@MiketheSnow said in Wales Vs France, Six Nations 2020: As with all our 'close' matches the past 12 months, outplayed for most of the match but still in with a shout then we force it and lose. Had more than enough opportunities to win that especially when France were down to 14 men but we lacked critical composure and clinical decision making Dan Biggar. Disappointing. FIFY.

This Italian team has a bunch of very good players (Canonne, Steyn, Polledri, Minozzi) but a majority of very bad ones who are not even M10 level. Hopefully some of their U20 promising players could join the national squad soon (halfback, 1st Five, centre, Nr.8, one of their locks, hooker, both props).

Let's just take a moment to consider how self unaware the moron is who posted the picture online. Jacques says thanks mate! Nice reward for playing along for your joke.

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@Frank said in RWC: France v Tonga (Pool C): Typhoon can be tracked here. (cool site) https://www.windy.com/?31.522,124.453,5 Nice. Probably the same api as used by https://earth.nullschool.net which I've always liked. But for predictive path, I use https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/

@Steven-Harris Both halfbacks are SA-born too. De Haas looks promising for a 20 yr old.

Extended highlights video:

Parkinson was the stand out player IMO. Safe target in the lineout, probably solid at scrum time (the Highlanders' scrum had the upper hand), effective driving and great workrate. It is quite odd that it was his first start of the season. How such a player could have been ignored by Hammett ?

@nepia I think they will change mid-game, and I'm not suggesting we would move DMac on early, but Beauden for all his brilliance in some areas isn't the most flexible player. If he could play up closer to the line he already would (at least sometimes). Various people have commented how SBW looks good with a first five who plays up. If that is where you want to change to, then BB doesn't seem to work. @taniwharugby Goldie was about as good a coach as I am. Surely no-one, even school coaches, think you should play your pre-game plan consistently when it isn't working. That's mental!

@taniwharugby said in Crusaders Team v French Barbarians: @chris-b I stopped watching for a bit, what did Macilai do to himself? Couldn't watch the game properly last night with a room full of people, so watched the first half again and saw Macilai tripping over a French foot/leg. That was all that happened, but he seemed to have injured his ankle.

@pakman forearm to head, knocked the guy out or at least needing HIA IIRC.

Ahh - A is for Aaron!

@bones said in AB Test Team v France.: Maybe SBW is mistaken and Gardiner said he's sorry about the card, but that thems the rules. Thats what i thought , he probably said something along the lines of sorry to have to do that to you mate , but didnt mention it was the wrong decision , SBW jumps to the wrong conclusion , later , Gardiner is probably reading it in the media , and thinking you fucking dickhead , I didnt say that .