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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    koneguitarist said:
    Preview starting with bloody inverdale as usual ! Needs a muzzle.
    not as much as jiffy
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  • digitalscreamdigitalscream Frets: 25239
    Well, the ref doesn't seem too impressed with Wales at the moment...and Italy did bloody well to cover and disrupt in their 22. Seems like they're going to make more of a game of this than I thought they would...
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  • VimFuegoVimFuego Frets: 14862
    edited February 2014
    interesting game so far, Italy are fantastic in defense, and really getting in the welsh players faces, not letting them get any momentum. Wales do look dangerous whenever they get the ball though and you feel it's only a matter of time before a try comes, can't see Italy scoring any tries unless Wales make a mistake.

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  • digitalscreamdigitalscream Frets: 25239
    edited February 2014
    VimFuego said:
    ...can't see Italy scoring any tries unless Wales make a mistake.
    Given the last couple of minutes...I'm not so sure about that. The Italians have come alive a bit...

    EDIT: Le. Sigh.
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  • VimFuegoVimFuego Frets: 14862
    edited February 2014

    :D

     

    have to feel a bit sorry for Italy, they're doing many of the right things it's just not going their way. A knock on by parise then a poor ref decision to award a relieving scrum to wales. Wales certainly are not in top gear though.

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  • digitalscreamdigitalscream Frets: 25239
    Yup, got to feel for them. Similarly, Wales are pretty lucky - strikes me that their tries have come from Italian mistakes rather than anything else.

    On the bright side, I've just been watching some highlights of Jonny May. That kid looks like he's got some zip and sparkle, almost reminiscent of a certain Mr J Robinson...looking forward to this :)
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  • VimFuegoVimFuego Frets: 14862
    wow, bit of luck for Italy there.

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  • digitalscreamdigitalscream Frets: 25239
    Whoa...was not expecting that. And I was just about to go and make some food...
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  • VimFuegoVimFuego Frets: 14862
    heh , I was about to hang up some laundry, could be a very interesting 10 mins.

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  • digitalscreamdigitalscream Frets: 25239
    edited February 2014
    Well, bugger. I really thought Italy might do it for a short while there.

    Wales...kinda of an England-esque opener for them. The result went their way but it didn't exactly seem like a win, if you see what I mean.
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  • thisisguitarthisisguitar Frets: 1073
    That wasn't great from Wales. Fair play to Italy though. The try was a forward pass, even if well worked afterwards. Man of the match was spot on. 

    Win on the board though :-) 
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  • koneguitaristkoneguitarist Frets: 4052
    Clear forward pass for Italian try, and ref slowed game up drastically. Italy played well, but lay on top of tackled player every time and was not penalised once for it. Wales played ok, but too many players standing still taking the ball. Lot of work before Ireland game.
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  • VimFuegoVimFuego Frets: 14862
    lol kone, I just won a bet with myself ;)

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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    koneguitarist said:
    Clear forward pass for Italian try, 
    do the internationals not have the same (odd) rule as premiership/HC  ?   where its the direction of the hands when making the pass, not the actual flight of the ball........... Ive watched and watched re-runs  on Sky and BT where they go over and over a clear forward movement of the ball where I (like many) use the mower lines to act as a guide -  but the decision is based on the "angle" of the passing hand(s)

    If so the Italian pass falls into this category
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  • koneguitaristkoneguitarist Frets: 4052
    Ball can go forward even passing correct due to motion, but the hands must pass back, the Italians hands were pushing ball forward. Clear forward pass. Welsh always have problems with Irish refs, Like the penalty for Italian 10 running into paul James !
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  • VimFuegoVimFuego Frets: 14862
    god, I wish we could come up with a better national anthem for sporting events. God save the queen is just a toneless dirge. Even the Irish national anthem is better.

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  • digitalscreamdigitalscream Frets: 25239
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  • VimFuegoVimFuego Frets: 14862
    ouch, but a good reply.

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  • koneguitaristkoneguitarist Frets: 4052
    Well, so all England had to do was turn up to win ?
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  • VimFuegoVimFuego Frets: 14862

    who said that? or are you making it up?

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  • digitalscreamdigitalscream Frets: 25239
    Farrell clearly needs to sort his shit out.
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  • koneguitaristkoneguitarist Frets: 4052
    VimFuego said:

    who said that? or are you making it up?


    Most of the Rugby forums and English press really. England getting back into it though.
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  • VimFuegoVimFuego Frets: 14862
    well, I guess it's one step up from some bloke in the pub, but only a small step.

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  • snakemanStoosnakemanStoo Frets: 1707
    Seems like England want to make it difficult for themselves
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  • digitalscreamdigitalscream Frets: 25239
    That's probably the cheekiest drop goal I've ever seen :D
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  • koneguitaristkoneguitarist Frets: 4052
    Playing well mind, got the belief in themselves that the French seem to be lacking.
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  • VimFuegoVimFuego Frets: 14862
    :(

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  • digitalscreamdigitalscream Frets: 25239
    VimFuego said:
    :(
    Yeah, that about sums it up.
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  • koneguitaristkoneguitarist Frets: 4052
    Fretwired said:
    koneguitarist said:
    I think France are gonna beat England, not by much, but after watching some of the H-cup matches ..
    Not sure ... adding lots of new talent wishing to impress who are not hamstrung by past failures could upset the French. Knock them out of their rhythm, score some points and the crowd will be on their backs and they seem to fold.

    Didn't fold this time. French could have the belief to play to their strengths now, in which case, Wales could struggle.
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  • snakemanStoosnakemanStoo Frets: 1707
    Much better 2nd from England

    Great final try from France though
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