France vs Australia

pooler fan

This is a tidy game so far, some good tries 19-19 after 37 minutes

Jet

Local TV producer buying penalties.

Bones

Me "don't kick it, don't kick it, oh you idiot!"

Jet

now this is a rugby match.

Jet

aaaaaaaaaaand man gone to the bin.

Bones

So France don't bring the player to the ground safely and Ais get a double blow?

NTA

Woke up, checked score at 27-26 and thought that was full time.

Fark.

Dan54

@NTA said in France vs Australia:

Woke up, checked score at 27-26 and thought that was full time.

Fark.

Bummer mate. Wallabies went not bad ,at least I thought. I will also be honest the French never seemed to look like they were being stressed.

NTA

Loss expected so I'm not heartbroken.

Not sure what the rankings look like at this point but suspect we're not going to enjoy our home RWC... Or we're going to surprise everyone

ACT Crusader

@Dan54 said in France vs Australia:

@NTA said in France vs Australia:

Woke up, checked score at 27-26 and thought that was full time.

Fark.

Bummer mate. Wallabies went not bad ,at least I thought. I will also be honest the French never seemed to look like they were being stressed.

When the Aussies got it wide it caused France quite a few problems where players were either caught out of position or slow to react.

In attack France were pretty slick relying on a bit of individual brilliance and some quick hands.

NTA

And as Hoops was saying on Stan: what are we retaining with Joe stepping away?

My understanding is that Kiss technically doesn't start until the Reds finish, so that transition looks messy

Dan54

@NTA said in France vs Australia:

And as Hoops was saying on Stan: what are we retaining with Joe stepping away?

My understanding is that Kiss technically doesn't start until the Reds finish, so that transition looks messy

Really doesn't look an ideal transition to me NTA, I would of thought maybe RA and Reds could surely have come to some agreement.

mohikamo

@NTA

I dont get that schadenfreude rush when the wobs lose.

It's those other aussie teams . . .

cgrant

Wallabies not clinical enough. Two big try-scoring opportunities were wasted (Valetini dropping the ball and Tizzano with a stupid ruck clearing). Despite NTA's claims, I still think that the Wallabies depth or rather lack of depth is costing them dearly, especially up front. When Skelton is not there, their locks lack the required physicality at this level. They should look at Staniforth (Castres) who is a real enforcer, one of Top 14 best locks.

MiketheSnow

Great watch

But you can't win Test matches without a goal kicker and a lineout

NTA

@cgrant said in France vs Australia:

Wallabies not clinical enough. Two big try-scoring opportunities were wasted (Valetini dropping the ball and Tizzano with a stupid ruck clearing). Despite NTA's claims, I still think that the Wallabies depth or rather lack of depth is costing them dearly, especially up front. When Skelton is not there, their locks lack the required physicality at this level. They should look at Staniforth (Castres) who is a real enforcer, one of Top 14 best locks.

One player is not a Test team

sparky

LB-B back to his best.

Frank

So has Joe Schmidt actually done well with the Wallabies? What's the verdict?

nostrildamus

@Frank said in France vs Australia:

So has Joe Schmidt actually done well with the Wallabies? What's the verdict?

Gotta love a simple bar chart
https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/46701774/joe-schmidt-rebuilt-wallabies-record-use-some-polish

nostrildamus

@nostrildamus said in France vs Australia:

@Frank said in France vs Australia:

So has Joe Schmidt actually done well with the Wallabies? What's the verdict?

Gotta love a simple bar chart
https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/46701774/joe-schmidt-rebuilt-wallabies-record-use-some-polish

note: the article is a wee bit premature.

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France vs Australia