Italy vs Wales match thread.

troyzer · 09-02-2019 5:41pm #1

For anyone arsed.

Empty stadium and weirdly slow Welsh anthem.

Can see a 30+ point margin. Italy are awful.

Losty Dublin · 09-02-2019 5:43pm

Kicking off at 4:45PM Live on VM1 and Full Fat VM1, aka ITV.

ITALY: Jayden Hayward (Benetton); Edoardo Padovani (Zebre), Michele Campagnaro (Wasps), Luca Morisi (Benetton), Angelo Esposito (Benetton); Tommaso Allan (Benetton), Guglielmo Palazzani (Zebre);

Nicola Quaglio (Benetton), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Toulouse), Simone Ferrari (Benetton); David Sisi (Zebre), Dean Budd (Benetton); Sebastian Negri (Benetton), Braam Steyn (Benetton), Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais, capt).

Replacements: Luca Bigi (Benetton), Cherif Traore (Benetton), Tiziano Pasquali (Benetton), Federico Ruzza (Benetton), Marco Barbini (Benetton), Edoardo Gori (Benetton), Ian McKinley (Benetton), Tommaso Benvenuti (Benetton).

WALES: Liam Williams (Saracens); Jonah Holmes (Leicester), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets, capt), Owen Watkin (Ospreys), Josh Adams (Worcester); Dan Biggar (Northampton), Aled Davies (Ospreys);

Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Elliot Dee (Dragons), Samson Lee (Scarlets); Jake Ball (Scarlets), Adam Beard (Ospreys); Aaron Wainwright (Dragons), Thoms Young (Wasps), Josh Navidi (Cardiff Blues).

Replacements: Ryan Elias (Scarlets), Wyn Jones (Scarlets), Dillon Lewis (Cardiff Blues), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Ross Moriarty (Dragons), Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues), Hallon Amos (Dragons).

Should be an away win here after a strong Welsh performance last weekend. Italy played poorly last week but showed promise late on in Murrayfield so we know that they can play dangerous.

Losty Dublin · 09-02-2019 5:44pm

I've a less skeleton thread up as well. Mod's, can you merge?

troyzer · 09-02-2019 5:46pm

Losty Dublin wrote: »

I've a less skeleton thread up as well. Mod's, can you merge?

Less skeleton?

The Rape of Lucretia · 09-02-2019 5:47pm

Nice touch from the Italians, trying to patch up the recent diplomatic rift with France, sporting Macron on their gansies.

steves2 · 09-02-2019 5:48pm

Jesus less then a minute gone and the Italians balls it up.

Exclamation Marc · 09-02-2019 5:51pm

Wales wandering up the pitch with very little resistance.

Winning every kick so far.

joseywhales · 09-02-2019 5:52pm

Why don't they pronounce Jonathan Davies name correctly anymore, it's not 'davis.'

troyzer · 09-02-2019 5:53pm

Italy's lack of basic skills is startling.

Synode · 09-02-2019 5:53pm

Where's the ref mic

Losty Dublin · 09-02-2019 5:54pm

troyzer wrote: »

Less skeleton?

I had the respect to copy paste the teams, lazy bones

Thrashssacre · 09-02-2019 5:54pm

Ref mic not on I'm not hearing him speak or blow the whistle

Hurrache · 09-02-2019 5:54pm

Coverage on both Virgin and ITV are equally as boring. Can't see myself seeing out this game.

Losty Dublin · 09-02-2019 5:55pm

Synode wrote: »

Where's the ref mic

TV3 have borrowed it for their commentator.

Synode · 09-02-2019 5:58pm

Does ITV have a ref mic?

FrancieBrady · 09-02-2019 6:00pm

Synode wrote: »

Does ITV have a ref mic?

nope

troyzer · 09-02-2019 6:00pm

There's no way I'll last until half time.

Is Shane Byrne playing flappy bird or something? Seems to come out of a stupor every few minutes, talks some ****e, goes back to the phone.

ScrubsfanChris · 09-02-2019 6:00pm

Watching/listening with no ref mic is kind of eerie

razorblunt · 09-02-2019 6:01pm

Synode wrote: »

Does ITV have a ref mic?

No, they feel it takes away from Flatman's jokes and quips.

Campagnaro back at center at least.

no.8 · 09-02-2019 6:05pm

ScrubsfanChris wrote:

Watching/listening with no ref mic is kind of eerie

A nice change imo. You get to notice a few other aspects

Thrashssacre · 09-02-2019 6:05pm

This is grim.... You'd swear the entire Italian team had never met each other until 5 minutes before kick off

Losty Dublin · 09-02-2019 6:06pm

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Watching/listening with no ref mic is kind of eerie

It is, and all. But in the day you made do with just Bill McClaren or Cliff Morgan or Fred Cogley or Nigel Starmer-Smith, with commentary literally fed on a dodgy phone line from Paris, or whatever corner of the world that the test match was played on that given day.

The big difference back then was that they were fantastic commentators who loved and knew the game, and it was a privilege to listen to them. Today's commentators are, generally speaking, not a patch on the commentator of old.

Thrashssacre · 09-02-2019 6:09pm

Italy could have done with moving to a smaller stadium to at least keep a bit of atmosphere.

Synode · 09-02-2019 6:11pm

Was a high tackle in there

razorblunt · 09-02-2019 6:11pm

Flatman claimed Dan Biggar is the second best player under a high ball, behind Falou.

Exclamation Marc · 09-02-2019 6:12pm

Italy just don't help themselves avoid the "What should be done with Italy in the 6N" conversation that inevitably comes up every single year.

You can see the strides that Benetton Rugby have made to improve their game but conversely you can see no similarities or knock on effect to the national team.

troyzer · 09-02-2019 6:12pm

Thrashssacre wrote: »

Italy could have done with moving to a smaller stadium to at least keep a bit of atmosphere.

Bridge93 · 09-02-2019 6:16pm

Another week, another referee who gives everything he can against Italy

razorblunt · 09-02-2019 6:20pm

Italian media aren't all that keen either it seems.

https://twitter.com/GarethLewis77/status/1094282603853684736

Thrashssacre · 09-02-2019 6:22pm

Fair play Italy, nice time to score too

FrancieBrady · 09-02-2019 6:22pm

Who would have bet on Italy getting first try!

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