Unlucky for Mark Delany , I would rather he get a­ chance than wobbly Donaldson . I do hope Henry plays­ him at some stage otherwise what point was the of him­ coming on the tour other than injury cover , he needs­ GAME TIME . Hopefully he will get a run out againts­ Italy.

Unlucky for Mark Delany , I would rather he get a­ chance than wobbly Donaldson . I do hope Henry plays­ him at some stage otherwise what point was the of him­ coming on the tour other than injury cover , he needs

Wales are a step behind the AB's in terms of­ playing test match rugby for the last two months ,­ coming off the Tri-Nations and the test match in Tokyo­ so thay have more rugby under there belt and more­ cohesion which is why Henry felt he could include other­ players in the team , not sure how many test friendlies­ wales have played (if any)

Hey Moggie 2727,

Kiwi living in London since 2003
Yeah­ some valid points. I've been to Welsh test every­ year since 2003....Not going ot Cardiff this year and­ GUTTED already!
Great test venue and just love it­ all!
Kaino -good development working progress
Same with­ Eaton-Think that is eye toward long term stability in­ the locks
McAllister still struggling I think to get­ back up to speed, since his Bangers and mash days at­ Sale
Mulliaina-Yep definately looking back at his­ best
Rococoko had to be dropped-His form was VERY­ poor
Brad Thorn missed out on been a great All Black by­ about 5 years to many years in League

Should be a good­ match-Best of luck Taff...
Hoping it 56 years­ continuing!

as a proud south african i think wales will fall to new­ zealand, watching n.z last week against australia was­ like watching an ol n.z team they are on the rise from­ their slump in the tri-nations and carry momentum into­ this weekend, the team henry has name is a strong team,­ moggie2727 kaino is a strong powerful runner with the­ ball and even better in defence, jason eaton is a­ prolific lineout jumper, and brendon leonard an jimmy­ cowan are both dynamite at scrum half, zac guildford­ may not have played a test yet but is a class act in­ any game he plays in, as for brad thorn the man maybe­ 34 but he is a work horse on the field, in and around­ the ruck and is still 1 of the most feared forwards in­ the world to date, and as for the front row, their­ never is a weak n.z front row wales should count their­ lucky stars they aren't playing south africa. nz­ have lost tony woodcock the best loose head prop in­ world rugby but that wont mean that wales will push­ them over in the scrums

as a welshman going to the match, this is both awesome­ and terrible news
good news;
hes picked kaino instead­ of thomson, which is great
eaton instead of donnelly,­ who won all their lineout ball v wallabies
leonard­ instead of cowan, who is an absolute liabilty
no­ Mcallister on the bench
hes persisting with muliaina,­ when hes dead-weight livin on past glory
he didnt bring­ rococoko, so guildford is untested at this level
brad­ thron is 34 and gettin more cumbersome every match
and­ the front row is untried to say the least
bad­ news;
picked read over rodney so'oialo, future all­ black captain
carter is fit, as hes still the best 10­ in the world by a country mile
and of course, king of­ the ruck, Mr McCaw is still the most valuable player in­ the world
the game is mpre balanced than it has been in­ years, but can wales stop thinkin of the all blacks as­ demi-gods?.. imo, no, but in 5 days we'll know!