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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5190 on: November 23, 2025, 06:11:12 PM »
Held on by our fingertips. Ojomoh was exceptional, the only starting back who had a good game in my opinion. The other standout for me was Coles who is every bit a top level test lock.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5191 on: November 23, 2025, 07:36:57 PM »
To be fair beating Argentina with all the disruption of the injuries is no mean feat.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5192 on: November 23, 2025, 08:37:02 PM »
To be fair beating Argentina with all the disruption of the injuries is no mean feat.

Oh I agree, I just thought the choices at 9 and 15 made it really clear that our plan was to not have very much possession and that was how it played out until Mitchell came on, and then suddenly we were getting through the phases and giving them trouble with ball in hand rather than just testing them under the bomb. That said the best player on the pitch by quite a distance was a guy who wasn't even in the 23 until Thursday.

We won so that's all that matters but 2 tries were individual brilliance from Ojomoh and the other (which he scored) was a fucking mess created by some really poor technical skills on their part. Argentina played poorly and yet, in my opinion, had a far more cohesive plan of attack.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5193 on: November 29, 2025, 04:45:57 PM »
I reckon Wales might lose this.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5194 on: November 29, 2025, 05:50:32 PM »
Quite bold to call it when you did. It could have easily backfired on you.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5195 on: November 29, 2025, 05:58:09 PM »
I live on the edge.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5196 on: November 29, 2025, 07:21:56 PM »
When they were scheduling the autumn, it’s mental Wales ended NZ and then the Saffers.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5197 on: November 29, 2025, 11:37:14 PM »
When they were scheduling the autumn, it’s mental Wales ended NZ and then the Saffers.

Watched some of the chat after and apparently the fixture was agreed a few years ago.  Wales are stuck in a terrible place at the moment - playing wise they need to be playing the likes of Japan, Georgia etc. if they are going to build anything for the future, but the WRU are skint so need fixtures that are going to attract crowds like NZ and SA. 

With the domestic game set to explode into the full out civil war that has been threatening to happen.for a couple of decades now, it's hard to see a way forward at the moment.  It wouldn't surprise me at all at this juncture to see the players go on strike during the 6N. 

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #5198 on: Today at 01:35:16 PM »
Hope Etzebeth gets a big ban the dirty b@stard

 


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