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French captain Thierry Dusatoir was gracious in his praise of Tonga in their upset performance in Wellington on Saturday. There is however no praise to go around for the French effort from Canadian fans. Tongas victory has cost Canada a third-place pool finish. Barring a miracle victory over the All Blacks on Sunday, Canada will finish in fourth and fail to qualify automatically for Rugby World Cup 2015 in England. This is a huge blow to Canadian plans. There are massive funding implications to the program and some reports claim several million dollars over the next two seasons will now not come to help Canada prepare. There is the lost opportunity for the mens team to join the November test match schedule with the Tier One nations in Europe. Gone also are the commercial opportunities inextricably linked with playing at Twickenham Stadium, Millennium Stadium and the other capitals of European rugby. The French players will still live to play another day in the quarterfinal stage next weekend because of earlier victories in the pool. They dont really deserve it if they cant bring a more compelling performance to this stage of the tournament. It would seem that they are no better than their soccer brethren as in fighting and egos disrupted their build-up to this match. Trinh-Duc was dropped for this match and proceeded to throw his toys out of his pram and put himself before the national cause. France is one of the greatest rugby nations in the world. Their past teams have provided unparalleled inspiration at this tournament over the years and some of its greatest moments. I struggle to think that Rodrigues, Berbizier, Blanco, and Sella are in any way impressed at how Trinh Duc and his mates represented their great legacy Saturday evening. The real justice on Saturday would have been if Tonga did get a winning bonus point by virtue of scoring four tries (which they very easily could have) and knocked them out of the tournament and put them on an early plane back to Paris. I am really choked for Canadas young team. They thought they had done enough with a victory over Tonga and a gutsy steal of two points against Japan to set up the next quadrennial for the development of the game in Canada. Instead, they are in their hotel rooms in Wellington, a city now rampant with Tongan supporters celebrating a famous victory. Their reality is a date against the globes best team without the consolation of knowing they have met their goals for this tournament. My father always said "rugby doesnt build character, it reveals it". On a dreadful night for Canadian rugby, the French have shown us their true colours. on Sunday, our team will have to dig deep, put their disappointment aside and reveal what they are truly made of against the All Blacks. Allez Les Rouges! cheap jerseys from china . -- Former AL MVP Miguel Tejada has made the Kansas City Royals opening-day roster as a utility infielder. wholesale nfl jerseys . MARIE, Ont. http://www.jerseysnflwholesale.us.com/ . "I dont think Ive seen this many cameras for a number of years now," Turris said Monday after skating with his Ottawa teammates for the first time. "Its a lot different pressure but Im ready for it. cheap nfl jerseys . On Friday, the Argos and Rogers Centre announced theyve signed a lease agreement through Dec. wholesale jerseys . -- The Sharks defended their coach they best way they knew how -- with a dramatic comeback victory.The Florida Panthers can expect some support from Montreal tonight. As it stands, the Canadiens trail New Jersey by seven points for the eighth and final playoff spot in the east. That can all change tonight as the Devils and Panthers square off in New Jersey. The Canadiens cant afford to just sit back and wait for other teams to help them out, however. They have to go out and take care of their own business, much like they did in their 7-3 drubbing of Winnipeg on Wednesday. Despite the Habs poor overall record, there is room for optimism. The seven goals scored last game was a team high on the season. That mark eclipsed their six goal effort against the Senators in Ottawa. Both offensive outbursts have come under the guidance of Randy Cunneyworth. The Habs coach has adopted a more aggressive fore-check. The players are saying the new message is play to win instead of playing not to lose. The Habs will host the Tampa Bay Lightning tomorrow night. It should be interesting to see if they can duplicate their effort from their last game. It should be noted that after beating the Senators 6-2 just ten days ago, the Habs lost their nnext game vs.dddddddddddd. Tampa. Randy Cunneyworth is hoping history wont repeat itself. Many members of the Lightning are from La Bell Province and will come to play in front of their family and friends, and Cunneyworth is well aware of it. He pushed the pace at practice today to ensure that his team is ready to go as well. He has told his players to stay hungry. The good news is that reinforcement is on the way in the form of Brian Gionta. The Habs captain has missed the last eleven games. He will be a welcomed weapon on offence. Not all the news from practice was positive, however, as rookie defenceman Alexei Emelin took a Yannick Weber shot to the face. The bloodied Emelin had to be helped off the ice. Luckily, it appears the injury is a minor one. Cunneyworth says the puck cut Emelin inside the mouth but did not hit a bone. He went on to say that he might dress seven defencemen against the Lightning. Forward lines at Fridays practice: Cammalleri - Plekanec - GiontaPacioretty - Desharnais - ColeMoen - Eller - KostitsynDarche - Nokelainen - Blunden You can follow me on twitter @tonymarinaro cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '
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