Italy score a great try, it's going to make the score respectable for now. Gatland must be enjoying this.
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Originally posted by Antepli Ejderha View Post
George North and Liam Williams are expected to be fit for Wales for three next round of matches.
Having watched that game back I think our coaches have to get a lot of credit for the win - instructing our players how to force and exploit mistakes from Scotland (their half backs especially) and the 14 points that tactic created in the first 14 minutes spooked them, inhibited their plan A and they had no real plan B.
I think it will have relatively little bearing on this Saturday though, England aren't likely to be susceptible to the same treatment. We'll certainly be more confident and look more creative and adaptable but I don't see it being enough, however shaky England looked in defence yesterday.Last edited by Ray de Galles; 05-02-2018, 14:33.
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I'd also pick Liam Williams and at 15. North on the bench too.
Cory Hill is our only doubt from Saturday.
England have called up Richard Wigglesworth to replace Ben Youngs, strange they only had two 9s in their squad.
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I’d have Williams on the wing, can’t see the sense in moving Halfpenny after Saturday’s display. I’m concerned about exposing North to Twickenham really, I would be worried he’d break down even from the bench.Last edited by Ray de Galles; 06-02-2018, 12:53.
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The bookies have the England/Wales handicap at 12. I think it's England's to lose, but I think it will be closer than that. Scotland - after thst shocking performance on Saturday, are 1/2 favourites against France. I think France to win with a 5 point start is a good value bet at evens.
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Originally posted by Ray de Galles View PostEngland make two changes, bringing in Care and Joseph for the injured Youngs and Te’o respectively.
Two players who really worry me and could particularly trouble Wales.
Replacements: George, Hepburn, Williams, Kruis, Underhill, Wigglesworth, Te'o, Nowell
Here's the team in full. Not a bench that strikes fear but Nowell is dangerous.
I agree with you about Care and Joseph, perhaps starting might count against Care.
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Scotland team to face France: Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour, Huw Jones, Peter Horne (all Glasgow), Sean Maitland (Saracens), Finn Russell (Glasgow), Greig Laidlaw (Clermont Auvergne); Gordon Reid (London Irish), Stuart McInally, Simon Berghan, Grant Gilchrist (all Edinburgh), Jonny Gray (Glasgow), John Barclay (Scarlets, capt), Hamish Watson (Edinburgh), Ryan Wilson (Glasgow).
Replacements: Scott Lawson (Newcastle), Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow), Jon Welsh (Newcastle), Ben Toolis (Edinburgh), Dave Denton (Worcester), Ali Price (Glasgow), Chris Harris (Newcastle), Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh).
Scotland can only shuffle their pack rather than make big changes due to the number of injuries, they'll do well to beat France but I can't really see it.
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Ireland team to face Italy: Kearney; Earls, Henshaw, Aki, Stockdale; Sexton, Murray; McGrath, Best, Furlong; Toner, Henderson; O'Mahony, Leavy, Conan.
Replacements: Healy, Cronin, Porter, Roux, Stander, Marmion, Carbery, Larmour.
Ireland rotate some players against Italy and should win with a bonus point.
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Here’s Italy. France not yet announced
Questo il XV azzurro per Dublino:
15 Matteo Minozzi; 14 Tommaso Benvenuti, 13 Tommaso Boni, 12 Tommaso Castello, 11 Mattia Bellini; 10 Tommaso Allan, 9 Marcello Violi; 8 Sergio Parisse (c), 7 Abraham Steyn, 6 Sebastian Negri; 5 Dean Budd, 4 Alessandro Zanni; 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Luca Bigi, 1 Nicola Quaglio.
A disposizione: 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 17 Andrea Lovotti, 18 Tiziano Pasquali, 19 Federico Ruzza, 20 Maxime Mbandà, 21 Edoardo Gori, 22 Carlo Canna, 23 Jayden Hayward.
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France name their side and bring some experience onto the bench.
15-Geoffrey Palis, 14-Teddy Thomas, 13-Remi Lamerat, 12-Geoffrey Doumayrou, 11-Virimi Vakatawa, 10-Lionel Beauxis, 9-Maxime Machenaud, 8-Marco Tauleigne, 7-Yacouba Camara, 6-Wenceslas Lauret, 5-Sebastien Vahaamahina, 4-Arthur Iturria, 3-Rabah Slimani, 2-Guilhem Guirado (captain), 1-Jefferson Poirot.
Replacements: 16-Adrien Pelissie, 17-Eddy Ben Arous, 18-Cedate Gomes Sa, 19-Paul Gabrillagues, 20-Louis PIcamoles, 21-Baptiste Serin, 22-Anthony Belleau, 23-Benjamin Fall.
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Originally posted by Rogin the Armchair fan View PostItaly seem to have gone dramatically backwards this season. Last year they were giving England a bloody good scare. What's happened?
O'Shea is trying to do two jobs as well, international coach and rugby development.
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