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[pakman]

@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:

No penalty

Wales’ match to lose

What I messaged my Welsh mate who last night asked my thoughts on game:

So close. But I think France in the end deserved the win. At 27-20, when LRZ try (which would have been decisive) wasn’t awarded, but Wales got penalty in front, they ought to have taken scrum. Burned up time and fair chance of try to finish it. Penalty was soft option. As it was from 20-30 France were like team possessed and Wales went into shell. Replacements didn’t help and Wales kept missing touch when they needed time to compose themselves. Four cards in last 20 and should have been five. Bonkers.
That said, Wales played excellent rugby and had the edge for first 60, and in particular first half of second half. I think they will dominate Lions squad.

[pakman]

@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:

Squidge nails it again

Now watched. Had clocked quite a lot of this, but the HUGE influence of a Ntamack was something which I hadn’t grasped. Fickou has become a wonderful 12.

[Billy Tell]

@pakman said in NH International Rugby:

@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:

Squidge nails it again

Now watched. Had clocked quite a lot of this, but the HUGE influence of a Ntamack was something which I hadn’t grasped. Fickou has become a wonderful 12.

Ntsmack is quality. Jalibert is to Ntmack what Cruden was to Carter.

[Bones]

Turner is looking bloody handy eh.

[MiketheSnow]

Should have gone to the TMO

Van Der Merve double movement

Scotland coming to win

Great match so far

France 3 - 7 Scotland
17 mins gone

[MiketheSnow]

Great Scottish pressure

France 3-10 Scotland
19 mins

[MiketheSnow]

Scottish kicking game is superb

[sparky]

Scottish weather in Paris for the last game of the 6 Nations. France 3 Scotland 10 after 19 minutes.

[Gunner]

That’s advantage over for a knock on.

3 or 4 passes under pressure inside their own 22, they had opportunity to make a clearing kick.

[MiketheSnow]

France reading their own press

Trying to score tries from their own goal line.

Madness

[sparky]

Wayne Barnes is the referee. I presume even 13 and a half years on from that game in Cardiff, he gets great room service whenever he stays in Paris.

[MiketheSnow]

@sparky said in NH International Rugby:

Wayne Barnes is the referee. I presume even 13 and a half years on from that game in Cardiff, he gets great room service whenever he stays in Paris.

And cognac and all the Gitanes he can smoke

[MiketheSnow]

Stupid from Scotland

Tempo has dropped and letting France back in to it

[sparky]

France win a scrum penalty. Roman Ntamack knocks it over. 6-10.

[sparky]

French forwards beginning to dominate.

[Bones]

France looking like the Highlanders to Scotland's hurricanes

[MiketheSnow]

Scotland will be kicking themselves

Two errors and total dominance nullified

Should let France score rather than going to 14 men

[sparky]

Dulan in for the first French try after they were camped on the Scottish line for five minutes.

[MiketheSnow]

Van der Merve now 4th choice Lions left wing

France 13-10 Scotland
37 mins

[MiketheSnow]

Russell dropping to 3rd choice Lions 10