Comments on: France “discreetly dismiss” Saint-André ahead of NZ clash

By: AlexD

AlexD — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 13:10:39 +0000

Alex les bless. France by 3

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 22:58:19 +0000

This could be disastrous for the French.

By: stroudos

stroudos — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:38:08 +0000

On the contrary, it was only Craig Joubert’s hilarious interpretation of the breakdown that prevented France from winning the thing.

By: stroudos

stroudos — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:36:11 +0000

The fat slob is on the bench. Dumoulin starts with Fofana. Fickou notable by his absence.

By: Prophet Enoch

Prophet Enoch — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:57:25 +0000

And oh so typically French.

They will probably get slaughtered by the Kiwis or we may just have a 3rd Lightning Strike as per 1999 and 2007.

That’s the beauty of French rugby…..you never can tell.

Fofana and Fickou for the centres please not that fat slob again!

By: harlequin

harlequin — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:57:09 +0000

Our lot did the same with Brian Ashton and made world cup final.Pity the current squad didn’t do it with Headmaster Stu.I am sure they would have done better

By: Peteyboyb

Peteyboyb — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:56:39 +0000

Yeah surely the French have got to play one great game this RWC? Cos they’ve been very bloody average up til now…
Backs to the wall, massive underdogs, coach revolt, dominant Southern Hemisphere opposition, it’s all going to script so far… Still, head says NZ by at least 10.

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:52:47 +0000

Who picks the team?

By: Staggy

Staggy — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:42:08 +0000

Ha ha only the French (although Dutch football might creep into the conversation). Got to love them for doing it the Gallic way. No coincidence that coup d’etat is a French word! Allez les Bleus. Just hoping for some Gallic flair to come out now so that we can fall in love with French rugby again.

By: Leon

Leon — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:34:47 +0000

France always play better after a player Coup d’état.
Makes you wonder why they bother with a head coach in the first place.

Good luck Guy Noves

By: Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 08:31:34 +0000

Again? Is this a French thing? Happened in 2011. Also happened to the French football team in the WC in 2002 and 2010.

Clearly French sportsman are not a fan of coaches.

Don’t think they have a chance of beating NZ. They are a poor side. 4 years ago they didn’t have to beat a SH side to crawl their way to the final; and it was only NZ’s poor execution that kept that final tight.

By: Peteyboyb

Peteyboyb — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 08:28:53 +0000

A perfectly choreographed media stunt to put the wind up the Kiwis?