France Vs England, Six Nations 2020
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Heading to half time. Lots of drop balls from both sides in the rain. A long way back for England.
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Big scrum by England. Win a penalty. Farrell kicks long. England one more chance before half time.
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15 phases in France's half but not much go-forward ball for England. Ball lost then kicked out by France.
France 17 England 0.
First time since 1988 England have failed to score in the first half of a 5/6 Nations game.
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Back to the TV. Heard a Kiwi accent on the BBC panel. I thought who's that?
Dylan Hartley :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_closed_eyes:
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Some of the pre-match comments from Comical Eddie about England "absolutely brutalizing a young French team" seem pretty comical at half-time.
Shaun Edwards has raised Frances defence to another level.
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Martin Johnson talking so much good sense on the half time panel.
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All England at the start of the Second Half.
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Penalty right in front. Turn it down for a scrum.
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Phase after phase on the Frog line with overlaps right and left and England batter away.
Where's the thinking?
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Joseph loses it forward with line open but France offside.
Penalty. Turned down. Another 5m scrum.
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Joseph drops the ball with the line in sight.
God almighty, England have been woeful thus far
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Trench warfare this. Itoje knock-on, 1m out.
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And England knock-on 1m from the Frog line.
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England do something quite good, then do something really dumb.
Repeat x 50.
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30 minutes to go. Still France 17, England 0.
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France absolutely dominating England at the break-down.
That's where the game is being won
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Big hit on Romain Ntamack by the reserve Prop. Up with the TMO. No problem with that. Play on.
