Two words, Tom Youngs.
Parling was excellent for Lions, having said that he’s going to struggle to get passed Lawes and Launchbury when he’s back.
So Wales next week:
What I’d like:
Hook
Cuthbert
Davies
Roberts
North
Biggar
Phillips
Faletau
Warbs
Lydiate
AW Jones
Ball
Lee
Owens
James

Gethin
Hibbard
Adam
Charteris
Tipuric
Richie Rees
Priestland
Liam Williams

what will happen:

Liam Williams
Cuthbert
Davies
Roberts
North
Prirstland
Webb
Faletau
Warbs
Lydiate
Aw Jones
Charteris
Adam
Hibbard
Gethin

Jaems
Owen
Rhodri Jones (can anyone explain why a scarlets second choice loosehead is Wales tight head cover?)
Ball
Tipuric
Phillips
Biggar
Hook

JDavies effort was no better. And the passing was about the same standard too.
Imagine how dangerous North could be with a decent centre inside.

Agreed, Davies is class and any team would want to have him. However, he’s simply too rusty to be in form, and it showed.

Anyway:

Wales beaten at rugby by country that doesn’t even like it

😆

I thought Warburton was very good in defeat, that England allowed a shambolic wales to stay in the game for so long should be a worry. England didnt comprehensively dismantle Wales like Ireland did.
Not sure 1/2p will have much choice as he will most lkely need surgery. England could do with working on the breakdowns out wide too, the larger Wales backs did very well in that repect by pushing the english off the ball. I reckon that my have been the thinking behind kicking the ball so long and allowing the back three to run it back. I was impressed with Nowel’s kicking game, May is a headless liability though IMO.

Wales were never in the game.

yet they scored so many points 😆

I’m with AA pm this one. Wales were there for a proper dismantling, yet stupidity kept Wales within a few points for a long period of the game. It only needed North to get the ball in a one on one, and Wales would have been in the lead.
The dirty kiwi biter needs a good hard look at himself, although I thought the one for taking out Tongan in the air was pretty unfair – he wasn’t a lineout jumper, he just tried to jump the tackle!
English wings need a bit more aggression. I could see Tuilagi coming back onto the wing – he’s not a 100m player, but over 30-40, he’s fast enough. May needs to learn which way forwards is as well

I thought three of the penalties were pretty unlucky, although two were definitely correct. Lawes must have felt the tackler’s hands slipping and thought he had been released so carried on only for the tackler to just maintain his hold on his foot. It is immensely difficult to avoid touching a knocked on ball when it is coming straight at you – it is an instinctive reaction, so I have some sympathy for Hartley there (although Morgan managed it a few minutes earlier). And I am still confused how the Falateu tackle was a penalty as he wasn’t a jumper so again Hartley seems to have been unlucky – would appreciate a better informed view.

I was at the game and England were very dominant, seemed to be a yard faster, with great line speed in defence. (Whilst the dominance did not open a gap on the scoreboard until the second half, the crowd did not seem in the least bit nervous.) I thought it was very similar to Ireland’s performance against Wales, neither team gave Wales enough time to play and they became rattled, but Ireland were slightly more clinical. These two teams have been the best and I think either would be a worthy champion.

Jonny Wilkinson did not win the World Cup for England alone, he played behind one of the greatest packs in the history of the game, and had some pretty handy talent alongside in the backs too. Whilst BOD has played in some very fine Irish sides, they never quite had the weight of quality and form at the right time to win a World Cup and that can’t be held against him. He is certainly the most complete NH back I have seen in the modern game.

Sir Clive gives us his amazing insight into why Wales lost. I expect he thinks Gatland should have taken a spin Dr to Aus with the Lions too

He said: “I was pitchside during Wales’s warm-up and I cannot believe the colour of their tracksuit. “It is the most awful grey and whoever chose it needs to be taught a few things about professionalism.

“It reminded me of when Manchester United were losing 3-0 at half-time to Southampton and Sir Alex Ferguson ordered his players to change out of their dreadful grey strip.

“That afternoon in April 1996 was the fifth and final time United wore that strip and they failed to win a game in it — losing four and drawing one.

“Wales have an amazing colour and it is called red. This is a professional sport and you need to look the part.

“England looked totally professional in the warm-up — all the players, coaches and staff were in the right colours.

“Wales looked awful and it was not helped by the sight of Jake Ball warming up in grey with a 2ft long red beard. It just doesn’t look professional.”…..

sauce is the Daily Flail so I havent included a link

Did Paul Moriarty’s kid play for england? Beat wales in the world cup final last year didnt they?

Woodward should of been run out of rugby after the Lions tour he ruined, the man is a twunt of the highest order

What was up with Farrell making a Gareth Bale-esque (heart shaped?) hand gesture every time he kicked a penalty?

Anyone just see the LV highlights?

Not really vintage Gavlaa was it 😯
First time I’ve seen him play for a while. Can’t imagine that we’ll see him again anytime soon!

Zach Kibirige try for England U20 against Wales:

(Sorry if this has already been posted, I had a quick look but couldn’t see it!)

Nice try! He looks pretty handy.

Oh and genuine lol

Re Farrell’s gesture:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/owen-farrell-dedicates-win-terminally-3225046

Worth googling before comments are made perhaps.

I can’t deny the latter statement 😀

With tackling like that in the U20 game it’s no wonder it was a cricket score

Burrell played his joker getting that first one 😉

To be fair, thats true for some of them, TBH the bloke who beats 7 men, whilst it looks good, it’s unrealistic in test rugby..
There are others tries in that video where the man is well tackled, but the offloads and support play are what make them great tries.