Dragons v Blues Build-up Thread

[Luckless Pedestrian]

First topic message reminder :

Just thought I'd get the ball rolling ahead of Saturday's derby match. The Blues have a good record at Dave Parade and will be looking to get back to winning ways after losing at home against Edinburgh; the Dragons lost away to Leinster on the weekend but will have taken heart from scoring three tries at the RDS and will be looking to put in another winning performance at home.

What do we think? Who's going to come out on top?

[wales606]

Missed touch from the penalty too, but to be fair he did kick in miles.

[wales606]

Brilliant linking by the Dragons almost puts Prydie in, but the Blues cover and get a scrum.

[thebluesmancometh]

Daceys on!!!! WOOHOO

[Cari]

If anyone's interested it's 16 all in Treviso!

[wales606]

Daceys on!!!! WOOHOO

Is he!

Didn't realise he was on the bench.

Fantastic.

Oh,..not the best start for him though.

[thebluesmancometh]

Hennessy just let them play for a minute, we'll have a cracker if you do mun!!!

[wales606]

If anyone's interested it's 16 all in Treviso!

How long left?

[wales606]

Thought that had gone dead, not a good place for a lineout.

And its a Dragons penalty

[wales606]

If anyone's interested it's 16 all in Treviso!

How long left?

Leinster won 18 - 19 according to the bbc website.

[thebluesmancometh]

Nice ploy from the Dragons, one man take the ball carrier everyone else blindside the supporting players!!

[wales606]

Wasn't a bad Leinster team too, Sexton, O'Driscoll et al back too.

[maestegmafia]

If anyone's interested it's 16 all in Treviso!

How long left?

Leinster won 18 - 19 according to the bbc website.

Cari will tell you too that Treviso are a decent team

[wales606]

Blues gained 7pts while down to 14 men.

[wales606]

Dragons fail to take the high ball, gives the Blues a chance.

[thebluesmancometh]

Dacey cant get the blame for a simple fumble there!!!

[Cari]

Yeah, I was a bit behind. Sexton got a last minute DG after the conversion. Treviso are coming along nicely. Not such an easy fixture for visitors that one.

[maestegmafia]

Blues gained 7pts while down to 14 men.

Its the welsh way, we did it in the six nations

[thebluesmancometh]

technically MM everything in this game is the welsh way

[wales606]

Patchell needs to work on his strength into contact, im sure he will bulk up a but over the season.

[thebluesmancometh]

He was snagged by his shoe lace Wales, he fell forward but couldnt wrestle it back...

60 metre punt at goal?!?!?!?

[maestegmafia]

technically MM everything in this game is the welsh way

I was joking mate

[wales606]

Oooh, miles off with that penalty, should have gone for touch.

Dragons fumbling more aerial balls.

[maestegmafia]

From a welsh point of view, Faletau, Lydiate and Warburton all look in very good nick.

[wales606]

Blues demolish the Dragons scrum to win a penalty.

Those replacement props for the Dragons are struggling.

[thebluesmancometh]

Was looking forward to how the scrum went today, but looking at personnell (no offence dragons) its been depresingly even.

Hope Borrust and Mafi can make a difference against better scrums.

[wales606]

Poor lineout. Overthrown. Not what I hoped from Dacey so far.

[thebluesmancometh]

Navidi has been pinged there for what was exactly Glasgows gameplan!!

[wales606]

Pretorious rips the ball off Faletau...interesting.

[maestegmafia]

Harry should of kept going

[wales606]

Good break by Robinson though.

Pass was forward???

[wales606]

Harry should of kept going

Agree

[thebluesmancometh]

Both back rows have looked good today, Navidi, and Pretorious matching the lyds and Falatau, but Lewis evans has looked good and is getting stronger as the game goes on

[maestegmafia]

Pretorious rips the ball off Faletau...interesting.

Pretorius and two of his mates rip the ball. Faletau has stolen plenty off the blues though.

[wales606]

Sam Warburton take a bow.

Penalty chance to probably seal a win.

[wales606]

Pretorious rips the ball off Faletau...interesting.

Pretorius and two of his mates rip the ball. Faletau has stolen plenty off the blues though.

Just ribbing

[wales606]

Its good from Patchell, good kick under pressure.

5 - 13

We could actually get a win at Rodney Parade. Makes that last minute DG last week all the more annoying, we could be 3 from 3.

[maestegmafia]

Both back rows have looked good today, Navidi, and Pretorious matching the lyds and Falatau, but Lewis evans has looked good and is getting stronger as the game goes on

True... Very impressed with Nalvidi and Lewis Evans... But I think Lydiate, Warbs and Toby have been outstanding

32 turn overs is the figure announced on S4C.

some one tell them they dont get points for turnovers

[wales606]

Really long kicks from Patchell...and the Blues forwards all up to attack and win the turnover and the penalty.

Anothe shot at 3.

[wales606]

Beautiful penalty from near the touchline for Patchell

5 - 16

[thebluesmancometh]

defencively fair play back rows, support wise where the F have they been?!

[maestegmafia]

Patchell MOM

[thebluesmancometh]

I can see why they gave it to patchell but 5/6 backrowers couldve won it too!

[wales606]

Patchell gets MOTM, well deserved - an excellent debut.

First Blues academy flyhalf for years, its would take a madman (im looking at you Baber) to say he isn't first choice at 10 now.

Hopefully it will inspire the best in Tovey and we will see Patchell line up at 12 with Tovey at 10 while Roberts is away. (who am I kidding, Patchell would probably be better than Jamie "I only really perform for Wales" Roberts.

[maestegmafia]

Good game to watch... Too many dropped balls and bad passes...

WEll done Blues, commiserations Dragons. THe game was closer than the score

[wales606]

Fantastic result for a fairly young Blues team. Played better than I expected with Patchell showing glimpses of what he can do with front foot ball and played an incredible kicking game at times.

Warburton and Patchell the standouts for the Blues.

[Cardiff Dave]

Patchell gets MOTM, well deserved - an excellent debut.

First Blues academy flyhalf for years, its would take a madman (im looking at you Baber) to say he isn't first choice at 10 now.

Hopefully it will inspire the best in Tovey and we will see Patchell line up at 12 with Tovey at 10 while Roberts is away. (who am I kidding, Patchell would probably be better than Jamie "I only really perform for Wales" Roberts.

Really impressed with Patchell. He's got the lot and only 19 too.
Deserves a run of games after his performance this evening.
I do believe we have unearthed a gem here and about time.

[Cardiff Dave]

I can see why they gave it to patchell but 5/6 backrowers couldve won it too!

You're right, both back rows performed admirably as was expected I suppose, but for me Patchell was the shining light in a mostly dire game.

[tatterd]

you must all have been watching a different game to me! I have never seen such a poor game in terms of basic skills in the contact - I mean how many turnovers?? "You have it", no "you have it", no I insist - "YOU have it". Then there were the lineouts - AWFUL for both teams - I mean what do they do in training all week?? The skill levels were a joke and both teams will get ripped apart by Irish, Scottish, English and French teams (and the Scarlets) on that performance. Terrible terrible game

[youngguns6]

Worst game I've ever seen.

THE LEAST WORSE TEAM WON!
Neither team did anything. Both tried to spoil. Gutted we lost but really gutted that I dragged a few half fans down to watch such a bad game. Never seen so many errors.


Btw.. I did say dragons would struggle vs 2 opensides! Steffan is a class act but we lacked clean ball n we panicked all first half. Jonny Evans looked good.

FFS I'm
Gutted

[tatterd]

Young guns thanks God for you - I thought I was going mad!! Both coaches shouldn't be able to look themselves in the mirror tomorrow. What a shower - I wouldn't pay them in washers..........

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