Scotland v Wales 6N
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@pooler-fan said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
@sparky he's got a couple who are playing well in Wales in McNicholl & Collins that he's overlooked so far.
Time must be up for the likes of North & Fluffbert, offering next to nothing these days.Far too early yet but there’s a young fly half called Iwan Jenkins in the Exeter squad (out on loan atm I think), who is being talked up as having very serious potential.
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@antipodean said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
Scotland were good. Wales were dire.
Hard to tell if Scotland could come second this year.
Really nervous about playing Scotland in Murrayfield. I think the French will narrowly beat them in Paris. But if the Scots manage to beat them, they can win the GS. I've always felt the away game to Scotland was the big one for Ireland.
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@KiwiMurph said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
How about the pre-match chat from Biggar.
What a bell-end.
"Medals are important when you look back at your career. We've been lucky enough to fill the cabinet a few times. It's up to other teams to try and replicate that. There are other teams around who get a fair bit of praise without really backing it up." “Scotland played well last week against England, but according to you guys, they are the best team around, aren’t they?” “We will have to see how they go on Saturday, see if they can back it up. The pressure is all on them."However, after the emphatic Murrayfield win, Ritchie took a swipe back at Biggar with the Triple Crown and even the Grand Slam in his side's sights.
Speaking at the post-match press conference, the Scotland skipper admitted he didn't know Biggar had made those comments, but went on: "Talk is cheap isn’t it? We haven’t won anything yet but we’ve won the first two games. They’ve won medals but that’s in the past.
"We put Wales under pressure. We knew if we stuck to our game we’d create opportunities and their discipline slipped. We knew they wanted to turn it into a messy affair which is what happened last year. We stayed out of that today."
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There are some world class players on display in the 6N. A back three of Van der Merwe (Sco), Penaud (Fr) and the Italian 15 would be right up there. Russell had a fantastic game.
Imo Scotland can hope to reach RWC quarters and wales should be worried about not getting out of theirs.
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@Billy-Tell said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
Scotland can hope to reach RWC quarters and wales should be worried about not getting out of theirs
That is a very bold call considering the groups. Can't see Scotland beating Ireland. Wales should be able to improve enough to beat Fiji though.
How weird top 5 teams in world all on same side of the draw!
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@ARHS said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
@Billy-Tell said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
Scotland can hope to reach RWC quarters and wales should be worried about not getting out of theirs
That is a very bold call considering the groups. Can't see Scotland beating Ireland. Wales should be able to improve enough to beat Fiji though.
How weird top 5 teams in world all on same side of the draw!
Spot on with back 3 though...Wales have a poor record vs PI teams in RWC. I think Scotland can beat SA though. Ireland routinely choke in RWCs.
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@Billy-Tell said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
There are some world class players on display in the 6N. A back three of Van der Merwe (Sco), Penaud (Fr) and the Italian 15 would be right up there. Russell had a fantastic game.
Imo Scotland can hope to reach RWC quarters and wales should be worried about not getting out of theirs.
Ha ha ha
You just signed your own death warrant
We’ll win our pool
You heard it here first
But thanks for your concern
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@MiketheSnow said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
We’ll win our pool
Sure, while we kept our powder dry for four years, your team has been hiding some far bigger water wings than anyone suspects.
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@nostrildamus said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
We’ll win our pool
Sure, while we kept our powder dry for four years, your team has been hiding some far bigger water wings than anyone suspects.
Let’s discuss Wales’ chances once this tournament is done
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@Catogrande said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
@pooler-fan said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
@sparky he's got a couple who are playing well in Wales in McNicholl & Collins that he's overlooked so far.
Time must be up for the likes of North & Fluffbert, offering next to nothing these days.Far too early yet but there’s a young fly half called Iwan Jenkins in the Exeter squad (out on loan atm I think), who is being talked up as having very serious potential.
The Welsh actually got themselves into Scottish 22 well.
But totally lacking in creativity, and backs standing so deep the defence didn't have to make challenging real time decisions.
Given the heritage, is it too much to expect a 'Welsh' 10 to be selected? Perhaps Tompkins to 12, and A N Other (can Hawkins play 13?) to 13?
I suspect English match may be a lot closer than pundits think.
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@pakman said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
@Catogrande said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
@pooler-fan said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
@sparky he's got a couple who are playing well in Wales in McNicholl & Collins that he's overlooked so far.
Time must be up for the likes of North & Fluffbert, offering next to nothing these days.Far too early yet but there’s a young fly half called Iwan Jenkins in the Exeter squad (out on loan atm I think), who is being talked up as having very serious potential.
The Welsh actually got themselves into Scottish 22 well.
But totally lacking in creativity, and backs standing so deep the defence didn't have to make challenging real time decisions.
Given the heritage, is it too much to expect a 'Welsh' 10 to be selected? Perhaps Tompkins to 12, and A N Other (can Hawkins play 13?) to 13?
I suspect English match may be a lot closer than pundits think.
Whilst Wales have been poor in the 6N recently, they grow another leg in Cardiff v England and let’s face it, currently England aren’t frightening too many teams either, no matter what any pundits may say.
Apart from a purple patch around 93-2003 I don’t think any English fans travel to Cardiff without some degree of trepidation.
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@Catogrande not seen anything of Jenkins but Costelow at the Scarlets also has serious potential at 10.
Not sure what position Bristol player Ioan Lloyd or his brother Jac will end up playing but are also very talented.
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@pooler-fan said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
@Catogrande not seen anything of Jenkins but Costelow at the Scarlets also has serious potential at 10.
Not sure what position Bristol player Ioan Lloyd or his brother Jac will end up playing but are also very talented.
Wales haven't blooded enough new talent since the last RWC & it's now coming back to bite us.That's what it looks like from a distance as well. Hope Gatland bites the bullet and brings these other guys in.
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Gatland really did little to bring on new blood imo. Fell back on the tried and tested for far too long and Pivac followed suit. Seems to be a very contagious disease as Eddie suffered badly too. Did not really blood a 9 or an 8 in six years despite some serial underperforming.
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Didn’t see the game but Jenkins was trusted to steer the ship in the Premiership Cup semi final and weighed in with a very useful 16 points.
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@Catogrande said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
Gatland really did little to bring on new blood imo. Fell back on the tried and tested for far too long and Pivac followed suit. Seems to be a very contagious disease as Eddie suffered badly too. Did not really blood a 9 or an 8 in six years despite some serial underperforming.
Foster the same, until injury forced his hand. Still holding onto some that shouldn't be starting, notably the captain
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@MiketheSnow said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
@nostrildamus said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
We’ll win our pool
Sure, while we kept our powder dry for four years, your team has been hiding some far bigger water wings than anyone suspects.
Let’s discuss Wales’ chances once this tournament is done
Très sensible.
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@ARHS said in Scotland v Wales 6N:
Can't see Scotland beating Ireland.
I'm not so sure. They seem capable of running the best teams, very, very close and seem to have upward momentum right now. Whether they can maintain that in the multiple game environment of a RWC is another question.
