Odds on tuilagi getting called up and injured again before the end of the six nations? Pretty bloody high I reckon, for no reason at all, we know what he does, it's bloody brilliant and he shouldn't be risked at half fitness
watching Olly Barclay play for Scarlets is a bit odd, useful player though. J Davies looking very very rusty and missing tackles cant see him playing at Twickenham next week.
Any Caerdydd supporters in?
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J Davies looking very very rusty and missing tackles cant see him playing at Twickenham next week.
Stop trying to cheer us up AA.
As usual I am V pessimisitic.
If you ask me Care and the missed distribution opportunities were part of the England of old, the trundlemuppets. He was channelling Mike Tindall and looking for personal glory instead of making the best decisions for the good of the team win. Disappointed and not at all convinced by the "new england". The media piss me off with all there vaunting of us, when in fact it was luck and and fag papers difference between us and Ireland. TBH we had trouble putting those twenty points on Scotland, and it wouldn't surprise me if we get beaten by Wales and Italy.
Next year when Vern Cotter get his hands on Scotland it will be Eng and Italy vying for the wooden spoon. 🙁
Any Caerdydd supporters in?
Phil Davies shown the door today!
Vern Cotter could live to 300,and coach us the entire time and we would still be pish. Nae players.
Really looking forward to this weekend, very finely set up as it was last time but clearly hoping for a different result.
Nice to see tigers starting to look decent again - what a difference a Tuilagi makes! In this case, it was a lot to do with the space left for the other backs as Manu had 2 players on him every time he got near the ball. Nice to see the lad back. Great quote from Richard Cockerel as well
"We have been crap all season and we are joint third, whereas Bath have been awesome and they are joint third. That's how it works sometimes. We've been crap all year but look where we are. Just think where we could be if we played half-decent."
Richard Cockerill is a ****.
Glad Manu is back he's a damn fine player doubt he will start v Wales though will he. Burrel has done well and should keep the shirt. Davies on the other hand will be straight back in for Wales, fingers crossed he copes.
I've always liked Cockers, you get what it says on the tin. He's no worse than the rest of the DoR's and the constant stream of 'advice' to the match officials.
I hope manu won't be back into the England team, he could do with getting back into playing at Tiggers first, however England do have a habit of taking a half fit player and destroying them, so I sadly wouldn't be surprised.
Luther should be big enough to take on Jamie, although I don't think he's at the same level, he should be able to do a job, and to be honest, we need a second centre who can fight for the position!
Other DOR's havent been banned twice for being abusive to match officials! He's an idiot who shouldnt be allowed on the touch line.
Strictly speaking is wasn't abusive towards the official at Northampton, he said to the linesman that if the ref didn't start looking after the Leicester players, he'd tell the Leicester pack to smash the **** in the Northampton team. Seems fair to me, and nothing other DoR's haven't said. Oddly, one of the blokes who reported him has previous for telling Cockers to meet him in the car park after the game for a fight!!
Newport ban was different though I admit.
Obviously he avoids carpark confrontations since Norm Hewitt gave him a slapping 😆
Scotland XV for France
1. Grant
2. Lawson
3. Cross
4. R Gray
5. Hamilton
6. Beattie
7. Brown
8. Denton
9. Laidlaw
10. Weir
11. Lamont
12. Scott
13. Dunbar
14. Seymour
15. Hogg
deck chairs and titanic!
@tinybits - agree re Cockerill, he's not complicated and you know what youre going to get. As an aside he provided one of the best comedy moments I've ever seen live. A wet and windy day and the Aussie hooker had just lovingly wiped the ball clean prior to a line out throw in, Cockerill was stood watching intently and just as he finished drying the ball Cockerill took the drinks bottle he'd been holding behind his back and sprayed the ball !
He doesn't like yours either, it makes you a target
HasNorwell played in many Wales v England games?
Speaking of hair, the IRFU website has a BOD career gallery up at the moment.
Were there no barbers open in Dublin in 2005?
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HasNorwell played in many Wales v England games?
Might have played u18's or whatever I suppose.
Its always the english players coming out with this crap in recent years. I think what they really want to say is we hate the welsh but they know they cant.
anagallis_arvensis - Member
> http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/26443654I hate his hair
How very insightful of young Nowell.
[i]EVERY[/i] team in the World hates England! It's always been the way, in every sport!
In the league of hatred of England I reckon Wales come below Scotland and France though, surely.
Well I for one hate all this stupid "They hate us more than we hate them and we hate them more than we hate that other lot that hate us" drivel.
It's rugby. There's no hatred, IMO. Yes, of course Wales want to beat England, just as England want to beat Wales. It's called 'competition', not hatred.
*Wanders off muttering about all this being fields etc*
EVERY team in the World hates England! It's always been the way, in every sport!
yet its always the english saying "they hate us", says more about the english players imo.
Anyway fingers crossed ****gland keeps his gob shut this week!
[i]It's rugby. There's no hatred, IMO. Yes, of course Wales want to beat England, just as England want to beat Wales. It's called 'competition', not hatred.[/i]
Obviously you'd know better than the people who have actually played in the games then 😉
But yeah, hatred is a silly word for it - I'll go with: intense rivalry.
Myself and Flashy have played in as many full international games between england and wales as Nowel. Scored as many international tries as him too!
I was thinking more of what past players have said. Eg. Brian Moore and er.. well ok, Brian Moore 😀
Wales: Leigh Halfpenny (Blues); Alex Cuthbert (Blues), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Jamie Roberts (Racing Metro), George North (Northampton); Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Rhys Webb (Ospreys)Gethin Jenkins (Blues), Richard Hibbard (Ospreys), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Luke Charteris (Perpignan), Dan Lydiate (Racing Metro), Sam Warburton (Blues, capt), Taulupe Faletau (Dragons).
Replacements: Ken Owens (Scarlets), Paul James (Bath Rugby), Rhodri Jones (Scarlets), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Mike Phillips (Racing Metro), Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Liam Williams (Scarlets).
He's back....!
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Davies and Webb are a gamble, I shall be watching in hope from behind the sofa!
There you have it flashy! best team in the championships. No excuses now for your boys this weekend.
When are the haterz announced?
Wales might have the nudge in the scrums, england at advantage in lineout and maul, backrow look evenly matched, half backs adv england, centres depend on how Davies goes, wales wings stronger and Brown on better frm than 1/2p. Should be close england favourites with home advantage.
Half marathon in the morning, birthday lunch at 13:00. Rugby at three. Looks like a great day ahead......
Pretty good summary there, AA.
[s]Who's the ref, BTW?[/s]
Roman Poite with the whistle. Tends to favour the dominant scrum, as it should be IMHO. Will be intriguing.....
The Hampshire Tournament for my U11s until 3, so I'll be watching on delay. Never seems quite as tense like that, so I should be able to sit and watch instead of nervously wandering about the house!
On 6N form so far, who would be the lions 15 now - 1/2p, brown or Kearney? Very close call. Brown and Kearney have both upped their games and form but 1/2 still as solid as ever.
Lineouts will be interesting, Please Lancaster! there is NO RULE saying that you HAVE to replace hookers after 60 mins. Do it at 81 mins if you must!!!!! 😉
Please Lancaster! there is NO RULE saying that you HAVE to replace hookers after 60 mins. Do it at 81 mins if you must!!!!!
What if your hooker is sent off for being a mouthy little Kiwi gobshite, though? 😉
I'd still go with 1/2p as Sexton and Farrel are both prone to the odd wobble with kicking at goal. If Dan Carter was the ten I'd pick Brown.
What for getting into a scrap with a Tongan? You never know 😉 A different type of "Ringer" in more ways than one (assuming you guys are old enough to get that one).
P.s. AA how's the knee? Agree on 1/2p, still gets the place from me. But great to see three top form 15s. (Awaits an irate Duckman........... 😉 )
[i]If Dan Carter was the ten I'd pick Brown.[/i]
Is Dan eligible? Yay!
What if your hooker is sent off for being a mouthy little Kiwi gobshite
What if he can't actually hook 😆
I am not sure who I would least like to line up against AWJ or Geoff Wheel from the old days. GWs tick would have made any nervous opposite number run back to the dressing room!!!!
Even though he has been 100% this year! AWJ has that "you would want him on your side in the trenches" look about him.
AWJ has that "you would want him on your side in the trenches" look about him.
Yep. A real workhorse of a player, and not meaning that in a bad way at all!
See also, Richard Hill (Flanker), Fabien Pelous, Victor Matfield, etc.
Tongan
You do realise who Talupe's cousins are dont you?
Here's a clue
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Hint, a 😉 normally indicates a bit of a joke (however bad) 😉
