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Wales v Italy: A Welsh win and at the moment i'll take it. Very little proper rugby from either side, but for connosseurs of front row play, (like me) when was the last time you saw an Italian pack go backwards like that well scrummaged Wales.

England v France: England took their chances and won, well done them, plenty of compsure with young Farell fair play. But what is the French coaching team doing? I do not understand it at all as it did cost them the game.

Scotland v Ireland. An exciting game for the Neutral, and with apologies to the Irish on here a great result for the tournament, Wales will struggle at Murrayfield in 2 weeks. Scotland could realistically end the tournament with 4 wins.

Ireland though, will bounce back and should beat France & Italy.

Tight Lines

Aled

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Days away from the next round: Wales recall Alun Wyn && Warburton, and i must say seeing Paul James get a start is well desreved. Him v Euan Murray will be agreat tussle!

Italy v England:Not much to say there but France v Ireland, there are 2 very very badly wounded sides there so there is going to be a lot of blood!

Roll on S;aturday, as i am watching the rugby at the club with a few mates, all of whom have played either top end amateur, or first class professional plus 1 full Welsh International, so lots of rugby knowledge there.

Cheers

Aled

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Days away from the next round: Wales recall Alun Wyn && Warburton, and i must say seeing Paul James get a start is well desreved. Him v Euan Murray will be agreat tussle!

Italy v England:Not much to say there but France v Ireland, there are 2 very very badly wounded sides there so there is going to be a lot of blood!

Roll on S;aturday, as i am watching the rugby at the club with a few mates, all of whom have played either top end amateur, or first class professional plus 1 full Welsh International, so lots of rugby knowledge there.

Cheers

Aled

 

Yn y Quinis neu'r Athletinc Aled?

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Yn y Quinis neu'r Athletinc Aled?

 

Dim un gyfaill, Clwb Rygbi Llandeilo, (Byw yn Carmarthenshire dim Carmarthen...LOL)

 

Guest 1957 lets hope so from a Welsh perspective and perhaps some of the neutrals who would quite like to see the 6 Nations finish on a cracker! But....Wales have to get past Scotland at Murrayfield, that at the moment aint going to be easy.

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Aled

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Keep getting txts and facebook messages from the lucky Welsh ******** who are on trains, buses, and planes heading north. Beer already flowing.

:friends: The Scotish trip, nothing quite like it.

:good: Roll on Saturday.

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Aled

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If Scotland get one on Wales they will be dangerous in Cardiff against the english

 

Wales is never a team to be taken lightly - if anyone is going to make the wheels fall off England's winning machine it is the Welsh at home in Cardiff. Whatever happens this weekend, that clash is going to be hard-fought. Being half-Welsh and half-English, I had better wear my reversible shirt :)

 

Meanwhile I am off to Twickers on Sunday with a group of kids from school. I am not expecting a classic match but it will be a great experience for them.

 

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Wales is never a team to be taken lightly - if anyone is going to make the wheels fall off England's winning machine it is the Welsh at home in Cardiff. Whatever happens this weekend, that clash is going to be hard-fought. Being half-Welsh and half-English, I had better wear my reversible shirt :)

 

Meanwhile I am off to Twickers on Sunday with a group of kids from school. I am not expecting a classic match but it will be a great experience for them.

 

Nick

 

Taking them to see what should hopefully be a win is a good way to create interest. A bit like catching on a first fishing trip.

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Should be an interesting match today. Must admit the Scotch side have come a long way and it will take a lot of clout to stop them in their tracks today.

Looking forward to watching the forward game.

 

I have also really enjoyed watching the English side develop into a solid and confident side. In my opinion deserve to win the championship they've worked very hard for it (never thought I'd ever admit it though) :innocent:

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Well, that were dull!!

 

Lots of wasted chances and very weak inconsistent refereeing.

 

The highish scoring would give an impression of a decent game but it sure was pump.Bang on about Joubert,and theres nothing worse than being inconsistent and not knowing how to play the ref.His pause at the scrum was shocking although Scotland should have adapted a wee bit better.

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I find the scrummaging laws very, very frustrating. Ever since the laws were changed to allow the referee to call the scrum it has gradually deteriorated with every annual amendment (Crouch, hold, touch, dribble, poke your tongue out, engage) with the consequences being more collapses, more penalties and more frustration - Are they trying to phase out front row play in line with league to make it more fast flowing?

 

Making it safer seems to be having an entirely different effect.

 

Can we go back to the old days of the tight head calling Sit and Hit please????

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I find the scrummaging laws very, very frustrating. Ever since the laws were changed to allow the referee to call the scrum it has gradually deteriorated with every annual amendment (Crouch, hold, touch, dribble, poke your tongue out, engage) with the consequences being more collapses, more penalties and more frustration - Are they trying to phase out front row play in line with league to make it more fast flowing?

 

Making it safer seems to be having an entirely different effect.

 

Can we go back to the old days of the tight head calling Sit and Hit please? ???

 

 

REAL Rugby Union! :good:

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Awful refereeing, he should've had his eyes on the game and not on the 'assistant referees'.

He missed several knock ons, he had no control over the scrums and there should've been more than one yellow card. Very frustrating to watch.

 

Got to fully agree with this! Ref was shocking and wasted the game.

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There used to be a time when forwards played a game of their own, with separate physiology to what the viewers saw.

However strict monitoring and regulations is eluding this side of the sport.

 

Real shame, like was said earlier, union scrummaging is fast becoming 'rugby league' scrummaging.

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