Italy vs Wales Match Thread

by maestegmafia Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:26 pm

First topic message reminder :

SIX NATIONS: ITALY V WALES
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Date: Saturday 23 February Kick-off: 14:30 GMT
Coverage: Watch live on BBC One Wales, BBC One HD, Red Button and online; listen on BBC Radio Wales & online and BBC Radio Cymru; live text commentary on BBC Sport website; watch again on BBC iPlayer; highlights on Sunday's Scrum V

Wales team to face Italy:

Leigh Halfpenny. Alex Cuthbert, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, George North, Dan Biggar, Mike Phillips; Gethin Jenkins, Richard Hibbard, Adam Jones, Andrew Coombs, Ian Evans, Ryan Jones (captain), Justin Tipuric, Toby Faletau

Replacements: Ken Owens, Paul James, Craig Mitchell, Alun Wyn Jones, Sam Warburton, Lloyd Williams, James Hook, Scott Williams.

Italian Team to Face Wales:

Andrea Masi (Wasps); Giovanbattista Venditti (Zebre), Tommaso Benvenuti (Treviso), Gonzalo Canale (La Rochelle), Luke McLean (Treviso); Kristopher Burton (Treviso), Edoardo Gori (Treviso); Andrea Lo Cicero (Racing Metro), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Treviso), Martin Castrogiovanni (Leicester, capt), Antonio Pavanello (Treviso), Francesco Minto (Treviso), Alessandro Zanni (Treviso), Simone Favaro (Treviso), Manoa Vosawai (Treviso).
Replacements: Davide Giazzon (Zebre), Alberto De Marchi (Treviso), Lorenzo Cittadini (Treviso), Quentin Geldenhuys (Zebre), Paul Derbyshire (Treviso), Tobias Botes (Treviso), Luciano Orquera (Zebre), Gonzalo Garcia (Zebre).

by thebluesmancometh Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:45 pm

Biggar misses touch Shocked

by nobbled Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:46 pm

Wales destroyed that scrum!

by thebluesmancometh Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:46 pm

2 great scrums on the bounce...

by thebluesmancometh Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:47 pm

Did Cicero throw an uppercut then?

by Cari Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:47 pm

Tippy's popular with the Italians then. Very Happy

by Guest Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:47 pm

Give them a break. WTF are they supposed to do?! Unless they've got Bill McClaren knocking round in a cupboard for special occasions?

by thebluesmancometh Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:48 pm

Just rewatched it, Cicero very lucky not to be carded there, throws an uppercut at Tipuric!!

by Cari Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:48 pm

Oh that's cool, they played Delilah when Halfpee kicked that.

by Sgt_Pooly Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:49 pm

Any links for overseas??

by Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:49 pm

Griff wrote:Give them a break. WTF are they supposed to do?! Unless they've got Bill McClaren knocking round in a cupboard for special occasions?

Not employing Jiffy in the "first team" would at least mean they had 50% professional commentary with a man down

by mystiroakey Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:49 pm

Games dry

by nathan Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:49 pm

goldylocks throwing the ball in.

Italy are going to get someone binned soon.

by tigertattie Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:50 pm

Jiffy's problem is he cannot commentate. He can only give his opinion on what he thinks should happen.

Fair play the Shane for trying

by thebluesmancometh Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:50 pm

3 scrums now, Italy are in real trouble if they can't sort the set peice out!!!

by Guest Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:51 pm

That's what Jiffy is there for though. He's there as the pundit. Not his fault he's been forced into main commentator.

by Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:52 pm

Couldve penalised either side on that one

by nathan Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:52 pm

is S4C any less biased than this? lol

by Cari Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:52 pm

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Any links for overseas??

Check your PM box.

Nice one Halfapee!!!

by thebluesmancometh Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:53 pm

nathan

by Cari Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:53 pm

nathan wrote:is S4C any less biased than this? lol

Some wouldn't be able to understand so they wouldn't care. Wink

Haribo anyone..?

by nathan Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:53 pm

thebluesmancometh wrote:nathan

what?

by Guest Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:53 pm

nathan wrote:is S4C any less biased than this? lol

Does it matter if you can't understand it?!

by 100%beefy Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:53 pm

Has this game even started yet?

by nathan Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:54 pm

Griff wrote:
nathan wrote:is S4C any less biased than this? lol

Does it matter if you can't understand it?!

what makes you think i cant understand it?

by Guest Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:54 pm

What makes you think I think you can't understand it?

by Looseheaded Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:55 pm

Yeah Jiff's a colour commentator, his purpose is simply to fill in and drop facts and opinions rather than give a blow for blow account of what's happening. Unfortunately Shane's a pundit so very similar, still they're making an effort and i love 'em both so it's okay, also Shane's gonna be much more knowledgeable about the current welsh side's strengths etc.

by Cari Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:55 pm

Nice to hear the Taffies in the crowd having a sing song.

3-9 at 22 minutes. We need a try now to get it going...

by Cari Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:56 pm

Good take Halfapee!

by nathan Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:57 pm

Looseheaded wrote:Yeah Jiff's a colour commentator, his purpose is simply to fill in and drop facts and opinions rather than give a blow for blow account of what's happening. Unfortunately Shane's a pundit so very similar, still they're making an effort and i love 'em both so it's okay, also Shane's gonna be much more knowledgeable about the current welsh side's strengths etc.

to be fair to them, it has been all wales so far so they could just be commentating that.

by thebluesmancometh Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:57 pm

nathan in Wales suck and are just getting lucky shocker Laugh

by Cari Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:58 pm

ooh dear, Burton fluffed that but so did Cuffbutt.

by Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:58 pm

Hard to say which is worse...commentary or the players

by nathan Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:58 pm

thebluesmancometh wrote:nathan in Wales suck and are just getting lucky shocker

uh? i don't understand? lol

by Cari Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:58 pm

What did Jiffy just say about Cotter? I missed it.

by thebluesmancometh Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:59 pm

Italy very lucky not to be pinged in the last few rucks!!!

by Cari Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:59 pm

Burton attempts a DG. Good call, just went wide. Think he's injured now mind.

by thebluesmancometh Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:00 pm

27 minutes and we've had no actual rugby played yet!!!

by Guest Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:01 pm

thebluesmancometh wrote:27 minutes and we've had no actual rugby played yet!!!

Feeling each other out, I think they call it!

by thebluesmancometh Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:01 pm

We are doing so much of the hard work and fluffing the easy stuff, allowing Italy in the game!!!

by nathan Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:01 pm

nathan wrote:
thebluesmancometh wrote:nathan in Wales suck and are just getting lucky shocker

uh? i don't understand? lol

i get what you mean now. I certainly don't think wales suck. I'll call it as i see it, just because you think your always right doesnt mean you are.

by Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:02 pm

I know Oqeurra had a bit of a mare last weekend but Burton is this bad every game he plays

by thebluesmancometh Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:02 pm

Griff for a whole 30 minute though??

I think both teams are afraid to attack because of conditions and both defences are looking good.

We are in an arm wrestle!!!

by nobbled Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:02 pm

My God! Look at that rain!

by Cari Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:02 pm

Good grief, the heavens have opened.

Cotter's got bad guts. So I was right about him having the schitts! Wink

by Sgt_Pooly Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:02 pm

Cheers Cari

by thebluesmancometh Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:03 pm

Ref doesn't know whats going on at the scrum, Poite is always the same come scrum time!!!

by Cari Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:03 pm

Didn't know Castrogiovanni was a fan of Tayto crisps...

Anyway, will this game go the full 80?

by thebluesmancometh Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:04 pm

Has Cotter eaten something? Or drunk something? Or has he got Norovirus?

by Cari Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:04 pm

Well it's 6-9 which is as expected given the crap weather and lack of rugby.

by Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:04 pm

Cari wrote:Didn't know Castrogiovanni was a fan of Tayto crisps...

Anyway, will this game go the full 80?

2 hours at this rate. Hopefuly the stadium will flood and put us out of our misery

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