Wales vs Samoa KO 19:30 Fri 16th Nov - Match Thread/Build Up etc....

[HERSH]

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WALES V Samoa

Venue: Millennium Stadium Cardiff Date: Friday, 16 November Kick-off: 19:30 GMT

Coverage: Live on BBC One Wales & online; live on S4C; live commentary on BBC Radio Wales & online; live commentary on Radio Cymru

Seeing as no one has started a thread yet I thought I would.

Enjoy the discussion.

Leigh Halfpenny
Alex Cuthbert
Ashley Beck
Jamie Roberts
George North
Dan Biggar
Mike Phillips
Paul James
Richard Hibbard
Aaron Jarvis
Bradley Davies
Ian Evans
Ryan Jones (Capt)
Justin Tipuric
Toby Faletau

REPLACEMENTS:
Ken Owens, Gethin Jenkins, Scott Andrews, Luke Charteris, Sam Warburton, Tavis Knoyle, Rhys Priestland, Scott Williams

Samoa:
F Autagavaia (Northland)
P Perez (Eastern Province)
G Pisi (Northampton)
P Williams (Stade Francais)
D Lemi (Worcester, captain)
T Pisi (Suntory)
K Fotuali'i (Ospreys)
S Taulafo (Wasps)
O Avei (Bordeaux-Begles)
C Johnston (Toulouse)
D Leo (Perpignan)
T Paulo (North Harbour)
O Treviranus (London Irish)
M Fa'asavalu (Harlequins)
T Tuifua (Newcastle)

Replacements: T Paulo (Clermont Auvergne), V Afatia (Agen), J Johnston (Harlequins), F Lemalu (Mont de Marsan), T Fomai (Hawke's Bay), J Su'a (Tasman), J Leota (Sale), R Lilomaiava (Laulii).

[Taylorman]

woohoo---20 minutes of fun coming up. anyones game...

[wales606]

Samoa sending some big forwards off the bench

Wales just have Gethin and Warbs left.

[Guest]

Just plain thugs

[Guest]

No yellow? ow many penalties must they give away?

[wales606]

Another dangerous cleanout by Samoa :/ and its just a warning.

[Duty281]

Lucky not to get a card there.

[Gibson]

This Samoan side, given the right backing by the useless and biased IRB, added to a restriction on the poaching of their players by the Super Powers, could be a fixed Top 8 side. No doubt.

Great kick Lee Halfpenny. This boy is a Star.

[thebluesmancometh]

If thats a slip from blue I must slip more often!! Not that bad in reality but a silly thing that shouldn't have been

[wales606]

Oooh, on the replay - that's a clear yellow card, pulling him back by the neck!

Citing commissioner will be busy.

[mckay1402]

wow with the knee in behind Owens knee that was unbelievably dangerous. not sure whether he meant that but that could have been a career ender

[Higher_Ground]

Lost any good will to these thugs.

[GavinDragon]

Gibson i think your giving wales too much credit by that statement

[wales606]

He won't miss 2 in a row.

19 - 18

Gethin Jenkins on.

[Duty281]

19-18 Wales, 18 minutes to go. What can Samoa hit back with?

[Shifty]

Christ Wales are destroying the Ospreys players, first Alun-Wyn now biggar, we have Adam and Jo Rees out too. Looking bad.

[wales606]

Samoa win the restart :/

[Biltong]

This is actually a great game from a neutral's perspective

[wales606]

Christ Wales are destroying the Ospreys players, first Alun-Wyn now biggar, we have Adam and Jo Rees out too. Looking bad.

And Hibbard, don't forget Hibbard

[kingjohn7]

You gotta love Davies.

"everytime Samoa scored, Wales hit back straight away"

No Davies, that was nothing to do with Wales it was a poor kick that pit his whole team offside.

To be fair he precluded that sentence with, "Wales have been lucky that..."

I really dont think Jiffy is as biased as people think.

[wales606]

This is actually a great game from a neutral's perspective

Glad you are enjoying it

Roberts tackling has been superb

[Pot Hale]

WROG strikes again and Wales take the lead through a Samoan high tackle around the neck on the ground.

19-18. 62 minutes gone.

[AFewTooManyKnocks]

This is actually a great game from a neutral's perspective

+1

[Gibson]

Gibson i think your giving wales too much credit by that statement

Gav, Wales are the NH Champions.

[Guest]

No hands Tupric!!! why not? no ruck as i said the ref is God Awful

[Taylorman]

This Samoan side, given the right backing by the useless and biased IRB, added to a restriction on poaching of their players by the Super Powers

Name a single poached player, let alone a flood of them.
Most ABs of Samoan heritage were born here, or learnt their rugby here, Thats why theyre All Blacks,

[Duty281]

Superb hands by Samoa there, the pressure is really on Wales!

[thebluesmancometh]

Another poor decision, steal by wales Samoan scrum!!

[wales606]

Not too happy with this referees decisions at the breakdown/tackle area

[thebluesmancometh]

That ref arm was up before the contact was even made...

[Guest]

Nonsense

[thebluesmancometh]

Clear slip by Jenkins. RESET!!

[Biltong]

That ref arm was up before the contact was even made...

I think it is a nervous twitch.

[thebluesmancometh]

146 minutes and no venture into the 22 by wales!!!

[Guest]

Knock on ya blind ref

[Hookisms and Hyperbole]

You what is a really good idea? Allowing your head coach to go off and coach another team while being under contract. If only he would take Declan Kidney with him. An leave him in Australia. Maybe a dingo could eat him in the bush. By bush I mean the outback. I am not suggesting Declan Kidney has female reproductive organs and doesn't think enough of his husband to keep it tidy down there.

[Duty281]

19-21 as Samoa regain the lead. 14 minutes left.

[wales606]

5M lineout for Wales

Needs to go well

[Gibson]

This Samoan side, given the right backing by the useless and biased IRB, added to a restriction on poaching of their players by the Super Powers

Name a single poached player, let alone a flood of them.
Most ABs of Samoan heritage were born here, or learnt their rugby here, Thats why theyre All Blacks,

Woo, touchy Taylor. Touchy lad.

BTW, thanks for Michael Bent. Ya cant bate Irish Grannies.

[thebluesmancometh]

So many infringements there by samoa play on

[Duty281]

Superb defence by Samoa with 12 mins left.

[Guest]

Play on? they dived over the ruck

[Pot Hale]

And Pisi kicks a penalty over. 19-21.

[Guest]

This is bullsh!t why oh why do we have such crap refs?

[Morgannwg]

15 vs 16 add to that woe Wales are useless and 606v2 is an Argentina/Samoa love fest. I'm turning it off and going to bed for the night.

[Pot Hale]

A bout of U14 rugby handball breaks out for a few minutes with Samoa breaking out from their own tryline. Good escape.

[Guest]

Stop blaming the ref lad. We're playing shoite

[Gibson]

This is bullsh!t why oh why do we have such crap refs?

Its an IRB Directive, to give the one-eyed Welsh another thing to moan about. Be thankful for small mercies.

[Pot Hale]

10 minutes left for both sides to concede a few more kickable penalties.

Will there by another try?

[thebluesmancometh]

Come on Samoa!!!

[Looseheaded]

If there wasn't a Samoan knock on during that mess in front of the posts then it must of been offside as the man in front picked the ball up.
F**king hell ref.

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