An utterly dominant 3 point win. Happy with that regardless of the last 5 mins shennanigans. On the key talking points. Yes red card and no Marler shouldn't be fondling.
Really good peformance from England overall. Not so much from Mr O'Keefe, but I don't expect anything from him.
Had you...
An utterly dominant 3 point win. Happy with that regardless of the last 5 mins shennanigans. On the key talking points. Yes red card and no Marler shouldn't be fondling.
Really good peformance from England overall. Not so much from Mr O'Keefe, but I don't expect anything from him.
I literally Googled 6 nations 2016 and looked at the team vs Italy. Yes, it's not the greatest French team by a country mile, but only winning to Italy and losing to all other teams. That's a team that should atleast been competitive. As, I'd argue most French teams over the last 10 years also...
I'm sorry but saying France simply haven't had any good players for the past 10 years until now is absolute nonsense! You had waves of quality players that simply underperformed.
Take this team from the 2016 tournament vs Italy. Lost EVERY game apart from beating Italy at home by 2 points. It...
The one that got me a few years back was the North having/not having his foot in touch at the end of the game and claiming that that was the reason they lost. Like, he's surrounded by 4 players outside the 22. Being in the field of play when the 80 is up doesn't automatically mean a 7 pointer.
North should be nowhere near the squad.
Not because of form. (As I would love to see May and Watson have a run at him) but because of his head. Clearly needs an extended break at the very least.
There have been times in every match so far that France have gone off the boil for long spells. 2nd half vs England, long periods vs Italy ( in Paris) and then again against Wales where the intercept and contentious knock on decision probably saved them.
The talk of a grand slam is on and the...
Having "flair", whatever that even means (a term used to excuse a decade of Inexcusable French underperformance possibly) doesn't mean a team has played well or has an impressive game plan. I imagine you' doing know that being a French fan.
Infact France have hugely simplified their game...
To be fair, the last few times at Twickenham we have pasted them, just the score line hasn't been reflective of just how much of a pasting a couple of them have been.
Wales tend to be able to keep it close .
(Why 7-4 on England to win by 1-12 is pretty tempting)
Really?! England's haven't created a load for the tries but have been absolutely ferocious in defence.
Worse than the French performance at 17-0 up at HT. behave.