[Closed] Rugby thread 2016/2017

and I dont like THM much to be honest.

Shucks, you are one of my favourites AA. Scorned.... 🙁

Cuthbert is apparently favourite to replace North if he's not fit enough.

Only with Rob Howley!!

this

But a bit Laurel and Hardy compared to when Gatts does it

I'd much rather have Steff Evans play than Cuthbert if North is broken. Evans is like a cut price Nowell whereas Cuthbert is likeca hoplessly out of form May.

but slower

Lack of pace isnt Cuthberts issue. Ask Mike Brown. Catching and tackling are more of a problem.

he reminds me of Nigel Walker..always used to look completely lost on the pitch

Lack of pace isnt Cuthberts issue. Ask Mike Brown.

Time to roll this one out again!

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Never gets old 😆

Brown isn't exactly known for his startling pace though.

It's funny watching Cuthbert turn when people put kicks in behind him - it's like watching an oil tanker maneuver!

Regardless of who's in it, that's a great sporting photography.

I posted a vid a few pages back. At the time that he rounded Brown he was bloody on fire. Scored a real corker in the last liobs test I think it was. He always had weaknesses but his finishing made up for it. He may well of lost a yard of pace to injury too. Its quite sad but Wales keep picking him which makes it worse.

Here it is

Nigel Walker looking lost!

all I said was that he's slower than May I'll leave his countrymen to discuss the other faults in his game 🙂

all I said was that he's slower than May

Am I allowed a tadge of optimism this weekend? 18 years or something since we one in Paris. Gonna be a tough ask but keeping the ball away from the French forwards will be the key

I hope Scotland win, but I fear they may not, Fance actually starting to look like France again.... I'll be cheering along anyway.

Edit - but Scotland are a better side now than at any time I can actually remember!

TJ - who is your ref? I've noticed a lot of refs now trying to get teams to use the ball from a dominant scrum, rather than purely pushing for a pen every time, which I think is a good thing. If you can get it "in & out" straight away on your own ball, I think you have a good shout. If France are allowed to scrummage you into the dirt, it will be a long match for you.

Just finished watching the Saints/Bath game on BT. Absolutley cracking contest. Bit scruffy in the second half as Saints came back hard from behind, but I think Mr Barnes did a good job of letting the game play.
Lead changing several times approaching 80mins. Right nailbiter.

Tapui with some top skillz too.

Brizzle spanked again. Back to the championship for us methinks. We'll lose all of our best players and have a right struggle too. Pat Lam won't be impressed.

I was ready to concede that Brizz would stay up and wed go down. But if we can take 3+ pts of Brizz in March, and assume they dont have some glorious turnaround against stronger sides, I think you might be right wrecker, and we'll cling on for a season more.

I reckon I might start supporting Hartpury though. Its closer for us and its not as unconscionable as supporting Glos 😉

AA, hope you weren't watching Eddie on the news. He was talking about preparing for typical Cardiff shenanigans including the goat. He stopped short of mentioning the crap though - goat crap that is!!!

2013 Cuthbert was a very good vintage!!! He's been pretty useless every time that I've seen him outside that period!

I wonder how much of a confidence thing it is? He looked so good during that period.....looks like a rabbit in the headlights at times now-reminds me of Priestland in that respect.

In other news, Sale shipped four try trys against Newcastle tonight....just scraped the win though.

I was ready to concede that Brizz would stay up and wed go down. But if we can take 3+ pts of Brizz in March, and assume they dont have some glorious turnaround against stronger sides, I think you might be right wrecker, and we'll cling on for a season more.

On the other front, Cuthbert is prone to some...odd...decision making but he's a strong, fast boy and knows where the try line is. I don't underestimate him, he can do damage when the mood takes him.

No kick off till 5.... boring.
Lets hope its a good game and Wales put up a good fight also hope Eddies "mind games" dont get his own captain too wound up!!

Who is the ref,I'd like to start slagging him off now in preparation for later 😆

Garcès

fill the time by watching the Saints/Bath highlights.

Good job Gethins injured then I suppose!

TBH I think both he and Poite are perfectly good refs. Just some loose heads arent very good 😉

Let's hope we do as well as our Ladies - 38:0 at HT - do they get paid the same?!?!

(ok, only one group ae pros)

not getting any better for Wales Women. Their tackling is awful. I only get to see twitter vid clips unfortunately. Id love to watch the game live but no Sky....

EDIT: found a ropey stream if you can get past the popovers.
http://www.newzion02.top/100z4.php?onthetop

It's really very poor. Watched 5 minutes a end of 1H and then switched over to watch Wendyball - that shows you how bad. Ok and men's downhill skiing has been postponed.

Will they make 100?

Only ever did that once at school and that was in a match cut short.

why isnt scarett place kicking? She was devastating against France.

Just some loose heads arent very good

I'm sure the 4th most capped player in rugby history and most capped ever prop including tests on 2 lions tours will take your point on board!!
After he has finished laughing 😆

Which reminds me, if you fancy a laugh look up Rob Evans recent interview about taking over from Gethin its pretty funny.

I only get to see twitter vid clips unfortunately. Id love to watch the game live but no Sky....

This game and the U20 last night were both on BBC2 Wales. Stupidly you can't see that from the main BBC site but if you google BBC Wales then you get the skin and links for it.

cheers Rich. Too late now.
annoyed it didnt come up in searches 🙁

Italy giving away a shed load of penalties in the first 12 minutes; lucky not to have someone in the bin. Reckon Ireland will get the first four try bonus point today at this rate.

Last pass looked forward to me

Good to see zebo playing well, looked a little lightweight (literal sense) last week. If Ireland's backs reach their high standard this should be a rout

Christ, men v boys this! Given that Italy really are a '50 minute' team, this could be a cricket score!!! At 29 minutes, Ireland have made 16 tackles!

I'll be quiet now!

And there it is....first bonus point despite having a player in th bin.

Italy have a shed load of work to do to be competitive going forward.

CJ O'Stander is a beast!!

Anyway while we wait for the main event to start

North out Calamity Cuthbert in

How bad is ITV commentary's? Genuinely words fail me, as they do ITVs commentary team.

I hope Mr Connor O' Shea will be taking this in his stride, Italy are really not improving, stagent and hindered by poor decision making in attack and defense.

Well played Ireland,

Watching that clip you'd think Wales have beaten England every time for the last 10'years!!

To be fair, Ireland are a VERY good side.

...and should have won last week

Ive revised my prediction. England to look all at sea for 10 mins, hen swnding Wales to a crushing defeat. This as predicted by my Welsh taxi driver yestersay 😀 and fuelled by a couple of beers.

Let's get it on.....

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18-32 to Englandshire

EBC snub Scotland in first 2 mins ffs. Inverdale is a ****

I like Martin Williams as a commentator - a passionate Welshman, but an impartial insightful commentator.

Needed space for a Butler voice over

First pint!

Impartiality went when we lost Bill McLaren

Is jiffy wearing a rug?

Mind games A_A?

Being a pessimistic sort, I am worried England might get a shock here. They looked underdone for long periods last week. They were accurate when it counted, but the French were hardly penetrative last week.

Hoping for a good result but dont see it being easy, even more so without north but it seemed unlikely he was ever going to play (Someone at work is mates with him so has had a few texts) think they just kept it quiet until last minute just as the mindgames thing.

Mind games A_A?

Predicting a England win.....Surely not?

😉

Italy - Ireland; is it just me or were there a number of forward passes ignored, and a few knock ons given that clearly went backwards?

Good interview with Big Sam.

(Lions Cpt!!! 😉 )

Predicting a England win.....Surely not?

Its certainly not what I'm hoping for and if England win it'll be the refs fault, but I cant see where we have sufficient advantage to win.

I hope and think it will be close, everything crossed for a cracking game!

Looking forward to the back row battle.

Here comes the best 6N anthem

^agreed, God Save The Queen is a corker

Lol

Interesting England tactics? No one in te rucks...

Fun start

Enfland physicality is impressive.

Typical disrespect from the Welsh crowd of the kicker

Typical disrespect from the Welsh crowd of the kicker

YEEEEEEERS!

Boom!

Well, that was some good rugby. Wondered if England were capable of that kind of thing after last week.

I thought the crowd were fine on England kicks - mostly respectful.

Liam W looks dangerous.

Cuthbert already looking suspect, I think. England need to kick their kicks, though.