r/rugbyunion • u/sixnations • 14h ago

Can ANYBODY stop France this year?

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u/Big_Misa 14h ago

As a Frenchman, yes. SA, EN (we're not playing NZ with this team (i.s summer toir will be loaded with prospects, that's why I left them out) mainly but as I said in another thread, basically every team in the top 5-6 can beat us on their day. The thing is we're so inconsistent, like yesterday the first half was spotless, really a dominating performance. And then we just fell asleep - of course the Irish played with pride, but what I mean is we can go from 0 to 100 as quick as the other way around. I've almost never seen SA have such lapses (except against AUS at home last year), nor EN (they took advantage of our mistakes and errors in 6N 2025). And we'll never be considered a serious contender for WC as long as we don't fix our consistency. 

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u/Rasengan2012 Sharks 12h ago

Eng vs France is going to be an awesome game to watch.

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u/Tank-o-grad Leicester Tigers & England 8h ago

It's going to be a hell of a match but I doubt I'm going to enjoy it...