Australia vs France

[Surandy]

Is this game being televised instead of the GB vs NZ match?

From the Daily Telegraph:

AUSTRALIA: M Bowen, B Tate, M Cooper, T Carroll, M Sing, D Lockyer (c), B Kimmorley, M O'Meley, C Wing, W Mason, C Fitzgibbon, B Kennedy, S Timmins. Res: S Webcke, P Civoniceva, J Ryles, S Hill.

FRANCE: (squad) D Bertheze, L Carrasco, D Couturier, O Elima, J Fakir, A Fellous, D Ferriol, M Greseque, R Guigue, J Hermet, G Mounis, O Pramil, C Sirvent, J Rinaldi (c), S Tamghart, F Zitter, R Casty, M Van Snick, S Azema.

TV: Live Channel 9 from 5am.

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,86 ... 14,00.html

And this from the Courier Mail:

NEW ZEALAND: B Webb, F Meli, N Vagana, C Toopi, S Hape, V Anderson, T Leuluai, J Cayless, D Halatau, P Rauhihi, L Swann, A Lauiti'iti, L Anderson. Interchange: R Paul, R Asotasi, N Cayless, W Koopu.

GREAT BRITAIN: P Wellens, B Carney, S Reardon, P Johnson, M Gleeson, K Senior, C Walker, D McGuire, S Long, I Harris, M Higham, M Diskin, A Farrell (c), A Morley, S Fielden, D Ward, G Ellis, S Wild, S O'Loughlin.

TV: Delayed on Fox Sports 2 at noon.

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,86 ... 14,00.html

[Graham Las Darrington]

Is this game being televised instead of the GB vs NZ match?

From the Daily Telegraph:

AUSTRALIA: M Bowen, B Tate, M Cooper, T Carroll, M Sing, D Lockyer (c), B Kimmorley, M O'Meley, C Wing, W Mason, C Fitzgibbon, B Kennedy, S Timmins. Res: S Webcke, P Civoniceva, J Ryles, S Hill.

FRANCE: (squad) D Bertheze, L Carrasco, D Couturier, O Elima, J Fakir, A Fellous, D Ferriol, M Greseque, R Guigue, J Hermet, G Mounis, O Pramil, C Sirvent, J Rinaldi (c), S Tamghart, F Zitter, R Casty, M Van Snick, S Azema.

Just to flag up again that the two guys Max and Freddie played for Fev last season.

[Graham Las Darrington]

BBC RL Web site:

Australia prepared for next week's Tri-Nations final against Great Britain with a hard-fought 52-30 victory over a defiant France in Toulouse.
Marshalled by Australian coach Mick Aldous, the French team raced away with three tries in the opening 20 minutes.

Maxime Gresseque was the inspiration, a deft pass and precise kick setting up two tries and he notched the third.

Australia responded with three tries in just eight minutes, and after a French revival, broke clear again late on.

Well played Australia and well played Max...Eeh by gum mon ami!