3rd place playoff

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Step and an offload from a lock. Nice.

Tidy pace from a prop too.

Ten minutes before our first box kick, and for once it was a decent one.

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14-0. But too easy that.

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Going for the corner rather than the posts. Almost worked once for Wales.

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Try Wales.

Lots of patience and great hands fromPatchell with a Greta finish by Amos.

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Liking T Williams and Patchell.

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Good play from Wales and force a penalty. Dillon Lewis sidestepping our wide.

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Penalty Wales, 14-10

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We’ve just won a scrum penalty. Patchell kicks deep into AB territory.

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And we fuck up the lineout.

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Normal service resumed at the scrum, AB penalty.

[Renniks]

And we fuck up the lineout.

Lifter - similar to England - just be glad that it didn't fall into NZs arms 5m from your own line!

[Sandydragon]

AB try which followed Wales staring at the ball at a ruck for half an hour, a counter drive then some poor tackling.

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Oh dear. AB try after the gong. Welsh defence very leaky.

[Sandydragon]

Moriarty taking a lot of knocks today, caught a boot to the head five minutes ago.

[canta_brian]

I wonder if this game is showing the difference between a team that got an extra rest due to the typhoon and one that didn’t.

[Sandydragon]

First mistake from Amos. A nothing kick allows the ABs to kick to the corner where they steal Welsh ball.

And then score a try. Offload from SBW to Crotty.

[Sandydragon]

I wonder if this game is showing the difference between a team that got an extra rest due to the typhoon and one that didn’t.

Maybe. Although there are a number of fresh legs in the Welsh team. A few of our first choice players look a bit out of gas.

[canta_brian]

Don’t tell the English, but it also shows how much harder the abs are to defend if there is an off side line.

[Sandydragon]

We look good in pets but then basic skills let us down.

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Patchell has taken a knock. Biggar is on along with Gareth Davies.

Shingler on for Moriarty.

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Lane exposed defensively as Ben Smith scores his hat trick.

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The off loading game is killing us.

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Lane exposed defensively as Ben Smith scores his hat trick.

Thankfully ruled out for forward pass.

Still 35-10.

[Sandydragon]

Whales trying to force things now so expect
More AB tries.

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WaleS now trying to offload everything.

Somehow we work our way upfield o win a penalty.