NZ v France series thread

thomond2006

NZ wouldn't be giving away so many turnovers at the ruck if McCaw was playing.

Chabals Beard

Will Barritt make a appearance

thomond2006

Picamoles has been immense

suppafly

France coming back into the game now. Unlucky miss there. Would have brought them back within a point.

Lovely kick by lopes into the corner

duckysauce

great stuff allez les blues

suppafly

All blacks off the feet all over the place there and not rolling away. Ref not saying anything

pickarooney

Stream died with France on the NZ line. What happened?

DDC1990

NZ blessed there, they had bodies all over on the French side! :P France way on top in this second half.

EDIT: Pen to NZ Barnes saved them. Also, a Penalty after the AB's drive before any ball goes in?!? :P

duckysauce

jasyus some scrum there

spank_inferno

Early hit by NZ scrum?

No... On replay it was perfectly timed

DDC1990

Whistle... Two Phases of Play...Whistle... Two Phases of Play...Whistle.

Game has gone to shít.

thomond2006

****!!!!

So close!

19543261

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

danthefan

Sickener

LeeroyJones

SACRE EFFFING BLEEEEUUUUU

Swiwi

Unlucky!

DDC1990

Just as I say that, a bit of class from France from a counter attack, but a difficult last pass and Picamoles knocks on 5m from the line with no one in front of him.

Was a really tough one to catch, but would have been a lovely try.

Swiwi

Bloody scrums!

Podge_irl

That second last pass was forward anyway no? Still great move and so bloody close.

JustinDee

The day McCaw and Carter retire or leave NZ for a Toulon cash out, there will be a bigger hole left in the NZ squad than in Aussie cricket when Warnie and McGrath retired.

Taco Corp

so have I got this right, NZ collapse it's a reset, France collapse it's more likely a penalty?

Swiwi

Podge_irl wrote: »

That second last pass was forward anyway no? Still great move and so bloody close.

Yeah, I'm not sure if the use the video ref in this series, but if it went up stairs it was probably forward. Picamoles knock-on makes it academic

pickarooney

Picamoles should probably have kicked it. The never-ending scrums have ruined this as a spectacle.

duckysauce

jesus Freddie is coming on

Tox56

There's been an absolute barrage of penalties against France since they got within 7, incredible really

danthefan

Captain_Hindsight wrote: »

so have I got this right, NZ collapse it's a reset, France collapse it's more likely a penalty?

Pretty much.

spank_inferno

Slightly tough on the FR scrum.
Both sides making errors.

However Barnes had to do something to get the game going again.

Taco Corp

Tox56 wrote: »

There's been an absolute barrage of penalties against France since they got within 7, incredible really

tin foil hat time!!

brandon_flowers

First half was even, the second half is even worse.

thomond2006

Huget's garryowens have been devastating.

Swiwi

Terrible from Michalak, utterly pointless kick.

DDC1990

thomond2006 wrote: »

Huget's garryowens have been devastating.

Michelak's .... not so much :P

19543261

What a chore of a game its become...

GiftofGab

NZ can't get a hold of the game in the 2nd half. Very messy game.

duckysauce

fred is a disaster latley

thomond2006

Freddie what the hell were you trying there?!

brandon_flowers

Freddie with a clanger, got away with it.

JRant

Tox56 wrote: »

There's been an absolute barrage of penalties against France since they got within 7, incredible really

The scrum calls have been woeful IMO. Crockette's been getting away with all sorts.

duckysauce

JRant wrote: »

The scrum calls have been woeful IMO. Crockette's been getting away with all sorts.

ruined a great game

Swiwi

Ranger is one mean unit

toomevara

Score gents?

thomond2006

Cruden penalty: 23-13

Pudsy33

Ranger re-arangering there.

Taco Corp

toomevara wrote: »

Score gents?

NZ 23- FRA 13

5 mins left

brandon_flowers

23-13 NZ lead

19543261

toomevara wrote: »

Score gents?

500

matthew8

That's that then. Was a great game before the second half scrums.

Swiwi

JRant wrote: »

The scrum calls have been woeful IMO. Crockette's been getting away with all sorts.

The scrum is awful at all levels of the game at the moment - bring on the new call!!!

duckysauce

massive kick by fofana

thomond2006

Huget shouldn't be on the pitch.