[RWC2023] Wales vs Portugal (16/09/2023)

[AlRums]

Yes. Played the ball on the ground

Yeah, pretty clear cut playing the ball on the floor - tackled player went to offload and tackler slapped it out of his hands

Thanks

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Was the yellow card fair? I missed it

Should have been a yellow plus. Absolutely killed an attack.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Fittest team in the tournament™

Mad how he says that with a straight face while he's got Tomas Francis in his side

 

[IT157]

There we go! Points on the board!

This half is flying by.

 

[spursincornwall]

This is a gentle reminder that there is life outside of the six nations, but the big boys in Europe will continue to ignore them. I wrote a letter into Rugby World quite a few years ago saying that there needed to be a four yearly European championship. As I have stated since the world cup, all these teams need a development pathway, no one wants to see blowout scores.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Portugal pretty slow to reform in defence, will get caught out soon I think.

 

[Ddanno]

Gonna need a new skin on that drum if you keep banging it so hard

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Portugal pretty slow to reform in defence, will get caught out soon I think.

Yeah, I reckon there'll be a flood gate moment after about 60

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

This is a gentle reminder that there is life outside of the six nations, but the big boys in Europe will continue to ignore them. I wrote a letter into Rugby World quite a few years ago saying that there needed to be a four yearly European championship. As I have stated since the world cup, all these teams need a development pathway, no one wants to see blowout scores.

Always thought that would be the way to go rather than change the 6n but.... LIONS LIONS LIONS

Would see the back of the Lions in a heartbeat.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Yeah, I reckon there'll be a flood gate moment after about 60

Try before half time I think.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Weeyyyyyyy

Just gotta hold on for one more attack, though I reckon there'll be a yellow and a try before halftime

 

[AlRums]

Looked like double movement

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Oh that was **** poor defence

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Williams with the first pump knowing full well he dropped it lol. Love to see it.

 

[IT157]

That is a knock on!

 

[Bluemoon]

Try time. Wales weren't clever in that half, needless aerial game and trying to go wide when it wasn't on. Better to keep it tight and boss Portugal until the last 20.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

There it is. Portugal have put up a fight but I think they will fatigue some time before Wales do.

 

[IT157]

Damn. Just bulldozed over

 

[Verde-Rubro]

Half time
And we have kept the score down

 

[SG59_]

Wales made that half a lot harder then it needed to be.