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

I've changed my mind. Morgan can have as many pies as he likes if he does that

I think Tom wood has had a good.game.

When you don't want Farrell to get injured what does he do.

Two very big carries from Youngs in the build up to that penalty.

Dickson is terrible, only thing he's good at seems to be winding up the ref.

Well done Goode

Morgan the super sub!

Morgan does take it up another level for England.

More players need to hug Mako's shoulder! If we had a Croft or somewhere there we'd have two more tries now.

Fickou worries me far more than the big Bast

Got no feelings about Dickson either way. But his service has been good and his kicking better than Care (apart from the frop goal, lol)

Good scrum please

Gael Fickou the prodigy on. They should have used him before by the looks of it.

Youngs, Morgan and Mako making a lot of yards ball in hand, just what we need. Commentators agreeing with me as well.

Morgan and Vunipola it must be said have been inspiring subs and are cutting up France through the middle. Far too easy yards and France can't get in the right part of the park.

yappysnap wrote:More players need to hug Mako's shoulder! If we had a Croft or somewhere there we'd have two more tries now.

Or an Ashton ...   

Fickou is a player who can create something out of nothing.


Is it me out have the French been deliberately trying to wheel the scrum all game?

Great work from the sideline microphones there...   

Oh Frak off

Poopie

Augh!

Ffs

France are going to win...

Knew it fickou is such a danger man

BamBam wrote:Fickou worries me far more than the big Bast

And that's why.   

Thought there was a forward pass in the build up there

What a try... unbelievable.

France looked down and out for this whole 2nd half.

Briwn's fault

Finally France get someone to break and keep the ball alive and that's woken up the crowd. Beautiful play from France.

Love sacks

Goode has played well but he is found out against quick players.

Still time for England.

sloppy pass...

Farrell spent after making his first ever forward run. Never mind they have a great replacement in Flood.....oh

sheephead wrote:Thought there was a forward pass in the build up there

thought i saw one aswell. thats why this TMO going back 1-2 phases is such BS... Its complete luck how far back TMOs go...

France lucky to get that mistake. Got such little time left why are they kicking the ball away?

We did well to take that game back but should never have then lost it

Hearbreaking for England.

That's the first time I've seen France with the ball in hand out of their own half.

What a crazy game.

Heart breaking at the end but well done France.

Looked down and out for the second half but just showed some utter class to score that try.

Well, a fantastic game in the end, decided by home advantage as much as anything, I'd say.

Ah gutted...they've played ok. Crucial lineout missed...but more the case of missed tackles and 16 whatever down within 10 mins like we did with the ABs

Really not been that impressed with 36 today.

England can take a lot from this. So can France though tbf

Frak sake

Dire first half might cost us here.

Can't blame Goode for that try, he doesn't do well with the two on one but It's Burrell stepping in that leaves the two on one open for France.

Don't want to start a witch hunt but another game where a key Tom Youngs error makes a huge potential difference.

What a finish to a great match. Well done France.

3 bounces of the Frak ball - including that charge down at the end

well done france.

Burrell should never have been in the wing in the first place stupid Lancaster sub.