Italy v Wales

[Mightyquins]

Who is kicking tomorrow, hook or jones??

 

[TRF_RC]

Bishop on the otherhand... he's back from injury this weekend? Depending on how he goes for 'spreys could be worth a shout, so they could go back to Hook at flyhalf

I'm with you on this one. Bishop is our underrated centre.
He's not a huge guy but he's solid in defence and his attack is good as well.

North has had to pretty major injuries for an 18 year old, id rest him and see what we have in reserve!

Yeah, i was worried about that the other day. Will he have a substantial career in this modern game if he's already undergone reconstructive surgery on his shoulder? Your body's got to be tough enough to withstand car crash after car crash these days.
I hope they give him regional time until RWC. He'll get some warm up games so he dips his feet into international waters again and be ready for the world cup. Finger crossed.

 

[gingergenius]

try for Canale! go italy!

 

[dullonien]

Try for Stoddart, good finish fair play.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Try Wales - Stoddart

Wales 8 - 5 Italy

Wales by far the better side after 8 mins

 

[gingergenius]

very good try from warburton

 

[dullonien]

Nice try there for Warburton. That's more like it, some nice lines of running, especially from Lee Byrne.

Just need to cut out some of the unforced errors and we should do well in this game.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Think the high tackle there was marginal, Wales are kicking ball away poorly.

 

[Feicarsinn]

Oooops, completely forgot about this what with the election. Can't see Italy getting anything out of this at the moment...

 

[dullonien]

Takle by Roberts or Parisse!!! Parisse did well to release the ball though.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Bergamasco once again showing he is a thug.

 

[King_D'Arcy]

Joke of a decision by the video ref

 

[dullonien]

Good try scoring tackle there by Stoddart, just about held up the ball with help from the ball carryers own arm aswell.

 

[gingergenius]

No idea why that try was disallowed. Crap TMO decision.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

No idea why that try was disallowed. Crap TMO decision.

Arm clearly held that ball up!

 

[dullonien]

It depends what the ref asked. Did he ask if there was any reason he couldn't award the try, or did he simply ask 'try or no try'. There was no evidence of the ball being grounded, so it depends on what the ref asked.

Should have been a third try for Wales, Stoddart should have passed. Two good things from him, and two dull things aswell. At least he's consistent!!!

Edit. Forward pass, try dissalowed for Byrne. Seen them given, but it was forward so no real complaints from me.

 

[gingergenius]

no, the ball was clearly grounded!

 

[TRF_Cymro]

no, the ball was clearly grounded!

Clearly it was not.

 

[King_D'Arcy]

From where I was sitting the ball was clearly grounded. The arm fails to hold it up

 

[dullonien]

Italian prop slipped his binding first there didn't he??

I didn't see the ball grounded ginger!

Edit. I saw the ball caryers arm hitting the turf, not the ball. 50/50 call that probably should have gone the attacking teams way.