Rugby

Are the highlights for any of these international games being shown anywhere? As others above I won’t pay for TNT sports.

TNT have the highlights later on their YouTube channel or on the TNT app, even without subscription, I think?

Tends only to be 6-7 mins though.

Jamie George “had the game won at 20 mins and then switched off” comment in his interview was unbelievable (and somewhat arrogant, as there does happen to be another team out there). That’s literally your fucking job to make sure that doesn’t happen as captain. So is he saying he’s not captain material? If so, I’d agree with him.

As a bybthe way - the games are being shown on pro7 in Germany - all you need is a German IP address.

Thanks, watched the highlights on YouTube. As you said just 5 minutes of highlights, no context of how the game was in anyway.

I just got a month's free sky sports. All it has done is show what a waste of money it is. Rugby Internationals - tnt. Liverpool / Villa - tnt. Cricket - tnt.
Maybe will watch the darts.

Tbf I find TNT good value for money, Prem football, Champions League, Rugby and Discovery for the cycling. It's just a shame they lost the rights to the Bundesliga games and European Rugby. England games really should be in terrestrial though as that's the main way to grow interest in the game.

Watching the Wales game on S4C.
I hate commentary, and it is seemingly easier to ignore it when it's in Welsh. (I am plastic Welsh and cannot speak the lingo)

Also, don't like timed reds.

Was disappointed at the atmosphere at Wales-Scotland in February (expectations too high?) but Wales-Fiji today was absolutely great, outside beforehand and during, surely helped by how Fiji approached things (never won in Cardiff, ahead after 80 minutes, decide to run it from their own line, deliciously bonkers). Oh yes, and players coming back on at half time to roving spotlights and Glue by Bicep. Being home by 5 was a bonus too.

TL;Dr - Wales-Fiji, artisanal pocket meat, train beers, lovely

Cummings banned. Bizarre, as it looks (to me at least) that they got the wrong player in this incident. Darge seemed to be far worse and wasn't bumped by the SA 9.

Should have brought on Ford…

(Trollololllololllololol…)

England are the inverse 2010's Kiwi's, finding novel ways to lose games in the last 20 mins.

Thought it was the wrong decision from NZ to go for the posts at four points down with 7 minutes to play.

Doesn't look good for Borthwick but they only put 9 past us and all of the games were close. Even Ireland were turned over by the All Blacks.

RSA have a very strong, highly organised rugby machine. They wanted to put a lot more past us for sure.

We don't have the try penetration that the top 3 have imo. Have we ever had tho?

Would have been a lot worse without Marcus

Yup. And conversely, they should have gone for posts at 9 down yesterday, so a converted try would win it.

On field leadership in the last quarter is lacking.

Feelings? (I know this'll land on unhearing ears)... End of the year for us

Silver lining, Could have been worse if South Africa had showed up on the second half. 5 live commentators summed it all up as “hopeless, rudderless, and dismal” and “first time a national team has gone a full year with no wins” which probably sums it up.

But it was always going to be a rebuild year for Wales with so many ending their careers after the World Cup, don’t think I recognise any/many of the squad that played today as ones with significant international experience