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)

I definitely want England to win.

But it doesn't stop me enjoying them going through the wringer to get there.

I need Haskell to score...£50 would be nice!

Nowell's had a fairly quiet 6n's tbh the ball hasn't come to him much

Marler on for second half

Thomas reckon France will win this today.

Another grand slam slips away?

Yappy, I agree hes been on defensive duty a lot with no decent ball to show what he can do.

Hes had to hunt for ball

Pot Hale wrote:I definitely want England to win.

But it doesn't stop me enjoying them going through the wringer to get there.

Not sure they will sadly. Too much history against them today.

Nowell is certainly getting taught a lesson mind....Its good for him though.

Anther bad one for Nowell in France.

As a Cornishman my heart cries.

It cries more to see so many Cornish on my Facebook wanting England to lose sigh.

Now only a 2 point gap and France massive favourites. 17-6 to 17-15. Darn it.

You can literally see the pressure mounting on these England boys.

Penalty to France for offside

15-17

Vakatawa killing us with ball in hand

So yea that Faz miss is pretty annoying

And there's a penalty kick opportunity for England

Care off?

Billy V started this tournament running at space or players shoulders, he's believing his own hype now though and just smashing chest on chest

Penalty to England

15-20

And it's over.

15-20

Pot Hale wrote:And it's over.

15-20

??

Jeez. English fans losing heart. England have this match if they want it.

And we get called arrogant?

Pot Hale wrote:Jeez. English fans losing heart.  England have this match if they want it.

How many times have we been here before though!

Care's box kicking has been diabolical, putting us under loads of pressure. Good call bringing Marler in with Mako struggling in the scrum.

Is Robshaw playing?

Ok so Owens allows Joseph to be shove off the ball but hits us.


Poor for him. Very poor.

Clear push

HammerofThunor wrote:And we get called arrogant?

Anything but

If I was English I would be relaxed, France are always an accident waiting to happen

French penalty 18-20

And it should have been the other way.  Bad one.

Some this isn't a cracker like last year, too much at stake.

HammerofThunor wrote:French penalty 18-20

Ha my stream must be 2 minutes delayed!

Well done Ford

Care might not be able to box kick but at least he can pass [hyperbole]

Stupid from Jospeh

Nige needs to watch the game

Silly mistake from Joseph,

HammerofThunor wrote:Care might not be able to box kick but at least he can pass [hyperbole]

Tempo has gone up though

This could be a classic end

George Kruis has been Englands best player by a country mile.

HammerofThunor wrote:

Pot Hale wrote:And it's over.

15-20

??

The kick, Hammer, the kick.

Poopie from brown there

Pot Hale wrote:

HammerofThunor wrote:

Pot Hale wrote:And it's over.

15-20

??

The kick, Hammer, the kick.

That makes more sense

How's about some composure lads, we're going to pieces...

Brilliant, well done youngs

Owens looking again.  Who knows if he scored it.

Oh he did. He did.

Three tries to nil but it's on a knife edge. That's what silly mistakes will do.

If only we had 15 Welshmen on the bench !

Great move and well taken.

Gwet in!!!!!

Watson is some player for such a young age.

Imagine his potential

Good work from Youngs. Good from Vunipola as well, picking up quick from the scrum rather than going for penalty.

Try, missed conversion from out wide

18-25

There you go.

O ye of little faith

Every time we score we give away soft pens.

Come on England.  Does anyone have the composure?

If we could kick like France can we'd have this.