France v All Blacks

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer I was looking at Sky TV's online TV guide. Just checking your link, their Rugby pop-up channels aren't listed on the website. Cheers.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae That's right. If you want to check in advance, use the tv guide from Vodafone (don't forget to select your Channel Favourites): http://customerzone.vodafone.co.nz/residential/inhome/tv/tvguide/tvg-grid.cfm?v=l&d=2016-11-25&h=10&f=6&c=mychannels

[mariner4life]

the broadcasting of this tour has been a cluster fuck.

[Frank]

Never thought I'd say this, but I am cool with Dagg getting a start ahead of Ben Smith at fullback.

[MajorRage]

@Frank yeah me too. For the brilliance that is Ben Smith, I don't want him playing when injured.

[No Quarter]

@Frank said in France:

Never thought I'd say this, but I am cool with Dagg getting a start ahead of Ben Smith at fullback.

I've banged heads with you on Dagg in the past so good to see you are conceding that I was right all along and you were wrong.

[rotated]

Conrad at training today apparently - would be a welcome last minute inclusion.

[Stargazer]

[Rapido]

I going to call an AB loss in this one. Based on not much; last match of the year, press distractions, gut instinct, dodgy wingers.

[No Quarter]

@Rapido said in France:

I going to call an AB loss in this one. Based on not much; last match of the year, press distractions, gut instinct.

That would be quite a points turnaround from the last time we played them.

[antipodean]

They're playing better, not so sure we are.

[Frye]

@Rapido said in France:

I going to call an AB loss in this one. Based on not much; last match of the year, press distractions, gut instinct, dodgy wingers.

Wallabies just played a B team against them and won fairly easily. The scoreline flattered the French.

I'd be severely disappointed if we dropped this one.

[taniwharugby]

@Rapido didnt you also say both Whitelock and BBBR shouldnt play last week?

[Rapido]

@taniwharugby

No, just Whitelock.

Would have played bbbr , but been concerned.

But, yeah. That st least had some 'reason' behind that feeling. This almost pure hunch. Plus I almost always over rate France.

[ACT Crusader]

@Frye said in France:

@Rapido said in France:

I going to call an AB loss in this one. Based on not much; last match of the year, press distractions, gut instinct, dodgy wingers.

Wallabies just played a B team against them and won fairly easily. The scoreline flattered the French.

I'd be severely disappointed if we dropped this one.

Eh? I thought a couple of very poor non-calls by Hometown right at the death robbed France of kicking to win the test match.

France will try and play at pace with plenty of offloads. I think we need to be a little more patient than we have shown on this tour so far and the oppprtunities will come.

[canefan]

Previous performance counts for little where Les bleus are concerned. They almost always turn it on for us. If they walk out of the tunnel with blood noses we are in trouble

[Crucial]

@No-Quarter said in France:

@Rapido said in France:

I going to call an AB loss in this one. Based on not much; last match of the year, press distractions, gut instinct.

That would be quite a points turnaround from the last time we played them.

They do have a habit of dramatically making up those points blow outs

[Bovidae]

I was surprised to read how poor France's record vs NZ is in Paris. They've won more games vs the ABs in the UK in the last 50 years.

[rotated]

@Bovidae said in France:

I was surprised to read how poor France's record vs NZ is in Paris. They've won more games vs the ABs in the UK in the last 50 years.

2004 will forever be one of my favourite AB victories.

[Tregaskis]

@Frye said in France:

@Rapido said in France:

I going to call an AB loss in this one. Based on not much; last match of the year, press distractions, gut instinct, dodgy wingers.

Wallabies just played a B team against them and won fairly easily. The scoreline flattered the French.

I'd be severely disappointed if we dropped this one.

Australia won fairly easily, by 25-23? I didn't see the game, but media reports suggest France missed an injury time drop goal.

That's a pretty loose definition of "won fairly easily".