Of all the games so far I find France the worst team to watch. After so much good work off the field they really dropped a clanger by putting Agar in charge. One try in a 120 minutes of rugby, the defence seems ok in the middle but very vulnerable outwide.

The basics are just not there from France, shame because the people of France deserve a decent RL side.

some of the france players seem scared to take the hit when running in stepping and stuttering before the defensive line. I like escare but greenshields would be a lot better in this kind of game.

on a side note i hate this ruling that it doesn't matter if you play for the ball or not if it hits you its a knock on, happened to hall against tate and happened twice tonight.

They have been coached to play like the Anglo-Saxons. A succession of English coaches have tried to eradicate the French flair. Only young Theo Fages and Morgan Escare have the inner instincts and talent to bring on more inventive and exciting French play.

I think the Kiwis are obviously the better side, but the French are having no luck either.
The French are trying really hard, and if they had had a bit of luck they would still be close.
I still can't stand this ref. He seems to ignore heaps of things, then give random penalties for petty crap just when the game is rolling along nicely. He is a real momentum killer.

France are being battered into submission. They'll do well to keep it below 30.

Joan capdouze, your boys are taking one hell of a beating!!!!

France only have themselves to blame.

Not completing sets, poor kicks, silly penalties.

It's how NOT to win a test match 101. Bravo!

to many french players have bottled this, elima, bosc and duport should feel let down by a couple of their team mates.

france showing all the hallmarks of an agar coached team when it comes to attack. decent effort in defence in the first half

I think its 50/50 the English coaches you have appointed have always being poor so I don't know how France expected them to be the right people. Watching this game though half the French players don't want to know IMO Bosc craps himself every time a Kiwi is within a few metres of him and the wingers are laughable at catching balls, they don't even put in an attempt.

No self belief from France tonight and IMO they have let there supporters down.

bentham is absolutley hammering france here.

He's shouting MOVE MOVE MOVE before the NZ player has even hit the deck and the tackle complete. Lays on the ground a split second PENALTY

maybe they should have the Catalan Dragons coach in charge.....for obvious reasons.

he is certainly give nz help they don't need, seems more interested in keeping chummy with the kiwi players. also that nah his milking milking is straight out of a aus ref gobbed and it es me off so much.

Remains to be seen if Catalans alone can carry French RL on their own, but on this evidence........NON!

Bentham is an idiot

Darryl Halligan not only cannot pronounce a single French name (e.g. he pronounces Escare as "Escarget," Stacul as "Staku", Larroyer as "Larroyue" Vaccari as Vaccaray" etc.) he cannot even learn when Voss makes a correct or nearly correct pronunciation. The Kiwi man is a dope unfortunately.

Your boys have been well and truly bitchslapped tonight. I'd have thought the commentary was the least of your worries.

it reflects that this an agar coached side.

Agreed.

True! Should of scored that!

What a letdown

Would have been a better idea to take the France - PNG game to Avignon. Would still have drawn a huge crowd.

4th in the world?
Pig's .

Bentham ruined this as a spectacle imo

Awful awful commentary

Shane Hayne said 'tickle me pink' tonight and Ashley Klein said 'golly gosh' the other night. Have the Aussie refs got some sort of bet to throw these phrases in while they're video reffing, knowing that we can hear them?!