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brain dump France v Uruguay ...
French 2nd string eventually beat a gutsy but fundamentally ineffectual Uruguayan team.
Shaun Edwards wont be happy with the line breaks.
Uruguay's set piece was way below any use. Scrum was soundly beaten the entire game, and it was only the French scrum's own stupidity that didn't see them fully dominate entirely. Uruguay's lineout had only one working option - throw to the front... but that stymied any next phase of anything meaningful.
Can't see France putting out such a 2nd string side against Namibia. Italy will see them field a pretty full 1st team squad.
Moments of controversy :
*The yellow card. would have been red on another day, or even not even spotted. Whatever
* the collapsed maul <5m from the try line, no YC. And this immediately after a previous PK as well. Whatever
* the kick-through the maul. deliberate kick or ricochet off a shin in a highly dynamic situation? Whatever.
Good game for the neutral. I enjoyed it.
French 2nd string eventually beat a gutsy but fundamentally ineffectual Uruguayan team.
Shaun Edwards wont be happy with the line breaks.
Uruguay's set piece was way below any use. Scrum was soundly beaten the entire game, and it was only the French scrum's own stupidity that didn't see them fully dominate entirely. Uruguay's lineout had only one working option - throw to the front... but that stymied any next phase of anything meaningful.
Can't see France putting out such a 2nd string side against Namibia. Italy will see them field a pretty full 1st team squad.
Moments of controversy :
*The yellow card. would have been red on another day, or even not even spotted. Whatever
* the collapsed maul <5m from the try line, no YC. And this immediately after a previous PK as well. Whatever
* the kick-through the maul. deliberate kick or ricochet off a shin in a highly dynamic situation? Whatever.
Good game for the neutral. I enjoyed it.