Wales and Ireland Two warm up test series Match Thread

by maestegmafia Thu 29 Aug 2019, 1:46 pm

First topic message reminder :

7th SEPTEMBER 2019
KO: 14:00
IRELAND VS WALES
Aviva Stadium

Ireland

15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 91 caps
14. Jordan Larmour (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 15 caps
13. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 37 caps
12. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) 19 caps
11. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 77 caps
10. Jonathan Sexton (St Marys College/Leinster) 83 caps
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 73 caps

1. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 90 caps
2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 119 caps CAPTAIN
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 35 caps
4. James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 18 caps
5. Jean Kleyn (Munster) 2 caps
6. CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 32 caps
7. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) 18 caps
8. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 15 caps

Replacements
16. Sean Cronin (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 69 caps
17. Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 30 caps
18. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) 17 caps
19. Iain Henderson (Queens University/Ulster) 47 caps
20. Rhys Ruddock (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 22
21. Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 13 caps
22. Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht) 6 caps
23. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 23 caps

Wales

Leigh Halfpenny (Scarlets); George North (Ospreys), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Hadleigh Parkes (Scarlets), Josh Adams (Worcester Warriors); Rhys Patchell (Scarlets), Tomos Williams (Cardiff Blues); Wyn Jones (Scarlets), Elliot Dee (Dragons), Tomas Francis (Exeter), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Alun Wyn Jones (capt, Ospreys), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Ross Moriarty (Dragons).

Replacements: Ken Owens (Scarlets), Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Dillon Lewis (Cardiff Blues), Adam Beard (Ospreys), Josh Navidi (Cardiff Blues), Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints), Owen Watkin (Ospreys)

by maestegmafia Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:03 pm

BigGee wrote:Wales suddenly come back to life. Probably to much to do though and can't see Ireland rolling over

Actually having possession helps. We hadn’t had the ball this half until a few minutes ago.

by **BigGee** Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:04 pm

Good try and well deserved

Could have a game on now

by **RDW** Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:04 pm

Deserved try from Wales - patchell has made a difference

by maestegmafia Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:05 pm

Debut try for the train...!

by majesticimperialman Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:05 pm

Great try by Wales. Nice side step.

by No9 Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:05 pm

As it stands All Blacks back to IRB #1... Erm

by mikey_dragon Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:05 pm

Lane still a good finisher, possibly a worthy candidate to go to Japan. It’s between him and Amos right?

by maestegmafia Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:05 pm

RDW wrote:Deserved try from Wales - patchell has made a difference

I think he is the sensible squad selection as he can cover fullback and centre too...

Feel bad for Jarrod Evans s he is a cracking player...

by BigTrevsbigmac Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:06 pm

Both half backs have made the difference

by mikey_dragon Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:06 pm

No9 wrote:As it stands All Blacks back to IRB #1...

Achieved by not beating the No.1 team....

by No9 Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:07 pm

Patchel got the second 10 spot.

by tigertattie Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:07 pm

Patchell and Tomas surely have ousted Evans and Davies for back up half backs now?

Playing with far more urgency and basics

by Collapse2005 Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:08 pm

mikey_dragon wrote:
No9 wrote:As it stands All Blacks back to IRB #1...

Achieved by not beating the No.1 team....

Haha

by WELL-PAST-IT Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:08 pm

Irony

by No9 Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:08 pm

Another try and this will be a hell of a last 10 mins

by maestegmafia Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:08 pm

mikey_dragon wrote:
No9 wrote:As it stands All Blacks back to IRB #1...

Achieved by not beating the No.1 team....

Ha ha ha ....! That’s the funniest thing I’ve read on here for a while...

Blwdi kiwis taking the number one in the rankings and they haven’t beaten wales in what two years... . I hope Gatland has a dig at his mate Hanson about that later

by Guest Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:09 pm

Elliott Dee! Missed an open goal!

by tigertattie Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:09 pm

Great tackle to stop a try

by **BigGee** Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:09 pm

Wow, how close was that. Probably should have scored though

by maestegmafia Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:11 pm

Well played McGrath

by **RDW** Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:11 pm

Who is the Welsh reserve tighthead? He's really not having much fun today..

by maestegmafia Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:11 pm

Unfortunately for us viewers that’s a knock so Roman poite can waste the last 12 minutes setting a broken record

by **BigGee** Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:11 pm

Gats is not looking to pleased in the stand!

by mikey_dragon Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:12 pm

Not sure why every scrum call goes against Wales now, that’s just poor refereeing, the kind you expect from French refs. Some days it goes your way and others it doesn’t I guess.

by No9 Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:12 pm

Poite conned there by Irish front row....

by maestegmafia Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:12 pm

BigGee wrote:Gats is not looking to pleased in the stand!

Probably ate a wasp sandwich for lunch. He often looks like he has done that...

by **BigGee** Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:13 pm

I think he took him in the air

by maestegmafia Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:13 pm

Conan has been a lot quieter than I thought he would be ?

by Collapse2005 Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:14 pm

BigGee wrote:I think he took him in the air

yeah

by WELL-PAST-IT Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:14 pm

was that an early tackle?

by No9 Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:14 pm

Yellow....

by mikey_dragon Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:14 pm

I didn’t see it, it happened pretty fast. If it looks like he’s attempted the tackle then it’s a good try.

by tigertattie Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:15 pm

Naughty Bundi

by **RDW** Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:15 pm

And that is why forwards make me nervous when they have the ball in space!

Not much Aki could have done but definite pen.

by **BigGee** Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:16 pm

There was really not much Aki could have done about that. It was the bad pass that cause it.

Only ever a penalty and probably harsh on Aki but that is the law

by WELL-PAST-IT Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:16 pm

That was lucky for Wales, that was not a jump to get the ball, he just lifted his feet off the floor.

by mikey_dragon Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:16 pm

Why didn’t they call a shoulder charge?

by Collapse2005 Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:17 pm

Wales a bit lucky there but it was the right call

by maestegmafia Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:17 pm

Good all by poite. Poor old bundi looked like he thought he was gonna get an early shower

by No9 Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:17 pm

Very close to no arms on that also... replay doesnt show him try and wrap his arm round him...

Lucky not yellow, if the no arms was seen could have easily been red. Under RWC rules, TMO could have called for red,

by tigertattie Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:17 pm

That one wee penalty could be the difference in making the blackness no 1 again!

Imagine having to rely on a penalty from a ref to be able to get to world number 1!!!

by Collapse2005 Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:19 pm

No9 wrote:Very close to no arms on that also... replay does show him try and wrap his arm round him...

Lucky not yellow, if the no arms was seen could have easily been red. Under RWC rules, TMO could have called for red,

I think you are getting a bit carried away with that one.

by Collapse2005 Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:19 pm

tigertattie wrote:That one wee penalty could be the difference in making the blackness no 1 again!

Imagine having to rely on a penalty from a ref to be able to get to world number 1!!!

From a french ref too

by maestegmafia Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:20 pm

Tad Beirne is at six? I completely forgot he was on the pitch.

It’s been an odd game in respect of the breakdown

by No9 Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:20 pm

It’s there

by WELL-PAST-IT Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:20 pm

A much better second half from Wales, this lot look like they have some co-ordination

by **RDW** Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:21 pm

Game on!

by **BigGee** Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:21 pm

Patch definitely on the plane now!

by tigertattie Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:21 pm

Can you get motm only playing 40 mins?

by maestegmafia Sat 31 Aug 2019, 4:21 pm

Nice step patches

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