Hook slashes Poms

Hook slashes Poms

17 Mar 2007

A 22-point haul from flyhalf James Hook helped Wales beat England 27-18 in Cardiff and avoid the wooden spoon.

Stung by last weekend’s defeat to Italy, the Welsh came out firing and scored two quick tries. Hook grabbed the first after charging down Toby Flood’s clearance kick, and Chris Horsman barged his way over for his first Test try. Hook then slotted a penalty to make it 15-0.

It was a huge slice of luck that got England back into the game, when Mike Catt kicked in behind the Welsh backline. The ball bounced cruelly away from the two cover defenders, straight into the path of scrumhalf Harry Ellis.

Flood then kicked a penalty, before Ellis sent Jason Robinson away for England’s second try. For all Wales’s dominace, there was now just one point in it.

However, Wales regained the ascendency in the second half, with Hook kicking two penalties and a drop goal.

Wales -Tries: James Hook, Chris Horsman. Conversion: Hook. Penalties: Hook (4). Drop goal: Hook.
England -Tries: Harry Ellis, Jason Robinson. Conversion: Toby Flood. Penalties: Flood (2).


14 Comments

  • 1.Delek: Reply to this comment
    17 Mar 2007, 21:04 pm

    This is Catt’s 70th and probably final test.

  • 2.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    17 Mar 2007, 21:08 pm

    Update!!!!!!!!!

    Come on Wales!

  • 3.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    17 Mar 2007, 21:10 pm

    hehehhe…. go Wales!!

  • 4.k1w1in0z: Reply to this comment
    17 Mar 2007, 21:11 pm

    Go Wales, Go Ireland…!!!!!!!!!

  • 5.ricane: Reply to this comment
    17 Mar 2007, 21:19 pm

    You go Wales!

    Are England still on the IRB ranking list, or have they dropped off the bottom now.

    Have you noticed how St. Patrick never posts anymore…not even on his dedicated day!

  • 6.cane: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2007, 02:27 am

    Wales by Hook or by Crook.

    Is it just me, or does the whole world rejoyce when the Old Blighty Rugby Team goes down.

  • 7.wls1: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2007, 07:24 am

    LMFAO
    STM yoo hoo.

  • 8.Pietman: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2007, 08:32 am

    cane#^
    No, I think it is an international vibe!!!!

  • 9.BULLET: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2007, 10:21 am

    #6,

    It just could not happen to a nicer bunch of people

  • 10.RL: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2007, 11:57 am

    Good result this?

    It just shows how poor this 6N really is with 4 minnows competing for the wooden spoon.

    Next year I will pick the Italians to beat the Poms, then the Poms to lose to the Irish, the French will smack the Poms into the next decade with the Scots driving a nail in the Poms final coffin … and when the RWC comes along I expect what remains of the Poms to get spear tackled to death by the Samoans.

    Why is this happening you may ask? The answer is simple … their so called domestic competition is of such poor quality it barley compares to the CC second division, and 60% of the players in that competition, well the good 60% are not even English. Sad really.

  • 11.wpforever: Reply to this comment
    19 Mar 2007, 04:29 am

    StMich come out come out wherever you are…time for POMMIE bashing :-)

  • 12.Pietman: Reply to this comment
    19 Mar 2007, 04:36 am

    wpw
    LOL!!!
    Seems he has taken the same silent route as old Wallaby.

  • 13.wpforever: Reply to this comment
    19 Mar 2007, 05:25 am

    Pietman if he won`t come out then we`ll just have to smoke him out of his hole….like a ratel munching a skaapsteker ha ha ha ha

  • 14.Just Me: Reply to this comment
    19 Mar 2007, 07:37 am

    I thought St Mich immigrated to NZ and now posts under Tackler.

Keo.co.za has always promoted uncensored views, but has never tolerated racist or crass outbursts. Come on guys and girls. If you can't moderate yourselves or each other then I am going to be forced to regulate the posts and enforce a registration process for comments. The choice is yours.

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