Super Saturday, Game 3: England v France

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ENGLAND v FRANCE
Saturday 21 March 2015
KO: 17:00
Twickenham Stadium

Referee: Steve Walsh (ARU)
AR1: John Lacey (IRFU)
AR2: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
TMO: Ben Skeen (NZR)

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A. Teams

ENGLAND
 
15. Mike Brown (Harlequins, 36 caps)
14. Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 8 caps)
13. Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby, 10 caps)
12. Luther Burrell (Northampton Saints, 11 caps)
11. Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 7 caps)
10. George Ford (Bath Rugby, 10 caps)
09. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 46 caps)

01. Joe Marler (Harlequins, 30 caps)
02. Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints, 65 caps)
03. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 49 caps)
04. Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers, 22 caps)
05. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 37 caps)
06. James Haskell (Wasps, 57 caps)
07. Chris Robshaw (captain, Harlequins, 36 caps)
08. Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 16 caps)

16. Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 21 caps)
17. Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 19 caps)
18. Kieran Brookes (Newcastle Falcons, 9 caps)
19. Nick Easter (Harlequins, 50 caps)
20. Tom Wood (Northampton Saints, 35 caps)
21. Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens, 20 caps)
22. Danny Cipriani (Sale Sharks, 11 caps)
23. Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby, 19 caps)

FRANCE

15 Scott Spedding, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Gaël Fickou, 12 Maxime Mermoz, 11 Noa Nakaitaci, 10 Jules Plisson, 9 Sébastian Tillous-Borde, 8 Loann Goujon, 7 Bernard le Roux, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c), 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Alexandre Flanquart, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Guilhem Guirado, 1 Vincent Debaty.

Replacements: 16 Benjamin Kayser, 17 Rabah Slimani, 18 Uini Atonio, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Damien Chouly, 21 Rory Kockott, 22 Rémi Talès, 23 Mathieu Bastareaud.

B. Head to Head

85 Played 85

45 Wins 33

33 Losses 45

7 Draws 7

147 Tries 135

78 Conversions 77

151 Penalties 90

22 Drop Goals 33

1,218 Points 1,036

i dont think we'll see anymore tries for ENgland. Congratulations Ireland

youngs t. that lineout has cost us.

nathan wrote:everyone looks knackered now

Owens especially

Whatever happens, this has been one of the best rugby weekends ever. Perfect end with this match.

At least let's just beat Wales!!!!

quinsforever wrote:youngs t. that lineout has cost us.

lol, knew it. The throw was fine, the timing wasnt which is also the fault of the jumper. But nice to get the stereotypical rubbish spouted again

are we ever going to see a yellow? owens has to do something

Nachos Jones_1 wrote:Whatever happens, this has been one of the best rugby weekends ever. Perfect end with this match.

It's like eating bacon for every meal. Sure, it's great, but how much if that can your heart take?

Come on!

nathan wrote:

quinsforever wrote:youngs t. that lineout has cost us.

lol, knew it. The throw was fine, the timing wasnt which is also the fault of the jumper. But nice to get the stereotypical rubbish spouted again

sorry, yes should have said no tigers player can do any wrong before i posted. you need to stop being so defensive. i criticise robshaw as freely as youngs. get over your club allegiance. they are playing in white.

1 more converted try if this goes over

Oh dear god. How many tries do you wanna see in a day

I have to praise Nowell he's making that position his own

quinsforever wrote:

nathan wrote:

quinsforever wrote:youngs t. that lineout has cost us.

lol, knew it. The throw was fine, the timing wasnt which is also the fault of the jumper. But nice to get the stereotypical rubbish spouted again

sorry, yes should have said no tigers player can do any wrong before i posted. you need to stop being so defensive. i criticise robshaw as freely as youngs. get over your club allegiance. they are playing in white.

sorry. angryman post.

Supports getting value for money

Last 5 might be fun

to paraphrase jiffy..."it's on boys"

quinsforever wrote:

nathan wrote:

quinsforever wrote:youngs t. that lineout has cost us.

lol, knew it. The throw was fine, the timing wasnt which is also the fault of the jumper. But nice to get the stereotypical rubbish spouted again

sorry, yes should have said no tigers player can do any wrong before i posted. you need to stop being so defensive. i criticise robshaw as freely as youngs. get over your club allegiance. they are playing in white.

I dont care who they play for, just annoys me when people dont understand what makes a lineout work and they always thinks its the hookers fault.

Like last week the lineout wasnt great, but it wasnt completely his fault

nathan wrote:

quinsforever wrote:

nathan wrote:

quinsforever wrote:youngs t. that lineout has cost us.

lol, knew it. The throw was fine, the timing wasnt which is also the fault of the jumper. But nice to get the stereotypical rubbish spouted again

sorry, yes should have said no tigers player can do any wrong before i posted. you need to stop being so defensive. i criticise robshaw as freely as youngs. get over your club allegiance. they are playing in white.

I dont care who they play for, just annoys me when people dont understand what makes a lineout work and they always thinks its the hookers fault.

Like last week the lineout wasnt great, but it wasnt completely his fault

i know. sorry. shouldnt have posted. was just feeling frustrated.

Oh Cips

I've never wanted to see a bunch of scrum resets so badly in my entire life

Knock-on surely

What a flamin game. 6 nations day at its best .. ...

french players were so offside there it was ridiculous

They've got 2 tightheads on at prop, come on Brookes

quinsforever wrote:

nathan wrote:

quinsforever wrote:

nathan wrote:

quinsforever wrote:youngs t. that lineout has cost us.

lol, knew it. The throw was fine, the timing wasnt which is also the fault of the jumper. But nice to get the stereotypical rubbish spouted again

sorry, yes should have said no tigers player can do any wrong before i posted. you need to stop being so defensive. i criticise robshaw as freely as youngs. get over your club allegiance. they are playing in white.

I dont care who they play for, just annoys me when people dont understand what makes a lineout work and they always thinks its the hookers fault.

Like last week the lineout wasnt great, but it wasnt completely his fault

i know. sorry. shouldnt have posted. was just feeling frustrated.

i know the feeling, dont worry

And they know it, Debaty back on

Cheeky buggers

MOTM is a no Brainer mainly thanks to poor defence.

Valiant effort from England. The most ludicrous Test match I've seen in the Six Nations.

Four out of five, and second place, for four years in a row!

COME ON

Owens giving everything to England.

Mental game but the missed oppurtunities last week and the soft tries conceded today have ultimately cost England. Hey ho...

Oh my god

FRANCE TAP AND GO. YOU MOTHERLESS FECKERS!!

Well done Ireland

man sausage up by owens, France clearly took it down

OH my god, JEEZ

DAMN!!!!!!!

Brilliant by England

Congratulations Ireland

Notch wrote:Oh my god

FRANCE TAP AND GO. YOU MOTHERLESS FECKERS!!

Congratulations ireland, enjoy it! back to back

What a game. Well done Ireland on the title.

Feck me. What a day.

Okay, so who had 55-35 in the Six Nations Prediction Contest?

Holy feck, that was a defo penalty try there. Owens oofed up there but I am not complaining, IRELAND 6N CHAMPIONS.

Well done England though, one hell of a game

What the hell was the decision at the end

Congrats Ireland, best team of the tournament

I need a stiff drink or 5

really think we should of had a penalty try at the end for france taking it down

Well done Ireland.

After they beat England, I'm glad it was them who won the title.

LeinsterFan4life wrote:Owens giving everything to England.

Grow up.

Notch wrote:Oh my god

FRANCE TAP AND GO. YOU MOTHERLESS FECKERS!!

Funny how the French were giving it a go but the South African kicks it out.

Well done Ireland. Two years running.

Well done Haskell. Unfortunately shown he hasn't really changed and is still prone to brain farts.

What a last weekend. Wales-Ireland was an amazing game, but every game this weekend was just as good.

Well done Ireland.

From England perspective, we've learnt a lot about some of our players.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.. What a game, why rugby remains the greatest sport in the world.

amazing match. great effort england.

great weekend.

for me, that maul got collapsed, but hey ho, owens hasnt given much all game to either side.