Re: Wales Vs Jamaica : Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:34 pm  

Is this on tv like the last Wales match was?

Re: Wales Vs Jamaica : Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:47 pm  

William Eve wrote:

When the game has to resort to staging a Wales international in Wakefield, it really is time to pack it all in and quit pretending to be a professional sport administered by professional people.

Does the same apply to the Brazil football team who stage a number of "home" matches in Europe?

Re: Wales Vs Jamaica : Thu Oct 20, 2016 1:14 pm  

wildshot wrote:

Does the same apply to the Brazil football team who stage a number of "home" matches in Europe?

Thats ok then. Wales are big enough that they don't have to play games in their own country to get people interested.

Re: Wales Vs Jamaica : Thu Oct 20, 2016 3:55 pm  

Nothus wrote:

Is this on tv like the last Wales match was?

It isn't listed on either S4C or BBC2 Wales programme guides.

Re: Wales Vs Jamaica : Thu Oct 20, 2016 5:11 pm  

William Eve wrote:

When the game has to resort to staging a Wales international in Wakefield, it really is time to pack it all in and quit pretending to be a professional sport administered by professional people.

Without the GB brand and scheduled domestic seasons between August and May, international RL is utterly screwed, as it has been since 1995/96 .

Most Rugby Union clubs in Wales have events on at their club houses on a Friday night so a short notice friendly could not be accommodated and of course will be holding games on Saturday be they 1st or 2nd team games.

It's more down to Welsh Rugby Union teams being semi professional and making money outside of rugby than RL and its professionalism.

Re: Wales Vs Jamaica : Thu Oct 20, 2016 5:25 pm  

LifeLongHKRFan wrote:

Thats ok then. Wales are big enough that they don't have to play games in their own country to get people interested.

A bit like a Candian team playing in an English league.

Re: Wales Vs Jamaica : Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:10 am  

William Eve wrote:

When the game has to resort to staging a Wales international in Wakefield, it really is time to pack it all in and quit pretending to be a professional sport administered by professional people.

Without the GB brand and scheduled domestic seasons between August and May, international RL is utterly screwed, as it has been since 1995/96 .

They probably staged the game in wakefield as most of the Jamacian team are from Yorkshire

Re: Wales Vs Jamaica : Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:25 am  

Well, for all of the "knockers" out there, it was a decent game and but for the ref's (Cobb) whistle, Jamaica would have very likely won this one.
A hat trick for Jones Bishop, the third of which tied the game, giving Jamaica chance to win form the conversion, followed by a contentious decision (not to give a knock on) from the resulting kick off which was spilled by Jamaice, which meant the game finished 16 -16.
The penalty count was massively in Wales favour but, the sin binning was certainly right (for a a "spear" tackle).
Jamaica played some good stuff and defended really well, with Wales struggling to make yards with ball in hand.

Good game and just a shame that so many "fans" prefer Eastenders on a Friday night, instead of spending a tenner to watch a decent game of RL

Re: Wales Vs Jamaica : Sat Oct 22, 2016 9:07 am  

[quote="wrencat1873"Good game and just a shame that so many "fans" prefer Eastenders on a Friday night, instead of spending a tenner to watch a decent game of RL[/quote]

Oi, I gave up double Corry to go!

I think 1400 was a decent enough crowd, with a bit more planning it could've been better - I'd like to have seen street food and a bit more of a carnival, but I think Wakefield stepped in at the last minute to put this game on.

Have to say it was a fantastic friendly atmosphere and a very entertaining game, without the worries and anxieties that go with watching Trin.

Jamaica were very well drilled considering the short time they've had together - Glenn Morrison has added a gilt edge to his coaching CV.

Re: Wales Vs Jamaica : Sat Oct 22, 2016 9:31 am  

wakeyrule wrote:

Oi, I gave up double Corry to go!

I think 1400 was a decent enough crowd, with a bit more planning it could've been better - I'd like to have seen street food and a bit more of a carnival, but I think Wakefield stepped in at the last minute to put this game on.

Have to say it was a fantastic friendly atmosphere and a very entertaining game, without the worries and anxieties that go with watching Trin.

Jamaica were very well drilled considering the short time they've had together - Glenn Morrison has added a gilt edge to his coaching CV.

Think Wales were surprised by the physicality of the Jamaicans and hopefully they came through without any injuries but it was a wake up call ahead of Italy and whilst against Serbia we spread the ball wide throughout the game last night it was too much crash bang wallop and trying to barge our way through the middle and when it leads to spilling the ball inside the opponents 10 4 times in 20mins it wasn't going to work.

It was a game we could have lost but still travel to Monza full of hope especially as two of the star players from Llanelli (Olds and Grace) plus Koppy and Joseph with their bags of experience will return for that one.