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1st bid - 0900 Monday 04 June

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ACADEMY INCREASED TO 20

WAITING LIST:
1. HERSH

So its happened, SBW is a Rooster

http://planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_8245411,00.html

He's still in the match day 23 mate;

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_8246541,00.html

Not according to the BBC-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20317612

He's been released. Ashton , Brown , Goode and Brown are the back three players in the match day squad.

Sharples has replaced one of your two mike brown's driver

Fluxy wrote:He's still in the match day 23 mate;

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_8246541,00.html

he has been relased, monye's mine!!

Shame as two Mike Browns would be like 9 Leigh Halfpennys....

has brown been released as well?

No he's been retained.

C.f, just a word of warning, remember Monye's played a full international and has been away from your side. May be best having him off bench

Can't imagine him getting marked down too much on the wing , if you played him at full back i'd mark him down a bit.

yh i know mate, just good to have him back.

I won't mark him down on the wing. He didn't do that much

Very surprised they sent Morgan back to Gloucester , Waldrom didn't really stand out for me last week.

Ben Morgan has been sublime for Gloucester and needs to start at 8 for England.


Prop,

What do you think Wales will go for this Friday?

If i was Howley i'd make some key changes

1.Gill
2.Owens
3.Jarvis
4.Davies
5.Charteris
6.Warburton (c)
7.Tipuric
8.R Jones

9.Phillips
10.Hook
11.North
12.Beck
13.Davies
14.Robinson
15.Williams

I'd like to see: 6. Jones 7. Tips 8. Toby

10. Biggar and playing H.P at 15. It's a must win for us now!! I'd also keep Ian Evans playing, he did nothing wrong.

Drop Sam Warburton? big call there.

Evans is a solid player but Davies gives any side real go forth when he carries the ball.

Plus he's what Bakkies would look like if he was Welsh.

Warburton hasn't been in much form this year, and was a bit dire on saturday

Fluxy wrote:Warburton hasn't been in much form this year, and was a bit dire on saturday

+1 he's been awful this season, and hasn't been great since the England game in the 6Ns for Club or Country

Davies is a penatly machine though!

Good to see Glos youngsters beat Fiji!! Very young pack out there bar Buxton!!

Falcons beat Tonga 24-13.

rumours in the papers this morning that Warburton has been dropped and Ryan Jones has the captaincy back

ChequeredJersey wrote:

Fluxy wrote:Warburton hasn't been in much form this year, and was a bit dire on saturday

+1 he's been awful this season, and hasn't been great since the England game in the 6Ns for Club or Country

He's not been awful. He's certainly not playing as well as he was last season though. He was pretty ineffectual in attack but was solid defensively on Saturday.

Does Tipuric deserve to start? Yes.

Bad move by Wales management not allowing your captain the chance to redeem himself though. Sends out a bad signal to Warbs and the squad.

But then Pooly, when you look back to Jones being publically sacked by Gatland as captain....look at how much it helped him.

Second season syndrome. Loads of players burst onto the scene as unknowns at first, then once people have enough tape on then they get worked out. Faletau same last year as was youngs

I think Warburton has been playing more than 2 seasons.

He's playing average in an average Blues team. Needs to step up.

Did it help Jones? He's not a first choice pick for Wales

Pooly, Warburton has been dire in a Cardiff shirt this year. And didn't see him show up much against Argentina. Tipuric deserves the shot against Samoa because of form alone. Just because he's captain shouldn't make him immune from being dropped because he's in bad form.

Yeah but look at jones' form...he';s got his hunger back now he know's he can't walk into the squad.

Man we miss Lydiate.

Agree on Tipuric.

Warbs hasn't been dire, he's just not reached his previous high standards. If you took his performances as stand alone and you didn't know the player it wouldn't be an issue.

Anyone got anyone available on loan?

Yeah I've got quite some, which position?

I just think that quite a lot of Welsh media heap pressure on certain players expecting them to pull up trees!!

Haha front row is possible Bathite. Who you got available?

That's always been the case with the Welsh though. They think they're the best side in the world, going for 4 wins in the Autumn. Just not realistic.

I've also got players available for sale/loan.

Welsh media Pull......not all the Welsh, if any of us, thought we'd win all 4

Irish/Fijian players available as non-Int game

Sgt_Pooly wrote:I think Warburton has been playing more than 2 seasons.

He's playing average in an average Blues team. Needs to step up.

Did it help Jones? He's not a first choice pick for Wales

Warburton has been playing worse than average for an International player, not helped by
a) possible lack of match fitness post a couple of injuries- I'm not sure he's over them
b) the rest of his team are really not helping out
c) He looks like he isn't enjoying his rugby for some reason
d) pressure of being captain whilst not on form
e) no Lydiate to "let him do his own thing"

He is a class player and he'll be back sooner or later

I thought whole team looked jaded. I don't think The trip to Poland has helped so late in the year. It seems to had tired some of them out. Before the World Cup last year was fine because it was still Pre season almost. Most of these guys however haven't rested much at all with internationals in the summer and practically straight into Pre season for the clubs.

Unbelievable finish from George pisi! Come on Samoa! 4 from 4 Wales, my ass

I'm intrigued as to who said we'd get 4 from 4................great kick from 1/2p

Least North is doing well , Samoan defense has been immense!

Ken Owens has done very well too

good all rounder Owens , think he'll be Wales 2 at 6N?

So long as he can push Rees out of the way....Scarlets have a very good hooker coming through too----Kirby Myhill.

THERE'S NUMBERS A PRIESTLAND KICKS??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I ACTUALLY WANT TO PUNCH HIM

My word....

Rhys Priestland what are you doing?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20243605

Hadn't read that before Bathite.........I'd have targetting beating...arg, sam and aus.

Stuck in my head before the start of the games. Took a while to find it mind, but it's clear as day. Thing is with you welsh, you'll probably bumble through a narrow win here, but end up pushing oz and nz really close. Always seem to struggle when the favourite, but a quality underdog. Fair comment?

Don't think they'll push NZ that close