[Closed] Rugby thread 2016/2017

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.