Gatland looks like a stroppy child.
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@Bones said in Wales v Springboks:
Gatland looks like a stroppy child.
He does the embattled look well
@W32 said in Wales v Springboks:
@Bones said in Wales v Springboks:
Gatland looks like a stroppy child.
He does the embattled look well
I reckon he looks more like mum just took his Xbox off him.
Wales' biggest defeat in the Millenium Stadium is a 38 gap in that game in 2005 where Dan Carter got a hat-trick.
That record must be at risk.
31-5 to South Africa with 22 minutes to go.
Wales will tire massively in the last minutes after all the defending they have done in this game and the constant set piece pressure they've been under.
@Bones said in Wales v Springboks:
I reckon he looks more like mum just took his Xbox off him.
Am I the only one who is seeing Slobodan Milosevic at The Hague?
Wales 5 South Africa 38.
If this was a boxing match the referee would have ended it a long time ago.
And some the crowd drift away with ten minutes left.
Wales have been absolutely terrible. So bad.
If their decline continues, it's going to be very hard to argue for their continued inclusion in the 6 Nations ahead of Georgia, Portugal or Spain.
It's going to be 12 consecutive defeats for Wales this year. They haven't won a single game in 2024.
@Mauss said in Wales v Springboks:
@Bones said in Wales v Springboks:
I reckon he looks more like mum just took his Xbox off him.
Am I the only one who is seeing Slobodan Milosevic at The Hague?
I read Siobhan at first and was replying to say I haven't seen that movie.
@Bones said in Wales v Springboks:
I haven't seen that movie
I wouldn't recommend it, it's very depressing.
@Mauss said in Wales v Springboks:
@Bones said in Wales v Springboks:
I haven't seen that movie
I wouldn't recommend it, it's very depressing.
Might cheer @MiketheSnow up.
If I was CEO of Wales Rugby, I'd be on the phone to a lot of NPC players without Super Rugby contracts seeing if they want to play for Wales in the Six Nations.
The Boks finish 2024 as they finished 2023. On top of the world. They set the standards and, at the moment, no one is catching them.
@pooler-fan said in Wales v Springboks:
@sparky I can see another 6 Nations wooden spoon incoming but then Italy went about 8 years in a row in that spot & weren't relegated so it'd be a bit harsh
It's time for Netherlands to get a chance.
@Bones said in Wales v Springboks:
@pooler-fan said in Wales v Springboks:
@sparky I can see another 6 Nations wooden spoon incoming but then Italy went about 8 years in a row in that spot & weren't relegated so it'd be a bit harsh
It's time for Netherlands to get a chance.
@Mauss said in Wales v Springboks:
Am I the only one who is seeing Slobodan Milosevic at The Hague?
I didn't know the Hague allowed conjugal visits.
@pooler-fan said in Wales v Springboks:
@sparky are there any decent ones with Welsh heritage?
I'd definitely take a couple of south African monsters if they had a Welsh granny.
We just don't produce physical specimens unfortunately. Test matches are becoming more & more physical and if you lose that contest it's game over.
Well, you did in the backs a few years ago. North, Roberts, Cuthbert, Phillips etc were all absolute monsters for the positions they played.
I wonder, has Wales seen a massive decrease in manual farm labour? Seems to be good background training for forwards.
best part of the game was at scrum time where the Ref pinged the flank for a 4 man front row.
Commiserations to @MiketheSnow and @pooler-fan and all others from across the river. That must have been a tough watch.
Apart from the score, the big minus point was that a Bok second team (ish) didn’t have to get out of second gear and were coasting after 20 minutes. The gulf between the teams was huge.
There were some plus points though. Some individual performances, Morgan and Botham. Dyer when he had the chance too. But the most promising bit for me was the heart with which Wales continued to play right up to the whistle. To me that shows they are still playing for Gatland.
@Catogrande must have been some pep talk.
I quit after 30 minutes as wales were showing no heart at all.
Compare the intensity that Italy through at us and it was chalk and cheese