Oh well.... As much as I understand the lack of interest in this thread, it does give me space to let off steam!!
Italy vs Wales (22 vs 15) 
Well, at least the U20’s won – bring on that coaching team (
“Howller” had F’all to do with it BTW)!!
We can blame the conditions (same for both), we can blame some poor refereeing (same for both), but Italy were the better team by far and Wales were lucky to only lose by 7. Taking nothing away from Italy, Wales were shockingly poor (disgraceful really) – as is the norm, bereft of a gameplan and clueless in attack. It didn’t help when we expect players out of position to perform and keep selecting players who are not worthy of the position.
I have been a great supporter of Gatland in past years (
NEVER a fan of Howley in coaching terms), but there is zero excuse for this. The selection is wrong, the tactics are wrong, the gameplan is wrong, the coaches are wrong – the
“Blazers” of the WRU are clueless yet keep their collective jobs and salaries.
Went on a bit of a Rant after this (Soapbox doesn’t come close) …
I will only add this (one of many) devastating statistics from
Italy vs Wales… “Wales had 13 first phase carries in the first half and made one metre.” – Hurt doesn’t come close to how I’m feeling.
On the positive side though, the
“Triple Crown” is still on for Wales!! 
England vs France (26 vs 25)
Just to add to my woes and a dire Saturday, the
Lillywhites win!!
A far better though error-strewn game of rugby than the earlier attempt in Rome, and as much as I hate to say it the Lillywhites did very well (aside from the first 15-20)! The forwards were outstanding – the
“Curries” quite something, Fin Smith at 10 did very well (why didn’t he have all kicking duties), “Girly Smith” at 15 perhaps not his best (showy little shite) - I’m thinking Fin at 10 and Furbank at 15 going forward. Depressing as it is for a Welshman, the amount of quality players the Lillywhites have is ridiculous. I think we should give you our Welsh Rugby Union Members and Coaching Team to even things out a little…
Great to see Lawrence (Bath) having another good game in midfield as did the backline as a whole in the end… If the French handled well, it could have been a very different story though, they could well have been 2-3 tries clear early on.
That said, the English defence is much improved from last year’s dire attempt at their
“Rush Defence”, but there’s no question
Les Bleus were far from their best both in that facet of the game (Edwards will be pissed off) and in attack. The French minus Ntamack after his idiotic Red Card against Wales, a misfiring Ramos at 15 and for once a poor game for Dupont were key to their loss IMHO.
Scotland vs Ireland (18 vs 32)
Result-wise.. Meh. Both full of
“Plastic Nationals” (sorry) - Just wanted to enjoy the game despite it being Leinster vs….. Anywho: -
I gave up on the Live match at HT, but revisited the highlights. So many comments regarding
“Russel” going off being a huge factor, but Scotland were simply done by the power and work rate and fitness of Ireland – they also do the simple things well! Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of Russel (Bath), but his errors cost - sometimes outweighing his brilliance.
The Yellow Card for VDM was utter stupidity on his part and just gave further advantage to Ireland.
Pendergast I thought had a hell of a game – completely different from last week. Henshaw also for those slightly West of Wales....
and we could share the salary!! I would of course expect the larger margin for making a "Guest Appearance" on the field of play, but we can discuss that later..... Oh hang on, latest is that Matt Sherratt (Cardiff) has been appointed as Interim Coach - well, at least it's not Howler.
