France (19) 46 / Canada (10) 19 (Final Score)
France and Canada did battle in Napier at 10:30 SA Time (20:30 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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Brave Canada gave France a torrent time till the 70th minute, then the French machine clicked into gear with a few quick tries, earning France the bonus point for tries after full time.
Scorers:
France:
- Penalties – Morgan Parra (5)
- Drop Goals – Francois Trinh-Duc (1)
- Tries – Vincent Clerc (3), Damien Trialle (1)
- Conversions – Morgan Parra (4)
Canada:
- Penalties – James Prichard (2)
- Drop Goals – Ander Monro (2)
- Tries – Ryan Smith (1)
- Conversions – James Prichard (1)
Teams:
France: 15 Damien Traille, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 David Marty, 12 Maxime Mermoz, 11 Aurelien Rougerie (captain), 10 Francois Trinh-Duc, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Julien Bonnaire, 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo, 5 Romain Millo-Chluski, 4 Pascal Pape, 3 Luc Ducalcon, 2 William Servat, 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux.
Replacements: 16 Guilhem Guirado, 17 Fabien Barcella, 18 Julien Pierre, 19 Imanol Harinordoquy, 20 Dimitri Yachvili, 21 Fabrice Estebanez, 22 Maxime Medard.
Canada: 15 James Pritchard, 14 Ciaran Hearn, 13 DTH van der Merwe, 12 Ryan Smith, 11 Phil Mackenzie, 10 Ander Monro, 9 Ed Fairhurst, 8 Aaron Carpenter, 7 Chauncey O’Toole, 6 Adam Kleeberger, 5 Jamie Cudmore, 4 Jebb Sinclair, 3 Jason Marshall, 2 Pat Riordan (captain), 1 Hubert Buydens.
Replacements: 16 Ryan Hamilton, 17 Scott Franklin, 18 Tyler Hotson, 19 Nanyak Dala, 20 Sean White, 21 Nathan Hirayama, 22 Conor Trainor.
Date: Sunday 18 September
Venue: McLean Park, Napier
Kick-off: 10:30 SA Time (20:30 NZ Time)
Expected weather: Showers expected with a high of 15°C and a low of 6°C.
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
TMO: Matt Goddard (Australia)
About 25 minutes to go till this game.
France should win, but which France team pitches, is ALWAYS the question.
France had a very scrappy game against Japan, who in turn was really put to the sword by the All Blacks.
But France’s team operates sooooo differently depending on their mood of the day.
I picked a rather large France win on Bru…
In general, this time of year has really shitty weather in New Zealand, and this game is no different.
It looks cold and wet and boggy and soggy!
Boys, pick the longest studs allowed… and you’ll need spray-on glue on the hands and the ball.
It looks slippery as hell… rain pelting the players during the warm-up’s or wet-up’s… hehehe
French Anthem… and although I know the name… the spelling is a problem
Canadian Anthem…
Hope the french bought their armbands, may be swimming a bit
Game ON!
Penalty Canada, kickable
Slots it!
James Prichard
Canada 3 / 0
Try Vicent Clerc
Good try
France 7 / 3
Try Canada… Smith….. same medicine
I can do anything better than you, isnt that how the song goes?
Canada 10 / 7
Scrum penalty for Canada… and they’ll go for goal
Looks like the weather is easing up a bit.
Prichard misses
France now gets a scrum penalty
Penalty France, right in front
kanuks to tire quickly and the frogs to take this at a canter
10 / 10
French prop off for blood
Mooi ou poppie
France wants to run….
Handling not too shabby in the conditions
Nippy fella.. the Canadian Van der Merwe
Penalty Canada… they’re not standing back for the Frogs
@ grootblousmile:All that eskimo blood
Prichard misses to the right
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