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Rugby Union 2014-15

This is an awesome match if you're neutral, like me.
If I was Welsh or Australian I'd be having forty seven fits, mind.
 
First half performance was crazy, like watching a 7's game. Webb is way too twp for the international game and how Tips had to wait til 75 mins to come on in an open game just goes to show that cement head is a fucking idiot.

And the Osprey's season is over.
 
Threshers_Flail said:
Why the fuck did I even bother watching that? Gifted them tries and played the game to their strengths, sickening.
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Sigh. Plus ca change. Wrong tactics, wrong team selection, wrong preparation. Gatland is incapable of taking this side any further: he's coached a side packed with quality players to be able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory against SH teams. Woo hoo
 
I know my last two posts say otherwise but I'm not even that bothered, it's just so fucking predictable.

Hopefully halfpenny is going to be ok because if Priesty starts at 10 next week he can do without the pressure of kicking.

And why are we doing treble training sessions? The players looked fucked at 50 minutes. We're going backwards.
 
Enjoyed the game v NZ, they clearly had too much class but a good fist of it and a respectable scoreline. Good try by May.

Plenty of improvement needed to challenge though.
 
Threshers_Flail said:
I know my last two posts say otherwise but I'm not even that bothered, it's just so fucking predictable.

Hopefully halfpenny is going to be ok because if Priesty starts at 10 next week he can do without the pressure of kicking.

And why are we doing treble training sessions? The players looked fucked at 50 minutes. We're going backwards.
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Gatland was banging on about preparing our fitness to match the Aussies for the full 80. 3 visits to the cryo chamber this week and an absolute beasting in training, apparently. Yet as you say we look fucked at 50 and the decision making fell apart.

Bringing Tips on earlier, taking Webb off earlier and playing tactics that play to our strengths might have helped :rolleyes:

E2A: I don't really care either
 
So I'm more stunned than happy. That was our best victory over a SH side ever. We were never going to lose that game. We controlled it completly. But we can legitimately claim we have at least 10 injuries. Slap my face somebody.
 
The Octagon said:
Enjoyed the game v NZ, they clearly had too much class but a good fist of it and a respectable scoreline. Good try by May.

Plenty of improvement needed to challenge though.
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I thought the score flattered us a little. The penalty try at the end when the game was lost...
The kicking was poor and we got flattened in the 2nd half.
 
The All Blacks kicking was atrocious, with both kickers. England's line-out looked pretty solid, but understandably they tired a bit in the second half. The first 15 minutes were brilliant though.
 
Mr Retro said:
So I'm more stunned than happy. That was our best victory over a SH side ever. We were never going to lose that game. We controlled it completly. But we can legitimately claim we have at least 10 injuries. Slap my face somebody.
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Well done, Ireland. Awesome result. You have a fucking amazing coach
 
bendeus said:
For all that you disparage him he brings a physicality to openside that Tipuric can't match. Big, aggressive teams who swamp the breakdown take a lot out of Tipuric, and there are fewer more effective defensive 7s than Sam. I'd never leave him out of the team as it stands: he's world class.
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He was the best player in a Welsh jersey by a galloping country mile today, 1927

You're badly wrong on this one
 
stavros said:
The All Blacks kicking was atrocious, with both kickers. England's line-out looked pretty solid, but understandably they tired a bit in the second half. The first 15 minutes were brilliant though.
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That was the worst performance by a ref I've seen in a long time. NZ should have won that by 30 points.

And why the hell are they still selecting Danny Care? He doesn't even look around before kicking the ball down the field to the best full back in the world. Insane. The scoreline flattered England hugely.
 
gabi said:
That was the worst performance by a ref I've seen in a long time. NZ should have won that by 30 points.
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I suspect you have arrived at this opinion from reading what the NZ press are saying. This apparent bias by northern hemisphere refs will be a constant theme from NZ in the run up to next year. It's boring before it even starts.
 
Threshers_Flail said:
He carried Lydiate and Faletau who were both anonymous yday.

Fair do's to the Irish, what I'd do to have Schimdt in charge of Wales.
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Toby's failure to kick on from his incredible early promise is a worry. He's not carrying nearly enough in a pack that's severely lacking players who can make the hard yards. I can't help but feel that Faletau would make a better blindside but is being used at eight because there are literally no other options. Baker could step up but it's far from guaranteed - he's still super green and not yet ready for international rugby, imo
 
bendeus said:
Gatland was banging on about preparing our fitness to match the Aussies for the full 80. 3 visits to the cryo chamber this week and an absolute beasting in training, apparently. Yet as you say we look fucked at 50 and the decision making fell apart.
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What's the point in training like that with nearly a year to the World Cup? It makes no sense to me, I think it's too far away and only sets players up for injury if they go back to their clubs fucked tired.
 
Mr Retro said:
What's the point in training like that with nearly a year to the World Cup? It makes no sense to me, I think it's too far away and only sets players up for injury if they go back to their clubs fucked tired.
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Indeed. Gatland's answer to everything seems to be to up the physicality. I'd prefer there to be a more balanced focus on skillz and decision-making because we often severely lack in those departments.
 
bendeus said:
Toby's failure to kick on from his incredible early promise is a worry. He's not carrying nearly enough in a pack that's severely lacking players who can make the hard yards. I can't help but feel that Faletau would make a better blindside but is being used at eight because there are literally no other options. Baker could step up but it's far from guaranteed - he's still super green and not yet ready for international rugby, imo
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Whenever he does carry he goes backwards, yep a big worry. Tbh I can't see many players developing whilst playing for the dragons mind.

Mr Retro said:
What's the point in training like that with nearly a year to the World Cup? It makes no sense to me, I think it's too far away and only sets players up for injury if they go back to their clubs fucked tired.
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It is a joke. If I was one of the regional coaches I would struggle to keep my frustration private, especially with round two of the RCC round the corner. Also Gats stated yesterday that he'll expect improvement with the world cup as he'll have longer access to the players beforehand, overlooking that every country will have this advantage and it would likely benefit the likes of Fiji, Samoa and even France more so than Wales. He has excellent access to the players, he shouldn't have any complaints in this regard. Just blaming the regions for his own shortcomings.

I think the Irish are looking very tidy, the only N Hemisphere team to actually look like they're making progress. Nice to see them develop a bit more strength in depth as well.
 
1927 said:
I was right on the fact that we would lose due to poor decision making in last 10 minutes!
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Lol. You don't exactly need to have the gift of foresight to work out that Wales will have brainfarts in the last ten minutes of a match against the Aussies
 
Mr Retro said:
I suspect you have arrived at this opinion from reading what the NZ press are saying. This apparent bias by northern hemisphere refs will be a constant theme from NZ in the run up to next year. It's boring before it even starts.
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No, he was terrible towards both sides. I found myself in the bizarre situation of criticizing a ref for penalizing England on quite a few occasions. He just lost it. I don't know whether it was the big screens or the big occasion but he was disastrous, you have to admit. Was he stoned or something?
 
bendeus said:
Good article on the Gwlad frontpage. The utter, dribbling folly of the WRU's strategy writ large:

http://gwladrugby.com/?p=1958
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Yep. I'm far more knowledgeable now in regards to the state of the game in Wales thanks to that site. Hopefully with Gareth Davies taking the chairmanship of the WRU we'll see some positive steps being taken. Getting rid of Roger would be a start, has to be a when not if sort of deal.

I didn't know the clubs were forced to buy tickets either, no wonder they're all skint.
 
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