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2024 Guinness Six Nations
Ireland vs France - 09/03/2013
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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 556019" data-attributes="member: 57076"><p>yes, this has been an absolutely - but I just simply cannot stress how absolutely and fantastically - perfect year for the French inconsistency theory.</p><p>I thought we started off weird coz we were so tired and unprepared with the whole top14 calendar and all that, but weeks into the tournament it's obvious this isn't a valid argument anymore, it's just not the cause.</p><p></p><p>I'll be really, really worried the day France is mediocre for a year, and then the next, with nothing surprising. When our guys are simply just standard rugby players without that little extra spark France has always (well, since the 50's let's say...) had. But of course we all know this'll never happen !....<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>What I mean is this: (despite (again) the heavy and unfair relatively to the rest of the world schedule we have) if we do well this summer in NZ, it won't come as a surprise. It wouldn't be like, say, Japan beating Samoa. I don't think they have the very basic elements they need to perform that. If we win against NZ, all of a sudden, we'll be like "oh yeh, of course, forgot we could play like that...". It's there, it's dormant, and saying the Aussies and Argentina were worn out this November isn't fair simply (even regardless of the Aussies' next 3 important wins).</p><p></p><p>It's like 1999:</p><p>yeh we sucked balls during the 5N, winning only one match (against Ireland, by ONE point !...)...but then we come right back and beat one of the best NZ sides ever. All of a sudden we remembered "hey ! we've got nice forwards after all....hey, Dominici and Bernat-Salles are kind of amazing wingers; say that Lamaison fellow is kind of an excellent flyhalf..."</p><p></p><p>The <strong>potential </strong>is there, and France right now certainly is (has) much more than just a fkn scrum and Picamoles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 556019, member: 57076"] yes, this has been an absolutely - but I just simply cannot stress how absolutely and fantastically - perfect year for the French inconsistency theory. I thought we started off weird coz we were so tired and unprepared with the whole top14 calendar and all that, but weeks into the tournament it's obvious this isn't a valid argument anymore, it's just not the cause. I'll be really, really worried the day France is mediocre for a year, and then the next, with nothing surprising. When our guys are simply just standard rugby players without that little extra spark France has always (well, since the 50's let's say...) had. But of course we all know this'll never happen !....:D What I mean is this: (despite (again) the heavy and unfair relatively to the rest of the world schedule we have) if we do well this summer in NZ, it won't come as a surprise. It wouldn't be like, say, Japan beating Samoa. I don't think they have the very basic elements they need to perform that. If we win against NZ, all of a sudden, we'll be like "oh yeh, of course, forgot we could play like that...". It's there, it's dormant, and saying the Aussies and Argentina were worn out this November isn't fair simply (even regardless of the Aussies' next 3 important wins). It's like 1999: yeh we sucked balls during the 5N, winning only one match (against Ireland, by ONE point !...)...but then we come right back and beat one of the best NZ sides ever. All of a sudden we remembered "hey ! we've got nice forwards after all....hey, Dominici and Bernat-Salles are kind of amazing wingers; say that Lamaison fellow is kind of an excellent flyhalf..." The [B]potential [/B]is there, and France right now certainly is (has) much more than just a fkn scrum and Picamoles. [/QUOTE]
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