Gloat, gloat - proud to be Welsh [Archive]

Biff

7th February 2005, 12:03

Ok, so I may be posting this in a place where there is no interest in the subject matter at all, but hey WALES BEAT ENGLAND !!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOHOOOOOO.

And I don't want to hear any bollox from the poms out there. Martin Johnson has retired - get over it. Johny Wilkinson is a great kicker, but an average outside half - get over it.

:spudguita :wari: :banana: :wari: :banana: :spudbooge :spudbooge

merv

7th February 2005, 12:11

Are there any decent Welsh motorbike racers to speak of?

MSTRS

7th February 2005, 12:17

Thought there was a smell of leeks & coal dust around here :confused:

Biff

7th February 2005, 12:33

Are there any decent Welsh motorbike racers to speak of?

Nope - there's about as many famous Welsh motorbike racers as there are famous Kiwi wombat hurlers.

riffer

7th February 2005, 12:50

Yup. 'twas a good weekend for the celts.

The Scots wupped the bastard English in the sevens as well.

Pity they got destroyed by Aussie, but hey they played their final the game before. :niceone:

Sniper

7th February 2005, 13:43

Nope - there's about as many famous Welsh motorbike racers as there are famous Kiwi wombat hurlers.

I was a wombat hurler, but Im South African, does that count??

bear

7th February 2005, 14:10

Ok, so I may be posting this in a place where there is no interest in the subject matter at all, but hey WALES BEAT ENGLAND !!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOHOOOOOO.

And I don't want to hear any bollox from the poms out there. Martin Johnson has retired - get over it. Johny Wilkinson is a great kicker, but an average outside half - get over it.

Good stuff, hope you fellas get good numbers into the Lions team for NZ.

Biff

7th February 2005, 14:15

Yup. 'twas a good weekend for the celts.

The Scots wupped the bastard English in the sevens as well.

Pity they got destroyed by Aussie, but hey they played their final the game before. :niceone:

and the Scots were robbed in the 6 nations V France. One disallowed try for being in touch, where the replay obviously showed the Scots player wasn't. Besides, the freakin touch judge could never have seen it as his view was blocked by the French tackler. Otherwise it would have been a Scottish win.
Damned shame.

Biff

7th February 2005, 14:18

I was a wombat hurler, but Im South African, does that count??

I'm not sure what the International Wombat Association's rules are on residency. I think you may qualify if your grandmothers, next door neighbours, cousins best friend could point Mount Hutt out on a map of New Zealand :spudwhat:

PuppetMaster

7th February 2005, 14:23

WALES BEAT ENGLAND

Any team that Wales beat must be absolute shite :done:

Biff

7th February 2005, 14:26

Any team that Wales beat must be absolute shite :done:

Oh you are a witty one aren't you? Watch the match did you? An expert on rugby are you? I mean Wales must really be shit to have been the only team nearly to give the All Blacks a real fright recently eh!

Constructive comments always welcome. :brick:

PuppetMaster

7th February 2005, 14:37

Oh you are a witty one aren't you? Watch the match did you? An expert on rugby are you? I mean Wales must really be shit to have been the only team nearly to give the All Blacks a real fright recently eh!
Constructive comments always welcome. :brick:

Expert on Rugby...yip, sure am. Anything you wanna know ?

Are they showing the games live on Sky Sport ?
There was no replay on sunday morn, only on the rugby channel, which the boss has deemed inappropriate for our household.

Wales nearly beat the AB's, the AB's 2nd team that is. And they DIDNT beat the AB's did they, nearly doesnt really cut it. I nearly won the US tennis Open, but I didnt put in my entry, nearly did though.

Hey, and dont get me wrong, I support Wales against everyone except NZ and Scotland, especially against the poms. :niceone:

Biff

7th February 2005, 14:52

Are they showing the games live on Sky Sport ?
There was no replay on sunday morn, only on the rugby channel, which the boss has deemed inappropriate for our household.

I don't know mate - I got up at 6.20 am and watched it on the Rugby Channel. I actually convinced my boss that it wouldn't cost any more money to sign up for it cos the movie channels were crap so we'd simply swap the subscriptions over.

Besides, if you sign up for the rugby channel now you get entered into a draw for 2 tickets to see the Lions openeing test. Fingers crossed.

Oscar

7th February 2005, 15:15

Any team that Wales beat must be absolute shite :done:

Reigning World Cup holders...

Biff

7th February 2005, 15:20

Reigning World Cup holders...

...that beat New Zealand on the way to the final...

Oscar

7th February 2005, 15:33

...that beat New Zealand on the way to the final...

No, they didnae have to play them...wrong side of the draw.

Blackbird

7th February 2005, 16:38

SPman

7th February 2005, 18:21

Hey, my friend (W), is Welsh.....ish :drinknsin

moko

7th February 2005, 20:18

Well I did see it and Wales were the better of 2 very poor teams.The BBC showed the error count 20 minutes into the second half and it was 8 to Wales and 11 to England,the ABs on good form playing either team the way they played on Saturday would easily beat them by at least 30 points.Wales had some good moments and 2 or 3 players that played a blinder,England had them rattled for a total of maybe 20 minutes during the game,and Jason Robinson was the only one who was consistently good.No sour grapes,England were bloody awful and any other result would have been totally unfair on the Welsh but it was a scrappy game and they were no great shakes either.

Biff

7th February 2005, 21:04

Well I did see it and Wales were the better of 2 very poor teams.

Well summed up. The only real excitment for me (apart from winning of course) was watching Gavin Henson possibly being mature enough to be worthy of being considered one of the best outside halves in the world. Seriously,this guy is really something special. I watched him work his way through youth, Swansea, Sharks and the international ranks to the full Welsh team. A world class goal kicker (better than Stephen Jones, maybe not quite as good as the man Wilkinson, yet), solid defender, cheeky and just about achieving the level of vision necessary from a world class three quarters.

I'll be flabergasted if he doesn't get a call up, maybe alongside O' Driscoll, for the forthcoming Lions decimation of the All Blacks later this year :yeah: :2thumbsup :banana:

Biff

7th February 2005, 21:20

BB - thought you must be a good guy riding a Blackbird, but Welsh??? :confused:

You know what they say, the English are all self-made men which relieves God of a terrible responsibility; and the Welsh pray on their knees and on their neighbours :done:

Nope, haven't heard that one, the one I heard was, the English raped the world stealing from self-made men thinking they were God, and the Welsh were preyed upon by its neighbours for hundreds of years. The invading tyrants suppressing Welsh national identity, shipping off to Australia (the agony!!) anyone who dared speak or write in their native language. The same leeches that then set about stealing the Welsh nations natural resources which in turn bolstered the English invaders banks coffers to such an extent that the pirates could then afford to take to the seas and go about raping and pillaging nations all over the world, sucking the life blood out of these nations……....and the Welsh get accused of preying on their neighbours. :spudwhat:

(I know Hitcher, I should have used comma's and full spots n stuff, but I did say all that in one breath!)

betti

8th February 2005, 17:29

er... sorry... is it ok to come out now? :2thumbsup

Paul in NZ

8th February 2005, 17:54

Keen blokes those Welsh Rugby fans eh...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3181521a4560,00.html

Sheesh!

Biff

8th February 2005, 17:54

Providing you don't take a pop at the Welsh (if you're English), my wife or kids. I'm fair game though :spudwave:

Biff

8th February 2005, 17:56

Keen blokes those Welsh Rugby fans eh...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3181521a4560,00.html

Sheesh!
:crazy: :shit:

MacD

8th February 2005, 18:26

Well I haven't heard from my Welsh mate who was at the game yet!? I guess that means he hasn't sobered up yet!?
:apint: :drinknsin: :thud:

Now where's my England t-shirt again...

Biff

14th February 2005, 12:47

Why on earth have I posted here again, reviving a thread that was on the verge of being forgotten ?

Oh yeah - Wales beat Italy over the weekend.

Wooohoooo

Oscar

14th February 2005, 12:57

Why on earth have I posted here again, reviving a thread that was on the verge of being forgotten ?

Oh yeah - Wales beat Italy over the weekend.

Wooohoooo

Merde.

English 0/2

Biff

14th February 2005, 13:07

Merde.

English 0/2

What is up with England? They should have won their match on Saturday, but your bloody kicking!!! I didn't think you guys would have missed JW so much. But you're suffering.

Oscar

14th February 2005, 13:16

What is up with England? They should have won their match on Saturday, but your bloody kicking!!! I didn't think you guys would have missed JW so much. But you're suffering.

Who knows?
I doubt there'll be many in the Lions, though (which I'm gonna see in Wellington in July, gloat, gloat).

Coldkiwi

14th February 2005, 16:38

for once (and only once) will I say 'GO THE FRENCH!'

world champions indeed. I wish they'd start behaving like it

Biff

27th February 2005, 13:52

Yet again this post has been revived. I wonder why?

Oh yeah - WE BEAT THE FROGGIES IN FROGLAND wooooohoooooooooo!!!

France 18 - Wales 24

What a brilliant comeback by the Welsh, following a rampaging first half by the Frogs. Wales came onto the pitch in the second half a different team, scoring 2 tries in about the first 10 minutes. Well done to the boys. Real calon (heart) as we say back home.

Wales are now top of the table with a 3 out of 3 winning streak, and have a real chance of winning the 6 nations championship.

I wonder if my living in Wales all those years put a jinx on the team :spudwhat:

http://www.6nations.net/resultsandstandings_wales.htm

Sorry for the interruption - Carry on.

Did I mention woooooohoooooo!!!

wari

27th February 2005, 13:55

COOl eh BiffBAff ...you bettrr nott go home mate ... :shake: ... nottill they've wonnitt eh ... :spudwave:

ManDownUnder

28th February 2005, 07:28

I hear everyone is beating England at the mo... news this morning that Ireland did it too...

Not to belittle the Welsh effort of course... think of it as joining forces...
MDU

Biff

14th March 2005, 20:44

Please excuse the interuption. But this just gets better and better.

Scotland 22 - Wales 46

I'm still in shock. I think we're heading for a grand slam and the championship!!

Now for a quick celebratory dance :banana: :wari: :spudbooge

gav

14th March 2005, 20:50

Yip, good to see Graham Henry and Steve Hansen got the Welsh on the right track !!! Hang on, Kiwis arent they?

Sniper

15th March 2005, 06:34

BB, careful, you dont wanna jinx it

Biff

15th March 2005, 10:15

Yip, good to see Graham Henry and Steve Hansen got the Welsh on the right track !!! Hang on, Kiwis arent they?

Credit where credit is due Gav, you're right. Henry and Hansen instilled a professional attitude and approach to playing the game in Wales. Up until that point the game was still played by overweight guys that liked nothing more than getting pissed after training and after matches, and after anything else as a matter of fact. We struggled to shake off that mentality and attain a decent level of fitness, while the rest of the world embraced professionalism.

Graham Henry is a legend in my books, and it's now up to Mike Ruddock, a coach I had the pleasure of playing for in my younger years, and one I really rate, to carry on the good work. Which he is obviously doing very well so far.

ManDownUnder

15th March 2005, 11:32

Thought there was a smell of leeks & coal dust around here :confused:

Do leeks smell like eggs - coz I hates the smell of eggs after the've been eaten...

oh yeah - and curry. Curry can be real gassy too...

... oh and cabbage - did I mention cabbage, and prunes (unless you eat too many... that's NNOOOTT good).

hmmm... leeks... be a while since I suffered from leeks...

Sniper

15th March 2005, 12:33

Do leeks smell like eggs - coz I hates the smell of eggs after the've been eaten...

oh yeah - and curry. Curry can be real gassy too...

... oh and cabbage - did I mention cabbage, and prunes (unless you eat too many... that's NNOOOTT good).

hmmm... leeks... be a while since I suffered from leeks...

Lol, shit thats funny- Sniper

MSTRS

15th March 2005, 12:55

ManDownUnder

15th March 2005, 14:11

You need to be taking a little Brewers Yeast with that :sneaky2: :killingme :killingme :killingme

Oh don't get me going with Brewer's yeast (ba doom cha!)

Seriously though - I had a friend go to another guys house for a wee drop of home brew... the yeast wasn't completely dead (or something like that) and 1/2 way home his guts started bubbling.. and bubbling and he had to stop the car (country road... at night)... drop his tweeds and run... and boy did he run.

Reckon's it's the best weight loss treatment he's ever experienced and it means you have to drink beer too...

I'm not sure if there is a downside to it though...

Sniper

15th March 2005, 14:20

So what sort of yeast is this and where can I get it?

ManDownUnder

15th March 2005, 14:29

So what sort of yeast is this and where can I get it?

I understood it was any yeast, just so long as it stayed active in the beer. It's normally killed off during the process (so I understand...)

Be a great way to sabotage someone's party - bring a couple of dozen stubbies of that along and hand 'em out !

HOO AAAAA.

They'd be like little human handgrenades...

Indiana_Jones

15th March 2005, 15:49

The hell with the Welsh.............The English own you :D
as we do the french, scottish and irish lol

-Indy

Oscar

15th March 2005, 15:54

The hell with the Welsh.............The English own you :D
as we do the french, scottish and irish lol

-Indy

Heheheh....

I recall a remark by a German General in WW1, who said "The English are very brave, they fight to the last Scotsman..."

Indiana_Jones

15th March 2005, 15:57

lol classic, why waste good English lives? :D
Those sneaky huns can talk, they sink cruise liners with subs :)

which reminds me of a line from my naval blunders book
"The British admarilty still had the notion that war was some sort of international sports, where which the germans had to stick to the rules - British rules :D"

-Indy

Ixion

15th March 2005, 16:07

Heheheh....

I recall a remark by a German General in WW1, who said "The English are very brave, they fight to the last Scotsman..."

Bobs reckoned that the Welch were the best infantrymen in the world. Suspect he knew whereof he spoke.

Oscar

15th March 2005, 16:10

Bobs reckoned that the Welch were the best infantrymen in the world. Suspect he knew whereof he spoke.

Nah, by the time the Sarge says "Ready, aim, FIRE!" in Welsh, the war is over and the whole squad is covered in phlegm....

Indiana_Jones

15th March 2005, 16:12

Nah, by the time the Sarge says "Ready, aim, FIRE!" in Welsh, the war is over and the whole squad is covered in phlegm....

lol "never ask for directions in Wales Baldrick......" :D

-Indy

Ixion

15th March 2005, 16:14

Nah, by the time the Sarge says "Ready, aim, FIRE!" in Welsh, the war is over and the whole squad is covered in phlegm....

Yeah that's their secret weapon - drown the enemy. You ever tried to swin through a phelgm lake in full battledress ?

Biff

15th March 2005, 17:53

Bobs reckoned that the Welch were the best infantrymen in the world. Suspect he knew whereof he spoke.

They certainly were thought as such during the middle ages. Made infamous during the battle of Agincourt where it is said that the Welsh played an enormous part in the success of ,what was, a major tactical victory by the English during the 100 year war.

Interesting fact number 235.
The two fingered sign (the reverse of V for victory or peace sign), used as an insult when displayed towards someone, was invented by the Welsh archers during the 100 year, and became legendary during the battle of Agincourt.

Such were the Welsh archers held in high esteem by the French, as brilliant killing machines, any archer caught would have both his 'V' fingers cut off, thereby rendering the ‘digit-less’ poor Welsh folk unable to continue their respective careers as Archers. Generally considered a role best suited for ‘digit-full’ type folk.

These poor soldiers, soldiers who would never again be able to enjoy gently caressing their loved ones woolly breasts, were actually released back home, so that they could show their fellow country folk what the French would do to an archer should they be caught. In response, whenever a 'digit-full' Welsh archer went to battle with the French from that point on, he would stick his two fingers up at the enemy in order to say, "Fuck you, I still have mine".

While all this was going on the English gentle folk present would moan and groan about everything, have a cup of tea, then play hide the sausage with one another to cries of,” I say Rupert, that’s a wopper wot wot."

MSTRS

15th March 2005, 18:32

We shall be ever grateful for that sublime Welsh gesture. BUT, who invented the one finger salute....Hopuati?

Biff

20th March 2005, 20:43

There can only be one reason why this darned thread hasn't died a death,

Wales 32 - Ireland 20

Wales won the 6 Nations Championship and The Grand Slam. :wari: :banana: :apint: :spudbooge :spudguita :sunny: :2thumbsup :cool: etc etc

The latest news is that the entire Welsh squad has been picked for the upcoming Lions masacre of the All Blacks later this year. You're all fooked!!

Skyryder

20th March 2005, 21:03

Well I haven't heard from my Welsh mate who was at the game yet!? I guess that means he hasn't sobered up yet!?
:apint: :drinknsin: :thud:

I thought that was an Irish tradition. Win loose or draw.

Skyryder

k14

20th March 2005, 21:21

The latest news is that the entire Welsh squad has been picked for the upcoming Lions masacre of the All Blacks later this year. You're all fooked!!

Sweet, we will win the series 3-0 in that case. What was the score last time we played wales?? :shake:

Biff

21st March 2005, 10:46

Sweet, we will win the series 3-0 in that case. What was the score last time we played wales?? :shake:

Funny that you're so confident yet the All Blacks team management has decided that they'll play England, Scotland, Ireland & France on their end of year tour, but appear to be reluctant to play Wales. Sounds like they're scared to me. :yeah:

And as for the last time Wales (it's a country, so we use capital letters!) played the All Blacks both teams rolled out second string teams.

inlinefour

21st March 2005, 11:08

half Welsh, rest Scottish and that blardy English in background.
Much prefer the Welsh though...

k14

21st March 2005, 11:17

And as for the last time Wales (it's a country, so we use capital letters!) played the All Blacks both teams rolled out second string teams.

And what was the score?? Seeing as though both teams were second string then that cancels it out, hence both teams were the same strength in respect to the country's skill at rugby.

Whats the overall ledger for wales v All Blacks (its the best team so I use capitals), you probably have beat us atleast once. :done: