 20 mins from the England camp must have been really drummed into the squad

[thebluesmancometh]

Well France with a decent first 165 were pretty good, set piece and back play stronger, then the changes came and they feel to peices.

I think it's safe to say France are a very good team with a very poor head coach.

Wooden spoon would be hilarious, congrats England job done.

Robshaw has been very good, Cole immense again and impressed with Youngs when he came on.

[glamorganalun]

What is wrong with the French coaches they just committed themselves to defeat. The ref missed quite a lot to help England but England deserved to win.

[Looseheaded]

Ashton's such a cocky c**t.

Puts in a Poopie performance and still acts like a nob to the opposition

[Guest]

get in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just a shame that the french players had to kick off there!

[thebluesmancometh]

mister you amaze me, France are awfull when Italy and Wales beat them, yet when they are the better team first half, then fall apart due to changes England are polished and better

[Guest]

cole's been sinbinned?

Rightly so too.

I would card Ashton for that petulance too. What a pansy.

[IanBru]

Ashton's such a cocky c**t.

Puts in a Poopie performance and still acts like a nob to the opposition

Very true. I might put that on a dish towel.

[nathan]

mister you amaze me, France are awfull when Italy and Wales beat them, yet when they are the better team first half, then fall apart due to changes England are polished and better

no offence blue, but this was a france team with the players picked in the right position, well for most of the game.

[Morgannwg]

mister you amaze me, France are awfull when Italy and Wales beat them, yet when they are the better team first half, then fall apart due to changes England are polished and better

That's the overall arrogant English opinion though. Ridiculous aren't they.

[thebluesmancometh]

Ashton rounds off his joke of a performance with a hissy fit... bravo my man, book your summer hols now, you will be free

[nathan]

will be interesting to hear what injury of has

[nathan]

mister you amaze me, France are awfull when Italy and Wales beat them, yet when they are the better team first half, then fall apart due to changes England are polished and better

That's the overall arrogant English opinion though. Ridiculous aren't they.

stereotypes huh....

[mckay1402]

England by 10.

I think that's what you'd call an accurate prediction. If only I'd put some money on.

[thebluesmancometh]

nathan

Ye they were and they were more than a match at Twickers until their best 3 players were taken off around 10 mins into the 2nd half, then they threw air balls, gave passes away, and missed tackles.

England got the rub of Jouberts green, and France fell apart.

[mystiroakey]

[quote="thebluesmancometh"]mister you amaze me, France are awfull when Italy and Wales beat them, yet when they are the better team first half, then fall apart due to changes England are polished and better [/quote

england got better with there changes!

the coach, fitness, bench, squad, quality is all part of the game pal. England are better in all aspects..

[Casartelli]

Is PSA as bad at coaching as Howley? Probably not, but he's still an idiot.

The substitutions ruined the match, and he threw away a game he could have won.

Mon dieu le pantalon!

[nathan]

nathan

Ye they were and they were more than a match at Twickers until their best 3 players were taken off around 10 mins into the 2nd half, then they threw air balls, gave passes away, and missed tackles.

England got the rub of Jouberts green, and France fell apart.

yeah and the french team that played italy and wales was pretty much the french team today in the second half. oh and we probably did get the rub of the green, makes a nice change as it's usually the other way around.

[100%beefy]

French management lost that game

[George Carlin]

Very good performances from some players in particular - Cole made some big tackles, so did Lawes, Manu caused all kinds of problems and took his try well, Wood showed great hands and Robshaw was huge.

For balance, Ashton was frequently moronic and needs to stop the backchat and Brown was staggeringly anonymous.

[mystiroakey]

Is PSA as bad at coaching as Howley? Probably not, but he's still an idiot.

The substitutions ruined the match, and he threw away a game he could have won.

Mon dieu le pantalon!

the substitions made the match for england!!

we are comfortabsle with our squad!!

france wouldnt have beaten us without the changes.. it was about our changes

[Morgannwg]

mister you amaze me, France are awfull when Italy and Wales beat them, yet when they are the better team first half, then fall apart due to changes England are polished and better

That's the overall arrogant English opinion though. Ridiculous aren't they.

stereotypes huh....

And not that I'm saying Joubert give England the game, but I struggle to understand his interpretations (just like the players). I do a when I see he's officiating Wales.

[mystiroakey]

French management lost that game

norovirus, management lol

[Knackeredknees]

mister you amaze me, France are awfull when Italy and Wales beat them, yet when they are the better team first half, then fall apart due to changes England are polished and better

That's the overall arrogant English opinion though. Ridiculous aren't they.

Then again thats a typical lazy response from a Welshman

[nathan]

anyhoooooo

I agree we need look to alternatives to ashton, i know we can't expect him to do everything but he needs to do his basic's right.

[Morgannwg]

Is PSA as bad at coaching as Howley? Probably not, but he's still an idiot.

The substitutions ruined the match, and he threw away a game he could have won.

Mon dieu le pantalon!

the substitions made the match for england!!

we are comfortabsle with our squad!!

france wouldnt have beaten us without the changes.. it was about our changes

OMG always all about England!

[nathan]

hehe, do you think there was an england fan with a radio blocker

[100%beefy]

Joubert gets free drinks in Twix tonight

[mystiroakey]

and yet the other opinion is all about france.

It has to be countered!!

[ChequeredJersey]

England have a few players in their team who were not born in England. Commentary don't see the need to mention it and rightly so. But when France bring on Classens they have to mention he was born in South Africa. As I said earlier, it doesn't matter when they're playing on the pitch!

I agree

[littlejohn]

picamoles was the best player on the pitch by a mile. Surprised robshaw got it. He had a lot of carries but made v little yardage.

Game was won by Saint-Andres rubbish substitues. Why did he take off the best players?

Good contest from both teams. England to be denied GS by Wales? i think not...

[wales606]

Hmmmm,

not the best decisions by the ref and the French coaches.

Still, France looked awful for most of the second half.

England looked shaky when met with a solid attack and defence in the first half (compared to Ireland lack of any attack, and Scotland's lack of any defence)

See you in Cardiff.

[nobbled]

Chris who?

Robshaw? Or Ashton?

you tell me. They're both nobodies.

Robshaw's having a decent game. He's all over the field, making the tackles, making ground - what exactly do you want ??

Captain nobody man of the match - get that man a pint of bitter!!!

[nathan]

England have a few players in their team who were not born in England. Commentary don't see the need to mention it and rightly so. But when France bring on Classens they have to mention he was born in South Africa. As I said earlier, it doesn't matter when they're playing on the pitch!

I agree

i agree, i think it's because it's done to death with england players already.

[thebluesmancometh]

mister you little scamp The Chris Ashton of the 606v2 boards!!!

nathan

Don't get me wrong, England looked comfortable, but they were the lesser team first half, France missed 2 kickable kicks, Vunipola was alound Carte Blanche at the breakdown including offside for the try and amazingly avoiding a yellow for slapping the ball out of Parras hands!!

England were the better side but France are certainly having a nightmare, anyone claiming they were any better today than for the last 2 games is not all there.

Tight game where the rub and coaching set up lost it for France, England have been consistantly good, but never looked like scoring a try today, they created nothing of note.

[Casartelli]

Tuilagi's English lessons appear to be progressing nicely. (Post match interview on BBC).

[mystiroakey]

to be honest MOTM for me was fofana!

different league!

but england as a team are clearly the more rounded team.. and very much deserved the win! just got better and better!

[wales606]

Also, Ashton had the worst game I have seen from him. He was pretty bad last week. Lions chances dying.

[nathan]

mister you little scamp The Chris Ashton of the 606v2 boards!!!

nathan

Don't get me wrong, England looked comfortable, but they were the lesser team first half, France missed 2 kickable kicks, Vunipola was alound Carte Blanche at the breakdown including offside for the try and amazingly avoiding a yellow for slapping the ball out of Parras hands!!

England were the better side but France are certainly having a nightmare, anyone claiming they were any better today than for the last 2 games is not all there.

Tight game where the rub and coaching set up lost it for France, England have been consistantly good, but never looked like scoring a try today, they created nothing of note.

seriously, in the first 50 minutes of todays game you think france didn't play any better than the last two games????

[nathan]

Tuilagi's English lessons appear to be progressing nicely. (Post match interview on BBC).

lol, you can actually hear a leicester accent.

[mystiroakey]

mister you little scamp The Chris Ashton of the 606v2 boards!!!

nathan

Don't get me wrong, England looked comfortable, but they were the lesser team first half, France missed 2 kickable kicks, Vunipola was alound Carte Blanche at the breakdown including offside for the try and amazingly avoiding a yellow for slapping the ball out of Parras hands!!

England were the better side but France are certainly having a nightmare, anyone claiming they were any better today than for the last 2 games is not all there.

Tight game where the rub and coaching set up lost it for France, England have been consistantly good, but never looked like scoring a try today, they created nothing of note.

come on we did have a clear one first half!

[BamBam]

I wonder what will happen in the back row next game, is Morgan meant to be back by then? Lawes wasn't convincing today, for a tackling monster he missed far too many tackles, and the go forward that Morgan can supply has been missed in the forwards

[nobbled]

Also, Ashton had the worst game I have seen from him. He was pretty bad last week. Lions chances dying.

Personally I think Ashton has been out of Lions contention since the Autumn. Have no idea why he is still there for England.

[ChequeredJersey]

Lucky today but we dominated the last 25 mins or so. Joubert was harsh on France in the rucks, thought he was inconsistent frankly. Glad we won. Robshaw, the "nobody" racks up his 4th win and 2nd MotM in a row. Got to be a nailed on Tourist for Australia now though I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't start and leads the midweekers. Bring on Italia

[thebluesmancometh]

Oh don't get me wrong they were far better for 50, but they were probably much worse last 20 too. I did only mean it as an overall performance.

England are the favourites for the slam, but Ireland were awfull in attack, Scotland dire in defence and France totally fell apart last 20.

I'm looking forward to seeing England play someone of any note (not that Italy or Wales could provide anything at present)

[ChequeredJersey]

Also, Ashton had the worst game I have seen from him. He was pretty bad last week. Lions chances dying.

Personally I think Ashton has been out of Lions contention since the Autumn. Have no idea why he is still there for England.

Based on today, +1, though he did well to clean up loose ball

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