[2015 RWC] Warm Up Match: France vs England (22/08/2015)

[The Jones Boy]

Superb touch finder again by Ford.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Oh god just remembered pocock will be playing for Aus.

Hold up gently.

 

[itsonlyrugby]

The problem with England? Look at ciprianni. He isn't the whole answer,by any means,..any means. But. Lancaster's "baby's" have have had the ****e trained out of them. That's why no bookie will take a decent odds bet that Farrel,if fit, will start the first world cup game. He's the poster boy for " game play's like this, if this happens do this" etc,etc,etc,etc,etc

 

[kesh]

Ffs 36!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Two tries with Danny on the pitch.

 

[goodNumber10]

I think it will be back to the bench for: ford, billy v, Haskell and care next game...

Think we'll see Farrell, burgess, Joseph, wood will come back in. Morgan too. 9not sure if wiggle & swerve will make the cut now.

 

[Chistera]

Let's ignore those last 10 minutes.

 

[ncurd]

Question: Is Nick Easter our bolter for this tournament? Seriously who would of thought he'd have been a contender at the start of the year?

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Cips is the bringer of Tries!!!!!!!

(Spartacus fans should appreciate that).

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I think Cipriani's drawn more defenders in the last 15mins than the other 22 players all game.

 

[The Jones Boy]

Cracking conversion from the sideline by Ford
Joseph and Cipriani, Care and Brown, all looked very good, especially Joseph and Brown

 

[kesh]

Cips is a keeper.

 

[goodNumber10]

The problem with England? Look at ciprianni. He isn't the whole answer,by any means,..any means. But. Lancaster's "baby's" have have had the ****e trained out of them. That's why no bookie will take a decent odds bet that Farrel,if fit, will start the first world cup game. He's the poster boy for " game play's like this, if this happens do this" etc,etc,etc,etc,etc

Other way around for me, looks like they haven't trained enough... Look at how ford Atwood etc... Are starting to combine in the phases. We're starting to get that 2wave pattern.

Because they know what they are doing together and reverting to type.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

36 messing things up for everyone again

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

36 messing things up for everyone again

No surprise

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Aaaaah, God damnit.
It would have been massively undeserved, but I had half a hope we'd do it then, my heart's going a mile a minute.

 

[ncurd]

I think this change has shown a) how good cips is and how mucheap he's been unfairly maligned in this set up, b) how much a limited player like Burrell messes up our backline

How the he'll were we still in that?

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Crap crap crap.

Mine team for next week:

1) Vunipola, 2) George, 3) Cole
4) Lawes, 5) Launchbury
6) Croft, 7) Robshaw, 8) Morgan
9) Youngs, 10) Cips
12) Burrell, 13) Joesph
11) Nowell, 14) May, 15) Watson

16) Youngs, 17) Marler, 18) Wilson
19) Parling, 20) Easter/Vunipola
21) Wigglesworth, 22) Farrell, 23) Brown

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Got to say: Fair play to France.
I thought England would win today, not by a lot, but we would win.
Their pack looked as good as I've seen them in a long long time. Backs didn't see a massive amount of ball, but looked decent with what they had. Certainly headed in the right direction towards the world cup.

 

[smartcooky]

Cipriani made a huge difference when he came on; had an important hand in both of England's late tries


The Stade Francais surface is a paddock! Its not even fit for grazing cattle on, let alone a rugby match.