France flay Samoa

France flay Samoa

21 Nov 2009

A first half blitz was good enough to ensure France defeated Samoa 43-5 in Paris.

Les Tricolores made 12 changes to the team that defeated the Springboks, but their second-stringers produced a seven-try effort.

They went into a 21-0 lead after 15 minutes, and the game was effectively over as a contest. The Samoans weren’t helped by their disorganised defence and poor goal-kicking as they missed three easy penalties, but the last two tries of the half came down to poor officiating.

The TMO surprisingly awarded a try from a drive where the ball, and the supposed player who had grounded it, were out of sight. Referee Dave Pearson then missed a clear knock-on in the lead up to debutant winger Benjamin Fall’s try that ensured France went into the break 33-0 up.

The French took 20 minutes to get back into their stride in the second half, but then flyhalf Francois Trinh-Duc claimed a brace. Samoa eventually got on the scoreboard after 70 minutes through replacement lock Joe Tekori.


12 Comments

  • 1.Delek: Reply to this comment
    21 Nov 2009, 21:11 pm

    Gaulic dragons………….

  • 2.Jacques Snyman Website Design: Reply to this comment
    21 Nov 2009, 21:25 pm

    They are going to donner NZ next weekend…..

  • 3.WP_: Reply to this comment
    21 Nov 2009, 21:33 pm

    Shame poor Samoans… At least they scored a try! :)

    France will beat NZ next week!

  • 4.bokfan1: Reply to this comment
    21 Nov 2009, 22:02 pm

    #3 WP_: I hope they will!

  • 5.The Bill: Reply to this comment
    21 Nov 2009, 23:03 pm

    Never saw the game but that pisses me off if the TMO got that wrong. There is no excuse at all. It is time the IRB sorted this out. One single person should be in HQ watching all the games (timing permitted) to make all the decisions. Either that or they need tv’s on the side of the field so the on field ref can make the decision.

  • 6.TheTackler: Reply to this comment
    21 Nov 2009, 23:38 pm

    Samoa flatter to deceive. They’re not 3N material. And the ABs will wreck France by 15.

  • 7.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    21 Nov 2009, 23:52 pm

    #6 TheTackler: NZ have never won in the Stade Velodrome and the ref is Frenchman Rolland :)

  • 8.TheTackler: Reply to this comment
    22 Nov 2009, 00:13 am

    Every egg is there to be broken. And whipped into a froth.

  • 9.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    22 Nov 2009, 00:15 am

    #8 TheTackler: we’ll see tackles, but that’s rugby country in France, the deep South. They won’t be wanting for motivation.

  • 10.grant10: Reply to this comment
    22 Nov 2009, 06:30 am

    what a fantastic game in prospect…..Really hope the Froga take the Kiwis to the cleaners!

  • 11.TheTackler: Reply to this comment
    22 Nov 2009, 07:31 am

    Kiwis to nail those sad Froggies by 20-plus.

  • 12.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    22 Nov 2009, 13:20 pm

    all the SAs hoping France beat NZ are still hurting from losing to them themselves, in fact, of the last 9 games between SA and France, France have won 6, a damning statistic that is eating into the SA psyche…

    should be a cracker of a game, lets remember France beat a very depleted NZ side by 2 points in June (not an excuse ala Big Hit style)..

    should be the game of the EOYT’s, and great to see SA finally win a game on tour :roll:

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