All Blacks (19) 37 / France (3) 17 (Final Score)
The New Zealand All Blacks hosted France at Eden Park, Auckland 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 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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After a strong France start, the All Blacks had a purple patch, where they scored 3 quick tries and from then on France was always just chasing the game.
5 Tries to 2 for the All Blacks.
Scorers:
All Blacks:
- Penalties – Dan Carter (1)
- Drop Goals – Dan Carter (1)
- Tries – Adam Thompson (1), Cory Jane (1), Israel Dagg (2), Sonny Bill Williams (1)
- Conversions – Dan Carter (3)
France:
- Penalties – Dimitri Yachvili (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Maxime Mermoz (1), Francois Trinh-Duc (1)
- Conversions – Dimitri Yachvili (2)
Teams:
New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Richard Kahui, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Adam Thomson, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Andrew Hore, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Ali Williams, 19 Anthony Boric, 20 Andy Ellis, 21 Colin Slade, 22 Sonny Bill Williams.
France: 15 Damien Traille, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 Aurélien Rougerie, 12 Maxime Mermoz, 11 Maxime Médard, 10 Morgan Parra, 9 Dimitri Yachvili, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Julien Bonnaire, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (captain), 5 Lionel Nallet, 4 Pascal Papé, 3 Luc Ducalcon, 2 Dimitri Szarzewski, 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux.
Replacements: 16 William Servat, 17 Fabien Barcella, 18 Julien Pierre, 19 Imanol Harinordoquy, 20 François Trinh-Duc, 21 Fabrice Estebanez, 22 Cédric Heymans.
Date: Saturday 24 September 2011
Kick-off: 10:30 SA Time (20:30 NZ Time)
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
Expected weather conditions: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain later and a high of 17°C, dropping to 12°C. The northwesterly will be light but freshening. It should be great weather for rugby.
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
All Blacks immediately on atack and Dagg scores… bonus point
All Blacks 26 / 3
looks like the french committing more players to rucks, they need to if they want to hold onto the ball
Neewat, die Franse kak vandag… sulke groot wille bolle
@ grootblousmile:
You have mail.
Penalty All Blacks, they opt to go for goal
All Blacks 29 / 3
Carter strikes
125 @ Loosehead:
Saw and answered, thanks
Handy to have a ref who speaks English and French
All Blacks hard on attack again… 10m out
Easy penalty All Blacks, but they want to scrum
Scrum goes up… reset
Penalty France, not released by Kahui.
Servat on for Szarzewski
Hak, hak die Haane is kak!
Intercept try by Mermoz, the French inside center
TRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY FROGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGIES!
All Blacks 29 / 10
Is this the start of the choke?
Bollocks, customers, no wife, have to go and do a wine tasting, see you all later
Penalty Frogs, from a scrum
Methinks that Nonu is overrated.
Skew throw by France in the lineout
All Blacks playing the percentages now…
Drop Kick by Carter… over she goes
All Blacks 32 / 10
Useless bloody garlic munching, Gauloises smoking surrender monkeys.
So the quarters are looking like this:
Ireland/Wales
England/France
Boks/Wallabies
ABs/Scots or Arg.
Jeepers it is a walk in the park for ABs until they face either Boks or Wallabies in the semi.
Toughest quarter is Boks/Wallabies. Unless Italy can pull of a miracle against Ireland. Doubt it see their hooker is injured and out of the world.
Forward pass by France… and yes, it was forward
148 @ Puma:
Yip, the Wallabies flokked it all up by losing to Ireland!
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