Still three weeks to go before Pooler play a league match. In the words of the Rolling Stones “I can’t get no satisfaction” at the moment. I’ve tried and I’ve tried to watch the games on the TV but it just not the same.
The WRU decision to delay the start of the league
season looks more and more curious as we see the rugby world in action all around
us but still we sit around waiting. You will remember that originally we were
not due to start until 2022 so at least now we are in touching distance. Can’t smell
the liniment yet but it won’t be long.
Pooler did have a warm up game last weekend although
we couldn’t watch. They travelled to Bristol Bears to take on the A Team. This
was always going to be an extremely tough encounter. Pitting themselves against
a professional outfit was a pretty steep learning curve Despite losing 68-5 I
am sure that the experience will benefit the squad enormously.
The only rugby I have watched so far this weekend was
Exeter Chiefs v London Irish and I have to say I enjoyed it (a little). In the
Welsh psyche it is always good to see the underdog beat the big dog - unless you happen to support the big dog.
London Irish produced a tremendous display of running rugby and committed defence
to win deservedly.
Next Saturday, by way of an hors d’oeuvre for the
Pooler season, Wales play New Zealand. This is followed closely by a match
against the World Champions South Africa. We must be gluttons for punishment. I
am attending the match next Saturday and, from a rugby perspective, I am afraid
I can only predict an All Blacks victory. What with e tickets and Covid passes
and bag searches the other thing I can predict is absolute chaos before the
match. I may be proved wrong but I can see us being instructed to try and get
into the ground two hours or more before kick-off. It would have been far
better if this had been trialled on a smaller scale first.
As to the Welsh team, which will be shorn of the
players plying their trade in England, the management team will be facing a number
of selection dilemmas. I haven’t really watched much regional rugby so I am not
really in a position to judge current form. I do look at the results and
overall they do not make particularly inspiring reading. I am sure whoever
represents Wales will do their utmost but I do feel pessimistic
Anyway, I wish Wales all the very best and hope that I
am not still grappling with my phone outside the stadium when the whistle blows
for the start of the match and indeed the final whistle.
Come on Wales!
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