Rugby world cup

A-A – I agree.

I struggle to see where England have the upper hand in any of the key areas.

Maybe the lineout but only maybe.

Only danger is the young guns freeze. Anyway, a few days before we have to ponder that one, if at all.

15: James Hook, 14: Morgan Stoddart, 13: Jamie Roberts, 12: Jonathan Davies, 11: Shane Williams, 10: Stephen Jones, 9: Michael Phillips; 1: Paul James, 2: Matthew Rees (captain), 3: Craig Mitchell, 4: Bradley Davies, 5: Alun: Wyn Jones, 6: Dan Lydiate, 7: Sam Warburton, 8: Andy Powell.

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namastebuzz

remember murrayfield 1990 🙂

remember murrayfield 1990 🙂

remember murrayfield 1990 🙂

remember murrayfield 1990 🙂

get it right up ye with a set of bagpipes 😈

Taz – Member

A-A – I agree.

I struggle to see where England have the upper hand in any of the key areas.

Foden and Ashton. Wales may have some decent backs but htese two are some of the best I have ever seen. Aston especially is a devastating finisher who has a fantastic talent for being in the right place at the right time.

England has won 2 out of the last 3 meetings and nothings changed.
A_A that’s a bold statement and one you very well could regret making (or have made as you know the game is very unlikely to happen) Whatever, talk is cheap so we’ll just see what happens in the games.
Best of luck Ireland, I shall be wearing green early Saturday.

Ashton is not on form at all and looks like his head is down. Not sure why as I agree he was on fire in the 6N.

Foden – maybe. Was a great save against Scotland when De Luca fumbled the aftermath

Shane Williams is arguably the best finisher in world rugby.

Back 3 vs back 3. Not a lot in it

Murrayfield 1990 – still one of my happiest days / nights. Seems it will remain so for a very long time 🙁

We have the best back three in the world – let’s use them.
says Kieran Bracken

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Foden is good but hasnt had many passes as yet
Ashton is a good finisher but lacks some basic abilities.
Cueto is a solid and unspectacular player.

The guy must be smoking crack

A_A that’s a bold statement and one you very well could regret making (or have made as you know the game is very unlikely to happen

I may be proved wrong but if Wales were playing England this w/e I would be a lot more hopeful of a win than I am of them playing Ireland.

Has Ashton ever beaten a defender to score a try?

once, against Australia I think, he’s just a modern day Rory Underwood, very good but not world class.

can i ask all my fellow sheepshaggers to stop posting now until atleast 8m saturday morning….

I CAN’T TAKE IT, THE WAITING, THE NOT KNOWING, THE ANTICIPATION…

AAAAAAAAAARGH

As I said before whatever the outcome our small rugby nation can hold it’s head high as we have finally turned the corner…

I’ll be back on here Saturday either crying or laughing like an idiot!

Pictures of sheep – are you now supporting Australia? 😉 😛

he’s just a modern day Rory Underwood, very good but not world class.

what is ‘world class’?
Underwood is the 4th highest test try scorer of all time.
Ashton has the most number of tries this RWC.
surely the job of a winger is to score tries? Ashton doesn’t have to beat men – he goes where there are no men to beat, that’s his skill.
anyway, if he was having to beat men you’d say he was out of position…

AA indeed lots of changes since that 6n game but then who’s to say that team you listed above would be the one to face england..

failry sure Stoddart wont be facing England in this world cup!

what is ‘world class’?

top 2 or 3 players in that position in the world. Rory Underwood was never as good as comtempories like Campese, Kirwan or Ieuan Evans. Ashton is good but he overuns players so often on simple moves when the ball goes down the line.

Has namastebuzz exploded yet?

Has Ashton ever beaten a defender to score a try?

Now THAT is an interesting question!

Now THAT is an interesting question!

Interesting maybe but utterly irrelevant.
He puts the ball down and scores 5 points. Absolutely nothing else matters.

Ashton doesn’t have to beat men

Lol, someone better tell Shane Williams that…

Interesting maybe but utterly irrelevant.

not really because without Flood to make the half breaks for him he has looked pretty toothless thus far.

I will pi55 myself laughing WHEN Ashton drops a ball in one of his tosserdives.

Not if, when. 😉

Has namastebuzz exploded yet?

Not quite 😈

If you’re at the Puffer next year I’m gonna burn your tent down!

I really think Aston is one of the best finishers I have ever seen

his dives are crap, Shane’s are much better

Bleurrrgh…

😡

Ok, will the real TJ please speak up, we’ll rescue you from wherever this imposter has stashed you! 😛

Actually Ashton shows far more style I’m afraid:

check out this one on 16 seconds…. just dont watch the rest of it 😥

WTF is Williams doing in that pic??? Looks like he’s been launched from a cannon!

failry sure Stoddart wont be facing England in this world cup!

Ok I will accept one difference..

I’ve just foned 999 for TJ.

At least Shane has his ball tucked in safe.

Of course no-one from the green machine would ever commit such frivolities 🙄

🙂

Mind you, I think he’s just amazed to be playing at a world cup and scoring tries (though, to be fair, he did have a good game against Italy)

Looks like Earls has leapt over that italian..

Either that or a team of Italian dwarves played a team containing the jolly green giant, Keith Earls. 🙂

This’ll cheer you all up

Has Ashton ever beaten a defender to score a try?

Anyone got a pic of a scot scoring? ;-(

Here ya go, no stylish swan dives though, just dour workman like efforts..

Ah, but i’ve no doubt those Aussies weren’t world class… 😆

Ta toys.