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Biggar called on to apologise after incident branded 'not a good look'
Wales flyhalf Dan Biggar has copped flak online after openly chewing out teammate Rio Dyer for a poorly executed pass against Scotland in Murrayfield.
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Wales followed up their 34-10 loss at home to Ireland with a 35-7 hammering away to Scotland on Saturday and it wasn’t one of Biggar’s best performances in red. It came in a week in which the Toulon playmaker had made sharp comments regarding the glowing media praise of Scotland after their seismic Calcutta Cup win over England in the opening round.
Yet it was a moment in which Biggar berated rookie winger Rio Dyer for a loose pass which got under people’s noses online.
Rugby journalist Jon Cardin wrote: “Biggar screaming at Dyer for a poor pass is not a good look…”
Biggar screaming at Dyer for a poor pass is not a good look…
— Jon Cardinelli (@jon_cardinelli) February 11, 2023
“Unforgivable of Dan Biggar to lambast Rio Dyer like that, given his youth and how much we need players brimming with confidence. Have a quiet word in his ear by all means, but not openly like that.”
Unforgivable of Dan Biggar to lambast Rio Dyer like that, given his youth and how much we need players brimming with confidence. Have a quiet word in his ear by all means, but not openly like that.
— JDoc (@JohnDoc_9) February 11, 2023
Another fan wrote: “Always been a fan of Biggar’s competitiveness and commitment but after some of the shit he shovelled today I hope he had the good grace to apologise to young Dyer for publically ripping in to him.”
Always been a fan of Biggar’s competitiveness and commitment but after some of the shit he shovelled today I hope he had the good grace to apologise to young Dyer for publically ripping in to him
— Dave Newton ??????????? (@KipperBedwas) February 12, 2023
Owen Williams wrote: “I’m not sold on Biggar berating the kid,” to which someone else replied “It’s not a great image, Dyer should have chewed him out just before half time after the no hope pass – biggar should be setting the example not shooting down a young kid”.
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It’s not a great image, Dyer should have chewed him out just before half time after the no hope pass – biggar should be setting the example not shooting down a young kid
— Tom Davies (@Davies21T) February 12, 2023
Many others quipped that Dyer should have given out to Biggar to missing an easy penalty or when he botched an attempted offload in the second half. Jamie Phillips tweeted: “Rio Dyer should have run up to Biggar and give him a bollocking for missing that penalty.”
Rio Dyer should have run up to Biggar and give him a bollocking for missing that penalty #SCOvWAL
— Jamie Phillips (@JNPhillips4) February 11, 2023
Others defended Biggar, saying Dyer’s pass wasn’t international standard. “Everyone complaining that Biggar had a go at Dyer, but he was in the right imo Dyer’s pass to him was shocking and say what you want about him being young and needing confidence but this is international rugby, he needs to be better,” wrote one fan.
Everyone complaining that Biggar had a go at Dyer, but he was in the right imo Dyer’s pass to him was shocking and say what you want about him being young and needing confidence but this is international rugby, he needs to be better.
— Ieuan Evans ??????? (@IeuanEvans015) February 12, 2023
Had Wales – and Biggar himself – been playing better then maybe the moment would have been brushed under the carpet, but given the pressure cooker that Welsh rugby is at the moment, it was zeroed in on.
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In the 70s and 80s my club ran 5 Senior sides plus a Vets. Now it is 2 sides with an occasional 3rd team. Players have difficulty getitng to training now, not sure why and the commitment is not there. It seems to me more a problem of people applying themselves and not expecting to turn up and play whenever they want to.
5 Go to commentsROG’s contract is until 2027. The conversation about a successor to Galthie after RWC 2027 may be starting now. We can infer that Galthie’s reign stops then. He is throwing the Irish Coaching Job angle in because he is Irish. The next Irish coach MUST be Leo Cullen. As well as being the best coach available, coaching the vast majority of Irish Internationals week in week out, he has shown incredible skill at recruiting the best coaching staff for the job in hand. That was a failing in France. Cullen is a shrewd guy and if there is a need for foreign coaches underneath him he won’t hesitate. Rightly so. Ireland does need to start to bring Irish coaches through. Not just at the professional level but we need to train coaches to man new pathways for developing kids from schools/clubs up through the divisions.
6 Go to commentsNo Islam says it must rule where it stands Thus it is to be deleted from this planet Earth
18 Go to commentsThis team probably does not beat the ABs sadly Not sure if BPA will be available given his signing for Force but has to enter consideration. Very strong possibility of getting schooled by the AB props. Advantage AB. Rodda/Skelton would be a tasty locking combination - would love to see how they get on. Advantage Wallabies. Backrow a risk of getting out hustled and outmuscled by ABs. Will be interesting to see if the Blues feast on the Reds this weekend the way they did the Brumbies we are in big trouble at the breakdown. Great energy, running and defence but goalkicking/general kicking/passing quality in the halves bothers me enormously. SA may have won the World Cup for a lot of the tournament without a recognised goalkicker but Pollard in the final made a difference IMO. Injuries and retirements leave AB stocks a bit lighter but still stronger. 12 and 13 ABs shade it (Barret > Paisami, Ione = Ikitau, arguably) Interesting clash of styles on the wings - Corey Toole running around Caleb Clark and Caleb running over the top of Toole. Reece vs Koro probably the reverse. Pretty even IMO. 15s Kelleway = Love See advantage to ABs man for man, but we are not obviously getting slaughtered anywhere which makes a nice change. Think talent wise we are pretty even and if our cohesion and teamwork is better than the ABs then its just about doable.
11 Go to commentsCompletely agree. More friday night games would be a hit. RFU to make sure every club has a floodlit pitch. Club opens again Saturday to welcome touch / tag. Minis and youths on Sunday
5 Go to comments1.97m and 105Kg? Proportionately, probably skinnier than me at 1.82 and 82kilos. He won’t survive against the big guys at that weight.
55 Go to commentsThe value he brought to the crusaders as an assistant was equal to what he got out of being there. He reflected not only on the team culture but also the credit he attributed to the rugby community. Such experience shouldn’t be overlooked.
6 Go to commentsGood luck Aussie
11 Go to commentssmith at 9 / mounga 10 / laumape 12 / fainganuku 14
54 Go to commentsBar the injuries, it’s pretty much their top team …
2 Go to commentsDon’t disagree with much of this but it appears you forgot Rodda and Beale, who started at the Force on the weekend.
11 Go to commentsExcept for the injured Zach Gallagher this would be Saders best forward pack for the season. Blackadder needs to stay at 7, for all of Christies tackling he is not dominant and offers very little else. McNicholfullback is maybe a good option, Fihaki not really upto it, there was a reason Burke played there last year. Maybe Havilli to 2nd five McLeod to wing. Need a strong winger on 1 side to compliment Reece
1 Go to commentsTo me TJ is clearly the best 9 in the competition right now but he's also a proven player off the bench, there's few playmaking players who can come off the bench as calm and settled as he is, Beauden can, TJ can and I doubt any of the scrumhalves in contention can, if they want to experiment with new 9s I want him on the bench ready to step in if they crumble under the pressure. The Boks put their best front row on the bench, I'd like to see us take a similar approach, the Hurricanes have been doing similar things with players like Kirifi.
54 Go to commentsROG has better chance to win a WC if he starts training and make himself eligible as a player. He won’t make the Ireland squad but I reckon he may get close with Namibia (needs to improve his Afrikaans) or Portugal. Both sides had 1000:1 odds to win the RWC in 2023 which is an improvement on ROG’s odds of winning a RWC as a coach. Unlike Top 14 teams, national teams can’t go shopping and buy the best players - you work with the available talent pool and turn them into world beaters.
6 Go to commentsthat backline nope that backline is terrible why would you have sevu Reece when he’s not even top 5 wingers in the comp why have Blackadder when there’s better players no Scott barret isn’t an automatic the guy is more of a liability than anything why have him there when you have samipeni who’s far far better
54 Go to commentsAh, good to find you Nick. Agree with everything about Cale. So much to like about his game
55 Go to commentsNot too bad. Questions at 6, lock and HB for me. The ABs will be a lot stronger once Jordan and Roigard return. Also, work needs to be made to secure Frizzell back for next season and maybe also Mo’unga; they’re just wasting time playing in japan
54 Go to commentsOn the title, i wonder for many of those people it is a case something like a belief in working smarter, not harder?
1 Go to commentsForget Sotutu. One of those whose top level is Super Rugby. Id take a punt on Wallace Sititi Finau ahead of Glass body Blackadder.
54 Go to commentsI’m a pensioner so I've been around a bit. My opinion of SBW is he is an elite athlete and a great New Zealander and roll model. He has been to the top and knows what he's talking about. To all the negative comments regarding SBW the typical New Zealand way, cut that tall poppy down.
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