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- Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Wales Match thread
- Replies: 1165
- Views: 21358
Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Wales Match thread
Whereas Irelands has been meh, third best. Meh, third best. Meh, third best. Meh, third best. And yet Ireland STILL hold the all-time 4/5/6 Nations record for wooden spoons, at 25. If, as expected, the Oirish walk this non-vintage year, they will STILL only equal the Welsh record for 6N Grand Slams...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
Derwyn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 12:43 pm https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hJRoB-rnBkw
If you got a spare couple of minutes then this will tell you why Beard is selected.
Captain in all but name.
At least we will have some grunt in the second half.
That was actually quite insightful (better than the Netflix doc in any case!)
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:54 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
Cardiff Rugby: Jacob Beetham (Brecon); Owen Lane (Rhiwbina), Rey Lee-Lo (Karaka), Ben Thomas (St Peter’s / Llandaff), Aled Summershill (Porth Harlequins); Tinus de Beer (Blue Bulls), Ellis Bevan (Old Silhillians); Rhys Carré (St Joesph’s), Liam Belcher (Porth Harlequins), Will Davies-King (Chepshow)...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
I would agree they don’t have the sort of superiority of talent that perhaps characterises the very, very best sides in history such as England 2000-2003 and the Kiwis under Henry and Hansen but they’ve depth and quality across the pitch. That is quite a high bar tbf. My clear recollection of the E...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
Waboso speaks out - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/325b0776-a129-47bd-8cc6-0c7542d5e3f4?shareToken=05688d4dbf0e5a7942e58e9db9b352f0 He regards himself as half-Nigerian, a quarter English and a quarter Jamaican. And here’s what he said the other month But who would be the priority for the Wales ...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
Meagre first team appearances, but if the recent games I've seen and heard about are anything to go by, he's well on his way to becoming a good pro 10, and wears the 'plays in england shield' which automatically adds 2 points to his rating out of 10 Does he have an English granny? - Baxter & Borthe...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
10 stocks are fine, mismanagement means our three prime aged 10 are not resilient for test rugby or not experienced and th eplayers they should be. Costello and Lloyd are not future stars, Costellow I see no point in, Lloyd is a great bench option if we want a 6-2 split. We have two very capable 10...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
A bit of optimism...... XV of Players (u25 - injured / not selected), who could come in to bolster the squad in next few years: 1 Garyn Phillips / Cameron Jones 2 Dewi Lake / Efan Daniel 3 Rhys Litterick 4 James Fender 5 Ben Carter / Christ T 6 Plumtree / Tristan Davies / Ryan Woodman 7 Jac Morgan /...
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 12:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jeff's All New and Disappointed Wales Ratings v England
- Replies: 75
- Views: 4083
Re: Jeff's All New and Disappointed Wales Ratings v England
Look at this shite. Running backwards, eyes only for the receiver, zero threat or guile, and then throwing a pass so bad it allows Underhill to separate Thomas's ribs. That's absolute toss. I've seen U16s look more confident and convincing at 10. https://twitter.com/ITVRugby/status/1756370377398255...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 7:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: England Vs Wales • Official Match Thread • 6Nations 2024
- Replies: 980
- Views: 20197
Re: England Vs Wales • Official Match Thread • 6Nations 2024
You need 24 hour ban mate to cool off I don't want to see you ever near the Welsh rugby thread talking about Cardiff and its trove of dogshit players again. Piss off you woman, stop f*cking talking to me, sound like your on the f*cking blob, we lost like we have at twickers for the last 12 years. Y...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 18329
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 18329
Re: U20 6 Nations 2024
Fair do's - looks like a good crop. Hoping for not too many scrums for the rest of the game!
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
- Replies: 1172
- Views: 18329
Re: U20 6 Nations 2024
What are you feeding these Orclets?!
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Tucker vs Putin
- Replies: 75
- Views: 3821
Re: Tucker vs Putin
What about subscribers? 1.1m subs on YouTube in 6 months. I can say the opposite, I didn’t really hear much of him when he was buried on a news network, now he’s free to make whatever content he wants, I’ve not heard the end of it. Algorithms innit - you're clearly a desperate alt-right, proud-boy ...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Tucker vs Putin
- Replies: 75
- Views: 3821
Re: Tucker vs Putin
By the metric of millions of viewers vs 10’s of thousands within legacy outlets that he competes with . This isn’t difficult to understand, the world of media and media news has changed for ever See above, those millions of views are very questionable. I was hearing his opinions all the time when h...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Tucker vs Putin
- Replies: 75
- Views: 3821
Re: Tucker vs Putin
The US right have gone from a cold-war footing where Russia was THE big adversary, to a place where a former Fox News poster boy is chucking Putin soft-balls so he can be better understood on the other side of the pond. It's so bizzare
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 4:30 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: British countryside is a ‘racist and colonial’ white space, wildlife charities claim
- Replies: 86
- Views: 2150
Re: British countryside is a ‘racist and colonial’ white space, wildlife charities claim
Sounds like their own prejudice & racist views towards white people are keeping them from enjoying the lovely countryside“the perception that green spaces are dominated by white people can prevent people from ethnic minority backgrounds from using green spaces”.
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:56 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: England Vs Wales • Official Match Thread • 6Nations 2024
- Replies: 980
- Views: 20197
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 3:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
It is set up to be less attritional than a normal Gatland team. If we play slow with that team it will be a disaster. But then it would be whatever team we selected so at least he looks like he's taken the hint from Scotland. It worked against a Scotland team who were tired after battering us for 5...
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 3:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
So he's removed every carrier from the pack and replaced them with a high energy defensive player? Anyone who thinks Gats had anything to do with the resurgence last weekend is a moron, he understand one game plan, high energy defence, a big carrier in the mid field. I once again look forwrad to he...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
Botham OUT
Seb Davies & Dillon Lewis IN
Seb Davies & Dillon Lewis IN
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 10:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: England Vs Wales • Official Match Thread • 6Nations 2024
- Replies: 980
- Views: 20197
Re: England Vs Wales • Official Match Thread • 6Nations 2024
He was at the Ospreys for years, and although he was never bad, he seemed to be exactly what he appeared to be, a squad filler player who plugged gaps as and when needed. His performances certainly never made the Ospreys consider they needed to make him a guaranteed starter, let alone a starter at ...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs Ireland Official 2024 6N Match Thread
- Replies: 1386
- Views: 26604
Re: France vs Ireland Official 2024 6N Match Thread
About Wales? I think about Welsh rugby all the time since they are part of the URC and the 6 Nations and I take no pleasure in their decline. The Welsh fans are great craic and Cardiff is a brilliant away weekend. The whole city seems to gets involved in a way you don't see in the other 6 nations d...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:41 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wales Vs Scotland Official 6N Match Thread 2024
- Replies: 725
- Views: 14842
Re: Wales Vs Scotland Official 6N Match Thread 2024
Honestly, if Scotland don’t muller us, they should hang their heads in shame. They did us easily last year and out side this weekend is considerably weaker. Scotland have made much of being a good side. A good side not respected. A good side goes to Cardiff and absolutely buries us. There’s no mock...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wales Vs Scotland Official 6N Match Thread 2024
- Replies: 725
- Views: 14842
Re: Wales Vs Scotland Official 6N Match Thread 2024
They need 2x VCs in case Finn goes AWOLJeff the Bear wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:14 amTo me that screams of big egos and the coach not having the balls to tell some players that they're not captaon/vice captain.Hawk97 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:10 amNo, it’s bizarre.Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:09 am
Am I the only one who thinks having three captains on the park is a bit weird?
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:51 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
Just for context - the injured, unavailable or not selected first XV looks pretty decent: Front row: G Thomas, Lake, Francis 2nd row: Rowlands, Fender Back row: Plumbtree, Faletau, Morgan, SH: Hardy (not much choice here!) FH: Anscombe / Jarrod / Patchell / Sheedy Centres: Hawkins, North Back 3: LRZ...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:47 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wales Vs Scotland Official 6N Match Thread 2024
- Replies: 725
- Views: 14842
Re: Wales Vs Scotland Official 6N Match Thread 2024
Brown Elias doma, beard, Jenkins, botham, refell, wainwright, Davies, Costello, dire, Timmy, watkin, adams, winnett Tbf, the only WTF! selections there are Brown, Beard and Watkins (you could add Winnett, and notwithstanding I didn't think he was fit which is why I think this is bullshit, he is the...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs Ireland Official 2024 6N Match Thread
- Replies: 1386
- Views: 26604
Re: France vs Ireland Official 2024 6N Match Thread
expected french team in the press, with moefana on the wing and bb on the bench, 6-2 split 15. Ramos; 14. Penaud, 13. Danty, 12. Fickou, 11. Moefana; 10. Jalibert, 9. Lucu; 7. Ollivon, 8. Alldritt, 6. Cros; 5. Willemse, 4. Gabrillagues; 3. Atonio, 2. Mauvaka, 1. Baille Remplaçants : 16. Marchand, 1...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wales Vs Scotland Official 6N Match Thread 2024
- Replies: 725
- Views: 14842
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
Fair point, well made. So, what collection of has-beens, never weres and never will bes is Gatland going to pick for this coming weekend? Any ideas? I suppose, given rank desperation, we should go with what we’d like to see rather than what he will go with. What Gatland will pick: Thomas, Elias, As...
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 2:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
Fair point, well made. So, what collection of has-beens, never weres and never will bes is Gatland going to pick for this coming weekend? Any ideas? I suppose, given rank desperation, we should go with what we’d like to see rather than what he will go with. What Gatland will pick: Thomas, Elias, As...
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 11:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
So who are the best prospects at 10?
Dan Edwards at the Ospreys looks good?
Dan Edwards at the Ospreys looks good?
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
- Replies: 45541
- Views: 2983182
Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
I wish Klopp had not announced he was leaving till the end of the season. This could derail the season now. Wonder if they will try and get Alonso to replace him? Could go both ways tbh - either players down tools - or they fight harder to give him a good send-off Imagine they'll go for Alonso - bu...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sign Me Up!?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2708
Re: Sign Me Up!?
I know most actors would be totally useless in an actual war, but when you look at the average ages of the men that went to war in WWI and WW2, then todays layabouts are a joke. No point sending them up against the Russian bear. The Russian ‘Bear’. A ferocious masculine creature, immune to hardship...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sign Me Up!?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 2708
Re: Sign Me Up!?
I guess softcock Boomers would be too old for conscription
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
Genuine question from an Irish fan. Why are some players affiliated to regions and some to clubs? (Not referring to the ones with English clubs, I mean the ones affiliated to Aberavon, RGC, Ebbw Vale etc.). If a player is the a regional academy does that mean he doesn't have a club side at all? The...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 4:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
Great result for Ospreys youth
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Mosquitos
- Replies: 65
- Views: 1836
Re: Mosquitos
My point exactly Yes, it's highly unusual for any household to have tiny pockets of water anywhere at all. You're both kind of right Aedes species eggs can survive in a dehydrated state for many months (possibly years)- but they do need water for the larval stage Anopheline mosquito eggs need water...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
Peak Bateman was 1990 - running riot for Neath, which is why he went up north. Being benched for A very capable and much younger Mark Taylor in 1999 is no reflection on Bateman’s greatness. So we're judging him on one year? So looking at Bateman's career. Notwithstanding he was a fine player, but t...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
- Replies: 37823
- Views: 2606306
Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
Scarlets the first Welsh team ever to score nil points in challenge cup!
Shambles.
3 year contract for Peel
Shambles.
3 year contract for Peel