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

Buggaluggs wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:50 pm Well, this is going to destroy any confidence our players may have had.

That was the risk of putting out an underpowered team.

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:48 pm

UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:46 pm Williams isn't international class. He's good when you point him in one direction, but he does nothing else.

Which one?

Johnny

UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:52 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:48 pm

UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:46 pm 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.

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

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:54 pm

UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:52 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:48 pm

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

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.

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

UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:56 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:54 pm

UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:52 pm

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

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

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

UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:44 pm 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

Fiji licking their lips watching this shit show

At last. Well done Parry

Crossed the whitewash anyway

UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:59 pm 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

Buggaluggs wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:00 pm 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

UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:56 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:54 pm

UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:52 pm

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.

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.

pompey-zebra wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:04 pm

UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:56 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:54 pm

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

Let’s see how Fiji go tonight.

Well we won the last five minutes!

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

normanski wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:12 pm Let’s see how Fiji go tonight.

France are fielding a team with quite a few changes.

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:13 pm 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

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.