[2022 Six Nations] England vs Wales (26/02/22)

[Lé Ddanno]

For Manu he's got survive the warm up, he got injured scoring a try last time!

*sad trombone noise*

 

[Geordie]

In theory it could work, but given Wasps have signed a burger Odendaal to do exactly that job, I wouldn't expect to see it.

Kelly looks the real deal to me. He's not Tuilagi (no one is) but has a really well rounded skill set and seems to be getting better week-on-week.

Leftfield, but I wonder whether Tom Hendrickson might get a bit more attention if he moved clubs. He's usually very good when I say him play, but he's very much a back-up player at Chiefs. As a hard running 12 who can play a bit too, I'm surprised no-one's looked at him for a starting spot.

Your right Kelly is starting to look a very good round 12 now...and every week does seem to look better.

Odogwu hasnt played 12, your right...but i just love the idea of his explosiveness and power in the midfield. 13 is probably the spot but Slade seems to have that tied up.

In the summer Jones really needs to be looking at that 12 spot in Australia. Kelly and Ojomoh are the two obvious ones...but Ojomoh's defence is not nearly ready at the moment. So he will have to improve that.

Post WC, we could be in a very different position.
Seb Atkinson makes his debut at 12 for Worcester tonight and is a big hope.
Ollie Hartley has played for Wasps...
Ethan Grayson has looked interesting for the England U20's

We could have some actual competition for that 12 spot.

 

[BPM]

Hartley is intriguing. I know he's highly rated and at 6'4, he definitely has the physical stats to match.

I wonder if any English clubs are following Harry Glover at Stade Francais? He seems to be doing really well there and is mostly playing at 12 from what I can gather. Half way through a 2yr contract but only 26.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Can't say I like England not naming the replacement til tomorrow. What's stopping teams from naming two or three dummy players in a match day squad if this is allowed.

It became a real issue in GAA years ago.

 

[MarkyH]

Hartley is intriguing. I know he's highly rated and at 6'4, he definitely has the physical stats to match.

I wonder if any English clubs are following Harry Glover at Stade Francais? He seems to be doing really well there and is mostly playing at 12 from what I can gather. Half way through a 2yr contract but only 26.

A quick Wiki and I'm in bits...

"Harry is famed for his lengthy fingers that allow him to grip them balls firmly"

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Can't say I like England not naming the replacement til tomorrow. What's stopping teams from naming two or three dummy players in a match day squad if this is allowed.

It became a real issue in GAA years ago.

If you don't stop with these baseless accusations I'm going to sneak into your house when you're out and paint your lightbulbs black so when you turn them on at night the room gets darker

 

[Welsh Exile]

The moment we've all been waiting for is here. My predictions weren't far off. Not posted a link

England 116, Wales 114 (starting XVs)

England 57, Wales 53 (benches)

 

[Jakedood]

The moment we've all been waiting for is here. My predictions weren't far off. Not posted a link

England 116, Wales 114 (starting XVs)

England 57, Wales 53 (benches)

England v Wales head-to-head ratings as Welsh have four better players

The two starting teams look reasonably evenly matched for the big Six Nations Twickenham showdown, but England bench power could hold the key to outcome of game

www.walesonline.co.uk

I got you boo

 

[Welsh Exile]

England v Wales head-to-head ratings as Welsh have four better players

The two starting teams look reasonably evenly matched for the big Six Nations Twickenham showdown, but England bench power could hold the key to outcome of game

www.walesonline.co.uk

I got you boo

I didn't want to offend anyone by posting the link but you took the hit for me. You're a good man.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

The moment we've all been waiting for is here. My predictions weren't far off. Not posted a link

England 116, Wales 114 (starting XVs)

England 57, Wales 53 (benches)

Given we only know 14 of our starting 15 that's very generous…….




(And yes, I have read it before the howling starts)

 

[ncurd]

Memories

 

[Welsh Exile]

Memories

I preferred April the year before.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Ellis Genge 7 v 7 Tomas Francis

Wales have been quietly impressive in the scrums - even if the referees haven't always rewarded that, as was the case in Dublin.

Irish posters, behold!

 

[MikeTheNative]

To be fair Is that even controversial ?
IMO Porter went down in a few scrums in the fast half that might have been given by different refs.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Irish posters, behold!

I think that's pretty fair to be honest.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Irish posters, behold!

To be fair we left France saying the same. Luck of the draw but usually 50/50s go to the home side so probably never worth mentioning.

 

[big ginger 8]

To be fair Is that even controversial ?
IMO Porter went down in a few scrums in the fast half that might have been given by different refs.

It really should be. Maybe one or two were on Porter but there was one where Francis hit the ground before Porter. If that's happening to a tighthead they're the one completely at fault.

 

[Welsh Exile]

It really should be. Maybe one or two were on Porter but there was one where Francis hit the ground before Porter. If that's happening to a tighthead they're the one completely at fault.

This doesn't make sense, unless I'm reading it wrong. You accept 1 or 2 were on Porter but then say their comment should be controversial. Which is it?

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

To be fair Is that even controversial ?
IMO Porter went down in a few scrums in the fast half that might have been given by different refs.

Not really, I just want some entertainment.

 

[big ginger 8]

This doesn't make sense, unless I'm reading it wrong. You accept 1 or 2 were on Porter but then say their comment should be controversial. Which is it?

WO are implying he was dominant in Dublin and should have been rewarded with penalties. That should be controversial imo. Even if there have been a lot of Welsh comments about it.