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France lose Bastareaud and Chouly for Ireland clash

20 Feb 2017

France centre Mathieu Bastareaud

France will be without Mathieu Bastareaud and Damien Chouly when they face Ireland in the Six Nations on Saturday.

Bastareaud was added to Les Bleus’ squad for the clash in Dublin over the weekend, but the powerhouse centre has now been ruled out with concussion.

The 28-year-old was assessed after taking a blow in Toulon’s Top 14 win over Lyon on Saturday and has failed to prove his fitness.

News of Bastareaud’s absence came a matter of hours after number eight Chouly was ruled out due to an ankle injury.

Coach Guy Noves has called up Raphael Lakafia to replace Chouly, who was named among the replacements for the victory over Scotland after starting in the loss to England on the opening weekend.

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PS 10 minutes ago

Michael Hooper weighs in on Jac Morgan clear-out

Aussies whingeing again. Tizzano’s dive is worthy of an Oscar. The Morgan clear out happens dozens, if not more, times a game.

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Rob 14 minutes ago

Many Springboks fans are saying same thing about the Lions

With regards to this article it’s slightly unnecessary to highlight it but it doesn’t change the fact that it is occurring.

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Rob 16 minutes ago

Many Springboks fans are saying same thing about the Lions

It’s a descriptor for the group we were discussing, unless you’re suggesting there are non South Africans going into comment sections chanting about four world cups. It’s not a generalisation because I am not trying to say all South Africans do it. I have to question your level of socialisation and if you have ever interacted with another human being if you refuse to read the context of a conversation 😁

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AP 24 minutes ago

Four Wallabies including Tizzano in doubt for final Test after Melbourne thriller

The Australian press, coaches, and fanbase’s response to the Morgan clearout is exactly what everyone claims they have been trying to avoid, concerning the death threats that officials have received over “controversial” decisions.

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SK 24 minutes ago

Andy Goode: Aussie comments didn't cover them in glory

The commentators were pathetic from the Aussie side. Yes it was contentious but it was a 50-50 call and not a definite. As was mentioned these cleanouts are commonplace in rugby. The fetcher puts his head down and goes low and there's no real way to avoid some head contact if you are to clean him out quickly before he wins a penalty. This was no different to many of the cleanouts the Aussie players made in this game. Disgraceful comments from Schmidt and the commentators. They played well but they cannot complain about this one marginal call when they had a game full of opportunities to win

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SK 31 minutes ago

Wallabies vs B&I Lions takes: Gibson-Park saved Lions, Gordon proved costly

Very harsh comments about Gordon. He delivered for the most part. Players are allowed to make mistakes. Many wallaby players and even coaches must hold up their hands and take blame for not managing the game better. They should have won but blew it and that's not on Gordon. In fact Gordon had a fine match in the first half. The Wallabies only added 3 points in the second and that ain't Gordon's fault.

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PS 35 minutes ago

Many Springboks fans are saying same thing about the Lions

Who gives a rat’s you know what Saffers think. They are a boorish arrogant bunch.

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ga 41 minutes ago

Many Springboks fans are saying same thing about the Lions

Shame

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cw 43 minutes ago

'Gutted' Joe Schmidt makes feelings clear over match-deciding call

Go back to replay - Tizzano head and shoulders not below hips until Morgan smashes into him. And ironically Morgan’s head is below his hips after contact.

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RH 44 minutes ago

The disappointing caveat as Lions eye up history

The Lions obviously are not playing every four years to win otherwise they wouldn't tour….they have only beaten Australia this century & money plays the main part in this cash cow juggernaut with 4th rate Italian referees, where is beating the All Blacks & South Africa just like winning the RWC outside of 2003 is just a pipe dream for the Northern Hemisphere.

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ga 46 minutes ago

Many Springboks fans are saying same thing about the Lions

I would argue RP are the one’s doing the inserting in this regard. Why is this “news”? This should be under the fan forum page or on reddit.

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ga 50 minutes ago

Many Springboks fans are saying same thing about the Lions

Pointless article.

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Tom 58 minutes ago

Many Springboks fans are saying same thing about the Lions

Let me know more about your perception of the English. There are a lot of “rugger buggers” in this country, the kind of upper class, entitled, imperialist type w**kers. At the moment though I think most of our fans are pretty quelled by years of mediocrity, no?

I always find it funny when the Aussies call us “whinging poms”. As you've implied the Aussies love a whinge, just look at this Tizzano nonsense or take one look at Michael Cheika’s face. The English may be a nation of whingers but we have a lot of opportunity to practice.

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GrahamVF 1 hour ago

Many Springboks fans are saying same thing about the Lions

Trust a rugby man to play it fairly.

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GrahamVF 1 hour ago

Many Springboks fans are saying same thing about the Lions

Don’t bother - you can”t fix stupid.

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GrahamVF 1 hour ago

Many Springboks fans are saying same thing about the Lions

Don’t know where you went to school but you should ask for your money back. If “your countrymen”, without qualification, is not a generalisation they you certainly didn’t have any decent level of English language education.