[2014 Mid-Year Tests] France

[iINDOMINUSxx]

so this is the last off the six nations team done and dusted i will do the other nations later
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so been another down season but won games by flukes but the question is should PSA be sacked ? of course he should. but i know that france had alot off key players missing this season but the fixtures shouldn't have been hard for france. i hope to see Morgan Parra back into the scrum-half position to created quick ball from the rucks. i'd love to see the Morgan Parra + Francois Trinh-Duc partnership again clearly the best option for france atm and im sure Dusautoir will be back so france should go away with a strong pack well i hope anyway. i cant remember who was that guy who was in the training squad, uncapped everyone spoke highly about him and he got injured i hope to see him in the tests and as long they dont bring back michalak then were fine.

france are off to australia not a bad choice and tester for france im expecting good rugby from both sides:

Australia vs France
7 June 2014, 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia

Australia vs France
14 June 2014, 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia

Australia vs France
21 June 2014, 15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia

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[Big Ewis]

where we goin...Australia ?? ehh, sure, let's see if our survive tactics work there a bit...should be fun.

 

[Big Ewis]

In the discussions: returns of Thierry Dusautoir ("only if 100%") after an eternity off the field, Fulgence Ouedraogo after an eternity + a million and maybe Vincent Clerc finally back in bleus.
The latter says if he gets a bit more playing time, strings a few nice performances, gets his confidence and ability back almost fully his next goal would be to get back into the XV de France.

Also, and this is mixed in apprehension: Fred Michalak. After good games this season, especially very recently (and to be confirmed in the upcoming H Cup 1/2F game), he would be the substitute fly-half off the bench for Talès. Plisson dropped probably altogether, and notably FTD still not recalled.......

Finally, Camara (Toulouse) has impressed all of France and more for those who've paid attention this year and is under the FFR's microscope and could be picked in case Ouedra or Dusautoir are still down.

PSA will announce a group of 31 players he'll take with him to Australia on May 6th.

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

um can we not double post please thank you

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

That ain't a double post...

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

This is a double post!

(merge this if you must but please don't)

 

[Groundhog]

um can we not double post please thank you

Well heil Hitler to you too!

 

[Groundhog]

This is an apology for my insensitive words, cancelled out by the fact it's in double post format.
Sorry (not really).

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

um alright no bother

 

[FrenchFan]

so this is the last off the six nations team done and dusted i will do the other nations later
​

so been another down season but won games by flukes but the question is should PSA be sacked ? of course he should. but i know that france had alot off key players missing this season but the fixtures shouldn't have been hard for france. i hope to see Morgan Parra back into the scrum-half position to created quick ball from the rucks. i'd love to see the Morgan Parra + Francois Trinh-Duc partnership again clearly the best option for france atm and im sure Dusautoir will be back so france should go away with a strong pack well i hope anyway. i cant remember who was that guy who was in the training squad, uncapped everyone spoke highly about him and he got injured i hope to see him in the tests and as long they dont bring back michalak then were fine.

france are off to australia not a bad choice and tester for france im expecting good rugby from both sides:

Australia vs France
7 June 2014, 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia

Australia vs France
14 June 2014, 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia

Australia vs France
21 June 2014, 15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia

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the Toulouse players need a tour down under like a bullet in the head...yeah send Michalak he looks good with a surfboard under his arm..

 

[Big Ewis]

lool the Irish duo at work up there. Putting in a good shift.

the Toulouse players need a tour down under like a bullet in the head...yeah send Michalak he looks good with a surfboard under his arm..

mmm he CAN NOT be worse than last year in NZ !!!
Plus, realistically it looks like a good Michalak year. Hard to discern how his yearly calendar pattern works, but I think it's something like 'good good bad good bad good bad good good'...

 

[goodNumber10]

Freddies form seems to go hand in hand with his Modelling contracts....

 

[FrenchFan]

yeah he will love it on Bondi beach he will fit right in with the tourists around him and Im talking about the team :dirol:

 

[gaston le gaff]

Send a bnunch of youngsters, they get whacked, PSA gets sacked, every body goes home happy!!!!!!!!! Bar PSA!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Big Ewis]

Send a bnunch of youngsters, they get whacked, PSA gets sacked, every body goes home happy!!!!!!!!! Bar PSA!!!!!!!!!!

ughh...you had me dreaming for but a faint moment there...it's all gone though, I'm sober as ever just now, a split second later: we're going to win one game when really we could realistically hope for a couple out of three.
Untapped potential and silly mistakes will be the mot d'ordre (MO), we'll concede a couple of tries we really shouldn't have, and miss a ton we should score.

Because I'm such an optimist, I still keep hope that we can win this series, but it won't be as pretty as it should. I really don't think we'll come back empty handed though. The one little win seems attainable, even for Philipe Sainte-Diarrhé.

 

[Big Ewis]

so Szar is out for the season. No Szar in Aussieland. Hope they pick Tolofua on the bench for Kayser.

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

na Brice Mach as the starting hooker

 

[Big Ewis]

na Brice Mach as the starting hooker

hahaha, only a Scotsman this year would make that comment !
On the side though, I wouldn't mind Brice Mach back. That wasn't him what we saw, he's much better than that and he was just way too fresh and came in the very middle of the tournament and got way mixed up on the lineout schemes.
He's just fine in Castres.

But I'd REALLY like to see Tolofua in test action. Hmmm, hmmmm. Kayser+Tolofua, nice.

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

hahaha, only a Scotsman this year would make that comment !
On the side though, I wouldn't mind Brice Mach back. That wasn't him what we saw, he's much better than that and he was just way too fresh and came in the very middle of the tournament and got way mixed up on the lineout schemes.
He's just fine in Castres.

But I'd REALLY like to see Tolofua in test action. Hmmm, hmmmm. Kayser+Tolofua, nice.

well he's better than ross ford atleast

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Well heil Hitler to you too!

You forgot to say *****.

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