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Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:12 pm
P in VG wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:10 pm Grady looked good - why has he been riding pine all tournament?
Because he's looked shite every other time he's played.

So has Adam’s who looks like he needs a break to give him a chance to get back to his best.

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That's the game. Gatland has really earned his £600k this year. What is it, four more years they've managed to tie him down for? Yeah. Gatland is the problem. Watching that collection of individuals and blaming the coach is remarkably thick. It’s the coaches job to turn those individuals into a tea...

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henry wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:02 pm
eirambler wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:59 pm That's the game. Gatland has really earned his £600k this year. What is it, four more years they've managed to tie him down for?
Yeah. Gatland is the problem.

He’s become part of it. It doesn’t look like the team have seen a coach in the last 2 months

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Frodder wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:57 pm
Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:56 pm Costelow standing deep then chipping over the top and playing everyone offside.

Christ he's bad.
How the fudge has he not been hooked?

Because Lloyd is the alternative

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As expected, that's the wooden spoon sorted. Anyone blaming Judy Garland for this needs their head read. The absolute dross we're watching here is all down to the reejuns' inability to produce talent. That Costelow is the best we can offer at 10 is a savage indictment of our talent production. Get ...

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mdaclarke wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:25 pm Why doesn’t Mason Grady start? He’s so big.

That’s why

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Career? His record trumps any failures in this campaign which can be put down to the paucity of playing resources. Tell that to Chiefs fans. His team selection against France was peak Pivac. His record with a great Welsh side was very good but it was done with Sean Edwards at his side. And the Lion...

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You have to imagine Gatland has 40 minutes to save his job and career Career? His record trumps any failures in this campaign which can be put down to the paucity of playing resources. Tell that to Chiefs fans. His team selection against France was peak Pivac. His record with a great Welsh side was...

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fishooks15 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:04 pm Tompkins one of the worst centres I’ve seen play consistently at this level

Dogshit

The fault for his continued appearances is squarely with Gatland.

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BetterByBoat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:00 pm
Oceanbreeze wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:58 pm Can't remember a first half of international rugby where Wales didn't score any points!
First and third matches of this six nations

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Oceanbreeze wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:58 pm Can't remember a first half of international rugby where Wales didn't score any points!

First match of this six nations

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Aye wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:41 pm
CM11 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:35 pm
mdaclarke wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:33 pm Wales playing against 19 men

But a correction. It’s 18 men and 1 woman (Joy Neville TMO).

We are utter crap at the moment. Stop whining like a baby and get mom to change your nappy

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Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:28 pm Tomos Williams has the slowest delivery in the tournament, and it's not even close.

I suspect it is actually Gareth Davies

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Yes, if England were better they would have won by more. Startling. The sad truth from a Welsh perspective is that the scoreline flattered us. England played dull, uninspired rugby and are coached by a dull and uninspiring coach and depsite never getting out of 3rd gear won more comfortably than th...

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ChipSpike wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:33 pm poor decisions, this lloyd guy is not an upgrade is he

He wasn’t good enough to start at 10 for Bristol so it shouldn’t be a surprise that he is struggling at international level.

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Budget Foxy and the ghost of George North. Shirley we've got better options than those When Gatland had the chance against Scotland due to injury, he chose Watkin as the next off the rank. The futures certainly bright for our center partnerships. Whoever he picks, they are playing outside the likes...

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Far too generous - this was an Irish team that barely got out of third gear and was comfortably 17-0 up at half time and 31-7 at the end. And we played with an extra player for 20 minutes. While not underestimating Aki, our back line has far more caps than Ireland and Ireland have Keenan, Ringrose a...

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Those complaining about Gatland and the Welsh way Folks Wales are in transition and at the beginning of a journey. Let's judge in 3 years time eh? That full back may be joing Keenan on a Lions tour. Need to get a 9 and 10 though. We also need centers; North is well past his best and Tompkins best i...

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In the cold light of day, if Ford doesn't fluke that 50-22 while panicking (amazing execution), and England don't score from the resulting phases, that's a very different result, and Scabbers is under a lot more pressure. As it was, I'm damned if I know what he was celebrating at the end. He picked...

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Yes, if England were better they would have won by more. Startling. The sad truth from a Welsh perspective is that the scoreline flattered us. England played dull, uninspired rugby and are coached by a dull and uninspiring coach and depsite never getting out of 3rd gear won more comfortably than th...

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Yes, if England were better they would have won by more. Startling. The sad truth from a Welsh perspective is that the scoreline flattered us. England played dull, uninspired rugby and are coached by a dull and uninspiring coach and depsite never getting out of 3rd gear won more comfortably than th...

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The TMO was boxed in hehas the follow the process given to him by the ref, there was no conclusive evidence. Berry on the other hand could have intervened and said what I see is conclusive enough for me and given the try. Given that Berry saw it held up, how could he have overruled himself given th...

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Excellent wooden spoon decider test match between two teams in rebuilding phase. England beat Wales at rugby again. England beat Wales again. [Fixed - I didn't see much in the way of international quality rugby on display yesterday] The wooden spoon though is nicely setup for our last match against...

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Petros wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:07 pm The ref today wasted so much time setting and resetting scrums.

The players today (well, yesterday by now) wasted so much time setting and resetting scrums.

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In the cold light of day, if Ford doesn't fluke that 50-22 while panicking (amazing execution), and England don't score from the resulting phases, that's a very different result, and Scabbers is under a lot more pressure. As it was, I'm damned if I know what he was celebrating at the end. He picked...

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He was awful! Playing like a 20 minute cameo turn Where was North? He's a big lump and offered no angles- Tompkins is carrying him. I just don't think North was asked to play that way, so barring a couple of carries he didn't. It's a bit insane to have a massive lump at 13, who's standing watching ...

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Wales threw the game away in the last 15 minutes by kicking away possession. I dont know what the tactics were but they werent regaining the ball from any kicks, just plain dumb rugby. :lol: They were going backwards so had little choice. Yeah; I'm not sure what they were supposed to do. Even when ...

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I think it was Da Iawn who said that this English squad is like Wales 18 months ago. And he’s spot on. What is good name of Jesus is Dan Cole still doing there? It’s not just him. There’s a lot there who are now just too long in the tooth. Age and rugby wise. This is your Pivacaust era. The Borthoc...

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Chessum getting counter rucked by a back, aye. :uhoh: Ford has been absolutely useless today. Been rubbish for Sale all season, no idea how he's been picked. That botched conversion looking awfully costly now. 50 22 says otherwise Not really. We were sat behind the posts and Ford wasted a number of...

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I know how to beat the New England defence as well. You do. Anyone who watched the Italy game would know. Just go past the edge and run. Wait for brain farts that will definitely come, and profit. They've had a game and more in camp time together now I'm sure it'll improve to some extent. If wales ...

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Did you watch us in the 90s Utter rubbish - we had some of our greatest players in the 90s. Any of this lot look likely to trouble the history books? It's a young side, some of those guys will make a name for themselves by the end of their careers. On the point about the 90s. There were always a ha...

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This is the weakest Welsh side I’ve seen. That is saying something. Did you watch us in the 90s Sadly I did and this ranks alongside them. The back line is woeful and there doesn’t seem to be any intent or brain cell amongst them. Who there is better than Gibbs or Evans or Bateman or Jenkins.

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:12 pm
message #2527204 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:11 pm Underhill and Earl are noticeable by their absence....
Underhill looks about 45.

To be fair he probably has the knees of a 45 year old. The problem is with Borthwick; the English based players aren’t likely to turn down the chance of another cap.

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Short Man Syndrome wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:07 pm
Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:39 am .. in Wozza we trust I guess...
THIS.

So did the Chiefs.

To be fair he hardly has a great pool of talent to choose from but that back line must be one of the weakest this century.

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Watched Jarrod Evans for Quins this evening. He's still shite. Certainly a dissappointing performance on the whole despite a couple of nice moves. Add the bottled the conversion at the end that almost certainly cost Quins the match (if he had converted it then there was still time for the restart s...

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penguin wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 4:32 pm I think there's a decent 15 in there.

There probably is a decent 15 in there but what about the other 14 players?

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Well they did ask the rulers of Athens at the time. Did he? Really? Or did he just bribe his way to taking them? Well the parliamentary hearing that was held at the time, because people in the UK (and Ireland) thought he might have stolen them, came to the conclusion that they had been perfectly le...

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Wales squad v Barbarians Fowards: Corey Domachowski (Cardiff), Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Elliot Dee (Dragons), Dewi Lake (Ospreys), Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff), Leon Brown (Dragons), Adam Beard (Ospreys), Ben Carter (Dragons), Teddy Williams (Cardiff), Dan Lydiate (Dragons), Jac Morgan (Ospreys, capt) ...

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How anyone can call that a red i dont know. Total bloody accident. It is to try and protect players from the level of brain damage that you have obviously suffered. It meets every criteria for a red. 1. Direct contact with the head. 2. Tackler upright and moving forward. 3. Tackler makes no attempt...

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Mr. Very Popular wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:09 pm Ah lads, that's a total accident

That doesn’t matter. Curry is upright and going forward and it is direct contact with the head. Could was be upgraded to a red.

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