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Wales will hopefully have seen how France beat Fiji and how England lost

Kick accurately
Kick long
Kick dead
Compete at every lineout
Take 3s whenever they are on offer
Build scoreboard pressure

Wales by 9+

@MiketheSnow vote with your heat Michael ...

@booboo said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

@MiketheSnow vote with your heat Michael ...

We'll be bringing the heat

Heart heat ...

Muntz is out for the RWC. This is a terrible blow for the Fijians. Tela is not of the same calibre.

@cgrant said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

Muntz is out for the RWC. This is a terrible blow for the Fijians. Tela is not of the same calibre.

@booboo said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

Heart heat ...

As long as it’s not heartburn

15 Liam Williams (Kubota Spears – 85 caps)
14 Louis Rees Zammit (Gloucester Rugby – 27 caps)*
13 George North (Ospreys – 114 caps)
12 Nick Tompkins (Saracens – 28 caps)*
11 Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby – 50 caps)
10 Dan Biggar (RC Toulonnais – 109 caps)
9 Gareth Davies (Scarlets – 69 caps);
1 Gareth Thomas (Ospreys – 22 caps)*
2 Ryan Elias (Scarlets – 34 caps)
3 Tomas Francis (Provence Rugby – 72 caps)
4 Will Rowlands (Racing 92 – 25 caps)*
5 Adam Beard (Ospreys – 47 caps)
6 Aaron Wainwright (Dragons – 39 caps)
7 Jac Morgan (Ospreys – 11 caps) captain*
8 Taulupe Faletau (Cardiff Rugby – 100 caps)

Replacements
16 Elliot Dee (Dragons – 43 caps)
17 Corey Domachowski ( Cardiff Rugby – 2 caps)*
18 Dillon Lewis (Harlequins – 51 caps)
19 Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter Chiefs – 7 caps)*
20 Tommy Reffell (Leicester Tigers – 10 caps)*
21 Tomos Williams (Cardiff Rugby – 48 caps)
22 Sam Costelow (Scarlets – 4 caps)*
23 Rio Dyer (Dragons – 9 caps)*

If Elias and Faletau are fit then that’s a good looking pack

If they’re not then we’re fucked, because they’re not match fit

Forwards bench looks good

I’m a massive Tompkins fan but I’m very surprised he’s starting

Semi Radradra will be fully hard seeing that

Williams or Grady would have been a smarter choice

Davies then Tomos is the right call

Costelow has to be there
(Fuck you Hawkins)

I would have had Grady instead of Dyer

Covers centre and wing

This is common sense but unfortunately not common practice but if Fiji look like they're scoring then Wales just have to let them if the only way to stop them is illegally

We can score tries and come back from a deficit, but we won't beat Fiji with 14 or 13 men on the park

They'll run us ragged and punish us

@Duluth The starting XV is scary enough but the thought of Tuisova & Botia off the bench to face a flagging Welsh team playing in 30 degree heat gives me the jitters

Ref signals his intention to be shithouse when he penalises Fiji for Wales being offside and then let's Bigger run at least 5m away from the mark to take the penalty.

I thought the offside call against Fiji was poor considering Wales on their line 2mins earlier.... consistency is key.

That said - a well finished try.

Fuck Biggar is quite the cockhole isn't he? Wonder if any of his teammates like him.

Short non-penalty advantages - I like that, think its good for the game.

Fiji 9 has a great pass.

Looks like Ma'a has been cloned and at 13 for Fiji.

That was a beautiful try

Fiji are so easy on the eye.

@Mattasaurus said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

That was a beautiful try

As was the next one.

Very nice try

Fiji - best advertisement for the game

Wales look rattled at the moment. Looks bloody hot out there....break couldn't have come at a better time for them

Wales obviously didn’t watch the England v Fiji match

Great play from Fiji. If only New Zealand hadn't poached all their players over the last 20 years, Fiji would be sitting in number 1 spot.
At least, South Africa only take players from Zimbabwe, Ghana and Scotland.....

Wtf the pitch is like old carpet

@Derm-McCrum said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

Great play from Fiji. If only New Zealand hadn't poached all their players over the last 20 years, Fiji would be sitting in number 1 spot.
At least, South Africa only take players from Zimbabwe, Ghana and Scotland.....

2/10. Must try harder.

@Billy-Tell said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

@Derm-McCrum said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

Great play from Fiji. If only New Zealand hadn't poached all their players over the last 20 years, Fiji would be sitting in number 1 spot.
At least, South Africa only take players from Zimbabwe, Ghana and Scotland.....

2/10. Must try harder.

You should.

Dan Biggar is the leading point scorer for Wales I imagine, Comms. Because he's nowhere near the top ten world wide

@Derm-McCrum ummm…Ghana??…Scotland….????? our scouts are hunting in ALL sorts of places scouring the depths for talent…. ESPECIALLY loosies 🤪

Sealing off a fair question by the Fijians

@mantissanet said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

@Derm-McCrum ummm…Ghana??…Scotland….????? our scouts are hunting in ALL sorts of places scouring the depths for talent…. ESPECIALLY loosies 🤪

I recommend Ireland - Rassie has a good few contacts there and Nienaber is coming back.....

@Derm-McCrum said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

Great play from Fiji. If only New Zealand hadn't poached all their players over the last 20 years, Fiji would be sitting in number 1 spot.
At least, South Africa only take players from Zimbabwe, Ghana and Scotland.....

Yep handing over 1 or 2 wingers every decade would have made a massive difference, exactly what they need

Offside being inconsistently applied

@kiwiinmelb said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

@Derm-McCrum said in RWC: Wales v Fiji:

Great play from Fiji. If only New Zealand hadn't poached all their players over the last 20 years, Fiji would be sitting in number 1 spot.
At least, South Africa only take players from Zimbabwe, Ghana and Scotland.....

Yep handing over 1 or 2 wingers every decade would have made a massive difference, exactly what they need

Bit like Ireland really....

Why so many of SH teams constantly go for these tries.. with the held up over the line rule change etc.... its turning in to a low percentage play in my view....

Especially if you're Fiji and breaking tackles at will in the backs

Ref is fucked in the head. That's clear as daylight.

I don’t agree with that no try.

There is no separation between his hands and the ball before the ball hits the ground.