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)
Jopie Adam… I mean Adam Kleeburger is good, was good aginst Tonga too
Flok, if you live in Canada you MUST love kak weather…. hehehe
Excellent line kick by Canada… 5 m from the France line, lineout France
France turn the Canadian ball over
@ grootblousmile:Or love living in an igloo
Penalty France, this one very kickable, tackler not moving out of the way
Parra slots it
France 13 / 10
France 16 / 10
France 19 / 10
Lemoenetyd
Morning GBS and JFK
So France aren’t exactly running away with this!!
40 @ Blue Bird:
Hello!
Go look at Comment #53 on the England thread… see who’s there
Ciao Bigblu
@ Blue Bird:It’s not going the way I expected, thats for sure!
2nd Half ON!
42 @ The_Young_Turk:
Hello Jong Skurk!
Ciao a Tutti… or whatever!
Penalty Canada… good for a shot at goal
Nooo Prichard man… fark that was a kak kick
@ grootblousmile:
Just ciao – a tutti means to all
Over
Drop Goal by Ander Munro
France 19 / 13
Canada proving a hand full as they often do. Brings back memories of the ’95 WC when they gave the boks a torrid time.
@ grootblousmile:
Good grief, you don’t stand a chance now…..He must tower over you !! 🙂
You do realise he will be furious you have done the ‘Proud Dad’ bit! 😆
52 @ Blue Bird:
He’s freegin huge, hey!
Parra slots one
France 22 / 13
That was pretty impressive!
Munro slots a split-second drop goal
France 22 / 16
@ Just For Kicks:
JFK is quite a classy abbreviation!!
Penalty France… Parra misses for the first time
France looking decidedly average… not World Cup winner material
@ grootblousmile:
Yip, quite a machine!! 😉
Is he still enjoying his rugby or have studies taken over now?
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