France (19) 46 / Canada (10) 19 (Final Score)

France and Canada did battle in Napier at 10:30 SA Time (20:30 NZ Time).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.

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Brave Canada gave France a torrent time till the 70th minute, then the French machine clicked into gear with a few quick tries, earning France the bonus point for tries after full time.

Scorers:

France:

• Penalties – Morgan Parra (5)
• Drop Goals – Francois Trinh-Duc (1)
• Tries – Vincent Clerc (3), Damien Trialle (1)
  
• Conversions – Morgan Parra (4)

Canada:

• Penalties – James Prichard (2)
• Drop Goals – Ander Monro (2)
• Tries – Ryan Smith (1)
• Conversions – James Prichard (1)

Teams:

France: 15 Damien Traille, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 David Marty, 12 Maxime Mermoz, 11 Aurelien Rougerie (captain), 10 Francois Trinh-Duc, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Julien Bonnaire, 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo, 5 Romain Millo-Chluski, 4 Pascal Pape, 3 Luc Ducalcon, 2 William Servat, 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux.
Replacements: 16 Guilhem Guirado, 17 Fabien Barcella, 18 Julien Pierre, 19 Imanol Harinordoquy, 20 Dimitri Yachvili, 21 Fabrice Estebanez, 22 Maxime Medard.

Canada: 15 James Pritchard, 14 Ciaran Hearn, 13 DTH van der Merwe, 12 Ryan Smith, 11 Phil Mackenzie, 10 Ander Monro, 9 Ed Fairhurst, 8 Aaron Carpenter, 7 Chauncey O’Toole, 6 Adam Kleeberger, 5 Jamie Cudmore, 4 Jebb Sinclair, 3 Jason Marshall, 2 Pat Riordan (captain), 1 Hubert Buydens.
Replacements: 16 Ryan Hamilton, 17 Scott Franklin, 18 Tyler Hotson, 19 Nanyak Dala, 20 Sean White, 21 Nathan Hirayama, 22 Conor Trainor.

Date: Sunday 18 September
Venue: McLean Park, Napier
Kick-off: 10:30 SA Time (20:30 NZ Time)
Expected weather: Showers expected with a high of 15°C and a low of 6°C.
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
TMO: Matt Goddard (Australia)