How to insult a Tongan

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Nice one Shaun

Usually we can rely on WG to make the usual loaded statement pre game just to get the opposition riled up

This time WG has left it to Shaun Edwards to up the anti with his suggestion Wales will need extra protection from the referee from the Tongans who it seems will be boiling players in a big pot on half way when they aren't smashing us into little pieces.

It was Fiji not Tonga who had 4 sent off last week and to make a public comment like this is pretty witless. I know Wales like to draw attention away form the players pre match and WG usually like to throw a barbed comment out there to get under the opposition skin, but this time it may well work against us. An insulted Tonga. Gulp.

We are already fielding a baby faced side with a 9-13 axis that looks pretty ropey, Amos looks like he might miss his bedtime if he plays both halves and lead by a capt who has always struck me as just being too nice a bloke. I am sure the players are quietly hoping Shaun Edwards would have stuck to getting into a fight about what songs get played on the bus rather than getting the collective tongan blood up.

Why not just speak to the ref privately or are wales still collectively sulking with the world's refs and refusing to speak to them before the game.

All that said, the idea that 23 Tongans are 'insulted' did make me laugh a little bit…I can imagine these man mountains sitting down to discuss the statement, i am pretty sure being 'insulted' did not come into it and i expect them to come out on Friday evening looking to fricassee us with a Shaun Edwards jus and a nice Chianti

Oh Wales, will you ever learn.

Higher_Ground wrote:Maesteg, those facts are quite alarming.  The injury toll is crazy these days.
Since they've tinkered with the scrum rules, for me the biggest threat to life is the 'clear out' at the ruck..
Players are flying into contact without binding, and someone is going to get killed soon.

Lets hope not.

The concerns of coaches, doctors and adjudicators have to be taken into account. Players are unlikely to comment, though some have in the past, on the frequency and severity of injury through contact related injuries.

aucklandlaurie wrote:

Higher_Ground wrote:Very pleased that Edwards has come out and said what he said. I've been of the opinion for years now, that if the PI teams want to be taken seriously - and keep being offered AI games - then they need to sort their discipline out, and stop being reckless. Nothing clever or 'physical' about late, head-high challenges and leading with the head/shoulder.

Its a good thing the welsh players are a darn side tougher than some of  their supporters.

Likewise the All Blacks…I mean you boys are still on here posting with colds aren't you  

maestegmafia wrote:

Scrumpy wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:I don't think it matters whether we win or not. This game should be more about trying to play some rugby and create some good plays. A win is a bonus.

 

That quote is incredibly out of context. Why did you post it...???

You typed it!  

how to insult a Tongan , get up after a tackle

Scrumpy wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:

Scrumpy wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:I don't think it matters whether we win or not. This game should be more about trying to play some rugby and create some good plays. A win is a bonus.

 

That quote is incredibly out of context. Why did you post it...???

You typed it!  

I was asking why did you chose to troll this out...??

Why re quote something I wrote out of context?

I know I wrote it, you brought it up?

I asked you why you brought it up out of context?

I asked you why are you trolling this post...!!!