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Wales Squad 6 Nations '10
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<blockquote data-quote="DuncTheDoodle" data-source="post: 300205"><p>01- G jenkins</p><p>02- M Rees/G Williams</p><p>03- A Jones</p><p>04- A-W Jones</p><p>05- L Charteris</p><p>06- A Powell</p><p>07- M Williams</p><p>08- R Jones ©</p><p></p><p>09- R Rees</p><p>10- S Jones/D Biggar</p><p>11- S Williams</p><p>12- J Hook</p><p>13- A Bishop</p><p>14- T James</p><p>15- L Byrne</p><p></p><p>16- M Rees/G Williams (Whichever isn't starting)</p><p>17- E Lewis-Roberts</p><p>18- S Warburton</p><p>19- J Thomas</p><p>20- G Cooper</p><p>21- J Roberts</p><p>22- L Halfpenny</p><p></p><p>Clarifications:</p><p></p><p>Hooker- As chances are Matthew Rees won't be fully match fit for the England game. Gareth Williams is certainly playing better than Hibbard, who didn't even make the Ospreys team (Bench included) last week, and they haven't said anything about injuries.</p><p></p><p>Lock- Gough should start against England and France, but Charteris for the others, as Gough will offer greater scrumaging power, but Charteris will give us a better chance of nicknig their lineouts, which would help against a team like Ireland who have a solid throw-in system.</p><p></p><p>Blindside- If Warburton had some gametime, I'd pick him. However, I'm going for Powell as he seems to be in good form, (or at least was against the Quins yesterday) and JT hasn't been playing at 6, which makes it slightly unfair. Warburton could easily start at 7 as well.</p><p></p><p>Fly-Half- Ireland, France and England, Jones should start, Italy and Scotland, Biggar starts. If England wasn't the first game, I'd have him start that one as well. However, if Biggar does play well against Scotland, start him against Ireland or France aswell.</p><p></p><p>Outside Centre- Could easily be Davies or Roberts, but I've gone for Bishop simply because defensivly, he's the best back in Wales. Top of the tackle counts against the Tigers on Saturday. The rest of the backline has been picked as offensive, so we need somebody to balance it out.</p><p></p><p>Right Wing- James will score more tries, even if Halfpenny will kick those penalties from 900 metres. Normally I'm not a huge fan of Tom James, but he's not too dissimualr to Aled Brew in playnig style, and I really do feel we ned somebody like him on the team.</p><p></p><p>The Bench- See my previous post for why I'm going for Fridgey over Paul James. Warburton can play at Lock (As can Ryan Jones) and look at the impact he had against Austrailia- He said that he thinks all subs have to give the same level of commitment and energy, but over 10 or 20 minutes, not 80. He's the sort of man we want there. JT and Cooper are on the bench as well, incase we want an old head to run out. Cooper isn't playing well, but Martin Roberts is a liability. Roberts covers centre and the wings, meaning Hook can move about to Fly-Half/Fullback. (Biggar has never looked good as a sub, to me. Has to start to perform.) Halfpenny can come on if the games' tight and we need a couple of 900-yard kicks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DuncTheDoodle, post: 300205"] 01- G jenkins 02- M Rees/G Williams 03- A Jones 04- A-W Jones 05- L Charteris 06- A Powell 07- M Williams 08- R Jones © 09- R Rees 10- S Jones/D Biggar 11- S Williams 12- J Hook 13- A Bishop 14- T James 15- L Byrne 16- M Rees/G Williams (Whichever isn't starting) 17- E Lewis-Roberts 18- S Warburton 19- J Thomas 20- G Cooper 21- J Roberts 22- L Halfpenny Clarifications: Hooker- As chances are Matthew Rees won't be fully match fit for the England game. Gareth Williams is certainly playing better than Hibbard, who didn't even make the Ospreys team (Bench included) last week, and they haven't said anything about injuries. Lock- Gough should start against England and France, but Charteris for the others, as Gough will offer greater scrumaging power, but Charteris will give us a better chance of nicknig their lineouts, which would help against a team like Ireland who have a solid throw-in system. Blindside- If Warburton had some gametime, I'd pick him. However, I'm going for Powell as he seems to be in good form, (or at least was against the Quins yesterday) and JT hasn't been playing at 6, which makes it slightly unfair. Warburton could easily start at 7 as well. Fly-Half- Ireland, France and England, Jones should start, Italy and Scotland, Biggar starts. If England wasn't the first game, I'd have him start that one as well. However, if Biggar does play well against Scotland, start him against Ireland or France aswell. Outside Centre- Could easily be Davies or Roberts, but I've gone for Bishop simply because defensivly, he's the best back in Wales. Top of the tackle counts against the Tigers on Saturday. The rest of the backline has been picked as offensive, so we need somebody to balance it out. Right Wing- James will score more tries, even if Halfpenny will kick those penalties from 900 metres. Normally I'm not a huge fan of Tom James, but he's not too dissimualr to Aled Brew in playnig style, and I really do feel we ned somebody like him on the team. The Bench- See my previous post for why I'm going for Fridgey over Paul James. Warburton can play at Lock (As can Ryan Jones) and look at the impact he had against Austrailia- He said that he thinks all subs have to give the same level of commitment and energy, but over 10 or 20 minutes, not 80. He's the sort of man we want there. JT and Cooper are on the bench as well, incase we want an old head to run out. Cooper isn't playing well, but Martin Roberts is a liability. Roberts covers centre and the wings, meaning Hook can move about to Fly-Half/Fullback. (Biggar has never looked good as a sub, to me. Has to start to perform.) Halfpenny can come on if the games' tight and we need a couple of 900-yard kicks. [/QUOTE]
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