William Barthau will make his test debut replacing Touxagas on the bench

What score do you expect?

Bookies do not value highly the French outfit with handicaps between 30 and 36 for France.



I do not expect a win but I was expecting a slightly more positive view on the French chances.

I think the French will be lucky not to ship in 40. I would be happy with a close first half and some heart from the lads.

Hum OK,
Well it won't be a very good marketing operation for RL in Paris if it turns out that way

Of those 3 I only see Murphy worthy of a spot in the national side, and what with him being injured and not playing beyond the reserves this year I just don't see it.
Wynne? Not good enough, work on developing a new kid.
Taylor, no-show in internationals, you said it, why waste time on him? Pick someone who will improve and can be the understudy to Greenshields.

It wont be anyway, taking the game to Paris IMO is a daft decision.

Agreeing with me, whatever next?

daft is an understatement

Not at all, Paris is the place to go to develop RL in France. Investing in the development of RL in Paris will be a long process, but international games are one of the best way to showcase RL in Paris. If ever Paris was able to produce a CC team the economic and mediatic impact on RL in France would be massive.