Same Tim Cymru v J'ai une tour Eiffel dans mon pantalon

First topic message reminder :

Welsh squad remains the same for the showdown in Paris.

Would have swapped over Halfpenny and Williams personally

Halfpenny, North, Davies, S William, L Williams; Biggar, Webb; Evans, Owens, Francis, Ball, AW Jones (capt), Warburton, Tipuric, Moriarty.

Replacements: Baldwin, Smith, Lee, Charteris, Faletau, G Davies, S Davies, Roberts.


French team announced

Dulin - Nakaitaci, Fickou, Lamerat, Vakatawa - Lopez, Serin - Gourdon, Picamoles, Sanconnie - Maestri, Vahaamahina - Slimani, Guirado, Baille.

Les remplaçants : Chat, Atonio, Ben Arous, Le Devedec, Chouly, Trinh-Duc, Dupont, Huget

Engine#4 wrote:

RiscaGame wrote:

Engine#4 wrote:I don't think Barnes is biased, just inconsistent in his application of the laws, arrogant in the way he dismisses players, clueless at the scrum and allows defense lines to live offside.  Wales just happen to play him well.

Don't a few referees have a degree of arrogance? Look at how Nigel Owens condescends players, yet people think it's brilliant. He also has zero clue of the scrum etc.

I find Owens tends to explain his decisions when questioned while Barnes just gives something along the lines off "no, I'm right now go away".  That said I don't watch much English club rugby so maybe it's just that he never liked Paul O'Connell.

He's just as bad in the prem ...

Heaf wrote:To be honest I'm not sure how France can adapt to Barnes giving them a YC whilst allowing Wales to get away with the same thing ...

That is the sign of a particularly poor referee. Yes, you need to adapt to the referee, but if the referee is allowing one side to do one thing and penalising the other side for the same then there is very little that can be done.

I have to agree that Barnes is particularly poor in this area. Some of the SA referees are the same.

Tipuric has again been immense for Wales today. So far he is my MoTM.

The thing France have done wrong is not take the 3 points slap in front of the posts when only 1 point in the lead ... twice

How did Faletau get away with that? Surely he was on the floor?

Barnes has lost the plot

I can't see how France will win this given it's not like Barnes penalises Wales a lot and France ran out of ideas in attack.
Pretty much game Over now despite Wales playing with 2 hookers.

Heaf wrote:The thing France have done wrong is not take the 3 points slap in front of the posts when only 1 point in the lead ... twice

Bang on, Wales have taken the points at every opportunity which is why they are leading.

Incredible isn't it - off feet doesn't seem to exist in Barnes mind

What a dire game. Both side execution is well below par, it's knocking me to sleep.

How many penalties have France given away in good positions allowing Wales to get out of trouble... Very poor from them.

Yep France have shot themselves in one foot and Barnes in the other ...

'Hasn't been a classic Brian' well yeah...

Is Dean Richards part of the French management?

What a mess.

Terrible farce this.

I rate Barnes highly but he's had a stinker.

France get the try and mess up the conversion. Would be about right for the game

This is a shambles

Just give a penalty try and end up this misery !

Has to be a penalty try soon surely...

Shocking passing

Sigh. Knock on by france or Wales going down to 13 here

France are too knackered to finish this

North claiming he was bitten.

Going to be missing the start of the next match. Good job it's on itv...kind of.

How can they return, time was not up?

This game needs to end.

Weird end!

Did the ref just call Warburton "Warby"?

Penalty try, Barnes!!

Will Barnes ever give a penalty try??

20 mins of scrum !!

Surely if a player tackles without retreating behind the try line after a 5m tap it should be an automatic yellow ...

What is going on

Barnes is making an absolute farce of this...

And I reckon at least 3 mins of the YC card was counted down before anyone even left the pitch ...

This is really poor from Barnes.

How many pens in this last 20 mins and only 1 yellow?

About time!

Wayne Barnes just gave up on this match. No way he saw that live, think he just got bored

Phew, that was painful.

Wayne Barnes clearly on Wales side today. How could he give  Yellow card to France for doing the same thing Johnathon Davies did and just give a penalty?

Any way i thought Wales was pathetic today. 

Never, Never, did they look like scoring a try.

About time.

Concussion gate to come...

Congrats, France

Barnes ruined the game, although plenty of talking points!

Munchkin wrote:Congrats, France

Barnes ruined the game, although plenty of talking points!

I think he was helped by both teams in ruining that game!

Hard luck Wales. Your man Barnes tried his best for you but even that pillock couldn't do it. Boy but he tried his best. Complete farce.

So France win 2 tries to none.

Well done France.

Not many Welsh putting their hands up for the Lions methinks.

Well that was a farce...

That was one of the most bizarre ends to a match I've ever seen