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midoNdefoe

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Lol just read that, like wtf were they thinking? The subject of the next Paddy power as (surely) but the idea of that idiot giving the England rugby team a pep talk lol just unbelievable really.

The faces they are both pulling in the photo is hilarious! Hill looks like he's at his last straw and about to destroy him, Terry looks like he awaits that moment with utter smug satisfaction...
 

E17yid

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I’m not looking forward to this at all now.

Plus my Mrs just dropped the bomb her rents are down for the weekend. Fucking great.
 

E17yid

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Why are you not looking forward to it?

I guess I never do really.

There’s excitement in there to for sure but the nerves tend to take hold in the last few days.

On the plus side, my Mrs knowing me well and what I’m like whilst watching a Wales/England game, has decided to kick me out of the house rather then let her parents witness the chaos.
 

E17yid

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:ROFLMAO:

"You are hated there," says England scrum-half Danny Care. "Some of the fans genuinely hate you. They want to make it miserable, make the atmosphere intimidating and hostile."

The visiting team's journey from their hotel to the Principality Stadium does just that.

"The hype is exactly what you've heard," Care told the Rugby Union Weekly podcast. "It's an unbelievable place to play. The drive to the stadium goes right through the middle of Cardiff and the stories of people swearing at you are true - it happens.

"I remember old women giving you the middle finger. Everyone gives you stick. There was one lad who ran at the bus, jumped and head-butted the side of the bus.
 

Japhet

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:ROFLMAO:

"You are hated there," says England scrum-half Danny Care. "Some of the fans genuinely hate you. They want to make it miserable, make the atmosphere intimidating and hostile."

The visiting team's journey from their hotel to the Principality Stadium does just that.

"The hype is exactly what you've heard," Care told the Rugby Union Weekly podcast. "It's an unbelievable place to play. The drive to the stadium goes right through the middle of Cardiff and the stories of people swearing at you are true - it happens.

"I remember old women giving you the middle finger. Everyone gives you stick. There was one lad who ran at the bus, jumped and head-butted the side of the bus.

Bit pathetic really.
 

Japhet

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I'm saying nothing. I was delighted when Finn Russell was picked against us and after being utter garbage he played a blinder.
 

teok

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Some stats on mark wilson who has sort of gone under the radar. Remember in the autumn internationals he played 8 and was actually really good. Then moved back to 6 when billy came back.

It just shows how important having an actual balanced back row is with an actual specialist in each position (with curry now).

GGFKWwi.png
 

E17yid

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Press conferences should be soon.

Mind games will start.

Nice piece from Billy Vunipola saying how much he owes people in Wales for what they did to his family when he first cane over to Gwent when he was 5 or whatever.

Yeah, Billy, way to go for repaying the favour you turncoat.
 

mpickard2087

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Some stats on mark wilson who has sort of gone under the radar. Remember in the autumn internationals he played 8 and was actually really good. Then moved back to 6 when billy came back.

It just shows how important having an actual balanced back row is with an actual specialist in each position (with curry now).

GGFKWwi.png

I'm pleased he finally got his chance, real tough worker who does all the dirty work to a consistently very good standard. Really, he should have been playing two or three years ago (and then got dropped somehow in between after two great games in Argentina 2017), but we've got there eventually.
 

E17yid

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England team to face Wales: Daly; Nowell, Slade, Tuilagi, May; Farrell, Youngs; Moon, George, Sinckler, Lawes, Kruis, Wilson, Curry, B Vunipola.

Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Genge, Williams, Launchbury, Shields, Robson, Ford, Cokanasiga.
 

E17yid

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I never thought I’d say this in a wakes/England game but I think we can get at that front row.
 
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