So how did France massacre England? | Six Nations 2023 Analysis 

As an English fan, this helped me remember that I'm ⅛ French just in time for the World Cup

I honestly thought France were going to make the score 10-66 just to remind us of last time they beat us so thoroughly on English soil.

As an England fan, my Scottish friends are laughing in my face. My Welsh friends are keeping very quiet...

As a welsh fan I have about 2 days left to enjoy this result

France is like Brazil in football, not always successful, but by far the most beautiful and creative team in their way of playing rugby... Dupont is an alien, never thought someone could reach this level..

My wife, who only watched rugby, because she loves everything Irish, just watched a highlight video of that game, because of the sensational result (and yeah, particularly because it was England wich was devastated ;-). But afterwards she wrote to me: Now I know, how beautiful this sport can be. So France made her develop from an Ireland fan to a rugby fan. Thanks France :-)

As a Swiss, I am obviously not much of a rugby connoisseur! However, I stumbled onto this game, live, and watched it... because I had nothing else to do. It riveted me to the telly for the best part of two hours... and now I am here, trying to better understand rugby tactics from an expert!

"Romain Ntamack's spatial awareness makes NASA jealous!"😂

Even as an England fan, I found myself stuck to continue watching the game, overjoyed with how France were playing.

19:30 Craziest thing here is that Dupont and Ntamack are 26 and 23 years old

I really enjoyed watching the French play, even as an Englishman. I think when you see a great team, that just play their game with no nonsense and don’t need to play dirty, you can just appreciate the beauty of the game.

"He's the first person to ever score a try by grounding a Marcus Smith rather than a ball" You killed me there mate! 🤣

As a frenchman, we really didn't expect such a huge performance from our team ! We are very proud of our squad right now and send our best regards to england fans. It's just cycles, hope you will come back stronger very soon 󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧🤝🔥

Last time I was this early, French teams demolishing England was a horror bedtime story that parents told to misbehaving children

England fan and France were so good to watch. I think England didn't play near their best, but I think that French performance would have shamed pretty much any other team in the world. The old "you never know which French team will turn up" adage is still as true today as it was yesteryear. A decade ago they could play really well or really badly. It's still the same today, the window has just moved and on their worst day they're just average and on their best they play rugby that defies belief with its brilliance.

I genuinely bursted out laughing at the conclusion. Thank you Squidge, great video as usual

My week old daughter decided 10 mins before the game to be sick everywhere, she was obviously just trying to save me watching it as an England fan

Ollivons first try was savage, unstoppable.

I noticed it in game and didn't think much of it but the "grounding marcus smith" line absolutely nailed me

As An American, I watched every match. Beyond impressed. I love this sport. The USA has a very long road ahead against 1st world countries. Love the 6 Nations, Tri Nations, and IRU. looking forward to the World Cup. Trying to learn more about this game. Thank you for the detailed analysis, it helps.

Squidge uploading more videos than England have had midfield partnerships

I'm a French fan, and I enjoy very much what's going on.

As a Frenchman, it was the best national team match of rugby I've witnessed so far As you said, Galthié brought together all the ingredients he always wanted & it added up really well So much fun to watch this match, it was sheer Rugby champagne, a performance i'll never forget

Oh, your words fill me with joy and pride !!! But remember how long we french fans had to wait for such a team... We had years traveling through the desert before, many years. Today, it is a pleasure to see them playing a so dynamic and inventive rugby !

I love the difference between football fans and rugby fans. This is the most civil comment section on the whole of internet

My favourite part is NTamack bossing / fending Farell before Penaud’s try. Statement

Thanks France for making England feel what it was to be Italy, at least during one game :=)

The scary thing is if France can put seven performances like last Saturday's together no one else has a chance in the World Cup we could see New Zealand first pool match loss in a world cup

The French coach reminded everyone how Wales was such a strong team only 2 years ago...things go fast in sport. As a french fan, I'm super happy but want Wales and England to come back to their full strength as soon as possible as they are major rugby nations and when one major nation under perform , the whole rugby world suffers...

I love that your analysis of France's first try took twice as long as the try itself 😂

The only reason I’m looking forward to Saturday as an England fan is Dan Cole’s 100th cap

Merci squidge. Très belle analyse.

Frog who lived in the UK for several decades here. As much as I enjoyed France's performance and the record-breaking Twickenham victory, I also remember a dominating England squad that could not be stopped. Swings and roundabouts, as we say in Paris. France's winning team is just getting there, after years of second-guessing, team building and hard work. It takes time to renew and reinvent an international team. It's our time (well, Ireland's time too, to be honest), but England will be back on top eventually and give us the thrilling experiences I used to witness in Twickenham in the old days. Thanks for a great vid though.

Re A. Dupont : "he picks Smith like he's Mack Hansen or something" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👌

Really happy Cros is finally getting some well-deserved recognition on the international stage. He's an incredibly smart player whose rugby IQ is crucial to the balance of the French back row. One of the best loosies in the world imo.

Lol I was just searching for pundits breaking down this game then boom the best break down is here. Amazing timing

Les équipes de France en ce moment survolent leurs sports respectifs : champions olympiques de handball hommes et femmes,champion olympique de volley ball hommes,médailles d’argent en basket-ball hommes et femmes en ayant battu les USA aux premier match des jeux olympiques et en perdant la finale pour 3 points si je me souviens bien ,finalistes de la coupe du monde de football,on doit en profiter pleinement de nos équipes françaises VIVE LA FRANCE 🇫🇷 ET ALLEZ LES BLEUS 🇫🇷 et j’oublie pas FABIO QUARTARARO qui est champion du monde il y a 1 ans et vice-champion du monde cette année

At what point do we need to start discussing Dupont as one of the greatest players of all time? I’ve never seen a player like him

Great video. What a game. Well played France.👍

Mate, your stuff just gets better and better.

Would love to see and Ireland France game this weekend. Feels like it was too early in the tournament. Still think Ireland would win. But boy oh boy, what a game it would be!

The only analyst (capable of) identifying some actual positives in England's game, even in the most ruthless spanking it ever received (and probably deserved). Looking forward to Squidge doing Wales the same service next week. There is no one else whom we could trust to succeed in doing so.

Another absolutely cracking video! Love your work!

By far the best rugby analysis going in the world.

I don't think Wales will ship as many points as England did. They're too good at keeping it tight. I didn't expect much from us this 6N - there's too much work for Borthwick to do to get his style into the game and many of the points we've conceded have had an element of that about them. France were imperious on the day. I found myself enjoying the rugby they played whilst despairing that it was vs us!

When some brits thinks he’s got a funny « french surrender » joke ; I shrug and mention this match now 😄

Best video ever, again ! So happy. Thank you so much Squidge Land

Ironically I think the 10 minutes after Farrell came on was the best of the smith Farrell combo we’ve seen. And they were really great and clicked.

Very proud of our French rugby team. It took time to re-built the team. But now I think we are ready to host the World Cup and give you guys a great show.

I LOVE your Francois Cros impression!!

As an English fan. This was so hard to watch, I had to do it in stages.

Was waiting for this video since the game ended ! Great job Hot fuzz reference at 8:20 maybe ? Icing on the cake ! Love from France and all the best to England, they'll come back stronger from this for sure. Cant wait for more epic Crunches !

I’m always amazed at the intention to detail of Squidge.

Great analysis, as always. I had a 2nd look at the game yesterday and there were two glaring issues for England. Their defense and their forwards. Defense is hard work that the entire team needs to buy into, England didn't work hard enough. The English forwards were not abrasive or aggressive enough. So many turn-overs came from the forwards not rucking and going into contact without support. That made the game much easier for France. That being said, the French were just brilliant. They're such an intelligent team. If only the RWC pools were structured differently, as at the moment it seems as if the Final would be played in the Quarter Finals. To have the top 5 teams in the world spread across two pools is an absolute farce.

that Farell shithousery on Cros to set up Steward try was so obvious even in real time

Best...ending....ever!

Cros starting to get the plaudits he deserves. An immense player, criminally underrated.

Look, your intros are always excellent but I think this may be the best yet

As a french fan since 1980, I can say that it s the best french team I ve ever seen. The Fabien Galthié s staff work is huge. Hope that we an play like that at the world cup.

Superb Squidge!

Such an absolute JOY of a game to watch! As always, love the insights, love the enthusiasm, very much sympathize with the desire to marry Romain Ntamack's BRILLIANT-yet-entirely-nonchalant plays lol

The vid we've all been waiting for haha!!

Awesome work you did!

The France team may not be the best but it's so beautiful to watch, it's sparkling, it bursts from all sides, incredible passes, crazy counter attacks. it's alive, it's sometimes righteous actions out of a demented brain and the worst part is that it works. French flair is not a legend.

Love these videos

⭐⭐⭐7:24 Tommy Bowe cameo 😂😂😂

great stuff as usual, thank you Squidge

So excited for this WC. I really can't wait.

Hands down the best intro to a video I've ever seen, well done, hahaha!

I have been looking forward to this- thank you Owen brothers! France played beautiful rugby.

53-10 is the new 32-12, so exquisitely satisfactory 😍

Very intelligent analysis, im an old school boy rugby player from back in the day (NZ), although they keep messing with the rules probably since its birth you understand the game very well, its a simple game made complex....

In my opinion, there is no better Rugby analyst than Squidge Rugby.

Very nice analysis. Thank you

Fantastic script Squidge, your videos are really excellent!

Great analysis - thank you ! Much of the mainstream media analysis is nothing better than clickbait based either on existing prejudices or a focus on 20 seconds in 80 minutes

The timing of the advert after that 'how' is beautiful.

Man that was rough

I don't care how many times you show me Kaino opening the box of the Web Ellis cup... I just love it. Please keep it flowin'

Not looking forward to Wales' trip to Paris...

In this game Galthié used one of his invention/ trick ( that's what i heard) : the 15 (Ramos)switching sometimes position with the 10 like putting Farrell at 12 and Smith at 10. A variation of the two play markers in the backline. The NZ does it too, like some other. It goes back to Galthié's work as a consultant with the Pumas. I hope my informations on this topic are right. Maybe it's something like an urban myth. Anyway it worked beautifuly on that day.

I've been spoiling people's fun when they ask if I saw the result, and I've told them I'm disappointed not surprised (plus France espescially the back row were mouth-wateringly lovely)

I was waiting for this one :-)

As someone who has always had a lose interest in Rugby but looking more to it since losing interest in F***ball, this is so handy to pick up things i otherwise would never know about the game. keep up the good work!

Last time France has beaten England so hard, William the conqueror was number 9 😅 Thanks for your analysis, i enjoyed a lot Sorry for the joke 😅

my french ass will be rooting for england this week end!

English fans can take heart in the fact that on this day, everything went France’s way, and nothing to the English. This was a once in a generation game - privileged to have watched it; France in motion a sight to behold. They won’t have it so easy vs the Welsh, and I reckon the English will put up a better fight this weekend as well. Still, have a hard time seeing either France or Ireland not winning

This is the best game analysis ever! I had to LOL quite a few times :-) Brilliant! Total, absolute great fun! The end is... LOLOLOL Like Jonny Wilkinson more or less put it after the game, it's not the end of the world and much is fixable but the question is the time frame to get back to "practicable glory" by the autumn... Hm. I'd love to see England up to the upcoming challenge - says a Frenchman with English relatives... :-)

Great piece as always squidge

The running gag around Cros in love with rucks is the best running joke of this tournament so far, please keep it !

Very good. Congratulations

Remember that the French coach was the halfscrum when France destroyed the Lomu Abs in 1999 semifinal world cup

It was beautiful to watch at times. Even those little shoves that open up the gaps. They were playing a different game to the English. Lets hope they run out of steam when they play our Welsh 30-somethings!

Great analysis, as usual but without complicating things, the England forwards were blasted off the ball in the loose. For England Dombrandt is not of international class, and 9 JVP was extremely slow, which may have been a symptom of slow ruck ball. France were magnificent, very few teams if any could have lived with them on that day.

For the first time of my life, my frenchie's ass will support England for the last journey of this six nation. It's weird

6:22 it’s kinda like a fly half’s line 😂😂😂

That was good, joy to watch

Very complete analysis. I had not see the Daunte mistake on english try!

A channel analysing rugby ? That win keeps on giving

Wow what a quick upload after the match