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20 minute red, correct decision

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:09 pm Hopefully it's a 1 score game at the end

Really enjoyable 1st half

And I think that's a red too, but think it'll be a yellow

20 min red

AT the risk of being accused of riding an emotional roller coaster, it is very clear to me that Wales are now 100% favorites to win the triple crown!

Buggaluggs wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:15 pm AT the risk of being accused of riding an emotional roller coaster, it is very clear to me that Wales are now 100% favorites to win the triple crown!

Don’t tempt fate.

Bit lucky there

hard lines great effort

Well we needed that. Roll on Murrayfield.

Ireland bench in a different league.

We didn't win but it's nice to be gutted we lost, not feeling like a loss was inevitable.

Well played Ireland. Deserved winners over 80 minutes.

But feck me what a different level of performance from us. More control, which there should be with a fly half at fly half. Some handling errors aside, we could have scored a couple more tries. Faster and sharper in attack and plenty of spirit in defence.

What an improvement, we looked like a team that at least should be playing in the six nations.

Well played Ireland. Deserved winners over 80 minutes.

But feck me what a different level of performance from us. More control, which there should be with a fly half at fly half. Some handling errors aside, we could have scored a couple more tries. Faster and sharper in attack and plenty of spirit in defence.

What an improvement, we looked like a team that at least should be playing in the six nations.

Mee a little unlucky to not get that try. Can't remember the last time we looked so dangerous with ball in hand. (Well, dangerous to the other team, that is).

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 4:13 pm hard lines great effort

Thanks. Hoping for better things against Scotland and England to continue the journey back to respectability.

That was fantastic from your lot. Lost a bit of shape when Anscombe went off and players started to tire, but really great to watch. Love those new guys in the back 3. Ireland relentless as usual, but you had them rattled for a good period in the middle.

Absolutely shitting it for the Scotland game.

Just wanted to say, well played Wales, it's like someone took the hand real off!
Good to see

Mikey Brown wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 4:27 pm That was fantastic from your lot. Lost a bit of shape when Anscombe went off and players started to tire, but really great to watch. Love those new guys in the back 3. Ireland relentless as usual, but you had them rattled for a good period in the middle.

Absolutely shitting it for the Scotland game.

I’m not sure Jarrod Evans coming on helped us that much. Of course Anscombe had to go off for a HIA, but I wonder if Evans is just a bit rusty

Mikey Brown wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 4:27 pm That was fantastic from your lot. Lost a bit of shape when Anscombe went off and players started to tire, but really great to watch. Love those new guys in the back 3. Ireland relentless as usual, but you had them rattled for a good period in the middle.

Absolutely shitting it for the Scotland game.

They're on form today!

Ireland ground their way to victory at the end but it was competitive - that Mee attempt could easily have been given and with it the lead near the end. Wales transformed. We're much better with Anscombe and Llewellyn, Thomas at 12. The back three were excellent (can we not have Adams back there till he proves himself at Cardiff?). Set piece was brilliant (shame the ref didn't fancy carding them for repeated scrum penalties).

A regional coach comes in and does this in a week - it shows just how badly Gatland has been coaching this team. How different the last three years might have been, thanks WRU.

For me, Mee's try should have stood as on-field decision was try. Not conclusive evidence to overturn. Ireland would have felt (rightly) a little miffed.

Buggaluggs wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 5:54 pm For me, Mee's try should have stood as on-field decision was try. Not conclusive evidence to overturn. Ireland would have felt (rightly) a little miffed.

Hmmm, I think there was just enough evidence to suggest the ball was knocked on whilst scoring to disallow it. Naturally I wouldn’t have complained if it had been given. The conversion would have been hard but it would have made the final few minutes edge of the seat stuff.

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 9:22 pm

Buggaluggs wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 5:54 pm For me, Mee's try should have stood as on-field decision was try. Not conclusive evidence to overturn. Ireland would have felt (rightly) a little miffed.

Hmmm, I think there was just enough evidence to suggest the ball was knocked on whilst scoring to disallow it. Naturally I wouldn’t have complained if it had been given. The conversion would have been hard but it would have made the final few minutes edge of the seat stuff.

Just going by the video I'd have said you couldn't be sure either way, so I think the TMO should have gone with the ref. But it was one of those huge 50-50s. Because we were so vastly better than expected I don't feel aggrieved (I'd been expecting to lose 38-18 and never to look like winning).

That call was so, so tough. Just not quite enough conviction on him having control of the ball. I feel like the on field decision is only really a factor when you can’t see the grounding (or if you can’t be arsed to look, in the case of the Calcutta cup game) but the TMO was able to slow-mo that tiny bit of separation.

Gutting in a sense for you guys, but also an incredible effort all round and I really can see this being a platform for Wales to rebuild- at least in the short term. Fantastic game.

Morgan is so fucking good.