Team for France

[jngf]

Loving English understatement from the BBC commentary team now

[jngf]

Furbank deserves further chances - horrible baptism of fire - others out there certainly don’t

[oldbackrow]

Quick thoughts:

Dumb ass Farrell using weather as an excuse - beggars belief - Saracens crook! Not worthy of a regular test side let alone captaincy - truly thick guy.

T Curry starts at 7 or not at all from now on

Ewels is a club journeyman - donkey at this level, not enough ballast to enforce or ball carry, not enough athleticism to play an Itoje or Lawes role

Lawes is an impact sub , should never start at 6 again

Itoje poncing about the field with that stupid Asward haircut - another Saracens mercenary!

Young’s typically woeful

George was a bit pony too!

If Jones has any pride or humility he’d chuck the towel in now - ITS OVER!

Well that's a load of words just to say I hate Sarries!

[Scrumhead]

I don't think there'll be a grand slam this year. BPs might be vital. That was soft from France to gift that to Eng at the end.

I’m on honeymoon at the moment so relying solely on what I’ve read, but it sounds to me as though:

Wales vs. Italy - Wales looking slick and more dynamic under Pivac with the caveat that Italy were dog$hit

Ireland vs. Scotland - bit of a cripple fight with neither team showing up well

France vs. England - France looking dangerous and securing a very good win, England clueless

Is that a fair summary?

Murrayfield next week is now a massive game for us. Hopefully we get back on track before facing Ireland and Wales at home.

France have Italy next so another win is highly likely. If it’s as convincing as Wales’ they’ll build some good momentum, but I’d still fancy Wales to win at home.

[Buggaluggs]

Quick thoughts:

Dumb ass Farrell using weather as an excuse ............

If Jones has any pride or humility he’d chuck the towel in now - ITS OVER!

Steady. If that game had been 90 mins instead of 80 Eng might have sneaked it. Injuries hurt your day. SH and FB were poor. Sort those two positions out and you'll be fine. Farrel probably needs a break. You should have grabbed Tompkins before we did!

[Scrumhead]

Quick thoughts:

Dumb ass Farrell using weather as an excuse - beggars belief - Saracens crook! Not worthy of a regular test side let alone captaincy - truly thick guy.

T Curry starts at 7 or not at all from now on

Ewels is a club journeyman - donkey at this level, not enough ballast to enforce or ball carry, not enough athleticism to play an Itoje or Lawes role

Lawes is an impact sub , should never start at 6 again

Itoje poncing about the field with that stupid Asward haircut - another Saracens mercenary!

Young’s typically woeful

George was a bit pony too!

If Jones has any pride or humility he’d chuck the towel in now - ITS OVER!

[jngf]

Quick thoughts:

Dumb ass Farrell using weather as an excuse - beggars belief - Saracens crook! Not worthy of a regular test side let alone captaincy - truly thick guy.

T Curry starts at 7 or not at all from now on

Ewels is a club journeyman - donkey at this level, not enough ballast to enforce or ball carry, not enough athleticism to play an Itoje or Lawes role

Lawes is an impact sub , should never start at 6 again

Itoje poncing about the field with that stupid Asward haircut - another Saracens mercenary!

Young’s typically woeful

George was a bit pony too!

If Jones has any pride or humility he’d chuck the towel in now - ITS OVER!

Well that's a load of words just to say I hate Sarries!

At least three of those listed don’t actually play for Sarries but you might be onto something

[jngf]

Jones looks like he’s had a stroke in interview

[Buggaluggs]

Jones looks like he’s had a stroke in interview

He did predict it would be brutal

[p/d]

Well done France. Great to have you back

Cheers p/d

Where's you great secretary of an avatar ?

I would like to take credit for that but, alas, I believe the avatar belonged to Oakboy.

[jngf]

Quick thoughts:

Dumb ass Farrell using weather as an excuse ............

If Jones has any pride or humility he’d chuck the towel in now - ITS OVER!

Steady. If that game had been 90 mins instead of 80 Eng might have sneaked it. Injuries hurt your day. SH and FB were poor. Sort those two positions out and you'll be fine. Farrel probably needs a break. You should have grabbed Tompkins before we did!

Did you watch the same match as me just now - 6, 8, Ewels, Youngs ?

[Buggaluggs]

Quick thoughts:

Dumb ass Farrell using weather as an excuse ............

If Jones has any pride or humility he’d chuck the towel in now - ITS OVER!

Steady. If that game had been 90 mins instead of 80 Eng might have sneaked it. Injuries hurt your day. SH and FB were poor. Sort those two positions out and you'll be fine. Farrel probably needs a break. You should have grabbed Tompkins before we did!

Did you watch the same match as me just now - 6, 8, Ewels, Youngs ?

Fair enough. Curry is good, but not an 8. It's odd. Blues, Scarlets, Ospreys and Dragons. All would get (and have been) humped by the top 5-6 English clubs. And yet Eng don't seem able to distill the best of that into a team that should be far far better than Wales.

[Digby]

Curry I thought was okay as a player if not an 8, possibly the only one to earn a pass mark.

Shit selection, shit tactics, shit performance. Exactly how one weights those is a bit of a problem.

Congrats to France though, Dupont had a storming game

[francoisfou]

Just what the doctor ordered!!
Dick about with selection with no number 8 and a second row at 6 and an has-been at 9 and a captain who should be put out to grass.
The Scots must be rubbing their hands in eager anticipation!!

[Buggaluggs]

Indulgent. I'm watching Wales Italy again. Josh Adams and Jonny May on each wing for the Lions should be good to see.

[p/d]

Just rewatching the tries, staggered by all 5 English players - May the principle culprit - appealing to the ref as France played on for ‘player’ (eh) of the match to score his second try.

[p/d]

Indulgent. I'm watching Wales Italy again. Josh Adams and Jonny May on each wing for the Lions should be good to see.

Now, be honest, should they have gone upstairs for Adams’ third try?

[Buggaluggs]

Indulgent. I'm watching Wales Italy again. Josh Adams and Jonny May on each wing for the Lions should be good to see.

Now, be honest, should they have gone upstairs for Adams’ third try?

maybe

[francoisfou]

Now the positives! We've just witnessed the overdue renaissance of the French XV, and I for one, as an Englishman in France for many a year, am as pleased as punch! Don't get me wrong, I support England against whoever, but today they took a "fessée", or a spanking, and there's only one person responsible - Eddie, now's the time to think about your next job, cos your time's up at HQ! Sure, the match was brutal, as you had quite rightly said it would be, but when the boot's on the other foot, eh!!!!

[Epaminondas Pules]

Quick thoughts:

Dumb ass Farrell using weather as an excuse - beggars belief - Saracens crook! Not worthy of a regular test side let alone captaincy - truly thick guy.

T Curry starts at 7 or not at all from now on

Ewels is a club journeyman - donkey at this level, not enough ballast to enforce or ball carry, not enough athleticism to play an Itoje or Lawes role

Lawes is an impact sub , should never start at 6 again

Itoje poncing about the field with that stupid Asward haircut - another Saracens mercenary!

Young’s typically woeful

George was a bit pony too!

If Jones has any pride or humility he’d chuck the towel in now - ITS OVER!

Well that's a load of words just to say I hate Sarries!

And a little questionable in terms of Itoje comments!!!!!

[Oakboy]

Some days it just doesn't go your way. Eng aren't really this shit. They'll be ok.

Balanced comment, good stuff. Rugby always flatters the team on top

Conversely, two moments of brilliance by May meant that the score ended up flattering us. The performance by the team unit was horrendous, especially considering the amount of possession we had.

Perhaps, Jones's emphasis on physical beasting of the players in training would be best replaced by some intensive practise so that at least the simple things were done well.

Frankly, replacing one SH who had stuttered and showed himself to be well past usefulness with an older one who did everything even worse is really embarrassing.

In the 2nd half, Ford had a few superb kicks, generally played well and then got replaced, leaving Farrell on. If that is not clueless management, I shudder to think of what could be worse.

Oh, and Dombrandt looked superb for Harlequins today in the bit that I saw.

[Epaminondas Pules]

Annoying as fuck that. Mostly for me that we failed to execute in the 22 and failed to chance personnel when those starting were not cutting it.

Credit to Genge, LCD, Ludlam off the bench. Lawes standout by a mile. Curry, one scrum aside actually controlled quite well, but as a pack we were totally absent. Both scrum halves were poor, but equally we weren’t clearing the ruck well or providing options. Ford was poor as was Farrell and losing Manu really hurt us. Furbank, fair play came back well in the second half. Nothing spectacular but he seemed to realise he could actually play.

Jonny May outstanding in attack but it did take solo genius to get anything. Close to the line the forwards were utterly clueless.

People will pinpoint Lawes at 6 being a problem, but that doesn’t lose lineouts, that doesn’t cause brainfarts, that doesn’t cause the rest of the pack to shut off. That doesn’t cause your support and clearance to fail. It doesn’t cause your fly half to make bad decisions. It doesn’t cause your backs to drop ball after ball. That’s not selection it’s execution.

[Mr Mwenda]

Some days it just doesn't go your way. Eng aren't really this shit. They'll be ok.

Balanced comment, good stuff. Rugby always flatters the team on top

Conversely, two moments of brilliance by May meant that the score ended up flattering us. The performance by the team unit was horrendous, especially considering the amount of possession we had.

Perhaps, Jones's emphasis on physical beasting of the players in training would be best replaced by some intensive practise so that at least the simple things were done well.

Frankly, replacing one SH who had stuttered and showed himself to be well past usefulness with an older one who did everything even worse is really embarrassing.

In the 2nd half, Ford had a few superb kicks, generally played well and then got replaced, leaving Farrell on. If that is not clueless management, I shudder to think of what could be worse.

Oh, and Dombrandt looked superb for Harlequins today in the bit that I saw.

I'm more with epamidemus. Yes changes need to come but it's not as bad as it initially looked. Francey had a first half when virtually everything came off it felt. So it goes sometimes

[Oakboy]

I don't think there'll be a grand slam this year. BPs might be vital. That was soft from France to gift that to Eng at the end.

I’m on honeymoon at the moment so relying solely on what I’ve read, but it sounds to me as though:

Wales vs. Italy - Wales looking slick and more dynamic under Pivac with the caveat that Italy were dog$hit

Ireland vs. Scotland - bit of a cripple fight with neither team showing up well

France vs. England - France looking dangerous and securing a very good win, England clueless

Is that a fair summary?

Murrayfield next week is now a massive game for us. Hopefully we get back on track before facing Ireland and Wales at home.

France have Italy next so another win is highly likely. If it’s as convincing as Wales’ they’ll build some good momentum, but I’d still fancy Wales to win at home.

Congratulations, young man. You did well to miss today's game. It was poor.

[Oakboy]

Balanced comment, good stuff. Rugby always flatters the team on top

Conversely, two moments of brilliance by May meant that the score ended up flattering us. The performance by the team unit was horrendous, especially considering the amount of possession we had.

Perhaps, Jones's emphasis on physical beasting of the players in training would be best replaced by some intensive practise so that at least the simple things were done well.

Frankly, replacing one SH who had stuttered and showed himself to be well past usefulness with an older one who did everything even worse is really embarrassing.

In the 2nd half, Ford had a few superb kicks, generally played well and then got replaced, leaving Farrell on. If that is not clueless management, I shudder to think of what could be worse.

Oh, and Dombrandt looked superb for Harlequins today in the bit that I saw.

I'm more with epamidemus. Yes changes need to come but it's not as bad as it initially looked. Francey had a first half when virtually everything came off it felt. So it goes sometimes

Are you related to Eddie Jones, by any chance?