Wrecker i agree totally, i only think he is nailed on as he is Captain although tomorrow he has opportunity to prove that he should be there on form which i hope he does.
I think it will be North and Bowe on the wings. I personally dont rate Cuthbert most wingers would score the tries he does i am not sure i have seen him do anything other than just a straight run in....I am sure video evidence is available to prove me wrong 😀
Cuthbert scored a cracker v france last year. He is a very good finisher but hasnt been playing rugby long and isnt a natural player. He is often out of position in defence and drops a lot of ball. Bowe is a better option.
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Anyway this thread needs more Henson. All hail the return of the anointed one!!
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/gavin-henson-set-potential-move-4091496
Hope there aren't too many pubs near-by......
Or ice buckets!!
Or tanning salons. 🙂
PSA the Welsh and English, live matches on BBC tomorrow.
Rugby UnionSaturday 8 June
Queensland Reds v British and Irish Lions: 10:30, BBC Sport website live text commentary
International fixture, Japan v Wales: 05:45, BBC Red Button
International fixture, Argentina v England: 19:30, BBC Two
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/17151954
Gethin's out, apparently.
Wales are you 11-9 down to Japan after 60 mins.
Bad start to the day.
Switch on now to see Wales beaten by Japan 😯
Well that will be a stick to beat us with 😆 hope lessons will be learnt by the new caps.
Shame about Geth he is very fragile these days.
18-19 with ten minutes left.
Shit.
Believe Flashy believe 😆
See it all came tidy 😆
Bit close for comfort!
Good for Japan, though, and hope they can keep improving.
Did you see the off load? 😯 fabulous hands.
Yep, some lovely off loads, as well as popping up from the ground. Good blooding for the young 'uns.
Patchel could be very special.
Suspiciously Ginger though 😆
Japan?!?!?!?!?!?!? 😆
@aa ha ha I wondered how long it would be before Henson's name appeared, he's thrown his career and talent away he needs to move onto something else. He was given a chance at Toulon and threw it away he could have been part of the team winning major honours, we'd love to see a dedicated focused Henson playing at the top level. But that person doesn't exist.
Japan are no mugs. They impressed me at the last RWC, and they will keep getting better which is great for rugby. Competition is good!
, he's thrown his career and talent away he needs to move onto something else.
well done, could you have got more cliché's in? Missing a few facts about why he left Toulon though.
throwing away his talent
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You need to let go, a_a. He's done. Tragic, but he's never going to live up to your hopes. It'll only end in disappointment. Then come the tears, borderline alcoholism and finally hard drugs. [jeremykyle] he ain't wurf it!! [/jeremykyle] 😛
He looked far from done in his few games last season. I still enjoy watching him play.
wrecker - Member
Japan are no mugs. They impressed me at the last RWC, and they will keep getting better which is great for rugby. Competition is good!
Totally agree. It's not just good, it's esential.
World cup after next is there, game's profile needs every boost it can get in that country.
Fair play to Wales for going over there. Lot's of respect.
Lions should have done similar, instead of that game in HSBC.
summer rugby
Don't let this thread get derailed. Stick to those involved in summer rugby.
😉
Farel listed as 15 stone! Yeah right!
anyone got a link to a stream
Blimey - the Reds look v good. Thank goodness their line out wasnt working at the start.
[AA can you make one match without a Farrell bitch-fest 😉 ? But I was surprised at 15st too!! edit and disappointed in first kick straight down a Reds throat 🙁 ]
Good first scrum! and Bowe back to his best??
Reds are winning the breakdown. Lions have the scrums and line outs so far.
@aa that must have been an important match based on the size of the crowd
They deserve it so far. They're really going for it.
oops - Farrell, Cuthbert and Warbs????
Great try though - blimey these Reds are great to watch.
Gonna' have to be careful with all these offside pens or we'll be playing with 14 soon.
Cripes, Hogg scares me to death. Definitely 1/2ps shirt.
Is that one of the best defensive tackles this year?
great move that, unlucky not to score.
edit- yeah great tackle but then another great defensive move by Youngs at the scrum earns a try
Not so worried about Hogg as Cuthbert.
But imo, George North and Tommy Bowe look to be putting their names on the wingers shirts. And if Maitland stays steady, he could easilly take the bench spot covering a few positions.
Agree loum. North and Bowe look very good indeed. Young putting pressure on Phillips? Great 1H to watch. Hats off to Reds!
Young putting pressure on [s]Phillips[/s] Murray, IMO. 😉
Backs worked so much better with a scrum half who could pass, the other day. I can't remember who said it, but tend to agree with the description of phillips - great player, shit scrum half.
Youngs is a better player than Murray. By some margin IMHO.
As an oponent you dont want to face Philips though as he has so much to his game.
Three different opinions 😀
For me, that positions wide open then.
But Murray's got the best distribution, kicking, and defence. The other two maybe offer more direct threats on their own. But if that was key, you'd take Danny Care .
Any plan that keeps the ball away from Genia boosts our chances, IMO.
