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A repository for discussions about the other rugby taking place.

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Will the Welsh regain some honour and pride against the Brave Blossoms?
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Wales will be the strongest of the 4 home nations on their summer tours as they only have 2 Lions
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Originally posted by Raider999 Raider999 wrote:

Wales will be the strongest of the 4 home nations on their summer tours as they only have 2 Lions


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That is one way of looking at it..
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Originally posted by Paul10 Paul10 wrote:

Originally posted by Raider999 Raider999 wrote:

Wales will be the strongest of the 4 home nations on their summer tours as they only have 2 Lions



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By strongest, I meant nearest to full strength
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Realise the world rankings are skewed by the absence of 35+ Lions, but nevertheless interesting (IMHO) to look at world rankings ahead of summer tours...

Argentina (world ranked 5) & USA (15) v England (6)
Japan (13) v Wales (12)
Fiji (9) & Samoa (14) v Scotland (7)
Georgia (11) and Portugal (18) v Ireland (3)

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Steve@Mose Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 4 hours 55 minutes ago at 13:18
Originally posted by Raider999 Raider999 wrote:

Originally posted by Paul10 Paul10 wrote:

Originally posted by Raider999 Raider999 wrote:

Wales will be the strongest of the 4 home nations on their summer tours as they only have 2 Lions



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That is one way of looking at it..


By strongest, I meant nearest to full strength

According to the article Wales have five in line to make their international debuts, but eleven unavailable/rested/not selected.

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Cardiff captain Liam Belcher, Dragons prop Chris Coleman, Ospreys trio Garyn Phillips, Keelan Giles and Reuben Morgan-Williams and Scarlets back Macs Page are the fresh faces in Japan.

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Some notable absentees are Dafydd Jenkins, Adam Beard, Will Rowlands, Henry Thomas, Ellis Mee, Gareth Anscombe, Max Llewellyn, Nick Tompkins, James Botham, Evan Lloyd and Morgan Morse, who are missing due to a combination of injuries, being rested and non-selection.
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And that list doesn't include North, T Francis, Moriarty etc who have said "No thanks" to further involvement.

I'm hopeful but not confident things will get better.
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