Our pathetic Australian commercial TV commentary of the France/Wales match analysed every aspect of the fabulous Welsh performance in minute detail, apart from two minor points:

1. Warburton was sent off because the referee considered he made a dangerous tackle. Wales were then 'underdogs', as far as the commentators were concerned, because it was then 14 against 15 players. Umm. That was because Warburton did a bad thing! Why are they the victims?

2. Wales lost. If the other team hadn't turned up, the one-sided commentary might have been justified but France actually won and the Australian audience had to put up with almost total denial of the fact. France is through to the Big Game and we had to hear the endless tales of woe about the luckless losers. Nothing about the one or two French players who might have made a reasonable attempt at playing the game.

As I said earlier, France should cut its losses and go home early. They're fortunate to be playing next week. Don't make things worse.

Bruce