Pre-RWC test matches
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@nzzp Yeah, they're good, but he goes a bit overboard romanticising the PI teams and doesn't seem to be aware that many of their players don't grow up in the villages on the islands. He kept saying that the full Samoa is playing now which annoyed me for no good reason.
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@Nepia that was a joke, when Wales lost to Western Samoa the first time, in the UK the big joke was 'thank God we were only playing half of Samoa, otherwise it would have been a slaughter' and he carries that joke on.
It was a huge shock in the UK, like Japan beating boks level shock
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@Machpants said in Pre-RWC test matches:
@Nepia that was a joke, when Wales lost to Western Samoa the first time, in the UK the big joke was 'thank God we were only playing half of Samoa, otherwise it would have been a slaughter' and he carries that joke on.
I know the joke, and I would have agreed with you after the first time, then he said it enough times more that made me think he didn't realise there were still 'two' Samoa's.
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@Machpants said in Pre-RWC test matches:
@Nepia Not my impression, does seem like some one who does a lot of research. But I could be wrong
Clearly this doesn't involve watching players other than Pocock.
Obviously I jest, I'll try watch all his country vids before the RWC starts.
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@NTA said in Pre-RWC test matches:
Watching Randwick v Argentina at the moment on delay.
22 minutes in the visitors are up 14-0 after a scrappy start.
Argies win 74-zip.
Some good stuff from Randwick, including the assistance of Andrew Walker (at 45yo) and some young guys like Christian Poidevin (son of Poido) and Will Harrison who recently took the U20s to the final.
But it was professionals versus amateurs for the most part.
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Randwick have peen a bit below their previous standards for a cople of years now in the Shute Shield. Did they have a few ring ins to bolster their team (assuming they also had some players taking part in the Aussie NRC) or did they go with their regulars?
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And we're off.
Glorious afternoon in Dublin.
Ireland offside early
1/2penny misses 😞Ireland 0-0 Wales
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All Wales so far.
Patience and,Ireland are ready to be carved open.
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Is it me or is Lansdowne Road wide as fuck?
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Tremendous defence from Ireland.
Coming more and more into it. -
FFS
20 minutes of pressure with no score and Ireland's first foray in to Welsh territory and they craft a try for KearneyIreland 7-0 Wales
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Patchell off HIA or straight gone.
As mentioned earlier in the week he's the Welsh Crotty.
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1/2penny taken in the air. Penalty.
Ireland 7-3 Wales
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Huge intercept from Biggar
Caught on the line
And tells the ref he didn't ground it
5 yard scrum
Great pick up by Moriarty
Wales batter and Parkes hits the perfect angle for the tryIreland 7-10 Wales
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Great defence from Wales
Ireland 7-10 Wales
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@MiketheSnow was it not Parkes on the intercept?
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@Bones said in Pre-RWC test matches:
@MiketheSnow was it not Parkes on the intercept?
No.
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@MiketheSnow said in Pre-RWC test matches:
@Bones said in Pre-RWC test matches:
@MiketheSnow was it not Parkes on the intercept?
No.
The commentator is shit.Biggar is definitely.. Well.. Ummm... Bigger?
