RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay
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I am fucking tamping
Will post when I’ve calmed down
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@sparky said in RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay:
Finished France 27 Uruguay 12. Score line flattered France big time.
At least Mr. Foster can rest easy that his team is still one point better than Uruguay when it comes to playing the Frogs. That is oh so comforting to know.
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Moment of the match is the Uruguay 9 climbing on top of a maul like a complete and utter sausage.
@Steve said in RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay:
Moment of the match is the Uruguay 9 climbing on top of a maul like a complete and utter sausage.
In his eyes it made all the difference. Funny to see at the time.
Well done Uruguay. Only five of us believed in you.
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Awesome game Uruguay!
Red all done long. It’s not inconsistent reffing it’s ensuring WR get the result it wants - france in the final.
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@sparky said in RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay:
Finished France 27 Uruguay 12. Score line flattered France big time.
At least Mr. Foster can rest easy that his team is still one point better than Uruguay when it comes to playing the Frogs. That is oh so comforting to know.
@Higgins said in RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay:
@sparky said in RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay:
Finished France 27 Uruguay 12. Score line flattered France big time.
At least Mr. Foster can rest easy that his team is still one point better than Uruguay when it comes to playing the Frogs. That is oh so comforting to know.
Love how we vmvmcan make France playing poorly against Uruguay Foster’s fault.
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France had no cohesion on attack due to the changes. They also refused to play systems after the first 15 minutes or so, and got dumb at scrum time later in the game. That will be their worst performance at this RWC.
Sure, Uruguay were playing funny buggers at the scrum once their LHP figured out he needed to lower his arse a bit. I thought he was a bit hard done by when the French THP clearly overextended, but they figured it was easy enough to draw a few penalties because BOK is so random. I'd have faded a little on the hit as well
Someone mentioned 7s influence and yeah you could see that with Uruguay and Chile - a few very good jackals. Play to your strengths.
Ultimately Los Teros fluffed too many lineouts to get up, and probably let a prime opportunity slip there.
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Only caught the last 10 this morning.
Worth catching the whole replay?
Good to sew BP denied. BOK doing the job for us.
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@booboo said in RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay:
Only caught the last 10 this morning.
Worth catching the whole replay?
Good to sew BP denied. BOK doing the job for us.
Yes
@Smuts said in RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay:
@booboo said in RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay:
Only caught the last 10 this morning.
Worth catching the whole replay?
Good to sew BP denied. BOK doing the job for us.
Yes
yeah, it was a fun game
It's funny watching rugby when you have no skin in the game, you actually see a bit more.
French defense is really good. On the open side they rush 3 or 4, whil the rest of the line is a little back for the next phase. There is a seam there, if you are good enough to find it. On the blind they play an umbrella shape where the winger is furthest forward. Didn't seem to matter how big open or blind was, it was the same pattern.
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oh, and they are so good at what in league is called "the wrestle". The up top defender has a 2nd effort to push the tackled player back, slowing the ruck, not allowing yards through the ruck, and making cleaning hard. Got to be strong to do it, and they are.
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Uruguay were full value for 65mins. Just fantastic to watch. Also thought BOKeefe had a very solid game.
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oh, and they are so good at what in league is called "the wrestle". The up top defender has a 2nd effort to push the tackled player back, slowing the ruck, not allowing yards through the ruck, and making cleaning hard. Got to be strong to do it, and they are.
@mariner4life said in RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay:
oh, and they are so good at what in league is called "the wrestle". The up top defender has a 2nd effort to push the tackled player back, slowing the ruck, not allowing yards through the ruck, and making cleaning hard. Got to be strong to do it, and they are.
Shaun Edwards’ influence over this French side is enormous.
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@Smuts said in RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay:
@booboo said in RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay:
Only caught the last 10 this morning.
Worth catching the whole replay?
Good to sew BP denied. BOK doing the job for us.
Yes
yeah, it was a fun game
It's funny watching rugby when you have no skin in the game, you actually see a bit more.
French defense is really good. On the open side they rush 3 or 4, whil the rest of the line is a little back for the next phase. There is a seam there, if you are good enough to find it. On the blind they play an umbrella shape where the winger is furthest forward. Didn't seem to matter how big open or blind was, it was the same pattern.
@mariner4life said in RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay:
@Smuts said in RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay:
@booboo said in RWC Week 2: France v Uruguay:
Only caught the last 10 this morning.
Worth catching the whole replay?
Good to sew BP denied. BOK doing the job for us.
Yes
yeah, it was a fun game
It's funny watching rugby when you have no skin in the game, you actually see a bit more.
French defense is really good. On the open side they rush 3 or 4, whil the rest of the line is a little back for the next phase. There is a seam there, if you are good enough to find it. On the blind they play an umbrella shape where the winger is furthest forward. Didn't seem to matter how big open or blind was, it was the same pattern.
I think Shaun Edwards might have a very different take
Uruguay comfortably opened up the French midfield and outflanked them on first phase, multi phase, and broken play
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Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start
If anyone thought that the re-recorded backing tracks for the anthems improved proceedings then they don’t have a musical bone in their bodies
Too fast
An absolute shambles
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Fantastic that France is taking the game to the people and playing all around their beautiful country, but the playing surface was an absolute farce of the highest French order
Dangerous, and responsible for two of BOK’s whistles against Uruguay
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What a thrilling match to start the second week of the tournament
Was it technical? Yes
Were there a lot of free kicks and penalties? Yes
Did it constantly flow from end to end? No
Did the drama get ratcheted up? Most certainly yes
Was it compelling viewing? For me, absolutelyThis was akin to watching Sean Strickland defeat Israel Adesanya in the UFC last weekend
No one in their right mind had Uruguay to win this match, myself included, and most definitely France
It was an exercise to see how deep the French squad really is and how robust their game plan with lesser performers
Then Uruguay rocked up and showed that both were lacking
This officiating team was as bad as Carley & Co and yet there’s barely a mention of how Uruguay were robbed of an all time RWC victory
The scrums were a lottery for both sides
BOK and his team allowed France to close the gap at the lineout every single time, negating the Uruguay threat and denying them clean, quick ball from which to attack
And the YC
Filth
Led with the elbow/shoulder making direct contact to the head
RC every day, but Whitehouse especially bottled it
Uruguay were very competitive and save for a moment of madness clearing their lines could have had a bonus point loss
I’m absolutely convinced that a 15-man Uruguay would have beaten a 14-man France
Uruguay had plenty of opportunities to put pressure on France - they won enough ball and penalties in the right areas of the field - but unfortunately weren’t accurate enough make use of their possession and territory
But against a 14-man France those opportunities would have eventually told
Well done Uruguay
