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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Tue 11 Sep - 11:14

First topic message reminder :

Just thought I'd get the ball rolling ahead of Saturday's derby match. The Blues have a good record at Dave Parade and will be looking to get back to winning ways after losing at home against Edinburgh; the Dragons lost away to Leinster on the weekend but will have taken heart from scoring three tries at the RDS and will be looking to put in another winning performance at home.

What do we think? Who's going to come out on top?

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 19:49

Missed touch from the penalty too, but to be fair he did kick in miles.
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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 19:52

Brilliant linking by the Dragons almost puts Prydie in, but the Blues cover and get a scrum.
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Post by thebluesmancometh Sat 15 Sep - 19:52

Daceys on!!!! WOOHOO

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Post by Cari Sat 15 Sep - 19:52

If anyone's interested it's 16 all in Treviso! Shocked

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 19:53

thebluesmancometh wrote:Daceys on!!!! WOOHOO

Is he!

Didn't realise he was on the bench.

Fantastic.

Oh,..not the best start for him though.
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Post by thebluesmancometh Sat 15 Sep - 19:53

Hennessy just let them play for a minute, we'll have a cracker if you do mun!!!

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 19:54

Cari wrote:If anyone's interested it's 16 all in Treviso! Shocked

How long left?
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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 19:54

Thought that had gone dead, not a good place for a lineout.

And its a Dragons penalty
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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 19:55

wales606 wrote:
Cari wrote:If anyone's interested it's 16 all in Treviso! Shocked

How long left?

Leinster won 18 - 19 according to the bbc website.
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Post by thebluesmancometh Sat 15 Sep - 19:56

Nice ploy from the Dragons, one man take the ball carrier everyone else blindside the supporting players!!

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 19:56

Wasn't a bad Leinster team too, Sexton, O'Driscoll et al back too.
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Post by maestegmafia Sat 15 Sep - 19:57

wales606 wrote:
wales606 wrote:
Cari wrote:If anyone's interested it's 16 all in Treviso! Shocked

How long left?

Leinster won 18 - 19 according to the bbc website.

Cari will tell you too that Treviso are a decent team

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 19:57

Blues gained 7pts while down to 14 men.
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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 19:58

Dragons fail to take the high ball, gives the Blues a chance.
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Post by thebluesmancometh Sat 15 Sep - 19:58

Dacey cant get the blame for a simple fumble there!!!

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Post by Cari Sat 15 Sep - 19:58

Yeah, I was a bit behind. Sexton got a last minute DG after the conversion. Treviso are coming along nicely. Not such an easy fixture for visitors that one.

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Post by maestegmafia Sat 15 Sep - 19:59

wales606 wrote:Blues gained 7pts while down to 14 men.
Its the welsh way, we did it in the six nations

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Post by thebluesmancometh Sat 15 Sep - 19:59

technically MM everything in this game is the welsh way

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 20:01

Patchell needs to work on his strength into contact, im sure he will bulk up a but over the season.
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Post by thebluesmancometh Sat 15 Sep - 20:02

He was snagged by his shoe lace Wales, he fell forward but couldnt wrestle it back...

60 metre punt at goal?!?!?!?

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Post by maestegmafia Sat 15 Sep - 20:02

thebluesmancometh wrote:technically MM everything in this game is the welsh way
I was joking mate

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 20:03

Oooh, miles off with that penalty, should have gone for touch.

Dragons fumbling more aerial balls.
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Post by maestegmafia Sat 15 Sep - 20:03

From a welsh point of view, Faletau, Lydiate and Warburton all look in very good nick.

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 20:04

Blues demolish the Dragons scrum to win a penalty.

Those replacement props for the Dragons are struggling.
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Post by thebluesmancometh Sat 15 Sep - 20:05

Was looking forward to how the scrum went today, but looking at personnell (no offence dragons) its been depresingly even.

Hope Borrust and Mafi can make a difference against better scrums.

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 20:05

Poor lineout. Overthrown. Not what I hoped from Dacey so far.
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Post by thebluesmancometh Sat 15 Sep - 20:05

Navidi has been pinged there for what was exactly Glasgows gameplan!!

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 20:08

Pretorious rips the ball off Faletau...interesting.
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Post by maestegmafia Sat 15 Sep - 20:09

Harry should of kept going

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 20:09

Good break by Robinson though.

Pass was forward???
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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 20:09

maestegmafia wrote:Harry should of kept going

Agree
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Post by thebluesmancometh Sat 15 Sep - 20:09

Both back rows have looked good today, Navidi, and Pretorious matching the lyds and Falatau, but Lewis evans has looked good and is getting stronger as the game goes on

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Post by maestegmafia Sat 15 Sep - 20:10

wales606 wrote:Pretorious rips the ball off Faletau...interesting.
Pretorius and two of his mates rip the ball. Faletau has stolen plenty off the blues though.

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 20:11

Sam Warburton take a bow.

Penalty chance to probably seal a win.
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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 20:11

maestegmafia wrote:
wales606 wrote:Pretorious rips the ball off Faletau...interesting.
Pretorius and two of his mates rip the ball. Faletau has stolen plenty off the blues though.

Just ribbing Very Happy
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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 20:12

Its good from Patchell, good kick under pressure.

5 - 13

We could actually get a win at Rodney Parade. Makes that last minute DG last week all the more annoying, we could be 3 from 3.
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Post by maestegmafia Sat 15 Sep - 20:12

thebluesmancometh wrote:Both back rows have looked good today, Navidi, and Pretorious matching the lyds and Falatau, but Lewis evans has looked good and is getting stronger as the game goes on

True... Very impressed with Nalvidi and Lewis Evans... But I think Lydiate, Warbs and Toby have been outstanding

32 turn overs is the figure announced on S4C.

some one tell them they dont get points for turnovers

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 20:13

Really long kicks from Patchell...and the Blues forwards all up to attack and win the turnover and the penalty.

Anothe shot at 3.
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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 20:14

Beautiful penalty from near the touchline for Patchell

5 - 16
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Post by thebluesmancometh Sat 15 Sep - 20:14

defencively fair play back rows, support wise where the F have they been?!

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Post by maestegmafia Sat 15 Sep - 20:15

Patchell MOM

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Post by thebluesmancometh Sat 15 Sep - 20:15

I can see why they gave it to patchell but 5/6 backrowers couldve won it too!

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 20:17

Patchell gets MOTM, well deserved - an excellent debut.

First Blues academy flyhalf for years, its would take a madman (im looking at you Baber) to say he isn't first choice at 10 now.

Hopefully it will inspire the best in Tovey and we will see Patchell line up at 12 with Tovey at 10 while Roberts is away. (who am I kidding, Patchell would probably be better than Jamie "I only really perform for Wales" Roberts.
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Post by maestegmafia Sat 15 Sep - 20:17

Good game to watch... Too many dropped balls and bad passes...

WEll done Blues, commiserations Dragons. THe game was closer than the score

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Post by wales606 Sat 15 Sep - 20:19

Fantastic result for a fairly young Blues team. Played better than I expected with Patchell showing glimpses of what he can do with front foot ball and played an incredible kicking game at times.

Warburton and Patchell the standouts for the Blues.
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Post by Cardiff Dave Sat 15 Sep - 20:42

wales606 wrote:Patchell gets MOTM, well deserved - an excellent debut.

First Blues academy flyhalf for years, its would take a madman (im looking at you Baber) to say he isn't first choice at 10 now.

Hopefully it will inspire the best in Tovey and we will see Patchell line up at 12 with Tovey at 10 while Roberts is away. (who am I kidding, Patchell would probably be better than Jamie "I only really perform for Wales" Roberts.

Really impressed with Patchell. He's got the lot and only 19 too.
Deserves a run of games after his performance this evening.
I do believe we have unearthed a gem here and about time.

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Post by Cardiff Dave Sat 15 Sep - 20:51

thebluesmancometh wrote:I can see why they gave it to patchell but 5/6 backrowers couldve won it too!

You're right, both back rows performed admirably as was expected I suppose, but for me Patchell was the shining light in a mostly dire game.

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Post by tatterd Sat 15 Sep - 22:33

you must all have been watching a different game to me! I have never seen such a poor game in terms of basic skills in the contact - I mean how many turnovers?? "You have it", no "you have it", no I insist - "YOU have it". Then there were the lineouts - AWFUL for both teams - I mean what do they do in training all week?? The skill levels were a joke and both teams will get ripped apart by Irish, Scottish, English and French teams (and the Scarlets) on that performance. Terrible terrible game

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Post by youngguns6 Sat 15 Sep - 23:08

Worst game I've ever seen.

THE LEAST WORSE TEAM WON!
Neither team did anything. Both tried to spoil. Gutted we lost but really gutted that I dragged a few half fans down to watch such a bad game. Never seen so many errors.


Btw.. I did say dragons would struggle vs 2 opensides! Steffan is a class act but we lacked clean ball n we panicked all first half. Jonny Evans looked good.

FFS I'm
Gutted

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Post by tatterd Sat 15 Sep - 23:30

Young guns thanks God for you - I thought I was going mad!! Both coaches shouldn't be able to look themselves in the mirror tomorrow. What a shower - I wouldn't pay them in washers..........

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