6N 2019: France v Scotland

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Saturday 23rd Feb 2019
Stade de France
KO 14:15

France


Scotland


After two opening losses for France and a home loss for Scotland, both teams are looking to get their tournament back on track. Expect a response or implosion from France at home but also expect the same from Scotland.

This could be interesting.

France on a yellow warning

Points again please

France giving penalties away and on a warning points

Duty281 wrote:Scotland finally starting to move this heavy French defence around the field...and starting to expose the gaps.

That's my only hope as the game goes on

Sin-bin soon. France have already 'lost' the referee.

10-3, game on.

Jamie Ritchie a real standout again

Really stupid from Huget

Yellow to France, Huget gets 10

We have settled a bit now thankfully, playing better

Typical. I turn on the tv and Huget makes something stupid!
Might as well not watch the rest of this game

Not that we have much choice but I Really don’t think Kinghorn is anywhere near the standard expected of an international class rugby player yet.

Huget to the bin. Need points here.

Why didn't we go right!!! There was loads of space with Huget off

A bit like the Wales game, I wouldn't be too worried about this for Scotland (appreciate that's easy to say when a neutral).

Scotland look infinitely better as a cohesive team. They also have dangerous runners - the back 3 could cut them open at will.

I'd expect Scotland to be battering France in the final 20. The only fear is if Scotland are too tired, and lack the physical power, the get the momentum through the phases. They're having to work hard already but I still think Scotland should take this by 7-10 points.

Can we sub Horne off now please?

We’re not at the races with the kicking game.

Another mistake from Horne lead to that try, or maybe not

We were lucky again

Feck me we've rode our luck again

This is an embarrassment

Beautiful, deft try. Or not.

That would have been a terrible one for Scotland to concede.

Good finish tbf. Maybe 3-5 rather than 7-10...

EDIT: Getting a bit lucky here. That's 5, probably 12, points brought back due to knock-ons.

Scotland need to exploit the breaks they're making. Kinghorn looks like a great runner.

RDW wrote:Can we sub Horne off now please?

Nope. Jimbo will accuse you of anti Glasgow sentiment

How was that a penalty, we had the ball

RDW wrote:Really stupid from Huget

Yet it was something players have been getting away with in the first two rounds.

Also I noticed that while the ref told Guirardo it was a final warning he did not seem to relay that to his team.

Blimmey, got out of jail again there

Don't worry, lads. France will forget what they're on the pitch for 2nd half.

Do we actually have a gameplay today that isn't just hoping the French manage to beat themselves again?

Scotland have been poor so far.

- Not much attacking threat.
- Rubbish lineout

tigertattie wrote:

RDW wrote:Can we sub Horne off now please?

Nope. Jimbo will accuse you of anti Glasgow sentiment

He’s not the only one that needs hooked. Laidlaw is utter dross and Kinghorn is a liability.

LondonTiger wrote:

RDW wrote:Really stupid from Huget

Yet it was something players have been getting away with in the first two rounds.

Also I noticed that while the ref told Guirardo it was a final warning he did not seem to relay that to his team.

Their tactics are probably such that they're happy to give away penalties, even players off for 10 minutes, if it means they stop Scotland getting quick ball? Maybe? Maybe that, rather than collective incompetence...!?

TheMildlyFranticLlama wrote:Do we actually have a gameplay today that isn't just hoping the French manage to beat themselves again?

Apparently yes, we're planning to kick long and not bother to chase it

FFS Scotland

That lineout was telegraphed, could see it all day long

Absolutely love a dummy maul. Remember the one NZ scored against the Wallabies? Unfortunately it just led to a box kick, but still...love a dummy maul.

TheMildlyFranticLlama wrote:

TheMildlyFranticLlama wrote:Do we actually have a gameplay today that isn't just hoping the French manage to beat themselves again?

Apparently yes, we're planning to kick long and not bother to chase it

And mess up lineouts

Made great use of their yellow card then

I will be pleased if we get to half time with this score

We’ve got no one to blame here but ourselves.

No kick chase. Lineout a shambles. Back play non existent

Ritchie's quality. Wonder what he'd be like in a more powerful Scottish pack. Looks excellent.

France making the mistakes now

Same as the Irish game for Scotland. Well in the match, every chance of winning it, but lots of basic errors stifling any momentum they get.

But it'll be ok, a different French team comes out in the second half.

Oh dear. Poor pass by Laidlaw to end the half.

I'll take that scoreline - we've been rotten.

Hopefully France have the same halftime teamtalk they had against Wales!

HT, not sure what we were trying to do there, glad to see it go out

France were looking tired at the end of that half. We are still in the game

One thing that's heartening for Scotland - an offsets the French power and the fact they look good in attack - is that their defensive line is an absolute joke. It's worth having a look at it when the camera pans out but if Scotland can string a few phases together there will be mismatches and huge gaps to exploit.

I would like to see Hastings and Price get a good 20 mins in the second half, Horne is just not creating anything

That was a completely awful experience. I would rather be at the dentist.

Some very good play in the first half by France. It was almost like looking at France of the g old old days. Scotland don't look like  

Scotland at the moment. very up and down from them so far.

Lets hope the second half is just as exciting.

Why are people sounding hopeful? All season we’ve been worse in the second half than the first. And if that pattern continues today then my god it will be an bad second half

We're desperately lacking spark - luckily we have Darcy Graham on the bench who has it in bucket loads - let's get him on early. Both wingers have looked flat.

I'd get Toolis on earlier than usual too to solidify the lineout.

RDW wrote:We're desperately lacking spark - luckily we have Darcy Graham on the bench who has it in bucket loads - let's get him on early. Both wingers have looked flat.

I'd get Toolis on earlier than usual too to solidify the lineout.

Agreed, Toonie needs to use the bench effectively this weekend, we do have a few cards to play there

He'll have a huge decision to make on whether to stick with Horne. I suspect he'll see how the next 10 goes.

Personally, I'm expecting Scotland to win because France look deeply flawed.