[2013 EOYT] France

[Tony Manx]

Just two players from Toulon and they are not regular starters this season so far...........................!

Says a lot really....

 

[Big Ewis]

Just two players from Toulon and they are not regular starters this season so far...........................!

Says a lot really....

not really, but I see what you mean. But Toulon are loaded with top int'l talent, it's not like they're mid-caliber int'l players, and the two players you're talking about (Bastareaud and Mermoz) aren't starters for the XV de France either. And Bastareaud's always been an impact player, but honestly Toulon ought to play him more.

Check out this link, and vote for who you'd want for the French XV per category:
http://www.lesmordusdelacturugby.fr...-le-groupe-de-30-joueurs-elisez-lequipe-type/

 

[Tony Manx]

Toulon are loaded with top int'l talent, it's not like they're mid-caliber int'l players, and the two players you're talking about (Bastareaud and Mermoz) aren't starters for the XV de France either. /

No dispute about their quality players.....but they are a very top French team playing in a French league yet cannot supply one French player to the French team only one sub and one standby............sad really!

 

[Big Ewis]

No dispute about their quality players.....but they are a very top French team playing in a French league yet cannot supply one French player to the French team only one sub and one standby............sad really!

mm...yeah, I guess. Well I don't see it like that, Toulouse has always been our stronghold and it's certainly just that still today.
Speaking of which, this is what we'll be missing against the AB's, fellas:

 

[French TommyGun]

I'm afraid I really have to agree with them, I think it's very apparent that there are too many foreign player in the top 14. And that's great for the top 14 and the Heineken cup where we have very high quality teams but in my opinion it must be has to have a bad knock on effect to the French national side. Toulon is a really good example, very rich and important team that obviously invest a lot of time and money in their international star players, but seem to have little time or money to invest in local french talent.

 

[racingmetro92]

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[Bada-Bing!]

Sounds a bit like what's going on in the FA Premiership and the effect it's having on the Englamd football team.

 

[racingmetro92]

and in England

 

[Big Ewis]

interesting posts there racingmetro92.

I knew the figures for the Top 14, but it's interesting to see the Aviva league is quite close really. I wouldn't have thought they had 38%...I thought rather smt like 28%...

There's good, and there's bad with the high number of foreigners.

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

suppose its not that bad in england with foreign players

 

[gaston le gaff]

suppose its not that bad in england with foreign players

If i am to understand Racing's charts and no doubt he has done his homework correctly,
France have 322 foreigners in 14 teams = 23 foreign players per team.
England have 308 foreign players in 12 teams = 25.6 foreigners per team.
So just maybe the ongoing very boring we have more foreigners than you may now stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If i have made a mistake my apoligies before i am blasted into outer space by the the usual nothing else better to dooooooooooers

 

[Big Ewis]

If i am to understand Racing's charts and no doubt he has done his homework correctly,
France have 322 foreigners in 14 teams = 23 foreign players per team.
England have 308 foreign players in 12 teams = 25.6 foreigners per team.
So just maybe the ongoing very boring we have more foreigners than you may now stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If i have made a mistake my apoligies before i am blasted into outer space by the the usual nothing else better to dooooooooooers

agreeeeeeeed !

errrrrrrrrrrr, WHAT ?! What kind of a sick perverted MORON are you to write such trite BULLCRAP you inept psychopath !! Haven't you EVER gone to school and learned math ?!!!

 

[ratsapprentice]

France have 322 foreigners in 14 teams = 23 foreign players per team.
England have 308 foreign players in 12 teams = 25.6 foreigners per team.

Nope.

France have 322 French players in 14 teams = 23 French players per team.
England have 308 English players in 12 teams = 25.6 English players per team.

 

[racingmetro92]

Nope.

France have 322 French players in 14 teams = 23 French players per team.
England have 308 English players in 12 teams = 25.6 English players per team.

yep but in Bayonne there is no longer Welsh (Mike Phillips ) and in Biarritz there is an Australian (Whittaker), a Samoan in Clermont (Fritz Lee) and a South African in Toulon (Craig Burden) who are not in the table

 

[gaston le gaff]

iTS GOOD TO SE YOU ALL AWAKE AND SPOT THE MISTAKE.........
IT WAS A WIND UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Had nothing to do this morning and it keeps BIG Yoe Ewis 91 or whatever his name is!!!!!!!!! on his toes.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ratsapprentice]

How droll.

 

[ZeFrenchy]

So Guy Novès listened to me and Picamoles is starting at flanker today, with Gallan at 8. We'll see how that goes.

 

[Big Ewis]

iTS GOOD TO SE YOU ALL AWAKE AND SPOT THE MISTAKE.........
IT WAS A WIND UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Had nothing to do this morning and it keeps BIG Yoe Ewis 91 or whatever his name is!!!!!!!!! on his toes.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

really, it's rather simple. I'll go through it again: I WAS yoe91, but then I metamorphosed into Big Ewis.........that's.........it.
AND I AM NOT ON MY TOES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Big Ewis]

yay, grooooovy.....
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_9007132,00.html

 

[French TommyGun]

yay, grooooovy.....
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_9007132,00.html

I know I read it this morning on rugby365.fr!
Come on universe give us a break!