RugbyRebels

Here is the team for Scotland

Some news, Rebadj, Jelonch, Thomas on the bench...

Dulin - Penaud, Vakatawa, Vincent, Fickou - (o) Ntamack, (m) Dupont - Ollivon (cap.), Alldritt, Jelonch - Rebbadj, Le Roux - Haouas, Marchand, Baille

Replacements

Chat, Gros, Atonio, Taofifenua, Cretin, Serin, Bouthier, Thomas

Fickou back to the wing just looks a waste. Le Roux being back is good news though

tigran wrote:Replacements

Chat, Gros, Atonio, Taofifenua, Cretin, Serin, Bouthier, Thomas

Teddy Thomas is not an impact player from the bench. Either you start him or he's off the 23. France has better all-round wings, especially in defence.

Digby wrote:Fickou back to the wing just looks a waste. Le Roux being back is good news though

Fickou is equally good on the wing and has been replaced at centre by the excellent Arthur Vincent.

And yes, Le Roux is a welcome return to the side.

Spiffy wrote:

tigran wrote:Replacements

Chat, Gros, Atonio, Taofifenua, Cretin, Serin, Bouthier, Thomas

Teddy Thomas is not an impact player from the bench. Either you start him or he's off the 23. France has better all-round wings, especially in defence.

Why? Seems like exactly the sort of player you’d want, particularly if you’ve got the lead and are chasing a big PD.

Also can’t believe Fickou is only 26.

Mikey Brown wrote:

Spiffy wrote:

tigran wrote:Replacements

Chat, Gros, Atonio, Taofifenua, Cretin, Serin, Bouthier, Thomas

Teddy Thomas is not an impact player from the bench. Either you start him or he's off the 23. France has better all-round wings, especially in defence.

Why? Seems like exactly the sort of player you’d want, particularly if you’ve got the lead and are chasing a big PD.

Also can’t believe Fickou is only 26.

And one of the oldest of the team...

I don't get either why Thomas would noir ne a good impact player ..

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Thomas doesn't like it up him. He loses interest when it comes to a scrap.

There’s very valid reasons to not want to pick him, I just wasn’t sure why he’s a starter or nothing. He certainly makes an impact in one direction or the other.

Would have loved to see Dougal van der Merwe get a chance to run at him.

Mikey Brown wrote:There’s very valid reasons to not want to pick him, I just wasn’t sure why he’s a starter or nothing. He certainly makes an impact in one direction or the other.

Would have loved to see Dougal van der Merwe get a chance to run at him.

van der Merwe seems a little..."flat earth".

morepork wrote:

Mikey Brown wrote:There’s very valid reasons to not want to pick him, I just wasn’t sure why he’s a starter or nothing. He certainly makes an impact in one direction or the other.

Would have loved to see Dougal van der Merwe get a chance to run at him.

van der Merwe seems a little..."flat earth".

Well the weather is not that good...

Goowan francey!!

They chosed the 3 points, but noir the scots..

Stupide from us

Cheering for France seems to be about as satisfying as cheering for England today

Cheering for France seems to go much the way if cheering for England.

Mr Mwenda wrote:Cheering for France seems to go much the way if cheering for England.

What' s wrong with toi ?

That last touch was such à weste

A sign this young team has Still à lot to learn

That period of being done by Scotland and being silly. Glad the last ten got better.

Scotland!!! You facking fackers!! Superb!!!

Dulin... Le pauvre..

Unbelievable.. again

What a game, sorry France, thought you would beat us

tigran wrote:Dulin... Le pauvre..

Unbelievable.. again

In fairness, that same madness worked against Wales. You can't turn it on and off.

A great 6N with matches won and lost in the closing minutes. The only down side for me was far too many cards shown by the refs largely due to players who are finding it difficult to adapt to the laws in the tackle and at the breakdown. I was rather disappointed with the French - particularly at Twickenham where Galthié made a gross error in not using all his bench in the last quarter. However, it’s a young team and this will have been good experience in their learning curve of Test match rugby.

Feels a bit like France have been worked out. They're still unstoppable in moments but other teams have got better at preventing them from being strung together. The next development stage will be interesting.

Overplaying is a better way to develop as a team than to underplay, so France have that. Fickou out to the wing was daft, who knew. Not sure about the French locks, Le Roux is good enough and then it's a bit hit and miss if not hit and card.