12 Nov: RLWC2017 (Group A): England v France - Match Thread

[snapski]

Percy puts Grace in for a walk in try

Shenton puts Eden in for a walk in try. Specialist position, just pick the proper players.

against better opposition Batemen doesn’t score and gets ridiculed.

[londonrlfan]

France need better coaching and attitudes, because they should be better than this. 

[Man of Kent]

Oh dear. Soft one. Garcia

[Old Frightful]

Comeback on.

Sacre bleu!

[GeordieSaint]

Uffff... Tom Burgess went walkies there...

[Hvy wg]

Garcia MOTM

[Gerrumonside ref]

Poor defence.

[Man of Kent]

26-6 after 35. 

[londonrlfan]

1 minute ago, Griff9of13 said:

Even if it was against Australia?

 

Ah ha no. I just mean it doesn't look good for the sport, given how France have plenty of SL players. 

[Man of Kent]

McGillvary dropped kick punished. Tom Burgess went shopping at the dummy store and bought a biggun

[Wirral Warrior]

Burgess clocked off

 

[Mark S]

The French forwards look good, just no real direction and poor defence.

[Old Frightful]

So...the French put a high kick to Mcgillveray, he drops it and they score. 

Next time they kick to...Widdup?

[londonrlfan]

Navarette's looked pretty good. That's the type of player Catalans need to be building the team around. 

[Derwent]

Not wanting to take anything away from England but jeez France are awful.

[GeordieSaint]

Rather than a bomb, I'd like to see kicks into space from halfway; try and turn round the opposition...  try and trap them in goal - build pressure.

[JohnM]

5 minutes ago, Old Frightful said:

 

Sacre bleu!

Love it. Goes well with grapes and digestive biscuits. 

[Hvy wg]

1 minute ago, londonrlfan said:

Navarette's looked pretty good. That's the type of player Catalans need to be building the team around. 

A shame he only turns up against England just like Pelissier only turns up for the WC. 

[GeordieSaint]

Just now, GeordieSaint said:

Rather than a bomb, I'd like to see kicks into space from halfway; try and turn round the opposition...  try and trap them in goal - build pressure.

Not like that Brown kick though...

[chuffer]

brown imagining that he can kick again, wish someone would put him straight about that

[Futtocks]

France 6:26 England at HT

[Man of Kent]

Very good 40 minutes for England. 26-6 HT

[Forestgravy]

I don’t trust Wayne Bennett to pick the right team. Gale again not done a whole lot. Brown who I don’t particularly like has been better. Widdop better at fb. Centres v PNG should still be Bateman and Watkins ONLY because PNG hit hard and I fear Percival can be overpowered.

[bobbruce]

Think Percival has gone out with the intention of proving he isn't a weak link defensively. He's done a good job too. 

[londonrlfan]

1 minute ago, Hvy wg said:

A shame he only turns up against England just like Pelissier only turns up for the WC. 

It down to attitudes. The French players seem unmotivated, which is a shame, as they're talented.