[2023 Six Nations] France v Wales - 18 March 2023

[BrokenWing]

Cardiff born Andrew Brace running touch…

 

[Aristodemus]

It wasn't even close to a forward pass or am I missing something

 

[Rinkadink]

This might make the England score look like a warm up

Not sure but even if it does rack up I do not think anyone could argue England were better than Wales are today.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Adams playing the big man down 20 points is hilarious.

 

[Rinkadink]

That's a deliberate knock on by Dupont.

 

[Scotty]

That's a deliberate knock on by Dupont.

As commentary said he knew what he was doing yet the tackle was good so no obvious deliberate.

 

[Rinkadink]

Wales does what Englandon't.

 

[West Country Wail]

This is some heart from Wales. Not beyond the realms of possibility!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Massive dive from Penaud

 

[BrokenWing]

Butchered the chance then tried to milk the contact.

 

[Rinkadink]

Automatic yellow card for simulation IMO. (I'd be tempted for red. Can't stand it and think it dangers the integrity of the sport.)

 

[TRF_Olyy]

LRZ has been pretty crap at 15, understandable considering how little he's played there though, I guess

 

[BrokenWing]

I don't know if this is the game to make that judgement.

 

[Bluemoon]

Wales showed a little bit of progress again in the first half. I like the offloading game in the forwards, it was a bit more accurate than it has been and there was pace there.

Some big questions for the defence to me, LRZ, Tompkins, Dyer, North looking weak and not confident in the system, but then with all the changes I guess it's to be expected. In saying that, I am glad Wales didn't completely capitulate and they stuck at the game despite being behind.

France found another level quite often and were lethal when they needed to be.

 

[BrokenWing]

I definitely think Wales can take some positives from that game.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Pretty much went as I expected. I thought Wales showed genuine attacking improvement in Rome and I think we saw it again here. Shaun Edwards clearly hasn't mastered his French and it appears likely that appointment may cost France a shot at a home World Cup win. I see this in Tier2 loads, massive underperformance from a side when players aren't fluent in the coaches' language.

Wales should have plenty chance of reaching a RWC semi. Particularly as Fiji have no coach and Georgia are being allowed to play only one side in the worlds top 15 all year prior to the RWC.

 

[Amiga500]

Automatic yellow card for simulation IMO. (I'd be tempted for red. Can't stand it and think it dangers the integrity of the sport.)

No tempted about it.

Red for me. Get it out of the game now rather than end up like soccer.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Found that first 25mins really annoying as I don't know why we don't try more offloads in other games. I think around the hour mark it said we had done 15 offloads to Frances 4, we haven't done 15 offloads over the last 2 years so was nice seeing it in 1 hour of rugby.