I'm hoping it's not. See ya next Saturday.//static.avforums.com/styles/avf/smilies/clap.gif
Like @gibbsy, I'm hoping it's not too.
Mrs. BT Bob (who is English) and I have managed to secure tickets courtesy of the Cardiff RFC ballot. It's about the only Wales fixture I haven't seen and one of us will be happier than the other leaving the ground.... data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 .
Should be a great game to watchespecially as Eddie Jones doesn't seem concerned about the roof being closed, should be nice and loud in there
Teams are up:
Wales: Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon); George North (Northampton), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Liam Williams (Scarlets); Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Rhys Webb (Ospreys); Rob Evans (Scarlets), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Tomas Francis (Exeter), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys, capt), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Ross Moriarty (Gloucester).
Replacements: Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Cory Hill (Newport Gwent Dragons), Taulupe Faletau (Bath), Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Sam Davies (Ospreys), Jamie Roberts (Harlequins).
England: Mike Brown (Harlequins); Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs); Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Owen Farrell (Saracens), Elliot Daly (Wasps); George Ford (Bath Rugby), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers); Joe Marler (Harlequins), Dylan Hartley (captain, Northampton Saints), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Jack Clifford (Harlequins), Nathan Hughes (Wasps)
Replacements: Jamie George (Saracens), Matt Mullan (Wasps), Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins), Tom Wood (Northampton Saints), James Haskell (Wasps), Danny Care (Harlequins), Ben Te'o (Worcester Warriors), Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby)
I think like every England fan the back row is a concern but all 3 are quality players and will hopefully pull a good performance out though can see haskell getting on sooner this week.
Glad daly and nowell are the wingers.
Gonna be a nervous watch and my father in law is Welsh so can't be doing with any gloating from him if we lose
Roof is to be open. Eddie Jones is worried about the goat though.data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
Never going to get a boring interview out of him. Eddie Jones that is, not the goat.
Eddie is the master of headology. One minute he doesn't cue about the roof, then he does.
Says he's worried about the Welsh "shenanigans", daffodils, goats, and so on....
This, however, is priceless:
The moment Robin McBryde's Eddie Jones gag brought the house down
Nice ruthless 9 try victory for Ireland against Italy.
Great response to last week's disappointment !
What an incredible match!