Australia v. France 10 Nov 2012 Stade de France, Paris

[Hugh Jarse]

Robinson has come off early. Has Deans forgotten he has an extra prop reserve?

Turns out to be a Blood Bin replacement. #1 Robbo is back on after being patched up.

 

[fatprop]

Have I missed a change in the Laws? That scrum also went past the 90, it should be re-set with an Oz put in.

We stood up

 

[fatprop]

We are losing up front pretty badly

 

[ACT Crusader]

Scoreboard pressure....

Crowd loves this stuff. France have come to use the ball though. Plenty of offloads

 

[maxdacat]

Pretty bloody ordinary from Oz.

 

[Mr Doug]

Camera-work is poor, we get spoit by Aus and NZ coverage.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Dennis held back, fucking rubbish.

Apparently Owens is the best ref in the world atm.

I think Owens was loooking to the AR to call it back - but he's probably from outer Mongolia, happy to get a gig, and its his first time in the big smoke so he isn't going to call that back

 

[Chunderstruck]

Well France definitely turned up to play, like everyone expected.

Wallabies looking jittery and trying to force quick play. I have a bad feeling about this game looks like a long way back from here..

 

[qwerty51]

Camera-work is poor, we get spoit by Aus and NZ coverage.

I don't get it, Top 14 aren't this bad...

 

[Bruce Ross]

"I thought it was a fast start by both teams." Matthew Burke, demonstrating yet again you have to have played Super Rugby to appreciate the subtleties of the game.
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[fatprop]

Pretty bloody ordinary from Oz.

Pretty good from France though, they are very combative at the breakdown and are giving Phipps shit, pressured ball

 

[bryce]

Very ordinary. There was a good phase there for a few minutes, but we just didn't capitalise. Apart from that very, very ordinary. Special mention to the honey badger. That bloke always looks like he's playing his guts out

 

[Hugh Jarse]

1/2 time stats on Fox: Missed Tackles Aus 18 Frogge 5.

Says a lot.

 

[qwerty51]

Body position at mauls is way too high. Not seeing a good enough leg drive in attack either

 

[Inside Shoulder]

"I thought it was a fast start by both teams." Matthew Burke, demonstrating yet again you have to have played Super Rugby to appreciate the subtleties of the game.
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I agree that the word to describe it starts with an "F".
We looked exhausted after 25 minutes.
Froggy defence out wide is shite but the slow service inside gives us few options by the time it gest out there.
Tapuai looks lost and Harris is having a crock - other than his kicks.
Tapuai has to hold his width against this rush defence and resist the temptation to switch back inside KB (Kurtley Beale) or whoever.
We will need to be v. good to bag this one.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Tapuai is looking lost 'cause the pill is not getting anywhere near him.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Bruce Ross As lucky as you are watching on Ch10 and enjoying Mr Burkes pearls of wisdom, we are stuck with Rugby Luminary Marto on Fox for oranges comments.

Marto is doing a Movember. Even harder to take him seriously.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Tapuai is looking lost 'cause the pill is not getting anywhere near him.

Except that when KB (Kurtley Beale) made a half break he was on the switch...and KB (Kurtley Beale)'s angle was so shallow they never crossed.
I accept that playing outside this backline at 13 you would, more often than not, be needing to come back inside unless you wanted to meet the family in row D

 

[Mr Doug]

On 10, "guest-commentator", Tom Waterhouse, is getting more air-time than Matty Burke!!

 

[Bruce Ross]

"I think Cliffy Palu might last another 5 minutes and then bring the . . . the back row on." Matthew Burke again, this time demonstrating that it doesn't help to have played Super Rugby if you don't know who's on the bench.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Bruce Ross As lucky as you are watching on Ch10 and enjoying Mr Burkes pearls of wisdom, we are stuck with Rugby Luminary Marto on Fox for oranges comments.

Marto is doing a Movember. Even harder to take him seriously.

I've only heard Horan and Tug Boat