Wales vs BNZ, Second Test: Kickoff 8:35am

Dog Botherer

Teams



Dagg slots right in at fullback with Smith moving to the wing after Savea put in a defensive display that Christian Wade would be proud of. Sam Whitelock returns after injury, with Luke Romano dropping out of the squad completely.

Wales:



Wales also make a change in the back three, with Rhys Patchell, in a move reminiscent of Paddy Wallace in 2012, comes from OUT OF ****ING NOWHERE to start at fullback, with Gatland moving his most potent attacking weapon, Liam Williams, to the wing. But it's not all bad news for Wales, as human-giraffe hybrid Luke Charteris also starts after captaining the midweek team to one of Wales' most embarrassing defeats ever. Penalty machine Bradley Davis drops to the bench.

Referee: J Peyper (South Africa).

Prediction
Wales play well for 20 minutes, but get an injury in the backline requiring a Riverdance level backline re-jig. New Zealand then proceed to casually score a try whenever they feel like while Brodie Retallick roams the stadium eating every one of those stupid daffodil headgear yokes he can find.

swiwi_

Receding hairlines, dodgy moustaches, loss of form, shoulder injury, gain of form. Nice to have Izzy back. More Superman impressions please to go with the "fish with open mouth" impressions.

wp_rathead

Whitelock and Retallick are a feckin terrifyingly talented secondrow partnership

Dog Botherer

Wales win the coin toss. Their only win of the day.

twinytwo

NZ by at least 30 id say.... warburton played last week and mid week... playing again is crazy.

pickarooney

Halfpenny is playing today for Toulon. If they lose will he be released for the third test?

Dog Botherer

pickarooney wrote: »

Halfpenny is playing today for Toulon. If they lose will he be released for the third test?

He'll be released. Considering Gatland's paucity of options in the back three, I wouldn't be surprised if he was told to get on the first available flight.

Dog Botherer

How the packs stack up. Big weight advantage for Wales, not that it means a huge amount these days.

wp_rathead

I hate oval Stadiums

Clear Hearts

Got up to watch the haka and the stream went during the haka fml

Dog Botherer

Fekitoa ****ed.

Dog Botherer

Slow start from NZ again. Wales making a nuisance of themselves.

vienne86

That was a decent phase from Wales. But they have to work so hard to even get hold of the ball.

Dog Botherer

NZ cack so far.

nehe milner skudder

Dog Botherer wrote: »

Fekitoa ****ed.

didnt roberts do that to motlock a few years back too. he has some jaw on him.

Dog Botherer

Tamanivalu has been good since he came on.

nehe milner skudder wrote: »

didnt roberts do that to motlock a few years back too. he has some jaw on him.

Lions tour, wasn't it?

Dog Botherer

Wheels on Coles!

nehe milner skudder

ref doesn't really care if bodyweight is supported at rucks

Dog Botherer

Fekitoa back on.

Dog Botherer

nehe milner skudder wrote: »

ref doesn't really care if bodyweight is supported at rucks

Most refs don't.

nehe milner skudder

don't know what that pen was for

Clear Hearts

Is there any 8 better than Read
My preditction for the game, wales lead then just when they think they have NZ strike back and win by 15

Dog Botherer

Wales deserve the lead. NZ have been rubbish so far, Wales harrying them at every ruck.

Dog Botherer

Clear Hearts wrote: »

Is there any 8 better than Read

James Coughlan!

Oh wait, this isn't 2015.

irishbucsfan

Fantastic kick from Webb

vienne86

Dog Botherer wrote: »

Wheels on Coles!

And he's a hooker!

Fitness levels and speed of NZ is incredible. That try was just too easy.

nehe milner skudder

aaron smiths passing gives me a trouser chubby

Adbrowne

simple as fook

Dog Botherer

IZZY

Too easy.

irishbucsfan

Fairly evident forward pass from Dagg to Naholo in the initial break but Wales should never have been so weak in defense, way too easy.

Dog Botherer

Davies and Amos to blame for that one. **** D.