Ben James @benjames1796 Twitter profile

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Ben James

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4 years

That is outrageous. #FRAvENG

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2 months

Quite enjoyed this piece of commentary on Irish TV…

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8 months

Dan Biggar giving a speech in French at Wales’ World Cup welcome. Unsurprisingly, the locals loved it.

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Ben James

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2 years

The amount of tweets I've seen saying Wales should drop Alex Cuthbert because he 'gave away too many penalties against England' when isolated is just crazy. The problem wasn't Cuthbert making line breaks. It was the lack of support. Twitter is broken, people.

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Ben James

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4 years

This was sexual from Tomos Williams. Should be on after the watershed. #WALvITA

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Ben James

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2 years

Nothing says Six Nations quite like an entire street coming to a standstill because a handful of French lads have started hoisting some up-and-unders outside a Greggs for locals to catch.

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2 years

Talk about an instant impact from Louis Rees-Zammit. Barely on the pitch for 30 seconds and this is his first touch 👀

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Ben James

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2 years

Gareth Anscombe just running back to halfway calmly after slotting that conversion when the only natural reaction is this:

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Ben James

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2 years

Has there ever been anything unintentionally funnier than Clive Woodward just standing motionless for about 10 seconds with his hand out waiting for a handshake from Shaun Edwards?

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Ben James

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3 years

‘International rugby has become a boring, tedious kick-fest’

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Ben James

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2 years

Rhys Priestland coming back to Test rugby after four years to one-up Kurtley Beale with a last-gasp penalty is something I could watch over and over again.

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Ben James

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3 years

Think everyone's already said it by now, but I really can't my head around not taking Josh Navidi.

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Ben James

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7 months

Gutted for this man this evening. Was playing on one leg at times tonight. Not the way his Wales career should have ended.

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Ben James

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1 year

Pivac yesterday. “We'll get better as we go. With South Africa, we had a good month building up to that as our clubs had been knocked out of competitions early.” That’s such a grim quote when it comes to the state of Welsh rugby as a whole. A mess from top to bottom.

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Ben James

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8 months

Mika and Sebastien Chabal. The punditry duo we don’t deserve.

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Ben James

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2 years

Six Nations admins doing all they can to wind me up this week…

Guinness Men's Six Nations

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2 years

The definition of last ditch tackling... Just the 1 metre short! 😳 #GuinnessSixNations

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Ben James

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3 years

This is Finn Russell's world and we're all just living in it.

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Ben James

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5 years

Bit late but that attitude from Michael Hooper can get in the bin. Don't criticise tackle technique when a) you could easily have been in the bin for poor tackle technique and b) your entire camp and coach has shown ignorance and disregard on it all week. #AUSvWAL

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Ben James

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2 years

Last time I pushed this graphic out, Alun Wyn Jones did his shoulder against New Zealand. But I'm a bigger believer in shameless self-promotion than bad omens so...

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2 years

15v13. Nadine Dorries would be so confused.

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Ben James

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3 years

Tell you what, I am loving the uproar from senior English football journalists about the 'biased Welsh coverage' of the Turkey game the other night. One's just called the BBC the Welsh Broadcasting Corporation. I don't think they were being ironic either...

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Ben James

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3 years

Give us the Test series we deserve.

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Ben James

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2 years

As a single line of commentary, I’m not sure it gets better than this.

Dafydd Duggan

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2 years

'England, what have you done? And Wales, what are you doing?'

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2 years

Virtually every iconic moment of Welsh rugby in the last 20 years or so is inseparable from the line of commentary Eddie delivered at the time. His written word was just as good as his spoken. Desperately sad news.

BBC ScrumV

@BBCScrumV

2 years

We're saddened to bring you the news that our friend and colleague, former Wales international Eddie Butler has died aged 65

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Ben James

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9 months

Saw someone on here accuse Josh Adams of diving yesterday and thought ‘That’s a batshit take but it’s only one person’. Then I saw Andy Goode’s tweets this morning…

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Ben James

@benjames1796

5 years

Me before seeing this clip: ‘I don’t really care who wins this final’ Me after this clip: ‘Nkosi sikelel' Afrika...’

ITV News

@itvnews

5 years

Boris Johnson has delivered this message of support to the England team ahead of the Rugby World Cup final against South Africa on Saturday #RWC2019

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Ben James

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2 years

The bellend's bellend. Guarantee the bloke quotes Brent ironically. Question now is which podcast gets him on to revel in his 'bantz'...

Jamie Phillips

@JNPhillips4

2 years

Plenty of good moments in the #GuinnessSixNations but pitch invader ‘Jarvo 69’ getting flattened by Twickenham security guard is undoubtedly the highlight of the weekend.

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Ben James

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1 year

Regions: 'Can we get rid of international players on sizable wages who we don't see that often throughout the season?' WRU: 'No.' Regions: 'Well, can we sign cheaper alternatives from abroad who are available all year long?' WRU: 'Also no.'

WalesOnline Rugby

@WalesRugby

1 year

EXCLUSIVE: WRU set to block Cardiff move for South African playmaker | @Steffan_Thomas1

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Ben James

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1 year

Last Thursday, 12 Cardiff players currently earning somewhere between £50-250k were told the most they could be offered next season was £30k. Bosses didn’t want to even insult many with an offer. Throws up some serious welfare issues for next season.

WalesOnline Rugby

@WalesRugby

1 year

Exclusive: Twelve Welsh rugby players earning up to £250,000-a-year told they can now only get £30,000 during crushing meetings | @benjames1796

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Ben James

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2 years

Are we going to get a tosser on the pitch every week then?

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Ben James

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2 years

Understand Louis Rees-Zammit has been released back to Gloucester for this weekend. Haven't heard anything else in terms of the Wales team, but that's quite the bombshell.

WalesOnline Rugby

@WalesRugby

2 years

Louis Rees-Zammit set to miss Wales v England Six Nations clash after bombshell selection call

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Ben James

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2 years

Having been listening intently to the ref mic in the past two weeks, it’s clear what a good job Dan Biggar and Adam Beard are doing as captain and vice captain. All the nonsense about Biggar and his temperament for the role before the tournament now looks very daft.

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3 years

Jaco Johan

@thenosyone987

3 years

Respect your attitude in defeat, but there were some questionable calls. I'll highlight a few @Springboks @lionsofficial

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3 years

CBS Sports

@CBSSports

3 years

If you could nominate one sports image to hang in the Louvre Museum, what would you choose?

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Ben James

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8 months

Probably better than the anthem we’ll hear tonight…

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Ben James

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2 years

Trying to get some positives in early ahead of kick-off. - The fact that Jarvo 69 is probably in a Dublin jail cell means he can't rock up in a Springboks jersey today. That's it really.

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Ben James

@benjames1796

5 years

Warren Gatland ahead of #WALvRSA "Against Japan, I was surprised Vermeulen wasn’t red-carded during the game or cited afterwards." This is what he's talking about.

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Ben James

@benjames1796

2 years

Not sure how Wayne Pivac turns this around. If his time is up, I doubt few would complain. What can't happen is making him a sacrificial lamb so the WRU can continue to make the same errors as they have done for years. Coach is just one beam in the burning barn of Welsh rugby.

WalesOnline Rugby

@WalesRugby

2 years

It's hard for Wayne Pivac to come back from this, but he shouldn't be the sole scapegoat for Welsh rugby's problems | @benjames1796

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Ben James

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7 months

Was bored waiting for another late press conference so here's a 🧵on Nick Tompkins being so good at, as Rio Dyer puts it, "making the defender whack him". Been crucial to Wales' attack from strike moves so far in this tournament.

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Ben James

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3 years

Pure filth from Seb Davies

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Ben James

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2 years

On the bright side, Neil Jenkins is currently filming an hour-long video to be uploaded on Vimeo later this week... #RSAvWAL

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Ben James

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2 years

Nice to finally see that blue scrum cap again.

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2 years

Picking apart the positives from yesterday, whenever the BBC make Slammed 2, they’ve got the first part of the opening episode sorted…

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Ben James

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2 years

RugbyInsideLine posting a shit take based on false equivalence and zero logic just for likes? Well I never...

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Ben James

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3 years

Josh Adams is quite good at the rugby.

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3 years

Awful news about Sean Lock. A masterful comedian.

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Ben James

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2 years

Toying around with new team graphics. Thoughts welcome.

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Ben James

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3 years

How good is it to see Rhys Priestland pulling the strings in a Welsh jersey again?

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Ben James

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2 years

If I see one more comment about Stephen Jones' ability as a player and how 'he never used to make linebreaks' and how that impacts on his coaching now, I'm going to lose my mind.

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Ben James

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5 years

Of all the horrific rugby hot takes you'll see in the coming weeks, this is an early contender for the best...

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3 years

I’ll go out on a limb and say ‘no’.

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Ben James

@benjames1796

1 year

Only highlighting supposed injustices against South Africa doesn't prove a bias against them. You could find a 'bias' against anyone if you looked hard enough. It just means other countries don't have directors of rugby that are embarrassing themselves on twitter.

MNM

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1 year

@WalesRugby @benjames1796 Explain how he is an embarrassment because at no point has he lied or fabricated anything. There is a bias against the Springboks and if you were honest you would see it too. So many French fans have admitted to bring puzzled by some if the calls against the SA in the match.

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Ben James

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5 years

Refreshing to see the ‘let the boys play’ brigade extend from concussions to Super Typhoons... #RWC2019

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Ben James

@benjames1796

3 years

Watching the game back for some other analysis stuff, but remember loving this at the time from Johnny McNicholl. Lovely work on the kick return, nice little offload to Priestland and then up from the deck into first-receiver. Best game in a Welsh jersey so far.

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Ben James

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4 years

Facebook keeps suggesting this ‘Rugby Onslaught’ page. I’d rather pour bleach in my eyes. Literally everything you could hate about that shit subsection of rugby ‘bantz’...

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2 years

SA Rugby magazine

@SARugbymag

2 years

A closer look at the lead up to Makazole Mapimpi's try reveals that it should not have been negated for an offside penalty against the Bok forwards.

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Ben James

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1 year

just how much Welsh football and rugby has aged me in the last week:

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Ben James

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4 years

Horrible that he feels the need to write this. You don't have to look too hard to see how much the likes of Willis, Hadleigh or Johnny have bought into life in Wales and pulling on the red jersey. Embarrassing some idiots don't see that. Gutted he won't feature this weekend.

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Ben James

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1 year

There’s a dozen or so dumpster fires burning in Welsh rugby rugby now and getting rid of Pivac wouldn’t extinguish many of them. But that’s not a reason to not do it. Tried to understand what the DNA of this team is over and over again but I’m at a loss.

Wales are bouncing from low to low, Pivac isn't the man to lead team forward

Pivac's departure wouldn't come close to solving the myriad of issues facing the game, but his time still could be up

www.walesonline.co.uk

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Ben James

@benjames1796

2 years

Wales’ players fronted up on Saturday. This group will always be capable of that. But there’s still plenty wrong with Welsh rugby. And if the WRU continues to chokes the life out of the supply chain, you soon won’t have a national team capable of papering over the cracks.

WalesOnline Rugby

@WalesRugby

2 years

Wales' win over Scotland cannot paper over the cracks of everything that's wrong off the field | @benjames1796

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Ben James

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5 years

The amount of people on here saying Wales don't deserve to be in a World Cup semi-final and calling them shit despite a year-long winning run and a Grand Slam:

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Ben James

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2 years

Seen some strange criticisms of Dan Lydiate on here. Thought he went well yesterday after a long time away from Test rugby. Granted, some of the people doing the criticising seem to have their own agendas...

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Ben James

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1 year

Currently trying to work out if there's a way of getting Jac Morgan, Tommy Reffell, Justin Tipuric and Taulupe Faletau in the back-row to face Ireland.

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Ben James

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3 months

“You throw it, I'll catch it.”

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Ben James

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3 years

Find it strange some people are pinning Cory Hill’s departure as a failing of the 60-cap rule. It’s a failing of the WRU. You can’t force players to choose between having their cake and eating it if you withhold the cake in the first place.

WalesOnline Rugby

@WalesRugby

3 years

The Wales jersey only has so much power in a world of pay cuts and the WRU would do well to realise that | @benjames1796

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Ben James

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4 years

Lot of people understandably comparing Pivac to Gatland. Not denying there are some faults that need to be fixed. But you’d think Gatland never lost at Twickenham or in Dublin given what some people are saying. Rather than actually losing 10 from 17 at those two grounds. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Ben James

@benjames1796

5 years

At half-time in Wales' opening Six Nations match, they trailed 16-0 to the French in Paris. At half-time in Cardiff in the final game, they lead 16-0 at the break against Ireland. 40 minutes away from a Grand Slam that seemed improbable weeks ago. #WALvIRE

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Ben James

@benjames1796

3 years

Had a look on Twitter for five minutes today and first thing I saw was a bunch of old journalists talking about today’s generation wouldn’t survive in the good ol’ days. That’s enough Twitter for me today.

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Ben James

@benjames1796

2 years

My own little tribute to the sheer delight of Benny in motion.

WalesOnline Rugby

@WalesRugby

2 years

He simply turned rugby into an art form. 'Brilliant. Oh, that's brilliant.'

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Ben James

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3 years

Finally made it to South Africa. I’ve had worse views to be fair.

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Ben James

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2 years

Understandably seen a few people surprised Nick Tompkins isn't involved on Friday. According to the WRU, he's not been considered for selection as he sustained a concussion in Saracens' victory over Leicester Tigers last Saturday.

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Ben James

@benjames1796

2 years

Already in my DMs about when the Welsh Rugby Podcast is going to come back… 🙄

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Ben James

@benjames1796

4 months

Not a mockery: - TMO links not working for 50-odd minutes of games. - Not enough camera angles for TMOs. - Threat of copyright strikes on a video of TMO failure, while other ripped URC footage on here seems ok. - The amount of air miles. Mockery: - Truck by side of pitch.

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Ben James

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1 year

Ospreys beat the French and English champions in the space of six days while the game in Wales is going to hell in a handcart and players don't know if they'll have contracts in a matter of months. This is the first reply. This is why we can't have nice things.

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Ben James

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8 months

If I'm reading Murray's tweet correctly, there's been 60,000 simulations done where Wales won the whole thing. You'd better believe I'm celebrating each and every one of them.

Murray Kinsella

@Murray_Kinsella

8 months

Here's how the final @OptaJonny tournament predictor views percentage likelihood of teams winning RWC. Recent form, historical success, and fixture difficulty are among factors involved. Opta say they simulated the RWC 10 million times to get these percentages. What you reckon?

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Ben James

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4 years

Old friends reunited... #FRAvWAL

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Ben James

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2 years

I'm always torn on which is worse: rugby twitter or rugby reddit. Both are depressing in equal measure.

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Ben James

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2 years

Still haven’t quite mustered the nerve to watch Saturday’s game back. Probably still should for some analysis, but there’s limits to what I’ll do for the job…

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Ben James

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2 years

I'm not totally sure of the logic behind starting Alun Wyn Jones when you've got Will Rowlands playing excellently and Ben Carter having seen six minutes of action. But happy to see Dewi Lake, Halaholo and McNicholl all start. Think they'll all add something to Wales' attack.

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Ben James

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3 years

Been wanting to a piece like this for a few years now, sitting down with a player, going over match footage and getting him to break his performance down. @Sheedy95 was the ideal player to do so, while @BristolBears were really helpful. Really enjoyed putting this one together.

WalesOnline Rugby

@WalesRugby

3 years

Inside the mind of a fly-half: Wales star Callum Sheedy breaks down the England performance that marked his Test credentials By @benjames1796

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@benjames1796

3 years

If we're talking about 'worst ever Grand Slams'...

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1 year

Few thoughts on Josh Navidi and just how important he was for Wales. Feels like hyperbole to say he made Wales function, but, particularly in that 2021 Six Nations, he effectively did.

Why Josh Navidi was so good and so important to Wales

The 32-year-old has been forced to retire due to a neck injury

www.walesonline.co.uk

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Ben James

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4 years

A stadium fit to host an international match?

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Ben James

@benjames1796

2 years

Lots to like from Tommy Reffell's debut. Tackled everything, looked for work, took his jackal opportunities when they came and added to different parts of Wales' game.

WalesOnline Rugby

@WalesRugby

2 years

The intelligence of Tommy Reffell analysed as Wales' latest openside star methodically plots his way through stunning debut | @benjames1796

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3 years

Huge if true...

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Ben James

@benjames1796

3 years

Nothing like the sheer misery of Welsh rugby twitter after every match. In shit conditions with a backline with virtually no caps between them, you shouldn't sniff at any victory. Sure, it was far from convincing - or enjoyable for that matter - but there were some positives.

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Ben James

@benjames1796

3 years

The really clever part of the Rugby World Cup draw is that, while it starts three years before the tournament, by the time it is done, it is actually 2023. #RWC2023

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Ben James

@benjames1796

3 years

Men’s mental health is undoubtedly a topic that needs more open discussion and those conversations should be had. But if you’re only mentioning it in order to counter women’s life experiences on here, then you’re not really interested in having those conversations, are you?

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Ben James

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3 years

Being sat within hearing distance of the Boks' coaching box for three Tests has been, shall we say, an experience...

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Ben James

@benjames1796

3 years

When I grow up, I want to be Aaron Wainwright. #WalvNZ

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Ben James

@benjames1796

2 years

Forgot to include 'other than Josh Adams in the corner from a looping Anscombe pass'. Silly typo.

Ben James

@benjames1796

2 years

I'm struggling to see how Wales build points in this one. That's not the same for South Africa

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Ben James

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3 years

Absolutely gutting for Alun Wyn Jones. Very, very cruel.

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Ben James

@benjames1796

2 years

How did Nic Berry nearly give a yellow there...? Mad the TMO had to talk him around. #WALvFJI

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Ben James

@benjames1796

2 years

It's been a few days and I'm still desperate to know what the plan was here.

Ben James

@benjames1796

2 years

I really wish Wales hadn’t lost this lineout, because I’d love to know what they were planning with Josh Adams at the front.

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Ben James

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2 years

Been off for a few days. Decided to take a brief look at Welsh rugby twitter. Glad I’m still off for a few more…

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Ben James

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11 months

Rhys Webb joins Justin Tipuric and Alun Wyn Jones in retiring from international duty before the World Cup. At this rate, Warren Gatland won’t have to worry about cutting the squad down to 45 before the Switzerland training camp…

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Ben James

@benjames1796

3 years

Can’t we save this for the traditional time slot of the week before the third Test?

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Ben James

@benjames1796

4 years

The whole ‘rugby not being on free-to-air will kill the sports has always been a bit hyperbolic for my liking. If you’re a kid getting into rugby now, there’s never been more easily accessible watching material with YouTube and clips on social media.

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