Wed 19 Oct: RLWC: Wales v Cook Islands KO 7.30pm

[MattSantos]

My money has gone on Cook Islands by 20.5 points.

 

[Wolford6]

2 hours ago, SydneyRoosters said:

Elliot Kear is playing 5/8 it says.

He played there a couple of times for the Bulls last season. He wasn't great but neither was the team. He's good anywhere in the threequarters and at fullback. In John Kear teams, the stand-off has usually done the tactical kicking and there's always a lot of it.

I was hoping for a Josh Ralph - Ollie Olds combo in the halves.

[Henson Park Old Firm]

Wales for the win

[SydneyRoosters]

22 minutes ago, Wolford6 said:

He played there a couple of times for the Bulls last season. He wasn't great but neither was the team. He's good anywhere in the threequarters and at fullback. In John Kear teams, the stand-off has usually done the tactical kicking and there's always a lot of it.

I was hoping for a Josh Ralph - Ollie Olds combo in the halves.

I would’ve like see some of the young Welsh halfbacks taken Cobi Green, Lewis Pinder or even Fraser Stroud who is contracted to hunslet right now I think.

Edited October 19, 2022 by SydneyRoosters

[SydneyRoosters]

23 minutes ago, Wolford6 said:

He played there a couple of times for the Bulls last season. He wasn't great but neither was the team. He's good anywhere in the threequarters and at fullback. In John Kear teams, the stand-off has usually done the tactical kicking and there's always a lot of it.

I was hoping for a Josh Ralph - Ollie Olds combo in the halves.

From what I remember he kicked the ball out on the full once or twice in the France test, Hopefully Ralph is doing most of the kicking.

[crusadin_photoman]

On 17/10/2022 at 15:48, Wolford6 said:

We'll wear them by their having to go through or round Ben Evans and Ant Walker. It's a long way round.

 

How did you manage to nick my image (the top one) without the watermark?

 

[Hughsehhh]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/63276525

Good build up by the BBC. 

Also like Kear's comment that 12 of the 24 lads were born in Wales, which is pretty awesome for a tier 2 nation and given the comparative lack of strength of the game back at home. The football team for example I dare say have less than 50% actual Welsh born players, yet are continually lauded by the Welsh press 

Edited October 19, 2022 by Hughsehhh

[GeordieSaint]

1 hour ago, Hughsehhh said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/63276525

Good build up by the BBC. 

Also like Kear's comment that 12 of the 24 lads were born in Wales, which is pretty awesome for a tier 2 nation and given the comparative lack of strength of the game back at home. The football team for example I dare say have less than 50% actual Welsh born players, yet are continually lauded by the Welsh press 

Didn’t realise that about the football - good stat. 

Wales should be the second international development priority in the Northern Hemisphere behind France. 

Or second development priority for the RFL in conjunction with the WRL (behind London). 

[Eddie]

1 minute ago, GeordieSaint said:

Didn’t realise that about the football - good stat. 

Wales should be the second international development priority in the Northern Hemisphere behind France. 

Or second development priority for the RFL in conjunction with the WRL (behind London). 

It’s not a stat, he’s just guessing. Wales produces no end of footballers and always has. 

[Hughsehhh]

6 minutes ago, Eddie said:

It’s not a stat, he’s just guessing. Wales produces no end of footballers and always has. 

What are you on about? It's a fact that in some games in recent history, they haven't fielded a majority Welsh born team (and I'm Welsh, before you ask).

Dan James, ampadu, mepham, Brenan Johnson, rabbi matondo, Kieffer moore, to name just a few from the most recent squad 

[Eddie]

17 minutes ago, Hughsehhh said:

What are you on about? It's a fact that in some games in recent history, they haven't fielded a majority Welsh born team (and I'm Welsh, before you ask).

Dan James, ampadu, mepham, Brenan Johnson, rabbi matondo, Kieffer moore, to name just a few from the most recent squad 

That isn’t what you said though tbf. 

[Wolford6]

14 minutes ago, Hughsehhh said:

What are you on about? It's a fact that in some games in recent history, they haven't fielded a majority Welsh born team (and I'm Welsh, before you ask).

Dan James, ampadu, mepham, Brenan Johnson, rabbi matondo, Kieffer moore, to name just a few from the most recent squad 

The common link is that both Welsh men and Welsh women are really good looking, caring  and not too intelligent. An absolute catch for any foreigner.

 

[Hughsehhh]

1 hour ago, Eddie said:

That isn’t what you said though tbf. 

What did I say?

[Eddie]

That you dare say they have less than 50% of non welsh players, rather than that they have, which sounds like an informed guess rather than stat. You then go on to say that has been the case on occasions in the past, not that it is now. I really have no idea if they have < 50% welsh players now and don’t want to argue about it, I just didn’t think it sounded like a stat in the first place. Apologies if I misinterpreted it. 

14 minutes ago, Hughsehhh said:

What did I say?

 

[Welshleaguelover]

4 hours ago, Hughsehhh said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/63276525

Good build up by the BBC. 

Also like Kear's comment that 12 of the 24 lads were born in Wales, which is pretty awesome for a tier 2 nation and given the comparative lack of strength of the game back at home. The football team for example I dare say have less than 50% actual Welsh born players, yet are continually lauded by the Welsh press 

I think you're overestimating the amount of non-Welsh born players in the football team.

[JimBronco]

5 hours ago, MattSantos said:

My money has gone on Cook Islands by 20.5 points.

 

I've gone for Wales +18

[MattSantos]

24 minutes ago, JimBronco said:

I've gone for Wales +18

Half way between us would be Old Trafford ish... naked fight in a car park to settle?

[JimBronco]

5 minutes ago, MattSantos said:

Half way between us would be Old Trafford ish... naked fight in a car park to settle?

Why do we have to be naked? People would already laugh at my fighting skills...they'll laugh even harder seeing me naked! 

[Moe syszlak]

45 minutes ago, JimBronco said:

I've gone for Wales +18

Me too. Think if Wales can score 22 points against lebanon they are capable of getting 2 or 3 tries tonight. Cook islands will probably win, but they're not good enough to run up a cricket score.

[The Future is League]

Wales in a very tight game, but Wales do need an early try or 2 otherwise the Cook Islands will destroy them if Wales have to change the game. Apart from the odd occasion history shows us John Kear's sides are not very good when chasing games

[MattSantos]

53 minutes ago, JimBronco said:

Why do we have to be naked? People would already laugh at my fighting skills...they'll laugh even harder seeing me naked! 

We could just watch the game and see what happens. 

I'll be naked.

[shrewsbury roughyed]

29 minutes ago, MattSantos said:

We could just watch the game and see what happens. 

I'll be naked.

I hope we don’t see that on VAR, no offence.

[Jughead]

The Kukis by 20. 

[Black Country Wire]

4 games in and my first really poor seat of the tournament, back row in the corner so can't even see the screen.

Suspect there will be an empty one I'll be able to move to come kick off though!

[Jughead]

They can’t even spell people’s names right. This is the elite competition in the sport, ffs.