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)

Pot Hale wrote:There you go.

O ye of little faith

It's hard to have faith with our history!

Topping the table on points, topping it on pens conceded...

Penalty France 21-25

See, Pot Hale

Ah then we give it away again!

This could be like last week the team that scores the trys lose the game.

France will kick their way to this.

Kruis and Robshaw our best players tonight.

glamorganalun wrote:This could be like last week the team that scores the trys lose the game.

Yes but to the team that controlled it for the whole game and were exploited when a man down.

As a Cornishman though I do request we never pick Jack in Paris again. He cannot play there.

7/7 for Machenaud tonight. Best stats from a French kicker for a very long time.
At least that's a positive.

whocares wrote:7/7 for Machenaud tonight. Best stats from a French kicker for a very long time.
At least that's a positive.

You have this. You do have this. Well done.

Clearly a very early push. At least the lineout is going well

Strange game. England three tries and four points to the good, but it doesn't feel like they're winning.

Our line out....superb.

Jeez. Deadly kicking by France.

Nice steal . 3rd in row I think

Hmmmm, nice is giving a few dodgy decisions to France today

Whats that for ????!!!!!!!

Go on Kruis.

Hes a topugh cookie.

Did I hear "Fidjian boy"

Isn't it dangerous to allow the scrum to keep pushing when the front is down?

Finally.

Marler with than scrum.got away

oh dear...

Oh no. Knee to the head takes out out captain and now lcd is on to weaken us badly.

glamorganalun wrote:Marler with than scrum.got away

Quit your whinging and just say you want France to win

ouch poor Hartley.

Don t make Robshaw captain

Ouch. Hope it's not too bad for Hartley.

Breadvan wrote:Our line out....superb.

And now we have LCD , as a Cornishman I am very sorry if he misfires again. I think he will be good in time.

Hope the English player is ok. Looks like a hard knock.

Hope Dylan is okay. That looked nasty.

Looks like Billy had a finger in the eye

Hooe Hartley is ok....don't like to see that,

ANd

Big game LCd....bring us your game son.

JDizzle wrote:Hope Dylan is okay. That looked nasty.

Indeed.

Both captains gone. Two new hookers

trebellbobaggins wrote:

Breadvan wrote:Our line out....superb.

And now we have LCD , as a Cornishman I am very sorry.

Could have fooled me!!

Despite my annoyance at Hartley being picked at the beginning of the six nations he's been solid.

Gosh that is a right old high tackle.

Man I wish Farrel had his boots on today. [edit] but that was a bit better.

nathan wrote:Despite my annoyance at Hartley being picked at the beginning of the six nations he's been solid.

Nathan I think we all felt that, but he has been spot on.

GeordieFalcon wrote:

trebellbobaggins wrote:

Breadvan wrote:Our line out....superb.

And now we have LCD , as a Cornishman I am very sorry.

Could have fooled me!!

No I am, I just get so stressed by the way it rolls for our Jack every time.

And LCD just isn't quite there ye but he will be.

George Kruis MOM

Owens has missed some stuff from France tonight.

GeordieFalcon wrote:George Kruis MOM

Without question.

trebellbobaggins wrote:

GeordieFalcon wrote:

trebellbobaggins wrote:

Breadvan wrote:Our line out....superb.

And now we have LCD , as a Cornishman I am very sorry.

Could have fooled me!!

No I am, I just get so stressed by the way it rolls for our Jack every time.

And LCD just isn't quite there ye but he will be.

Back your boys!!!!

Nowell has smarted it out. He was on the end of it, but worked out how to stop the big Fijian.

LCD is champion. Jones wouldnt have him there otherewise.

And Brthwick was giving him a proper going over before he went on!

Fair points all falcon.  I am a negative nancy.

LCD will be top class. I just worry at pushing him now but he has done well. I as wrong.

trebellbobaggins wrote:

GeordieFalcon wrote:George Kruis MOM

Without question.

And Robshaw second.

Well done England deserved GS also well played France if they had a line out it could have been different

And there's the game.

21-31

Congratulations England on the Grand Slam.

Well deserved.

My gosh, they have done it.


Years of hurt. Years and years.

Christ almighty, Brian Moore already going on the offensive about people (no idea who) calling it a weak tournament. Enjoy the moment!

Well done England. Been the best team this Six Nations, fully deserve their title/Slam.