Wales v Springboks
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Boks never had to get out of 2nd gear.
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Wales have been absolutely terrible. So bad.
If their decline continues, it's going to be very hard to argue for their continued inclusion in the 6 Nations ahead of Georgia, Portugal or Spain.
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@sparky I can see another 6 Nations wooden spoon incoming but then Italy went about 8 years in a row in that spot & weren't relegated so it'd be a bit harsh
@pooler-fan said in Wales v Springboks:
@sparky I can see another 6 Nations wooden spoon incoming but then Italy went about 8 years in a row in that spot & weren't relegated so it'd be a bit harsh
It's time for Netherlands to get a chance.
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If I was CEO of Wales Rugby, I'd be on the phone to a lot of NPC players without Super Rugby contracts seeing if they want to play for Wales in the Six Nations.
@sparky are there any decent ones with Welsh heritage?
I'd definitely take a couple of south African monsters if they had a Welsh granny.
We just don't produce physical specimens unfortunately. Test matches are becoming more & more physical and if you lose that contest it's game over. -
@pooler-fan said in Wales v Springboks:
@sparky I can see another 6 Nations wooden spoon incoming but then Italy went about 8 years in a row in that spot & weren't relegated so it'd be a bit harsh
It's time for Netherlands to get a chance.
@Bones said in Wales v Springboks:
@pooler-fan said in Wales v Springboks:
@sparky I can see another 6 Nations wooden spoon incoming but then Italy went about 8 years in a row in that spot & weren't relegated so it'd be a bit harsh
It's time for Netherlands to get a chance.
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@Bones said in Wales v Springboks:
I reckon he looks more like mum just took his Xbox off him.
Am I the only one who is seeing Slobodan Milosevic at The Hague?
@Mauss said in Wales v Springboks:
Am I the only one who is seeing Slobodan Milosevic at The Hague?
I didn't know the Hague allowed conjugal visits.
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@sparky are there any decent ones with Welsh heritage?
I'd definitely take a couple of south African monsters if they had a Welsh granny.
We just don't produce physical specimens unfortunately. Test matches are becoming more & more physical and if you lose that contest it's game over.@pooler-fan said in Wales v Springboks:
@sparky are there any decent ones with Welsh heritage?
I'd definitely take a couple of south African monsters if they had a Welsh granny.
We just don't produce physical specimens unfortunately. Test matches are becoming more & more physical and if you lose that contest it's game over.Well, you did in the backs a few years ago. North, Roberts, Cuthbert, Phillips etc were all absolute monsters for the positions they played.
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I wonder, has Wales seen a massive decrease in manual farm labour? Seems to be good background training for forwards.
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Commiserations to @MiketheSnow and @pooler-fan and all others from across the river. That must have been a tough watch.
Apart from the score, the big minus point was that a Bok second team (ish) didn’t have to get out of second gear and were coasting after 20 minutes. The gulf between the teams was huge.
There were some plus points though. Some individual performances, Morgan and Botham. Dyer when he had the chance too. But the most promising bit for me was the heart with which Wales continued to play right up to the whistle. To me that shows they are still playing for Gatland.
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Commiserations to @MiketheSnow and @pooler-fan and all others from across the river. That must have been a tough watch.
Apart from the score, the big minus point was that a Bok second team (ish) didn’t have to get out of second gear and were coasting after 20 minutes. The gulf between the teams was huge.
There were some plus points though. Some individual performances, Morgan and Botham. Dyer when he had the chance too. But the most promising bit for me was the heart with which Wales continued to play right up to the whistle. To me that shows they are still playing for Gatland.
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@Catogrande must have been some pep talk.
I quit after 30 minutes as wales were showing no heart at all.
Compare the intensity that Italy through at us and it was chalk and cheese
@MajorRage
I dunno so much. For sure there was ineptitude and a lack of application, but I really felt they went down fighting to the last.
