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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2019 Six Nations] Wales v Ireland (16/03/2019)
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<blockquote data-quote="truthteller" data-source="post: 937122" data-attributes="member: 77056"><p>World number 2 V world number 3</p><p></p><p>Man alive this is a hard game to call....can barely see weaknesses in either team</p><p>Wales will look at the every tiny perceived weakness...the only areas to attack in that irish side is maybe earls and kearney...ringrose is tidy , aki but slow turning in defence got a bit of a hiding off tuilagi but hes a one off</p><p>sexton can throw his toys when it aint going his way</p><p>stockdale world class going forward but sometimes all fingers and thumbs going back</p><p>the irish props are beasts theyre the best players...best is a bit past his best ....beirne is one heck of a lock but totally inexperienced at this level ryan too inexperienced</p><p>omahoney good lineout forwaard good breakdown ..stander the big carrier....obrien strong not the smartest but solid enough</p><p></p><p>The welsh .....the main weakness is 10...anscombe is inaccurate, he has pace and skills but makes mistakes...he is a lot less accurate a goal kicker as sexton that may make the difference?.who knows they may go biggar..their back row is class tbh but not the biggest so irish may target collisions....the irish props have edged the welsh a few times in regions and tests, they seem to squeeze the extra yard...the irish also clear out rucks mercilessly , sometimes illegally as they tend to clear way beyond the ball carrier and hold on to the tackled man....but heyho theyre smart the way they play the ref...wales are a tad naive in this area as the all blacks usually expose them often with pure filth just to silence the cardiff crowd.</p><p></p><p>The welsh have the edge in the threequarters...north 38 test tries, jon fox davies is world class 15 test tries, parkes looks quality, liam williams having a great run, adams on fire....gareth davies is one to watch hes been pretty quiet playing to orders but he is one hell of a player....63 first class tries is a lot for a young scrum half he is lightning quick, i suspect he will do damage....irish should target the welsh lineout which has been ropey...also maybe the driving maul with the props....</p><p>But psychologically Ireland are champs, theyve done the all blacks twice in 2 years and beaten everyone else too</p><p>The welsh have beaten everyone bar ireland and the all blacks, the doubts from that may creep in if they fall behind</p><p></p><p>IF I had to bet Id go with Wales at home</p><p>If it was in dublin Id go ireland</p><p>But the welsh crowd is the loudest in the world, that stadium is epic the way its right on the pitch, but the irish have a good record at cardiff they seem to thrive on the passion</p><p>schmidts last season has not been mentioned much, the man is a legend, hes won absolutely everything several times, the heinken cups are his greatest success imo</p><p>hes a very very shrew operator</p><p>Then you have Gats the puppet master, edwards the taskmaster, neil jenkins the kiking legend ....youre talking seasoned legends......</p><p></p><p>Its on the day but alun wyn jones and his boys have the cards in thier favour ever so marginally</p><p>but anything is possible, sexton is world class and if the orish start well its easily possible to see them steal the grand slam away</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="truthteller, post: 937122, member: 77056"] World number 2 V world number 3 Man alive this is a hard game to call....can barely see weaknesses in either team Wales will look at the every tiny perceived weakness...the only areas to attack in that irish side is maybe earls and kearney...ringrose is tidy , aki but slow turning in defence got a bit of a hiding off tuilagi but hes a one off sexton can throw his toys when it aint going his way stockdale world class going forward but sometimes all fingers and thumbs going back the irish props are beasts theyre the best players...best is a bit past his best ....beirne is one heck of a lock but totally inexperienced at this level ryan too inexperienced omahoney good lineout forwaard good breakdown ..stander the big carrier....obrien strong not the smartest but solid enough The welsh .....the main weakness is 10...anscombe is inaccurate, he has pace and skills but makes mistakes...he is a lot less accurate a goal kicker as sexton that may make the difference?.who knows they may go biggar..their back row is class tbh but not the biggest so irish may target collisions....the irish props have edged the welsh a few times in regions and tests, they seem to squeeze the extra yard...the irish also clear out rucks mercilessly , sometimes illegally as they tend to clear way beyond the ball carrier and hold on to the tackled man....but heyho theyre smart the way they play the ref...wales are a tad naive in this area as the all blacks usually expose them often with pure filth just to silence the cardiff crowd. The welsh have the edge in the threequarters...north 38 test tries, jon fox davies is world class 15 test tries, parkes looks quality, liam williams having a great run, adams on fire....gareth davies is one to watch hes been pretty quiet playing to orders but he is one hell of a player....63 first class tries is a lot for a young scrum half he is lightning quick, i suspect he will do damage....irish should target the welsh lineout which has been ropey...also maybe the driving maul with the props.... But psychologically Ireland are champs, theyve done the all blacks twice in 2 years and beaten everyone else too The welsh have beaten everyone bar ireland and the all blacks, the doubts from that may creep in if they fall behind IF I had to bet Id go with Wales at home If it was in dublin Id go ireland But the welsh crowd is the loudest in the world, that stadium is epic the way its right on the pitch, but the irish have a good record at cardiff they seem to thrive on the passion schmidts last season has not been mentioned much, the man is a legend, hes won absolutely everything several times, the heinken cups are his greatest success imo hes a very very shrew operator Then you have Gats the puppet master, edwards the taskmaster, neil jenkins the kiking legend ....youre talking seasoned legends...... Its on the day but alun wyn jones and his boys have the cards in thier favour ever so marginally but anything is possible, sexton is world class and if the orish start well its easily possible to see them steal the grand slam away [/QUOTE]
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