THE ganondorflol Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Italy are crap, just take it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Problematique Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Italy are inconsistent but they've shown flashes of brilliance at times. Plus they're one of the most physical teams in the world, you should never forget that. Great performance by England although there are bits which need polishing...I was pretty happy though. Very surprised by the Runny Little Turd aka Harry Ellis who had his first game where he actually justified his selection at 9. Still...I'll need more evidence before I accept him. Plus remember that the Scottish back row were pretty depleted (without Jason White and Ali Hogg only just back from injury) which certainly relieved pressure on our half backs. Maybe we could do with some more midfield creativity...I'd like to see Tait at inside, he seems too small for an outside centre tbh. Farrell was ok, nothing special though, I think it's still a bit limted pairing him with Route One Tindall. Oh, and Jonny...i wouldn't have picked him. Congratulations for proving me wrong. I still think that the story would have been much more unhappy had Jason White been around though. Wales - Ireland was a good one too. Shame Wales couldn't capitalise on chances but it was nice to see a good, disciplined game (shame the ref was absolutely wank). James Hook looks very promising...and if Stephen Jones has a better game then the Welsh half-back - midfield will be very dangerous indeed. Still, credit to the Irish, looks like their tight 5 manhandled the welsh a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motion Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 The Italian pack are the most dangerous and the best at scrummaging in the 6 Nations... might get messy next week. Harry Ellis deserved MOTM, hopefully he can repeat that form on Saturday again. I like Farrell's passing, and the way he draws defenders in, the only thing I can see being problematic is that he's very slow. Tindall played well and is infinately more suited to outside centre than inside. Lund and Worsley was excellent. Wales need to learn to play ugly. Once again they throw the ball about and get everyone on the edge of their seats... yet still lose. Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 God, that Wales and Ireland match frustrated the hell out of me. We couldn't buy a try in that game. It just wasn't meant to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motion Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 To be fair, Wales should have been awarded a penalty try after Easterby's blantant off the ball tackle on Chekaj (or however you spell his name). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Problematique Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 I didn't like the ref in that game at all...he also did nothing to enforce the new scrummaging rules. The reffing in that area has to be consistent (whichever "rules" apply I don't actually mind...)...it was just the complete opposite to the england-scotland ref. Scotland really need a spark in their midfield. They have a large number of quality SHs but Dan Parks at FH and their centres could do with a bit of fortification (Henderson's not bad, Di Rollo has the dropsies). Their back three are world class...if they can sort out the midfield and their conditioning (so they play for 80 minutes, not 60) and get their captain back, they'll be a considerable force for years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Still, if I could choose to lose against one particular team, it would be the Irish. We were in the pub watching the game, and they're always in good spirits. Winning, losing, whatever, they're always cheerful. If we had lost to the English, we wouldn't hear about anything else for a week, and it's all we'd see on the telly for days. If we beat them, they'd just say "oh, but we're better than you at football." Grrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motion Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Ha ha obviously you weren't around in 2005 when Wales beat England. Talk about going on and on and on about it. One thing about this that I've noticed... success breeds arrogance, it doesn't matter which team you support. England were arrogant in 2001-03, NZ and Ireland are now, Wales in 2005, France... well, are always... - but it's always tied with how well the team are doing. Have to agree though, Irish fans are the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfHyrule Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share Posted February 5, 2007 Still, if I could choose to lose against one particular team, it would be the Irish. We were in the pub watching the game, and they're always in good spirits. Winning, losing, whatever, they're always cheerful. Nice one, I can only say the same about your crowd - there was a group of about 30 Welsh supporters in the Bot (big bar in Belfast) where we were watching the match, and they were in great spirits among the hundreds of Irish fans, and I got talking to a couple of them in the bogs after the match, shook hands and told them their national anthem was fucking brilliant - they liked that Great game though, to be fair I don't think Ireland wholly deserved the victory this time. And with a potential absense of O' Driscoll and D'Arcy due to injury, France and England may be no walk in the park for us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motion Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 I hear D'Arcy (the more on form of the two) should be fine for the weekend, O'Driscoll possibly not. Still, I don't mind if Ireland underperformed, makes me more optimistic for Ire v Eng - and by more optimistic I mean... I now have a shred of optimism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Ha ha obviously you weren't around in 2005 when Wales beat England. Talk about going on and on and on about it. I think it deserved to be shouted about, felt like we were giving them a taste of their own medicine, really. Although, it did get very annoying. But, a small price to pay. Nice one, I can only say the same about your crowd - there was a group of about 30 Welsh supporters in the Bot (big bar in Belfast) where we were watching the match, and they were in great spirits among the hundreds of Irish fans, and I got talking to a couple of them in the bogs after the match, shook hands and told them their national anthem was fucking brilliant - they liked that Great game though, to be fair I don't think Ireland wholly deserved the victory this time. And with a potential absense of O' Driscoll and D'Arcy due to injury, France and England may be no walk in the park for us... We were in an Irish pub, so it was obvious we were always going to be outsung. However, there were about 10/15 Welsh fans who were really giving it a right go. I had fun. Always love pubbing it when a Rugby match is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motion Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Better atmosphere than with football eh? I think whenever either Wales or England beat the other, it's gloated about for a long time by the winning fans. That's the nature of that fixture! This year's one at the end of March is sure to be a cracker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Better atmosphere than with football eh? I think whenever either Wales or England beat the other, it's gloated about for a long time by the winning fans. That's the nature of that fixture! This year's one at the end of March is sure to be a cracker! Hmm, it's difficult to call on whether there's a better atmosphere or not. If it's between England and Wales in Rugby and in football, then I'd have to say it's got a greater atmosphere in Rugby. But, it does depend on the team and their sets of fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfHyrule Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share Posted February 5, 2007 Better atmosphere than with football eh? I think whenever either Wales or England beat the other, it's gloated about for a long time by the winning fans. That's the nature of that fixture! This year's one at the end of March is sure to be a cracker! Heh, Ireland and England are much worse in my opinion - people last year in Belfast made it out for the England v Ireland match just to make sure they were there if Ireland won! There's still a real tribal rivalry between us and the neighbours across the water. But it's all good fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conzer16 Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Well, weekend 2 of the 2007 RBS 6 Nations is upon us. England host Italy at 13.30 today, with Scotland facing Wales at 15.30 in Murrayfield. But the big game of the weekend is surely Ireland vs France at 15.00 tomorrow, in the GAA fortress of Croke Park. A momentous day in Irish sporting, cultural and social history! Predictions for the games please? Here are mine: England 30 - 17 Italy Scotland 10 - 38 Wales Ireland 25 - 20 France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfHyrule Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 England and Wales will undoubtedly win (sorry fellow Scots and Italians!) but Ireland, I'm not convinced yet. I think the injuries might hinder them, and we all know the French are a powerhouse team. With a massive Irish support in Croke it will probably help them, but they definitely need to be on top form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motion Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 England were disappointing, Italian forwards were immense. Wales are just crap at the moment. Zero tries in two games is inexcusable. So much for fancy exciting Welsh style rugby. I can see France beating Ireland tomorrow. Foreign stadium, loss of BOD and Stringer is huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfHyrule Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 Wow, great play from Scotland, not so great from England or Italy. Wales should be on better form, they're disappointing. Tomorrow's a historic one, it'll be close but I'm hopeful Ireland should do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 We can't buy a try, at the moment. Very frustrating game to watch, much like the Ireland game last week. We just can't seem to move up a gear, especially when it comes to attacking play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerMonkey Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 wales are crap at mo hope they can find there good form soon...its embarassin losing to scotland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motion Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Scotland play such boring rugby though it's unreal. They've got no idea what to do with the ball, ever. Well done to them on their win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conzer16 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Can't wait for the game today!!! My brother will be sitting in Croke Park (luckky fecker!) and he promised me he'd ring me at Amhrán na bFiann and let me hear 70,000 + people belting out our national anthem before the first rugby International at Croke Park! COME ONE IRELAND!!! (sorry all you frenchies on here..!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motion Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Oh dear, what a way to break Irish hearts. Ireland were stupid not to take the 3 points when they could have sealed the game. Exciting stuff but Ireland have been over-hyped a few times these past few years around Six Nations time, though I did think this would be their year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Excellent game. I felt France deserved the win. They made it hard for themselves by missing their second-half penalties and the drop-goal, but there was justice in the late try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conzer16 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Gutted.... god i could murder that ref though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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