General Chat

There coming out!

IRELAND V ENGLAND KICK OFF 4PM

Here are the Teams:

ENGLAND:

Mike Brown, Jack Nowell, Luther Burrell, Billy Twelvetrees, Jonny May, Owen Farrell, Danny Care; Joe Marler, Dylan Hartley, David Wilson, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Tom Wood, Chris Robshaw (captain), Billy Vunipola

Replacements:
Tom Youngs, Mako Vunipola, Henry Thomas, Dave Attwood, Ben Morgan, Lee Dickson, George Ford, Alex Goode


IRELAND:

Rob Kearney, Andrew Trimble, Brian O'Driscoll, Gordon D'Arcy, Dave Kearney, Jonathan Sexton, Conor Murray; Cian Healy, Rory Best, Mike Ross, Devin Toner, Paul O'Connell (captain), Peter O'Mahony, Chris Henry, Jamie Heaslip

Replacements:
Sean Cronin, Jack McGrath, Martin Moore, Iain Henderson, Jordi Murphy, Isaac Boss, Paddy Jackson, Fergus McFadden

Now whether to support Ireland or England gives many of us in Wales a quandary. It took me 3 seconds to weigh up who to cheer for.

C'mon Ireland. :-D :-D :-D We can both give your OH a cwtch (hug) in the cwtch (coal hole) at end of match. My greatest delight this year is to see the Duke of Lancaster (can't remember his first name) looking thoroughly miserable. :-D

Thankyou John :-) :-)

I feel a bit of a fraud really! But I do love it!:-D :-D :-D

I THINK CASTRO WAS SHORT FOR CASTROGIOVANNI...but I may be wrong! :-S

Yes John!

Now I have a quandary!

I'M WELSH AND OH IS IRISH! :-D :-D :-D

Now OH supports Wales even if it comes to a match between Wales and Ireland BUT...IF IT INVOLVES IRELAND V ENGLAND....... :-| :-| :-| :-| :-| :-D :-D :-D

Of course if England beats Ireland then Wales will stand a better chance of winning the Championship!

AND THEREIN LIES MY QUANDARY :-S :-S :-S :-S

Hi Jems :-D

Many thanks. Get yourself another glass of Can y Delyn (or pis aderyn as my fil used to call it) and settle down for your next commentary. If Wayne is worth £300k a week (see other thread) you are worth £350k.

Btw, you got a bit carried away. According to wiki, a hairy man called Castro is Cuban, not Italian. ;-)

Hi John :-) :-) :-) :-)

Hi Ann :-) :-) :-) :-)

What an exciting and excellent finish for Emma and anyone else who supports Scotland. Italy are quite a good side this year, so all credit to the Scots. Showed real grit and granite.

Now to watch the winners (regrettably I feel we will come second this year - to my second fave nation, Ireland).

brilliant Scotland - what a finish :-D :-D :-D :-D

Drive Scotland have made ground.

YES! YES! YES! WEIR DROP GOAL!

Last seconds of play.. ball kicked out and ....WIN WIN WIN for SCOTLAND!

FINAL SCORE:
ITALY 20 SCOTLAND 21 :-) :-) :-)

WELL DONE SCOTLAND AND OUR EMMS :-) :-) :-)
Commiserations to Italy

Scotland are pushing ahead. Richie Gray on the flank. Bad pass and ball went out.

Italy throw in. Scotland have stolen.

Scotland Scrum just outside Italy 22. Scotland put in.

They have a chance here! Could be the last play of the game!

Scrum collapsed. Scotland put in at the scrum still.

Scotland still have the ball and are pushing ahead. No mistakes now!

Scrum to Scotland right in the middle of the field! Last chance to get something from this. A drop goal would give them a 1 point lead to win!

CONVERTED? YES

SCORE:
ITALY 20 SCOTLAND 18

With just 8 minutes to go

oooooooooooooooooooooooooh here they come again Italy!

They have a TRY! WITH 10 MINUTES TO GO!

and it's 18 all with the conversion to come!

Just been watching Chelsea scrape a victory against Everton - who were better, I thought. All those expensive foreign players, and it was Lampard crossing and Terry scoring. Now to watch the New Saints on S4C and perhaps pick up bits later of Ireland match.

So it is great to come on here and find out how Scots and Italy are getting on (in finite detail) :-D :-D :-D

Stevw Walsh awards the Try for Scotland and deservedly so!

Second Try for Alex Dunbar

Converted by WEIR

SCORE ITALY 13 SCOTLAND 18!

Scotland has stolen ball and cleared their lines. Italy throw in by the halfway line.

Italy's line out but knock on.

Scotland put in at the Scrum.

YES.. GREAT RUN BY ALEX DUNBAR....TRY! BUT IT'S GOING TO TV! :-0 :-0

Possible Obstruction and/or Forward Pass.

Pen ITALY. Ref told Scotland to use the ball but he didn't.

GREIG LAIDLAW OFF
CHRIS CUSITER ON

SCRUM DOWN ITALY

Kicked long. Caught by Hogg.

Ryan Grant Off

Alasdair Dickinson On

ITALIAN REPLACEMENTS