Wallabies vs France 1

[Kirwan]

Will give some confidence to some of those younger players. Look forward to the next game.

[Bovidae]

Comical but France forgot to play in the 2nd half.

[Kruse]

Wow. A famous victory.
But anyways - well done Cadbury.
And thanks @RugbyAustralia and @FFR - you've forced me into sending a drunken message on offical work channels to pretty much say "yeah, a meeting at 9am NZT? Good luck. If I don't turn up, maybe try again half an hour later, or maybe an hour"

[Yeetyaah]

Love that we're all still amazed at how shit Pickerill is.

[KiwiMurph]

Wallabies bench certainty had an impact.

[His Bobness]

Inspector Clouseau tiens à remercier nos fans

[Kirwan]

@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs France 1:

Wallabies bench certainty had an impact.

Halfback was a better passer. Both kicked like they had one leg.

[NTA]

@kirwan said in Wallabies vs France 1:

Will give some confidence to some of those younger players. Look forward to the next game.

Wallabies need to be careful in celebrating a win here. That was mostly poor - but a first Test usually is for our guys.

There will be changes but the first question has to be over Paisami. Put him back at 12, shift To'omua to the bench, and get Ikitau at 13.

While Simple Jack did OK, that last dropgoal attempt showed his passing isn't the best.

[KiwiMurph]

@kirwan said in Wallabies vs France 1:

@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs France 1:

Wallabies bench certainty had an impact.

Halfback was a better passer. Both kicked like they had one leg.

Speaking of halfbacks why did French take off theirs. Their starting 9 was good and their bench 9 a noticeable step down.

[ACT Crusader]

@act-crusader said in Wallabies vs France 1:

Villiere the left winger for France is playing very well for a 7s player.

Best player on the park in the first half, did he even touch the ball in the 2nd?

One of those matches where you’d happily say that neither team deserved it - French stopped playing any real attack in the second half, and the Wallabies made a lot of errors.

Probably more worrying for the Wallabies was the very poor decision making. You can live with dropped ball or bad pass, but not using an overlap or trying to make the hero play, or kicking when there are options either side, or kicking away possession when there is only a couple of minutes left and you are down.

[NTA]

It's a win. Flush the shitter and move on.

[pakman]

Glad Aussies took the gift.

France 'A' is going to be VERY strong in next couple of years.

[NTA]

@pakman said in Wallabies vs France 1:

Glad Aussies took the gift.

France 'A' is going to be VERY strong in next couple of years.

Disappointed we don't get to see Antoine Dupont out here. Should be the best scrumhalf at next RWC.

[pakman]

Back to UK half time whinge. Commentators talking through tries and all we get is picture of the empty field!!!

[antipodean]

@nostrildamus said in Wallabies vs France 1:

The OZ commentators are entering cliche heaven.

My wife said the commentary booth must have carbon monoxide poisoning the commentary was that bad.

[ACT Crusader]

Gotta love a Wednesday night match. Almost feels like a proper tour!

[KiwiMurph]

Well that was a hell of a lot more useful for the Wallabies than a 102-0 romp.

[cgrant]

Entertaining game but very weak on the technical hand. Decision making very poor by the Aussies. Nobody deserved a win IMO.

[Daffy Jaffy]

[Stargazer]