RWC 2011 SF1 - Wales v France

[Inside Shoulder]

Add Dusatoir, hopefully Juan Smith, Alberts and I hope from Oz Vaea and Saffy.

You think Saffy is a test player? or are you saying s 15?

 

[Gnostic]

You think Saffy is a test player? or are you saying s 15?

I think he will be a test 6. His defense was one of the best in Super Rugby this year and dominant to boot which is a factor too often missing in the Wallabies, all in his first debtor senior year of Rugby. If he develops his running game he could easily be Test quality.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Any update on Roberts and Charteris injuries?

Taffys to win easily if they are at full strength.

 

[James Buchanan]

I think he will be a test 6. His defense was one of the best in Super Rugby this year and dominant to boot which is a factor too often missing in the Wallabies, all in his first debtor senior year of Rugby. If he develops his running game he could easily be Test quality.

I think he'll end up as more of the Hodgson type "cover 6-8" style player.

 

[Ruggo]

I think he will be a test 6. His defense was one of the best in Super Rugby this year and dominant to boot which is a factor too often missing in the Wallabies, all in his first debtor senior year of Rugby. If he develops his running game he could easily be Test quality.

Interested to see how his second year goes.

 

[Cardiffblue]

Any update on Roberts and Charteris injuries?

Taffys to win easily if they are at full strength.

Hey Hugh,

Found this on BBC. there's an interview with Clarteris. So I'd say he is not in doubt

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/15253454.stm

I'll do a bit more research on Jaw

This one on Priestland is a bit of a worry

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/oct/11/rugby-world-cup-priestland-wales

 

[Cardiffblue]

F***** unchanged

15 Maxime Medard;
14 Vincent Clerc,
13 Aurelien Rougerie,
12 Maxime Mermoz,
11 Alexis Palisson;
10 Morgan Parra,
9 Dimitri Yachvili;
1 Jean-Baptiste Poux,
2 William Servat,
3 Nicolas Mas,
4 Pascal Pape,
5 Lionel Nallet,
6 Thierry Dusautoir (capt),
7 Julien Bonnaire,
8 Imanol Harinordoquy.

Replacements (from): Dimitri Szarzewski, Fabien Barcella, Julien Pierre, Louis Picamoles, Francois Trinh-Duc, David Marty, Cedric Heymans, Fulgence Ouedraogo, Jean-Marc Doussain.

 

[Cardiffblue]

Oh F@ck all is lost- Horan's backing Wales

An australia Wales final would be awesome

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/15235434.stm

However, this legend and would be rugby pundit has so far predicted that Australia would beat Ireland, Orcs would beat france and Ireland would beat Wales. Don't care about his Australian prediction but Please! anyone! get him to change his mind about us!!

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Why are you surprised that experts pick the Leek Eaters to progress to the final?

It has been pretty obvious from the Saffa game that your mob were a form team that could go all the way.

Your mob was robbed there. The luck that we had vs the Saffas was the luck you did not have vs the Saffas.

 

[Cardiffblue]

Ah to come from the land of song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMoIcbsbZD4

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm9OzhSCgCc

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjaB3j8FE3s

 

[Inside Shoulder]

An australia Wales final would be awesome

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/15235434.stm

However, this legend and would be rugby pundit has so far predicted that Australia would beat Ireland, Orcs would beat france and Ireland would beat Wales. Don't care about his Australian prediction but Please! anyone! get him to change his mind about us!!

Given Horan's greatness it is the duty of a team picked by him to live up to his prediction - it is no reflection on him if they dont.

 

[Cardiffblue]

Hadn't thought if it like that, and hell I'd love him to be right.

 

[Country Kid]

Why are you surprised that experts pick the Leek Eaters to progress to the final?

It has been pretty obvious from the Saffa game that your mob were a form team that could go all the way.

Your mob was robbed there. The luck that we had vs the Saffas was the luck you did not have vs the Saffas.

Wales have been great and were involved in one of the best games of the tournament: Wales V Samoa

First 20 minutes of that game it was all Wales yet Samoa absorbed the attack and responded with a 1st half try.

Wales 2nd half try was fantastic from 60 odd metres from the line - the defining point of the game when the three Samoan defenders missed their man 60 metres from their line yet it cost them dearly.

Had those Samoan defenders got their man, then we might be talking about Samoa V AB or Wallabies final.

 

[Cardiffblue]

Have searched for any evidence that Roberts the Jaw is injured. The only thing I have found is this:



I am taking this as evidence that whatever the state of his nose, he is unlikely to miss the semi. More worried about Priestland news.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Have searched for any evidence that Roberts the Jaw is injured. The only thing I have found is this:
I am taking this as evidence that whatever the state of his nose, he is unlikely to miss the semi. More worried about Priestland news.

My question of injury status was based on these:

Jamie Roberts apparently in doubt with a broken nose...

Charteris as well, huge blows if they're out.

What has the gnome done to Priestland that worries you?

 

[Cardiffblue]

Saw those threads from qwerty and slim. Think that was because both clateris and jaw went off early vs Ireland

re Priestland, S'not clear from the Guardian. Has the gwalders in apoplexy (unsurprisingly). Latest thinking however is:

"I suspect Priestland will be as unfit on the weekend as Rory Best was last weekend.

However, if I'm wrong, I would want Wellies to start and control a tight game, then have Hook come on after about 60 minutes when the game starts to open up. If needed."

to be honest I think there might be something in this. seems a bit sus when Hook is on BBC site saying what it would be to replace Priestland before anyone knew he was injured. There is a new science called gatlandology being taught is Old South Wales these days.

 

[Ilie Tabua's Shadow]

Gatlandology... The World was created in 1987 (suitable to both Welsh and New Zealand devotees), all other carbon records are false and no one can prove that Adam didn't originate from the Waikato.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

In the olden days, a reasonable sized international prop forward was 16 stone and 5'10 (100kg and 1.78m), and cheating runt half backs were about 8 stone and 5' (50kg and 1.53m). IIRC "undercover prop" Dan Crowley was only about 98kg.

How does it work that the 2011 version of the Taffys has a #9 who is 101kg and 1.91m?

Would live to see Phillips take on Russian Alexander Yanyushkin @ 1.65m and 75kg.

 

[Ilie Tabua's Shadow]

Halfback is one of the positions on the rugby field where size is irrelevant to playing ability.

 

[Cardiffblue]

Wales have been great and were involved in one of the best games of the tournament: Wales V Samoa

First 20 minutes of that game it was all Wales yet Samoa absorbed the attack and responded with a 1st half try.

Wales 2nd half try was fantastic from 60 odd metres from the line - the defining point of the game when the three Samoan defenders missed their man 60 metres from their line yet it cost them dearly.

Had those Samoan defenders got their man, then we might be talking about Samoa V AB or Wallabies final.

Am missing yewr point but let's try.... If Ickle hadn't scored our try, then the Samoans would have qualified, beaten Ireland and then France and then played you in the final?? Hmmm let me hold that thought and then apply it to every other game in the world cup.

Do you know if Namibia and Tonga had won all their games.........