what a great game it had almost everything, one of the great games of the world cup. yep the nz v samoa game really had the lot. as for the png v france match, well neither team is going to win the WC and one of these 2 probably won't qualify for the QFs. thought the PNG kicking game was very poor though the wind played its part in this. france actually played a really conservative game and mostly kept the ball low when kicking through. not the greatest game but the closeness of the score kept the interest there. i also found it funny with the totally biased rovers crowd going silent after the missed kick near the end. there were a couple of fc fans there with france flags to redress the balance a bit.
as an aside i got a seat in the new north stand and was quite impressed with it to be honest, though there are a few niggles - no bins in the toilets, tvs not working. also noticed and bit of chipped paint on various things and some of the finishings look a little cheap but overall its not a bad stand

Voss & Noble are great commentary pair!

Is that the same guy who had a rather unspectacular stint at Hunslet a few years ago?

He's the one, much improved,looked good last night.

Was a very enjoyable game.
France looked like they had the more skill when they felt like using it but PNG played with more heart.
Unfortunatly from and England point of view I really cant see the French troubling NZ even with a large partisan crowd. That said when PNG had France on the ropes for a long defensive set after dropouts in the second half they stood firm.

Thought David Mead played well at FB for PNG and that kick missed at the end was actually a lot harder than it may have been reported as a new swirling wind had just started up against him.

As a side note as an FC fan if you get chance to watch the PNG/Samoa game take it. It should be cracker and Craven Park really is improved by the new stand.