rugby_rockstar says...

HOLD ONTO THE BALL.

You can't play rugby without it, make them give away penalites and yellow cards as they try to get the ball off you.

Keep possession, play with patience and intelligence, stay on your feet at ruck time and put them under pressure. Good technique and a high workrate. But keep it simple. Don't try to out NZ the All Blacks becasue they are better at their bread and butter than you are. You've gotta to pick a Welsh strength and make sure the game is played in that area. Blitz like a you-know-what, play hard at the ruck. recycle. don't force anything or you'll be 7 points worse off faster than you can say Isreal Dagg.

Posted 15:30 20th November 2012

heathy says...

This looks a better line up for Wales and reading the article you can't help but feel that Gatland's presence has really been missed. Sorry Howley, you were a great player but you just don't have the presence or the assurance as a coach. Jonathan Davies has been missed in the backline more than Jamie Roberts would have been ATM. He's a very good player. Mike Phillips (although hasn't been playing good rugby and is an a*se of a guy) will keep the NZ back row honest. My main concern is the front row. Oh, how Wales miss Adam Jones. He's probably the, if not one of, the world¿s best props and he is irreplaceable for Wales. Scrum time could be bad news for Wales but luckily, the scrum isn¿t New Zealand¿s most effective weapon. Wales will play much better though and will also raise their game. They will be beaten and probably by 20 points but they really do need to step it up. Top 4 spot has gone to dust so they need to, at least, keep in the top 8. This at the moment is not looking good but a good performance will help.

Posted 14:36 20th November 2012

passtheball says...

Do you think Warren harbours thoughts of coaching the ABs in the future? That team will perform better than they did against Samoa. At least the tackling will be different this time.

Posted 14:16 20th November 2012

sanka69 says...

Yes but he was referring to the World Cup which I am pretty sure was held in NZ not Oz! (re)ad the quote more like!

Posted 13:58 20th November 2012

ArmchairGeneral says...

Would think Gatland knew the difference between touring New Zealand and touring Oz. re the quote. Make or break for Priestland.

Posted 13:32 20th November 2012