Wales v Fiji Thread etc etc

by bedfordwelsh Mon 26 Sep 2011, 11:22 am

First topic message reminder :

OK so we are now down to the last group game and a win would hopefully see us into the Quarters, by the time we play then SA would have played Samoa and we will know what result we nee.

We have now seen all the 30 man squad have a run out so what would be your starting 22 for Fiji. Heres mine:

P James (given Jenkins time off the bench)
H Bennett
A Jones
AWJ
L Charteris
R Jones (Rest Lydiate until quarters)
T Faletau
S Warburton

M Phillips
R Priestland

S Williams (if fit Brew if not)
J Roberts
J Davies (but would like to see Sc Williams and Roberts get some gametime)
G North

L Halfpenny

Jenkins, Burns, Davies, Powell, S Jones, L Wiiliams (Knoyle disappointed today), Sc Williams

by Shifty Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:39 am

Fiji should of taken the 3 then in front of the posts, at least they wouldnt get nilled.

by Smirnoffpriest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:40 am

Im amazd at geths skillset (and cheek), hes fast becomin a great utility back, hes already got shanes sidestep dowm

by **Biltong** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:41 am

They don't count threes here in the pacific, haven't you heard.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:41 am

Wales look a lot better in every department than Ireland.

This is a phenomenal performance from Wales. This is a very poor Fiji side but that shouldn't take away from a ruthless and physical effort from Wales.

The AB's would be proud of this and Wales are the team to beat in this side of the draw, no doubt about it.

by **Biltong** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:42 am

exactly

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:42 am

we're looking good rodders but we're still making lots of basic mistakes that sides better than Fiji would exploit. Still got lots to improve on.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:42 am

Gees that guy North is incredible.

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:43 am

I should add taht the ruthlessness is something new to our game and I am loving seeing it. I do think that this performance has revenge written all over it though. In years gone by we'd have switched off by the time we rached 40 points, I love that we are still pressing on and looking to score more.

by **Biltong** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:43 am

roddersm wrote:Gees that guy North is incredible.

don't say that too loud rodders, Gatts may be around here somewhere. Shocked

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:45 am

Foxy!!!!

He should never have had the chance to score taht, poor defending by Fiji, but we played right through past the 80mins. CHuffed for Foxy getting a try.

by Glas a du Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:46 am

Thanks Rodders, I now have a confused image of Wales as a department store a la Mr Humphries etc.

by Shifty Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:46 am

66-0 amazing Shocked

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:46 am

YAY!!!! Quarter Finals here we come!!!!

66 - 0. FT

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:46 am

Yes Dreamer I'm sure you do have things to improve on but a lot less than things than England, France and Ireland do.

Another try for Davies.

This side has a steel, physicality and depth that I haven't seen from Wales in while. They look pretty unstoppable right now.

by Shifty Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:46 am

right im going to bed, then i will wake up in time to watch the real wales vs fiji game. still the dream was nice. king

by Cymroglan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:47 am

Thats what we wanted and thats what we got

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:47 am

I am so, so happy with that performance. Can finally put 2007 to bed.

Credit to Fiji, they kept trying tot he last but they made too many basic errors when they had the ball and coughed possession up to easily and Wales exploited that brilliantly. We had to defend really well against them though, because when they're strike runners got the ball they did look dangerous.

That was a hugely confident Welsh performance, and with still so many things to improve on, it's another step forward.

by mankiaow Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:48 am

biltongbek wrote:
mankiaow wrote:
biltongbek wrote:One thing is for certain wales looks a lot better on attack than Ireland has.

Sure and Fiji are playing like a bunch of chubby schoolboys.

I am not only talking about this match, yes Fiji has lost it mojo, but you need to give credit to the way Wales is breaking the line and creating the gaps.

Granted, they have looked clinical.

by Cymroglan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:48 am

Second in the group having scored more points than anybody else.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:48 am

Cari wrote:YAY!!!! ~~Quarter~~ Finals here we come!!!!

Yup, looks like it Wink

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:48 am

Right...I'm off to the Ireland fred...

by Davie Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:48 am

Only the second shut out of the tournament I think?

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:51 am

wow really Davie? that's brilliant then Very Happy

by Davie Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:53 am

I think that's the case Dreamer. SA shut out Namibia (I think).

by Cymroglan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:00 am

We made mistakes but that's understandable in the weather they were playing in.
What impressed me was the fact we physically made made Fiji look ordinary, it was not a dirty game but you could clearly see that the Fijians respected the Welsh boys.

by **Biltong** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:01 am

well done Wales, you have amended for last world cup.

You have some very promising young players there, and although I originally thought becuase of your last few years not being great against ireland, you do look very good.

I like warburton a lot, he seems like a clean cut honest young man.

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:05 am

Warburton was in the same school soccer side as Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur star). Glad he switched to rugby!!!

by Knowsit17 Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:12 am

Must have overslept again because that game bore many resemblences to a dream, I don't trust it I tell ya.

Before I wake up, bring on the Irish Wales

by Cymroglan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:14 am

http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/standings/pool=D/index.html

by Shifty Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:14 am

Knowsit17 wrote:Must have overslept again because that game bore many resemblences to a dream, I don't trust it I tell ya.

Before I wake up, bring on the Irish

I know the feeling Shocked

by dogtooth Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:14 am

by Glas a du Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:17 am

Come on then Warren, pick a backline!

by Thomond Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:21 am

Oh god! Not what I wanted to hear before the Irish match! Were Wales outstandingwere Fiji poor or both?

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:21 am

Both Thomond.

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:22 am

Both Thomond, we were v good, not outstanding and got lots to work on, but it's the most ruthless I've seen us play in ages. Roberts and North had stormers.

by Cymroglan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:23 am

We were outstanding considering the weather.

by Thomond Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:24 am

Feck! Will have a look at the highlights later on,were Wales inventive,or did the use the centres to go through the middle and suck in defenders.

by Glas a du Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:26 am

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:26 am

mainly used teh centres and Georgrie, but you should check out Geth Jenkins' fly half skills, seriously the man can play anywhere Wink

so some inventive play too.

by Cymroglan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:30 am

I wonder how long people will continue using North and potential in the same sentence.

by samuraidragon Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:38 am

Awesome performance. Fiji are no Namibia, they are hard and fast and well-organized. A real achievement to nil them, also loved the way we kept going after the 80 was up to get more points.

Not sure about Byrne - some of his options weren't so good.

Very impressed with Lloyd Willams' pass.

North - what can you say? We've had big powerful wingers before. We've had speedsters. We've had wingers with skills and tricks. Don't think we've ever had a guy who does all three.

by Shifty Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:54 am

North is like a young Gareth Thomas no more no less.
The only difference is North seems a bit more sane, though what made Alfie great was the fact he was a head case.

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:54 am

couldnt believe when i woke up and saw that it was 66-0, congrats to wales.

by Shifty Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:55 am

Cymroglan wrote:I wonder how long people will continue using North and potential in the same sentence.

your right we should just call him World class now Yahoo

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 10:56 am

he's not world class yet. He's played well against Namibia and Fiji. Needs to show it against top tier sides now Smile

by Shifty Sun 02 Oct 2011, 11:00 am

rugbydreamer wrote:he's not world class yet. He's played well against Namibia and Fiji. Needs to show it against top tier sides now

You mean his braces of tries against South Africa and England don't count? Not to mention the try against Argentina where he swerved 3 Argentinian players without them laying a hand on him, before drawing the fourth to put AWJ in don't either? Headscratch

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 11:02 am

in this rwc then, I meant.

And no they don't count for me, not yet.

by Shifty Sun 02 Oct 2011, 11:03 am

rugbydreamer wrote:in this rwc then, I meant.

And no they don't count for me, not yet.

Your hard lady to please aren't you! Laugh

You know if your really not sure about him, I'm sure the Ospreys can give him a home chin

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 11:06 am

no I just don't want to hype him up unnecessarily. I know we all make jokes about him, and yeah he's amazing, but not world class yet. Maybe after the world cup we can call him that. And he's already signed for us for 3 years so he's not going anywhere! You leave my Georgie alone! raspberry

by Shifty Sun 02 Oct 2011, 11:08 am

rugbydreamer wrote:no I just don't want to hype him up unnecessarily. I know we all make jokes about him, and yeah he's amazing, but not world class yet. Maybe after the world cup we can call him that. And he's already signed for us for 3 years so he's not going anywhere! You leave my Georgie alone!

Oh yes I can see those Ospreys scouts circling Parc Y Scarlets now... North, Scott Williams, Priestland Whistle

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