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[TheLocalYokel]

England v Wales

I watched some of the game on the telly. I wasn't too impressed with England in the parts of the game that I saw. They seemed to make a lot of unforced errors. Perhaps credit is due to Wales for pressurising them leading to the mistakes. It certainly wasn't a spectacular feast of running rugby. Something for the true connoisseur maybe.

 

[Jerry]

I listened to most of it on the radio and it seemed like Wales just made too many mistakes and didn't get the luck with the TMO decision with Anscombes disallowed try.
England are a very good team and i think in hindsight 12 6 coming away with a losing bonus point isn't too bad though victory would've been better. I did listen to part of Eddie Jones interview after the match and he seemed a bit spiky like a coach under massive pressure.
I honestly think that this Championship could be an Ireland Grand Slam. I don't think Wales will win in Dublin but i do see them beating France and Italy.
It's going to be an interesting Six nations!

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Yes, it should be an interesting Six Nations. It often is.

 

[superking]

I see the ladies rugby was played between England and wales. The score was 56 nil to England.Is the ladies rugby played with as much passion or roughness as the mens rugby.

 

[Jerry]

Yeah it is pretty good and growing as well but there is a big gap between the England and Wales team. The England team is fully pro i believe while the Welsh team isn't .

 

[superking]

Hence the score line then. But every team is there to be beaten.Its like football with the ladies teams.Money talks and its showing in some of the ladies teams.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

It's always difficult to criticise any aspect of women's sport because there will be those who instantly label the comment sexist. I've tried watching women's rugby on the telly for short periods so I'll just say that I'm not a fan of the female version of the game. They lack the explosive power and lightning speed which is so important in the men's game and to me makes it worth watching.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

I'm watching a programme on Channel 4 regarding Singapore Airlines's new state of the art first-class suites. The contract to manufacture the new suites was awarded to a Welsh company based at Cwmbran.

 

[Jerry]

I'm watching a programme on Channel 4 regarding Singapore Airlines's new state of the art first-class suites. The contract to manufacture the new suites was awarded to a Welsh company based at Cwmbran.

That's great news for them! Maybe they can ship them out to Singapore using the new Qatar Airways flights!

 

[TheLocalYokel]

That's great news for them! Maybe they can ship them out to Singapore using the new Qatar Airways flights!

They fitted them into a new 380 before it entered revenue service. I presume the other 380s will be uprated and those new suites will also be fitted by the company.

 

[aviatorconcorde]

They fitted them into a new 380 before it entered revenue service. I presume the other 380s will be uprated and those new suites will also be fitted by the company.

I think the older ones are being phased out with some being refurbished.

 

[Jerry]

An earthquake of 4.7 on the Richter scale with its epicentre 1km north of Neath has been felt as far as Cornwall Liverpool Birmingham and Bristol.

://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/live-updates-earthquake-hits-wales-14303159

 

[David_itl]

BBC called it "England earthquake" to begin with

 

[Jerry]

BBC called it "England earthquake" to begin with

Not surprised at that! Sky news report focused more on Cornwall and Liverpool than the area it actually hit. Luckily it was only a minor earthquake and no damage has been done.

 

[David_itl]

My monitor and chair shook and I pretty much knew what it was straight away but wanted verification. My brother in Exeter said his window creaked but put it down to strong winds! With it being quite bit, I expect there may be a couple of aftershocks in the next week or so.

 

[Jerry]

I'm the other side of the country in thurrock but i rung my parents up in Cardiff and they didn't feel a thing. I've seen a few posts on Facebook and Twitter say they didn't feel anything.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

I felt nothing in Bristol this afternoon. I was in the central area and my wife at home on the southern edge of the city felt nothing either.

 

[richard winterbourn]

Yes, i can confirm that the earth moved for me in Leominster at precisely 1432. Time to rumble....

 

[aviatorconcorde]

Didn’t feel anything but family all in a 3 mile radius did.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

I felt nothing in Bristol this afternoon. I was in the central area and my wife at home on the southern edge of the city felt nothing either.

Lots of stuff in the local rag saying it was felt across the city (Bristol) with minor structural damage mentioned. As I said earlier, neither my wife nor I felt anything several miles apart in the city this afternoon.