France v Scotland

[MiketheSnow]

This slipped by me and most I'd suggest

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66442579

What an absolute joke

The guy is an absolute cun*

Three match ban with the third match replaced by a 'speed awareness course', sorry I meant 'coaching intervention programme' so he is available for the SA match in the RWC

This cun* will learn nothing from that 'programme'

He learned nothing from this action and RC

Makes my blood boil

[Catogrande]

@MiketheSnow

Virtually identical transgressions. Serial offender and he gets two games?

[Bones]

@MiketheSnow I think it was Josh Dickson who came back from a ban and the "speed awareness course" in super rugby, waltzed on the field and made his first action a shoulder to the head.

If you want it to stop, punish them properly.

[Daffy Jaffy]

Scotland:
15 Blair Kinghorn, 14 Kyle Steyn, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Jamie Ritchie (c), 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Richie Gray, 3 WP Nel, 2 George Turner, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Stuart McInally, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Javan Sebastian, 19 Scott Cummings, 20 Sam Skinner, 21 Josh Bayliss, 22 George Horne, 23 Ollie Smith

[pakman]

Scotland noticeably weaker when branch comes on. France not much.

[nostrildamus]

@pakman said in France v Scotland:

Scotland noticeably weaker when branch comes on.

Is this an obscure Dunsinane hill reference?

Bring me no more reports; let them fly all:
Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane,

Oh, bench? As you were.

[allblacksfan2]

Really looking forward to this game, and after the Eng v Wales stodgy appetiser am hoping it doesn’t disappoint.

[allblacksfan2]

One of the commentators described the teams as playing with power, passion and panache. Struck me as 3 elements missing from the Eng Wales game. Listen to the French belt out their anthem!!! love it

[KiwiMurph]

Terrific try Scotland

[Bones]

Ramos has brilliantly finished off making France into a brilliant team over the last year or so.

[KiwiMurph]

Nervous times ahead for Ntamack - his knee didn't look great.

[MiketheSnow]

Russell’s chip ended Scotland’s chance to steal this

[MiketheSnow]

That didn’t age well

[KiwiMurph]

Scotland score some banger tries

[Victor Meldrew]

Cracking match this. Way better than the Wales - Pom game.

[Frank]

Scotland don't look half bad.
Knocking either Ireland or South Africa out in the pool stages would be so so sweet.

[Duluth]

[nostrildamus]

good for us to see France still has some nostalgia for matador defence in the backs.

[sparky]

Good game that. Antonie Dupont was outstanding. I hope Ntamack’s injury isn’t too bad.

[Bovidae]

France still have two more games (Fiji and Aust) before the RWC. You'd be wanting to put some players in cotton wool as it wasn't just Ntamack that went off injured, Baille and Danty did too.