Six Nations 2017
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@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.
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@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.
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@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
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@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
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@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
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Because he's been doing the same thing for ever. Only now it's slower
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@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.
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Best out of today's match v Italy starting now.
Conor O'Shea feeling happy.
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@Billy-Tell said in Six Nations 2017:
@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.
True, but the Scots have had some fucken donkeys there in the past
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Ireland doing everything but scoring.
Earls eventually goes over out wide after 12 mins.Italy 0-7 Ireland.
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And Irelamd promptly give away an offside penalty from the kick off.
Great kick from new Italian 10.
Italy 3-10 Ireland.
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Italy living on the offside line with their rush defence.
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Penalty advantage for Ireland on attack.
Brilliant cut out pass from Zebo out to Stander on the wing who barges over.
Jackson boomerangs his conversion kick over.
Italy 3-14 Ireland at 20 mins.
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Ryan making a big difference in the Irish lineout and Scannell having a great debut with his throws.
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Ireland with most of the possession.
Irish scrum just over halfway sees ball go out backline to the right then switches to left with Zebo darting and weaving his way upfield. The Corkman is on fire today.
Phases continue and out the backline again as the overlap emerges with Earls taking it again to go over in the corner.
Jackson with the kick from the sideline. Straight through the middle.
Italy 3-21 Ireland at 27 mins.
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Italy with scrum 10m inside Irish half. Ireland pile on pressure but it collapses and Italy win pen for not rolling away.
McLean kicks for Italy lineout in 22. Throw gathered and maul forms. Italy win pen for collapsing by Ireland. Kick for lineout on 5m line. Parisee gathers and maul forward. Ireland struggle and then Glen Jackson ref goes under posts for penalty try. Donncha Ryan carded for 10 mins.
Italy 10-21 32 mins.
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Parisse makes a mistake through catching in front of kicker. Penalty is kicked to touch on Italy 22.
Heaslip gathers at front and Ireland maul. Niall Scannell carries and make yards. Ball comes out and Stander takes it at pace and barges over with support from Healy.
The first try bonus point in the Six Nations is awarded.
Jackson converts.
Italy 10-28 at 35 mins.
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Ireland exit easily from the kick off. Italian lineout on halfway.
Balls goes out Italian backline and they make yards. A number of phases and Italy work their way upfield then a wasted kick through and it goes over deadball line.
Italy look to attack again. Ireland comfortable enough to defend. And eventually Italy give away a penalty at the breakdown inside Irish 22.
Lineout on halfway as last play before the break. Ball goes nowhere. Whistle goes.
Ireland looking comfortable.
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Italy are just terrible. Pure muck.
Ireland taking full advantage but you just have to put an asterix beside any of the performances because of the non-quality of the opposition.
