Frogs in Merde

Not a new recipe but the position the hosts find themselves over their croissants this morning. A stuttering forced performance last night and a deserved loss. Now they face having to thump Ireland and hope Ireland defeat Agentina to avoid playing New Zealand in Cardiff (!!!!) in the quarters. Any way you look at it, this is not the scenario the French management had in mind and they look in deepest poo from here on in.
Meanwhile, in the Argy camp all must be smelling of roses. The schedule was unkind to them, their next game is against Georgia on Tuesday, which didn't leave enough time to have properly celebrated a great victory last night. Shame because they deserved it.
Unlike my prediction, they managed to keep their tempers in check and played with a commitment and united passion which shold have brought a greater victory. France only came close once with a rolling maul in the second half, and once that was checked, les Bleus looked clueless.
Over in Camp Paddy, I imagine the sphincters were tightening as the match went on. One of the big 3 in this pool was always going home, but now, it doesn't look like its going to be the Argies!