[Closed] 6 Nations

Hows the gay squad coming on?

[i]Hope he does better than that Paul fella. [/i]

Plays for Leeds now doesn't he? 2 knock-ons in the highlights 🙁

Didn't think Hape looked anywhere near as good as he did in league, bits I've seen of him.

Going to be one hell of a dull game between england and wales at HQ unless the coaches have a change of heart which is unlikely

Wales v England is rarely dull because the welsh hate us so much.
Scotland also hate us but don't have the skill to make a game of it normally. Either that or the Welsh are getting more protein in their diet 🙂

Wales could be

Jenkins
Rees
Jones
AW Jones
AN Other
Ryan Jones
Williams
Powell
Peel
S Jones
S Williams
Hook
Roberts
1/2p
Byrne

what sort of team would we expect england to put out? Cant see their front row matching up to the Welsh. Backrow is a worry for Wales and the backs played like drains in the autumn

Annoyed that Geraghty (sp) isn't in and Hodgson is.
Our pack is inexperienced and lacks aggression which is where we'll be beaten. I'd like to see shaw and grewcock in. We don't have a "proper" fullback and have been lacking creativity in the centre.
On the plus side, JW is playing well!

Armitage seems like a proper fullback to me.

Lacks courage IMO.

bit harsh IMO and 15 is the least of englands worries.

Fair IMO. I preferred Cueto at 15, at least he can tackle and doesn't sh1t himself and pull back going into contact.
10 is currently the least of englands worries, like it or not.
Wanna make a swap, Armitage for Byrne?

double post

I'd swap my left testicle for a fit Gavin Henson 😆

I'd swap a left testicle for a fit Mrs Henson 😀

england wales is on at the cinema's, live and in 3d, gareth thomas bearing down on you in massive full cinema screen three d doesn't bear thinking about.

somehow I doubt very much doubt big gay Alfie will be playing

backhander - Member

Scotland also hate us but don't have the skill to make a game of it normally

Have a look at the record - its pretty even the last few years at the Calcutta cup and this year will go Scotland's way again.

My bet -
no grandslam.

France / ireland fighting for the championship and England / Italy for the wooden spoon. walse and Scotland in the middle.

Its a weak uninspired and uninspiring England team who got taken apart in the AIs compared to a strong and committed if limited Scotland team who beat Aus in the AIs

Does anyone have a spare stand off that Scotland could borrow? One that can both pass and kick would be nice.

we can give you a scrum half in exchange - we have plenty of them or a back row - we have plenty of them as well.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
That's brilliant.
You've definately been on the Brandy.
Wooden spoon for the jocks as usual.

we can give you a scrum half in exchange - we have plenty of them or a back row - we have plenty of them as well

Ditto backhander

actually I think the jocks look quite strong. France are quality, Ireland are good and the rest are shite

Hang on a lucky result in dire conditions against austrailia B does not make a good team.

wales could be OK if they had a decent backs coach and the balls to pick Hook at 12. Shanklin and Roberts in the centre just doesnt work.

is there anywhere online that the 6nations can be viewed....?

presuming you are outside UK (if not check the beeb) try here
http://www.myp2p.eu/competition.php?competitionid=&part=sports&discipline=rugby

I may get flamed for this but it is my opinion.
Wales and Ireland could struggle in a couple of years due to the fact that they're not fielding many young players. BOD etc aren't getting any younger and I've seen Bowe and a new 10 and that's it. Wales may struggle even more, they're resorting to peel, williams etc (who are great players) but they need to get some youth blooded and integrated ASAP. It takes a while. This 6N, I reckon Ireland and Wales up top, England/France middle, Scot/Italy trailing as usual.

alpin - justin tv has the games pirated usually and there are other places as well - usually links off rugby fora.

Backhander - - we don't want Goode thanks - we have our own players of that type. Unless you want to swap him for desparate Dan.

You really feel confident of winning at Murrayfield? you are a brave man. Its a while since England managed that. 2004 IIRC.

Peel is 28 and Phillips 27 and wales have given caps to both Tom James and Leigh Halfpenny on the wings, if your talking about Shane Williams and Sam Warberton and Tom Lydiate if you are talking about Martyn Williams all of these players are very young and very promising. In fact the welsh team is significantly younger with more promising young players around the squad in comparison to England.

anagallis_arvensis

You guys got a stand off we can have? - pleeeeeeeeeeeze. Wales normally have some spare ones they don't need.

Its the one place that scotland look really short of players.

Our front row will mash all comers. Some true world class players who are also useful around the field not just in the set pieces. Some very skillfull and quick forwards in the rest of the pack as well.

Some good backs and a reliable kicker - the best in the world ATM.

A choice of world class scrum halves. We just need a stand off to be a decent team again.

I'm sure they are great players mate but Warberton ahs played part of 2 games and has Lydiate played any at all for wales? Which is my point. I'm not suggesting that Wales have no youth players but that they're maybe not getting game time early enough.
Put the Brandy down TJ. Its not clever and its not hard.

at 10 wales like many positions really are weak outside the first choice.
I suppose you could have Nicky Robinson, good season with Cardiff last year and doing well for Glos at the moment. GatWards seem to have decided Wales dont need him even if it means playing Dan Biggar if Jones gets crocked. Hook hasnt played 10 this season I dont think.

backhanders step away from the glasshouse.

Shaw
Vickery
Grewcock
Borthwick
That hooker Thomas is it
Wilkinson
Tindall
Cueto
Moody
Ben Kay
Julian White
Lea Mears
Chuter

Steffon Armitage
Tom Croft
Dylan Hartley
James Haskell
Courtney Lawes
Delon Armitage
Matt Banahan
Danny Care
Toby Flood
Ben Foden
Mathew Tait
All 25 or under (I think)

Jenkins
Rees
Jones
AW Jones
AN Other
Ryan Jones
Williams
Powell
Peel
S Jones
S Williams
Hook
Roberts
1/2p
Byrne

Vickery - out
Grewcock - out
Tindall - out
Kay - out
Chuter - out

as of today's Elite Squad

at 10 wales like many positions really are weak outside the first choice.
I suppose you could have Nicky Robinson, good season with Cardiff last year and doing well for Glos at the moment. GatWards seem to have decided Wales dont need him even if it means playing Dan Biggar if Jones gets crocked. Hook hasnt played 10 this season I dont think.

If by weak you mean that they've got 4 first class players, albeit one that's not currently playing at 10, and one 'confidence' player, then I love being weak.

vickery and Tindall are only out as they are injured.

I'm hoping for a No8 injury so that dan ward-smith gets a call up. It's about bloody time.

Steffon Armitage
Tom Croft
Dylan Hartley
James Haskell
Courtney Lawes
Delon Armitage
Matt Banahan
Danny Care
Toby Flood
Ben Foden
Mathew Tait

1 Shit
2. Good, very good not often picked.
3. Brainless gouging kiwi ****
4. As 3 less the kiwi gouger bit
5. Has he played for england
6 you dont rate him (i thinks he's very good)
7. Crap
8. Not as good as he thinks he is
9. Never played that well for england
10. Hardly ever picked
11. Hardley ever picked

WTF? relevance??
I'm looking at the age of these blokes.
BTW you're wrong on at least 6 counts.
For brainless see Andy Powell.

to compare:

Alun-Wyn Jones, test lion and half the age of englands second rows lots of experience and still very young. Adam Jones and Gethin Jenkins vastly experienced test Lions and both still half the age of englands Vickery and White brigade and are in there prime now after being figures of fun previously. Hook and Roberts both Lions and both well under 25. 1/2penny.... need I say more he looks about 12. Tom James has played a good few games for Wales, Biggar has caps and has only just turned 20.

For brainless see Andy Powell.

He's not known as Mongo for nothing.
Mongo run mongo smash, mongo like smash. Gatland like Mongo, Mongo like Gatland

Jenkins and Jones 28 and 29. Sheridan and Thompson 30 and 31, vicks 33 (he is old). Hardly half the age eh? Vicks and Thompson are world champions. Vicks, Thompson, White and Sheridan are vastly experienced lions.
James has played 8 games in 2 years. Hook is 24 (well under?)

Jones (28) and Jenkins (29) both coming back from injury too so hardly in their prime

Sheidan - vastly experience lion? Balderdash. How many caps has he got? How many yellow cards has he given away? Is he the the most overrated player on the planet?

Vickery is vastly experienced in having his head shoved up his arse in south africa this summer