France (16) 26 / 24 (8) England (Final Score)
France and England did battle in the Six Nations tournamnt at
Stade de France, Paris at 19:00 SA Time (18:00 France Time, 17:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
France:
- Penalties – Jean-Marc Doussain (2), Maxime Machenaud (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Yoann Huget (2), Gael Fickou (1)
- Conversions – Maxime Machenaud (1)
England:
- Penalties – Owen Farrell (2), Alex Goode (1)
- Drop Goals – Danny Care (1)
- Tries – Mike Brown (1), Luther Burrell (1)
- Conversions – Owen Farrell (1)
Teams:
France: 15 Brice Dulin, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Maxime Medard, 10 Jules Plisson, 9 Jean-Marc Doussain, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Bernard Le Roux, 6 Yannick Nyanga, 5 Pascal Pape (Captain), 4 Alexandre Flanquart, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 1 Thomas Domingo.
Replacements: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski, 17 Yannick Forestier, 18 Rabah Slimani, 19 Yoann Maestri, 20 Antoine Burban, 21 Damien Chouly, 22 Maxime Machenaud, 23 Gael Fickou.
England: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Jack Nowell, 13 Luther Burrell, 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 11 Jonny May, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Danny Care, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Chris Robshaw (Captain), 6 Tom Wood, 5 Courtney Lawes, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Tom Youngs, 17 Mako Vunipola, 18 Henry Thomas, 19 Dave Attwood, 20 Ben Morgan, 21 Lee Dickson, 22 Brad Barritt, 23 Alex Goode.
Date: Saturday 1 February
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Kick-off: 19:00 SA Time (18:00 Fr Time, 17:00 GMT)
Predicted weather: 70% chance of rain, 30 kph wind, high of 11
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant Referees: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Stuart Berry (South Africa)
TMO: Jim Yuille (Scotland)
Lead goes out to 5 again
It’s been the Vunipola show today
Can France still steal this one?
I do not think France can come back and score a converted try, with 5 min left
Huge overlap this side
Tryyyyyyyyyyyyy France, Gael Fickou… under the sticks…. heeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaa
HE’s done it. Great try
France 26 / 24 England
There’s your 2 point lead
159 @ Just For Kicks:
Yip, watch them fark it up
…..and England fall apart
France scrum, 30 secs left
One good scrum, is all I ask
What a good match this has been. The rest of the 6N has a lot to live up to. Great way to start the competition
Scrum reset…
Good match. Really enjoyed that, even if I did want England to win. Well done France.
Cheers all. Catch up tomorrow
ag f”k ek sien Arno Botha is weer uit.
Final Score: France 26 / 24 England
Spot-on SuperBru pick for me for this game! Whoooopie!
See you tomoorow for the Ireland / Scotland game!
Allez les bleux.Impressed by forward play of both Souties and French.The French right wing (no 14) was terrific
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