[RWC2023] France vs New Zealand (08/09/2023)

[Crash Hamster]

Look out, the French are bringing on "last 10 minute Serge" according to Dayglo

 

[IT157]

Jordan again!

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

France have been so much better here.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Jaco got the call and the law wrong. A free kick is not a restart kick.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Yeah and you'd tell them if they were upgraded to a red

Sure, but do you want to know after 3 mins or the full 10?

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Look out, the French are bringing on "last 10 minute Serge" according to Dayglo

Oh ****, you have dayglo commentary? I thought ITV sucked

 

[Booboobang]

If france can win this, with their main guys not clicking on full power, then I think they are on for a long run.

NZ though... rough, some really nice attacking stuff but some realy sloppy stuff. If they go out in the quarters its deserved for keeping foster and propping him up with elite coaches to try and hide how bad he is.

 

[ThebigARena]

Love to watch this

 

[BrokenWing]

Wasn't that All Blacks scrum half the bad guy in The Incredibles?

 

[IT157]

That's it! Love to see it. Nothing better in world rugby than New Zealand losing!

 

[Crash Hamster]

And that's that, I thought France might just lose a tight one, but it's been quite one-sided in the second half.

 

[retired9]

Outrageous I've gone from detesting France to loving them in about 3 mins…

NZ are all over the shop and France have hung in them turned it on. Bravo

 

[Lé Ddanno]

YEEEAH

 

[Ceteris]

Barrett's decision making has been terrible for a while now. Jesus

 

[Booboobang]

There we have it. Deserved from france, been the better team by a mile.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

France have really grown into this. Looked shaky early on but very impressive second half.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

1. Gotta mark that 2. That's when you take them out in the air

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Karl Dickson going rogue

 

[TopTen2003]

And that's that, I thought France might just lose a tight one, but it's been quite one-sided in the second half.

Yep completely agree- France have just edged the physical contest and as such their opportunities have come and they have taken them. Superb start for the French.

My overarching thought from today is that NH form lines (FRA-IRE-SCO) - especially Ireland- look very strong.

Fascinating stuff!

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Well thats my prediction of a comfortable NZ win giving me an abysmal start to the tournament. I expected them to cut open the French defence for soft tries and they did that. But they've had about 5 line breaks all game it feels. They just seemed incapable of setting up any sort of platform compared to Scotland vs France (admittedly friendlies).

At least they've three matches to iron things out and get Jordie back for the QF, but I would have loved to see a full strength Italy have a crack at these ABs.

France need to have the mentality that they need to improve by an order of magnitude. If they think they are on track I think they will be in for a rude awakening.

As I say, both sides could look better in more normal conditions.