Malt 379 Posted November 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Aye, not much of a game.. A few moments of quality with the Welsh tries, Beck's especially but that was about it.. All those changes were telling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,217 Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 What a game for you to have to endure gnash, that second half was such a bad advert for rugby, 46,000 fans in there tonight and it sounded like 6 from 45 mins onward..........feckin dire. The refs have only just started wearing them for test rugby, they started that off in super 15 rugby I think. Must admit i found it hard work ....might help if i knew the rules ........in fairness its hard for a crowd to get an atmosphere going in a ground that size.........anyway results the important thing,thought the young kid making his debut did ok.......didnt he ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted November 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 What a game for you to have to endure gnash, that second half was such a bad advert for rugby, 46,000 fans in there tonight and it sounded like 6 from 45 mins onward..........feckin dire. The refs have only just started wearing them for test rugby, they started that off in super 15 rugby I think. Must admit i found it hard work ....might help if i knew the rules ........in fairness its hard for a crowd to get an atmosphere going in a ground that size.........anyway results the important thing,thought the young kid making his debut did ok.......didnt he ? Oh no it isn't! Go there and watch a proper match like a Wales vs England's at the six nations, these Autumn games are more like friendlies.. The more prestige ones like the upcoming one against Australia will generate a bit more atmosphere.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted November 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Not the best video to illustrate it, but it will give you a bit of an example of the ground in full voice: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ossie n Arch 1,682 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 What a game for you to have to endure gnash, that second half was such a bad advert for rugby, 46,000 fans in there tonight and it sounded like 6 from 45 mins onward..........feckin dire. The refs have only just started wearing them for test rugby, they started that off in super 15 rugby I think. Must admit i found it hard work ....might help if i knew the rules ........in fairness its hard for a crowd to get an atmosphere going in a ground that size.........anyway results the important thing,thought the young kid making his debut did ok.......didnt he ? Oh no it isn't! Go there and watch a proper match like a Wales vs England's at the six nations, these Autumn games are more like friendlies.. The more prestige ones like the upcoming one against Australia will generate a bit more atmosphere.. ...........At least we're good for something. Pretty good atmosphere at the end of the Haka. :thumbs: 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnny boy68 11,726 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Hard to get an atmosphere :laugh: 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted November 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Hard to get an atmosphere :laugh: The atmosphere was the most intense I've ever heard it there for the whole of that match, and that was watching it on the TV! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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TOMO 26,407 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 I can remember the games from Cardiff arms park as a kid,,, would watch them with me dad,, my dad was a big welsh rugby fan,,, mind his dad was welsh so it's understandable ,,, not to mention the great players they had ,, the like of jpr,,g Edwards , ect ect ect,,,, All the singing with max boyes the comedian,, standing there almost conducting the ground,,, I have to say them welsh boys have a good voice ,,, you get a chill down your spine when you hear them 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,217 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 What a game for you to have to endure gnash, that second half was such a bad advert for rugby, 46,000 fans in there tonight and it sounded like 6 from 45 mins onward..........feckin dire. The refs have only just started wearing them for test rugby, they started that off in super 15 rugby I think. Must admit i found it hard work ....might help if i knew the rules ........in fairness its hard for a crowd to get an atmosphere going in a ground that size.........anyway results the important thing,thought the young kid making his debut did ok.......didnt he ? Oh no it isn't! Go there and watch a proper match like a Wales vs England's at the six nations, these Autumn games are more like friendlies.. The more prestige ones like the upcoming one against Australia will generate a bit more atmosphere.. All i meant Malt was its hard to get an atmosphere in a half empty stadium the size of the Millenium as Johnnyboy said there didnt sound much atmosphere......ive been there a few times myself its one of the greatest sporting venues in the Uk in my opinion but 42k people in a 80k stadium whatever it is takes something to generate atmosphere. As for the haka i always like to see the iconic things in sport so i went to Twickenham to see England v All Blacks a few years back very impressive i dont understand it at all but you still get a sense of the history and tradition behind it......they did that kamate one which im told means " you will die " or something .....just the sort of thing you want to hear lining up to play rugby against a bunch of mad looking loonies like that Ive never been into the game but you cant help be impressed at the passion involved. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted November 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Gotcha! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ossie n Arch 1,682 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 The Haka wasn't quite what it is today in them days.................. :laugh: 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,407 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 I remember them arch,,,, mind you aload of white guys doing it,, never looks the same,,, them Moirai ,,are scary looking fecker s,,, I remember being in Hong Kong airport a few year back,,, waiting for a transfer,,, I was on an air New Zealand flight,,, and there were a load of all blacks boarding from the Hong Kong sevens tournament ,,,,some fecking monsters and they were sevens players,,, one stuck in my mind,,, he had shorts on,,, and feck me,, he had the biggest calves I have ever seen especially as he was so tall,,, bigger than all the body builders I had seen at shows,,, just rediculas they were 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drebz87 39 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 if scotland didnt have a decent penalty kicker we'd be screwed! should have had a try when maitland got through he just never pinned ears and went frustrating watching them like!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ossie n Arch 1,682 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 I remember them arch,,,, mind you aload of white guys doing it,, never looks the same,,, them Moirai ,,are scary looking fecker s,,, I remember being in Hong Kong airport a few year back,,, waiting for a transfer,,, I was on an air New Zealand flight,,, and there were a load of all blacks boarding from the Hong Kong sevens tournament ,,,,some fecking monsters and they were sevens players,,, one stuck in my mind,,, he had shorts on,,, and feck me,, he had the biggest calves I have ever seen especially as he was so tall,,, bigger than all the body builders I had seen at shows,,, just rediculas they were The All Blacks trained at Syston RFC in 91 before their World cup game against the Itialians and we got to scrum down against them. Pretty neat to be able to do that. I sat down next to one of their props in the bath afterwards.......................Turned out to be Va'aiga Tuigamala, one of their wingers. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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