'13 WC | Group D | Wales 16-24 USA | Wrexham

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

I hope the focus is on how inept Wales have been rather than that missed knock on call. Wales have been woeful this tournament and deserve to lose.

Quarter final, Australia v USA..

 

[natheel]

USA could put on. 40 if they continue this type of intensity. They're in wales face and causing them to give penalties and dumb errors

 

[miguel de cervantes]

Wales post-Briars is not pretty. Light years between this effort and their last game against Australia.

 

[eagles4eva]

Yanks are killing it now, good to see

 

[Misanthrope]

Bloody hell. I didn't expect much from Wales pre tournament, but that US side has to be one of the worst in the tournament on paper. Wouldn't think it watching them out there. Great belief.

 

[miguel de cervantes]

Bloody hell. I didn't expect much from Wales pre tournament, but that US side has to be one of the worst in the tournament on paper. Wouldn't think it watching them out there. Great belief.

No one "believes in themselves" like the North Americans do.

 

[some11]

Paulo looks like Lockyer out there :lol:

 

[Springs]

That's so disappointing from Wales. Disappointment of the tournament, especially in front of their home fans. So much worse than even just 2 years ago.

 

[some11]

So Wales decide to turn up with 5 mins to go.

 

[miguel de cervantes]

Just give it ref.

 

[Springs]

Where the hell was this 30 minutes ago?

USA deserve to top their pool. Awful side on paper but have played really well so far. Their team harmony is so much better than Wales despite the majority of the Welsh team having played together for 3 years or more.

 

[Bovrick]

This is just incredibly annoying. Wales have shown that there's so much more to them at the end, if they were just willing to play.

 

[Springs]

The negative defensive tactics from France, Wales, Ireland and even Fiji last night have been shown up big time. It's good to see Scotland, Samoa and USA play with some flair.
Hopefully France and Wales open up a bit in their last game and play like we know they can. They are more talented than they have shown in this tournament.

 

[Evil Homer]

Wales can play, but their halves were terrible. I said after the internationals last year that Seamark shouldn't be selected and he pretty much cost them the game. Painful to watch them constantly setting up the play for Evans to come out the back and Seamark just hitting the decoy runner time and time again for an easy tackle for the Americans.

 

[deluded pom?]

You can't start to play after seventy five minutes and expect to win. If Wales had somehow managed to win it would have been a travesty. The best team won.

 

[kiwileaguefan]

Worst game of League i have seen since the challenge cup final this year. I feel really sorry for the people that paid money to watch that garbage. Wales have been an absolute disgrace and one of the worst International sides i have ever seen.

Either way Australia will put 60-80 on USA in front of 5,000 if they are lucky. So disappointed i got up to watch that game.

 

[Diesel]

Can you compare France 2008 to Wales 2013

 

[marv]

White is the dominant half for Wales and he just isn't quite there so far.

That was being kind to him, he was god awful.

 

[marv]

one of the worst in the tournament on paper.

I do wish people would stop saying this, I have never once in 31 years played Rugby League on paper

 

[nadera78]

White is a very good club-standard hooker, but he's never an international half back. That said, Seamark was invisible again.

Wales have a big pack and some half-decent backs but absolutely nothing in the halves. Without that they're not going to go anywhere. They also need a decent coach, Harris is out of his depth.

I'd give Clive Griffiths a shout tbh.