John Drake Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Discuss Samoa v France here. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBranger Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Could be the best game of the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 30 minutes ago, UBranger said: Could be the best game of the weekend. Would that be because you consider Samoa not to be as good as expected or France are better than expected? I think that Samoa will come back very strongly and I am afraid that France will suffer for it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jparrish Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 I'd love to see an upset Would be great for French rugby league and the tournament to surprise us all and get a win. But I feel Samoa were heavily stung by the opening loss and will lash out heavily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StandOffHalf Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Allez les Bleus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayCee Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 They have met three times in WCs and Samoa have won all three. My blog: https://rugbyl.blogspot.co.nz/ It takes wisdom to know when a discussion has run its course. It takes reasonableness to end that discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyRoosters Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 France fairly comfortably, they look a lot stronger than the Samoans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 If France turn up like they did against England they will give themselves more than a chance to win this game. Kick long to turn them around, avoid giving away 6 agains as much as possible and this is a game France can win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 5 hours ago, RayCee said: They have met three times in WCs and Samoa have won all three. The most recent in 2013 no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB90 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 51 minutes ago, SydneyRoosters said: France fairly comfortably, they look a lot stronger than the Samoans Most betting lines are giving Samoa a 30 point head start. I’d be putting my mortgage on France +30 if I were that confident! In saying that you got the England/Samoa game spot on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB90 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Samoa 34 to 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyRoosters Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 19 minutes ago, AB90 said: Most betting lines are giving Samoa a 30 point head start. I’d be putting my mortgage on France +30 if I were that confident! In saying that you got the England/Samoa game spot on! After a lot of analysis I back the French. My prediction comes down to a lot of things but to summarise it take look at the Set completion for both Nations. Last week Samoa Completed 65% of there sets against Greece Whilst France Completed 90% AGAINST ENGLAND. I think it will make the difference and France win in good fashion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyRoosters Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 France 22-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyRoosters Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Samoa will come into this game aggressively with a point to prove, but that’s Samoa’s problem, they’ll simply make too many mistakes and an incrediblely structured and cohesive team like France will punish them for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StandOffHalf Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 France 28-16 I'm backing Gigot to have a big game. Dezaria and Sangaré are going to be fun to see in their tussle with their Samoan counterparts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) Samoa will better the 24 points difference that England posted against France. Edited October 27, 2022 by Harry Stottle 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBronco Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Really looking forward to this one. France can definitely win it. They need to be solid in defense, not giving away easy ground, put real pressure on Samoa with their kicking and clinical when close to the line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireBull Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 If France win would be amazing. Expect Samoa to blow them away and France to target a quarter final in 2025 as growth before consistently expecting quarter finals. If they don’t win that’s just one Euro nation in last 8 and as much as i like to slag the NRL it will be clear the RFL is a victim of their own failure to get more European nations competitive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyRoosters Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, ShropshireBull said: If France win would be amazing. Expect Samoa to blow them away and France to target a quarter final in 2025 as growth before consistently expecting quarter finals. If they don’t win that’s just one Euro nation in last 8 and as much as i like to slag the NRL it will be clear the RFL is a victim of their own failure to get more European nations competitive If Samoa do win they definitely won’t play them away, it will be close until the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronicler of Chiswick Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 France by 6. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 I suspect there's a lot of wishful thinking on this thread. Can't see how France score enough points against such a superior pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyRoosters Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 34 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: I suspect there's a lot of wishful thinking on this thread. Can't see how France score enough points against such a superior pack. Samoa have shown there pack is weak, they tire out very quickly and we’re bullied by the English. Against England Samoa’s middle (4 Props and Lock) made 307 Metres compared France who’s made 394. Overall run Metres would be won comfortably by France but Samoa made a Linebreak every set against Greece so it changed the stat a lot. But contrary to believe overall Samoa look really poor in the middle and the stats show that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Wiganer Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 If I were betting on it with Samoa +30, I would back France. Both have played England. Samoa fell apart at the seams - if they haven’t been focussed in training, and having too many kebabs then they might improve, but if they have been less than 100% professional, they will struggle. France showed resilience and skill against England, having been caught slow out of the blocks. From 20 minutes in it was 24-18 iirc, with an interception, and a generous interpretation of the forward pass rule counting for 12 of those points. As for the NRL/non NRL comparisons, England have shown as they always do, that SL produces great players. France and Wales have both played well so far. There’s a lot to like about NH league. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Samoa by 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Watt Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Samoa will be far too strong for France and will win comfortably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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