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<blockquote data-quote="UlsterRugby2012" data-source="post: 1072807" data-attributes="member: 59097"><p>I might be missing something... but I actually don't know where the extreme hype around France is coming from? All the podcasts are creaming themselves over them currently too.</p><p></p><p>They lost to England and then Scotland at home last year in the 6N, whilst very narrowly beating Wales at home in the last minute. Played some nice rugby and beat a weakened-ish Ireland at home with no crowd and a bit of an odd time with lockdowns and COVID (still a nice win nevertheless).</p><p></p><p>In the Summer they lost 2-1 to an average Australia side.</p><p></p><p>In the Autumn they had a fantastic win over the AB's, but a really scrappy game against Argentina who were at the end of a very long season abroad and an average win over Georgia.</p><p></p><p>Is the hype really that justified? I get their style of play is lovely to watch. But I'm still not convinced they can play like they did against the AB's consistently and win like that, they certainly haven't proven it thus far. Time will tell.</p><p></p><p>I think they'll win or come second, but it's rare we talk about predicting Grand Slams and I'm seeing a lot of it regarding France on podcasts and stuff (not necessarily saying on here)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UlsterRugby2012, post: 1072807, member: 59097"] I might be missing something... but I actually don't know where the extreme hype around France is coming from? All the podcasts are creaming themselves over them currently too. They lost to England and then Scotland at home last year in the 6N, whilst very narrowly beating Wales at home in the last minute. Played some nice rugby and beat a weakened-ish Ireland at home with no crowd and a bit of an odd time with lockdowns and COVID (still a nice win nevertheless). In the Summer they lost 2-1 to an average Australia side. In the Autumn they had a fantastic win over the AB's, but a really scrappy game against Argentina who were at the end of a very long season abroad and an average win over Georgia. Is the hype really that justified? I get their style of play is lovely to watch. But I'm still not convinced they can play like they did against the AB's consistently and win like that, they certainly haven't proven it thus far. Time will tell. I think they'll win or come second, but it's rare we talk about predicting Grand Slams and I'm seeing a lot of it regarding France on podcasts and stuff (not necessarily saying on here) [/QUOTE]
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