When you think of French rugby, or at least of the stereotype of French rugby, you think of skills, flowing passing and every player from 1 to 15 having great ball handling ability.
In our hearts we all know that isn't really true these days, if it ever was, and looking at this attempt at a pass by Stade Francais' Rabah Slimani at the weekend, we're convinced.
In the final minute of the match, trailing 9-12 to Lyon, Stade tried to manufature one last scoring move from their own half. Sadly for them, the ball ended up with the replacement prop, and his attempt to keep the move going was nothing short of shocking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWK6GnCg3tY#t=14
The reaction of the Stade sideline says it all.
Hat-tip to Sportsfan.com
It’s getting close! With the Six Nations over and done with, Ireland’s 2027 World Cup match-day squad has become a whole lot clearer. We’ve picked the side we would like to see, with a few surprises on the bench. Loosehead prop – Paddy McCarthy After injuries to Ireland’s top-three looseheads – Andrew Porter, Jack Boyle […]
Very fair from the Ireland boss. Scotland came to the Aviva Stadium with a Six Nations title on their minds, but these dreams were firmly put to down bed by an Ireland side who were on top from minute one to 80. Aside from the stellar displays from most of the players, another aspect of […]
Another top performance! Our Ireland player ratings as Andy Farrell’s men put in a six-try performance to defeat Scotland. Tom O’Toole – 8.5 The Ulsterman’s switch to loosehead looks to be paying real dividends with another great showing in the scrum, the highlight of which was an early penalty that led to Jamie Osborne’s try. […]