France vs Springboks
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@Smuts said in France vs Springboks:
Anyone got any perspective on the props & 7/8? Did they okay in the summer against the ABs?
backline is predictably terrifying.
Number 8 is top notch, and caused ABs problems in June. All French loosies are big units, and (SA style) 7 has played a few tests.
LH is short in quite typical French style and was solid but not spectacular in June.
@pakman said in France vs Springboks:
@Smuts said in France vs Springboks:
Anyone got any perspective on the props & 7/8? Did they okay in the summer against the ABs?
backline is predictably terrifying.
Number 8 is top notch, and caused ABs problems in June. All French loosies are big units, and (SA style) 7 has played a few tests.
LH is short in quite typical French style and was solid but not spectacular in June.
Thanks - watched highlights of eight. Looks handy. Remember the frog props from the summer. Not hugely impressive.
I’m excited to see how boks approach this game. My guess is they’ll want to move the Frog pack around - force them to work, with lots of mauls and long scrums. Try to keep the ball in play. With back three given licence to counter from deeper than usual. Worked pretty well in the QF. That’s why he’s got a whole tightfive on the bench.
Also expect lots of traffic down ntamack’s channel. Apart from our 10 being our best ball runner, DDA’s backed up by Andre T Giant on the bench, and anyway you can’t go wide all the time if your loosies are all playing 80.
Saturday can’t come fast enough.
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Boks should sneak this.
Some of their stars are a bit ageing but Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu ( again, thanks Google for the cutting and pasting so there's no spelling mistakes ) is the most impressive young talent I've seen from any nation in years. Absolute superstar.
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Seven of 23 players named in the French side (list below) also toured New Zealand in July which suggests it wasn't a totally weakened squad as some claimed.
• Gaël Fickou • Nolann Le Garrec • Mickaël Guillard • Thibault Aurdadou • Régis Montagne • Romain Taofifenua • Baptiste Erdocio -
The Boks have a Bulls tight 5 playing from the bomb squad. They also have in SFM and Willemse as versatile players that can move between 15/10/12. Libbok kicking to goal will always worry me in this big matches but then he is very affective when the game breaks up. Its the start of France season, obvious the Boks would want to run it in the second half. Also Rassie's 50th match as Bok coach.
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Boks should sneak this.
Some of their stars are a bit ageing but Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu ( again, thanks Google for the cutting and pasting so there's no spelling mistakes ) is the most impressive young talent I've seen from any nation in years. Absolute superstar.
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@MN5 that post sounds like you have used AI to generate...
@taniwharugby said in France vs Springboks:
@MN5 that post sounds like you have used AI to generate...
Well I didn’t.
Aside from the cutting and pasting of what’s his name the rest is pure MN5
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Seven of 23 players named in the French side (list below) also toured New Zealand in July which suggests it wasn't a totally weakened squad as some claimed.
• Gaël Fickou • Nolann Le Garrec • Mickaël Guillard • Thibault Aurdadou • Régis Montagne • Romain Taofifenua • Baptiste Erdocio@sparky said in France vs Springboks:
Seven of 23 players named in the French side (list below) also toured New Zealand in July which suggests it wasn't a totally weakened squad as some claimed.
• Gaël Fickou
• Nolann Le Garrec
• Mickaël Guillard
• Thibault Aurdadou
• Régis Montagne
• Romain Taofifenua
• Baptiste ErdocioHere's 7 of our 23:
Lord, Lakai, Leicester, Leroy, Darry, Du'Plessis, Proctor.
If you topped that up with guys who wouldn't make the squad, I reckon it would be regarded as fairly weakened. -
@pakman said in France vs Springboks:
@Smuts said in France vs Springboks:
Anyone got any perspective on the props & 7/8? Did they okay in the summer against the ABs?
backline is predictably terrifying.
Number 8 is top notch, and caused ABs problems in June. All French loosies are big units, and (SA style) 7 has played a few tests.
LH is short in quite typical French style and was solid but not spectacular in June.
Thanks - watched highlights of eight. Looks handy. Remember the frog props from the summer. Not hugely impressive.
I’m excited to see how boks approach this game. My guess is they’ll want to move the Frog pack around - force them to work, with lots of mauls and long scrums. Try to keep the ball in play. With back three given licence to counter from deeper than usual. Worked pretty well in the QF. That’s why he’s got a whole tightfive on the bench.
Also expect lots of traffic down ntamack’s channel. Apart from our 10 being our best ball runner, DDA’s backed up by Andre T Giant on the bench, and anyway you can’t go wide all the time if your loosies are all playing 80.
Saturday can’t come fast enough.
@Smuts said in France vs Springboks:
Also expect lots of traffic down ntamack’s channel. Apart from our 10 being our best ball runner, DDA’s backed up by Andre T Giant on the bench, and anyway you can’t go wide all the time if your loosies are all playing 80.
Ntamack is a very good defender.
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@sparky said in France vs Springboks:
Seven of 23 players named in the French side (list below) also toured New Zealand in July which suggests it wasn't a totally weakened squad as some claimed.
• Gaël Fickou
• Nolann Le Garrec
• Mickaël Guillard
• Thibault Aurdadou
• Régis Montagne
• Romain Taofifenua
• Baptiste ErdocioHere's 7 of our 23:
Lord, Lakai, Leicester, Leroy, Darry, Du'Plessis, Proctor.
If you topped that up with guys who wouldn't make the squad, I reckon it would be regarded as fairly weakened.@reprobate I didn't say it wasn't weakened. It just wasn't the "C" team, as some people claimed.
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@taniwharugby said in France vs Springboks:
@MN5 that post sounds like you have used AI to generate...
Well I didn’t.
Aside from the cutting and pasting of what’s his name the rest is pure MN5
@MN5 said in France vs Springboks:
Aside from the cutting and pasting of what’s his name the rest is pure MN5
So we're going to see your post again in a couple of days?
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I agree with the above, French depth is scary.
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@MN5 said in France vs Springboks:
Aside from the cutting and pasting of what’s his name the rest is pure MN5
So we're going to see your post again in a couple of days?
@nostrildamus said in France vs Springboks:
@MN5 said in France vs Springboks:
Aside from the cutting and pasting of what’s his name the rest is pure MN5
So we're going to see your post again in a couple of days?
It's not a meme
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Still think France are the best side in the world, the fact Lucy would walk into any test side in the world and is only third choice in France continues to blow my mind.
Looking forward to this one, hope France are up for it, bit of a revenge mission.
@Dodge said in France vs Springboks:
Still think France are the best side in the world, the fact Lucy would walk into any test side in the world and is only third choice in France continues to blow my mind.
Looking forward to this one, hope France are up for it, bit of a revenge mission.
Yep, France at home should be the best team in the world, I fully expect them to win given that. Should be a helluva game. SA now focusing on attack and leaking tries makes for an interesting contest
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French hooker looks more like Malcolm Marx than Malcolm Marx does
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What a try
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My word. That's outrageous.
This full strength French side might be able to belt this Bok side.
