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Nathan Sharpe (72)
this could just be Frog flair
I predicted a weaker France team and don't really expect them to worry if they win or lose this game, which means they will likely lose.
When are you off to the land of the long wide yawn? I see they are ridiculing france team for Saturday. Unbelievable, it’s actually pretty much full strength , as not much between Servat and Szarzewski, Mas is injured, and Parra is super confident player and in form vs Trinh Duc… I think they will put on a good show, before succumbing by a couple of points. That Peter Bills is a W****r… apparently , according to him, they’ve thrown this game with a bunch of no hopers starting…. Yeah, 14 of the 22 have beaten NZ and 6 of them twice for good measure
Sounds familiar matt! Could the kiwis be taking the French lightly? After RWC2007 probably not..
Wallabies must have lost this week so everyone is finding a chance to have a crack at NZ about anything.
If you really want to know what the Abs think, check out steve hansen comments about 'a strong french side'
Besides, it isn't really a B team... Clerc, Medard, Mermoz, Rougerie wouldn't be there if it was. They seem to base their comments on Parra being given the 10 jersey, although he has played 99% of his professional rugby at scrum half.
But guys, don't you understand ? That's just what our coach, Marc Lievremont, do. Yours don't use his bench early enough, ours shuffle the cards before every game. We've had something like 20 center pairings in 4 years. Scrum / Fly Half combinations must not be far off. Yachvilli Parra is just the new one in town. Big deal ! We're used to it.
Lievremont = genius of the game.
Wallabies must have lost this week so everyone is finding a chance to have a crack at NZ about anything.
If you really want to know what the Abs think, check out steve hansen comments about 'a strong french side'
Face it, anything could happen Sat.
attila tells me 14 of this french squad have won in NZ and 6 of them twice
could be a cracker
Could be, but it wont. What chance would the Wallabies have if Burgess was selected to play at 10 against Dan Carter? If simply wouldn't really matter who you picked up front to toil away to secure ball. Essentially, that's what France have done.
I think this is the real problem for the All Blacks.
Again they are going to cruise through their pool and not get any serious matches until the knockout rounds.
And then they will play a side who has had some hard tests and is prepared to play knockout rugby.