[RWC2023] France vs Italy (06/10/2023)

[IT157]

Must be something off with that corner...

 

[dirty harry]

Dickson again, just riffing for France...

That defender never touched the ball, and it came out pretty quickly. Another case of the ref just assuming the better team are doing the right things.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Probably overshadowed by Dupont as well.

When Penaud came in I would argue he was overshadowed by Teddy Thomas on the other wing. The latest in a long line of speedster wingers that just loses the magic due to injury. I think Penaud now is better than peak Teddy and that is pretty much the biggest compliment I could give.

 

[BrokenWing]

Varney has at times been inconsistent.

So, inconsistently inconsistent?

 

[ncurd]

Why are France allowed two amazing fly halves....its just not fair.

 

[BrokenWing]

Dickson again, just riffing for France...

That defender never touched the ball, and it came out pretty quickly. Another case of the ref just assuming the better team are doing the right things.

So busy watching for the slightest infraction from one team that the other team can pretty much do what they want.

 

[Umaga's Witness]

Every time I watch France in the last few years I think they look quite a bit like what the all blacks used to look like. Play heads up rugby Combining athleticism with skill with intelligence and awareness with calm confidence and connectedness .

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Nearly as bored as when watching the Scotland-Romania match...

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Marcus Goosen has been Italian defensive coach for at least 5 years. Its weird how they are showing effort in attack but have been an unending calamity in defence.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Why are France allowed two amazing fly halves....its just not fair.

Yeah but they don't have Le Homme des Glaces

 

[BrokenWing]

Are you allowed to walk around the ruck and pick the ball up?

 

[IT157]

Italy the most disappointing team this World Cup so far.

 

[Which Tyler]

Why are France allowed two amazing fly halves....its just not fair.

Just console yourself that England have 3.

And try not to think about France having at least 4 SHs better than any of ours.

 

[Crash Hamster]

Are you allowed to walk around the ruck and pick the ball up?

Ball was out... wouldn't have been if it was the other way round, but there we have it.

 

[OllyM97]

This World Cup has been the worst for competitiveness since 2003. So many blow-out scores. A 24 team RWC is an absolute fantasy.

 

[dirty harry]

And another of the vast majority of games at this world cup that isnt competitive 5 mins into the 2nd half...

Combining the ridiculous reffing, the massive delays between games (4 weeks in and we arent even at the knockouts), and the awful ITV commentary, this might be the least interesting and most boring RWC I've ever witnessed...

And I was out there for the first 10 days, seems like months ago

 

[Crash Hamster]

Yeah but they don't have Le Homme des Glaces

I've heard that neither of them show leadership in the training group, nor are they a fierce competitor.

 

[Which Tyler]

Ball was out... wouldn't have been if it was the other way round, but there we have it.

It really wasn't.

Dixon's bad enough, no need to criticise him for things he gets right.

 

[IT157]

This World Cup has been the worst for competitiveness since 2003. So many blow-out scores. A 24 team RWC is an absolute fantasy.

At least the competition with lower tier teams against each other could be fun.

 

[Umaga's Witness]

Are you allowed to walk around the ruck and pick the ball up?

If it is out and you were onside when it came out