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Old 07-06-2012, 19:10
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Well done Scotland on a great victory.

Thanks for putting more pressure on Wales to beat the Aussies though

The highlight of the match was probably the unintentional flying headbutt between two Scottish players at the final whistle though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wHQg...eature=related

They both should've been red carded.
Only the Scottish rugby team could get themselves injured AFTER the final whistle.

Kudos to them though. Whod've thought it would be the wooden spooners to take the first Southern Hemisphere scalp of the summer?
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Old 07-06-2012, 21:13
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Sorry for double posting, and I hate myself for doing this, but I've been YouTubing, and here's some videos to put you in the mood for this weekend.

8AM: New Zealand v Ireland

11AM: Austalia v Wales

4PM: South Africa v England
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Old 09-06-2012, 09:41
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All Blacks looking invincible again with Dan Carter back.
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Old 09-06-2012, 10:52
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ouch for Ireland, losing 42-10 to the All Blacks

hopefully Wales can turn over Australia
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Old 09-06-2012, 11:27
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Dear me, Australia playing much better today

Wales getting majorly outplayed here and lucky Australia are not out of sight
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Old 09-06-2012, 11:59
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Try for Australia very early in the second half

Think this is going to be a looooooong 2nd half for Wales
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Old 09-06-2012, 12:19
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Try for Wales

Looks like there could be some life in this game yet
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Old 09-06-2012, 12:31
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Southern hemisphere countries so much more clinical when they get the chance.
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Old 09-06-2012, 12:42
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How did Scotland beat the Aussies???
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Old 09-06-2012, 12:45
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2-1 to the South, next stop Durban later this afternoon
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Old 09-06-2012, 12:49
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How did Scotland beat the Aussies???
Awful weather conditions which stopped Australia unleashing their lethal backline.
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Old 09-06-2012, 13:15
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How did Scotland beat the Aussies???
weakened Australian team,
poor weather
and great team perfomance from Scotland
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great fightback from Wales, but Australia were just a class above

kinda dreading the England game later. If we don't win against an undercooked South Africa, then we're gonna find it harder for the second and third tests
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Old 09-06-2012, 14:45
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Wales and Ireland pretty poor. Welsh handling atrocious squandered overlaps. England game to tough to call but hopefully they can put up more of a fight.
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Old 09-06-2012, 17:12
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Not the best of games this, after starting well. South Africa starting to get on top but neither side too impressive,
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Old 09-06-2012, 17:14
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S.A turn down 3 points right in front of the post, lose turnover from the first phase. Only 11-6 up.
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Old 09-06-2012, 17:29
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Another uncoverted SA try, England straight back with a penalty - 16-9 but a good position spurned. Brown injured in their try.
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Old 09-06-2012, 17:30
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16-12, hanging in there.
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Old 09-06-2012, 17:50
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All over, 22-17 Foden scored after the hooter.

Pretty drab, 2nd half a non-event played entirely between half-way line & our 22 and full of dropped balls from both sides & reset scrums.

Tuilangi played really well but still no midfield flair whatsoever from us.
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Old 09-06-2012, 18:22
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you wouldnt want to be a south african winger or 13 outside of France Steyn the guy never ever passes!!!
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Old 09-06-2012, 19:30
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Silver cloud for Welsh fans. If my sums are correct even in defeat Wales climb above England in the IRB World Rankings
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Old 09-06-2012, 22:32
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horrible day for the NH, I thought at least 2 of the games would end in victories, even if narrow ones. Seems like, after everything that was said during the 6N, Wales still aren't good enough to compete with the big boys.

England need a new midfield, Brad Barrit was invisible for most of the game, and Mike Brown should go home. Him over Ben Foden at full back? No thank you!

I also want to say all three games were marred by poor reffing. Basically, what I've learnt from today is that the big three southern hemisphere teams can pretty much do what they want and get away with it. Not a good day for Owens, Joubert or Walsh. How Walsh is still even on the elite refs list is beyond me. He's been awful for 10 years.
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Old 09-06-2012, 23:36
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horrible day for the NH, I thought at least 2 of the games would end in victories, even if narrow ones. Seems like, after everything that was said during the 6N, Wales still aren't good enough to compete with the big boys.

England need a new midfield, Brad Barrit was invisible for most of the game, and Mike Brown should go home. Him over Ben Foden at full back? No thank you!

I also want to say all three games were marred by poor reffing. Basically, what I've learnt from today is that the big three southern hemisphere teams can pretty much do what they want and get away with it. Not a good day for Owens, Joubert or Walsh. How Walsh is still even on the elite refs list is beyond me. He's been awful for 10 years.
I thought Mike Brown did ok.

The brutality of the breakdown and the carrying of the Boks was key in the England game.

I was sat in a pub with some idiot who kept saying why dont they tackle them quicker.

I am thinking, if Willem Alberts was running at me at full tilt I would probably fake a hamstring injury. They were so physical.

Pocock proved he was the best openside in the world by a longshot today. Lydiate was incredible with some of his chop tackles. but Wales didnt look threatening in attack.

Ireland will be lucky to get within 20 points of the all blacks in the next two tests.
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Old 10-06-2012, 00:18
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Pocock is a wonderful player, but he's turning into an Aussie Richie McCaw, he cheats when he doesn't need to. He can turn a ball over just by looking at it, so he doesn't need to endlessly plough in from the side, seal off, or go off his feet to win them. The rucks nowadays are damn near impossible to ref.

Yeah the Boks were more brutal than us going forward. our best two thrusts forward came when Tuilagi bounced off DeVilliers. Not enough forwards were doing that. we were taking the ball, hitting contact, going half a metre then falling down, nowhere near physical enough,

Mike Brown is a fantstic player for Harlequins, I just thought he looked out of his depth today. Loads of ball and did pretty much nothing with it, took lots of contact but didn't look half the player he did for Harelquins.

I agree about Ireland. Kidney is doing something drastically wrong if he can't take a squad made up of players from the two Heineken cup final teams and make them gel.
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Old 10-06-2012, 00:45
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horrible day for the NH, I thought at least 2 of the games would end in victories, even if narrow ones. Seems like, after everything that was said during the 6N, Wales still aren't good enough to compete with the big boys.

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To be fair it was a big ask for Ireland to beat the All Blacks, once NZ got going they were impossible to stop

If Australia had been more clinical in that first half, Wales would have been blown away

Lot of grit from Wales to fight back a little in the second half although it was ultimately fruitless

Can see Wales squeezing a win in Melbourne or Sydney, Brisbane was a big ask as Australia are really good there

One thing we've learnt from these first round of matches, the South can be very clinical with their finishing and Wales especially found that out more than once

On to the second round of matches:

New Zealand v Ireland - Another stroll for the world champions

Australia v Wales - Could go either way

South Africa v England - Didn't see much of this match but heard it was not good. Thinking a much better match 2nd time around.
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Old 10-06-2012, 00:49
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yeah I meant England and Wales when I said 2 of the games could have been won. Ireland were always up against it, especially in NZ. In Ireland they might have kept it a little closer.

As long as we don't have Steve Walsh reffing again I can see England taking one game, and probably Wales one game, but I doubt either team will win their series now.
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