Dragons don’t panic
8 Feb 2006
Wales coach Mike Ruddock has kept faith with the team that was smashed 47-13 by England, for Saturday’s Test against Scotland in Cardiff.
Prop Adam Jones has recovered from a leg injury to take his place in the side, while there are two changes on the bench with Mike Phillips replacing Gareth Cooper, and Gareth Delve in for Alix Popham.
No 8 Delve has shaken off a hamstring injury, but scrum-half Cooper is out with a dislocated shoulder. Ceri Sweeney is still struggling with a groin injury so Nicky Robinson remains the replacement flyhalf.
Ruddock said his side deserved a second chance to prove themselves.
“I felt there was a big effort there up until that crucial moment I’ve spoken of before when [flanker] Martyn Williams got sin-binned,” Ruddock told BBC Wales Sport. “I felt that helped change the course of the game, so I’d like to give the players the opportunity to show me they can perform for the full 80 minutes and get the result we want.
“No-one was more disappointed with Saturday than the players themselves. They’ve been setting high standards and sometimes in sport things happen that you don’t want to happen. The real test is how we bounce back, and I’m sure the players will bounce back.”
Wales team to play Scotland:
Gareth Thomas (Toulouse, capt); Mark Jones (Scarlets), Haldane Luscombe (Dragons), Matthew Watkins (Scarlets), Shane Williams (Ospreys); Stephen Jones (Clermont Auvergne), Dwayne Peel (Scarlets); Duncan Jones (Ospreys), Rhys Thomas (Blues), Adam R Jones (Ospreys), Ian Gough (Dragons), Robert Sidoli (Blues), Colin Charvis (Newcastle), Martyn Williams (Blues), Michael Owen (Dragons).
Replacements: Mefin Davies (Gloucester), Gethin Jenkins (Blues), Adam M Jones (Scarlets), Gareth Delve (Bath), Michael Phillips (Blues), Nicky Robinson (Blues), Lee Byrne (Scarlets).
6 Comments
8 Feb 2006, 16:16 pm
Dragons???
8 Feb 2006, 16:23 pm
indeed….go the kilts
8 Feb 2006, 16:24 pm
DStv on your cellphone?
08/02/2006 16:09 – (SA)
Peter Griffiths – News24
Cape Town – Multichoice is working on a trial that will allow DStv programmes to be viewed on a mobile device.
A technology, called digital video broadcasting – handheld (DVB-H) – will deliver high quality video to a cellphone and, unlike streaming services, is not affected by the number of users accessing the service.
M-Mobile CEO Linda Vermaas, quoted on ITWeb, said: “Broadcast standards use frequency bands that are dedicated to broadcasting, and can be received by mobile phones.”
The technology will also allow a range of other handheld devices to receive broadcasts.
M-Mobile is a new division of Multichoice that has been formed to manage the technical trial with a closed pilot group based in Gauteng. Nokia has said the phone is “not commercially available” and has not given any indication when it will be.
The phone has a special receiver which enables it to receive a DVB-H broadcast signal.
The DVB-H standard was formally adopted in 2004 and testing started almost immediately.
In order to maximise the battery life of mobile devices a technology called time slicing was developed.
This allows devices to receive data in bursts rather than in a continuous stream which has significant power saving benefits.
DVB-H also allows a content provider to broadcast custom content relevant to a programme, such as shopping information, but M-Mobile has not confirmed whether it aims to make use of this.
Vermaas has not indicated when the service will be available and whether M-Mobile will partner with any of South Africa’s mobile providers.
“This is only a technical trial (and not) a product roll-out.”
South Africa won’t be the first to roll-out the technology as commercial launches of DVB-H services are expected in the USA and Italy later this year.
Analysts expect to see 100 million DVB-H capable handsets in 2007 and over 300 million by the end of the decade.
8 Feb 2006, 16:26 pm
…yet!
8 Feb 2006, 16:54 pm
lekker. sounds like the cricket that was available on mobile phones in aus. o yeah, we don’t mention cricket anymore… lie a family member who supports the stormers. or sharks. or cats.
8 Feb 2006, 22:16 pm
yip, come on scotland, show its not just a one-off.
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