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Agree. I find it bizarre. For years the Wallabies hated playing at Carisbrook because they thought it was 'too cold'. Should Otago have been forced to put heaters out for them? Athletic Park some windbreaks?

I know I'm only going by what the press are eating up but it looks like Eddie and the team are spending a lot of effort trying to paint these pictures they are painting. Talking too much about not talking about something.

Catogrande

@antipodean said in Six Nations 2017:

@Crucial It's their stadium, they should get to choose.

That's one point of view. The other is that rugby is traditionally an outdoor game and that the Principality Stadium goes against this and could offer the home team an advantage that is not open reciprocally.

As I said before, I'm torn on this one though

Crucial

Do what Dunedin has done and don't have a retractable roof. No choice. No argument

mariner4life

@Catogrande expansive rugby and Warren Gatland do not go together so not sure it's an advantage

Billy Tell

@mariner4life said in Six Nations 2017:

@Catogrande expansive rugby and Warren Gatland do not go together so not sure it's an advantage

Is this not the most hackneyed cliche out there??

I'd say you'd be more accurate if you said Joe Schmidt and expansive rugby don't go together TBH.

Bovidae

@Billy-Tell I've always been amused at that statement too. Certainly, Gatland's Wasps and Waikato teams scored bucketloads of tries. International rugby is different but often your style of play is dictated by the players at your disposal. It's not like Wales is England c1991!

And Howley is coaching the Welsh at the moment, not Gatland.

antipodean

@Catogrande said in Six Nations 2017:

@antipodean said in Six Nations 2017:

@Crucial It's their stadium, they should get to choose.

That's one point of view. The other is that rugby is traditionally an outdoor game and that the Principality Stadium goes against this and could offer the home team an advantage that is not open reciprocally.

The problem is a number of stadiums present a home advantage if you're used to their idiosyncrasies, such as wind patterns.

We also used to play with hobnail boots, heavy wool jerseys and leather balls.

MN5

@mariner4life said in Six Nations 2017:

I struggle to think of a worse International winger than Cuthbert. How does he keep getting picked?

Sounds like someone needs to watch a whole lot more Scottish Rugby

Disgusted of TW

@Bones said in Six Nations 2017:

@Disgusted-of-TW Disgusted of Tonbridge South?

God forbid. You well know that is the wrong end of the High Street, aka "Poundstretcher Mile"

It's academic in any event. After the last 48hrs in Rome we may be moving here. Just need to sort logistics: If anyone wants to adopt a well-trained dog, two less well-trained home based teens, a third running up the usual levels of uni debt, please post replies to MrandMrsDoTWpipedream.com

MN5

How come Jamie Roberts isn't starting?

Catogrande

@MN5 I think partially a drop in form and also Wales looking for a different game plan. Mr The Snow would know more though @MiketheSnow

mariner4life

Because he's been doing the same thing for ever. Only now it's slower

Billy Tell

@MN5 said in Six Nations 2017:

@mariner4life said in Six Nations 2017:

I struggle to think of a worse International winger than Cuthbert. How does he keep getting picked?

Sounds like someone needs to watch a whole lot more Scottish Rugby

Seymour and maitland are better wingers than cuthbert.

Derm McCrum

Best out of today's match v Italy starting now.

Conor O'Shea feeling happy.

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