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6 Nations
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TimPFree MemberPosted 14 years ago
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so France were crap and Wales crapper and scot were crap but Wales just less crap for the last few mins, and Eng were crap and Wales crapper
theme?
anagallis_arvensisFull MemberPosted 14 years agothe theme is teams keep beating wales cause wales are so shit they dont need to play. France did the square root of **** all for the vast majority of that game were 20 points up. Wales are making so many basic errors teams dont need to play well.
I would like to say well done to Bradley Davies who I thought did his mum proud
backhanderFree MemberPosted 14 years agoI thought wales made a brave effort, there's no shame in losing to a team of that quality. If the welsh could only play properly from the first whistle they'd be laughing. Unfortunately they were outplayed by an outstanding french side (who the welsh nearly took down).
Don't get me wrong, this french team will rip england apart and I'm not looking forward to it. Well done wales IMO.UnderhillFree MemberPosted 14 years agoDon't get me wrong, this french team will rip england apart and I'm not looking forward to it
I am. But then they've already ripped my team in bits 🙁
muggomagicFull MemberPosted 14 years agoi didn't think france were that good. they were good in defence 1st half, but 2nd half wales made them look ordinary. they never looked like scoring other than the 2 gifted tries. if lee byrne could kick into touch the result may have been very different.
i'm not sure if wales were brilliant 2nd half or if france were just lucky 1st half.
i don't think any team have looked that good as yet, but there have been plenty of entertaining games. really enjoyed it so far this year.molgripsFree MemberPosted 14 years agoFrance did the square root of **** all for the vast majority of that game
Hmm, not sure I agree.. France defended pretty well although they did make some glaring errors.
My personal feeling is that Wales are trying to work out how to play the rugby they want to play in time for the world cup, and not worrying too much about this year's 6N. Loads of fancy stuff was tried and it kept not quite going to hand – but they still kept trying. Looked a bit like training to me.
anagallis_arvensisFull MemberPosted 14 years agoFrance were far too good for wales for most of that game, but the problem is they'll get shredded, against the likes of nz if they try that. Mind you they tried to play rugby against nz in november and look what happend.
molgripsFree MemberPosted 14 years agoIf France don't keep a lid on the errors then yes they'll get shredded.
duckmanFull MemberPosted 14 years agoFrance for the slam methinks,I think they will be too good for England,mind you I am praying we are too good for Italy today,because I am not sure we are 😕 A.A your chubby little commentator went some way to redeeming himself last night!
anagallis_arvensisFull MemberPosted 14 years agoA.A your chubby little commentator went some way to redeeming himself last night!
WTF are you talking about?
If France don't keep a lid on the errors then yes they'll get shredded.
No, they'll get humped if they just try to defend, but they tried to play too much rugby in November and NZ destroyed them, they need to get the balance right. NZ wouldnt give them two tries. They hardly put any consistent pressure on Wales last night, OK they didnt need to, but they should be looking at the bigger picture and that sort of display wont cut it against good teams.
IdleJonFull MemberPosted 14 years agomolgrips – Member
My personal feeling is that Wales are trying to work out how to play the rugby they want to play in time for the world cup, and not worrying too much about this year's 6N. Loads of fancy stuff was tried and it kept not quite going to hand – but they still kept trying. Looked a bit like training to me.
Exactly the feeling that I came away with last night.
What worries me is why they need to go into the half time break before anybody can work out how to play against the opposition. It didn't take a genius to see how France were defending, and therefore how to counter it, so why didn't the players see that OR why didn't the coaches pass the word down before half time?
I've complained about refs many times, but I'd love to know how Kaplan could justify a penalty count of 7:1 at half time. On my TV, I could see the French coming in from the sides, killing ball, lazy retreating at rucks etc, obviously the ref couldn't. Their defence was good because a lot of the time they were just that little bit offside.
The ref killed Wales in the first half, and part of their comeback was due to the fact that he attempted to even up the penalty count in the second half.
Having said that, Wales didn't deserve to win. TWO interception tries is ridiculous at this level.
Hopefully we'll see two good games today. Sorry, Scots and English guys, but I'm supporting Ireland and Italy. (Ancestors from Ireland, and errrrm, I like Rome??)
backhanderFree MemberPosted 14 years agoThats OK idlejon, I was a very happy man last night!
Phrase of the night; "allez les bleus".
England and italy for me today.anagallis_arvensisFull MemberPosted 14 years agoJesus someone shoot that **** Nicol, if Jiffy annoys you all as much as Nicol annoys me I can understand your pain. Is everyone on the BBC scotish other than Marshal?
CaptainFlashheartFree MemberPosted 14 years agoIs everyone on the BBC scotish other than Marshal?
Many people left Scotchland to go to NZ, so you never know….! 😉
I agree, though, Nicol is a prime c0ck and there's no balance to the commentary today at all!
CaptainFlashheartFree MemberPosted 14 years agoForza Italia! 😉
Great defence, great scrum to steal that ball back!
*Cracks open a beer…*
TandemJeremyFree MemberPosted 14 years agoBu66er.
I do like Italy to win some matches but could they please beat someone else next time?
Good win for Italy. Scotland looked without cutting edge how they missed Lamont and Evans! Danelli/ southwell is distinctly less threatening.
anagallis_arvensisFull MemberPosted 14 years ago3 best teams won this weekend….
Indeed and two loosing teams have outside halfs who totally limit the attacking game, the other team has a shit pack of forwards
anagallis_arvensisFull MemberPosted 14 years agothat scottish chump got mom as well christ nows how
deadlydarcyFree MemberPosted 14 years agoWins in Twickenham don't come easily so I'll take that. It wasn't pretty, but we still scored three lovely tries. Ireland's domination over English rugby, both in 6N and HC continues. And I **** love it.
backhanderFree MemberPosted 14 years agoSurely thats gotta be JW dropped.
If you're not on form, you gotta go.
All close games though.anagallis_arvensisFull MemberPosted 14 years agoto be fair to jw, he had nowt outside him, darcy and o'driscol monstered flutey and henson's handbag
HairychestedFree MemberPosted 14 years agoCan we get rid of everybody and start afresh? Or will beating France make up for today?
backhanderFree MemberPosted 14 years agoah well, still won 2 and only lost 1 so not too unhappy really
nickhartFree MemberPosted 14 years agook so jw didn't play at his best but he pu thte rest of the backs to shame. care had a good game, in my opinion, shame about dunking the irish on his ar*e.
armitage, what's special pray tell i can't see anything except one interception the welsh game.PigfaceFree MemberPosted 14 years agoHa ha ha ha ha ha ha humbled at HQ 😀 well someone laughed at Wales the other day. 😉
I thouhjt JW started really well no kicking actually broke the gain line a few times, then Ireland scored and the belief went out of the backs. Not a classic but a good win for the potato munchers. What happened to Haskell just vanished? Cueto is a class act.
backhanderFree MemberPosted 14 years agoI'm not sure that the welsh have anything to laugh about having just been turned over in cardiff. I very much doubt the irish are unduely worried about playing them.
duckmanFull MemberPosted 14 years agoA.A Your chubby little comentator,That little git Davies,and even though I have known him for 20 years,Andy Nichol is not coming across well,but be thankful,the local games are done by an ex Scotland "b" hooker who they were grooming.He can barely speak,so you may be looking back fondly at AN.Every country seems to have one,with the exception of the Irish.Davies,Moore,Nichol.
Mind you if the call came through,would any of us turn that job down.Travel Europe on the beeb,best seat in the house,for what,two hours work? I long for the day when you are slagging off my match analysis from Dublin/Rome.I was reffing so thankfully missed the Scotland game,and somehow do not think I will be pressing the red button.I did see the England game so will add my tuppence worth.England strike me as a team with no confidence,who are all playing like they are scared.I thought JW had his best game of the tournament,although still short of what people expect of him.There is no point in dropping him,who are they going to bring in? Ireland tackled their hearts out and managed to do better than expected in the tight.And that draw and chip for the try was genius.
LOL @ DeadlyDarcey.I would enjoy it if I were you,that was your biggest ever winning margin at Twickenham.
anagallis_arvensisFull MemberPosted 14 years agoduckman your a ref, whats your interpretation of the kick off at the end. I think it was a deliberate act so should have been a pen, like throwing the ball forward or into touch. The ref in the scotland game (Clancy) clearly said one more play so I reckon he'd have given a pen. That wales were involved apart I think its a very poor way to finish a game, what is the point in kicking off if they can do that. Might as well blow after the conversion. Needs clearing up.
IdleJonFull MemberPosted 14 years agoa-a, I'd say that if the ref says that there is time to restart, then the game HAS to restart – kicking the ball badly into touch does not restart the game, so should be retaken, regardless of how much time has passed, until the opposition can touch the ball.
The ball must be handled by the opposition. If that isn't the case, there is no point in France taking the restart.
Obviously these aren't laws, just what I'd think the spirit of the game to be.
Being Welsh I'd say that Michalak should have been penalized for kicking the ball away like that, but that's probably just bias!
(Unfortunately Wales are becoming specialists in this niche area of the laws……… Italy 2007, Scotland 2010, France 2010….)
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