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6 Nations 2017 General Discussion Thread

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  • #362
    vienne86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,078 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    'Silence for the kicker'......hahaha.....but hell, I think the Italian fans are brilliant.


  • #363
    Cool_CM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,003 ✭✭✭Cool_CM


    Stupid penalties from Italy, it's a real pity.

    The advertisements are hilarious though, never knew that Robbie Fowler had a Property Academy!


  • #364
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,275 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Vital Transformation wrote: »
    One of the Welsh lads shouted "Fukin hell ref!" in an exasperated tone.

    Father Ted moment there.


  • #365
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,305 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    ScrubsfanChris wrote: »
    Why do italy kick it long at the drop out? Zero chance of getting the bsll in a good position and now It's now cost them

    Kick long and you get the ball deep into their half, or even the 22. Force them to clear, put some pressure on them at the breakdown and you have a fairly good chance of a line out if they have to find touch or to kick it back to you. If you are really lucky they may even knock on and suddenly you've a scrum :)


  • #366
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,275 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Try for me


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  • #367
    vienne86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,078 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    Short. Italy survive. Just.


  • #368
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    No try

    Parisse looks fooked


  • #369
    vienne86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,078 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    Parisse corpsed....hope he's OK.


  • #370
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,305 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    laugh wrote: »
    And if one welsh side is weaker what will happen?

    Ref isn't there to adjust the law for a side being weaker or not in the tight. A strong scrum still shouldn't wheel deliberately; then again a cute loose head can make it look worse to his benefit ;)


  • #371
    ScrubsfanChris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,599 ✭✭✭ScrubsfanChris


    3 probably better option. Better work out for them.


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  • #372
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 9,179 ✭✭✭fitz


    Gap created by Alun Wynn Jones holding an Italian a few meters offside previous phase. Shame the replay didn't look at that.


  • #373
    BBDBB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,899 ✭✭✭✭BBDBB


    I can't see Italy going up the other end and scoring, I think they blew their big chance just before the half


  • #374
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,275 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    No change from the last fifteen years of Italy collapsing after 50 minutes.


  • #375
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,305 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    Nugent isn't a fan of scrums if that last comment is anything to go by :pac:


  • #376
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    fitz wrote: »
    Gap created by Alun Wynn Jones holding an Italian a few meters offside previous phase. Shame the replay didn't look at that.

    They do it all over the park


  • #377
    vienne86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,078 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    Here's a card.


  • #378
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,275 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Bóoooooooooooooring


  • #379
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Yellow for Italy


  • #380
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,305 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    .ak wrote: »
    Yeah because they can't take the pressure on their tighthead side.

    If it was wheelimg we'd see the back 5 walking sidewise.

    More Weak scrummaging here from the Welsh, I see :)


  • #381
    corny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,842 ✭✭✭corny


    Pretty obvious in front of the ref. Italian discipline is atrocious.


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  • #382
    vienne86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,078 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    About bloody time for Wales to get that try.


  • #383
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 9,179 ✭✭✭fitz


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    They do it all over the park

    Frustrating, cause it should really have been a penalty for Italy, and that would have been a big mentally, and got them out of the red zone.

    Instead, increased pressure, yellow card and try.


  • #384
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Try Wales


  • #385
    vienne86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,078 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    corny wrote: »
    Pretty obvious in front of the ref. Italian discipline is atrocious.

    It's been killing them all afternoon.


  • #386
    corny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,842 ✭✭✭corny


    Sam Davies did well to get it away before being smashed.


  • #387
    BBDBB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,899 ✭✭✭✭BBDBB


    Great heart from Italy but they look done


  • #388
    laugh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,745 ✭✭✭laugh


    Losty Dublin wrote: »
    More Weak scrummaging here from the Welsh, I see :)

    They changed the front row, after they got mullered 3 times.


  • #389
    matthew8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,599 ✭✭✭matthew8


    Losty Dublin wrote: »
    Nugent isn't a fan of scrums if that last comment is anything to go by :pac:

    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.


  • #390
    ScrubsfanChris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,599 ✭✭✭ScrubsfanChris


    Italy could have defended that so easily and they ballsed it up. Headless chicken stuff.

    Seems they're still the 60 minute teas as usual.


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  • #391
    BunkMoreland
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 820 ✭✭✭BunkMoreland


    Nice blocking from the ref. Terrible positioning.


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