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<blockquote data-quote="polonius" data-source="post: 154502">Yes, it did ... several times (more than I expected). The problem was whenever the ball went through the centres the French defence held firm.There was a time in the second half when England won quick ball from a succession of rucks. The ball went out through the centres, I was hoping for an England overlap ... and what did my TV screen show me? A wall of inky blue shirts; I thought there were more then 15 Frenchmen on the pitch. Great French defence, no way through for the English - until the French made an error and gave JW the chance to kick a penalty.And there you have it. It&#039;s not England&#039;s fault they kicked their penalties; the problem lies with France for conceding them and for not being good enough in attack.Yes, you are correct. The tournament does indeed deserve better but what can be done. The All Blacks showed they were tactically inept, the Aussies simply didn&#039;t have the strength and the French failed to play to their strengths.For the sake of the game, I hope the Boks come through tomorrow and give us a treat next week.However, I also hope the boys in white do the necessary next Saturday. Not just because I live in England but to show everyone what can be done by sheer determination.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="polonius, post: 154502"] Yes, it did ... several times (more than I expected). The problem was whenever the ball went through the centres the French defence held firm. There was a time in the second half when England won quick ball from a succession of rucks. The ball went out through the centres, I was hoping for an England overlap ... and what did my TV screen show me? A wall of inky blue shirts; I thought there were more then 15 Frenchmen on the pitch. Great French defence, no way through for the English - until the French made an error and gave JW the chance to kick a penalty. And there you have it. It's not England's fault they kicked their penalties; the problem lies with France for conceding them and for not being good enough in attack. Yes, you are correct. The tournament does indeed deserve better but what can be done. The All Blacks showed they were tactically inept, the Aussies simply didn't have the strength and the French failed to play to their strengths. For the sake of the game, I hope the Boks come through tomorrow and give us a treat next week. However, I also hope the boys in white do the necessary next Saturday. Not just because I live in England but to show everyone what can be done by sheer determination. [/QUOTE]

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