November Series (non-Ireland)

Quintis

Didactic Ninja wrote: »

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11944217

Hansen not happy with it again either. Cost them the game against S.A a few years back.

Hansen's whining is really tiresome, nothing worse than sore winners

tooManyChoices

Anybody else think the really interesting fixtures this weekend will be Wales v Georgia, and Germany v USA?

tooManyChoices

tooManyChoices wrote: »

Anybody else think the really interesting fixtures this weekend will be Wales v Georgia, and Germany v USA?

Not really to be honest. Could be good games and Georgia might produce an upset but when you've got Italy v Argentina, England v Australia, Scotland v NZ and France v South Africa I think its going to be hard to get excited about German v USA.

tooManyChoices

Deleted User wrote: »

Not really to be honest. Could be good games and Georgia might produce an upset but when you've got Italy v Argentina, England v Australia, Scotland v NZ and France v South Africa I think its going to be hard to get excited about German v USA.

Ah, I meant interesting in a current state of rugby sort of way rather than entertaining.
Ger/USA are two that could be something if they ever got going and germany are certainly on the up.

That said, I can see wales/georgia being entertaining in its own right.

Didactic Ninja

Quintis wrote: »

Hansen's whining is really tiresome, nothing worse than sore winners

I would have thought he is one of the least whiny international coaches?

If he mentioned it after a loss he is a sore loser such as in SA, if he mentions it after a win he's a sore winner. When can he mention it ? After a draw?

Are coaches not allowed engage in any discourse?

Webbs

All change for Wales, Gatland obviously wants to cast an eye over some inexperienced and young up and coming players like Seb Davies, Sam Cross, Owen Watkin.

Be interesting to see how the team goes, but its November and that usually means disjointed performance which might mean a Wales loss to what is a pretty good Georgia team (better currently than Italy?).

Hope I am wrong and the team puts in a team performance rather than 15 individuals

Wales: Liam Williams; Alex Cuthbert, Scott Williams, Owen Watkin, Hallam Amos; Rhys Priestland, Rhys Webb; Nicky Smith, Kristian Dacey, Leon Brown; Adam Beard, Cory Hill; Dan Lydiate, Sam Cross, Seb Davies.

Reps: Elliot Dee, Wyn Jones, Tomas Francis, Josh Navidi, Taulupe Faletau, Aled Davies, Dan Biggar, Owen Williams.

Didactic Ninja

all blacks “ full strength” for Scotland.

Didactic Ninja

SBW got his apology from ref too. Proper order

Former Former

Didactic Ninja wrote: »

SBW got his apology from ref too. Proper order

Lol. He is 100% full of shyte.

Burkie1203

Former Former wrote: »

Lol. He is 100% full of shyte.

Is Tommy Bowe going to get an apology for his YC for the same offence in 2008 in Croker

Didactic Ninja

Tuipolutu cited.

Games gone . games gone bro.

Sephiral

Didactic Ninja wrote: »

SBW got his apology from ref too. Proper order

What was the apology for? It was a yellow card. Shouldn't have been a penalty try because if he had not committed the offence, he would have just caught the bleeding ball.

Bazzo

Sephiral wrote: »

What was the apology for? It was a yellow card. Shouldn't have been a penalty try because if he had not committed the offence, he would have just caught the bleeding ball.

Don't they have to remove the offending player from the equation in the case of a yellow card? Absolutely braindead from Williams either way, it's a yellow card and his coach should be blasting him for not knowing better, especially since he's now felt the need to dredge it up to the media.

Sangre

Bazzo wrote: »

Don't they have to remove the offending player from the equation in the case of a yellow card? Absolutely braindead from Williams either way, it's a yellow card and his coach should be blasting him for not knowing better, especially since he's now felt the need to dredge it up to the media.

That's my understanding.

It was a professional foul over the try line. Yellow card every day of the week.

I'm pretty sure Hansen already called out SBW for playing 'league' by making this mistake.

Mantis Toboggan

France good for the handicap - 4?

swiwi_

If Georgia can Wales to under 20 that will be a very respectable effort.

I think Georgia are due to play Italy in 2018. You’d expect they’ll be targeting that big time.

pickarooney

20 points total or spread?

swiwi_

pickarooney wrote: »

20 points total or spread?

I don’t bet...so lose by fewer than 20 points

prawnsambo

Alex Cuthbert held up by the Georgian SH over the line. Almost a try there.

Didactic Ninja

Fancy the Aussies to turn them over at the cabbage patch

prawnsambo

BBC commentary waxing lyrical about the rip before the try whilst ignoring the fact that it's forward.

And the TMO spoils their party.

prawnsambo

Georgia get a penalty from the ensuing scrum and convert. Seven point game instead of a possible seventeen.

MadYaker

BBC showing the Wales and Scotland games but not England, ffs.

LuckyGent88

ALL Australia in this game but nothing to show for it.

Bridge93

How have Australia not scored yet

Sephiral

Harsh offside on Hooper there. England strangling Aus so far, but their grip is starting to slip. Great backline from Austrailia, as always.

sydthebeat

Am I confused but I thought the kick chaser put hooper onside immediately......


Has that changed?

Stuart Barnes is a pain in the Michael Hooper

DDC1990

Stuart Barnes is a horrendous commentator.

I hate listening to him.

He's certainly a man who loves the smell of his own farts.

corny

To say England are playing a conservative game would be an underestimate.