[RWC19 Warm-Up] - England vs Wales

[Rinkadink]

@bushytop indeed. No need to show your full hand just yet, chance to try different things, don't get yourself injured.

 

[Every Time Ref]

Gatland finally unveils his Plan B! Love it

 

[ncurd]

Imagine how good you could have been for the last 12 years if Gatland had realised that a plan B was occasionally useful.
You've always had the players to do so, just not the permission.

Yeah I'm far less convinced by the Gats after 12 years has suddenly discovered the importance of plan B defence than the Wales are always bad out of the camp.

Reality is Wales were provisionally the No. 1 team in the world against a second string England side that have been massively misfiring for some time. They should of won this without too much bother.

 

[bushytop]

Imagine how good you could have been for the last 12 years if Gatland had realised that a plan B was occasionally useful.
You've always had the players to do so, just not the permission.

You ain’t wrong... but Gats is Gats (& I will continue to be his pilgrim).

 

[bushytop]

@bushytop indeed. No need to show your full hand just yet, chance to try different things, don't get yourself injured.

Gatland finally unveils his Plan B! Love it

No need to rush buys... you could end up doing an ‘Ireland’

 

[Every Time Ref]

No need to rush buys... you could end up doing an ‘Ireland’

Is that a sudden catastrophic drop in form reference, a “quarter final curse” reference, or a potato famine reference?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

@bushytop indeed. No need to show your full hand just yet, chance to try different things, don't get yourself injured.

This strikes me as the same as whe the Irish were saying Schmidt was keeping his cards up his sleeves going into the world cup

 

[Reiser99]

Fair play to @bushytop you called it. Tbh if curry was just precaution then I can't ask for anymore.

Wales struggled but anscombe looks like a bad injury.

 

[ncurd]

Honestly let's also remember whilst England were better side and deserved to win this wasn't one of those comprehensive drubbings. Let Wales back in on two occasions.

And it still worries me that's been our problem the past 12 months we've been on top of many games and not finished them off. Still think that problem is lurking and it will mean no matter where we get to in the world cup it will happen one knock out match and that will be it.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

This strikes me as the same as whe the Irish were saying Schmidt was keeping his cards up his sleeves going into the world cup

He is... Was always 2019 though!

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

This strikes me as the same as whe the Irish were saying Schmidt was keeping his cards up his sleeves going into the world cup

He's just playing the long game. When they said he was keeping it up his sleeve for the world cup, they meant this one not the last one obviously.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Honestly let's also remember whilst England were better side and deserved to win this wasn't one of those comprehensive drubbings. Let Wales back in on two occasions.

And it still worries me that's been our problem the past 12 months we've been on top of many games and not finished them off. Still think that problem is lurking and it will mean no matter where we get to in the world cup it will happen one knock out match and that will be it.

It's a worry but we seem to be heading in the right direction - usually it's a 40min capitulation but today's was only about 20

 

[bushytop]

Is that a sudden catastrophic drop in form reference, a “quarter final curse” reference, or a potato famine reference?

You can choose... and depending on how we do when it counts you can apply hindsight.

 

[Every Time Ref]

It's a worry but we seem to be heading in the right direction - usually it's a 40min capitulation but today's was only about 20

Or it’s 40 in games that matter and 20 in games that don’t ... I don’t have much faith in this squad’s mentality I’m afraid

 

[bushytop]

Fair play to @bushytop you called it. Tbh if curry was just precaution then I can't ask for anymore.

Wales struggled but anscombe looks like a bad injury.

I’ll cross the **** outta my fingers that he’s alright!

 

[Reiser99]

I’ll cross the **** outta my fingers that he’s alright!

I said Wales will take no injuries over winning. It does call into question playing a full strength side. Gats might regret this. I hope for Anscombe's sake it's not the end to his world cup.

 

[bushytop]

I said Wales will take no injuries over winning. It does call into question playing a full strength side. Gats might regret this. I hope for Anscombe's sake it's not the end to his world cup.

Me too dude, me too (in much the same way that I hope all top class players make it to the show).

 

[duncanb]

Decent performance not great FB still a worry on the D side of the ball.
LCD and Genge best games in England shirts
other than 10 mins of silly pens discipline good our major downfall last 2 yrs.
Heinz going
Francis Merchant not.
1 from Ewels Shields Dombrant Ludlum for place 31.
Depends how EJ splits back 5.
maybe 5 locks 3 of which can play 6 .
5 backrows 1 who can play 2nd row.
other 30 nailed on.

 

[bushytop]

@TheOvalBall
Pretty much.

Yup, always have been.

Seems like a **** excuse this time out, though - we're not that far removed from the Six Nations/regular season.

We’ll see, my impression is (& it was this going in, if you wanna check) is we get BLASTED physically going into our first game but with next to no rugby... then we learn by our work ons as we go, while our fitness has already been established.

It may ‘sound’ convenient but it’s what I’ve seen from Gats for 12 years... there’s no reason that would change now.

 

[Reiser99]

Me too dude, me too (in much the same way that I hope all top class players make it to the show).

Agreed. I think everyone is wanting to come through without injuries.