Amazing interview with Henson in the Times today. There are even pictures of him AA.
Its just a forgone conclusion at this stage.
A close game IMO. England to.... win.
I read the Hensen interview...have seen the pics though 😟
Haven't seen pics that should say
A close game IMO. England to…. win.
Well I think Wales were a much bigger handful for Scotland than we were. Lets hope we are better and they are worse...
Interested on what you would recommend AA as a sustainable structure for rugby in Wales?
Scotland option with 2 teams which are well funded and competitive at URC level and scrap the 60 cap rule?
They seem to be able to afford to retain most of their squad at home with the exception of the real superstars like Russell.
Interested on what you would recommend AA as a sustainable structure for rugby in Wales?
I have no idea, I don't think any structure will be sustainable when the regions are playing games no one wants to watch.
The 60 cap rule is now 25
The 60 cap rule is now 25
A shame for Will Rowlands on 23 caps. Hopefully they will consider individual cases and make allowances, considering the shit show the WRU they’ve overseen/created.
On the plus side Cory Hill, Jake Ball and Hadleigh Parkes are now available for Saturday!!
I think Rowlands doesn't leave till after world cup so should be fine.
https://ibb.co/6y74Smm
It’s been a long week, explain this to me; So LRZ is no longer eligible to play for Wales becuase he doesn’t play for a domestic team and has less than 25 caps?
Zammit, Tshiunza, Jenkins etc are eligible due to never having been offered a contract by a Welsh region
Ahah. So its if they move away from a welsh region before 25 caps has been achieved....
I think Rowlands doesn’t leave till after world cup so should be fine.
Apparently his French contract starts before the world cup...and he's injured so is unlikely to play for Wales before that.
Tho you'd think if Gatland really wants him he could name him on the bench for a couple WC warm up games and have him come on for the last minute 😁
England squad. Good to see Lawes back. Thats a positive.
15. Freddie Steward
14. Max Malins
13. Henry Slade
12. Ollie Lawrence
11. Anthony Watson
10. Owen Farrell (C)
9. Jack van Poortvliet
1. Ellis Genge
2. Jamie George
3. Kyle Sinckler
4. Maro Itoje
5. Ollie Chessum
6. Lewis Ludlam
7. Jack Willis
8. Alex Dombrandt
Replacements
16. Jack Walker
17. Mako Vunipola
18. Dan Cole
19. Courtney Lawes
20. Ben Curry
21. Alex Mitchell
22. Marcus Smith
23. Henry Arundell
As a fully paid up member of the the Grady fan club I may now watch the game....
Wales: Halfpenny; Adams, Grady, Hawkins, Rees-Zammit; O Williams, T Williams; G Thomas, Owens (capt), Francis, Beard, AW Jones, Tshiunza, Tipuric, Faletau.
Replacements: Roberts, Carre, Lewis, Jenkins, Reffell, Hardy, Biggar, Tompkins
England by 25
That 10, 12, 13 could be brilliant or they could all get cards.
Just watched sharks saints from last weekend. Two take aways for me. 1st sharks need to work on tackle height/technique lucky not to finish with 12 or 11 players.
2nd why in the name of all that is sacred was Ford not immediately withdrawn from play. He appeared to be unconscious having chinned the ball while falling face first.
Scotland - Watson back is the big news Price onto the bench
There are no excuses now. Scotland have to beat at least one of France and Ireland. We are coming off two wins, Settled squad and coach. Are they good enough? Dare I hope?
Now TJ. You should know that it’s the hope that gets you! To start the morning with the butterflies that it could go well. The anticipation before kick off. The battling performance but either, never quite being in the game or losing narrowly at the end. The bitterness of those hopes weighing on you afterwards ‘Why did I hope?’
The life of a Scotland rugby fan.
🙂
I hate it when our game is the Sunday game. Throws off the whole rhythm of my weekend.
I'll be grinding my teeth well before kick-off time #lifeofaScotlandfan
Don't be daft, you lot will be enjoying a wee dram tonight after Farrell finally gets a red and Wales squeak a win. Your weekend is well set.
and Wales squeak a win
I think England would be clear favourites in this game, even without all the turmoil surrounding Welsh rugby this week. However, I do think there's a 5% chance that everything will click, that the young players will all have a great game due to their 'lack of fear' and Wales win by 20+ points. For now I am clinging onto that 5% chance 😃
Predictions everyone?
I will aggregate and analyse all predictions and arbitrarily declare myself the winner after the FRASCO game tomorrow.
For added spice, please declare whether you think each side will get a BP. 😀
ITA (0) IRE (1) : IRE by 15-20
WAL (0) ENG (1) : WAL by 3-6
FRA (1) SCO (0) : FRA by 10-15
EDIT: Scores as follows
Correct result: 2
Correct Spread (max 5): 3
Correct BP Prediction: 2 per correct answer.
WAL by 3-6
Can't see it, Gatland has essentially thrown this 6Nations to develop for the world cup.
Can’t see it
You predicting a Wales loss? There’s a turn-up a_a 😀
Anyway, can you throw in some predictions for the games? Go on, go on, go on, go on…
Italy v Ireland: Ireland by 20+
Wales v England: England by ~10
France v Scotland: France by ~10
But, if prayer has any power, Wales by 19
ITA (0) IRE (1) : IRE by 10-15
WAL (1) ENG (1) : WAL by 3-6
FRA (1) SCO (0) : FRA by 15-20
I have put a tenner on Wales to win at 5-2.
If England win, well its cost me 10quid. Big deal.
If we lose I'll get 35quid back to mop up my tears. Happy days.
Ireland by 15
England by 10
Scotland by one point Try in the 84th minute by Huwipolotu
Gauss and tj, can you read?
Nope 🙂
It seems not. Must some of your habits affecting your eyesight. 🤣😂🤣
Automatic zero points to TeeJ for invalid entry.
And Gauss.
Apologies.
Italy (0) v Ireland(1): Italy 15: 32 Ireland
Wales(0) v England(0): Wales 14 : 22 England
France(0) v Scotland(0): Scotland 18 : 29 France
Red cards aside, I cannot see Italy winning today.
However, being a big fan of the underdog: c'mon Italy, Wales and Scotland!!
Well done Italy!
Good try.
This is like Basketball.
Nice first half. However, after losing to England today, the thought of Wales having to win in Italy is depressing.
You predicting a Wales loss? There’s a turn-up a_a
Lost our last 5 games including V Georgia at home,. You would have to be more than a little mad to think Wales will win today. It's not beyond all hope but it does seem unlikely
C’mon Italy 🇮🇹
Is it just me or is the commentary a second ahead of the play?
Not just you, he just said pen to Italy before the ref said who it was for
