Real gutsy performance in the second half. This Welsh man thought that "it" was a try by the way!
Take that second half performance to Twickers next week and you wont go far wrong. Wales in a grand slam game ( for all the right reasons this time ), I can't wait. Cheers LJ.
Not sure what you're on about guys, Wales blew Scotland away inside 10 > minutes, there was a touch of panto after that.> Ireland looked shaky against France, Wales look likely to thump them.
Maybe someone could point the try-line out to them - they seem to have forgotten where it is. It was cringe-worthy hearing the crowd going wild every time the Irish got a 3-pointer - is it that they don't get to see many points scored so go over the top with their celebrations for penalties?
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 18:08:22 GMT, "didgerman" <aw990012@hotmail.com> wrote:
Not sure what you're on about guys, Wales blew Scotland away inside 10 >minutes, there was a touch of panto after that.
I would say Scotland blew themselves away. The first try will have old Scots like Calder, Hastings or Jeffrey choking on their single malt for months. The second was as soft a 14 point reversal as I've ever seen. 3-1 overlap, minimum, and the player picked out was Williams for an interception. After that, Wales ran riot in the first half, sure.
I look at the Scottish backs and the English backs, and thank my lucky stars.
Ireland looked shaky against France, Wales look likely to thump them.
We'll see. Wales looked pretty shaky against France themselves for the first half. I can't see Ireland giving Wales an easy time, somehow.
Martyn Winters 14 March 2005 15:23:31 [ permanent link ]
In <ROidnQ44Vf9STKnfRVnyjw@giganews.com> Fox wrote:>> I didn't predict England ripping Wales apart, that was never going to > happen, but regardless of what you say, Wales won't beat the Irish. > Playing in Cardiff or not. As to taking their collective feet of the > pedal second half, they didn't, it was pure crap rugby with more > school boy handling errors than i've seen in a long time. Or are you > insinuating that the Welsh eased up on purpose?
So, it wasn't you who said:
Deliver what? The milk? England will flatten them, even with the home advantage.
The Green Phantom 14 March 2005 15:35:07 [ permanent link ]
Fox wrote:
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I didn't predict England ripping Wales apart, that was never going to> happen, but regardless of what you say, Wales won't beat the Irish.> Playing in Cardiff or not.> As to taking their collective feet of the pedal second half, they didn't,> it was pure crap rugby with more school boy handling errors than i've seen> in a long time. Or are you insinuating that the Welsh eased up on purpose?
The4 6N has become a tournament in the professional era, with games almost every week. Hard games.
Wales did take their foot of the pedal in the second half, witness for example their clinical decision for that late kicked penalty. They didn't need the points. It is a game now where key players are subbed when the game is won to keep them fit and where the next game is almost more important than the current game.
Suggesting that Wales won't beat Ireland in Cardiff implies a confidence that isn't justified. I for one have no idea if they can do it but their form suggests that they are capable of overcoming the bogey. I hope they do but it's by no means a foregone conclusion. Why play the game otherwise?
regards
The Green Phantom
-- <hop_> i had something that i think was chicken that was coated with a red paste that seemed to be composed of lye based on how much of my tounge it burned away. <hop_> our friend who is Indian said this is why most Indians are thin and i quote "It doesn't take very much of this food to get you satisfied enoguh to stop eating."
Wales did take their foot of the pedal in the second half, witness for> example their clinical decision for that late kicked penalty. They didn't> need the points.
True, but I'm not sure that was the reason.
Wales know that the title may come down to points difference. I'm betting that at half time, Ruddock told them to kick penalties for goal unless there was an obvious and easy opportunity, such as Peel had. Their nice little cushion was haemorraging away at that point, and that kick stemmed the tide.
"Martyn Winters" <zebedee.drownstaff@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:20050314112331085+0000@newsgroups.tellermate.com...> In <ROidnQ44Vf9STKnfRVnyjw@giganews.com> Fox wrote:>>> I didn't predict England ripping Wales apart, that was never going to>> happen, but regardless of what you say, Wales won't beat the Irish.>> Playing in Cardiff or not. As to taking their collective feet of the>> pedal second half, they didn't, it was pure crap rugby with more>> school boy handling errors than i've seen in a long time. Or are you>> insinuating that the Welsh eased up on purpose?>
So, it wasn't you who said:>
Deliver what?> The milk?> England will flatten them, even with the home advantage.
Remind me...WAS it me? I sadly, don't have the time nor energy to search usenet/google to see if i actuallt posted that. Feel free to correct me, as I'm sure you will anyway
Martyn Winters 16 March 2005 00:35:16 [ permanent link ]
"Fox" <fox@home.com> wrote in message news:NoOdnch4VtpWq6rfRVnyig@giganews.com...>
"Martyn Winters" <zebedee.drownstaff@ntlworld.com> wrote in message > news:20050314112331085+0000@newsgroups.tellermate.com...>> In <ROidnQ44Vf9STKnfRVnyjw@giganews.com> Fox wrote:>>>> I didn't predict England ripping Wales apart, that was never going to>>> happen, but regardless of what you say, Wales won't beat the Irish.>>> Playing in Cardiff or not. As to taking their collective feet of the>>> pedal second half, they didn't, it was pure crap rugby with more>>> school boy handling errors than i've seen in a long time. Or are you>>> insinuating that the Welsh eased up on purpose?>>
So, it wasn't you who said:>>
Deliver what?>> The milk?>> England will flatten them, even with the home advantage.>
Remind me...WAS it me?> I sadly, don't have the time nor energy to search usenet/google to see if > i actuallt posted that.> Feel free to correct me, as I'm sure you will anyway>
