Six Nations 2015

[Shelts89]

Both teams for the Wales v England game have now been realised.

Wales is pretty much as expected really. Very settled team and pretty damn strong too, up hill climb for England on Friday IMO.

15: Halfpenny
14: Cuthbert
13: JD
12: Roberts
11: North
10: Biggar
9: Webb
8: Faletau
7: Warburton
6: Lydiate
5: AWJ
4: Ball
3: Lee
2: Hibbard
1: Jenkins

16: Baldwin
17: James
18: Jarvis
19: Charteris
20: Tipuric
21: Phillips
22: Priestland
23: Williams

For England there are a fair few changes due to injuries and what not. Though I do think the backline is possibly the most exciting one we have picked in a while, if it actually gets used! Plenty of pace out there actually.

15. Mike Brown
14. Anthony Watson
13. Jonathan Joseph
12. Luther Burrell
11. Jonny May
10. George Ford
9. Ben Youngs
1. Joe Marler
2. Dylan Hartley
3. Dan Cole
4. David Attwood
5. George Kruis
6. James Haskell
7. Chris Robshaw
8. Billy Vunipola
16. Tom Youngs
17. Mako Vunipola
18. Kieran Brookes
19. Tom Croft
20. Nick Easter
21. Richard Wigglesworth
22. Danny Cipriani
23. Billy Twelvetrees

 

[Cardiffblue]

Does anyone know when these games will be telecast?

It says ESPN is the Australian broadcaster but I can't find anything in the Foxtel guide. Please don't tell me they're online only on ESPN3.com.au.

By my calculations England v Wales should be 7am Saturday morning, and the other games at 1am and 4am Sunday morning (all Sydney times).

Cool! Can watch it at a civilised hour

 

[Cardiffblue]

Both teams for the Wales v England game have now been realised.

Wales is pretty much as expected really.
For England there are a fair few changes due to injuries and what not. Though I do think the backline is possibly the most exciting one we have picked in a while, if it actually gets used! Plenty of pace out there actually.

15. Mike Brown
14. Anthony Watson
13. Jonathan Joseph
12. Luther Burrell
11. Jonny May
10. George Ford
9. Ben Youngs
1. Joe Marler
2. Dylan Hartley
3. Dan Cole
4. David Attwood
5. George Kruis
6. James Haskell
7. Chris Robshaw
8. Billy Vunipola
16. Tom Youngs
17. Mako Vunipola
18. Kieran Brookes
19. Tom Croft
20. Nick Easter
21. Richard Wigglesworth
22. Danny Cipriani
23. Billy Twelvetrees

Interesting Orc line up. Looks like it's been picked with one eye on extending the rwc squad. My curve is on the up

 

[Cardiffblue]

Love it!
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31085158

 

[KevinO]

Love it!
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31085158

Great add, to bad the ARU does not know how to make adds of this quality.

 

[Cardiffblue]

Keep thinking that key to orcland game will be which James Haskell will turn up? The complete tw@t or a reformed character and someone who is a potential captain

 

[Cardiffblue]

Just came across this

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...land-rugby-team-goes-viral-leaked-online.html

 

[Cardiffblue]

And this for 2015
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/ru...h-BBCs-brilliant-Six-Nations-promo-Wales.html

 

[Cardiffblue]

Thinking this through the Trouble is with this game being Wales a vs England b we've got nothing to win and everything to lose

 

[BabyBlueElephant]

Cole's scrummaging ability is hugely over rated. In the France game last year, Domingo made a mess of him and he gave away half a dozen penalties. Wilson is better in the set piece and England will miss him hugely in Cardiff.

I haven't seen too much of Wilson this year but I remember when I seen him first believing he was a call up from the local rugby club round the corner. The guy doesn't look like someone meant to be in a sport requiring running for 80 mins.

 

[BabyBlueElephant]

What's up with squads naming their teams before Thursday now? Used to be a long anticipated wait but now the selection tors are releasing team sheets so early.

 

[the plastic paddy]

I haven't seen too much of Wilson this year but I remember when I seen him first believing he was a call up from the local rugby club round the corner. The guy doesn't look like someone meant to be in a sport requiring running for 80 mins.

He looks like Giselle Bunchen when he stands next to Mike Ross or Marty Moore.

 

[Shelts89]

Interesting Orc line up. Looks like it's been picked with one eye on extending the rwc squad. My curve is on the up

Interesting is definitely the correct word to use! On one hand its a very different team due to a monster list of injuries, but on the other hand it has the potential to be a half tasty team! The pack will be fine I reckon, but the backline is a gamble. The players are all good (except Youngs but hey ho) but haven't really played as a backline together. And the Welsh backline is not an easy one to play against so it will be interesting to see if they can click. if they do click I see an interesting game, our backline is definitely quicker than yours at least!

 

[Shelts89]

Keep thinking that key to orcland game will be which James Haskell will turn up? The complete tw@t or a reformed character and someone who is a potential captain

I am not sure he isn't a twat still, still loves himself when you he gets interviewed. However, he has really turned is on field game around. I am confident he will be fine, he has limitless confidence (hence the loving himself) but also a strong work ethic.

 

[Cardiffblue]

Remember the battle of Cardiff? When saes xenophobia against Wales was at its height.

Watched it from East terrace. Looking back it was an even more ugly game than I recall.

 

[Shelts89]

I hate to break it to you.... but I wasn't born then!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Might explain why their RWC pool match in '87 was so dire.... and here was me thinking it was just the shit weather & the fact it was played at Athletic Park, which even then needed bulldozing. Got hooked up with tickets, pulled a sickie to go to it & damn near got hypothermia for my troubles. Karma, I s'pose.

 

[Cardiffblue]

I hate to break it to you.. but I wasn't born then!

Its good to rewatch wade Dooley in action again. Can't seem to muster the same levels of hate these days. Must be an age thing. Gonna have look for a few games involving carling, ackford and lord bald in the next 47 hours. And at least Haskell has the potential to something really stupid

 

[Cardiffblue]

What's up with squads naming their teams before Thursday now? Used to be a long anticipated wait but now the selection tors are releasing team sheets so early.

Guess it's a Friday night kick off thing

 

[Shelts89]

Its good to rewatch wade Dooley in action again. Can't seem to muster the same levels of hate these days. Must be an age thing. Gonna have look for a few games involving carling, ackford and lord bald in the next 47 hours. And at least Haskell has the potential to something really stupid​

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I am surprised you picked Haskell... I get angry looking at Ashton and Farrell. And I am English! ​

From Fridays team I guess wigglesworth, but it does seem to have a lack of dickheads! ​