Wales v Fiji

[Welsh Exile]

We have to win this. Have to. Have to beat Australia as well really and the deluded optimist in me thinks we will. Shame Jenkins is injured which means Gatland will start Beard (who's off to Montpellier at the end of the season) but at least we have Rowlands back (who was rested over the summer)

As I was reliably informed, Fiji will have their oversea players back for this and the ones that played against Scotland will be more battle hardened so this will be a much tougher test. Not sure who he'll go for at 3, 6, 12 or one of the wings but I reckon Gatland will go for something like

Thomas Lake Thomas
Beard Rowlands
Plumtree Morgan
Wainwright

Tomos
Anscombe
Grady
Thomas
Llewellyn
Dyer
Winnett

Subs: Elias, Smith, Assiratti, Tshiunza, Reffell, Bevan, Costelow, Rogers

Personally I'd start Smith and Tshiunza in the row and I think Reffell is to good to leave out so screw back row balance I'd throw him in over Plumtree. Anscombe is a better 10 than Costelow but I'll be amazed if he makes it through the series let alone to the 6N so I don't see the point personally.

 

[IT157]

We have to win this. Have to. Have to beat Australia as well really and the deluded optimist in me thinks we will. Shame Jenkins is injured which means Gatland will start Beard (who's off to Montpellier at the end of the season) but at least we have Rowlands back (who was rested over the summer)

As I was reliably informed, Fiji will have their oversea players back for this and the ones that played against Scotland will be more battle hardened so this will be a much tougher test. Not sure who he'll go for at 3, 6, 12 or one of the wings but I reckon Gatland will go for something like

Thomas Lake Thomas
Beard Rowlands
Plumtree Morgan
Wainwright

Tomos
Anscombe
Grady
Thomas
Llewellyn
Dyer
Winnett

Subs: Elias, Smith, Assiratti, Tshiunza, Reffell, Bevan, Costelow, Rogers

Personally I'd start Smith and Tshiunza in the row and I think Reffell is to good to leave out so screw back row balance I'd throw him in over Plumtree. Anscombe is a better 10 than Costelow but I'll be amazed if he makes it through the series let alone to the 6N so I don't see the point personally.

Does that mean he won't be picked going forward once he's in France? That's a shame for Wales because he's been one of their best and most consistent performers the last couple of years.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Does that mean he won't be picked going forward once he's in France? That's a shame for Wales because he's been one of their best and most consistent performers the last couple of years.

I don't know if this is a troll or not but yes, he'll still be available for Wales.

 

[IT157]

I don't know if this is a troll or not but yes, he'll still be available for Wales.

Not a troll.