6 NATIONS 2021

[MCC1964]

Daly dropped,hallelujah!

Right......here we go.......takes deep breath.

Scott, I agree with you.

[Scott1]

Daly dropped,hallelujah!

Right......here we go.......takes deep breath.

Scott, I agree with you.

You know it makes sense

[Leicestertinytiger]

Don’t watch loads of french rugby, anyone know what happened to Macalou? Thought he looked good for France against us last year.

[Robespierre]

Don’t watch loads of french rugby, anyone know what happened to Macalou? Thought he looked good for France against us last year.

He’s turning out for Stade Français and isn’t far off the national squad, but he’s up against some top notch wing forwards. His chance’ll probably come.

[Robespierre]

France: Dulin; Thomas, Vakatawa, Fickou, Penaud; Jalibert, Dupont; Baille, Marchand, Haouas; Taofifenua, Willemse; Cretin, Ollivon (capt), Alldritt.

Replacements: Chat, Gros, Aldegheri, Cazeaux, Woki, Jelonch, Serin, Ntamack.

That’s a winning side, if they can keep their discipline. I’d have preferred Jelonch to Cretin (poor lad, with a name like that!), but no complaints from me. Ntamack has only had one match since recovering from a broken jaw, so a place on the bench is good. He can come on and hammer in the final nail in England’s coffin

[Big Dai]

France: Dulin; Thomas, Vakatawa, Fickou, Penaud; Jalibert, Dupont; Baille, Marchand, Haouas; Taofifenua, Willemse; Cretin, Ollivon (capt), Alldritt.

Replacements: Chat, Gros, Aldegheri, Cazeaux, Woki, Jelonch, Serin, Ntamack.

That’s a winning side, if they can keep their discipline. I’d have preferred Jelonch to Cretin (poor lad, with a name like that!), but no complaints from me. Ntamack has only had one match since recovering from a broken jaw, so a place on the bench is good. He can come on and hammer in the final nail in England’s coffin

I hope you are right. I'm not comfortable with neither Jones as coach nor the Sarries in the squad. Patriotism can only be taken so far.

I had some great times with the rugby community in Toulouse so "Allez France!"

[kk20gb30]

CVC stake in 6 Nations confirmed :

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/there-is ... x-nations/

[Robespierre]

France: Dulin; Thomas, Vakatawa, Fickou, Penaud; Jalibert, Dupont; Baille, Marchand, Haouas; Taofifenua, Willemse; Cretin, Ollivon (capt), Alldritt.

Replacements: Chat, Gros, Aldegheri, Cazeaux, Woki, Jelonch, Serin, Ntamack.

That’s a winning side, if they can keep their discipline. I’d have preferred Jelonch to Cretin (poor lad, with a name like that!), but no complaints from me. Ntamack has only had one match since recovering from a broken jaw, so a place on the bench is good. He can come on and hammer in the final nail in England’s coffin

I hope you are right. I'm not comfortable with neither Jones as coach nor the Sarries in the squad. Patriotism can only be taken so far.

I had some great times with the rugby community in Toulouse so "Allez France!"

Good man, Dai! Allez la !!

[Dokie]

Daly dropped,hallelujah!

Right......here we go.......takes deep breath.

Scott, I agree with you.

Wow. Can you see your therapist during lockdown?!

[mol2]

Got to say I lost interest in England after the world cup when it became clear that there was no recognition that the final was lost and that was because of tactical and player issues that could and should have been addressed in the first game after the world cup, yet there is an almost belligerent atitude from the team that coaches that all is good, and it was merely a failure to execute the plan on the day, when the plan was wrong and the players selected were not up to it.

Chamge the plan or change the players, but two 6N campaigns haven't shown that the same game plan with the same players is being executed any better. A couple of changes through injury aside.

[BengalTiger]

I think he's now where he should be, as can cover a number of options from the bench (except defence of course).

Or attack!

[rugbym4dmike]

Yes point taken

[JP14]

Got to say I lost interest in England after the world cup when it became clear that there was no recognition that the final was lost and that was because of tactical and player issues that could and should have been addressed in the first game after the world cup, yet there is an almost belligerent atitude from the team that coaches that all is good, and it was merely a failure to execute the plan on the day, when the plan was wrong and the players selected were not up to it.

Chamge the plan or change the players, but two 6N campaigns haven't shown that the same game plan with the same players is being executed any better. A couple of changes through injury aside.

I have to say I was similar, I remember watching the opening game of the 2020 Six Nations and feeling befuddlement at enjoying Les Bleus beating England. As Big Dai, says patriotism can only go so far, and rugby aside I don't think many English people are in that much of a patriotic mood anyway (I'm certainly not). Continued selection of players not in form and Jones' refusal to realise that he needs to change his ways has almost completely alienated me from being a fan of the national team at the moment, I doubt it will change until EJ's tenure is at its conclusion.

[tigerburnie]

The RFU are in dire need of a shake up at the top, Will Carlings "old farts" are still in control, they seem to be dinosaurs with little or no idea of the modern game, so many wasted chances to expand the game. Rugby with it's ring fencing is in danger of disappearing up it's own orifice, without a strong professional Championship to feed and support the premiership and more and more non English qualified players in our league, England may well find them selves losing to Italy and winning the wooden spoon next.

[LE18]

Got to say I lost interest in England after the world cup when it became clear that there was no recognition that the final was lost and that was because of tactical and player issues that could and should have been addressed in the first game after the world cup, yet there is an almost belligerent atitude from the team that coaches that all is good, and it was merely a failure to execute the plan on the day, when the plan was wrong and the players selected were not up to it.

Chamge the plan or change the players, but two 6N campaigns haven't shown that the same game plan with the same players is being executed any better. A couple of changes through injury aside.

I have to say I was similar, I remember watching the opening game of the 2020 Six Nations and feeling befuddlement at enjoying Les Bleus beating England. As Big Dai, says patriotism can only go so far, and rugby aside I don't think many English people are in that much of a patriotic mood anyway (I'm certainly not). Continued selection of players not in form and Jones' refusal to realise that he needs to change his ways has almost completely alienated me from being a fan of the national team at the moment, I doubt it will change until EJ's tenure is at its conclusion.

Got to say I feel very similar to that, I could see Wales beating us, I didn't really care and for someone who is fiercely English EJ has almost killed my desire to watch them.