Thursdai's Match

Here we are again - stuck in a pub in Cardiff drinking Brains Dark, it's raining, old Dai Stedford is selling copies of the South Wales Evening Post (a Welshman's nearest thing to Le Parisien) and coachloads of portly gents in red blazers are brylcreeming down their hair ready for  a  towering rendition of 'The Bloody Great Fishes Song' once they have taken their place on the sacred turf of Cardiff Arms Park. Yes friends, it is World Cup Rugby at its most romantic - Wales v Japan.
It is a well known fact that the Japanese kill Wales given half a chance...but they do it in the interests of scientific research. It is as near as they will get unless Thenations 6  malaise rears its ugly head once again. I say this on the grounds that one of the top British Isles sides must strike some truly convincing form before it's too late. Wales can do that job if they put their minds to it. ("Pay attention at the back there Jenkins!") We will see - as ever. Picture shows a Vera Lynn classic - 'Whale Meat Again'.

Comments

[Martin]

Well, a to be expected result from a packed Cardiff Arms Park. Phillips the Wales scrum half seemed to have a good game and it did Welsh coinfidence the world of good. Martyn Williams in the back row was anotherdynamic player but I'm not sure the handling is up to the standard needed to contain a 'big' side...too much pressure will cause mistakes. Are Wales up to it? Probably.