posted Oct 22, 2008

the ban was an internal thing so will only apply to ospreys games, of which i am sure they'll count the HC game as one because they never brought him off the bench when lets be honest they had a bit of a sweat on in that game, they could really have done with his quality.
and if you regard halfpenny as international class surely you must consider the 3 other wingers ahead of him in the queue at the blues international class too, roberts we all know is, tom james i personally cannot wait to see in a wales shirt, and chris czeki (however its spelt)??? halfpenny is on the same level as biggar, neither are quite ready for international rugby but they will benefit massively from being in the squad and getting a few minutes here and there!!!

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posted Oct 22, 2008

also on the henson issue, are you really saying that somebody else should have his position because they deserve it more and have tried harder? in a perfect world maybe but this is proffesional sport, somebody please tell usan bolt to stop running so fast cos other sprinters are trying harder and deserve it more!!

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posted Oct 23, 2008

For SA:

1. Gethin Jenkins
2. Huw Bennett
3. Adam Jones
4. Alun-Wyn Jones
5. Ian Evans
6. Ryan Jones (Captain)
7. Martyn Williams
8. Andy Powell
9. Dwayne Peel
10. James Hook
11. Shane Williams
12. Gavin Henson
13. Jamie Roberts
14. Leigh Halfpenny
15. Lee Byrne

16. Richard Hibbard
17. Duncun Jones
18. Ian Gough
19. Robin Sowden-Taylor
20. Martin Roberts
21. Stephen Jones
22. Tom Shanklin

For Canada:

1. Duncun Jones (Captain)
2. Richard Hibbard
3. Eiffon Roberts
4. Ian Evans
5. Luke Charteris
6. Dafydd Jones
7. Robin Sowden-Taylor
8. Andy Powell
9. Martin Roberts
10. Daniel Biggar
11. Mark Jones
12. Andrew Bishop
13. Tom Shanklin
14. Leigh Halfpenny
15. Morgan Stoddard

16. Matthew Rees
17. Rhys Thomas
18. Alun-Wyn Jones
19. Martyn Williams
20. Gareth Cooper
21. Stephen Jones
22. Jamie Roberts

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posted Oct 25, 2008

Bluesjosh - If Nicky Robinson was in the squad then there would be no regular kicker for their region in the whole team! They would have to put hook in at inside centre for kicking duty, but you must admit that 10/12 combo of Robinson/Hook is a bit lightweight and not the best that Wales have to offer.

I understand that Henson,Halfpenny and Robinson are competent goal kickers but they are not the best kickers at their region! Therefore how they cab be expected to be good enough for Wales at the moment.

Robinson has played well and is unfortunate. But players like Biggar are the future and deserve their chance too. Robinson had his chance for Wales a fews year ago and blew it!

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posted Oct 25, 2008

Shows how much you know then doesn't it. Robinson didn't blow his chance, he was first choice OH for Wales and fell ill on the tour to SA and was out for the whole of the next season, and has suffered with injuries since. Man of the match again today, Dai Young said he was disappointed Nicky didn't make the squad, and nobody in the studio could believe it, well done Nicky Robinson for sticking two fingers up at Gatland with another superb performance, was just pipped by Powell last week for man of the match aswell, was man of the match week before, and was one of the factors that helped the blues get over the line against Sale, well done

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posted Oct 27, 2008

TomWelshRugby why would you have Roberts in at 13 against SA. He has done well at Inside Centre but would not make a good Outside Centre. He can cover wing if we are short or play fullback, but to me he would be a poor choice at 13.

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posted Oct 27, 2008

Director of Tennis

Roberts poor choice at 13.... Why?

He has I feel been played at 12 to give Wales some options, but wing/fullbacks converted to centre normally end up at 13. He runs nice and straight and has good speed, especially as he comes from deep and is often approaching top speed when hitting the gain line.

As I asked; poor choice why?

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posted Nov 4, 2008

Can't believe Richie Rees from the Blues is not in the squad. Far better player than Martin Roberts from the Scarlets.

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posted Nov 11, 2008

the sad thing about the welsh squad they lack awareness of players in better positions to score tries, the ospreys hooker threw away several chances, in the last few matches. In the game against S.Africa Ryan Jones guilty of ignoring players outside when a try was on. I think that the coaching team should start looking outside the box
We do not see how Owens is performing in England
to judge how well he is playing. well good luck
to the welsh team on saturday
prince eynon

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posted Nov 11, 2008

Having watched Biggar when he played in the junior world cup, again like Robinson of the blues he is not consistant in his game, He has to learn that he is not the only one in the team, hopefully in time he will learn that.
prince eynon

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