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Wales team
Wales: Liam Williams; Alex Cuthbert, Owen Watkin, Jonathan Davies, Josh Adams; Dan Biggar (capt), Tomos Williams; Gareth Thomas, Ryan Elias, Tomas Francis, Will Rowlands, Adam Beard, Seb Davies, Josh Navidi, Taulupe Faletau.

Replacements: Dewi Lake, Wyn Jones, Dillion Lewis, Ross Moriarty, Jac Morgan, Kieran Hardy, Gareth Anscombe, Louis Rees-Zammit.

stolen from rugby tuesday https://twitter.com/TuesdayRugby
France

The thread title hurts my head..

Should be "We're are the Welsh?", laurent.

Mahoney wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 11:29 am Should be "We're are the Welsh?", laurent.

Wat?

Mahoney wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 11:29 am Should be "We're are the Welsh?", laurent.

Were our the Welsh?

Warrarawelsh

TB63 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 11:27 am The thread title hurts my head..

better ?

laurent wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:20 pm

TB63 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 11:27 am The thread title hurts my head..

better ?

Now half the posts don't make sense.

Although that's probably normal anyway. Carry on.

Hiding behind the couch. Or is it a sofa?

if you are missing Penaud and Taofifunua they got COVID

laurent wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:56 pm if you are missing Penaud and Taofifunua they got COVID

Adds list of Welsh players missing with injury
Ad infinitum.....

Tompkins our best attacking back out with concussion btw

C69 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:21 pm

laurent wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:56 pm if you are missing Penaud and Taofifunua they got COVID

Adds list of Welsh players missing with injury
Ad infinitum.....

Tompkins our best attacking back out with concussion btw

and your best prop does not remember his last game...

I was talking about their surprise omission.

C69 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:21 pm

laurent wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:56 pm if you are missing Penaud and Taofifunua they got COVID

Adds list of Welsh players missing with injury
Ad infinitum.....

Tompkins our best attacking back out with concussion btw

Oh great. Shouldn’t the team have been announced by now?

GogLais wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:38 pm

C69 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:21 pm

laurent wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:56 pm if you are missing Penaud and Taofifunua they got COVID

Adds list of Welsh players missing with injury
Ad infinitum.....

Tompkins our best attacking back out with concussion btw

Oh great. Shouldn’t the team have been announced by now?

It is announced.

is this the weirdest game thread ?

laurent wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:54 pm is this the weirdest game thread ?

It is.

Welsh can't be arsed turning up. Must be the Friday night thing.

C69 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:46 pm

GogLais wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:38 pm

C69 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:21 pm

Adds list of Welsh players missing with injury
Ad infinitum.....

Tompkins our best attacking back out with concussion btw

Oh great. Shouldn’t the team have been announced by now?

It is announced.

Ah, OK, couldn't see it on the Beeb.

GogLais wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:03 pm

C69 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:46 pm

GogLais wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:38 pm

Oh great. Shouldn’t the team have been announced by now?

It is announced.

Ah, OK, couldn't see it on the Beeb.

Well it's a big back row. Is the Day of the Jackal over now?

GogLais wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:03 pm

C69 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:46 pm

GogLais wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:38 pm

Oh great. Shouldn’t the team have been announced by now?

It is announced.

Ah, OK, couldn't see it on the Beeb.

Wales on line etc

Big backrow tbh. Could work or go horribly wrong

laurent wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:20 pm

TB63 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 11:27 am The thread title hurts my head..

better ?

No...

Welsh. .

I am going to misspell Wales on purpose

C69 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:21 pm

laurent wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:56 pm if you are missing Penaud and Taofifunua they got COVID

Adds list of Welsh players missing with injury
Ad infinitum.....

Tompkins our best attacking back out with concussion btw

Tompkins is your best attacking back?
Jesus.

Jim Lahey wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:50 pm

C69 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:21 pm

laurent wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:56 pm if you are missing Penaud and Taofifunua they got COVID

Adds list of Welsh players missing with injury
Ad infinitum.....

Tompkins our best attacking back out with concussion btw

Tompkins is your best attacking back?
Jesus.

Well he was against England...

Yes its a low bar

Jim Lahey wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:50 pm

C69 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:21 pm

laurent wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:56 pm if you are missing Penaud and Taofifunua they got COVID

Adds list of Welsh players missing with injury
Ad infinitum.....

Tompkins our best attacking back out with concussion btw

Tompkins is your best attacking back?
Jesus.

Stephen Jones spoke highly of him last Sunday.

I'd rate him as a reliable if completely unspectacular option, and there's always a need for guys like that in your side provided you are getting your attacking spark elsewhere, like Cuthbert.

GogLais wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:40 pm

Jim Lahey wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:50 pm

C69 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:21 pm

Adds list of Welsh players missing with injury
Ad infinitum.....

Tompkins our best attacking back out with concussion btw

Tompkins is your best attacking back?
Jesus.

Stephen Jones spoke highly of him last Sunday.

That's probably why he's been dropped from the matchday squad then?
To be fair he had a cracking match for Sarries against Tigers at the weekend

SaintK wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 5:49 pm

GogLais wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:40 pm

Jim Lahey wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:50 pm

Tompkins is your best attacking back?
Jesus.

Stephen Jones spoke highly of him last Sunday.

That's probably why he's been dropped from the matchday squad then?
To be fair he had a cracking match for Sarries against Tigers at the weekend

He has failed the HIA protocols

C69 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 6:00 pm

SaintK wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 5:49 pm

GogLais wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:40 pm
Stephen Jones spoke highly of him last Sunday.

That's probably why he's been dropped from the matchday squad then?
To be fair he had a cracking match for Sarries against Tigers at the weekend

He has failed the HIA protocols

Didn’t notice that during the match
Couldn’t have been any worse than Francis!!!!

SaintK wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 6:24 pm

C69 wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 6:00 pm

SaintK wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 5:49 pm
That's probably why he's been dropped from the matchday squad then?
To be fair he had a cracking match for Sarries against Tigers at the weekend

He has failed the HIA protocols

Didn’t notice that during the match
Couldn’t have been any worse than Francis!!!!

Not on the pitch but the HIA protocols are quite strict.
Francis should have stayed off yes but who are we to comment on the results of the ongoing HIA assessments?
Imho Francis should not play but I have no idea about the results of the ongoing assessments

Nice win for les bleuets this evening.

some really dumb moments but so much better than the mini-taffs.

15- 47

I heard that there are plenty of tickets trying to sell in France. The French will outnumber the Welsh.


I have a strange feeling about this game. First Fickou and Aldritt get the "flu". Then Taofifenua and Penaud catch COVID. I hope there will be no more surprises and that all will be at 100%


Biggar will do to France what no other team has done so far: kick us to death. High ball after high ball, to test Jaminet's resolve and Moefana's lack of experience.

The French have not opted for their usual 6-2 bench meaning they won't rotate the whole front 5 after 55min and that our pack will be much lighter in the second half.

laurent wrote: Thu Mar 10, 2022 10:21 pm Nice win for les bleuets this evening.

some really dumb moments but so much better than the mini-taffs.

15- 47

Discipline was sh*te. You'd think they'd have learned after the Sco game.

TheFrog wrote: Fri Mar 11, 2022 4:10 am I heard that there are plenty of tickets trying to sell in France. The French will outnumber the Welsh.

Drove past on the way home and thought about hanging around for the match but too tired for a 4 hr drive home later. Old age is a bitch.

Let's hope Jelonch can manage a tackle tonight.

How in the bollocks did I miss that this is on tonight. Cue frantic argument for the telly. Oi. TV is mine. Hop it.

There’s a lot of french there tonight.

ScarfaceClaw wrote: Fri Mar 11, 2022 7:57 pm There’s a lot of french there tonight.

Bandwagoners

ScarfaceClaw wrote: Fri Mar 11, 2022 7:57 pm There’s a lot of french there tonight.

Juat came here to post that. It's pretty full throated rendition of La Marseillaise for an away fixture.

Allez les bleus

And after the anthems we get a big Welcome To The Jungle intro.

Hard to see anything other than a French victory tonight. They’ve got great speed from the breakdown. They’ll run Wales ragged.