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Scrums and open play apart, Welsh forwards put in a shift. Wales use of its slender platform however was woeful. There are one or two 3/4 chubsters whom I like (eg Lisa Thomson) but the shape of one or two of the Welsh lasses was surprising. And George's kicking slow, predictable and inconsistent. F...

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shereblue wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:46 pm Yellow and probably red for Khalafoui, France's most abrasive prop. If so, regrettable with next week in mind.

Stays yellow. Phew.

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Yellow and probably red for Khalafoui, France's most abrasive prop. If so, regrettable with next week in mind.

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Defence aside, France have done nothing as a team for their lead. 3 or 4 bursts of opportunistic link play and a dominant scrum the difference. After a decent 50th cap performance v Italy, Sochat has gone back to erratic pie throwing, wasting pens earned. Credit to the Welsh pack at rucks and in the...

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The 6N is a great tournament. England are outrageously good and getting better. Investment is obviously a massive contributory factor in the professionalisation of the game. Coaching set ups like England's cost £££. Mitchell is next level. They are a joy to watch even if the lack of contest in thei...

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The 6N is a great tournament. England are outrageously good and getting better. Investment is obviously a massive contributory factor in the professionalisation of the game. Coaching set ups like England's cost £££. Mitchell is next level. They are a joy to watch even if the lack of contest in their...

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People forget the RFU have put a lot into the development of girls rugby in the past 10 years. Wales allowed their top league to fail and even some top clubs to fold their elite women's sides. Chucking some part time pay at the current crop won't change to much. its unrealistic to expect other unio...

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17-10 FT.

Scottish forwards won that.

Rollie madness. Had enjoyed tries and runs by her. D'Inca's try of the game.

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Rollie looks like sealing it for Scotland with a 3rd Scottish try after Orr's chase allowed her a walk in after a 2 woman ruck near the Italian line. 17-7 with 10 mins to go.

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Still no team announcements from France. However, 2 of the 3 second half concussion retirees in the 3/4s v Italy, Marine Menager and Nassira Kounde, are ruled out of Sunday's game v Wales. The other, Melissande Llorens, is available. Although improved v Italy, the disappointing backline (Vernier apa...

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Just watched the Toulouse game. Thought the referee did them no favor in the opening moments of the game, but fair play to them, they kept their heads down and went back to work. Willis is an absolute monster and England are wasting him. He can still learn at Toulouse, for example looking up for th...

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Didn't watch the game, but this is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen. :lol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLijRBhtOq8 WTF are these lads doing? Palmer's your penalty taker. He's the best player at the club, going for the golden boot. As Dele suggests a little more politely. Get fud...

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Blindsided.

Never heard of J. O'Barrett tbf.

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Bang on. She’s awful and gets a lot wrong. Her refereeing may have been a distance off the standards of Davison or Cox but there's no such thing as infallibility in any referee. She's been a stalwart of pretty much my whole Women's 6N viewing, sometimes incomprehensible to non English speakers but ...

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Joy Neville's last game apparently. :thumbup: Congrats too to Ireland women yesterday (and Leinster!) I hate to say it, Joy Neville has often been a terrible referee. Bang on. She’s awful and gets a lot wrong. Her refereeing may have been a distance off the standards of Davison or Cox but there's n...

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TranceNRG wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:42 pm Willis close to man of the match I reckon.

Even closer now.

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TranceNRG wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:28 pm
Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:26 pm
TranceNRG wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:24 pm I think only Leinster can stop this Toulouse team.
Bordeaux were unstoppable last weekend...
Nah, Toulouse are a better team than Bordeaux.

Bordeaux, not unlike Quins tbf, massively inconsistent. Toulouse, much less so.

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Referee needs to stop this.

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Joy Neville's last game apparently.

Congrats too to Ireland women yesterday (and Leinster!)

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Fre replacements not accurate enough. Riffoneau chucking pies sees Fra lose 4 consec. lineouts and momentum.

Italian 3 quarters making good runs but constantly turned over. Except for now when high ball bottler, D'Inca shows again what a good runner she is with her 2nd try!

Looking like 38-15 FT

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Sochat's 50th cap and throwing like a dream after her shocker v Scotland. Sunshine, artificial pitch and mainly easy for Fra. Italy unable to capitalise on their few periods in the Fre 22. 26-3 at HT.

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One team not mentioned above, Italy, are due on any minute v fading France at Stade Jean Bouin this pm. Really like the Italian backline (diminished thanks to Sarah Beckett). Hoping for an improvement in the French game but fear a surprise against, imo, the best of the contestants for 3rd place.

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Our friends laughed at us under Johnson, the Markets laughed at us under Truss and now our enemies must be pissing themselves...

https://twitter.com/i/status/1778026417382400503

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This no silverware line is a load of bollox because we all know that we could have won the URC but we correctly targeted the Heineken Cup, and the fact is that we have come up short time and again when it counted. We are a very good team but we aren’t a great team. A great team would have gone all ...

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Enjoyable game. Sarries did well to contain Bordeaux in the first half but the pressure from the breakdown and an intelligent game from Lucu with judicious kicking and passing, eventually allowed Bordeaux's backs to cut beautifully loose.

Quins next weekend should be a spectacle.

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Hastoy wasted a conversion and penalty also.

La Rochelle too powerful but Stormers played all the rugby. With a weakened side too?

A grind in Dublin next week, whatever the outcome.

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Sam Northeast hits 335* for Glamorgan in County Championship at Lords for the highest first class score there ever. The asterisk is for "Not Out" but it could also signify that it was "only" against laughing-stock Middx. Mike Atherton's son (a decent young County prospect, tbf) ends up with 0-147 .

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Good patient forward play by Eng. earns respite and a deserved try. For me, it's difficult to assess forwards at this age as so much depends on eventual strength later on.

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Missed the start. Poor handling and ball retention indeed. Windy conditions not helping. HT 25-14 Fra.

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Under 18s 6N de facto "final": England v France at 12 noon today , 6 April. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb7rFfC58Ig Other nations later this pm. ***** Kelly Arbey has stepped up from French U18s flanker in last year's U18s festival to wing for the senior team this year. Who might we see in next ...

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Is du Pont back? Think so? Ntamack back too. Not sure he will play a full game, but he played 30min last week. On Dupont, my understanding is that Toulouse has first call on Dupont for the rest of the season and, accordingly, that he will be available for the duration of Toulouse's participation in...

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nardol wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:13 pm Ah yeah I feel so bad for England

I might feel less bad for England after your 75-0.

Not surprised that you declined even to allow for a Fre consolation score on Saturday's showing.

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What do you mean when you say identikit? That they have a physical template for each position; if you conform, or have the potential to conform, you're good, if not you're gone. It's not like this doesn't exist in the men's game either - it's more the clashing of amateur era standards with a profes...

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Abysmal lineout throwing from Sochat. This is now tense. Officially? Officially tense, indeed. Debutant Bigot at least managed a couple of decent lineout throws. Mwayembe, Escudero adding spine towards the end. Romane WOM. Coaching "offloading" as an actual tactic is madness and does no favours to ...

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Abysmal lineout throwing from Sochat. This is now tense.

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France naive in running ball deep in own half instead of kicking. Boulard I'm looking at you. Only Romane Menager performing optimally.

Scotland tactical kicking helpful by contrast and defence rock solid when called upon. Easily worthy of their lead. Cox solid so far.

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ROLDY wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:21 pm Joost, FdP, Gregan

Agreed. Smith 4th for me. However in some respects he's a class apart.

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They all voted on typical. Conservative policy, of course the whip will account for a lot of that. But 'dyed in the wool' is a high bar. You don't try and bring down your own party if you are 'dyed in the wool'. He's a wet, not dyed in the wool. Johnson, Truss, Sunak and the various leadership runn...

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What is true "Conservatism"? The confused spoutings of post-pimply, mid-ranking toffs who never needed student loans and who are now engaged in research or think tank "pretend" jobs that they can afford to do for free or in exchange for remuneration (funded where possible by the taxpayer, if not by ...

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A smaller, more dynamic Axelle Berthomieu returns straight in at flanker in place of the taller, heavier Charlotte Escudero who drops to the bench. Escudero is likely to replace Fall in the 2nd half, as newbie 2nd rower Kiara Zago drops clean out of the 23. The only other change is a likely debut ca...

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