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Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:56 pm
by 16th man
largely been a glorified fitness session for the backs so far, as they just chase kick after kick.
Coka is going to need to do some fairly explosive stuff at some point to make up for not being able to catch.
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:56 pm
by Mr Mwenda
All this dead time...
Oh Coka...
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:57 pm
by jngf
Wales backrow a bit underpowered as a unit Wainwright’s a good player but they badly miss Falatau at 8
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:02 pm
by Mr Mwenda
Cock up there in d, blamire and coka in each others way to let lr-z through.
So scrappy...
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:02 pm
by Danno
Jesus Christ are we just passing to the grass today
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:04 pm
by 16th man
Think we're just going to have to put this one down to rustiness and a scratch side and hope next week is a bit better structured.
Care showing the value of having his experience by diving on a loose ball, then throwing it to no one.
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:08 pm
by 16th man
Am I imagining it, or did we just use Dombrandt for what he's good at, rather than just a Billy stand in, twice in a couple of minutes.
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:11 pm
by Mr Mwenda
16th man wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:08 pm
Am I imagining it, or did we just use Dombrandt for what he's good at, rather than just a Billy stand in, twice in a couple of minutes.
Club combos working well. The rest...
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:12 pm
by Mellsblue
Quins boys looking good going forward, perhaps obvs. Martin and Coka to catching school on Monday.
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:12 pm
by 16th man
Lineout is a shambles.
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:12 pm
by jngf
Ludlam is flying deserves to be first choice 6 ahead of Lawes
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:13 pm
by FKAS
Well we're playing plenty of rugby in the Welsh half. Far easier on the eye now we've abandoned the "pressure" kicks inside the 22.
Just far to inaccurate from England so far. Dominating the Welsh side but not showing it on the scoreboard.
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:14 pm
by FKAS
Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:12 pm
Quins boys looking good going forward, perhaps obvs. Martin and Coka to catching school on Monday.
Only Coka and Martin? I'd be sending most of them that way, most the forwards have dropped a ball by this point.
That second drop by Martin was a hospital pass from Care, the first one was really shoddy though.
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:15 pm
by Danno
Coka's last game in white surely.
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:16 pm
by Mellsblue
Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:12 pm
Quins boys looking good going forward, perhaps obvs. Martin and Coka to catching school on Monday.
Porter also to catching school
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:16 pm
by 16th man
Danno wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:15 pm
Coka's last game in white surely.
I'd be inching Porter towards that list too.
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:16 pm
by Mellsblue
Danno wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:15 pm
Coka's last game in white surely.
But he’s big and scores tries…
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:17 pm
by FKAS
Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:16 pm
Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:12 pm
Quins boys looking good going forward, perhaps obvs. Martin and Coka to catching school on Monday.
Porter also to catching school
For the dropped pass from Marchant alone.
The one just gone was Halfpenny playing the ball having not released. Had the ref been closer would have been a penalty.
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:17 pm
by Mellsblue
16th man wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:16 pm
Danno wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:15 pm
Coka's last game in white surely.
I'd be inching Porter towards that list too.
Only inching?!?!?!?
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:19 pm
by Mellsblue
FKAS wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:17 pm
Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:16 pm
Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:12 pm
Quins boys looking good going forward, perhaps obvs. Martin and Coka to catching school on Monday.
Porter also to catching school
For the dropped pass from Marchant alone.
The one just gone was Halfpenny playing the ball having not released. Had the ref been closer would have been a penalty.
The prescription on those Tiger tinted spectacles has been strengthened, I see.
If it calms you down, Steward seems to have added some speed in both a straight line and laterally.
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:20 pm
by FKAS
Can be Andy Goode's last game commentating?
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:21 pm
by 16th man
Mellsblue wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:17 pm
16th man wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:16 pm
Danno wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:15 pm
Coka's last game in white surely.
I'd be inching Porter towards that list too.
Only inching?!?!?!?
Taking into account the skewed view Scrumpy Barrellscraper seems to have of him.
Would have been harsh to punish North for that as a deliberate knock on, when he really should have caught it but was too clumsy.
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:21 pm
by Mellsblue
(Sp)Iceboy is 100% from the tee. #testmatchanimal
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:23 pm
by Mr Mwenda
FKAS wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:20 pm
Can be Andy Goode's last game commentating?
On the feed we've got, we have some generic Englishman and a Welsh lass.
This is doing a good job of tempering expectations of high quality rugby union throughout the world cup.
Re: Wales vs England - Saturday 5.30pm
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:28 pm
by Danno
Mr Mwenda wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:23 pm
FKAS wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:20 pm
Can be Andy Goode's last game commentating?
On the feed we've got, we have some generic Englishman and a Welsh lass.
This is doing a good job of tempering expectations of high quality rugby union throughout the world cup.
There will be plenty of quality rugby.
Just not from us.