An original, sans title, so I think I’ll call it Allez Les Bleues!
I’ve just come back
From gay Paree
We were given a good kicking
By the enemy.
Lauret, Trinh-Duc,
And Bastareaud
Just like the Scots did
Two weeks ago.
I’m not complaining
I don’t despair
But sometimes it’s hard to be a fan
Of Angleterre.
But sometimes when things
Don’t go so well,
At least we beat Italia
And the Pays de Galles.
Lauret is Wenceslas Lauret, French flanker, Trinh-Duc is François Trinh-Duc, French fly half, or five eighth I believe you call em Pa. Bastareaud is Mathieu Bastareaud, a centre built like a prop forward. It was a real team effort though. They started off a bit shaky, gave away a few penalties, but just got into their stride, and were knocking our attackers back time and time again. I always remember Mickey Skinner (English flank forward)’s “The Tackle” On French flank forward Marc Cecillon during the 1991 World Cup. Well, it was like that, but time and time again and we were on the receiving end.
Angleterre, well that’s England of course, and Pays de Galles is Wales.
So, not the result we hoped for, but there are worse places to spend your weekend than Paris.