Nah, have to pick and choose my games at the moment with a 1 yr old, but hope to get to Glos v Fiji next week, i believe.
Think my tickets cost something like £11 a match, but thats for Terrace with extra, extra STH early booking discount.
but hope to get to Glos v Fiji next week, i believe.
Just been reading about the Ospreys trying to get a Tongan game in Bridgend on November 13th, but the WRU refusing it, saying that they were concerned about player burnout and how it may impact on other fixtures.
Yeah, all those midweek fixtures!
The Os wanted it to be a runout for players who aren't affected by the Welsh call up, so how this could lead to player burnout is a mystery.
I can see HUGE problems arising between the WRU and the regions very soon if something doesn't change.
Good article about life in the Welsh training camp in Poland, long hard days of training:
Scottish team to face NZ.
Scotland: S Hogg (Glasgow Warriors); S Lamont (Glasgow Warriors), N De Luca (Edinburgh), M Scott (Edinburgh), T Visser (Edinburgh), G Laidlaw (Edinburgh), M Blair (Brive); R Grant (Glasgow Warriors), R Ford (Edinburgh), G Cross (Edinburgh), R Gray (Sale Sharks), J Hamilton (Gloucester), A Strokosch (Perpignan), R Rennie (Edinburgh), K Brown (capt, Saracens).
Replacements : S Lawson (London Irish), A Jacobsen (Edinburgh), K Traynor (Bristol), A Kellock (Glasgow Warriors), D Denton (Edinburgh), H Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors), R Jackson (Glasgow Warriors), M Evans (Castres).
I would have preferred to see Jackson at 10 as i think his defence is a bit better than Laidlaw. NZ back row will have an enjoyable afternoon i think.
and Wales
Wales v Argentina: Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues); Alex Cuthbert (Blues), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Jamie Roberts (Blues), George North (Scarlets); Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Tavis Knoyle (Scarlets); Gethin Jenkins (Toulon), Matthew Rees (Scarlets), Aaron Jarvis (Ospreys), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Ian Evans (Ospreys), Josh Turnbull (Scarlets), Toby Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons), Sam Warburton (Blues, capt).
Replacements: Richard Hibbard (Ospreys), Ryan Bevington (Ospreys), Paul James (Bath), Robin McCusker (Scarlets), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Mike Phillips (Bayonne), James Hook (Perpignan), Liam Williams (Scarlets).
Odd welsh team. Tavis is just a shit version of Phillips, might focus his mind i suppose. I'd have started with Hibbard over Rees and two looseheads on bench is plain strange. I might have chosen McCusker over Turnbull too.
James covers both sides is the thinking, I suppose.
And as far as Knoyle and Rees being selected, well whaddaya expect?? They are Scarlets and the Scarlets are the Golden Boys again. I mean Priestland? Seriously? How badly does he have to be to play himself out of the team?
Priestland will miss his first kick, confidence will be shot and will be replaced, his kicking is shocking but I guess they can turn to 1/2p
Scarlets are the Golden Boys again
Spoken like a true Ospreylian 😉
1/2p will be kicking has been first choice kicker for sometime. Why have James covering both sides if you have Bevington covering loosehead. Its ****ing crazy James is a good loosehead and a shit imposter at tighthead.
Why have James covering both sides if you have Bevington covering loosehead. Its **** crazy James is a good loosehead and a shit imposter at tighthead.
I didn't say it made sense! 🙂
Why have James covering both sides if you have Bevington covering loosehead. Its **** crazy James is a good loosehead and a shit imposter at tighthead.
I didn't say it made sense! 🙂
I think the management are just posturing with dropping Phillips. Where's Lloyd Williams anyway?
I like the look of that Scottish pack.....But we are playing the All-Blacks 🙁 Sporting of us to elect to play without any centres as well,and replace them with speedbumps.
Sporting of us to elect to play without any centres as well,and replace them with speedbumps.
*Applauds!*
Still,they haven't named a team so they might not turn up and we can claim a walkover.
Poison them, worked for the Saffas in '95
Buy the ref! Worked for NZ in 2011....
Boxfish i think your right. Had it been nz or aus first up i dont think they'd have done it. Plus someone has to play in the aus game thats not phillips as he'll be back in France so Lloyd may get a game against samoa.
BlindMelon - MemberPoison them, worked for the Saffas in '95
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CaptainFlashheart - MemberBuy the ref! Worked for NZ in 2011....
Also for SA in 1995. (v France in the semis iirc. Game should have been called off because of the weather, then France scored several perfectly good tries which were disallowed. Unfortunately the ref was Welsh. Supposedly the best ref in the world!)
I'd love to read an impartial true account of what went on in that WC. None of this Invictus nonsense.
😆 tin foil hat for Flashy, the Kaesae of the rugby world
😆 tin foil hat for Flashy, the Kaesae of the rugby world
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Balls POC definitely out for us on Sat. I fear our run of defeats isn't going to end this weekend.
Ireland team for SA:
15 – Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster/1)
14 – Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster/49)
13 – Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster/32)
12 – Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster/69)
11 – Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster/48)
10 – Jonathan Sexton (St.Mary’s College/Leinster/32)
9 – Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster/12)
1 – Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster/33)
2 – Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster)*
3 – Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster/22)
4 – Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster/21)
5 – Mike McCarthy (Buccaneers/Connacht/4)
6 – Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster/7)
7 – Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster/2)
8 – Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster/50) Captain
Replacements:
16 – Sean Cronin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster/21)
17 – David Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster)*
18 – Michael Bent (Leinster)*
19 – Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster/88)
20 – Iain Henderson (Queens University/Ulster)*
21 – Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster/45)
22 – Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster/124)
23 – Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster/14)
Steady Deccie has excelled again. DOC and ROG shouldn't be anywhere near this team, time to get a few younger players in. Glad to see Henry getting a start at 7 as we have never really replaced David Wallace and he has been in great form for Ulster.
DOC's solid on the bench, but I agree re ROG. Time for new players, and as for his tackling, the less said the better!
I have to disagree on DOC, he hangs around on the wing, thinking he playing a 15 man game, looking disinterested and giving away too many penalties.
I'm also not keen on bringing in the chap Bent from NZ, fair enough his Granny or something is Irish but he hasn't even played a game in Ireland. What type of message does that send to young Irish players.
m also not keen on bringing in the chap Bent from NZ, fair enough his Granny or something is Irish but he hasn't even played a game in Ireland. What type of message does that send to young Irish players.
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lol @ducky I think if you liked Guinness or fly fishing you made Jacks team. When it comes to fitba I'm from north of the border, home of the best ever...no pun intended
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Zebo at full back, is that wise?
In a word No
Zebo at full back, is that wise?
He is a very good attacking winger but hasn't even played FB for Munster so it's certainly a gamble. SA are bound to kick and press all day long so I hope he can withstand it.
Just got a ticket for the game so I'll check out Zebo's skills in person. Woo hoo!
I rate Zebo highly as a winger but its a big ask to play 15 when not that experienced. I might have thought Bowe would be a better bet. That whole Irish team looks a bit second rate to me.
[i]All Black team to play Scotland:
15 Israel Dagg, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Ben Smith, 12 Tamati Ellison, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Reserves: Dane Coles, Tony Woodcock, Ben Franks, Ali Williams, Sam Cane, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Beauden Barrett, Ma'a Nonu.[/i]
10 changes from their last fixture. Guess they don't like to draw games.
Thought McCaw was having a rest, that looks like a strong outfit and lots on the bench as well, wonder what TJ thinks of that?
@AA - I guess that Bowe and Zebo can rotate if needs be, according to the Irish press Zebo has the best boot of the three and that is why he was selected.
Can't see anything other than a big win for the All Blacks on Sun, that bench is very strong.
Wyatt Crockett sounds like he should be in a Western movie
Gulp, that's a strong NZ team, i think Vito may run off the scrums at Laidlaw a fair bit.
All Black team to play Scotland:
15 Israel Dagg, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Ben Smith, 12 Tamati Ellison, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Wyatt Crockett.Reserves: Dane Coles, Tony Woodcock, Ben Franks, Ali Williams, Sam Cane, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Beauden Barrett, Ma'a Nonu.
Sheesh....Obviously have targeted Scotland as the danger team, since we are the only home nation to beat any of the SH this year. Can't blame them really,can you?
Predictions anyone?
I will go
England to win by more than 12 points
SA to win by less than 10 points
Wales to win by less than 7 points
NZ to win by more than 10 points (but Scotland to score which is almost the same as a win in Edinburgh this season)
England to win by more than 12 points
SA to win by less than 10 points
Wales to win by less than 7 points
NZ to win by more than 10 points (but Scotland to score which is almost the same as a win in Edinburgh this season)
England by less than that. 5-10 only
SA should stroll it, sadly. 20+
Wales by less than 7 I agree with.
NZ by more than 30. But yes, Scotland will score. A penalty.
I fear a Welsh reversal 😐
Not sure about the saes
Scotchland to be pounded
Ireland to lose as well
Jeez CFH 20+ no way!
I'll go with
Ireland by 3-5
Eng by 15
Arg by 3-5
NZ by 40
