Lawes is a mouth-breathing cheap-shot merchant

Thankfully not ginger

'Leading with the shoulder'

What a pillock!

No you fvcking dickhead, what the fans want to see is a win

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/ ... ugby-union

I'd just like a good game with Rugby being the winner.

The daft thing about Eddie's comments is, he's essentially told Wales that Joseph is going to be used an an outside shooter...and this is what happens when you have obvious outside shooters:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq3zOS5neJE&t=10m56s

You just go deeper and around!










Which incidentally is how your mum likes it as well.

Anyone got that gif of Scott Williams man handling Lawes, stripping the ball off him and running in for the match winning try in Twickers?

As a 3rd choice OH Patchell is not bad at all. He’s a skilful creative 10, and a fairly wirey lad. Not sure what his defence is like though. Experience could also go against him against England.

He is not a great defender, prone to interceptions and not great when a game needs control
Apart from that he is great

Patchell doesn't seem to lack for confidence though, which he will find useful on Saturday.

At some point he has to grow up. As noted he isn't a great defender, but he's a relatively big lad. I much prefer him defending at 10 than at 15. If Wales can compress the midfield, as is their usual tactic, then I don't think anyone is going directly through/over Patchell...his problems are more centred around making tackles when someones got outside of his shoulder.

Remember when Scott William had genuine pace.

The bounce of the ball.

Bizarre moment. It’s their ball, pressuring hard and Scotty just decides, right, fudge everyone else I want a try.

For a very quick guy, Tom Croft just looked as though he was running through treacle!

You're right though - sneeze, look up and youd wonder what the fudge had just happened.

Not according to Owens.

Would you like to buy a bridge

I know I'm late to this, but I would like to add my mockery to the 'leading with the shoulder' remark

I'm not worried by England anymore. Their national team hasn't played well for a very long time and their clubs have been performing woefully in Europe. Jonathan Joseph made negative yards carrying against these two centres last month and Anthony Watson got sidestepped by a lock for a try. George Ford is flaky and no Vunipola reduces their carrying threat by 59%

Advantage Wales

Jamie Joseph's best days are behind him tbf

Shit. Too late editing

I think I'd probably prefer kyran bracken on the bench than wrigglesworth even now

I meant that it was high & more akin to a shoulder charge

Does anyone actually give a toss to what the clowns of these two head coaches say anymore. It's all total bullshit

No, it was definitely a flying Kung-fu kick to the head.

Lies make baby Robin cry.

Rome is the mob

I assume I'm not the only who has the nerves starting to hit? Always a long old week.

I'm not convinced it's a double bluff. Essentially, Eddie is right in that the way to counter a front foot ball fly half that likes to throw flat passes on the gainline is to rapidly close the umbrella on him from outside to in. I'd be amazed if that isn't going to be England's defensive tactic.

Been excited all week.

It's 6 nations, you gotta love it.

But is it the old you know, that we know, that you know, that we know, that you know double triple bluff????

Yeah, just like in the 2015 RWC

"almost"

Just got a ticket for the game.

What's the weather looking like?

A bit wet.

A bit dark at the moment

I'm looking forward to this match. After Ireland/England, this is my favourite fixture in every 6N's championship.

C'mon Wales (sorry Granny, but I can't shout for the country of your birth).

I see England scoring 35-40 points and the Welsh barely registering.