2018 June Internationals

[Machpants]

B really!

[Derm McCrum]

Ireland with a last minute drop goal after 73 phases.

Argentina - cos they need to get their big win - outside of a RWC - just in case we meet the bogey fuckers again in Japan.

France - because I met a French woman once. And besides I’ve gone off Kiwis ever since Smith flapped his hands under the dryer in a disabled toilet and Tana’s “apology”....

SA with a last minute try in the first half and three in the second and watching Eddie J getting wound tighter and tighter.

[booboo]

@Pot-Hale 's comment re Eddie reminds me almost makes me want Ireland to win for similar reasons, ie just because Cheika. Actually, no fuck Ireland, it almost makes me want Aussie not win ...

But then reality kicks in and the resulting Oirish chippiness outweighs the pleasure of a Cheika meltdown. And living here you realise Aus rugby needs a boost.

South Africa. Easy decision.

Wales. Not sure why.

[Derm McCrum]

@booboo said in 2018 June Internationals:

@Pot-Hale 's comment re Eddie reminds me almost makes me want Ireland to win for similar reasons, ie just because Cheika. Actually, no fuck Ireland, it almost makes me want Aussie not win ...

But then reality kicks in and the resulting Oirish chippiness outweighs the pleasure of a Cheika meltdown. And living here you realise Aus rugby needs a boost.

South Africa. Easy decision.

Wales. Not sure why.

Chippiness?

Outrageous.

[Catogrande]

@pot-hale Get used to it PH. You're the threat now, so it comes with the territory.

[pukunui]

Ireland because fuck Australia and the clown

SA because fuck England and Eddie jones

Wales because fuck the Argies football antics

ABs by lots because i want a statement

[antipodean]

Ireland and Australia to play a nil all draw for three games. Actually the game here needs all the help it can get. So Wallabies by a million.
South Africa because they need a boost and
@pukunui said in 2018 June Internationals:

because fuck England and Eddie jones

Yeah.

Wales because fuck the Argies football antics

Yeah. Sanchez and his diving is pissing me right off.

ABs but only just so they learn some hard lessons and DMac gets dumped from the squad for throwing intercepts when he's not passing to no one.

[Stargazer]

Just in case anyone was wondering where and when to watch South Africa v Wales: http://www.thesilverfern.com/post/232098

[MiketheSnow]

@stargazer said in 2018 June Internationals:

Just in case anyone was wondering where and when to watch South Africa v Wales: http://www.thesilverfern.com/post/232098

And for those in the UK

C4 9.20 pm

[PN]

Someone has lost money with the hosting of this game in the US

[Crucial]

So far the Wales v SA game is doing nothing to sell rugby to the US. Endless scrum resets and free kicks being taken as scrums. The ref needs to understand that there is an element of exhibition and sort this shite out.

[Crucial]

In fact, it is such turgid shite that you’d think it was England playing themselves.

[PN]

Absolute dross being served up here. Actually damaging rugby's image.

[Louis]

Wales may have scored the winning try near full time!

[KiwiMurph]

@louis What a horror debut for Du Preez the Sharks 10. Charged down twice in a row to lose the game.

[Louis]

@kiwimurph That last one for the try wasn't great. He was really casual.
Not a great game, but both teams had a cobbled together appearance about them. 3 in a row for Wales vs the Boks now.

[MiketheSnow]

OK the positives first
We won. First away win against SA. So congratulations to the 23
Ellis Jenkins has got the right stuff. So too Tomos Williams.
And hopefully we can put the 'North in the centre experiment' to bed once and for all
As soon as Parkes came on we had shape both in defence and attack. I was critical of putting an old fella into Test rugby. Happy to be proven wrong

Now the negatives
C4 rubbish coverage
Ref very average
The last thing this crowd should have been subjected to was extra time
Both teams playing shit, shit tactics with shit, shit skill levels
Anscombe fuck off. Patchell has to start against the Argies.
One of the worst test matches I'vd watched

But we won

[Higgins]

Sounds like something real turgid. Hopefully someone can post the Saffas take on the proceedings for those of us that, fortunately as it turned out, were unable to take in the match. Jaf might have found time to watch given 7s were well finished for the day by then?

[MiketheSnow]

A quick synopsis.

Despite kicking away far too much possession, SA created ample opportunities to score but terrible handling, poor decision making, and some superb Welsh goalline defence, esp from captain Ellis Jenkins denied what should have been a comfortable win for SA.

SA midfield went really well.

They can and will play better in SA against England.

[Stargazer]

A game we will probably not be able to watch in NZ: Canada v Scotland

Scotland squad:

15 Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh) – 2 caps

14 Lee Jones (Glasgow Warriors) – 8 caps
13 Chris Harris (Newcastle Falcons) – 2 caps
12 James Lang (Harlequins) – uncapped
11 Byron McGuigan (Sale Sharks) – 3 caps

10 Ruaridh Jackson VICE CAPTAIN (Glasgow Warriors) – 32 caps
9 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Scarlets) – 9 caps

1 Allan Dell (Edinburgh) – 10 caps
2 Fraser Brown VICE CAPTAIN (Glasgow Warriors) – 31 caps
3 Simon Berghan (Edinburgh) – 8 caps
4 Ben Toolis (Edinburgh) – 9 caps
5 Grant Gilchrist CAPTAIN (Edinburgh) – 22 caps
6 Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh) – 2 caps
7 Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh) – uncapped
8 David Denton (Leicester Tigers) – 39 caps

Substitutes
16 George Turner (Glasgow Warriors) – 2 caps
17 Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) – 8 caps
18 Murray McCallum (Edinburgh) – 1 cap
19 Lewis Carmichael (Edinburgh) – uncapped
20 Luke Hamilton (unattached) – 1 cap
21 Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) – 16 caps
22 Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors) – uncapped
23 Mark Bennett (Edinburgh) – 20 caps

http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/18/06/06/gilchrist-captain-scotland-summer-tour-opener