ChicagoKid
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Boks very average. Should have been 70.
The big picture.Wales are a rugby team, but... come on!
Well almost. 33 points versus 32...Curiously, the margin of loss was exactly the same in the end as against Australia. Progress of sorts?
I think the lack of cards highlights the lack of competitiveness from the start...Also, at least no one was sent off this time, which would have embarrassed Wales even more.
No chance can we compete with Italy!Based on this, Wales MIGHT scrape a win in Italy, but forget winning any of the other 6N matches.
They are playing the All Blacks tonight. It'll be interesting to see how they go.No chance can we compete with Italy!
Wales just have to be patient. They have players with potential...but literally no experience...that's critical at this level. As Kolisi said one of their backs had more caps than the entire Welsh backline. You cant compete with that....
It's going to be a time period of frustration and pain...but the green shoots were there with Morgan, Reffel and Botham etc...not to mention they never gave up...theres a strong mindset...
Tough year coming up but it might set the foundations for another good side....
And that's the most important! They'll have better games and better years in the future, just should learn from every hard situation and defeatnot to mention they never gave up...theres a strong mindset...
During Gatland's first era, there were plenty of highly experienced Welsh sides that still lost or only narrowly beat other less experienced sides (including South Africa, such as in the 2018 and 2022 Summer victories). So that is a half-excuse at most. In fact, one problem has been not enough new players being slowly brought into the senior side for several years, so with all these retirements Wales have not really properly prepared.Wales just have to be patient. They have players with potential...but literally no experience...that's critical at this level. As Kolisi said one of their backs had more caps than the entire Welsh backline. You cant compete with that....
It's going to be a time period of frustration and pain...but the green shoots were there with Morgan, Reffel and Botham etc...not to mention they never gave up...theres a strong mindset...
Tough year coming up but it might set the foundations for another good side....
Yeah but SA's player depth (and average height and muscle) has always been on a different level to Wales even during their worst times.Just look at where the Boks were in 2016/2017. Shows it can be done.
Exactly...Wales just have to play these lads and build experience.Just look at where the Boks were in 2016/2017. Shows it can be done.
I get the sentiment and I don't want to kick Wales when they're down but it's going to take a lot longer than a year to get back to he standard of past Welsh teams, if they can even manage that.Wales just have to be patient. They have players with potential...but literally no experience...that's critical at this level. As Kolisi said one of their backs had more caps than the entire Welsh backline. You cant compete with that....
It's going to be a time period of frustration and pain...but the green shoots were there with Morgan, Reffel and Botham etc...not to mention they never gave up...theres a strong mindset...
Tough year coming up but it might set the foundations for another good side....