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

[faithfulbyname]

Get in Wales!

[moorside roughyed]

Go Wales,get in!

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Nobby has been on the sauce. "there's 12 legs there, don't know how that works when there's only 4 players".

[shrewsbury roughyed]

Great defence. Yet another 18 tackles on the line. Big hearts this Welsh team

[Waynebennettswinger]

Excellent first half from Wales. Group D is looking interesting. Not convinced that PNG and Tonga will have it all their own way.

[Dunbar]

Superb from Wales so far.

[Futtocks]

A really disciplined, spirited and positive 40 minutes from Wales.

[UBranger]

Another great game.Impressed with Wales.

[GazTheDon]

A Good first half for Wales. Really looking forward to the second half!

 

[shrewsbury roughyed]

A real John Kear team. No messing. Nothing fancy. No fear. Playing to their strengths. Hard working. Deserved half time lead. Hope they can keep it up.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Really entertaining game so far! 

[Black Country Wire]

Glad I brought a woolly hat tonight. Think I'll be getting the gloves out on Friday night!

[Futtocks]

This has been even more entertaining than the goings-on in Westminster this evening. And that's setting the bar high!

[StandOffHalf]

Wales doing well. Simple, good scrambling defence, kicking from Fozard, and taking their chances. Very commendable 40 minutes from them.

The Kukis look a bit lackadaisical - as though they expect to throw the ball around and run through. I think Wales will find it tough to keep up the stoutness, but they are well and truly in the game.

[moorside roughyed]

Come on Wales!

[Tex Evans Thigh]

Great game. Wales have been excellent, simple game plan executed perfectly. Cookies havent played badly or anything just a really good Welsh performance so far. Still think CI will win but great for the group as the other 2 teams arent miles in front. Could end up with some shocks as we almost got last night.

[StandOffHalf]

Dave Woods with one of the zingers of the tournament, on the sets of brothers in the teams:

''Not many fathers were responsible for the players in these sides''.

I nearly fell off my chair. I didn't know polygamy was still legal in Wales and the Cook Islands...

[DavidM]

Whatever happens to Leigh in SL they’ve got a really smart SL stadium and pitch 

[Northern Eel]

Think I would have ruled loose carry there. 

Never mind. Still game on.

[GUBRATS]

2 ex Leythers in charge of the ' Cooks ' , Toni Iro and Terri Glassie 

[Wigan Riversider]

Just now, GUBRATS said:

2 ex Leythers in charge of the ' Cooks ' , Toni Iro and Terri Glassie 

When did Tony Iro play for Leigh (1991?)

[Eddie]

Just got home from work and turned it on, was expecting Cook Islands to be at least 16 ahead at h/t - Come on Wales  

[DavidM]

Is it pronounced Iro with an I or Iro with a E 

[GazTheDon]

4 minutes ago, Wigan Riversider said:

When did Tony Iro play for Leigh (1991?)

Yep, 1990/91

 

[graveyard johnny]

17 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

This has been even more entertaining than the goings-on in Westminster this evening. And that's setting the bar high!

John Kear for prime minister