6 Nations 2017 General Discussion Thread

Peregrine

Italy are about to roll over and let Davies tickle their belly. They could have got a LBP at least if it weren't for silly errors.

vienne86

Italians are out on their feet......and only a six day turnaround to next weekend.

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matthew8 wrote: »

It sounds like he's turned up purely to moan. Sure, the standard isn't great but it's nothing like the game he's made it out to be.

He was quite positive about the attritional battle until they went back to Studio and O'Gara etc said it was a crap game.

BBDBB

Brilliant covering & hand offs by the 11

Hagz

Parisse is so petulant. A prime example that your best player is not your best choice of captain.

laugh

JP is gone way down in my estimation.

The Italians are not an 80 minute team but he called two kicked penalties wrong against them.

vienne86

Hagz wrote: »

Parisse is so petulant. A prime example that your best player is not your best choice of captain.

I think he had a point there.

Losty Dublin

Game over.

BBDBB

Wales should get the bonus point from here

Hagz

vienne86 wrote: »

I think he had a point there.

Perhaps. But what about the 4,763 other times he's whined at the referee?

vienne86

BBDBB wrote: »

Wales should get the bonus point from here

They probably will......but they don't deserve it the way they have played.

corny

Hagz wrote: »

Parisse is so petulant. A prime example that your best player is not your best choice of captain.

True. He exemplifies thats wrong with the Italian culture.

(team culture, not wider Italian culture)

pickarooney

vienne86 wrote: »

I think he had a point there.

About the line out? Not only was he bang wrong but he needed to shut up.

BBDBB

Credit to Italy, but the Welsh have made heavy going of this

vienne86

Great Italina maul there!

mansize

pickarooney wrote: »

About the line out? Not only was he bang wrong but he needed to shut up.

He's the captain he's entitled to question it, saying he needs to "shut up" is crude and harsh

Losty Dublin

pickarooney wrote: »

About the line out? Not only was he bang wrong but he needed to shut up.

Those ones look awful from the front of the line. JP was close on hand and the replays proved him right this time.

Back to play and Italy are finally at the Welsh 5 yard line. Do they give out moral bonus points?

vienne86

Huge scrum there for Wales snuffs out Italy's chance.

Losty Dublin

mansize wrote: »

He's the captain he's entitled to question it, saying he needs to "shut up" is crude and harsh

Urban myth; no player can "question" a decision. A captain may ask but there's a certain way about doing it.

pickarooney

mansize wrote: »

He's the captain he's entitled to question it, saying he needs to "shut up" is crude and harsh

Yeah, once. yapping on about it five minutes later is childish.

Conchir

mansize wrote: »

He's the captain he's entitled to question it, saying he needs to "shut up" is crude and harsh

He did question it, Doyle said no, it's fine. At that point a captain should be smart and zip it.

vienne86

Ah Italy getting headless now.

mansize

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Urban myth; no player can "question" a decision. A captain may ask but there's a certain way about doing it.

What "certainway" is that?

BBDBB

mansize wrote: »

He's the captain he's entitled to question it, saying he needs to "shut up" is crude and harsh

He is entitled to question it, but captaincy doesn't entitle him to scream at the ref in two different areas of the pitch when the calls been made and the match has moved on

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Conchir wrote: »

He did question it, Doyle said no, it's fine. At that point a captain should be smart and zip it.

Doyle has demonstrated several times why a captain would lose confidence in him.

mansize

pickarooney wrote: »

Yeah, once. yapping on about it five minutes later is childish.

I'm sure he'll bow to you on the matter

mansize

Doyle isn't a great ref so I wouldn't blame Sergio for being annoyed with the decisions

corny

Why are you kicking that?

vienne86

Great to see the Italians run it............

Oh lord.....why kick that?????

Vital Transformation

Italy making bad decisions with kicks.