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From a purely selfish welsh perspective I'd like to bod continue

Have been affected by an uncontrolable wave of optimism since Irish team was announced. Since this condition is usually a prelude to crushing disappointment I've developed a few mantras to put the gnome back in his box. Murray better than Philips. Sexton better than priestland. These work well...

A roof on nulr was a real oversight

Saw this on gwlad. Is it so bad? Half the country's underwater (literally: there were people swimming in the streets of Cork yesterday morning, and that was light compared to Limerick), and more to come. NuLR is a stone's throw - an actual, not metaphorical one - from a river. It'll be sodden...

On field Tim Cymru as expected cept for Coombes. Good to see melon back. Surprised that jiffy 2 hasn't made the bench. Thought he'd stick with lydiate as I reckon well be doing plenty of tackling. He's gone for hook over biggar. Spose it gives him more options. Rhys Webb is a worry unless spike...

I saw a stat for the France vs orc game that beggars belief. There were apparently over 50 missed tackles, which is stratospheric. It's more than double the wales game

Haven't heard anything about doc jaw's ankle. Given how long he took to get his md I hope he's not self medicating

This bod vs cement beat up is getting on my tits

Hope it doesn't come down to a kick fest in the rain. I think wales will be better for last weekend. What worries me is not so much the forwards but that if we are up inthe closing minutes we still haven't developed the tactical nous to close the game down. Priestland is likely to screw up. Have...

Might be because most of cementhead's diaspora XV ply their trade outside of the homeland whereas the Irish don't

I know what you mean

Latest in the saga. Wru responds to welsh parliament https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/74994968/WRU_letter_2.pdf

How does Scott Johnson continue to con anyone into employing him. Everything he touches turns to mediocrity. Takes a lot of special skill to turn Scottish line out into a shambles, or pick the strangest back row to face one of europes best, skill that the jonnocaust seems singularly able to supply.

Was 2010 the year that o gara went on his lunatic one man rush defence? Or was that earlier. It ll be interesting in midfield. If they do drift they'll have to be careful when doc jaw changes his angles. Mind he only managed it once last week. Is o Connell over his gastro?

Gotta be the right move. Charteris looked lost

Was just reading a piece by PSA in which he claims that France were able to achieve so much(?) due to the 2 weeks they spent in camp together prior to game. Begs the question how bad would they have been if they hadn't?

not looking forward to another sleepless Saturday night. Expecting Ireland to attempt to what they did last year in first 40mins and blow wales and kiwis off the park. Good thing that its not the first game. Taking optimism from the fact that Ireland last year started same and got steadily...

Right. Well business as usual for Scotland then. Its a sad that they have still not found a means of ever looking like scoring anything but penalties.

Not sure this is right. Think france s problems go deeper. They play crap against everyone except AUS. IMO the top 14 is killing the national side.

Couldn't stay up for the game after completely resetting my sleep pattern the night before but the stats on the beeb look compelling.