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Wales V Australia & England V AB's

  • 25-11-2008 1:53pm
    #1
    zillmere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭


    Any predictions?

    AB's have not played that well but will still flog Eng.

    Wales V Australia could be a close game. Hopefully some tries & running rugby.


Comments

  • #2
    anonymous_joe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,255 ✭✭✭anonymous_joe


    Wales have dropped Halfpenny, it's a more experienced side.

    Wales put in a massive effort against the All Blacks, but losing probably hit them hard. They';re far and away the most inconsistent team in the North, winning a Grand Slam one year and struggling for a wooden spoon another.

    If they're up for it, they could win. Australia are looking a cohesive unit under Deans, but rely heavily on Giteau and one or two others.

    As for England, I think they'll raise their game massively against New Zealand and not play as badly as they;ve done so far.


  • #3
    zillmere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭zillmere


    Unfortunately, most of the AI's have revolved around the ref. Different interpretations from one game to the next.

    Less penalties would be nice.


  • #4
    Kdub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭Kdub


    To be fair Wales have put up a good show against SA & NZ and seem to have turned the corner since Gatland took over.... How have the refs influenced all the games during the AI's??


  • #5
    anonymous_joe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,255 ✭✭✭anonymous_joe


    zillmere wrote: »
    Unfortunately, most of the AI's have revolved around the ref. Different interpretations from one game to the next.

    Less penalties would be nice.

    Actually more would be great for the NH teams.

    SH teams have played on average apparently 7 to 10 minutes extra rugby every game because of the huge number of free kicks in the game down there last season. Penalties give Northern teams time to rest.


  • #6
    zillmere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭zillmere


    There were a lot of penalties in the France V Aus game in the ruck area against the team in posession for going off the feet.

    This just meant both team kicked away posession rather than getting pinged with the ball in their own half.


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