so silly that this game isnt being played in france..

A bit like your biased frog mentality, I am posting this from the LSV; if you are there give us a wave.

So, to answer the question... Nope.

The most pointless friendly there ever was and ever will be.

56-4 with 30 to go. The Kiwis had better prep and a sterner test against leeds' 2nd team.

Does anyone have some binoculars so I can see Jean's credibility?

All this has proven is that France will never be competitive with the big three, and reminds everyone how poor a coach Richard Agar is.

I think they could be a lot more competitive than they are but their national setup is a joke.

They could obviously do with more French players in SL and also could do with regularly scheduled Test Matches v England and Wales.
But the biggest problem, in my opinion, is the setup. Firstly the head coach. Bobble Goulding and now Richard Agar? Seriously? I wouldn't be inspired by either of those 2.

Get a Frenchman in who gives a toss, get them worked up and get a long term plan in place.

78-4 could reach 100 here

Doesn't help when the only fully professional club in your country insists on signing past it foreigners like Leon Pryce and Louis Anderson, meaning local talent has to leave if it wants to get games. It's like the NZ Warriors filling their side with mediocre English players.

Well I knew England would win comfortably but this just ridiculous. Even though its only a warm up and France have the European cup to focus on you would think they would actually try.

NO

Terrible game, been better playing a Championship select

Bring back the Exiles

To be fair France rested a few, but an 80 point loss is shocking.

It baffles me why we continue to play this game in England. England as it stands are going to comfortably beat France no matter where the game is played, but commit to taking this fixture to France for five years. It shows support for the game locally and the home advantage could well produce a more competitive outcome. There's already an international game this Autumn in Wigan as well. Really don't see any positive to the setup today at all.

Hull, Wakefield, Warrington and now France....Mr Agar certainly knows how to make an impact.

France are pathetic and so is Jean Capdouze.

Only a complete knucklehead would even pose the question.

Funny though.

Nothing like a 'friendly' racist comment to show just how much of a family game Rugby League is

Get over yourself. You missed the "small Northern" vitriol post FROM MR JEAN CAPDOUZE. I wonder IF HE SHOUTS WHEN HE TYPES....

You do know Jean is as a french as a pork pie don't you?

Just googled the English to French translation. The French for Pork Pie is.....Pork Pie.

Given the ' Rosbeef ' reference to us, its just referencing our culinary delights

Although today a team of snails would have performed better

England had two tries chalked off and missed 3 conversions so could have cracked the ton. I expected the French to show a little more pride in the shirt. No fight in them whatsoever, both literally and figuratively.

A full-strength France side would give England a game. The team today might as well have been France A. They were missing Fages, Garcia, Gigot, Baitieri, Duport, Bosc, Pelissier, Casty, Elima, Mounis, Pala, Yaha and several other fringe players that would've probably featured ahead of those that played. I don't know why these players didn't play but you really have to ask questions of the coach and the national set-up as I'm sure they weren't all injured.