Team v Italy

[Son of Mathonwy]

Gatland should try something different.

Haven't we been saying that for a decade or more now?

Yes. I'm tired of this. I want a new coach I can complain about in new ways. Goddammit.

[pompey-zebra]

Gatland should try something different.

Haven't we been saying that for a decade or more now?

Yes. I'm tired of this. I want a new coach I can complain about in new ways. Goddammit.

Yet again the WRU's lack of vision holds Welsh rugby back.

[Sandydragon]

Lake, baird, wainwright starting would help

Not thomas at 10

Also there's no point to Tompkins at this point,he's not effective at club level

Tompkins has been ineffective for some time. Wainwright is a decent blind side in many ways and he certainly adds energy. I like Botham, but he feels more like an open side out of position.

Lake is a loss.

Yeah, Botham is good but at this level he's more of a 6.5
Wainwright is our best 6 now.

I'd like to see Ratti in the squad - he's more substantial but still quick enough (I think). I'd like to see more of Rhys Davies but not sure if he's struggling to fully come back from injury.

Not sure we can do much different with the front 5. Lake and Elias are both missed. I think Dee should be starting now, even if he isn't as big as Lloyd.

Anscombe and Llewellyn should be called up to join Tomos. Not convinced by Adams any more - if Sanjay is fit I'd leave him out. Mee at 23.

Gatland should try something different. What's to lose now?

Well we could still win a triple crown!


Ok, that would be the longest of long shots. We need to do something different. Keeping Tompkins against Ireland for his experience is pointless if we lose by 40 points anyway and he adds nothing. Let’s try some younger combinations and perhaps put Ireland under some pressure.


Unfortunately that probably won’t achieve much as they will be asked to run predictable lines, individually at one of the worlds best defences.

[Numbers]

Ireland Wolfhounds would beat us at the moment, maybe even their thirds..we don't have the players to compete and this is not an overnight fix.