Anyone think we stand a chance today?
England have been pretty poor but so have we. I'm going for Wales by 5.
Yes I know some of you don't like the egg - please try not to get too upset by the post.
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Anyone think we stand a chance today?
England have been pretty poor but so have we. I'm going for Wales by 5.
Yes I know some of you don't like the egg - please try not to get too upset by the post.
England are crap at the momentQuote:
Originally Posted by Harry Paget Flashman
Indeed considering how many players and clubs they have to choose from , they are a let down full stop
Wales should win this , by 15 I reckon
Bluebirds !
Too close to call on paper.
England have been awful so far and Wales have had the rub of the green in their two matches .
If the England pack rediscover their rolling maul then Wales will struggle. Alternatively, if Wales deal with Youngs/ Farrel hoofing the ball down the pitch then England will be chasing their tails.
No arguments about the roof mean that it doesn’t feel the same.
Bookies are giving Wales a 6 point head start. Frankly, I would put a tenner on that.
England's main strength recently has been attacking kicking game and Wales' main weakness recently has been in the kicking game.
Think it will be similar to last 6 Nations game where Wales can score quickly but England will dominate most of the match. A lot will depend on whether the improving Welsh defence can keep England's score low or not.
One question -
noboozed up fans allowed, so why do they have to play in the biggest stadium in Wales?
They could easily play at one of the regional grounds, or even Llanrumney playing fields.
Why not though? Why aren’t our games played at Jenner Park?Quote:
Originally Posted by bobh
Sadly in this instance I think the bookies are about right. I think they will have too much for us up front unless we get to play 14 men for an hour againQuote:
Originally Posted by Majorblue
Exactly, ridiculous point.Quote:
Originally Posted by StraightOuttaCanton
Can't really call this one, we've been lucky our first two games. The line-out will need to be working today and it's been weak for ages.
I'll go for a draw 😜
Wales have struggled to win against 14 men in the 2 previous games and if England finish this game with a full complement I think a defeat may be on the cards.
Been pissing down for weeks, council couldn't mark the pitches so park games are off!Quote:
Originally Posted by bobh
If its 15 v 15 we might struggle.
Hope Wales win obvs.
:wales:
Blooooobirds!! :ayatollah:
I think it will be very very close. Wales by 3
How thoughtful of the RFU to arrange the KO for 4.45pm so as not to clash with the City game.
Strongest team Wales have had fit since the WC. I think we'll nick this one.
Sosban fach!
Hopefully two wins today, Wales and the mighty Bluebirds!
Too close to call. But always pessimistic against their lump of a pack.
I've had one of my occasional bets today. Cardiff/Wales double. If anyone's going to let me down I hope it's Wales.
Wales's lineout needs to improve and the defence needs to be as disciplined as it was against Scotland.
England have no cohesion at the moment and I think if we can rattle Owen Farrell we'll have a good of winning.
Wales by 5, and Cardiff by the odd goal.
Shirley that's a gimme :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
I'll take both scores as they currently stand :biggrin:
$50 down the drain.Quote:
Originally Posted by MacAdder
Interesting first half, thanks ref :thumbup:
Lovely try from Wales there. Quick thinking akin to Perry Ng and Murphy last week for City
We Wuz Robbed - England Pundits savage referee as appalling for allowing early Wales tries. Christ they “don’t like it up ‘em”.
It will all be about the referee and the TMO official in the Sundays.
Feckin brilliant 👏 👌
Fairplay, enjoyed that. Steely second half from Wales when it felt the tide could have easily turned.
Got the rub of the green again, but who cares.
I agree. After the last 10 minutes of the first half I was afraid the english would roast us after the break but the team stepped up 100% for the fight. Well done to all of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kind of Blue
Yes the referee messed up in the first half, but England's discipline let them down again and Wales took advantage.
Watching the BBC no-one giving Wales any credit, We scored 16 points unanswered points in the final stages. Very happy tonight.
Very impressive last twenty minutes by Wales and fantastic to see us score forty against England - yes, once again, luck was on our side, but we have an attacking edge to our game now and a lot of the credit for that should go to Wayne Pivac.
For all the crying about the referee, the scores were even with 20 minutes to go and Wales scored 16 unanswered points with relative ease
The line of questioning form the BBC interviewer was pretty embarrassing
Wales appear clinical in the red zone and improving in defence but I'm still not sure how we're winning some of these games. Some of our previous successful tournament's have seen us only play well in one or two games though and fans quickly forgetting France shooting themselves in the foot...not saying we can say that again this year - think it's too early to say what this team is.
Yes, I thought the line of questioning was strange but then I realised that the interviewer was female and thought, nah, I'm not touching this :hide:Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
Spot on. 24-24. 20 to go. Who wants it most. Who’s smart enough to see it out. Wales.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
The pundits didn't mention the fact that Wales very nearly got another try, if only young Rees-Zammit had managed to pick up that grubber kick!
I have some sympathy with the one controversial incident, if you want to call it that, when the ref told Farrell to have a word with his players. But what’s wrong with the try where Zammit drops the ball that then comes off his leg that then gets picked up for a try. He mishandled but can it be a knock on if it has come off his leg, with the ball then going backwards anyway?
I’m a casual viewer and liked the game when I was younger and have a broadly decent hang of the rules, as they were then, although age obviously takes its toll of course!
We were supposedly lucky when Ireland went down to 14 players. We were then supposedly lucky when Scotland went down to 14 players.
Now we have the English complaining about the referees performance.
At the end if the day, fu*k them all. History will show, we won the triple crown.
We have had some terrible decisions go against us over the yrs, as have all teams in all sports.
Beating England is always sweet. It’s even sweeter when they have something to moan about .
Historically, England are a pretty stupid rugby team. As Eddie Jones said on the day he took over as England coach, England have so many in built advantages over the other highly ranked teams in terms of finance, number of players to choose from etc. that they should be able to dominate the game, but they never do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Worcester
Wales were a lucky team yesterday, but they were also a much more intelligent one than their opponents.
It's a strange coincidence that in the West Brom v Brighton game there was controversy over a ref allowing play to resume ahead of time. Then in the rugby, on the same day a similar incident occurs.
I don't mind the outcome of either, which is once again a strange coincidence.
England give away a penalty, Wales go quickly which leads to Biggar doing cross field kick for a try in left sided corner - haven't we seen this before? 17th of August 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eIHinEG15s
Pascal Gauzere was the ref on that day too. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice...
It was an astonishing ‘performance’. The BBC are defended her, as they would, but do they intend to sink to the standard of a cheap US TV station?Quote:
Originally Posted by MacAdder
There was one replay which showed that even before the ref blew his whistle for the game to restart England's players are already starting to spread out across the field, albeit sluggishly. A classic case of play the whistle!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kind of Blue
This is one of the issues I have with rugby - every stoppage takes an age and takes all the momentum out of the game. I'm actually beginning to dislike the game now because of this, combined with the myriad of petty rules, and only watch the Wales games anyway, more out of a sense of patriotism than anything else. Two examples:
1. Line outs. A player kicks a long ball down field and it goes into touch. The rules allow an opposing player to take a quick throw in to another member of his team which gets the game underway immediately and also means that his side have guaranteed possession of the ball, unlike the normal lineout. How often do we see this? Very rarely.
2. Tap penalties. This used to be a common move when a team is pressing the opposition back into their own 22 and gets the game going again. Hardly ever see it these days.
If there are any rugby experts on here then I stand to be corrected!