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      Originally posted by ursus arctos View Post
      Scotland
      Do you have any idea what it's about?

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        Originally posted by Antepli Ejderha View Post
        Do you have any idea what it's about?
        France rugby players questioned after Edinburgh sexual assault claim

        https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...y_to_clipboard

        Edit:Police say inquiries established that no crimes were committed

        Why bother with the important bit when it gets in the way of the story.

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          French sources also emphasizing that the players were interviewed as potential witnesses and were not implicated in whatever happened.

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            Alexandre Lapandry, Arthur Iturria, Sekou Macalou, Anthony Belleau, Felix Lambey, Jonathan Danty, Remi Lamerat, Louis Picamoles and Teddy Thomas have all been dropped by France.

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              Bloody hell, any indication if it's just for the Italy game (which could be seen as a convenient one to send a message in, although they shouldn't be over-confident) or longer?

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                Just seems to be Italy for now, though there has been nothing from the FFR other than a squad list.

                Those dropped include five of the six players interviewed by the police in Edinburgh (Yacouba Camara being the only one kept in the squad).

                L'Equipe says that World Rugby (via Alain Rolland) has apologised to Wales for the TMO decision at Twickenham.
                Last edited by ursus arctos; 13-02-2018, 15:37.

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                  World Rugby confirm the TMO error.

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                    Eddie Jones his usual charming self on Sky about it. Doing the whole 'some you win, some you lose' shtick.

                    Just once I'd like a manager (in any sport!) to admit they only won because they got lucky.

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                      Spain defeat Romania and look increasingly likely to make the World Cup (they need bonus point victories over Germany and Belgium)

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                        Lovely photo from after that match on social media :

                        Last edited by Ray de Galles; 19-02-2018, 09:34.

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                          Now some rather affecting video of the Spain v Romania match. It leads on to some more traditionally-filmed highlights with more excellent footage of the celebrations at the end.

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                            Biggar, Halfpenny and Liam back for Wales in Dublin. Anscombe and North on the bench and Patchell out of the 23 altogether ;

                            Wales team: Halfpenny (Scarlets); L Williams (Saracens), S Williams (Scarlets), Parkes (Scarlets), S Evans (Scarlets); Biggar (Ospreys), G Davies (Scarlets); R Evans (Scarlets), Owens (Scarlets), Lee (Scarlets), Hill (Dragons), AW Jones (Ospreys capt), Shingler (Scarlets), Navidi (Cardiff Blues), Moriarty (Gloucester).

                            Replacements: Dee (Dragons), W Jones (Scarlets), Francis (Exeter Chiefs), B Davies (Ospreys), Tipuric (Ospreys), A Davies (Scarlets), Anscombe (Blues), North (Northampton).

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                              France team: Bonneval; Fall, Bastareaud, Doumayrou, Grosso; Beauxis, Machenaud; Slimani, Guirado (captain), Poirot; Vahaamahina, Gabrillagues; Tauleigne, Camara, Lauret.

                              Replacements: Pelisse, Priso, Gomes Sa, Taofifenua, Galletier, Couilloud, Trinh-Duc, Fickou.

                              Italy team: Minozzi; Benvenuti, Boni, Castello, Bellini; Allan, Violi; Lovotti, Ghiraldini, Ferrari, Zanni, Budd, Negri, Mbanda, Parisse (captain).

                              Replacements: Bigi, Quaglio, Pasquali, Biagi, Ruzza, Gori, Canna, Hayward.

                              Friday night in Marseilles with France having dropped a whole host of players after an incident in Edinburgh.

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                                Scotland team: Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour, Huw Jones, Peter Horne (all Glasgow), Sean Maitland (Saracens), Finn Russell (Glasgow), Greig Laidlaw (Clermont Auvergne); Gordon Reid (London Irish), Stuart McInally, Simon Berghan, Grant Gilchrist (all Edinburgh), Jonny Gray (Glasgow), John Barclay (Scarlets, capt), Hamish Watson (Edinburgh), Ryan Wilson (Glasgow).

                                Replacements: Scott Lawson (Newcastle), Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow), Willem Nel (Edinburgh), Tim Swinson (Glasgow), Dave Denton (Worcester), Ali Price, Nick Grigg (both Glasgow), Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh).

                                Scotland unchanged against England but Nel is back and on the bench. They'll be lucky to get anything out of the match imho.

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                                  Originally posted by Antepli Ejderha View Post
                                  Scotland unchanged against England but Nel is back and on the bench. They'll be lucky to get anything out of the match imho.
                                  I like the look of that back line (if Russell is on his game) but they won't get enough ball to make a difference.

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                                    Ireland team: Kearney; Earls, Farrell, Aki, Stockdale; Sexton, Murray; Healy, Best (capt), Porter; James Ryan, Toner; O'Mahony, Leavy, Stander.

                                    Replacements: Cronin, McGrath, John Ryan, Roux, Conan, Marmion, Carbery, McFadden

                                    They've still got a strong spine to their team but there do seem to be some weaknesses. Should be a decent game.

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                                      England: Brown; Watson, Joseph, Farrell, May; Ford, Care; Vunipola, Hartley, Cole, Launchbury, Itoje, Lawes, Robshaw, Hughes.

                                      Replacements: George, Marler, Williams, Kruis, Underhill, Wigglesworth, Te'o, Nowell

                                      Two changes for England, Hughes returns at 8 because Simmonds is injured and Marler is available again after suspension. Nel versus Marler is going to be fun in the second half, if Marler has to scrummage straight he's not very good.

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                                        Round Three just about to kick off, France versus Italy in Marseilles. France to win by two scores I think.

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                                          Incredibly flat atmosphere, even after France score and before Italy take the lead. Very strange.

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                                            Originally posted by Antepli Ejderha View Post
                                            Incredibly flat atmosphere, even after France score and before Italy take the lead. Very strange.
                                            It's in Marseille too.

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                                              Yeah, I’ve only been able to keep half an eye on it but very flat so far, worse than the SdF.

                                              Who is the third voice on commentary, a current British player based in France I think.

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                                                Joe Worsley

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                                                  Ah, he must be coaching in France now.

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                                                    Said earlier he was defence coach somewhere in the Top 14 - Bordeaux I think, though might have been Clermont.

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