Rugby 2023-24 World Cup Year!

Hopefully a year in NZ, then a place back in Europe…. Actually just checked he is 3 caps short so would need to go back to Wales…which is an arse….

That would be the end of the six nations as a credible tournament.

Just rename it The 6. More accurate

I think Gatland wants to be sacked!!

Elias wants shooting into the sun and North has been one of our best performers!!

Wales: Winnett; Adams, Roberts, Watkin, Dyer; Costelow, Tomos Williams; Thomas, Elias, Assiratti, Rowlands, Beard, D Jenkins (capt), Reffell, Wainwright.

Replacements: Dee, Domachowski, Lewis, Martin, Mann, Davies, Lloyd, Grady.

I think Gatland wants to be sacked!!

it’s certainly an odd selection. When Elias had been playing the line out has been consistently poor, and I’m not sure what we’re going to learn about Watkin that his first 37 bang average Wales caps haven’t already shown us.

apparently neither north or Tompkins are injured so all very strange

This is well worth a watch…right to the end…one laugh out loud moment about Cai Evans’ mum and then a serious bit at the end about lack of investment in Welsh rugby.

Not sure what Steward has done to piss off Borthwick, but I would have thought he’d be in the team v Ireland – not even on the bench.   Still, Waboso starts, and we lose a flanker to add a line out challenge.

I can’t help thinking that Borthwick wants to repeat the line out disruption that troubled Ireland before, but has forgotten about all other aspects of their game….

On the plus side, Danny Care gets to 100 caps 👏

Wow the third quarter has had so much drama – anything could happen from here. Great for the neutral 😀
C’mon Italy!

Wow,Italy have been superb.

I hope they have sofas in the Yukon 🙁

Oh dear Scotland. Brilliant by Italy

Well deserved by Italy. If they’d lost at the end after drawing due to hitting the post in their game against France that would have been too cruel.

We deserved that, amazing for 40 mins every game this 6n, fast asleep for 40. Sooner or later we were going to get punished for it. Oh well, c’mon the Irish!

All part of Scotland’s plan to ensure Wales get the wooden spoon…

Wales get the wooden spoon…

We’ll be happy to win something.

Is fitness an issue with Scotland? World choking champions at the moment.

There’s always the triple crown lads.

AA, with the exception of Finn, mental toughness is the problem.

Mixed feelings in the Wee household. The Italian half is very happy. The Scottish half is kind of happy to see Italy finally starting to fulfil their potential but gutted it had to be against Scotland.

AA, with the exception of Finn, mental toughness is the problem.

You think? I only saw the last 15mins today but certainly V France Finn lead the charge in stopping playing.

FFS we have just turned down an easier penalty then had a go at a harder one.  Ford is not a great goal kicker at international level.  Probably the best 30 minutes of rugby from us for a while other than that.

Furbank showing international immaturity and slippery hands again though.   I suspect Borthers is hoping he’ll grow into it.   Certainly looks a better set of backs than we’ve had for years, if everything clicks this team could grow.

we won’t be winning tonight though, that was never in doubt.

Furbank showing international immaturity and slippery hands again though.

That aged well!

Ooh, a nice play by England – What’s going on? 😜

Haven’t England got a better kicker?

Getting interesting now!!

GET IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get in!!!

Well that was exciting! Well played England.

OMFG get in England!   Beyond belief.

That’s a pity, but well done England.

Had to catch Ireland on a bad day. And it was a very bad day. Well done England. They deserved that today.

Brilliant! If they’d kicked better could have won by 10 even. Did not see that happening in a year of sundays

Well, well, well. 2 good games for the neutral today. I thought England had blown their chances with that poor kick from Daly and 100 cap Danny Care gifting the ball away.
Marcus Smith and that Welsh lad looked good 😉

A great day for the underdogs for sure. Gotta love 6N rugby.

1. Keeping it classy as ever DD and Dman 😉🙂

Is there a more boring man on the planet than Jonny Wilkinson?

I’d take being boring having won a World Cup!

Sports a funny old game. A win when struggling means so much more. Good for the 6N today with 2 great games and the underdogs winning both.

Ha probably a good point @Bear

Excellent couple of games today.  Speaks volumes though that Ireland barely got going and only lost by one point on the final kick of the game.  Good to see Italy going well, feels like the most competitive 6N’s for a long time.

Speaks volumes though that Ireland barely got going and only lost by one point on the final kick of the game.

But, according to the people who actually know what they’re talking about (i.e ex-international players), Ireland weren’t allowed to get going.

Big difference.

Keeping it classy as ever DD and Dman 😉🙂

Arf, rich coming from an England supporter. Tell me again how you only lose because of your own mistakes.