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

[Reiser99]

A NZ forward pass spotted?!!!

It's the lesser spotted NZ forward pass. Rarely seen in the wild.

 

[ntun82]

The pitch doesn't look any better than OK, if that, which is a bit disappointing.

Is the pitch as important as football?

 

[Reiser99]

Did Taylor intend to throw it to France, because that was shocking?

 

[AlRums]

It's the lesser spotted NZ forward pass. Rarely seen in the wild.

Just rarely seen by the ref

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Players already looking physically stressed in the 32 degrees heat. It is half nine there in September. Nuts.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Oof Marchand is a blow

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Marchand's arms are absurd

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Is the pitch as important as football?

Probably not although scrummaging on cutting up turf is no fun. It's just this is the pinnacle and everything should be right.

Marchand off isn't good news. Hope nothing serious.

 

[Booboobang]

France have had some awful luck with injuries going into and now in the world cup.

 

[West Country Wail]

Poor Marchand, croc rolled out of his World Cup

 

[Booboobang]

Jalibert might be great domestically, but there really is something special between dupont and ntamack. Missing touch there is real poor.

Generally france responded ok to the early gut punch.

 

[ThebigARena]

Both teams struggling for parity

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Hooker thought he was Penaud. Greedy.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Telea is a ridiculously dangerous runner.

 

[ThebigARena]

Generally who should be more used to this humidity, NZ or France

 

[saulan]

Feels like the way they've decided to mitigate the French tv director effect was to just never show any instant replays, which is an effective albeit less engaging option.

 

[die_mole]

Feels like the way they've decided to mitigate the French tv director effect was to just never show any instant replays, which is an effective albeit less engaging option.

No TMO today I guess

 

[Lé Ddanno]

De Groot lost his bind on the first scrum as well

 

[Wasps92]

Can't stand that Ramos.

 

[ThebigARena]

Allez Les bleus , vamos ramos