Our horses came through for us. We got pins where we needed them.

I've been targeting this game for Matt. It's a horses-for-courses selection. He's got great experience and an ability to control the forwards. Against France we've got to be right in their faces. They have a powerful pack that can be dominant if you let them play. If you let your concentration drop, or miss one-on-one tackles, they can carve you up. So we've got to be astute and squeeze the life from them. We've got to stop the band playing and get the crowd whistling.

They've got some horses over there, and it's no different than us. It's going to be a battle. It's going to be a tough series.

If they were going to make us jump our horses that much I would have liked to not have the horses that jumped clear be in jeopardy of being pushed out.

Horses change lives. They give out young people confidence and self-esteem. They provide peace and tranquility to troubled souls, they give us hope.

I think we'll be pretty good next year ... the goal will be a top-five (state) finish. And maybe we can place seven kids.