that's what i meant CFH – keep playing on!

Ah, sorry! Thought you meant that Wellies taking that kick was "settling for a draw"!

😆

and the best bit is that it will make Robinson scowl even more 😀

Sorry that is very churlish 😆

a_a, very valid points re the ref there. Am sure there were similar on the other side, as you say.

Right, on to the next one, is it? This could be good….!

Yep ref was very poor and his scrum interpretation was unfathomable.

How cold does it look in Paris?

TJ, it's still a penalty for a tackle in the air, as that's the law. That should have been given as a penalty over and above the mark being called.

CFH – surely the game stops as the mark is called?

I think you are right tho that the ref missed it

could still be deemed as dangerous play,
same as;
he hit the player in the face when the clock had stopped, so no sending off????

France are looking dangerous early on. Great handling, pop passes off the shoulder.

How long until ROG ducks out of tackling Basteraud?

We threw it away with ill discipline and panic at the end. I am so disappointed as our 1st half had been great. Who would have made Dan Parks man of the match before the game. TJ?

More composure from Lamont would have converted that overlap, if Dan Parks hadn't missed that drop goal. What if, what if. Sod it, we lost. We should have won.

Lets look at the good; line breaks again and more support, good control of the game and fantastic defence for 73 minutes.

And the bad; stupid ill discipline and panic at the end.

Overall I would have loved to have won but am still proud of how we played for most of the game.

Why the hell did Darcy kick that?

Not me for sure

Truly gutted after the Scotland / Wales game.

I was screaming for Blair to kick it out. No idea why he did not. With 13 men and Wales buoyant it was the only senible choice.

Never seen a game thrown away like that

Sigh…….

WTF where you thinking about Flannery?!

He'll be cited and banned for that, IMO. And rightly so.

Rightly so. Indiscipline costs games. Flannery has got a man injured off the pitch and he's still there. That's not fair, so the try that France are about to get is some reward. Not enough, if you ask me. Not enough.

Flannery should be off.

Great game though…from the two best sides in the competition. Well done O'Gara. Should be level really. Too many knock-ons from the green machine.

****…roll on half time though.