The Rugby Union Thread

lloyd

When will we realise that kicking the ball into this back 3 with no pressure invites them on?

Try all blacks

lloyd

Superb steal by Williams so scrum5 to wales, no try.

lloyd

Massive effort by the scrum to get a penalty. Big clearance from Dan.

Can we secure lineout?

lloyd

Jesus, kicking to the back 3 again, great break again from Smith.

Patchell is superb with ball in hand but needs to up his defence.

Boys look tired and missing lots of tackles.

koneguitarist

What has happened to fitness levels of Wales, at one time with cryogenic chambers we were fittest in NH, but now we are slow and defence is too easily breached.

lloyd

New Zealand seemingly allowed to do anything on their try line to slow the ball with no fear of a talking to or yellow card...it's what they're there for-cynical pro fouls come on.

lloyd

@sambostar

lloyd

AB escape thanks to cheating on te line them poor skills from Wales.

Why are we spreading it when they're not committing to rucks and we're doing well with pick and drive?

Haven't the skills to spread the ball....

koneguitarist

What worries me is the stupidity and slowness of thought of some of the players like Roberts, too often we just follow orders, yet we complain when someone like Hook or Henson does his own thing.

lloyd

Why bring up Hook and Henson? They're yesterday's men.

Roberts would get picked by any coach as our 12 and with outer gameplan and lack of forward carriers he has to take the ball up the way he does.

The fault lies with the pack-they're not good enough to allow the back line to perform-can't maul, scrum, lineout, or possess any kind of handling skills at his level.

lloyd

They're going to tear us apart second half.

snakemanStoo

Kiwi 7 yellow carded.

It can happen!!

koneguitarist

Because they can create? Roberts is a donkey. Our back line is as poor as our pack. Because we invariably take wrong option, can't pass to a player in space etc need I go on?

lloyd

We're so passive in attack today, even against 14.

koneguitarist

lloyd said:

We're so passive in attack today, even against 14.

I rest my case!

lloyd

Honestly you'd play Henson and Hook on this tour? You might as well give SQ a run out!

koneguitarist

Yep I would as they read the game, Henson is fitter and more creative, better passer, better kicker you name it. In fact Roberts is better than Henson in one way only, he always turns up for training!,,

lloyd

Kieran Reid deciding if the balls in or out now rather than the officials....

lloyd

koneguitarist said:

Yep I would as they read the game, Henson is fitter and more creative, better passer, better kicker you name it. In fact Roberts is better than Henson in one way only, he always turns up for training!,,

Fuck me, Henson is a 34 year old who's had more than his share of serious injuries and played 18 times in the second teir of English rugby this year.....and you'd send him to NZ for a tour ) Hook ? Some love him, some don't. I think his selfish play, crabbing and lack of defence rules him out for the modem game-he can't control a game at 10 either, he should have knuckled down and played 13 IMO. Had some great moments in a Welsh shirt though.

lloyd

Bloody hell.