Italy vs Wales Match Thread

[maestegmafia]

First topic message reminder :

SIX NATIONS: ITALY V WALES
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Date: Saturday 23 February Kick-off: 14:30 GMT
Coverage: Watch live on BBC One Wales, BBC One HD, Red Button and online; listen on BBC Radio Wales & online and BBC Radio Cymru; live text commentary on BBC Sport website; watch again on BBC iPlayer; highlights on Sunday's Scrum V

Wales team to face Italy:

Leigh Halfpenny. Alex Cuthbert, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, George North, Dan Biggar, Mike Phillips; Gethin Jenkins, Richard Hibbard, Adam Jones, Andrew Coombs, Ian Evans, Ryan Jones (captain), Justin Tipuric, Toby Faletau

Replacements: Ken Owens, Paul James, Craig Mitchell, Alun Wyn Jones, Sam Warburton, Lloyd Williams, James Hook, Scott Williams.



Italian Team to Face Wales:

Andrea Masi (Wasps); Giovanbattista Venditti (Zebre), Tommaso Benvenuti (Treviso), Gonzalo Canale (La Rochelle), Luke McLean (Treviso); Kristopher Burton (Treviso), Edoardo Gori (Treviso); Andrea Lo Cicero (Racing Metro), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Treviso), Martin Castrogiovanni (Leicester, capt), Antonio Pavanello (Treviso), Francesco Minto (Treviso), Alessandro Zanni (Treviso), Simone Favaro (Treviso), Manoa Vosawai (Treviso).
Replacements: Davide Giazzon (Zebre), Alberto De Marchi (Treviso), Lorenzo Cittadini (Treviso), Quentin Geldenhuys (Zebre), Paul Derbyshire (Treviso), Tobias Botes (Treviso), Luciano Orquera (Zebre), Gonzalo Garcia (Zebre).

[thebluesmancometh]

Biggar misses touch

[nobbled]

Wales destroyed that scrum!

[thebluesmancometh]

2 great scrums on the bounce...

[thebluesmancometh]

Did Cicero throw an uppercut then?

[Cari]

Tippy's popular with the Italians then.

[Guest]

Give them a break. WTF are they supposed to do?! Unless they've got Bill McClaren knocking round in a cupboard for special occasions?

[thebluesmancometh]

Just rewatched it, Cicero very lucky not to be carded there, throws an uppercut at Tipuric!!

[Cari]

Oh that's cool, they played Delilah when Halfpee kicked that.

[Sgt_Pooly]

Any links for overseas??

[Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler]

Give them a break. WTF are they supposed to do?! Unless they've got Bill McClaren knocking round in a cupboard for special occasions?

Not employing Jiffy in the "first team" would at least mean they had 50% professional commentary with a man down

[mystiroakey]

Games dry

[nathan]

goldylocks throwing the ball in.

Italy are going to get someone binned soon.

[tigertattie]

Jiffy's problem is he cannot commentate. He can only give his opinion on what he thinks should happen.

Fair play the Shane for trying

[thebluesmancometh]

3 scrums now, Italy are in real trouble if they can't sort the set peice out!!!

[Guest]

That's what Jiffy is there for though. He's there as the pundit. Not his fault he's been forced into main commentator.

[Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler]

Couldve penalised either side on that one

[nathan]

is S4C any less biased than this? lol

[Cari]

Any links for overseas??

Check your PM box.

Nice one Halfapee!!!

[thebluesmancometh]

nathan

[Cari]

is S4C any less biased than this? lol

Some wouldn't be able to understand so they wouldn't care.

Haribo anyone..?

[nathan]

nathan

what?

[Guest]

is S4C any less biased than this? lol

Does it matter if you can't understand it?!

[100%beefy]

Has this game even started yet?

[nathan]

is S4C any less biased than this? lol

Does it matter if you can't understand it?!

what makes you think i cant understand it?

[Guest]

What makes you think I think you can't understand it?

[Looseheaded]

Yeah Jiff's a colour commentator, his purpose is simply to fill in and drop facts and opinions rather than give a blow for blow account of what's happening. Unfortunately Shane's a pundit so very similar, still they're making an effort and i love 'em both so it's okay, also Shane's gonna be much more knowledgeable about the current welsh side's strengths etc.

[Cari]

Nice to hear the Taffies in the crowd having a sing song.

3-9 at 22 minutes. We need a try now to get it going...

[Cari]

Good take Halfapee!

[nathan]

Yeah Jiff's a colour commentator, his purpose is simply to fill in and drop facts and opinions rather than give a blow for blow account of what's happening. Unfortunately Shane's a pundit so very similar, still they're making an effort and i love 'em both so it's okay, also Shane's gonna be much more knowledgeable about the current welsh side's strengths etc.

to be fair to them, it has been all wales so far so they could just be commentating that.

[thebluesmancometh]

nathan in Wales suck and are just getting lucky shocker

[Cari]

ooh dear, Burton fluffed that but so did Cuffbutt.

[Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler]

Hard to say which is worse...commentary or the players

[nathan]

nathan in Wales suck and are just getting lucky shocker

uh? i don't understand? lol

[Cari]

What did Jiffy just say about Cotter? I missed it.

[thebluesmancometh]

Italy very lucky not to be pinged in the last few rucks!!!

[Cari]

Burton attempts a DG. Good call, just went wide. Think he's injured now mind.

[thebluesmancometh]

27 minutes and we've had no actual rugby played yet!!!

[Guest]

27 minutes and we've had no actual rugby played yet!!!

Feeling each other out, I think they call it!

[thebluesmancometh]

We are doing so much of the hard work and fluffing the easy stuff, allowing Italy in the game!!!

[nathan]

nathan in Wales suck and are just getting lucky shocker

uh? i don't understand? lol

i get what you mean now. I certainly don't think wales suck. I'll call it as i see it, just because you think your always right doesnt mean you are.

[Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler]

I know Oqeurra had a bit of a mare last weekend but Burton is this bad every game he plays

[thebluesmancometh]

Griff for a whole 30 minute though??

I think both teams are afraid to attack because of conditions and both defences are looking good.

We are in an arm wrestle!!!

[nobbled]

My God! Look at that rain!

[Cari]

Good grief, the heavens have opened.

Cotter's got bad guts. So I was right about him having the schitts!

[Sgt_Pooly]

Cheers Cari

[thebluesmancometh]

Ref doesn't know whats going on at the scrum, Poite is always the same come scrum time!!!

[Cari]

Didn't know Castrogiovanni was a fan of Tayto crisps...

Anyway, will this game go the full 80?

[thebluesmancometh]

Has Cotter eaten something? Or drunk something? Or has he got Norovirus?

[Cari]

Well it's 6-9 which is as expected given the crap weather and lack of rugby.

[Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler]

Didn't know Castrogiovanni was a fan of Tayto crisps...

Anyway, will this game go the full 80?

2 hours at this rate. Hopefuly the stadium will flood and put us out of our misery

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