Team for France

GPR - Rochester wrote: Only proviso is that players must be in the named squad. 15. Mee 14. LRZ 13. Watkin 12. James 11. Adams 10. Edwards 9. Tomos 1. Smith 2. Elias 3. Francis 4. Rhys Davies 5. Jenkins 6. Wainwright 7. Mcleod 8. Cracknell 16. Lake 17. Carre 18. Griffin 19. Carter 20. Plumtree 21. Mann 22. Hardy 23. Hawkins.

id go same  bar grady for adams but cant see him dropping lake (yey)

Edited by RR1972 - 10 February 2026 at 10:37am

GPR - Rochester wrote: Only proviso is that players must be in the named squad. 15. Mee 14. LRZ 13. Watkin 12. James 11. Adams 10. Edwards 9. Tomos 1. Smith 2. Elias 3. Francis 4. Rhys Davies 5. Jenkins 6. Wainwright 7. Mcleod 8. Cracknell 16. Lake 17. Carre 18. Griffin 19. Carter 20. Plumtree 21. Mann 22. Hardy 23. Hawkins.

GPR - Rochester wrote: aber-fan wrote: GPR - Rochester wrote: Only proviso is that players must be in the named squad. 15. Mee 14. LRZ 13. Watkin 12. James 11. Adams 10. Edwards 9. Tomos 1. Smith 2. Elias 3. Francis 4. Rhys Davies 5. Jenkins 6. Wainwright 7. Mcleod 8. Cracknell 16. Lake 17. Carre 18. Griffin 19. Carter 20. Plumtree 21. Mann 22. Hardy 23. Hawkins.  Can't be far off. I expect they'll keep LRZ at 15 for the reason already given. Mee a cert. I'd keep James and Tomos Williams. Is Watkin our best 13? He's 29, and I don't ever remember hom setting the world on fire. What about Hennessey? How promising is he? One for the future? I don't know who to pick at 13. 10 - I reckon Edwards looked a bit like a rabbit in the headlights v England, so I'd give Costelow a whirl - he's been in good form. Not much in it.  Your forwards make sense, except that - useless though he is in many ways - Beard does bring bulk. I'm not sure we can take on the French with two light-ish second rows. A tricky one.  Watkin is a conundrum for sure. However he has 44 caps & leads the defensive line at Ospreys so horses for courses was my thought. Hennessey to be blooded against the other teams who will not be fielding so much firepower as France. As for the 2nd rows France played two back rowers against Ireland & I think they may select Flament with Guillard for Sunday. Beard offers nothing & has more than enough caps to have shown something. If we need a tight row they should call in Jake.

aber-fan wrote: GPR - Rochester wrote: Only proviso is that players must be in the named squad. 15. Mee 14. LRZ 13. Watkin 12. James 11. Adams 10. Edwards 9. Tomos 1. Smith 2. Elias 3. Francis 4. Rhys Davies 5. Jenkins 6. Wainwright 7. Mcleod 8. Cracknell 16. Lake 17. Carre 18. Griffin 19. Carter 20. Plumtree 21. Mann 22. Hardy 23. Hawkins.  Can't be far off. I expect they'll keep LRZ at 15 for the reason already given. Mee a cert. I'd keep James and Tomos Williams. Is Watkin our best 13? He's 29, and I don't ever remember hom setting the world on fire. What about Hennessey? How promising is he? One for the future? I don't know who to pick at 13. 10 - I reckon Edwards looked a bit like a rabbit in the headlights v England, so I'd give Costelow a whirl - he's been in good form. Not much in it.  Your forwards make sense, except that - useless though he is in many ways - Beard does bring bulk. I'm not sure we can take on the French with two light-ish second rows. A tricky one.

not sure putting hennsey in  for a debut vs france with james as a partner is a good idea,   sam has never resllybpkayef well for wales and this could be s good game to miss tbh

Fscarlet wrote: skyblue wrote: Jiffy has suggested a backrow of: Moriarty 6 Cracknell 8 Wainwright 7 Unconventional I know but they all do something sadly lacking at the moment which is getting over the gain line. We desperately lack ball carriers. The game is about momentum and front foot ball. We haven't had that for years. Add Rhys Davies in for Beard & that's a powerful lot.

ladram wrote: Everyone on here can see Mee should play full back which he has done well when asked Wales seem to have decided that LRZ is the 15 so until we start picking him at 15 for us I can't see barring injury Wales picking him there

Dai Guevara wrote: skyblue wrote: Jiffy has suggested a backrow of: Moriarty 6 Cracknell 8 Wainwright 7 Unconventional I know but they all do something sadly lacking at the moment which is getting over the gain line. We desperately lack ball carriers. The game is about momentum and front foot ball. We haven't had that for years. That backrow would probably get us over the gainline more often if they get the ball, but surely you've got to have somebody with more pace to reach the breakdown or have a hope of tackling those French backs (and forwards for that matter)

I think he'll pick the same team. We all know it doesn't work but this is WRU - it's delusional, Tandy couldn't select or direct a team when at the Os, nothing has changed. He's got Tesco Value coaching staff around him - and he has to be defence coach as well. Sherratt's voice is obviously dominant because he is obsessed with a second 'playmaker' at 12; hence Ben Thomas. Fine, but this only works if your pack can carry and punch holes in the opposition. We have a coach who picks a lightweight pack against one of the strongest in world rugby. Add in a 10 who stands way back to give him time to think and the 'playmaker' at 12 is a waste of a shirt because he's now being rag-dolled and throwing the ball anywhere. As I said = delusional. Same again on Sunday.