France v All Blacks

[Gunner]

@Sapetyvi Na bugger making it an 80 minute game, I much prefer when we've got teams buried well before that!

[taniwharugby]

Aerial shot shows Frank's turning in

[antipodean]

@No-Quarter said in France:

BB got dumped on his head there.

Where's the endless replays and howling from the crowd for that?

[Hooroo]

Anyone else think Wayne Barnes is reffing up a storm? He's been fantastic this match

[Sapetyvi]

@Gunner I am a Wallabies fan.

[mariner4life]

Haha what the fuck are the hi-vis stripes on the back of our jersey?

[Davesofthunder]

anyone got a decent stream?

[taniwharugby]

@Hooroo well he seems consistent, which is all you really want even if he is letting everyone do what they want at the breakdown

[antipodean]

@Davesofthunder https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/5ezsef/match_thread_france_vs_new_zealand/dagbbhm/

[Nepia]

@Hooroo said in France:

Anyone else think Wayne Barnes is reffing up a storm? He's been fantastic this match

Are you being sarcastic? I can't tell.

I just got a 503 overload when I tried to refresh ... surely we've got low numbers on this morning compared with a RC or RWC match.

[chimoaus]

How many non French born in this 23? I'm not having a dig as we have non NZ born too, I'm just curious.

[kiwiinmelb]

the frustrating part of this tour has been watching us play on scraps of possession

[taniwharugby]

Wasn't exactly supporting himself there....but bit average by us

[chimoaus]

@taniwharugby said in France:

Wasn't exactly supporting himself there....but bit average by us

Yep forearms on the ground.

[booboo]

@mariner4life said in France:

Haha "New Zealand really do sail close to the edge of the rules" straight after the French have given away a penalty

That comment randomly from nowhere ...

Also "skulduggery" at the kick off where the France dropped it

[ACT Crusader]

The offload in the tackle caused the Aussies real issues last week and the Fijians before them.

What I like from the French is that the support players are coming from depth and with pace.

A couple of AB forwards guilty of grabbing at jersies.

Kaino looks stuffed

[Sapetyvi]

@chimoaus Wakatava and Nakaitaici only foreigners in the starting XV?

[taniwharugby]

@Sapetyvi prop is a kiwi born Samoan

[booboo]

@taniwharugby said in France:

How did Barnes not notice that wasn't straight?

Because Barnes

[Tordah]

@Hooroo said in France:

Anyone else think Wayne Barnes is reffing up a storm? He's been fantastic this match

I liked how he immediately waved off the Matt Todd "high tackle" about 37 mins in, when the Frenchie just fell into Todd's arm