NPR

penguin wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:42 pm Yellow? For that?

penguin wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:50 pm Lewis is killing us at ten. I'd risk the kid on the bench right now because this is hard to watch.

Theflier wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:51 pm

penguin wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:50 pm Lewis is killing us at ten. I'd risk the kid on the bench right now because this is hard to watch.

Mountaisns of shit at 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14 have killed you

C69 wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 7:37 pm Links to the next game?

salanya wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 8:00 pm

C69 wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 7:37 pm Links to the next game?

https://www.vipleague.lc/1-cardiff-blue ... -streaming

Theflier wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 8:50 pm Softest yellow ever.

We've gone from Anscombe, to agent tovey, soul destroying

Theflier wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 8:56 pm If the man wasn't rooted in the nepotist hell hole that is welsh rugby, he'd have been fired years ago,. A gogole search of his a highlight reel of cancer. You'll all be glad to know I move to bristol Monday, and I may embrace my mothers nationality for the rose

P in VG wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:04 pm https://www.instagram.com/p/CJoXPbzBiCS ... d74gzbgeg3

Nice to see Anscombe back up and running

P in VG wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:07 am Mulvhill leaves the Blues with immediate effect

Live fast, Dai Young back?

"We really Josh Lewis [sic] and I thought that he played well last weekend; him and Tavis Knoyle were a good combination.

"For some time we have been dependent on Rhodri Williams and Sam, so this is a time when we need to grow some people underneath.

"Part of that is around getting some competition for Sam – I am not in a rush to get him back on the field. That's not in Sam's best interests and it's not doing justice to where Josh is at the moment."

penguin wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:20 pm Sam Davies still going to be out for the Ospreys game...so I guess we'll see Josh Lewis at 10 again. Hope someone reminds him that he has options other than lumping it down the pitch. Saw this quote from Dean Ryan...

"We really Josh Lewis [sic] and I thought that he played well last weekend; him and Tavis Knoyle were a good combination.

"For some time we have been dependent on Rhodri Williams and Sam, so this is a time when we need to grow some people underneath.

"Part of that is around getting some competition for Sam – I am not in a rush to get him back on the field. That's not in Sam's best interests and it's not doing justice to where Josh is at the moment."

'Doing justice to where' Josh Lewis is based on last week's performance would involve pulling some curtains around him and administering a boltgun in as humane a fashion as possible. He's played alright for us at times, mainly at 15 this season, so last week was hopefully just an aberration, but I hate to see that performance praised. I'm hoping that is some man management from Ryan, knowing he needs him this week, rather than him genuinely thinking that was an acceptable performance from a professional 10...

We could really do with a young 10 to step up and surprise us right now. If we don't get some control back in our game, the promise of some of the early performances this year could quickly dwindle away.

P in VG wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:58 pm I'd be nice for there to be an emergency draft system to even out the talent throughout the regions

Plenty of young 10s warming the bench at Scarlets & Blues, 4x good hookers at the Ospreys etc..

(It'll never happen - just a pipe-dream)

penguin wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:52 am

P in VG wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:07 am Mulvhill leaves the Blues with immediate effect

Live fast, Dai Young back?

Seemed like a decent bloke but he hasn't done that much with a better squad than previous years. If they get the right coach there's a lot of young talent there. If it wasn't for the overarching grimness of Welsh rugby finances it would be a good time to come in.

bessantj wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:46 pm Hey lads, I've been working in London over the Christmas period, missed all the rugby. Saw the results but what were the games like?

Happy New Year to all of you, of course.

penguin wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:55 pm

bessantj wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:46 pm Hey lads, I've been working in London over the Christmas period, missed all the rugby. Saw the results but what were the games like?

Happy New Year to all of you, of course.

Pretty bloody terrible quality. Lack of ambition to play, error filled and missing star power, particularly in the 10 shirts. Way too much kicking. A real shame as there was some decent talent wasted on the wings.

Jordan Williams is third in the Dragons' chart for clean breaks despite playing just one PRO14 game this season.

penguin wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 11:10 am Argus tweet today

Jordan Williams is third in the Dragons' chart for clean breaks despite playing just one PRO14 game this season.

I'd love to see a stat for breaks per touch of the ball.

bessantj wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:49 pm

penguin wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 11:10 am Argus tweet today

Jordan Williams is third in the Dragons' chart for clean breaks despite playing just one PRO14 game this season.

I'd love to see a stat for breaks per touch of the ball.

Making clean breaks isn't in the Dragons game plan. Mind you neither is passing, tackling or generally scoring of any sort.

penguin wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:52 pm

bessantj wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:49 pm

penguin wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 11:10 am Argus tweet today

I'd love to see a stat for breaks per touch of the ball.

Making clean breaks isn't in the Dragons game plan. Mind you neither is passing, tackling or generally scoring of any sort.

I'd take some dirty ones.

On the Cardiff Blues fitness front, back rowers Josh Navidi and Ellis Jenkins both trained fully yesterday and are not far away from returning. The Blues now have a date in mind for Jenkins’ long-awaited comeback, which is great news.
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Unfortunately, Blues centre Garyn Smith requires knee surgery and will be out for five to six months. Fly-half Jarrod Evans is fit again though and available for Saturday's game against the Scarlets at CCS.