Anyone watching the rugby?

They give a converted try back almost immediately 17-7.

Wales against the All Blacks after this, should be a thumping win for N.Z. and fancy them to cover the 12.5 handicap.

Just me watching then. A blatant forward Australian pass, highly dubious grounding. Video ref gives the try, what a croc that was.

17 - 12

Just out to shop....going to watch the Wales game

What a game, Ireland traded @ 1.12. Another highly dubious Aussie try, looked forward to me.

20-20 H-T. All to play for in a magnificent match. I feel Ireland have been on the wrong end of two bad decisions though.

come on Ireland.

I'm watching Wales v NZ, leaving the room when the haka is on though as it's far too cringeworthy these days

I agree HH, the haka is just silly now.

The market still has Ireland as fractional odds on, here's hoping..

Haka should be banned....unfair advantage !

Much cagier second half, another poor decision by the ref there in favour of the Aussies. 23-23.

10 minutes left, 26-23. It will be very unjust if Ireland lose this from here.

Full time.

Ireland 26 Australia 23

A well deserved win, they were the better side no question about that.

Would love the welsh to win but they wil ultimately bottle it because they are a nation without ambition.  They wont even have the good grace to beat themselves up about their narrow defeat, they will probably pat themselves on the back for coming close.  Just for the record it is 3-3 as I type.

WD the Irish

Brian Moore on about the hard knocks

New bbc prog on this on iplayer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04t1xv2/rugbys-hidden-headache

The Welsh dont expect to win, they wont be disappointed with a narrow defeat.  You can see it in their eyes coming out at half time.  They disgust me.

It does seem that way with Wales, as I type the All Blacks score a try in the corner.

Tha was fkin pathetic.  For a professional rugby player to just get brushed off like that is criminal.  Who was that lily livered welshie who missed the tackle?  Would never play for Wales again if I was manager.

Come on Wales.  Believe it or not I really want to be proved wrong and would love them to win.

Interesting that TL, my mate's Dad was a front row forward and played at a very high club standard although not an international. When he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease the hospital said he had the brain damage they would expect to see from a heavyweight boxer.

Wales right back in this, 10-10.

Think I read somewhere this week that this All Black team are considered the best team ever.  They dont look it to me, eminently beatable.  One of the worst All Black teams I can remember.  Wales in front now, come on boyos.

My handicap bet looks screwed that's for sure. Gave straight back what I got out of the Ireland game. Easy come easy go I suppose

Nov 22, 2014 -- 6:44PM, SlippyBlue wrote:

Interesting that TL, my mate's Dad was a front row forward and played at a very high club standard although not an international. When he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease the hospital said he had the brain damage they would expect to see from a heavyweight boxer.Wales right back in this, 10-10.

They will have to do something about the health damage in the game.....I think there is some kind of law suit going on in USA in NFL

That the receiver of that kick looked offside to me.

Lovely try by NZ, their pressure told despite very stout defence by the taffs. Game on. 13-15

NZ win by 1-5 points nailed on

Just need a converted try by NZ to cover the handicap.

Unbelievably bad play by Wales, absolutely shockingly awful.

Wales 16 - NZ 29

People already leaving.  The welsh disgust me, a late try to make it look close. Very likely.

Shambles.

My handicap bet looks screwed that's for sure. Gave straight back what I got out of the Ireland game. Easy come easy go I suppose

I really should know better than that..Wales have collapsed like a deck of cards.

Wales 16 - NZ 34

A complete and utter second half capitulation by Wales, it was embarrassing to watch them be so incompetent despite me winning some shekels in the end.

Welsh man gets man of the match.  Apparently he had a "phenomenal" game. 
Heroic defence
We played well for 67 minutes.
Bla bla bla

The female interviewer, whoever she is just said those two immortal words about Wales, "heroic defence". They lost 34 - 16 love in case you didn't notice now be a pet and get the dinner on.

You called it rob, heroic defence my ar@e and giving the man of the match to a Welsh player was completely inappropriate and totally wrong on every level.

Seriously how are these muppets ever gonna win a world cup?  Do they even want to win a world cup?

I would be a rich man if I had always backed wales to lose v southern hemisphere teams and England to lose v Aus at rugby league.  More predictable than the Germany v Gibraltar game.

You said the same abut Ieland not so long ago Rob.  Frankly you appear to have issues where rugby is concerned,  for whatever reasons.

Ireland have won a few recently, congrats to them.  I love Rugby fwiw.

How can they give the man of the match to somebody on a team who got hammered?

I know Clerkmore, that left a very nasty taste in my mouth let alone what the Kiwis thought about it. Jonathon Davies called it, I always liked him but that was just an absurd and very ill judged decision by him. That aside I did enjoy the matches and Ireland really deserved the win so jobsagoodun.

A fine shellacking for the wombat shufflers by gods country. Even against 15 men and a girl.

Engerland have real probs, O'Slips. I told ye a fair while back that the midfield was a weakness. Barritt ffs wouldn't get a game in the Boks 4th 15. As for the rest of them they is just not hard or quick enough, in mind or body. Corbiserio is so badly missed up front as well.

I shall be all over the wombat shufflers next week..

be a good six nations next year. Even the sweaties have upped their game considerably.
They should invite Sam Burgess to HQ next week and tell him to bring his kit.

I like Burgess, and i'd play him as a flanker. Having said that he would certainly bolster the midfield. Mind you Myleen Klass would as well..

A Klass/Burgess centre partnership would indeed be an intriguing experiment.

Would you play Burgess on the blind side G2? Tom Croft was always my favourite there, but he just cant stop injuries

As blind side was my position, i'd like to think i knew a bit about it, HH, so yes i would. Anyhoos he can't replace the Cap'n. Playing him midfield would be others pref, and as there is such a dearth in there, i can see the reasoning. You have to be built like Garth to play midfield these days, but he has flanker written all over him for me.

As blind side was my position, i'd like to think i knew a bit about it, HH, so yes i would. Anyhoos he can't replace the Cap'n. Playing him midfield would be others pref, and as there is such a dearth in there, i can see the reasoning. You have to be built like Garth to play midfield these days, but he has flanker written all over him for me.

yeah going back a few years he had wing forward written all over him but these days he could even be a scrum half!

I'm having real probs posting, it's taking eons to load. Dunno whether anyone else is suffering?

Aye the game has changed alright. I blame the Welsh and Terry Holmes..

Brian Moore chose the MOM not Jonathon Davies.

I agree with rob_dylan  22 Nov 14 18:48  re the All Blacks .... in yesterday's match they were losing with 11 minutes to go and only regained the lead with a try following a kick ahead where the ball took a wicked bounce into the scorer's hands.

Admittedly Wales then caved in ..... a lot of that must have been the effect of the try when a win was within sight ........ and having brittle confidence from losing so many matches to NZ over the last 50 years. Though after beating the All Blacks in 1953 Wales had a lead in all matches against them. Since when they've lost 26 in a row.

Yeah I thought it was Brian Moore too.

I think Slippy let his prejudice sway him.

O'Slips will be singing and swaying now after Palace whooped the red shíte..

The first match of next year's 6 Nations is Friday , February 6

20.05 Wales v England

England are much improved .. especially now they've realised Farrell doesn't cut it at OH.

anyone thinking of travelling to the game down the M4 ............ the last time Wales played on a Friday evening the traffic jams were huge.

Yeah my bad, it was Brian Moore. What a win by Palace, a very much welcome 3 points, I'm a very happy bunny this weekend.

btw why were England playing in red shirts? It was very confusing watching on my black & white telly.

I was there, man, an absolute sellout, very enjoyable match, made all the more enjoyable by not being Welsh.

nice one

Good work Kenneth, I never knew you were a rugby man as well. Good to see there are a few of us on here.