France v England - Paris - 01/02/2014

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French XXIII

1. T Domingo 2. B Kayser 3. N Mas
4. A Flanquart 5. P Pape
6. Y Nyanga 7. B Le Roux 8. L Picamoles
9. J-M Doussin 10. J Plisson
12. W Fofana 13. M Basteraud
11. M Medard 15. B Dulin 14. Y Huget

16. D Sarzewski 17. Y Forestier 18. R Slimani 19. Y Maestri 20. A Burban 21. D Chouly 22. M Machenaud 23. G Fickou

England XXIII

1. J Marler
2. D Hartley
3. D Cole
4. J Launchbury
5. C Lawes
6. T Wood
7. C Robshaw
8. B Vunipola
9. D Care
10. O Farrell
11. J May
12. B Twelvetrees
13. L Burrell
14. J Nowell
15. M Brown

16. T Youngs 17. M Vunipola 18. H Thomas 19. D Attwood 20. B Morgan 21. L Dickson 22. B Barritt 23. A Goode

BamBam wrote:

Nachos Jones wrote:

BamBam wrote:Farrell playing well too deserves a mention!

His kicking game has been excellent but he has been incredibly poor in attack and organising his backs.

I was going to reply something along the lines of he set up that Burrell try well, but Brian Moore beat me to it

Must admit, he is now playing a very attacking game. Stand slightly corrected

Great comeback from England, the Farrell offload to Vunipola and then to Burrell for the try was sublime

Dickson   

Lee Dickson the most underwhelming sub possible.

Chuckle. All the French backs getting Burrell and ball together - all along the line. Good defence.

Why the 60min subs?! Will we rue them?

Hahaha

Brown should be in the bin for that!

Nowell had a great run hope england stay with him

Angry Mike!

Owens   

And Youngs messes up the throw...

Tom Frak Youngs and his stupid Frak lineout throwing, he's a Poopie throwing hooker! How long do we have to make do with his utter cack attempts at throwing?!

Youngs really struggles with england at the lineout yet he has the highest completion percentage in the aviva.

Tom youngs first.lineout missed

To be fair he's been good for Leicester, he has bad spells but all in all I think he's not too bad there

Hopefully he doesn't let it get to him. Lost a scrum and a lineout since Youngs came on

France might rue that failed breakout. That's a genuine chance. Doesn't matter where on the field it is. Good sides make those opportunities count.

Has Morgan been back on the pies?

Can we afford to give International Hookers the benefit of two or three mistakes at key times per game to get used to the match? It's already cost us games in the recent past.

Geordiefalcon it was youngs second lineout.

Sloppy from 36

Vunipola off, he has had an amazing game. What a replacement in Morgan though

Burrell on the wing   

Oh brilliant, Burrell on to the wing....

Right, I want to see Barrit really.show why he was a fly.half...come on..

I'm not a fan of taking players off just because you have a player on the bench. Care was instrumental in the England turnaround and doesn't deserve to be taken off. Keep a player on if he's playing well.

Meanwhile France can't just seem to catch a break in this second half. They look like they miss the inspiration and leadership of Dusatoir. They look rattled and lacking composure.

No wingers now...

So while England have been riding high Lancaster has swapped out Care for Dickson, Hartley for Youngs and put Burrell on to the wing. And oh look our attack which was just clicking has fallen off again.

Sorry Youngd second lineout...the point is we expect a.mistake ans that's not a good trait

O my. nailbiting stuff.

Morgan has been poor as of late.


These subs are wired youngs works best with a leicester core, hartley with a a saints core so why take hartley off when he is still working well with lawes and wood.

Care outstanding, Nowell has been good, lawes now off what.

kiakahaaotearoa wrote:I'm not a fan of taking players off just because you have a player on the bench. Care was instrumental in the England turnaround and doesn't deserve to be taken off. Keep a player on if he's playing well.

Meanwhile France can't just seem to catch a break in this second half. They look like they miss the inspiration and leadership of Dusatoir. They look rattled and lacking composure.

I agree.

So while England have been riding high Lancaster has swapped out Care for Dickson, Hartley for Youngs and put Burrell on to the wing. And oh look our attack which was just clicking has fallen off again.

kiakahaaotearoa wrote:I'm not a fan of taking players off just because you have a player on the bench. Care was instrumental in the England turnaround and doesn't deserve to be taken off. Keep a player on if he's playing well.

Meanwhile France can't just seem to catch a break in this second half. They look like they miss the inspiration and leadership of Dusatoir. They look rattled and lacking composure.

Yeah, Care was instrumental... why take him off with 20 to go?

REALLY NIGEL???

Lancaster subs policy is shocking.not the players just the.timing and such

I'm suddenly nervous

Gosh this is going to be a frantic last ten.

France finally in right area of park and have to make this attacking scrum count and come away with points. Time is running out.

It was England who made the right changes last year and France with the disappointing ones. Looks like it's England's turn to make strange choices.

I am so glad all those changes in the pack were made   

Out-bad-subbing PSA... A genuine achievement Bomber!

I thought Lancaster was past this approach to substitutes?

GeordieFalcon wrote:Lancaster subs policy is shocking.not the players just the.timing and such

Declan Kidneyesq

I tipped France 22-21. So only 2 points in it now.

19-21

Yeh it's unfair on the players at times like a poisoned chalice, youngs, attwood and morgan all good players but they are replacing players in the zone.

French drive up equals French penalty. The one area of the game Mr Owens seems to have no clue.

Nailbiting last 10 minutes. What this game deserves...

Morgan is a monster! Looks like he loves that Gloucester cheese as well!

I thought Care was starting to tire, thinks Dicksons been ok.