STW 2014/15 Rugby Thread

Glad Wales seem to have stopped falling off tackles like the first 15 minutes!

How immense is Faletau?! 😀

Bit of a dodgy looking tackle by England on 20 minutes too 😕

Cracking game!

Looks like the ref is a big fan of League, tackle made, only the attacking side are allowed to be near the ball afterwards.

Who is that lass in the Welsh number 2 shirt?

Who is that lass in the Welsh number 2 shirt?

Why not go and ask him that yourself! 😉

Ford is really worrying me. He looks like a rabbit in the headlights at the moment. How the rest of the back line are supposed to play around that is beyond me.

Vunipola totally neutralised so far.

Ford is looking shaky, I’d agree.

But…..Waaay too early to call still!

Pretty it’s Mel Gibson in the Welsh 2 shirt

Pretty [sure] it’s Mel Gibson in the Welsh 2 shirt

😀

Ford is looking shaky, I’d agree.

Yes, but the knock-on uncertainty in the centres in particular could be costly.

Ooooooh.

Classy drop goal.

Hit that right out of the screws.

Well played Wales.

I fupping love drop goals!

Open play gambling!

I had Wales for 19 points on the predictor game at work. That’s at risk at this rate.

England look more dangerous. Wales settled line up playing to advantage. If wales score first it will be a big ask for england.

Hahaaaa you go girlfriend jiffy 🙂

England need to get the ball, get down field and stick around. There are scrum penalties to be had here. The problem for me is that I’m not sure Ford is the right fly half to maneuver England into the money areas.

England being quite cute running warburton meaning he cant jackel. Makes tackle monkey Lydiate redundant too.

One thing about being harsh on Ford, though. His time is cut down by Youngs. He always, always takes a step to pass. I hate it when scrum halves don’t whip the pass arms only sometimes, when an extra half yard could make the difference.

Lots of egg chasing but not much skill. The one moment was that clipped pass thru for the England try. Oh hang on that was footbalish!

Ref having a mare for me, penalising england for not rolling away, but not penalising wales, surely consistency is a given at this level

Top drawer by Joseph. From a standing start…….

What a **** try! Joseph has been mighty impressive

Yes!

Nice one JJ!!

Thats better

Game on

(Jiffy spot on about the panto at the start)

Game on, enjoying this as a neutral. Poor Wales defence

Finally ref.(throw in)

Both sides need to think at the breakdown

:-/ marler was have a stellar game

Mako Vunipola can’t scrummage for shit

Wales are going to lose this now. 🙁

Alas you’re right CFH

Not a great start to the campaign. England forwards excellent.

I hope the ref isn’t going to win the match. That would be a travesty.

North is getting knocked out far too often 🙁

Big HT team talk, but agree with Sir C about subs.

Really don’t like captains (or other players) saying, “Ref, ref, look at the replay!”

Regardless of what side they’re on, by the way.

Reeks of soccer.

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DanW – Member
North is getting knocked out far too often

Yup, that slow-mo looked nasty.

Cap’n I was thinking exactly the same. That and the constant appealing for infringements

Novice question, why do tacklers sometimes try to hold up the ball carrier?

oof!