France v England - grand slam game

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ENGLAND TEAM TO PLAY FRANCE

15. Mike Brown (vice captain, Harlequins, 47 caps)
14. Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 19 caps)
13. Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby, 20 caps)
12. Owen Farrell (vice captain, Saracens, 39 caps)
11. Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 14 caps)
10. George Ford (Bath Rugby, 21 caps)
9. Danny Care (Harlequins, 57 caps)

1. Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 31 caps)
2. Dylan Hartley (captain, Northampton Saints, 70 caps)
3. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 60 caps)
4. Maro Itoje (Saracens, 3 caps)
5. George Kruis (Saracens, 14 caps)
6. Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, 47 caps)
7. James Haskell (Wasps, 66 caps)
8. Billy Vunipola (vice captain, Saracens, 25 caps)

Replacements
16. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 2 cap)
17. Joe Marler (Harlequins 41 caps)
18. Kieran Brookes (Northampton Saints 16 caps)
19. Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 31 caps)
20. Jack Clifford (Harlequins, 4 caps)
21. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 56 caps)
22. Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers, 26 caps)
23. Elliot Daly (Wasps, 2 cap)

And there we go.

Thank you Nigel!!!!

nathan wrote:I am screaming!!! £130

Was there a question over Mako there?

French crowd trying to ref this?

6-17

nathan wrote:Thank you Nigel!!!!

Clear obstruction, never a try.

trebellbobaggins wrote:Was there a question over Mako there?

French crowd trying to ref this?

Question over blocking a Tackler. Nige waved it through.

Sting seems to have gone out of the French since the second try.

Pot Hale wrote:

trebellbobaggins wrote:Was there a question over Mako there?

French crowd trying to ref this?

Question over blocking a Tackler. Nige waved it through.

Cool cheers. Having seen the follow up I can see how they might call that accidental offside.

trebellbobaggins wrote:

GeordieFalcon wrote:

trebellbobaggins wrote:

GeordieFalcon wrote:Course theyre not skinning England.

This is not a vintage france

I  was getting a little carried away watching those breaks and runs past poor Jack.

But the scramble  / cover defence Is working fine

Getting drawn too far up by the French depth I think.

England are managing.

Should be all over by halftime.

No sound where I am. Has French crowd gone quiet yet?

Nope

Nowell is having an interesting night though...that's true.

But hes young and its good experience.

Good kick

French penalty for Haskell holding on

9-17

French not communicating on defence properly. They were lucky Brown stumbled.

Vakatawa should really go back to 7s asap. Horrible positionning in défense.

france off side all the time there

Nice little crawl from the Nowellapiller but lol for nothing.

I still feel this game is edging France's way. The commentators slamming England for not getting points all seem sure england have lost if I am watching the same game they are.

George Kruis is playing a monumental game.

What a tournament hes had!!!

Trelbo,

Nowell is class. He's only 21 and is going to be some player in a couple of years! as will Watson.

France getting better at kick chase. Another kick before half time?

How is that a penalty. Robshaw was on his feet!!!!!!

Slowly but surely England are slipping away here.

12-17 now.

GeordieFalcon wrote:How is that a penalty. Robshaw was on his feet!!!!!!

And I felt playing it fairly.

The try wiped out now. Worrying we got no points down there.

Come on England, focus and make the most of your chances

And there's the kick to keep England's nerves on edge.

France too eager to put ball out though

If we end this half in front that's good going as I'd say France has bossed it.

Yes they have bossed it, but they have no teeth.

Its like England v Wales and Ireland in the first half. Should have been out of sight!

Well done England time to get points back before oranges.

Frak me Moore is a mood killer.

Talk about getting us all on a downer!

How is that an England penalty? Vunipola scrummaging on his belly.

England penalty from a scrum

Missed. Half time 12-17

Pen the wrong way for me Mako went down as usual.

GeordieFalcon wrote:Yes they have bossed it, but they have no teeth.

Its like England v Wales and Ireland in the first half. Should have been out of sight!

But will the second be like Wales or Ireland?

glamorganalun wrote:Pen the wrong way for me Mako went down as usual.

England badly missing the bad boy of rugby.

Thanks for the updates - makes for interesting reading!

England fans must be on edge.

But it's great fun for all us neutrals if that's any help.

That's the question hammer

Ok big statement....

I think Brown will make way for Watson or Nowell over the next 6 months.

Pot Hale wrote:England fans must be on edge.

But it's great fun for all us neutrals if that's any help.

Kiss me backside

yappysnap wrote:Frak me Moore is a mood killer.

Talk about getting us all on a downer!

I think I need to mute him. I'm sure England have lost by 50 at this stage,

Pot Hale wrote:England fans must be on edge.

But it's great fun for all us neutrals if that's any help.

I'm £130 up so i don't think I'll be too bad if we lose. But I desperately want us to win (unlike a few Welsh folks on here)

Based on England's second half's thus far. Are France favourites by about 12?

Well i said France would like to spoil England's Grand Slam and they are doing it.

England 5 points a head at half time. ..but if you look at the last 2/3 games England have been infront at half time, but stuggled to stay infront at full time.

Come on England wake up.

Ha ha should have been more for a Cole try mind! but cracker anyway

The speckled hen is going down nicely

Just need nowell to get two now which after the first half I can't see happening. Having said that, I didn't see Cole getting a try either