[2025 Women's Six Nations] Round 3

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Ref: Holly Wood (RFU)
TJs: Sara Cox (RFU) & Maria Heitor (FPR)
TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)


France:
15. Morgane Bourgeois
14. Kelly Arbey
13. Marine Menager (co-capt)
12. Montserrat Amedee
11. Emilie Boulard
10. Carla Arbez
09. Pauline Bourdon-Sansus

1. Yllana Brosseau
2. Manon Bigot
3. Rose Bernadou
4. Manae Feleu (co-capt)
5. Madouddou Fall-Raclot
6. Charlotte Escudero
7. Seraphine Okemba
8. Teani Feleu

16. Elisa Riffonneau, 17. Ambre Mwayembe, 18. Assia Khalfaoui, 19. Kiara Zago, 20. Axelle Berthoumieu, 21. Lea Champon
22. Oceane Bordes, 23. Lina Queyroi.


France:
1. Yllana Brosseau
2. Manon Bigot
3. Rose Bernadou
4. Manae Feleu (co-capt)
5. Madouddou Fall-Raclot
6. Charlotte Escudero
7. Seraphine Okemba
8. Teani Feleu

09. Pauline Bourdon-Sansus
10. Carla Arbez
11. Emilie Boulard
12. Montserrat Amedee
13. Marine Menager (co-capt)
14. Kelly Arbey
15. Morgane Bourgeois

16. Elisa Riffonneau, 17. Ambre Mwayembe, 18. Assia Khalfaoui, 19. Kiara Zago, 20. Axelle Berthoumieu, 21. Lea Champon
22. Oceane Bordes, 23. Lina Queyroi.


Wales:
1. Gwenllian Pyrs
2. Carys Phillips
3. Jenni Scoble
4. Abbie Fleming
5. Gwen Crabb
6. Kate Williams
7. Bethan Lewis
8. Georgia Evans

09. Keira Bevan
10. Kayleigh Powell
11. Carys Cox
12. Courtney Keight
13. Hannah Jones (capt)
14. Lisa Neumann
15. Jasmine Joyce

16. Kelsey Jones, 17. Maisie Davies, 18. Donna Rose, 19. Natalia John, 20. Alaw Pyrs, 21. Bryonie King
22. Sian Jones, 23.Nel Metcalfe

 

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Ref: Aurélie Groizeleau (Fra)
TJs: Clara Munarini (Ita) & Amber Stamp-Dunstan (Wal)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (Sco)

Ireland:
1. Niamh O'Dowd
2. Neve Jones
3. Linda Djougang
4. Dorothy Wall
5. Fiona Tuite
6. Brittany Hogan
7. Erin King
8. Aoife Wafer

09. Emily Lane
10. Dannah O'Brien
11. Amee-Leigh Costigan (capt)
12. Eve Higgins
13. Aoife Dalton
14. Anna McGann
15. Stacey Flood

16. Clíodhna Moloney, 17. Siobhán McCarthy, 18. Christy Haney, 19. Ruth Campbell, 20. Grace Moore
21. Aoibheann Reilly, 22. Nicole Fowley, 23. Vicky Elmes Kinlan


England:
1. Hannah Botterman
2. Lark Atkin-Davies
3. Maud Muir
4. Morwenna Talling
5. Abbie Ward
6. Zoe Aldcroft
7. Sadia Kabeya
8. Alex Matthews

09. Natasha Hunt
10. Zoe Harrison
11. Jess Breach
12. Tatyana Heard
13. Megan Jones
14. Abby Dow
15. Ellie Kildunne

16. Amy Cockayne, 17. Kelsey Clifford, 18. Sarah Bern, 19. Rosie Galligan, 20. Maddie Feaunati
21. Lucy Packer, 22. Holly Aitchison, 23. Helena Rowland

 

[Which Tyler]

Ref: Ella Goldsmith (Aus)
TJs: Precious Pazani (Zim) & Shanda Assmus (Can)
TMO: Aaron Paterson (NZ)

Scotland:

Italy:

 

[Which Tyler]

Oops - forgot I wouldn't be able to edit the above when teams announced
Sun 13th April 2025 3:00pm
BBC1 Scotland; iPlayer
Ref: Ella Goldsmith (Aus)
TJs: Precious Pazani (Zim) & Shanda Assmus (Can)
TMO: Aaron Paterson (NZ)

Scotland:
1 Anne Young
2 Lana Skeldon
3 Elliann Clarke
4 Becky Boyd
5 Sarah Bonar
6 Rachel Malcolm (Captain)
7 Rachel Mclachlan
8 Evie Gallagher

09 Leia Brebner-Holden
10 Helen Nelson (Vice-Captain)
11 Francesca Mcghie
12 Lisa Thomson
13 Emma Orr
14 Rhona Lloyd
15 Chloe Rollie

16 Elis Martin, 17 Leah Bartlett, 18 Molly Poolman, 19 Adelle Ferrie, 20 Alex Stewart, 21 Jade Konkel
22 Caity Mattinson, 23 Lucia Scott

Italy:
15 Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi
14 Aura Muzzo
13 Michela Sillari
12 Beatrice Rigoni
11 Alyssa D'incà
10 Emma Stevanin
09 Sofia Stefan

1 Silvia Turani
2 Vittoria Vecchini
3 Sara Seye
4 Sara Tounesi
5 Giordana Duca
7 Beatrice Veronese
8 Elisa Giordano (Captain)

16 Desiree Spinelli, 17 Emanuela Stecca, 18 Gaia Maris, 19 Valeria Fedrighi, 20 Alissa Ranuccini
21 Alia Bitonci, 22 Veronica Madia, 23 Sara Mannini

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

TMO chiming in for penalty only tackles is what ****** people off

 

[Which Tyler]

France once again relying on individual brilliance, rather than systems.
Which is enough for them to secure 2nd in the W6N and give England the occasional scare, but unlikely to scare all of England, Canada and NZ in a WRWC.
They could be so much better.

Fra 7 - 5 Wal
12 min

 

[Which Tyler]

TMO chiming in for penalty only tackles is what ****** people off

It was as passive as it's possible to be

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

France look like pros playing against amateurs yet the amateurs have actual structure and are hanging.

Also game is too fast for this ref.

 

[Which Tyler]

@pagliaccio_euforico When a maul collapses like that, with the ball available, but wrapped in arms - are you supposed to let it go?
I know you don't have to roll away, but holding on feels differently (and as a SH, I always feel the ball should be released)

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Yeah as long as they were there before it went down and the ball didnt hit the ground.

Don't know how anyone from wales was in a legal position to stop it coming out though. It was a good maul from France.

 

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TY.

Refs need to learn that France go around the edges of mauls, either pick-and-go, or pass-and-go.
3rd week in a row ref has been getting in the way repeatedly.

 

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There was a try there, on the line as the ball came out.
Ref unsighted, no blame.

ETA, and then an awarded try.

ETA2: disallowed. Rightly, but TMO should check what I think I saw a couple of phases earlier

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Gator roll?

 

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Oh FFS

 

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Wales have realised that the only way they can feel confident at the lineout is by refusing to throw straight.
France know this too, so keep competing.

Credit to Wales for playing the ref, I guess...

 

[Which Tyler]

France 42 - 12 Wales
FT

 

[AlRums]

Cracking kick and chase by Ireland.

 

[AlRums]

Brilliant maul from the lineout, England ripped apart

 

[AlRums]

Ref calls use it and whistle 2 seconds later, tad generous to England.