Wales v England

[smeariestbat]

well that was a bit pathetic.

i completely blame ben youngs for the first try! instead of whining that the welsh were offside, he should have jumped on the loose ball to secure it. Typical wimp scrum half! and it all went wrong from there.

 

[Northstandite]

There's something about playing the English that fires them up. They never play like that against NZ, not won against them for 60 years and 25 defeats in a row.

Spot on, except at Twickenham, where we usually get revenge.

The young England team at the moment lack the natural leaders and hard men that were Johnson, Dellaglio, Back, Hill .... who were up for any fight home or away; and the sublime guile of Greenwood, Catt, Guscott.

Those England teams racked up wins in Cardiff and other away grounds.

Hopefully that will come in time.

 

[Icy Gull]

You can't just rock up at a top class sporting event as technically outclassed as England were tonight.

Off to the Apple Store they go.

I hope that's not gonna be the story at the Amex tomorrow

Keeping my positive hat on for that one too...although if the ref is as down on us as the one today was against England we could be in trouble. Knowing who the ref is tomorrow, he just might be.

 

[Dick Head]

That was a bit of a rugby score wasn't it?

 

[Gwylan]

Marvellous scenes. I think I'll be wearing my Welsh rugby shirt tomorrow. Awesome performance today

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Deserved to lose but Christ that ref couldnt wait to penalise England at every opportunity whilst allowing the welsh to be off side, tackle players off the ball, pull down the scrum and generally be welsh.

 

[mikeyjh]

Pointless blaming the ref when you've been done like that, but he didn't help. Great performance from the welsh, as J Davies said, This England team is a few years behind the welsh, the front row was literally men against boys, but the future for England is very very bright. Learn from it and move on....

 

[LamieRobertson]

Pointless blaming the ref when you've been done like that, but he didn't help. Great performance from the welsh, as J Davies said, This England team is a few years behind the welsh, the front row was literally men against boys, but the future for England is very very bright. Learn from it and move on....

Sums it up nicely

 

[Mackenzie]

There's something about playing the English that fires them up. They never play like that against NZ, not won against them for 60 years and 25 defeats in a row.

Hatred.

 

[East Preston Gull]

Walsh is a drunken fool. How he can still referee international matches is beyond belief! The taffs were pulling that scrum down every time. Disgraceful scenes. :beer::beer:

 

[Brownstuff]

Not a great lover of rugby due to scrums that are pointless, boring and time sapping
However that first half today was superb, proper crash bang sport and one of thes best halves have witnessed in a 6 nations game
2nd half was shite mainly down to the pointless scums again which I can't see for the life of me are still part of the game

 

[smeariestbat]

Not a great lover of rugby due to scrums that are pointless, boring and time sapping
However that first half today was superb, proper crash bang sport and one of thes best halves have witnessed in a 6 nations game
2nd half was shite mainly down to the pointless scums again which I can't see for the life of me are still part of the game

because they are a quick, effective way to restart play. apparently.

 

[Northstandite]

O I know re Butler I've listened to him year after year and he's a pain in the bottom...it's just him being joined by Jones...the only guy I have respect for is Johnthn Davis

Jonathon Davies is a class act.
When Wales play poorly, he is objective and frank about their failings.
Butler goes unusually quiet for a while.

Some family met Jonathon Davies whilst on holiday. Said he was great bloke, who didn't mind talking at length about sport.