What a shocking scrum performance.
Wales have lost in shocking style again?
Edit: just read sky sports. Gee whiz....
They did alright in the scrums first half but I think Jarvis got tired and with Scott Andrews on the bench wales were ****ed. With Adam and Mitchell broken the cupboard is bare at tighthead.
What's happened to Samson Lee?
Doesn't sound like I missed much. Warmed up my singing voice at first date of Squeeze tour tonight, looking forward to the anthem tomorrow.
Feel a bit for Wales, possibly the best side at the World Cup to .... basement. Ah well a nice game to play back into form next, Italy away is looking a bit tricky next year too.
What's happened to Samson Lee?
still only 12 its too soon for him
'best side at the world cup'
in which they managed to beat just one decent side, Ireland. Wales have often looked pretty but not delivered.
Still, on to Australia this afternoon, England to be surprised with the passion in the forst 20 and go behind, but grind a win out by 7
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Wales havent played any pretty rugby since 2005. Its one of the great rugby myths. Under Gatland they have played very simple bosh rugby. Odd that it has worked under Gatland and gone to utter shite under Howley. Not sure if we should blame the shite being played by the regions and the depressed nature of the regional game or Howley or both. Clearly the players can do better.
On the plus side wales have gone two games without unleashing an attacking move in the backs so NZ will have nothing to analyse when we revert from one up runs to a dazzling array of dummy runners, support linrs and offloads. The all blacks will be forced to just sit back clap as we cut them to ribbons................. NURSe!!!!!!!!
Er, yeah ok AA.
So, an hour to go - England or Aus? I'm stlll with England - Robshaw's resurrected the Fortress Twickers motto again and I feel thats like asking to Aussie's to score trys - we ain't that good yet.
My call is England to win - close at the first half, with us opening a small gap in the second. I'm going for 19-13 England (1 Try, 4 penalties from the scrum-attack).
SWI-ING LOW..... etc
Its going a bit quiet on here... let me spice it up a bit 🙂
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Lol @ LOL ^^
Not so Lol at the other :-/
Jeez, Robbie Deans looks the most unhappy person in the world, and the game hasn't started yet....
anyone got a link?
Purple and Gold. It's just not right
nail biting
About time the ref saw Aus rolling over the ruck.....
Purple and Gold. It's just not right
I think it was Chabal who said that the Scotchish shirts look like a butcher's guide to the cuts of meat! 🙂
as a neutral the aussies are great to watch
cheapshot from Cole there
Decent second half from Scotland there, but still lacking that last killer blow to score. Some nice stuff all round, and good hard game from both sides.
Anyone know if there are going to be any citings after last night? I thought the Biggar issue looked a little beyond the pale.
The hit on Biggar, the hit on Hibbard, the hit on 1/2p and the neck hold and judo throw on Owens could all be citings, welsh pack should have cracked a few skulls over it all but were half asleep.
Those Southern Hemisphere guys sure know how to cheat. Refs really need to open their eyes.
Waldron is fatter than Morgan!!!
Hurumph. IMO Aus got away with a fair bit in the rucks. But we didn't really turn up.
😆 that makes me feel better
I thought Aus were fine at the rucks, better technique and more power, England also lack a real 7. Having said that England looked pretty good, would hammer Wales at the moment (who wouldnt).
Barnes at 15 and Beale at 10 really works despite what I said earlier. Barnes playing as a distributer in mid field makes them look very dangerous the range of passes those two can deliver is brilliant.
Those Southern Hemisphere guys sure know how to cheat. Refs really need to open their eyes.
with what?
anagallis_arvensis - Member
Those Southern Hemisphere guys sure know how to cheat. Refs really need to open their eyes.
with what?
There was a fair amount of rolling around in the rucks, and kicking the ball out of the the rucks as well. Their try was forward but I'd accept that on the basis Tuilagi's is doubtful, and their prop should have been carded for deliberate fouling after knocking that ball away near thier line. Fair amount of shoving in the line out.
All in all though, they were more Streetwise, not necessarily more talanted.
I think all the s. hem sides are better at the breakdown and better at getting over the gain line. I wonder if it stems from playing on hard fast pitches more?
All in all though, they were more Streetwise, not necessarily more talanted.
I think you need to open your other eye because they are far more talented. Your allowed to kick the ball in rucks arent you?
More glitchyfuggery
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FFS! FIX IT!
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I've just seen what England were wearing.
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Also - You should only change shirts if there's a clash. So, Wales v Tonga for example, both play in red, so one team changes. If there's no clash, tell your marketing department to eff off and leave the teams in their proper shirts.
Your allowed to kick the ball in rucks arent you?
No. Your allowed to "ruck" (roll under the foor, use the heel) the ball back from your grounded payer to the rear of the ruck. You are not allow to stand at the side, or over the top of the ruck in front of the grounded opposition player if they are in possession and hoof the ball away. That is offside, penalty.
To gain posession of the ball, you must push / tackle /drive the opposing team members backards having only entered the ruck from the rear (throught the gate) so that you are now standing with the grounded player or ball behind you - you are now onside and the ball is in your possession.
You are not allow to stand at the side, or over the top of the ruck in front of the grounded opposition player if they are in possession and hoof the ball away. That is offside, penalty.
true but the offence is offside, if you come through onside you can boot the ball where you like.
Lots of teams seem to have players with the ability to slide round through the ruck/tackle and appear in an offside position, looking innocent but interfering with 9 or 9-10 channel sometimes having dragged the tackled players ankle so putting his head and ball away from the support.
Yes AA, thats right. I'm accusing Aus of standing offside and booting the ball.
Did you see any Aus players driving over - then booting the ball away, and why would they because once you've driven over the ball is thiers.
Did you see any Aus players driving over
yep and the england players diving over and I saw Aus drive over and england players come in behind and win the ball back on a number of occasions. Aus won because the players are more talented not because they are better cheats.
Never mind they beat Wales 3 times recently and better a narrow loss to aus than being beaten by Samoa and Argentina 😆
What is it now, 6 losses on the bounce? 😆
I can accept that aus are the better team if Wales can accept that Samoa are 😆
Yes they are on the evidence of last night and we are making no excuses. Be thankful you aren't playing Argentina 😀
I'm surprised that Australia didn't win by more, they looked better across the pitch than England. I think we'll have better luck against route one springboks but the all blacks are going to rip us to shreds 🙁
Still, at least it wasn't Samoa 🙂
I can accept that aus are the better team if Wales can accept that Samoa are
Samoa recently beat Aus in Aus and England just lost at home to Aus so by my one eyed reckonning Wales are still better than Englandshire (but maybe only for a couple weeks when wales get thumped at home by Aus).
