john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Starts Saturday, be tough on the kickers with these winds. C'mon the Whites. ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I just hope no one gets dead. Please referees, enforce the laws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 12 hours ago, john stones 1 - Moderator said: Starts Saturday, be tough on the kickers with these winds. C'mon the Whites. ? Totally agree with sentence 1. Disagree with sentence 2 ...... Wales, Wales, Wales ? Looking forward to some good rugby, with the ball spending less time in the air than it often does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Get some 4 leaf clover, kiss a leprechaun nicely, and sort out the border, and that might just be enough to stop the smiling eyed assassins coming straight through the middle. Best of luck mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 looking forward to ALL the matches. Bas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Same here, I’m looking forward to the Welsh softening up the Irish. Come on Wales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 8 hours ago, Don Fry said: Get some 4 leaf clover, kiss a leprechaun nicely, and sort out the border, and that might just be enough to stop the smiling eyed assassins coming straight through the middle. Best of luck mate. Wasn't confident, even before kickoff....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) In fairness, them smiling eyed assassins aren’t a bad side. Anyway, haven’t a clue what England side is going to attend, or what’s going to happen. Edited February 5, 2022 by Don Fry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flight1 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Don Fry said: Same here, I’m looking forward to the Welsh softening up the Irish. Come on Wales. Well the Welsh didn't do any softening up at all. Italy would have been disappointed with that show. or was Ireland that good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Plenty ball/territory look very average and losing, dull game so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Gobby here. I think Ireland are that good. Arf time, that try, phoo. I reckon, just hoping, we will win this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Sigh. Lol. Take yer pick, time to go Eddie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Cruel game, rugby. Arr well. Young side, might be tuning their brain cell. I'm not sure it’s the coaches fault. Tight corner, ball and foe coming in. Catch, hit it forward inside, hit it forward into touch, just smother it a bit. No good option, but he picked one that made the ref make a decision. Match changing decision. 7 points, yellow card. Up to that point, the worst is 7 points. I would say, Jones has not had him long enough to effect that sort of thinking. Assuming the player is capable of better, than the thought, the camera won’t spot what I’ve done. But, all in all, defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Quietly pondering. As John says, why does an England team need to get in a tight game with Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Scotland won, no issues with their game nor players, that much ball and we show very little flair, does yer head in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 One very disappointingly one-sided game - Wales were appalling so hard to tell how good Ireland were; one very gripping game - I thought it was nice to have an ex-refs perspective as part of the commentary. Sad that we'll not have Brian Moore's comments in the men's 6N anymore. As he himself signed off ... "thank you". So far, a good start to the competition. Looking forward to some French flair later today - hope Italy put up a fight so the French have to play properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 I reckon, Italy need to stuff the French lads with a good lasagne, a sweet chestnut pastry to follow, and then distract then with a horde of long Italian ladies dressed in the odd wisp of silk. Might keep the margin down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 5 hours ago, Don Fry said: I reckon, Italy need to stuff the French lads with a good lasagne, a sweet chestnut pastry to follow, and then distract then with a horde of long Italian ladies dressed in the odd wisp of silk. Might keep the margin down. A picture of the wispy clad ladies might be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 Great game, French look a bit good, thought Italy were much improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Not sure John. France might be as good as advertised, and they just happened to have a ref that spotted their lack of discipline. Or he was a bog standard ref, and they wanted the job done now, no hard yards. Italy didn’t give up. Next week. Anyway, this years mango chutney is in the pots. Aggressive stuff. Time will tell after a fester in the pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Deffo a decent showing by the Italians - even though they got a pasting. Do we do predictions? France Ireland England Scotland Wales. (sob) Italy I'm a bit worried about Scotland visiting Cardiff next week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) Now I saw England snatch a well deserved defeat from the jaws of victory, started to idly wonder if Italy might just win in Paris. Ireland played as expected. So I will leave the crystal ball alone. Edited February 7, 2022 by Don Fry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zflyer Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 The Irish have secured their game style and will be tough opponents. Wales looked out of sorts and slow to adopt to the Irish pattern of play. The England Scotland match was a treat to watch and despite any pathetic excuses that maybe offered about loss of players and the removal of SMITH Scotland just wanted it more. (I am an England supporter by the way) At this level the replacement player should be as good as the exiting player. Its easy to criticise the Coach when you dont have the responsibility. The French Italy game. It is great to see Italy coming along, and they are. I think the score didnt reflect the game, and the way the Italians made a vast contribution to the game which I and my partner thoroughly enjoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 I agree re Italy, saw much improvement but they don't have the stars at finishing just yet, Sunday looked a good game against high class opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Here we go, genetically Welsh for at least 4 generation, but born in England, played my Rugby in England, more to the point. Remember the humiliations at the old Arms Park, hate Scotland for the drubbing we got last week, so not bitter, don’t care who wins. Feel better for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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