England (0) 12 / France (16) 19 (Final Score)
England and France did battle in the Second Quarter Final in Auckland at 09:30 SA Time (20:30 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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France started like a house on fire and by halftime led by 16 / 0.
England did not give up though, and came back hard at France, but France prevailed.
England go home and France marches on.
Scorers:
England:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Ben Foden (1), Mark Cueto (1)
- Conversions – Johnny Wilkinson (1)
France:
- Penalties – Dimitri Yachvili (2)
- Drop Goals – Francois Trinh-Duc (1)
- Tries – Vincent Clerc (1), Maxime Medard (1)
- Conversions – 0
Teams:
England: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Manu Tuilagi, 12 Toby Flood, 11 Mark Cueto, 10 Jonny Wilkinson, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Lewis Moody (captain), 6 Tom Croft, 5 Tom Palmer, 4 Louis Deacon, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Steve Thompson, 1 Matt Stevens.
Replacements: 16 Dylan Hartley, 17 Alex Corbisiero, 18 Courtney Lawes, 19 Simon Shaw, 20 James Haskell, 21 Richard Wigglesworth, 22 Matt Banahan.
France: 15 Maxime Medard, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 Aurelien Rougerie, 12 Maxime Mermoz, 11 Alexis Palisson, 10 Morgan Parra, 9 Dimitri Yachvili, 8 Imanol Harinordoquy, 7 Julien Bonnaire, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (captain), 5 Lionel Nallet, 4 Pascal Pape, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 William Servat, 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux.
Replacements: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski, 17 Fabien Barcella, 18 Julien Pierre, 19 Louis Picamoles, 20 Francois Trinh-Duc, 21 David Marty, 22 Cedric Heymans.
Date: Saturday 8 October
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
Kick-off: 09:30 SA Time (20:30 NZ Time)
Expected weather: Mainly fine, though isolated showers are possible. High of 16°C, low of 9°C.
Referee: Steve Walsh
Assistant referees: Alain Rolland, George Clancy
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
236@ Just For Kicks:Huis toe vir hulle, Mama tel kinders.
238 @ Loosehead:
Yip, he’s also got 2 legs and 2 arms
238@ Loosehead:
Bwahahahaha. And the Cheetahs were SOOOOO convincing in last night’s victory!
9 minutes left… 9 points the deficit
DROP KICK OVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVER!
France throttling the Poms now…
Drop Kick by Trinh-Duc…. OVER!
France 19 / 7
At last!!! The droppie. Now the fat lady can start warming up.
Hard-on-donkey off…. he had a bloody good game!
Now the Poms need 2 tries in 6 mins…
242@ grootblousmile:
Ja, maar kan hy kos maak?
Drop goal sends the Poms home.
Johnson you chop. Your selections were kak the whole competition.
Geez, France / NZ final with Wayne Barnes holding the whistle? Where would the money be?
If England do not score in the next 2 minutes, it’s good night nurse.
Penalty England, they kick out
France steals the lineout
Ok so game over. Taffy’s to play the Frogs next weekend.
Can the Poms draw inspiration from the Mighty Lions last 5 minutes performance from last week?
Englnd 5m out
TRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY KWAITO!
Try Cueto??
TMO
253@ Loosehead:
Not soooooo fast.
Should be awarded, I think
TRy, now move on.
Awarded
France 19 / 12
Good game to win? Conversion not close. Extra time?
Conversion missed…
And Flood misses the conversion.
last chance saloon now
258@ Scrumdown:
Why not?
2 Minutes left… crunch time
In touch. GAME OVER. Cheers all. Going to fight with the masses.
See you all tomorrow for the Bokke!
France lineout… they should close it out now
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