6 nations 2021 Scrum down in the lockdown

[Plato’sCave]

Well done France

[Lemoentjie]

Wow!!!!

[Plato’sCave]

That was tense

[sockwithaticket]

Fair fucks France, some mettle to come through that. Thought those scrums had done them out of having enough time to win the game.

Well done France. Wales had a disciplinary meltdown just as jiffy was bragging about Wales' discipline making them the best side in the tournament.

Yeah, that is particularly sweet.

[Torquemada 1420]

Well done France. Wales had a disciplinary meltdown just as jiffy was bragging about Wales' discipline making them the best side in the tournament.

Wales luck ran out in the end.

[TB63]

Fuck!.

Well played France..

[tc27]

Amazing game - Wales luck with ref decisions ran out in the end

[Ymx]

That was a batshit crazy game

[Torquemada 1420]

Fair fucks France, some mettle to come through that.

Just useless as favourites. Once game was "gone" with red, they start playing.

This will be immensely important for France if they learn from it.

[Begbie]

What a finish

[Torquemada 1420]

Johnno is spot on. Wales frustrated France at the ruck (played Pearce like a violin for most of the game) brilliantly and heads went.

[Torquemada 1420]

What a finish

My sofa will be needing a new arm after the hammering its taken from my fist this last couple of hours.

[Biffer]

Well.

Blimey.

[Plato’sCave]

My sanity has not improved for watching that.

[Slick]

This is why we don’t want money and “growing the game” to fuck with the 6N. Awesome stuff.

Unlucky Wales, possibly deserved better, but if you need evidence that this French team is different, there you go.

I think we all need to take a moment to think of
Clive

[BnM]

This one is making Sonia look good.

[laurent]

Good game that.

Really weak defensively Going back every impact for most of the game. Thankfully the Welsh had a bit of a meltdown

[clive]

Well played Wales, give it their all but came up short but very proud of that performance.

[Slick]

Well played Wales, give it their all but came up short but very proud of that performance.

Hard luck mate, feel for you

[Torquemada 1420]

Good game that.

Really weak defensively Going back every impact for most of the game. Thankfully the Welsh had a bit of a meltdown

I tell you what that really showed: the loss of Le Roux as a 4th back row is huge. Failed to slow Eng ball down as well in his absence. The whole point of a defensive backrow with Aldritt and Ollivon is primarily defensive. If not going to defend then I'd rather see attacking 3eme with the likes of Woki or Macalou.

[Slick]

Great to see the pundits in the studio, legends of the game, so caught up in the match

[Mr Tim Buktoo]

France are my second team and i have been supporting them since i was a nipper, but they let you down constantly.
I never trust them but when you see them winning a game like this then maybe they have it in them to finally get that WC that they are obviously building to.

They have great players, they have a great coach in galthie, but edwards might be the difference to get them over the line.
Marrying the french flair to the english mentality.

Dupont is the best in the world. They have alldritt, Jalibert, Fickou, etc etc.
Role on the WC.

[GogLais]

This one is making Sonia look good.

Indeed. How disappointed are you?

[Torquemada 1420]

France are my second team and i have been supporting them since i was a nipper, but they let you down constantly.
I never trust them but when you see them winning a game like this then maybe they have it in them to finally get that WC that they are obviously building to.

They have great players, they have a great coach in galthie, but edwards might be the difference to get them over the line.
Marrying the french flair to the english mentality.

Dupont is the best in the world. They have alldritt, Jalibert, Fickou, etc etc.
Role on the WC.

I'm not the greatest fan of Jalibert (because I think Carbonel is better) but he was playing well and a rusty Ntamack was nowhere near as effective.

[Slick]

This one is making Sonia look good.

Good call!

[Biffer]

God Inverdale is a prick. Grand Larceny. Fuck off you arsehole.

[Yr Alban]

Well, that was quite a game for the neutral.

I thought France did just about enough to edge it, though I didn’t think they were going to. How many times did they not-quite-score the third try? I thought their chance had gone after the disallowed try and red card, and thought it had really gone with the knock-on a few minutes later. It’s not over till it’s over though.

One thought from today: kickers get far too long to take their shot at goal. France converted their 3rd try in about 5 seconds flat, and it wasn’t an easy kick either. I’d support 30 secs max.

[And 1 guest]

Don't know who I wanted to win at the start, and equally torn at the end. But what a game that was.

[And 1 guest]

Don't know who I wanted to win at the start, and equally torn at the end. But what a game that was.

[Mr Tim Buktoo]

France are my second team and i have been supporting them since i was a nipper, but they let you down constantly.
I never trust them but when you see them winning a game like this then maybe they have it in them to finally get that WC that they are obviously building to.

They have great players, they have a great coach in galthie, but edwards might be the difference to get them over the line.
Marrying the french flair to the english mentality.

Dupont is the best in the world. They have alldritt, Jalibert, Fickou, etc etc.
Role on the WC.

I'm not the greatest fan of Jalibert (because I think Carbonel is better) but he was playing well and a rusty Ntamack was nowhere near as effective.

Yeah i hadnt been too impressed with jalibert early on but i think he has been great in the last 3 games. And he is only a young lad. As is Ntamack.
I like what galthie is trying to do.
Alldritt has to be my fav french player currently. He is class.
Thought baille and marchand had great games today also.

[tcc_dc]

Well, that was quite a game for the neutral.

I thought France did just about enough to edge it, though I didn’t think they were going to. How many times did they not-quite-score the third try? I thought their chance had gone after the disallowed try and red card, and thought it had really gone with the knock-on a few minutes later. It’s not over till it’s over though.

One thought from today: kickers get far too long to take their shot at goal. France converted their 3rd try in about 5 seconds flat, and it wasn’t an easy kick either. I’d support 30 secs max.

Major League rugby this year in the US has some trial laws, and one is 60 seconds to kick versus 90, and if the try is scored under the post, automatic 7 and get on with it.

[Biffer]

Well, that was quite a game for the neutral.

I thought France did just about enough to edge it, though I didn’t think they were going to. How many times did they not-quite-score the third try? I thought their chance had gone after the disallowed try and red card, and thought it had really gone with the knock-on a few minutes later. It’s not over till it’s over though.

One thought from today: kickers get far too long to take their shot at goal. France converted their 3rd try in about 5 seconds flat, and it wasn’t an easy kick either. I’d support 30 secs max.

Major League rugby this year in the US has some trial laws, and one is 60 seconds to kick versus 90, and if the try is scored under the post, automatic 7 and get on with it.

Other thing I’d like to see is if the attacking team is given a penalty inside the 5, you can opt to go straight to a lineout from the 5 rather than having to kick it.

[Begbie]

Galthie calls the Welsh divers.

"If you really watch the reaction of the Welsh players, they specialise in making the opponents get red cards."

"Their body language is quite clear. I hope the referee takes that into consideration. I don’t think Paul deserves a sanction."

[laurent]

Galthie calls the Welsh divers.

"If you really watch the reaction of the Welsh players, they specialise in making the opponents get red cards."

"Their body language is quite clear. I hope the referee takes that into consideration. I don’t think Paul deserves a sanction."

Galthier is in a really bad place right now.

French media has been rather pressing on the waffle gate...
His answer to Cécile Grès have been terrible.
His body language shows this.

I'm afraid he's digging a hole

[Torquemada 1420]

One thought from today: kickers get far too long to take their shot at goal. France converted their 3rd try in about 5 seconds flat, and it wasn’t an easy kick either. I’d support 30 secs max.

Pretty sure Sexton was well over a minute when he was running the clock down against Eng.

[Torquemada 1420]

Yeah i hadnt been too impressed with jalibert early on but i think he has been great in the last 3 games. And he is only a young lad. As is Ntamack.
I like what galthie is trying to do.
Alldritt has to be my fav french player currently. He is class.
Thought baille and marchand had great games today also.

Baille is a hell of a player in open play. I may have to admit to being wrong about Marchand in favouring Chat and Bougharit over him. Huge depth at hooker.

The weakness is at tighthead where Haouas adds little but indiscipline and Atonio must be the least fit player in world rugby. Desperately needs Bamba back.

[Biffer]

Galthie calls the Welsh divers.

"If you really watch the reaction of the Welsh players, they specialise in making the opponents get red cards."

"Their body language is quite clear. I hope the referee takes that into consideration. I don’t think Paul deserves a sanction."

Galthier is in a really bad place right now.

French media has been rather pressing on the waffle gate...
His answer to Cécile Grès have been terrible.
His body language shows this.

I'm afraid he's digging a hole

He's right though

[Torquemada 1420]

Galthie calls the Welsh divers.

"If you really watch the reaction of the Welsh players, they specialise in making the opponents get red cards."

"Their body language is quite clear. I hope the referee takes that into consideration. I don’t think Paul deserves a sanction."

Galthier is in a really bad place right now.

French media has been rather pressing on the waffle gate...
His answer to Cécile Grès have been terrible.
His body language shows this.

I'm afraid he's digging a hole

Ridiculous. Willemse behaved recklessly (not for the 1st time) and that was always yellow/red depending on how you read the eye part (personally I don't think he could have known he was going to end up with the eye contact).

He has a kinda tangential point on last night. Wales played Pearce superbly right up to their yellow card in frustrating France to the point of losing the plot.

[Torquemada 1420]

Anyone want to tell me why pretty much every side has saved its best performance for France?

Maybe one could argue Ire were better against Eng but I think that was exaggerated by how poor Eng were.

[Torquemada 1420]

I think towards the end of the game Pearce could and should have reviewed a probable French try

From Kaplan. Like I said in the match, Fickou was right: France had scored.

He also ignored Adam's blatant neck roll to prevent another French try (although where the f**k was Barnes for that one. He had plenty of intervention for any Fre foul play).