France v Scotland

[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.

[MN5]

@nostrildamus said in France v Scotland:

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

I thought they only did that when Jonah ran at them. Good to see the Scots have that effect too.

[Bones]

From what I saw, VdM looked to have a horror first 50.

[MN5]

@Bones said in France v Scotland:

From what I saw, VdM looked to have a horror first 50.

He’s saving himself for the WC

[Bones]

@MN5 said in France v Scotland:

WC

Flush the dunny and move on.

[KiwiMurph]

@Bones said in France v Scotland:

From what I saw, VdM looked to have a horror first 50.

He hobbled off with an injury which is a worry

[MiketheSnow]

@Bones said in France v Scotland:

From what I saw, VdM looked to have a horror first 50.

Penaud did a James Small on him and nullified his threat

[MN5]

@KiwiMurph said in France v Scotland:

@Bones said in France v Scotland:

From what I saw, VdM looked to have a horror first 50.

He hobbled off with an injury which is a worry

Hopefully there’s another South African Scotsman waiting in the wings ( I’m not excusing this shit pun ) just in case

[MN5]

@MiketheSnow said in France v Scotland:

@Bones said in France v Scotland:

From what I saw, VdM looked to have a horror first 50.

Penaud did a James Small on him and nullified his threat

Illegally foot tripped him ?

[MiketheSnow]

@MN5 said in France v Scotland:

@MiketheSnow said in France v Scotland:

@Bones said in France v Scotland:

From what I saw, VdM looked to have a horror first 50.

Penaud did a James Small on him and nullified his threat

Illegally foot tripped him ?

Ha ha

[Jailbreak7]

@Bovidae That Danty is a big lump isn't he. Camera planned to shots of all three (Ntamack, Danty and Baillie) in the stands, and they all looked pretty glum. Of course France will be France, but that game on home soil for them, gives me hope for the 8th. And for Scotland to run them that close at home, they are definitely beatable.

[MajorPom]

The difference in commentary for DuPont / anybody else was very very stark. He passes the ball / switches direction / runs 3 yards and the comms wax lyrical.

Anybody else does something better and it’s not really mentioned. Classic cases in the highlights there. That last Scots try the kicker is barely mentioned. Yet, duponts limited involvement in two French tries has him losing his shit.

I think he’s colossally over rated.

He’s an awesome player but he’s not head / shoulders above the rest of the planet.

[mariner4life]

@MajorRage ah the old Andrew Johns treatment

If he even touches the ball in a try scoring movement it's down to his incredible vision.
Right now that treatment on the NRL coverage is on Nathan cleary.
It's total bullshit

[Bones]

@MajorRage Ramos was better in this game...