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Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:28 pm**

Violated sans lube so far.

The breakdown has been a horrific sight, the first up tackling non-existent, set piece shoddy, getting smoked in the physicality and athleticism stakes, and the general lack of accuracy and precision woeful.

Dear oh dear oh dear

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:28 pm**

England once again showing that when the pack is not on too, we are absolutely fucked.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:28 pm**

The French pack have been superb

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:28 pm**

And I’d still pick Ireland over France…just but I would. This awful but at least i can watch rest of match and enjoy France.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:28 pm**

fishfoodie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:27 pm Borthwick off to check the break clause in his contract

Drop everyone?

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:28 pm**

Is Genge asking O'Keefe to blow for full time?

This is pathetic by Eng. Getting hammered by a side playing without a FH.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:29 pm**

Also, Jamie George is done at Test level, he's been poor all 6N.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:29 pm**

Dombrandt putting in a 0/10 performance right there, noticeably shite in among *that*. Disgraceful stuff all round

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:30 pm**

Sandstorm wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:27 pm French power and pace too much for Poms.

It's more than that. The pace and handling is excellent too. Marchand, Baille, Flament, Alldritt and Ollivon all acting as link men.

TF too because the backs won't see any ball except on turnovers.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:31 pm**

Lobby wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:27 pm
Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:25 pm Fuck it, send Dombrandt back to Quins, he is not up to Test rugby.
You might as well send the whole pack back; none of them are up to it.

Yep, it's not really worth singling anyone out. The collective are just being out-muscled and out-thought at every contact situation and set piece.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:31 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:30 pm
Sandstorm wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:27 pm French power and pace too much for Poms.
It's more than that. The pace and handling is excellent too. Marchand, Baille, Flament, Alldritt and Ollivon all acting at link men.

TF too because the backs won't see any ball except on turnovers.

Don’t forget Ntamack is pulling the strings expertly.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:31 pm**

Too many soft and/or fat puddings in a white shirt. The contrast to the French players in the power, speed, and physicality stakes - before we even get to the rugby skills - is light years away.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:32 pm**

Paddington Bear wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:29 pm Dombrandt putting in a 0/10 performance right there, noticeably shite in among *that*. Disgraceful stuff all round

I fear he has a touch of Tony Diprose about him. Great about the place at club level, just a bit soft for Test level.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:32 pm**

France are excellent. Really talented group of players who can play with pace and power in attack combined with the most cynical coach in rugby (Edwards) sorting out the defence. Provided they can keep critical players fit (like Danty) should be world cup favourites.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:32 pm**

Another plug for taking the 3, obviously it won’t matter now but 17-9 having been monstered might well have made for a slightly different game in the second half

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:33 pm**

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:28 pm
fishfoodie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:27 pm Borthwick off to check the break clause in his contract
Drop everyone?

He needs a time machine to go back to the day after the end of the last RWC, which is when the rebuilding had to start; instead he got, what would be the worst hospital pass of all time, except for matters across the Severn

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:33 pm**

PCPhil wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:31 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:30 pm
Sandstorm wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:27 pm French power and pace too much for Poms.
It's more than that. The pace and handling is excellent too. Marchand, Baille, Flament, Alldritt and Ollivon all acting at link men.

TF too because the backs won't see any ball except on turnovers.
Don’t forget Ntamack is pulling the strings expertly.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:34 pm**

Paddington Bear wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:18 pm Kickable pen #3 is the first we send. Could be 17-9

Not really surely. If the first penalty goes over France kick off and who knows, it might be 3-34 now.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:34 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:33 pm
PCPhil wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:31 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:30 pm

It's more than that. The pace and handling is excellent too. Marchand, Baille, Flament, Alldritt and Ollivon all acting at link men.

TF too because the backs won't see any ball except on turnovers.
Don’t forget Ntamack is pulling the strings expertly.

Oh cmon. Not even a little nibble. Small pleasures.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:35 pm**

France are very very good

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:38 pm**

tc27 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:35 pm France are very very good

As good as England have been bad.
The ref is surely getting pissed off with the breakdown, a few yellows against England and this could get very messy
If France are the real deal they should pull away and destroy this poor England team.

If...

Wales next for France will be a massacre

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:40 pm**

C69 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:38 pm
tc27 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:35 pm France are very very good
As good as England have been bad.
The ref is surely getting pissed off with the breakdown, a few yellows against England and this could get very messy
If France are the real deal they should pull away and destroy this poor England team.

If...

Wales next for France will be a massacre

“ Wales next for France will be a massacre”. Thank you. I appreciate your love.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:40 pm**

C69 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:38 pm
tc27 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:35 pm France are very very good
As good as England have been bad.
The ref is surely getting pissed off with the breakdown, a few yellows against England and this could get very messy
If France are the real deal they should pull away and destroy this poor England team.

If...

Wales next for France will be a massacre

I know we beat Italy but it’s not a time for over-confidence.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:41 pm**

fishfoodie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:33 pm
Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:28 pm
fishfoodie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:27 pm Borthwick off to check the break clause in his contract
Drop everyone?
He needs a time machine to go back to the day after the end of the last RWC, which is when the rebuilding had to start; instead he got, what would be the worst hospital pass of all time, except for matters across the Severn

I would say a worse hospital pass as the larger player base needs more games to work out who to keep and who to move on. As many faults as Pivac has he doesn't strike me as a coach who is as negative with the players as Jones.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:44 pm**

F**kwit Ntamack kicks away the ball aimlessly on a good attack. JUST TAKE THE C**T OFF.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:45 pm**

Bloody hell, that was literally a pass at the lineout.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:49 pm**

No try.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:49 pm**

No try. So close. Great kick.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:49 pm**

Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:49 pmNo try.

No control

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:49 pm**

Ntamack gets away with one. All that pressure down to him needlessly giving the ball back to Eng.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:50 pm**

Huzzah, Owen will save us.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:50 pm**

Oxbow wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:50 pm Huzzah, Owen will save us.

More about jvp being replaced by Mitchell

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:52 pm**

The comeback is on

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:52 pm**

It’s err…on?

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:52 pm**

Mitchell ups the England intensity a bit

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:52 pm**

Englands slowest player scores ....

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:52 pm**

Correction. He doesn't. The pressure eventually results in a try. W*NK*R

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:52 pm**

Christ, the speed of delivery from Mitchell is light years ahead of JVP. And lo and behold, a try.

Posted: **Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:52 pm**

Steward has hit a few decent lines. Borthwick correct to take off Slade rather than Smith or Lawrence.

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