Wales v Ireland 6N
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Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Josh Adams, 13 George North, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Tomos William, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Jac Morgan, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Adam Beard, 3 Tomas Francis, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Gareth Thomas
Replacements: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Rhys Carre, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Dafydd Jenkins, 20 Tommy Reffell, 21 Rhys Webb, 22 Owen Williams, 23 Alex Cuthbert.Date: Saturday, February 4
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Wales
Kick-off: 14.15 (14.15 GMT)
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia) & Luke Pearce (England )
TMO: Tom Foley (England) -
Remember when we thought 148 test caps was huge? 168 for AWJ this test
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Gatland turning over an old leaf. One or two adventurous selections but back to the tried and tested in the main.
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@Catogrande said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
Gatland turning over an old leaf. One or two adventurous selections but back to the tried and tested in the main.
Yeah. I admit that I don’t follow how these guys are going but there seems to be a lot of names that have been around for a long time. Are they really the best that Wales have and, if so, where are the new players knocking on the door?
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Halfpenny might be out
Williams in but he hasn’t trained
LRZ injured
Tompkins dropped, which is fucking crazy
Expecting a 20 point drubbing
Ireland don’t tend to rack up massive margins even when they dominate
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The players are who they are. Let’s see what game plan they have. No pressure at all.
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@game_film said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
The players are who they are. Let’s see what game plan they have. No pressure at all.
Same players, same coach, I wouldn’t expect too many surprises.
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@MiketheSnow said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
Ireland don’t tend to rack up massive margins even when they dominate
mainly because their backline is little more than "solid" so they find it hard to capitalise on opportunities.
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Ireland are current Raeburn Shield holders too so that is on the line in this match.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
11 Rio Dyer
Good to see the young fella get another start. He looked like a real test prospect last year. Let’s hope he sees some ball.
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Looking forward to this WE and the 6N kicking off. Be interesting to see England & Wales go this year and whether Italy can kick on from their form of last year.
Think Wales could surprise Ireland. Seems to me they are only a few top inches away from being a bloody competitive team.
Oh, and the WRU have banned Delilah being sung by the choir - it's a toxic song now apparently. Good to know the WRU have their priorities sorted....
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
Oh, and the WRU have banned Delilah being sung by the choir - it's a toxic song now apparently. Good to know the WRU have their priorities sorted....
“The WRU condemns domestic violence of any kind. We have previously sought advice from subject matter experts on the issue of censoring the song and we are respectfully aware that it is problematic and upsetting to some supporters because of its subject matter.”
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@Duluth said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
Oh, and the WRU have banned Delilah being sung by the choir - it's a toxic song now apparently. Good to know the WRU have their priorities sorted....
“The WRU condemns domestic violence of any kind. We have previously sought advice from subject matter experts on the issue of censoring the song and we are respectfully aware that it is problematic and upsetting to some supporters because of its subject matter.”
Contemptible nonsense.
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@Duluth said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
we are respectfully aware that it is problematic and upsetting to some supporters because of its subject matter.”
Hasn't stopped them playing Max Bloody Boyce's song "9-3" about Llanelli beating the AB's in '72 though, has it?
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@Duluth said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
Oh, and the WRU have banned Delilah being sung by the choir - it's a toxic song now apparently. Good to know the WRU have their priorities sorted....
“The WRU condemns domestic violence of any kind. We have previously sought advice from subject matter experts on the issue of censoring the song and we are respectfully aware that it is problematic and upsetting to some supporters because of its subject matter.”
the term "virtue signalling" gets thrown around a lot
but this is a textbook version, with a bit of "see we're not bad" thrown in. Given the reports coming out around the culture at WRU this right here is the worst version of crack papering i have ever seen.
There are few modern words i hate more than "problematic"
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@mariner4life said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@Duluth said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
Oh, and the WRU have banned Delilah being sung by the choir - it's a toxic song now apparently. Good to know the WRU have their priorities sorted....
“The WRU condemns domestic violence of any kind. We have previously sought advice from subject matter experts on the issue of censoring the song and we are respectfully aware that it is problematic and upsetting to some supporters because of its subject matter.”
the term "virtue signalling" gets thrown around a lot
but this is a textbook version, with a bit of "see we're not bad" thrown in. Given the reports coming out around the culture at WRU this right here is the worst version of crack papering i have ever seen.
I think that's ingenious. We have a problem within our organisation so we've addressed it by banning people not in the organisation from singing a song.
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@mariner4life said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@Duluth said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
Oh, and the WRU have banned Delilah being sung by the choir - it's a toxic song now apparently. Good to know the WRU have their priorities sorted....
“The WRU condemns domestic violence of any kind. We have previously sought advice from subject matter experts on the issue of censoring the song and we are respectfully aware that it is problematic and upsetting to some supporters because of its subject matter.”
the term "virtue signalling" gets thrown around a lot
but this is a textbook version, with a bit of "see we're not bad" thrown in. Given the reports coming out around the culture at WRU this right here is the worst version of crack papering i have ever seen.
There are few modern words i hate more than "problematic"
When the full and real account of events comes out, you and everyone else will be shocked
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@MiketheSnow said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@mariner4life said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@Duluth said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
Oh, and the WRU have banned Delilah being sung by the choir - it's a toxic song now apparently. Good to know the WRU have their priorities sorted....
“The WRU condemns domestic violence of any kind. We have previously sought advice from subject matter experts on the issue of censoring the song and we are respectfully aware that it is problematic and upsetting to some supporters because of its subject matter.”
the term "virtue signalling" gets thrown around a lot
but this is a textbook version, with a bit of "see we're not bad" thrown in. Given the reports coming out around the culture at WRU this right here is the worst version of crack papering i have ever seen.
There are few modern words i hate more than "problematic"
When the full and real account of events comes out, you and everyone else will be shocked
i doubt that
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@mariner4life said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@MiketheSnow said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@mariner4life said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@Duluth said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
Oh, and the WRU have banned Delilah being sung by the choir - it's a toxic song now apparently. Good to know the WRU have their priorities sorted....
“The WRU condemns domestic violence of any kind. We have previously sought advice from subject matter experts on the issue of censoring the song and we are respectfully aware that it is problematic and upsetting to some supporters because of its subject matter.”
the term "virtue signalling" gets thrown around a lot
but this is a textbook version, with a bit of "see we're not bad" thrown in. Given the reports coming out around the culture at WRU this right here is the worst version of crack papering i have ever seen.
There are few modern words i hate more than "problematic"
When the full and real account of events comes out, you and everyone else will be shocked
i doubt that
I guarantee it
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I'm assuming that "Where the wild roses grow' and 'Hey Joe' won't make the song list either. Nor 'Maxwells Silver Hammer'.
Maybe as 'Janies got a gun' is about retribution for a molester it could fit in? -
@MiketheSnow said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@mariner4life said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@MiketheSnow said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@mariner4life said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@Duluth said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
Oh, and the WRU have banned Delilah being sung by the choir - it's a toxic song now apparently. Good to know the WRU have their priorities sorted....
“The WRU condemns domestic violence of any kind. We have previously sought advice from subject matter experts on the issue of censoring the song and we are respectfully aware that it is problematic and upsetting to some supporters because of its subject matter.”
the term "virtue signalling" gets thrown around a lot
but this is a textbook version, with a bit of "see we're not bad" thrown in. Given the reports coming out around the culture at WRU this right here is the worst version of crack papering i have ever seen.
There are few modern words i hate more than "problematic"
When the full and real account of events comes out, you and everyone else will be shocked
i doubt that
I guarantee it
Sounds ominous Mike. You have some sauce on this? Are you able to say anything privately?
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Ireland: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 James Lowe, 10 Johnny Sexton (c), 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 James Ryan, 4 Tadhg Beirne, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Tom O’Toole, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Jack Conan, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Bundee Aki -
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
Ireland: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 James Lowe, 10 Johnny Sexton (c), 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 James Ryan, 4 Tadhg Beirne, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Tom O’Toole, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Jack Conan, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Bundee Aki@Bones Ireland 1 up Scotland with 4 in their backline
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@Machpants said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
Ireland: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 James Lowe, 10 Johnny Sexton (c), 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 James Ryan, 4 Tadhg Beirne, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Tom O’Toole, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Jack Conan, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Bundee Aki@Bones Ireland 1 up Scotland with 4 in their backline
Joking aside you do have to wonder how much player movement to countries not of their birth/origin has created a more level playing field in international rugby.
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Furlong out
Could be telling
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Aĺl a bit too easy for Ireland there. Could be a long old afternoon for Wales
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Was just about to say Ireland's attack looks sluggish without JGP - but I see he was supposed to start. Warm up injury?
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Not even a "dead cat bounce" for Gatland ...
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@Bones Yep. Succumbed to a hamstring injury after the captains run apparently
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What a bullshit replay.
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Why wouldn't you go corner after being 14 points down??
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Wales look terrible. Just not at the races on defence. Reminds me of nz vs Ireland just soaking up metres.
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14-3 to Ireland after 14 minutes. Wales look shit.
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@sparky said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
14-3 to Ireland after 14 minutes. Wales look shit.
This could get ugly.
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@Jailbreak7 said in Wales v Ireland 6N:
Why wouldn't you go corner after being 14 points down??
3 is better than none. Which looks like Wales' ability rights now.
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Wales dont appear to have any answers with Gats in charge either. They won't win the game by being conservative.
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Jonathan Davies is IMHO the world's most annoying Rugby co-commentator. And given how annoying Justin Marshall is that is saying something!
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Wales 3 Ireland 17
Gats should have stayed at The Chiefs.
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Jeez Wales start to look alright then get picked off
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It's a fast game
