Ireland are a very, very good team. And that showed in the end.
But the Wales players and coaches can be enormously proud of that performance.
Heart, courage and no little skill.
Ymlaen!
But the Wales players and coaches can be enormously proud of that performance.
Heart, courage and no little skill.
Ymlaen!
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Their kicking game won it for them in the end.
One team has forgotten how to lose, one has forgotten how to win.
In the long list of mistakes that the WRU have made, bringing back a coach who's methods are years out of date, ranks high on the gaff-ometer.
Wales have looked clueless and directionless this last few years and yesterday showed that given a bit of freedom those boys can play a bit.
As for players ages and the next RWC, he picked eight thirtysomethings against Italy.
You think the only difference with Gatland's approach was picking Anscombe?
You think Gatland deserves respect for picking a player who clearly isn't a Test 10 in one of the most important positions on the field, TWICE?
It was also reminiscent of the 2002 France game. Off the back of a thumping and coach resignation, we took it to the eventual GS champions, narrowly losing out.
There were more depths to plumb, but it was the start of something better. Eventually.