Team for South Africa

[Buggaluggs]

Well, this is going to destroy any confidence our players may have had.

[Sandydragon]

Well, this is going to destroy any confidence our players may have had.

That was the risk of putting out an underpowered team.

[UKHamlet]

Williams isn't international class. He's good when you point him in one direction, but he does nothing else.

Which one?

Johnny

[Sandydragon]

Williams isn't international class. He's good when you point him in one direction, but he does nothing else.

Which one?

Johnny

Don’t agree with you there. Not a Henson I agree but he’s shown more today that Llewelyn has.

[Sandydragon]

Bokke get a half century and we get a yellow card.

[UKHamlet]

Which one?

Johnny

Don’t agree with you there. Not a Henson I agree but he’s shown more today that Llewelyn has.

He doesn't have rugby instincts

[pompey-zebra]

While i dont expect this team to look anything like what will play on the RWC, this does show the work that needs to be done in welsh rugby.

[Sandydragon]

Dyer despite his yellow hasn’t done his chances any harm today.

[Wallpaperman]

Johnny

Don’t agree with you there. Not a Henson I agree but he’s shown more today that Llewelyn has.

He doesn't have rugby instincts

He’s a good player, but they are all struggles in a disjointed backline

[UKHamlet]

South Africa are faster, bigger, stronger, and more cohesive

[Buggaluggs]

Teddy Williams manages 8 minutes on the field before getting yellowed off.

[Wallpaperman]

We look like a team that hasn't played together, largely because we are. We should have been playing these games a year ago.

Teddy Williams on

And cooling off for 10 minutes. Unlucky really

[Buggaluggs]

Fiji licking their lips watching this shit show

[Sandydragon]

At last. Well done Parry

[UKHamlet]

Crossed the whitewash anyway

[Sandydragon]

South Africa are faster, bigger, stronger, and more cohesive

The last bit not surprising given they’ve played a summer of internationals and this is our third different team on three weeks

[Sandydragon]

Fiji licking their lips watching this shit show

They probably don’t know what team they will be playing.

That said, does Gatland after this

[pompey-zebra]

Johnny

Don’t agree with you there. Not a Henson I agree but he’s shown more today that Llewelyn has.

He doesn't have rugby instincts

Not necessarily an impediment in a gatland team.

[Sandydragon]

That penalty try was a big turning point. We lost our heads they ran in another try.

Since then we’ve been playing catch-up, which explains at least one of the interceptions.

But that’s a strong bokke team and up against our inexperienced bunch of players, this isn’t a surprising outcome.

[UKHamlet]

Don’t agree with you there. Not a Henson I agree but he’s shown more today that Llewelyn has.

He doesn't have rugby instincts

Not necessarily an impediment in a gatland team.

True dat

[normanski]

Let’s see how Fiji go tonight.

[Sandydragon]

Well we won the last five minutes!

Thank fuck that’s over with. I was expecting a tuning today and so it turned out

[UKHamlet]

Let’s see how Fiji go tonight.

France are fielding a team with quite a few changes.

[Wallpaperman]

Well we won the last five minutes!

Thank fuck that’s over with. I was expecting a tuning today and so it turned out

Thought it would be closer than that. Nightmare last 10 minutes of the first half decided the match, some horrible moments in the second

[Sourdust]

From minute one, there was nothing on offer today. Absolutely nothing. A Boks team that loaded would have needed to have a shocker to give us a sniff, instead of which they were brilliant. No-one had a chance to show much more than whether they can get up after a tackle and make another one.

We've no idea whether this Wales team can play better than that, because we've never seen them before; and neither had some of they! They were on a hiding to nothing, and they got a hiding. Ho hum.