RugbyRebels

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:53 pm

morepork wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:52 pm Has Warren got a new mistress or something? Wales seem a lot more positive in intent than for a long time. Your young fullback....great find.

One of the benefits of al our players buggering off is that players like Winnett get opportunities. He’s been tidy for Cardiff

He's fantastic.

We might need a right head change soon. The refs starting to make a view that Marler is winning that battle

That penalty was coming for a while. Need to be careful here not to lose a player.

We may be in trouble here. England being very savvy at the scrum and it’s going to hurt us

Damn. The English pack is starting to turn the screw. We need to get some possession and tempo back

Stewart is good in the air. Why kick to him?

Bugger. Think we’ve lost thia

Every game I've seen Grady play he makes some sort of howler.

Lineout gone to shit now. Seems like we can play ok in one half of rugby per game but that’s it

Well done Reffell!! Last crack now at getting any points this half

Lloyd just doesn't cut it at this level in my opinion

And that’s that.

bruce wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:35 pm Lloyd just doesn't cut it at this level in my opinion

Not ready to write him off just yet. Our forwards got mullered in the second half. He
Made two bad mistakes to gift England their first try but that’s inexperience

Another competitive game we could have won with a bit more composure. And we need to sort out our front row

Tactical error not scoring any points in the second half. Looks like we're a 40 minute team, only question is, first half or second half?

Well done England, marginally better than us. We never looked comfortable, except on the scoreboard in the first half.

I guess the sight of France, half the team they are with Dupont, gives me a little hope we can surprise them in Cardiff. Otherwise that's pretty much sorted our 5th place finish, again. I would blame Gatland but anyone would struggle with the players we're missing.

Lineout disintegration cost us the game. Again.

Odd decision at the end too. Ford clearly took out Dyer in the air.

bruce wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:27 pm Every game I've seen Grady play he makes some sort of howler.

You may have a point. Who did he come on for?

Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:49 pm

bruce wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:27 pm Every game I've seen Grady play he makes some sort of howler.

You may have a point. Who did he come on for?

England?

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:37 pm

bruce wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:35 pm Lloyd just doesn't cut it at this level in my opinion

Not ready to write him off just yet. Our forwards got mullered in the second half. He
Made two bad mistakes to gift England their first try but that’s inexperience

I'd forgive it at this point. Not sure Costelow offers anything more (he's quite a bit smaller than Lloyd), although it would be like Gatland to drop Lloyd now.

Buggaluggs wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:52 pm

Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:49 pm

bruce wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:27 pm Every game I've seen Grady play he makes some sort of howler.

You may have a point. Who did he come on for?

England?

I'll take that answer.

Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:52 pm

Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:37 pm

bruce wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:35 pm Lloyd just doesn't cut it at this level in my opinion

Not ready to write him off just yet. Our forwards got mullered in the second half. He
Made two bad mistakes to gift England their first try but that’s inexperience

I'd forgive it at this point. Not sure Costelow offers anything more (he's quite a bit smaller than Lloyd), although it would be like Gatland to drop Lloyd now.

The 10 cupboard is a bit bare.

Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:53 pm

Buggaluggs wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:52 pm

Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:49 pm
You may have a point. Who did he come on for?

England?

I'll take that answer.

The less funny one was Adams, who seems well out of form. Dyer on the other hand is playing well.

We got battered on the second half. We need to find some forwards who can front up in that situation. Ford had a much easier ride in the second half and could pull strings.

Grady has a lot of potential but on 2 games off the bench he hasn’t impressed. But I’m not sure who else can step up. Adam’s was better today but Dyer is doing very well.

We are missing LRZ just a little bit.

Two games I went into expecting a hiding, and come out of annoyed to have lost at all.

I have form for calling the deliberate knock-on bullshit, so I'll say it again now - BULLSHIT.

But it's the law. And we were always going to crack somewhere, in our heads we'd already been behind for 20 minutes at that point.

Yet again, "I'd have taken that score this morning" sounds pretty hollow, even though it's true.