I've not heard from him in ages. Wonder if the old, deceased boy is OK

Match preview rlonlinerl, incidentally

5. Who for SO? Where is Bartheau?

Probably Bosc. Barthau didn't make the final 22.


Oh and it's a big well done to all the journos who think that James Wynne plays for Toulouse. Round of applause, you lazy morons.

Okay then, If Bosc is SO, who is SH?

Wynne, one presumes.

As good a result as any could have expected for the French IMO.

More importantly, as good a performance as we could have wanted. Might be tough next week without definitely one, probably both starting props and, presumably, Jean-Phi.

rlReportrl

Thoroughly enjoyed most of the day as a newbie to international RL.

During the game though there were a large number of s near us who only wanted to fight each other (being Leeds and Saints fans).

Honestly mate I wish those s would leave that back in last week, i boils my blood to hear club chants at international games.

One them, dressed as a ballerina was that drunk he got lobbed out at half time and the bloke supposedly looking after these lads had a pop at the steward for chucking a 14 year old boy out.

So if you are under aged and cant hold your beer it is ok to abuse stewards and throw up on your seat?

It's not the steward who wasn't doing his job properly.

Completely agree about Bently - we sucked without him on the pitch and looked promising when he was on.

Hope that JPB and Ferriol play v Nz for us, but for the good of the game I hope the refs lay down a marker and give them an extra game off. Alot is being made of it, but JPB got a red for his trouble and Ferriol's was a yellow card offence, so more than a game would be disproportionate.

I thought JPB's incident was lazy, Ferriols was stupidity borne out of frustration

Tired rather than lazy, I thought, but not malicious either way. Ferriol was just an idiot.