[2013 EOYT] France

[Big Ewis]

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

what do you expect dear compatriot....what do you expect when the Top fooking 14 has all our potential internationals play that many more games...again, those aren't baseball matches, they're Rugby matches...just 10 more per year makes precisely *all the difference in the world*.
Obviously we're going to have more injuries, and be more fatigued, and have less time to prepare.

AND IT FKN SUCKS BECAUSE FRANCE SHOULD BE CONSISTENTLY IN THE TOP 4 GIVEN THE PLAYERS WE HAVE AND THE DEPTH FOR GOD'S SAKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We'll just have to sit back and watch and then perpetually give the reasons why we're not on form.....and have ppl call those reasons "excuses"
I'm srsly losing hair over this........pubic hair, in fact.

 

[Chikwa]

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/dbDtP
Les Bleus coach Philippe saint Andre does not appear to be very confident or indeed passionate about this up coming game with the all blacks .
I hope I am wrong.

 

[Big Ewis]

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/dbDtP
Les Bleus coach Philippe saint Andre does not appear to be very confident or indeed passionate about this up coming game with the all blacks .
I hope I am wrong.

actually he doesn't seem pessimistic....and I posted that article just above already.

 

[gaston le gaff]

AND IT FKN SUCKS BECAUSE FRANCE SHOULD BE CONSISTENTLY IN THE TOP 4 GIVEN THE PLAYERS WE HAVE AND THE DEPTH FOR GOD'S SAKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

punctuation old chap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Big Ewis]

AND IT FKN SUCKS BECAUSE FRANCE SHOULD BE CONSISTENTLY IN THE TOP 4 GIVEN THE PLAYERS WE HAVE AND THE DEPTH FOR GOD'S SAKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

punctuation old chap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahaha, you liked that one, didn'tcha ?!!

No but seriously man, our problem is a very malediction !! And it shall plague us until the One finally appears and ends this curse FOREVER !!....but who the hell could possibly have enough influence and power to impact the Top 14......

 

[French TommyGun]

hahaha, you liked that one, didn'tcha ?!!

No but seriously man, our problem is a very malediction !! And it shall plague us until the One finally appears and ends this curse FOREVER !!....but who the hell could possibly have enough influence and power to impact the Top 14......

No one! if we ever see a something like Top 12 in out lifetimes it won't be till we're all wrinkly old farts! Wasn't it earlier this year people we're suggesting having a Top 16!?? madness!

 

[Big Ewis]

No one!  if we ever see a something like Top 12 in out lifetimes it won't be till we're all wrinkly old farts! Wasn't it earlier this year people we're suggesting having a Top 16!??  madness!

damn...you're right !...

Yup, Top 16 in deed....

 

[gaston le gaff]

If Biarritz are bottom at the end of the season Serge Blanco will try his very hardest to make 2014 / 15 a TOP 16 THAT THERE IS NO DOUBT.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Big Ewis]

there's no choice then...we must resort to.....TERRORISATIONISM !!

uhm...I mean....TERRORISM !

 

[gaston le gaff]

there's no choice then...we must resort to.....TERRORISATIONISM !!

uhm...I mean....TERRORISM !

he pays the refs so he will probably pay the terrorists so keep thinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Big Ewis]

he pays the refs so he will probably pay the terrorists so keep thinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

aaah good point ! OK, so something more subtle...something cunning and ingenious...a protest with fully naked middle-aged men !! That kinda stuff works in France....

 

[French TommyGun]

Jonathan Pélissié, Maxime Mermoz, Mathieu Bastareaud and Sofiane Guitoune got dropped today so the 26 remaining are:
Vincent Debaty (Clermont), Yannick Forestier (Castres), Benjamin Kayser (Clermont), Simitri Szarzewski (Racing-Métro), Nicolas Mas (Montpellier), Rabah Slimani (Stade Français), Alexandre Flanquart (Stade Français), Yoann Maestri (Toulouse), Pascal Papé (Stade Français), Sébastien Vahaamahina (Perpignan), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse, cap), Wenceslas Lauret (Racing-Métro), Bernard Leroux (Racing-Métro), Yannick Nyanga (Toulouse), Antonie Classen (Castres), Damien Chouly (Clermont)

Jean-Marc Doussain (Toulouse), Morgan Parra (Clermont), Camille Lopez (Perpignan), Rémi Talès (Castres), Gaël Fickou (Toulouse), Wesley Fofana (Clermont), Florian Fritz (Toulouse), Maxime Médard (Toulouse), Yoann Huget (Toulouse), Brice Dulin (Castres) -

 

[Big Ewis]

Bastareaud hasn't exactly been on form this year, not nearly as impressive as he was last year.
Was very eager to see Guitoune play int'l ball, but I suppose we need to be conservative against the Blacks and Boks and it play it safe.
Same for Pélissié, but boy oh boy must he be gutted to be dropped just some days before the thing after being so happy to be selected.
Mermoz is good but not int'l level honestly. Never liked him for France, sorry to say.

And I hope Huget won't disappoint on the wing at int'l level as he seems to always do..
And that 3rd row looks mehh !!!

 

[gaston le gaff]

Pelissie will get his chance he has to be patience, this could be the last season for Parra, his international level is starting to wain a little.

 

[Tony Manx]

he pays the refs so he will probably pay the terrorists so keep thinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh Gaston, record is broken!!! Not sure that clothes from his shop would work and we have no cash............................

Top 16 or financial irregularities somewhere are rumoured to be our salvation!!

Pelissie will get his chance he has to be patience, this could be the last season for Parra, his international level is starting to wain a little.

I agree and not really up to it for his club either this year...............bring back Yach.............would keep him out of our team anyway!!!!!!

 

[French TommyGun]

Yep that back row is "mehh" indeed I don't feel too bad about Huget on the wing tho, I believe when he finally does something good for France it's going to be really good! If that makes any sense!
I'm not upset about the Toulon centers being drop either, have we ever seen a Fofana / Fickou combination play before? that could be interesting!

 

[gaston le gaff]

Oh Gaston, record is broken!!! Not sure that clothes from his shop would work and we have no cash............................

Top 16 or financial irregularities somewhere are rumoured to be our salvation!!



I agree and not really up to it for his club either this year...............bring back Yach.............would keep him out of our team anyway!!!!!!

I presume the above comment is tongue in cheek or even Sarcasm, as Pelissie has started most games this season with Paillaugue starting not as often but often on the bench, and if he is that bad he scored i think 3/4 ties and Montpellier are joint leaders with Tullon so if we had any decent scrum halves we would have already won the Championship and Biarritz would be playing PRO D2.!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Big Ewis]

Yep that back row is "mehh" indeed  I don't feel too bad about Huget on the wing tho, I believe when he finally does something good for France it's going to be really good! If that makes any sense!
I'm not upset about the Toulon centers being drop either, have we ever seen a Fofana / Fickou combination play before?  that could be interesting!

I agree with everything here. Especially the back row being mehh.
Nah....kidding.

 

[Tony Manx]

I presume the above comment is tongue in cheek or even Sarcasm, as Pelissie has started most games this season with Paillaugue starting not as often but often on the bench, and if he is that bad he scored i think 3/4 ties and Montpellier are joint leaders with Tullon so if we had any decent scrum halves we would have already won the Championship and Biarritz would be playing PRO D2.!!!!!!!!!!

er I was talking about Parra?!!

 

[Big Ewis]

The definitive 23:

Les avants : Vincent Debaty, Yannick Forestier, Benjamin Kayser, Dimitri Szarzewski, Nicolas Mas, Rabah Slimani, Yoann Maestri, Pascal Papé, Sébastien Vahaamahina, Thierry Dusautoir (capitaine), Wenceslas Lauret , Antonie Claassen, Damien Chouly.

Les demis : Jean-Marc Doussain, Morgan Parra, Camille Lopez, Rémi Tales

Les arrières : Gaël Fickou, Wesley Fofana, Florian Fritz, Maxime Medard, Yoann Huget, Brice Dulin.
En savoir plus sur http://www.lerugbynistere.fr/news/f...all-blacks-0611131435.php#g006zh3jXfXH7VgC.99
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