Portugal

[normanski]

Portugal look lively.

[Sandydragon]

Well we scored first but a bit harum scarum so far. Hopefully some structure comes into this soon

[Sandydragon]

Need to protect the ball
More. We’re almost doing too well at times and driving too far past the ball at the ruck and leaving it exposed.

[bruce]

I don't know why we let ourselves be dragged into harum scarum rugby ffs

[normanski]

It’s a bit harum scarum. You can see the Portugal sevens experience.

[Sandydragon]

Our scrum still doesn’t look convincing

[bruce]

Seem to be very slow to the ruck

[normanski]

We look lost against their kicking game.

[bruce]

So much for the famed Welsh fitness

[UKHamlet]

Marginal call on the seatbelt tackle but we don't look great. Too many unforced errors and a good kicking game from the Portuguese

[normanski]

Dumb and dumber.

[Sandydragon]

Seem to be very slow to the ruck

We are. Poor performance to at needs a half time bollocming

[bruce]

Don't often see grass stained hair

[Sandydragon]

Better score line but this ain’t a vintage performance from is.

[normanski]

Gatland will be chomping at the bit. Portugal look to be be tiring at half time. We really need to get some structure in our game in the next forty.

[Buggaluggs]

Lovely flowing rugby from Wales.

[Buggaluggs]

Lovely flowing rugby from Wales.

I spelled stodgy shit wrong

[Sandydragon]

Yep. Better support needed and quicker ball. Portugal look dangerous with ball in hand, but their pack is tiring.

I’ll be happy if we kick to the corners a bit and use our maul a bit.

[UKHamlet]

'Portugal look deflated'
HT: Wales 14-3 Portugal


Josh Navidi

Former Wales and British and Irish Lions back row on BBC Scrum V

Portugal look deflated and they are getting tired so the longer we keep the ball on the park it is going to work in our favour.

[bruce]

None of the backs giving Gatland a selection headache anyway

[normanski]

Yep. Better support needed and quicker ball. Portugal look dangerous with ball in hand, but their pack is tiring.

I’ll be happy if we kick to the corners a bit and use our maul a bit.

They’re very fast at the breakdown and move the ball quickly. You can see why this is our second(?) string but they have to step up.

[normanski]

Can Grady hold on to the ball in a tackle?

[bruce]

Two lineouts lost on the trot

[bruce]

Pull Anscombe off

[Sandydragon]

Fucking lineout!!!