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Glad to see that response from him. There's plenty of 'games gone soft' dickheads (a lot of nostalgia-drunk twats here in Wales particularly) who don't need any encouragement.

Dan Baker signs for the Dragons. No idea how he was going over in France but seems a decent enough signing if he's fit and healthy. Always worry that his early success was so much about good footwork, and wonder if he can ever be that player again after the knee injuries...but till good news I think...

I was just saying that the Scottish backline looks sharp and with a greater threat at 12 they'd have stretched us even more. Giving a compliment and lamenting the absence of a talented player.

I watched the scrums when Leon came on expecting the worst... Pleasant surprise.

Unlucky Scotland. You look like a proper side. Redpath at 12 and you might have been out of sight today.

Well that's shit for Macleod, Achilles has to be the second worst injury to come back from. Can't see what Jarrod needs to do to play, feel for the lad, his opportunity to build himself a name is being pissed away by a kiwi trying to hang on to his pay check, useless fucker. It seems Pivacs trying ...

Redpath looked fantastic last week, so shame for the Scots....but not bad replacements in other positions in Blade Thomson and Darcy Graham. Can't say I've seen much of Lang, and what I did see seemed unremarkable (cue blinding game against us). More creativity at 10 and 15 than us, good wingers th...

Redpath looked fantastic last week, so shame for the Scots....but not bad replacements in other positions in Blade Thomson and Darcy Graham. Can't say I've seen much of Lang, and what I did see seemed unremarkable (cue blinding game against us). More creativity at 10 and 15 than us, good wingers tha...

SCOTLAND (vs Wales, Saturday) 15. Stuart Hogg CAPTAIN (Exeter Chiefs) – 81 caps 14. Darcy Graham (Edinburgh) – 15 caps 13. Chris Harris (Gloucester) – 24 caps 12. James Lang (Harlequins) – 5 caps 11. Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh) – 6 caps 10. Finn Russell VICE CAPTAIN (Racing 92) – 52 caps 9. Ali ...

GogLais wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 12:22 pm Is Jake Ball injured or has he well and truly blotted his copybook?

Perhaps it's about Pivac having one eye on his return to Oz at the end of the season?

Happy with the pack, although of course disappointed not to have Navidi in there....assuming that change is enforced (if not then WTF). Just have to hope the pack do the job up front because that backline doesn't look like it's going to tear it up. Navidi is injured apparently. Interesting that Piv...

Happy with the pack, although of course disappointed not to have Navidi in there....assuming that change is enforced (if not then WTF).

Just have to hope the pack do the job up front because that backline doesn't look like it's going to tear it up.

Wales team to face Scotland 1. Wyn Jones (31 Caps) 2. Ken Owens (78 Caps) 3. Tomas Francis (53 Caps) 4. Adam Beard (22 Caps) 5. Alun Wyn Jones (CAPT) (144 Caps) 6. Aaron Wainwright (27 Caps) 7. Justin Tipuric (81 Caps) 8. Taulupe Faletau (82 Caps) 9. Gareth Davies (58 Caps) 10. Dan Biggar (88 Caps) ...

Halaholo on the bench. No Navidi (must be injured)...otherwise no massive surprises.

P in VG wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:21 am Fair enough - he gets a pass (even though Gloucester have been pants this year - so he must be running low on confidence)

Sexy finish from him last weekend. Imagine if we used him more than twice a game!

twitter says davies, biggar, sanjay, tompkins, watkin, lrz, 1/2p That is an appalling back line :crazy: Everyone of those players is either not good enough - or woefully out of form (or both!) I'll be watching from behind the sofa Hey...what's LRZ done to deserve that tag? That's about the only one...

It wouldn't have been too long ago that North not being able to play at 13 would have been somewhere between relief and 'meh'...feels like a big blow the way he's playing. I'd love to see some of our wingers have a crack at 13 - Lane is the obvious one as he's got history there, but Dean Ryan was ta...

Some stats on Welsh inside centre contenders ahead of the Scotland game...stats are per 80 minutes https://www.cardiffrfcfans.com/analysis/players/6008.php Minutes Metres made Offloads Breaks Defenders beaten Tackles Made Tackles Missed Watkin 320 33 0.5 0.5 2.75 7.25 1.75 Halaholo 398 19.9 0.2 0.6 ...

Willis and George in the midfield would certainly give us a very different attacking threat. I'd still like us to play a more attacking 10 but those two would at least balance out Biggar a little more.

Dragons down to 2 fit backrowers; Ben Fry and Huw Taylor. Wainwright on international duty, Keddie head injury, Lewis Evans calf strain, Griffiths ankle, Moriarty ankle, Basham forearm, Benjamin leg, Greggains shoulder...they're suggesting they might play academy player George Young, or maybe use a ...

RBear wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:00 pm On another note is anyone surprised that we haven’t heard of any call ups yet? Seems bizarre considering it’s almost certain lydiate and tomos will need replacing

They're waiting on the Covid test results.

All signs are pointing to getting being a very good coach, speaks well, will have the respect of the players and you can see a marked improvement in the defence. I’m hoping that we get a new HC after the tournament and he keeps him around. While Pivac may need to go (cue theflier screaming blue mur...

The other thing that bothers me about Gareth Davies kicking the ball away (apart from the complete lack of situational awareness) was the fact he chose to kick rather than run a decent opportunity. Ignore the context (if you can, I know it's hard - painfully stupid as it was) and as he comes off th...

No doubt Jarrod will now get thrown in, as Anscombe was, to play alongside a 9 who cannot pass off his left hand, and then not get selected for 2 more years. Biggar ain't getting dropped and Sheedy is the next cab off the rank which is Biggar lite. Are we calling up anyone to replace the 4 defo lad...

The other thing that bothers me about Gareth Davies kicking the ball away (apart from the complete lack of situational awareness) was the fact he chose to kick rather than run a decent opportunity. Ignore the context (if you can, I know it's hard - painfully stupid as it was) and as he comes off the...

I thought Alan Wyn had a great game after looking a bit creaky the last few outings. Also Navidi looked great. In the backs I liked Tomkins and North did pretty well. I was quite shocked how bad Biggar was though, looked really out of sorts. We had so little ball that Biggar probably deserves, if n...

I don't think there was anyone left to bring on for LRZ was there? Sheedy had already come on for Amos I think. Dee unused. I appreciate that subbing off Rees-Zammit for a hooker might have left us exposed...but not sure how effective LRZ would have been tackling with one arm either. Stick Dee in t...

Positives: Scrum - Wyn Jones and Tomas Francis did a good job and Francis' tackle count in particular was outstanding. We put some game time into the legs of the returning players, Alun Wyn, Ken, Josh Navidi. Gethin's defence looks more like the Edwards defence. Beard's maul defence. Negatives: Inju...

He’s definitely lost some goodwill with myself. I was pretty positive with him coming in but like I say he’s been lost. The fact you said we aren’t going to outthink or out coach anyone is grounds enough for giving him the boot without anything else. That’s what test rugby comes down to really. We ...

I'm not qualified to judge who's the best choice at 6 but Pivac and Wales really need some decent results now and never mind 2023. If Lydiate gives us that then fine as far as I'm concerned. See I don’t think he needs results in the truest sense of the word. If you could see a gameplan that wasn’t ...

As rumoured. I'm not loving Lydiate back - but I hope, considering the criticism he's been taking from Ireland that he has an absolute blinder. At least he has been picked on form. I don’t like not seeing Jarrod in the 23. I like Sheedy but he’s too similar to Biggar to come on and change the game ...

As rumoured.

I'm not loving Lydiate back - but I hope, considering the criticism he's been taking from Ireland that he has an absolute blinder.

Wales officially name team to face Ireland 15. Leigh Halfpenny, 14. Louis Rees-Zammit, 13. George North, 12. Johnny Williams, 11. Hallam Amos, 10. Dan Biggar, 9. Tomos Williams, 1. Wyn Jones, 2. Ken Owens, 3. Tomas Francis, 4. Adam Beard, 5. Alun Wyn Jones, 6. Dan Lydiate, 7. Justin Tipuric, 8. Tau...

Dragons: Jordan Williams; Owen Jenkins, Jack Dixon, Jamie Roberts, Ashton Hewitt; Sam Davies, Rhodri Williams (capt); Brok Harris, Richard Hibbard, Lloyd Fairbrother, Ben Carter, Joe Maksymiw, Huw Taylor, Ben Fry, Harrison Keddie. Replacements: Ellis Shipp, Greg Bateman, Chris Coleman, Joe Davies, ...

Fucking hell...that's a stupid bloody way to lose your test spot. Ah well, North is in better form at the moment, and I do enjoy watching Rees-Zammit. WGJ is a good signing for the Scarlets. They could do with another loosehead though - when Rob Evans is back to fitness he might get back in the wels...

Scarlets: Johnny McNicholl; Tom Prydie, Tyler Morgan, Steff Hughes (capt), Ryan Conbeer; Sam Costelow, Dane Blacker; Phil Price, Marc Jones, Javan Sebastian, Morgan Jones, Sam Lousi, Blade Thomson, Dan Davis, Uzair Cassiem. Replacements: Taylor Davies, Kemsley Mathias, Werner Kruger, Tevita Ratuva,...

Dragons have confirmed the signing of Will Rowlands! I know it's been rumoured to have been a done deal for ages, but still...amazing to have it confirmed. With Ben Carter looking like a real prospect we could finally have a locking combination of quality. If we can keep the likes of Screech, Maksy...

Dragons have confirmed the signing of Will Rowlands! I know it's been rumoured to have been a done deal for ages, but still...amazing to have it confirmed. With Ben Carter looking like a real prospect we could finally have a locking combination of quality. If we can keep the likes of Screech, Maksyi...

Expectations being set nice and low. No forward platform, aging players coming back from injury with little game time under their belt, a misfiring attack...it's all coming together.

KW runs some beautiful lines and he's clearly hard to put down, but at under 20 level I remember him being quite an adept jackaller, and his sidestep was excellent, so it's possible we've got more to come from him. Mind you, he suffered ankle injuries so perhaps his sidestep isn't quite as dynamic t...

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