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Don't see a match thread so were we go..
Can't split these two but Wales injuries will hamper them. End of a long season for AUS and wonder how much they really want this. Wales record vs SH teams is dire - no win vs AUS since 2008!
Going to bet on draw results ht/ft and some exact margins Wales by 2 and Aus by 3
Can't split these two but Wales injuries will hamper them. End of a long season for AUS and wonder how much they really want this. Wales record vs SH teams is dire - no win vs AUS since 2008!
Going to bet on draw results ht/ft and some exact margins Wales by 2 and Aus by 3
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yes Inj , with a 1 point lead 1.62 is too low for me , by 20 ticks or so, not saying oz won't win mind , just no value at the minute
Dunno Injera, for me Australia were much the better team in that half. Wales got some iffy decisions, scored that one breakout try, but other than that it was Australia breaking through time after time.
And Biggar is off for the next however many minutes.
And Biggar is off for the next however many minutes.
can we copy cricket and have drinks breaks .... I was dying of thirst !
damn, that was one hell of a half of rugby. reminds me how much fun the lions tour was this year
As a trade, Oz has to be a lay. Every chance Wales get an early pen second half and all of a sudden the momentum shifts...
Agreed, Oz look very likely to win after 80 mins..
Agreed, Oz look very likely to win after 80 mins..
If it was the continent CC they would have NZ players to chose from as well. Don't reckon it would be 16-17 in that case.
Need more intensity from Wales second half. They're going to struggle to defend this Aussie backline, but up front they should be putting on more pressure and grinding Australia down.
Need more intensity from Wales second half. They're going to struggle to defend this Aussie backline, but up front they should be putting on more pressure and grinding Australia down.
Most concerning aspect of that half for Wales is that 1/2p seems to have lost all confidence in his kicking......
Halfpenny's kick against the post preventing £Wales£ from a 2 point lead
Missing kicks at goal is going to happen sometimes, nobody can hit 90% forever. What would concern me from a Welsh point of view is 2 pens missing touch. Priestland did that for a whole season, last year? or the year before, and chances to win games went down the pan. Absolutely criminal to miss touch completely.
MB
I think the comms put it down to 1/2p having a rep strain injury from going for 100 successful sequential kicks in training
I think the comms put it down to 1/2p having a rep strain injury from going for 100 successful sequential kicks in training
Very strange that he seemed to pass up the penalty from halfway, just after he hit the post, and then let Biggar take the next penalty from much closer in
think this is the kind of high tempo, open game that tipuric would excel in. wales look off the pace at the breakdown imo
Only 100? What's he thinking? Disgraceful effort
Mmm, this could get ugly. Welsh defence really struggling here.
What a pick-up, that is lovely stuff Australia. Thought they had to score on t'other wing before that.
Australia look a far better side than wales to state the obvious
I think the hands are fine and you can see the ball curve forwards on the replay.
Don't think you can disallow those, or we would be seeing a lot of games finish 12-9 in future.
Don't think you can disallow those, or we would be seeing a lot of games finish 12-9 in future.
maybe not as much as I thought initially
fair play to barnes for awarding the positive play given no clear evidence against
fair play to barnes for awarding the positive play given no clear evidence against
Hmm called this wrong..
Expected the Welsh to start the second half stronger..
Expected the Welsh to start the second half stronger..
why do refs even bother with the TMO these days. They only ever let them have their say when the decision might be controversial...
having an aussie lay now. Plenty of times for Wales to have a small go 
Because referees get to see the big screen, put that together with what they saw live, and make a decision if they want to.
It takes the decision out of the hands of video refs, who tend to be either completely useless or sporadically useless.
It takes the decision out of the hands of video refs, who tend to be either completely useless or sporadically useless.
aye bumble they should just say show me replay plz so i can decide
where the fook are the welsh back row at the breakdown!?!?
But that's essentially what they are doing, if they chose to, leroyb. It gives an extra chance to get it right.
hooper blowing them away - worry for Wales is Pocock will back for WC
how overated is George north, few big hits, some tries, but didn't he look slow when he scored that try for a winger.
PMSL, at least tipuric can get to the breakdowns, the current 3 are getting run off the park
You would think there were 3 Hoopers on the pitch tonight.
Aussies could pick Pocock at 8, Gill and 6 and Hooper at 7 in future.
Aussies could pick Pocock at 8, Gill and 6 and Hooper at 7 in future.
How on earth did North get that decision, is Barnes giving sympathy pens?
wales starting the 2nd half like they used to start first halves
Nov 30, 2013 -- 5:24PM, nicky27 wrote:
just got the feeling Wales are gonna get punished by australia today
both aussies in at the side lucky to get that one
tipuric might be lightweight but at least he can keep up 
How different was that to the times that we have seen Australia 5 yards out in this game?
Phillips is a clueless buffoon, but none of the carries looked like they were going to do anything and everyone is standing still instead of hitting onto the ball. Watch Australia at any ruck and at least 1 forward is hammering a line, giving a chance of making yardage.
Phillips is a clueless buffoon, but none of the carries looked like they were going to do anything and everyone is standing still instead of hitting onto the ball. Watch Australia at any ruck and at least 1 forward is hammering a line, giving a chance of making yardage.
There's that bit of magic. Someone finally decides to hit a line at pace.
Well done George "one-man rugby team" North.
Well done George "one-man rugby team" North.
i prefer the tipuric/warburton/faletau combo that ripped england a new one last year personally
I fully agree that this is a game that would suit Tipuric, but if you go for that extra mobility you lose out on some physicality and Wales are struggling as it is in that respect.
Any chance of another North try under the sticks after about 15 minutes of no scores please?
Why do Wales always seem to have to go 2 scores down before they start playing?
Here we go, 69 minutes into a game that has been open as hell and possession often leads to points.
So Phillips box-kicks straight to Cooper with Wales 4pts down.
So Phillips box-kicks straight to Cooper with Wales 4pts down.
weve seen some pretty stupid box kicks just recently
Have you checked out the long-running argument about that Sewter? Apparently Ireland were right to kick the ball away, to the best team in the world, with not much time on the clock......
60% of the time, it works every time......
60% of the time, it works every time......
Someone got excited there. I managed to lay my draw money at 8.8 when he went over.
Rubbish. All that work to get back into it and you throw a pass to a man who can't catch.
Nah, this is Aus v Wales. Long history of crazy events in the final seconds.
Pass the ball Evans you moron. Too many greedy players in red shirts.
But it doesn't matter, Wales don't want the ball......
Sometimes you wonder if there is a brain cell on the field when you see things like that.
It's getting very difficult to make excuses for Wales at the moment. It's not like they aren't good enough to win these games, or at least one every now and then, but they manage to lose time after time after time and show an extraordinary level of braindeadedness (it's a word) to do so.
Hell of a match, but yet another NH loss that could have been a win.
Hell of a match, but yet another NH loss that could have been a win.
I'm pretty sure that Wales threw that game to avoid England going back to 3rd in the world rankings anyway.....
Fair play to Hooper he is a force - Warburton looks like a mug every time he plays against him
And to think he is possibly only the second best 7 in the country.
Watching on S4C and my missus just asked me if Rhys Patchell was Prince Harry
Now that is odd.
Program on Jonathan Davies on BBC2 now.
Program on Jonathan Davies on BBC2 now.
Definitely a similarity. But when Prince Harry starts speaking perfect Welsh you should know something is up
I wonder if his dad can speak any Welsh. You kind of think he should do.
McKenzie getting the best out if Quade. He has had a very good tour.
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