Mid-Year Tour : Japan v Wales Test 1

[MiketheSnow]

Happy with that team except for Costelow

Seems like a great guy, but he's not the answer

We have enough to beat Japan but the conditions might kill us

[antipodean]

Eddie Jones is coaching Japan.

And Wales haven't been gutted for Lions selection so you should be fine.

[MiketheSnow]

Long winded but interesting discussion, especially the Japanese game plan

[MiketheSnow]

Error strewn stop-start first half from two sides desperate to not lose

Wales easily matching the Japanese speed game but struggling in the scrum at times

Wales look more inventive, and with more accuracy could be another two or three scores ahead

2 well worked tries and a penalty try to a well created Japanese try

Costelow is stinking up the shirt

Japan 7-19 Wales
Halftime

[Duluth]

Forgot this was on. It’s hidden away on sky sport select in nz

Better than watching the low quality buildup to the AB Test

[sparky]

Stone the crows. Wales might be about to win a Rugby match.

[MiketheSnow]

Not if we continue to botch great chances and play like 8-year olds

[MN5]

Go Wales.

It always pleases me watching Eddie Jones lose. The guy is like a caricature of some WWE manager like Bobby the Brain Heenan or Jimmy Hart. It baffles me that countries continue to select him when he’s years past his use by date.

[MiketheSnow]

Why the fuck are we playing harm scarum rugby?

Oh yes, because we don’t have a 10 (or game plan possibly) to kick the ball deep and dead and force Japan to build their offence from deep within their own half

Get Costelow off

Change the game plan

[MiketheSnow]

The real positive is good first up tackling and strong turnover work over the ball

[MiketheSnow]

GET THAT LITTLE CU*T OFF

[MN5]

@MiketheSnow said in Mid-Year Tour : Japan v Wales Test 1:

GET THAT LITTLE CU*T OFF

Eddie ?

I don’t think you can sin bin a coach

[MiketheSnow]

Jesus

We’re so dumb

[sparky]

Discipline hurting Wales. The penalty count is counting up.

[MiketheSnow]

Good execution from Japan but we’re gifting them this match

Poor tactics, poor execution

Japan 17-19 Wales
65 mins

[MiketheSnow]

Well done Japan

Tightened up

Patient

Converting all the presents from Wales

Japan 24-19 Wales
71 mins

[MiketheSnow]

Unconverted try for 24 all would be a fair result

[MiketheSnow]

Well done Japan

Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence

We totally and utterly blew that

Japan 24-19 Wales

[pooler fan]

I'm 55 & don't think I've ever missed a Wales game live. I honestly don't think I'll bother watching the 2nd test next week.
There's just no enjoyment in watching this rubbish every time, it's like watching a car crash in slow motion.

[pooler fan]

Can we nick the Higgins brothers and Tahlor Cahill off you guys to up our squad quality a bit 😜
Maybe we need to go down the Scots route and try to bring in more qualified players.
We thought our latest U20's batch are the strongest we've had in a while but they're 0 from 2 so far in the JRWC.