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Fscarlet
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I can't see us winning Saturday no matter how much I try!! |
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I still wake up late at night and think of what might have been when tim stimpson hit that jammy penalty1
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And in any case, watching the Scotland game live, the whole Wales performance had two words to describe it: "Pivac" and "Stevo". Particularly the ability to switch the tempo up and down which has been such a feature of the Scarlets over the past year and which I don't begin to understand. Scotland ( and Barclay) were just the latest side to be bamboozled by it. |
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Exactly. We can only credit the Wales coaches with going with the Scarlets playbook (cough, cough Rob Howley) as opposed to stifling it. I shan’t say they bring nothing else to the party but it doesn’t take a genius to see that win vs Scotland was made in P.Y.S. Edited by totallybiasedscarlet - 07 February 2018 at 6:07pm |
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In fairness to gats and co, they have over the years produced a strong set piece, strong breakdown presence and good defence. They have often been handed a welsh squad fresh from regional hammerings too.
If we can merge these strong facets of gatlands era with the majesty of the scarlets running, handling and support play, then that could be a serious potent all court team
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Ffidel Bennett
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Well, Gatland's got a bit more work to do for Saturday. The Scarlet Way isn't at its best against big physical sides in the rain. It's certainly improved since Bath at home, when our appalling kicking game lost us a match, which we could have won, but we will have to cut the errors right down if we're to have a chance.
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Rich (Bris)
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Sorry if I've missed it here but how come again this week our team is announced so early??
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It's going to take a mighty effort to turn over england at twickenham on saturday, but if memory serves me right, weren't we the last side to do it in a 6N game in 2012 when scott williams ripped the ball and went under the sticks with about 5 mins left.
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I’ve got a feeling Wales will win. We should be competitive in the set piece. If we can reproduce the skill levels and tempo of last weekend we’ll cause them all sorts of problems. England have had a terrific record under EJ but nothing lasts forever as they say. All due respect to them but should go there with a bit of belief, play the ball through the hands and ask questions of them. We’ll have to step it up some ... no dropping passes with the line at the mercy, no let up in effort or commitment ... but we can definitely do this. Boy would it be sweet.
And if I could have one wish, it would be to see Samson sidestep Mike Brown to score the winning try Edited by totallybiasedscarlet - 07 February 2018 at 10:00pm |
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I'm with you - quietly confident. Of course, in reality this could go either way, but I don't see Wales being psyched out by England - not at all, in fact. They'll go there thinking and believing they can win - which is half the battle.
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“You cannot reason a man out of what he never reasoned himself into.” (Jonathan Swift)
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Rich (Bris)
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Provided the rain is only light then we will win.
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reesytheexile
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As MM says I will take a one point win ! Nothing worse to a Welshman than hearing Swing Low being sang in the stadium as England close down a rugby game with their lumbering pack?
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Fscarlet
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I cannot stand that song. |
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England 15 Mike Brown 14 Anthony Watson 13 Jonathan Joseph 12 Owen Farrell 11 Jonny May 10 George Ford 9 Danny Care 1 Mako Vunipola 2 Dylan Hartley (capt) 3 Dan Cole 4 Joe Launchbury 5 Maro Itoje 6 Courtney Lawes 7 Chris Robshaw 8 Sam Simmonds 16 Jamie George 17 Alec Hepburn 18 Harry Williams 19 George Kruis 20 Sam Underhill 21 Richard Wigglesworth 22 Ben Te’o 23 Jack Nowell
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Care will add some zip, and it seems Eddie Jones thinks that JJ and Watson are the key to winning the back line battle - well, that worked well against the Scarlets at the Rec, didn't it?
Home advantage will be massive, not much weakness in that England pack, their backs 9-14 are top class, but if we can take the game to them, we have more than a chance. |
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