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@snowy said in NH International Rugby:
@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:
Pivac named the side early.
Yeah, not happy with that. Teams are named on Thursdays and he knows it, he's a Kiwi. We'd be accused of arrogance for that - "it's only Italy, just name a team whenever".
Maybe if he'd named an experimental team, but this is virtually full strength, which says he's not taking Italy lightly
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@gibbonrib said in NH International Rugby:
@snowy said in NH International Rugby:
@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:
Pivac named the side early.
Yeah, not happy with that. Teams are named on Thursdays and he knows it, he's a Kiwi. We'd be accused of arrogance for that - "it's only Italy, just name a team whenever".
Maybe if he'd named an experimental team, but this is virtually full strength, which says he's not taking Italy lightly
Was the naming of the team before Thursday - not the strength of the team. Teams are named on Thursdays around here - it a long standing tradition.
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@snowy said in NH International Rugby:
@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:
Pivac named the side early.
Yeah, not happy with that. Teams are named on Thursdays and he knows it, he's a Kiwi. We'd be accused of arrogance for that - "it's only Italy, just name a team whenever".
As a closet Wales fan, I'm pleasantly surprised at how they are going (albeit with a bit of red card help).
Putting down the marker.
Saying this is the team he's picking to go to Italy to get a BP win to go in to the final match of the 6N knowing a loss will probably give Wales the title.
Up to England and France to stop Wales getting the Grand Slam.
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@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:
@snowy said in NH International Rugby:
@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:
Pivac named the side early.
Yeah, not happy with that. Teams are named on Thursdays and he knows it, he's a Kiwi. We'd be accused of arrogance for that - "it's only Italy, just name a team whenever".
As a closet Wales fan, I'm pleasantly surprised at how they are going (albeit with a bit of red card help).
Putting down the marker.
Saying this is the team he's picking to go to Italy to get a BP win to go in to the final match of the 6N knowing a loss will probably give Wales the title.
Up to England and France to stop Wales getting the Grand Slam.
Erm. We had our chance and fucked it up. 😟😤
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@catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:
@snowy said in NH International Rugby:
@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:
Pivac named the side early.
Yeah, not happy with that. Teams are named on Thursdays and he knows it, he's a Kiwi. We'd be accused of arrogance for that - "it's only Italy, just name a team whenever".
As a closet Wales fan, I'm pleasantly surprised at how they are going (albeit with a bit of red card help).
Putting down the marker.
Saying this is the team he's picking to go to Italy to get a BP win to go in to the final match of the 6N knowing a loss will probably give Wales the title.
Up to England and France to stop Wales getting the Grand Slam.
Erm. We had our chance and fucked it up. 😟😤
True.
Should have read up to England to stop France getting the Slam, and France to stop Wales.
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Yeah, I knew what you meant mate, I’m just feeling a bit nit-picky. Probably because I’ve got my first jab this afternoon and whilst I want it, I’m not exactly looking forward to it.
FWIW I don’t think we’ll do a number on France, so your boys will have to do it the hard way I’m afraid.
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England team to face France:
England: Malins; Watson, Slade, Farrell, May; Ford, Youngs; M Vunipola, Cowan-Dickie, Sinckler, Itoje, Ewels, Wilson, Curry, B Vunipola.
Replacements: George, Genge, Stuart, Hill, Earl, Robson, Lawrence, Daly
Good to see Malins get a start at Fullback because 1) He has been lighting it up in the Premiership for Bristol and 2) Daly has proved that he is not a Fullback's arse, good player though he is.
I worry about Farrell who has looked short of a gallop and whether Billy V can bring the same tempo two games running. Wilson needs to get that bit of dog back too - he was anonymous v Scotland. I might have been tempted to go with Earl as a starter instead. God we miss Underhill.
I think this is a game that may be beyond us, I would be happy with just a performance, which is pretty damning in itself.
Oh and penalties in single figures please.
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@daffy-jaffy Thanks. That does not increase my optimism.
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@catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
@daffy-jaffy Thanks. That does not increase my optimism.
All to play for on the final weekend then
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@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:
@catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
@daffy-jaffy Thanks. That does not increase my optimism.
All to play for on the final weekend then
Whose final weekend?
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@gibbonrib said in NH International Rugby:
@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:
@catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
@daffy-jaffy Thanks. That does not increase my optimism.
All to play for on the final weekend then
Whose final weekend?
Eddie’s
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@sparky said in NH International Rugby:
@bones said in NH International Rugby:
Is that 936 caps in the starting Wales team? That's some serious experience a couple of years out from the world cup.
If AWL retires that will go down a bit.
If loads of others leave or retire it will go down even more!
