France XV vs England XV - 19/06/26

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Sounds blissful. It can be done.

I mean it's not like England are suffering for props though tbf
Our scrum has been the one thing going consistently well

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

I mean it's not like England are suffering for props though tbf
Our scrum has been the one thing going consistently well

Agreed. I was meaning the no pens.

Much as I love a scrum, seeing it used as pretty much solely as a pen vehicle or seeing endless resets isn’t fun.

 

[Reiser99]

Bit of a worrying result. This was not a weak England team by any means.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Agreed. I was meaning the no pens.

Much as I love a scrum, seeing it used as pretty much solely as a pen vehicle or seeing endless resets isn’t fun.

Yeah, I remember thinking just before halftime (and ironically: right before an early shove free kick) how nice it was that the ball was getting away clean from every scrum

I'm definitely forgetting a bunch but:

1. Genge, Baxter, Rodd, Iyogun, Obano, Haffar
3. Heyes, Stuart, AOF, Kloska, Davison, Fasogbon, Sela

We've come a long way from Tim Payne and the ghost of Phil Vickery

 

[Scotty]

Bit of a worrying result. This was not a weak England team by any means.

Wasn't a weak team but I think that pack was missing something, like an Earl Genge CCS Barbery to add some power and go forward. And we played Ojomoh at 13 after most of his rugby being at 12, if we are going to use him as a 13 just bring in Lawrence. I really rate Ojomoh tbh as an attacking playmaking 12.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

If the scrum didn’t go so well after subs, obvs you look at the props first but I wonder how much of a difference Martin made too. Probably unmeasurable but maybe not uncoincidental.

 

[Wells]

Seems match has cost Quins Dombrandt for next season (ACL injury)

 

[Geordie]

Seems match has cost Quins Dombrandt for next season (ACL injury)

Yeah going to miss most of next season. Hate to see players injured.