Poms paste French flops
15 Mar 2009
France produced a disappointing performance in going down 34-10 to England at Twickenham.
The English press will hail their team as world-beaters, but in truth they were just better than the awful French – which wasn’t very difficult.
Prop Sylvain Marconnet stirred things up on the eve of the Test when he said he “hates” the English, but if this is true it wasn’t evident in his or any of his team-mates’ action.
There was no intensity from the French, while the English were their usual passionate selves.
The visitors were repeatedly penalised at scrum-time and their ill discipline spread to other areas of the game.
England dominated at breakdown, which thwarted most French attacks and also set up their third and fourth tries.
The English were willing to have a go from within their own half on a clear Spring day in London, but surprisingly the French adopted a one-dimensional direct approach.
Wing Mark Cueto opened the scoring after a break from Riki Flutey, while in the following try the roles were reversed as Cueto turned provider for Flutey to hand the hosts a 17-0 lead after 23 minutes.
Two turnovers resulted in a couple of tries in the last five minutes before the break, with Delon Armitage and Joe Worsley easing over (29-0).
The French won the second half 10-5, but England were cantering by that stage.
The hosts capitalised on another French mistake straight after half-time when they countered from their own 22 with Flutey claiming his second.
Hooker Dimitri Szarzewski flopped over to get the French on the scoreboard and then winger Julien Malzieu scored, but all it did was add a degree of respectability to the scoreline.
By Grant Ball
342 Comments
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15 Mar 2009, 22:47 pm
#293 TASSIES: You should have been with me last night…Boys Night at the Museum (Single night somewhere in Hertford) Blonde fossils mate
15 Mar 2009, 22:47 pm
#285 grant10: perhaps De Waal or Pretorius?
15 Mar 2009, 22:48 pm
#299 TASSIES: wow…i was cooking boerewors…turks luv it !!!!!
15 Mar 2009, 22:48 pm
Fkit.. I rule again….and that was accidental
15 Mar 2009, 22:49 pm
#298 grant10: Wierd times? You may have to mail me about that!!
15 Mar 2009, 22:50 pm
#302 Big Hit: you would luv that wouldnt you …LOL
15 Mar 2009, 22:51 pm
#301 Cuito Carnivale: damn…now i am a bit jealous too!!
15 Mar 2009, 22:51 pm
#299 TASSIES: Well being married to a Welsh rugby supporter it was MY moment today lol.
Fancy you thinking of Cotswold Carol as you did your barbie!!
15 Mar 2009, 22:52 pm
#307 grant10: Nothing like a “Blonde Fossil” Hehehehe
15 Mar 2009, 22:53 pm
#305 carol: all crazy and mixed up….excess is a strange thing…you right …not for cyberspace consumption!!
15 Mar 2009, 22:53 pm
#294 grant10: yes I’d agree blondes are extrodinarily good on the eye. But they have their moments. Best just to look and enjoy. Brunettes not too shabby either, have to say. Can’t say Im fussy mate.
15 Mar 2009, 22:54 pm
#309 carol: what is the pom meaning of a fossil?
15 Mar 2009, 22:54 pm
#301 Cuito Carnivale: Somewhere near Kings Langley? Hemel???
15 Mar 2009, 22:55 pm
#307 grant10: No mate, don’t be lol…Fkit…Never had so many blondes coming onto me and still wishing I was at home with nice bum
15 Mar 2009, 22:55 pm
#311 TASSIES: LOL…1 of the great 3 loves of my life was a black haired,green eyed italian saffa angel….
15 Mar 2009, 22:57 pm
#308 carol: Carol, with respect, its not a ‘barbie’ sweetness. We ‘brraaaai’. Never barbie.
15 Mar 2009, 22:57 pm
#314 Cuito Carnivale: well mte you turned the corner then….i was at a funeral thursday of a mate,,,,hadnt seen the ex for 18 months…a hot blonde my man…there we were face to face….weird mate….i am surprised the richter scale didnt measure the heat…
15 Mar 2009, 22:58 pm
#313 TASSIES: Miles away…Hertford Heath somewhere…I wasn’t driving…and I don’t need to know where I was…once in a blue moon thing
15 Mar 2009, 22:58 pm
#316 TASSIES: braai is the greatest my man….barbie se gat man!!!
15 Mar 2009, 23:01 pm
#312 grant10: Pre historic rock!! What does it mean to you?
15 Mar 2009, 23:02 pm
#318 Cuito Carnivale: enjoy my man…nothing wrong with testing the market value evry now and then….a couple of mates and i used to go on a Hogs evening once a month …i am 46 , mates 48 and 50…i promise we had so much fun….but jeez we were happy to crawl home to the sanctity of our women…till the next time …LOL
15 Mar 2009, 23:02 pm
#306 grant10:
15 Mar 2009, 23:02 pm
#316 TASSIES: Oooppsss bit of a slip up there!! Beg your pardon!
15 Mar 2009, 23:03 pm
#320 carol: thats what i thought!!
15 Mar 2009, 23:06 pm
#315 grant10: nothing wrong with them either.
15 Mar 2009, 23:07 pm
time to hit the sack….Great win Eng…France…what can i say …get a bloody backbone Frogs!! Outta here….princess…cheers …xx tassies…cc …big hit, have special and gifted weeks..
15 Mar 2009, 23:07 pm
#317 grant10: Had a bit of a coincidence myself last week…My ex who I split up with last year…bumped into me at the station…I was working late..We only chatted for 3minutes…it was a bit uneasy…My missus asked me why I was late…I told her part of the truth because the whole truth would just be stupid…3minutes would have been interpreted as one hour
15 Mar 2009, 23:08 pm
#321 grant10: Hogs night, sounds grim!!
15 Mar 2009, 23:08 pm
#318 Cuito Carnivale: OK. Figured Hertford = Hertfordshire = Hemel Hemstead = Kings L etc. No worry.
15 Mar 2009, 23:11 pm
#326 grant10: Gorgeous, sleep well and have a great week. Catch up soon ***
I’m outtta here too…..
15 Mar 2009, 23:12 pm
#329 TASSIES: See you again soon I hope XX
Night all..
15 Mar 2009, 23:12 pm
Goodnight all, Superbru was a war this weekend, i only had 3 right and not even near. But only dropped 2 places on the ladder. Enjoy your blogging see again later.
And Keo please no Bulls threads this week, we fare better when we are forgotten.
15 Mar 2009, 23:13 pm
#326 grant10: Cheers mate…go easy on blonde
15 Mar 2009, 23:15 pm
Ok lights out….cash in all Extra Keo $$’s at the door. Cheesr all
15 Mar 2009, 23:15 pm
#328 carol: Hey Carol, we’ll chat again some other time. Been awfully busy this year but will pop in on a more regular basis again in future. Missed banter with yours, G10, Soda, Coach, Rob, GB, Skop and others. Sleep tight on that win.
16 Mar 2009, 13:37 pm
if Marconnet said he “hates” the English prior to this match, this was similar to the genius Wayne Rooney saying he “hates Liverpool” prior to ManUs match vs Liverpool on the w/e (ManU 1 L’Pool 4)…..sport has a wonderful way of teaching lessons that cant be learnt anywhere else.
England were awesome for that 1st 30mins, credit where credits due. Pleased for Johnno too, and hopefully this means we dont have to sight Clive the Jive anywhere near the team again, he lurks like a bad smell.
The UK press will be horrible but, then, when arent they ?
16 Mar 2009, 22:26 pm
#173 Big Hit:
Ahaha,is this the same team thats been building since 2003 after RWC.
Its good to see England back in the wins cos everytime England lose we dont see you on here,we love your post Big Hit.Hence why i have only seen you on here 3 times in the last 3 months.
16 Mar 2009, 22:29 pm
#177 Big Hit:
Why,isnt France rebuilding.Remember you telling us Kiwis not to worry about wins in between RWC cos all the teams we play are rebuilding so is not there full strngth team,does that mean the same with England when they beat a team??
16 Mar 2009, 23:53 pm
#336 BlackPanther: yes sport does have a wonderful way of teaching lessons, perhaps all the Kiwis will think this time before opening their mouths about winning the next world cup. Probably not though, we’ll have to listen to the same **** all over again followed by the inevitable choke when everyone gets surprised about their mediocre side getting dumped out.
17 Mar 2009, 00:33 am
#339 Big Hit:
That mediocre side that you have yet to beat in what 5 years!
Its amazing that a mediocre team can stay #1 for so many years.The current RWC holders just managed to beat this mediocre team in NZ,and that was the first time in 10 years SA have won in NZ.And still NZ wins the tri nations and hammers all comer in the NH,not even letting a try get scored against them.Thing is you watch mediocre teams every week,6 nations is running right? Look at England,cant say they are a great team
17 Mar 2009, 00:58 am
#340 Hurricane: bottom line is, NZ are a consistent side but others step it up come World Cup time on the big stage and NZ fall away, the quality just isn’t there.
17 Mar 2009, 02:24 am
#341 Big Hit:
Most teams step it up against NZ,look at what France does to us.
Big Hit you seem to forget that NZ and England have won a RWC each,so looks like both teams dont step up when needed.
Your posts are quite amusing,NZ a mediocre team and the quality is just not there.I wonder how many ABs last year would make the English team of last year? I reckon 80% of the ABs would be picked to play for England,even Hurricane throw aways are getting picked for England and now even maybe the Lions
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