posted Nov 21, 2008

Haha, for one I wouldn't want to see em loose.

Last time that happened Umaga had to beat down Masoe with a Handbag.

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posted Nov 21, 2008

If I believe if you believe if all of Wales believes then the players may believe.We can win we will win we have everything to gain and nothing to lose so give it your best lads for i do believe.

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posted Nov 21, 2008

I think that for Wales to win tomorrow, then NZ would have to play at only 75% and Wales would have to play at 110%. As it stands, I see a NZ win by 10-15 points. Ruddock's Wales did well in 2004 but that Wales team were really on form with guys like Henson and Shanklin carving up midfields, Alfie being a right handful and Dafydd Jones and Charvis in the form of their lives at the breakdown. On top of that, NZ took that game lightly and picked a fairly weakened side.

I don't see any creativity in the Welsh midfield with Jones/Roberts at 10/12 and sadly, Shanklin is way off his form of the last few years. Charvis has gone, Ryan Jones is off form, we're missing Bennett and JT who seem to get the Ospreys and Wales lineouts functioning properly. Also, Mike Phillips will be sorely missed at scrum half where he acts as an extra back row forward - Cooper seems afraid to get stuck in and we get turned over a lot.

I really thought that Ireland might have got close last weekend but as usual, NZ are on fire and were ruthlessly clinical in taking the few chances they had. I expect the same again tomorrow. They'll expose any mistakes (and we are making plenty) and if we gift them lineout ball (as we do every match) then it will be curtains. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for the performance of a lifetime and I'm sure the boys will front up and give them one hell of a game, but I feel that NZ are probably 15 points better than us at this current time. I would call it a lot closer if the whole Grand Slam team were fit and on form but I feel that this is a slightly patched up Wales team at the moment

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posted Nov 21, 2008

Interesting article by JJ, just adds to the proof that until we've beaten NZ a couple of times we can never have a Welsh coach. We need people who have played amongst and beaten the best.

Self belief plays such a huge role in rugby. Growing up in the 90's I thought we'd never beat England but we have and can do it, the belief is there that we can. We just need to step it up now.

Say what you want about England and how they play, sometimes a kicking game but at the end of the day, they've stepped up and taken on the challenge.

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posted Nov 21, 2008

I have to agree, if we had our full compliment out we may just have had enough belief.
We need to remember that we have not come really close to a full AB`s team for numerous years. So this is THE test tomorrow. I am not overly concerned about Shanklin, Byrne and Williams etc. We need this front five to come up with a MoM performance and announce themselves on the world stage.
If we can compete and meet them with real intensity; then that will be one hell of an improvement over past displays. Lets just grab it by the scruff of the neck and give some real CALON! And then wait and see

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posted Nov 21, 2008

"We are definitely good enough.*

No you are not, its a mis-match.
All Blacks to win easily.
Martin Williams is the only world class player in the Wales team.
England will get walloped by the AB's as well.

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posted Nov 21, 2008

No you are not, its a mis-match.
All Blacks to win easily.
Martin Williams is the only world class player in the Wales team.
England will get walloped by the AB's as well.
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Idiot.

I think you will find Shane Williams is a world class winner.

If you disagree, I'm afraid your rugby knowledge is sadly lacking

Now feel free to take a running jump, numpty.

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posted Nov 21, 2008

Wales could, Wales can the optimists emmbarass this country we could beat the springboks when they played awful and the all blacks played terrible against Ireland and they till won convincingly, Wales to win tommorow?NO NZ will win by 20 points and do a grandslam i remeber people talking baout how we would in 2005 after the grandslam and we got walloped by 40 points.

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posted Nov 21, 2008

we could beat the springboks when they played awful
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sorry bad typo there

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posted Nov 22, 2008

<In our pack our backrow can definitely outplay the NZ backrow....>

Can you expand on this please because I think you are talking rubbish. The AB's back three have completely outplayed all opposition so far this season.

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