Galles-Inghilterra 6N 2007 -Topic Ufficiale

[MT]

Apro il topic ufficiale della partita di sabato.

[teodoro]

ecco la formaizone inglese

England: 15 Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks), 14 David Strettle (Harlequins), 13 Mathew Tait (Newcastle), 12 Mike Catt (London Irish, c), 11 Jason Robinson (Sale Sharks), 10 Toby Flood (Newcastle), 9 Harry Ellis (Leicester), 8 Nick Easter (Harlequins), 7 Tom Rees (Wasps), 6 Joe Worsley (Wasps), 5 Tom Palmer (Wasps), 4 Martin Corry (Leicester), 3 Julian White (Leicester), 2 George Chuter (Leicester), 1 Tim Payne (Wasps),
Replacements: 16 Lee Mears (Bath), 17 Stuart Turner (Sale Sharks), 18 Louis Deacon (Leicester), 19 Magnus Lund (Sale Sharks), 20 Shaun Perry (Bristol), 21 Shane Geraghty (London Irish), 22 Jamie Noon (Newcastle).

ancora niente Wilko,al quale si aggiunge la defezione di Lewsey e di Tindall,ma ritorna Cueto..Corry ancora i nseconda,con Easter nr.8

[astronaut84]

Si è saputo che tipo d'infortunio è occorso a Wilko, questa volta...?

[JerryCollins]

la meta di horseman era irregolare, shanklin gli ha fatto muro. hook sembra proprio forte, belli gli scatti di shane williams. catt, ellis e robinson belli da vedere, ottime le mete inglesi.

cecinelli + IMBARAZZANTE CHE MAI, sarà che è l'ultima partita del torneo e si sta lasciando andare. Rick Greenwood simpaticissimo e competente. gli sta facendo 10 a 0 al cecio che oggi tanto per cambiare è scandaloso e secondo me addirittura dannoso per chi non sa tanto di rugby e lo ascolta.

[ThePunisher]

Wales 27 - England 18

James Hook (Man of the match) inspired Wales to a stirring RBS 6 Nations victory over world champions England that staved off the ignominy of a tournament whitewash.

Fly-half Hook was the dominant force in an enthralling Millennium Stadium encounter, amassing 22 points as England's distant title hopes floundered and left France celebrating a successful defence of their crown.

In a game which constantly ebbed and flowed, 21-year-old Hook kept his composure to claim a try, conversion, drop-goal and four penalties.

Prop Chris Horsman also touched down, but England - 15-0 adrift after just 14 minutes - played their part in a thrilling spectacle as scrum-half Harry Ellis and wing Jason Robinson scored tries.

The visitors drew level at 18-18, but Hook once again raised himself to another level, scoring all of Wales' second-half points and leaving Scotland as recipients of the wooden spoon.

Hook, who only started in the number 10 shirt due to Stephen Jones' wrist injury, displayed a maturity way beyond his years, and England could not respond with an organiser and tactical controller of similar stature.

After events in Rome and Paris, England need a fanciful 57-point winning margin to secure an improbable RBS 6 Nations title triumph, but they ended up suffering a sixth successive loss away from Twickenham.

Hook booted Wales ahead inside 100 seconds and Wales struck an opening blow when Hook crossed for a try after opposite number Toby Flood saw his attempted clearance charged down while visiting number eight Joe Worsley was receiving treatment.

The fly-half added the conversion, but a groggy Worsley went off to be replaced by Magnus Lund, meaning a switch from blindside flanker for debutant James Haskell.

Hook rifled over a 45-metre penalty not long before Wales claimed their second try. Hook and skipper Gareth Thomas played pivotal roles during the build-up before Horsman claimed the touchdown. Hook narrowly missed the conversion.

England desperately needed inspiration, and it arrived in the towering form of skipper Mike Catt four minutes before half-time.

He left Wales scrum-half Dwayne Peel for dead before kicking into the Wales 22 and continuing his lung-busting run. The supporting Ellis reacted superbly to touch down and put England back in the contest.

Flood converted, then landed an angled drop-goal, hauling England even further back into contention at 15-10.

Wales edged eight points clear when Hook booted a 25-metre penalty but Ellis then scooted away in open play and his superbly-timed pass enabled Robinson to sprint clear and touch down.

England suffered a setback early in the second period when Catt, who had battled all week to overcome a hamstring problem, limped off to be replaced by his London Irish colleague Shane Geraghty.

Robinson took over as skipper, and Flood hauled England level with a 44th-minute penalty.

Hook hoisted Wales 21-18 in front with 17 minutes remaining and the fly-half continued to torment England, slotting a drop-goal before kicking another penalty to open up a nine-point gap and leave England reflecting on third place in the championship.

[ThePunisher]

Brian Ashton has hailed the contribution of scrum-half Harry Ellis during England's RBS 6 Nations campaign.

Ellis proved the world champions' outstanding performer in a tournament that saw them beat Scotland, Italy and France, but lose both away games against Ireland and Wales.

And his form proved a major boost for England, having struggled to find a consistent occupier of the scrum-half role after Matt Dawson and Kyran Bracken retired post-2003 World Cup.

Head coach Ashton said: "I think Harry Ellis, at this moment in time, has established himself as England's number one number nine.

"He is an incredibly physical scrum-half, and he has done well. I am really pleased by his efforts."

Ellis scored England's opening try in a 27-18 Millennium Stadium defeat against Wales, and then set up wing Jason Robinson for a scintillating touchdown following his rampaging break through the home defence.

While Ashton admits he is "a fair distance away" from formulating the World Cup squad that will defend the Webb-Ellis Trophy in France later this year, Ellis appears a certainty, having seen off his current closest challengers Shaun Perry and Peter Richards.

England's next Test is against World Cup pool opponents South Africa in Bloemfontein on May 26, and Ashton added: "I am going to sit down this next week and have a really good look at the personnel available, then start working towards getting a squad together for South Africa.

"You can split the Six Nations into two phases from our point of view.

"Had we stayed with the way we played in the first three games [against Scotland, Italy and Ireland], we would have made no progress whatsoever.

"We've tried to change that, so I think we have made some significant progress. We have just got to work really hard now to get the balance right in terms of how we play the game.

"We've only had two games with the mindset change, so we are going to have to take it on board pretty smartly.

"Everyone is critical to it. We've got to have everyone singing from the same hymn sheet, as it were.

"I felt that some players dealt with the (Wales) game better than others. In that sort of environment, especially with the younger players, they will learn a hell of a lot.

"Maybe it is an experience they have got to go through to progress. Lots of sides around the world in different sports have been through that sort of thing before."

[teodoro]

ho visto oggi la partita...Galles superiore,Hook fantastico,da numero 12 lo ritengo sprecato..
la meta di Horseman anche secondo me era irregolare,pero l'hanno data!contento per la vottoria dei dragoni!!