Replay | England v France 2012

[@maitimblick3851]

I love it when a England v France game goes down. Like if you cheer for England. Comment if you cheer for France

[@ryanbrimson8238]

I'm French and English so I'm neutral

[@68iansutton]

@@ryanbrimson8238 English for the rugby and French for the football. Support the better side in each sport 😂

[@bilychunga7200]

Tom Croft was outstanding in this game was definitely one of England's best flankers

[@JoseRodriguez-dx7bf]

True... great at the breakdown and fast! Only beaten now by Underhill

[@thebullishpartridge1227]

ive watched a few of these old games now and he's been fantastic in every one. Him and Richard Hill would've been a potent back row combination. Not sure whose been the best at 8 for Eng in the modern era though, Easter? Dally? Billy?

[@philipeafroboy1]

@@thebullishpartridge1227 has to be Lol

[@tallanheartford5366]

I really really really really really would like to watch the England v Australia 2019 full matcj next week!!

[@bigdaddyb04]

Tallan Heartford yesss!!

[@tallanheartford5366]

Yyyyeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhh bbbbbooooyyyyyyy!!!!!!!

[@ewaf88]

I was there, a lovely day and some great tries. And here we are on the 14.3.2024, some 12 years later, and lo and behold , Dan Cole is playing on Saturday, and Manu might well come on too.

[@matthias2756]

It’s amazing how much higher the standard of test rugby is only 8 years later

[@jcrisp90]

totally agree

[@06alepea1]

Agreed. Though you have to say the quality of players in the current England team is my h higher than those in the 2012-2015 team.

[@carterh5480]

100% Not just England aswell. All around the world teams like japans standards are incredible

[@tomrichardson5505]

Players look unfit here too. (Albeit relative to very, very high standards). Robshaw and most of the England forwards carrying several % body fat as dead weight that wouldn't cut it today.

[@wyrmseyeview26]

I don't think this was a particularly classic game, in terms of quality at least. There are some great players on the field, but neither side seems fully gelled, and both are a bit sloppy. Look at footage of England at their peak in the early 00s and - although the players may not be quite so bulky (or always quite so fit) it's noticeable that the play is still a lot sharper. Compare even the video of England playing New Zealand in the same year (2012) and they look so much better.

[@routy7788]

Anyone else think that the ref sorta hates England, 2007 World Cup, 2012 Vs France?

[@facelesscarmy101]

The old technique of the touch, engage is baffling

[@helenjones89]

Good old Brian telling it as it is

[@soundscapemusic8980]

His moaning got annoying around the 55th minute mark

[@corneliusngagwayang9428]

hes a cringey witeboi

[@timealone7906]

Why Ben Morgan was left out after 2015 I will never understand.

[@ThomasWilliams89]

Eddie Jones must hate him lol.

[@charlespc8855]

Beyond a joke much better than Hughes and imo Vunipola if he had the coaching and faith installed.

[@timealone7906]

@@charlespc8855 True. He was our first choice 8 and I think he suffered from disappoment of the 2015 WC. Still a great 8 today I can't help but think if he was kept in the camp we wouldn't of had such a long list of failed number 8 attempts. Nathan Hughes, Beaumont, Mercer, Simmonds, Wilson (good player not a 8), Jack Clifford, Harrison and Brad Shields. Now with Billy injured we have Curry and Ludlam who are great players but not 8s.

[@ThomasWilliams89]

@@timealone7906 Nathan Hughes had many games for England yet Morgan is way better than him.

[@markhamer4168]

I know he is better and more versatile than Vunipla.

[@robbiejohnston3174]

It’s crazy that neither of these teams by today’s standards would be in the international top 10

[@johnhanson5943]

Wish we could get that coaching team back. They were/are a good development team. Ireland lucked in.

[@davidmiller636]

He was the worst ref there ever was so glad he is out the game

[@WilliamJones-ss2vm]

43:50 ruck turnover is fine, even though he's on his hands :(

[@Ukairshowtour]

What was that turnover by the number 8? His hands blatantly on the floor in front of the ball and the ref just watched him do it. Clearly never supporting his weight

[@wyrmseyeview26]

I had forgotten those shirt numbers. Who thought they were a good idea?

[@kirstenjack6873]

can’t believe it still costs us farrel

[@peterhays7914]

I love you Brian . I want to have your babies! My absolute hero. Brilliant . For Murray Walker/James Hunt read Eddie Butler(RIP bless him)/Brian Moore !

[@grahammitchell5444]

Great game. Merci. (Pretentious? Moi?)

[@MikeStoddart]

Apart from the tries, I thought we (England) were pretty average.

[@themightyp0tter16]

Ref had a shocking game. Hate to say it don’t like say bad things on refs but he was so inconsistent

[@helenjones89]

Remember this game I chewed my nails to bits

[@andrewhughes9278]

I remember this match and remember being horrified at the poor standard of refereeing

[@timmehtimmehtimmehti]

Is Tom Croft playing American football? What are those shoulder pads about!?

[@kirstenjack6873]

Did not see that coming!

[@nufcforlife548]

he's had serious neck and shoulder injuries

[@tobyallen6393]

same goes to Botha

[@boudayassine1068]

Tom Croft is unlikely player too much injuries he was the fastest forward player

[@nekternekter3952]

On air on Twitter

[@nekternekter3952]

Make me feel a rugby programs a viewers and a watching a me felt a tounaments treatments

[@Nathan-u7y]

Vincent clerc is injured

[@nekternekter3952]

Don’t worried

[@Nathan-u7y]

I love vincent clerc

[@sockington1]

it should be titled France v England. skip to 6 minutes if you are here to watch rugby. Mute the entire match if you detest biased welsh commentators, and I still havent had an explantion as to why the shite tv director puts the camera on the managers every 2 minutes

[@nekternekter3952]

What’s a happened to mentioned it

[@nekternekter3952]

What’s do u means

[@mikefahey3878]

Thank god Rollaind retired

[@nekternekter3952]

Interlude good holidays to

[@ianknight2053]

Depressing commentary as usual.

[@emmajones8401]

what a try for croft

[@kirstenjack6873]

battling through 6 countries before not uniting their own

[@somanytakennames]

What?

[@michaelcolledge4473]

Football f.a cup

[@nekternekter3952]

English grammars alit stranges

[@nekternekter3952]

Www hey hello how are u...and a hot summer good fine a day.have a nice a day. Claire de fascinascions

[@nekternekter3952]

London based a races people histories a French peoples I’m a heard a books

[@davidthompson8058]

That really is a challenge to decipher

[@kirstenjack6873]

most England tries came from French mistakes

[@06alepea1]

Pretty much every try comes from defensive mistakes...

[@colindebourg3884]

You could say all tries come from mistakes, interceptions, missed tackles etc,