6 Nations: Wales V Italy, 2.30pm

Teferi

We all know the result, lets have a thread anyway.

pickarooney

76-9

4th out half in five matches for Italy

captbarnacles

2 welsh players obviously offside from that kick

Teferi

4 minutes before a try. Poor Italy. There were a few good hits too.

letsseehere14

Two Welsh players ahead of the kicker there. Surely offside?

Xenji

Harsh on Italy with that try.

neelia11

Poite ref and barnes tj missed that offside is a disgrace. Thats shocking

pickarooney

Can we borrow some Welsh scrum halves?

blackwhite

captbarnacles wrote: »

2 welsh players obviously offside from that kick

4 minutes for Poite to show how good he is. Wales try off came directly as a result of the offside kick chase

tampopo

Shocking officiating there. I've seen enough, I'm out.

Teferi

tampopo wrote: »

Shocking officiating there. I've seen enough, I'm out.

You lasted longer than the Italian defence, fair play!

pickarooney

Wales are loving the old choke tackle this year.

Teferi

Lol love it. 'Fuck it, our goose is cooked anyway, let's just do a BaaBaa's and go for the lineout."

pickarooney

They will not be getting the 9 at this rate.

Teferi

pickarooney wrote: »

Wales are loving the old choke tackle this year.

Shaun 'the choke tackle is dangerous' Edwards. The Welsh coaching setup is full of spoofers. Successful spoofers, but spoofers none the less.

captbarnacles

Biggars kick and chase is just ridiculously good

irishbucsfan

Teferi wrote: »

Shaun 'the choke tackle is dangerous' Edwards. The Welsh coaching setup is full of spoofers. Successful spoofers, but spoofers none the less.

The real fault lies at the feet of anyone who takes anything they say at face value!

Teferi

irishbucsfan wrote: »

The real fault lies at the feet of anyone who takes anything they say at face value!

I just love to hate the Welsh management tbh.

pickarooney

captbarnacles wrote: »

Biggars kick and chase is just ridiculously good

I remember a lot people ridiculing walesonline for pointing that out as a major asset of his.

pickarooney

Ah that's how you do a kick in behind!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

captbarnacles wrote: »

Biggars kick and chase is just ridiculously good

It reminds me of when you see kids playing with a ball on their own, where the just hoof it up in the air and run a bit to catch it. It's like there's nobody else on the pitch when he does it. Magic.

pickarooney

Not 10 back at a 5 metre scrum?

Yamanoto

Odiete isn't half as tidy a player as Luke McClean, whose exclusion is a bit baffling IMO.

neelia11

Wales must have incriminating pics of Poite

pickarooney

Why is he speaking English to Parisse and Castro?

Teferi

Italy are throwing in some huuuuuuge tackles.

Synode

pickarooney wrote: »

Not 10 back at a 5 metre scrum?

Was thinking that myself. What's the rules around that. Are you supposed to just let them walk a quick tap in?

Jump_In_Jack

Superb timing on the tackle from Parisse to sack Webb, pity the ref missed the blatant offside from Welsh 20, turned around and walked into the ruck from the wrong side to block the Italian ruck. Should have been penalty Italy in front of the posts.

keith16

Synode wrote: »

Was thinking that myself. What's the rules around that. Are you supposed to just let them walk a quick tap in?

Should retreat as far back as the try line.

BBDBB

Some dreadful decision making by Wales in the last few minutes

Synode

keith16 wrote: »

Should retreat as far back as the try line.

So you cant tackle until they're over the line?

A few Keith Earls impressions from the Welsh

pickarooney

Walea pissing away chances.

razorblunt

Was Biggar to Roberts not forward?

Bazzo

Synode wrote: »

So you cant tackle until they're over the line?

When they take the tap they have to be at or behind the try line, they can shoot up to make the tackle as soon as the tap has been taken.

Utah_Saint

razorblunt wrote: »

Was Biggar to Roberts not forward?

Yeah, I even think the rtn was also foward

pickarooney

Bazzo wrote: »

When they take the tap they have to be at or behind the try line, they can shoot up to make the tackle as soon as the tap has been taken.

In this particular case the SH would have had to run back to the try line first though.

Teferi

razorblunt wrote: »

Was Biggar to Roberts not forward?

It was just very, very, very, very, very, very lateral.

Bazzo

pickarooney wrote: »

In this particular case the SH would have had to run back to the try line first though.

Yeah but he probably should have retreated as soon as the penalty was given instead of hanging about. The card was a little bit harsh but seeing as he illegally stopped a pretty certain try it was probably the correct call to the strictest definition of the law.

Teferi

What are the odds on Parisse getting a card by the end of the game? He's going to punch a Welsh player or Poite, he just hasn't decided who yet.

Yeah_Right

pickarooney wrote: »

Why is he speaking English to Parisse and Castro?

What are his other options? I know Parisse speaks French but does Castro? Does Poite speak Italian?

Jump_In_Jack

That ruck was crazy, what was Davies doing wrestling with the Italian player as he was lying across the ruck flat on his back??
Could've gotten a warning at least as he was penalised in the previous play.

pickarooney

Are these Italian players badly injured or just glad for an excuse to escape the massacre?

BBDBB

He's been a bit of a drama queen for a few of the games, maybe it's the frustration

bilston

In all seriousness would Georgia be any worse than this Italian side at the minute? There really wouldn't be much in it. I think from a purely rugby perspective the argument for promotion and relegation is pretty compelling at this stage. However commercially there is probably some way to go.

pickarooney

Yeah_Right wrote: »

What are his other options? I know Parisse speaks French but does Castro? Does Poite speak Italian?

Castro speaks fluent French. He's been in France five years.

razorblunt

Poite isn't giving the Italians anything.

Bazzo

BBC panel are saying there were calls for Priestland to start ahead of Biggar, and not just for experience or a run out.... really??

neelia11

Poite is usually picky. Webb took quick tap nowhere near the mark.

They're doing a rehearsal of Amhrán na bhFiann in the background. It's the most exciting thing on RTE all day.

Teferi

Deleted User wrote: »

They're doing a rehearsal of Amhrán na bhFiann in the background. It's the most exciting thing on RTE all day.

Ah hang on now, check out them socks!