baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
Not your memory; the 2008 Grand Slam, though a false dawn, was definitely superior, even if there was disproportionate reliance upon Shane Williams. 2005, I couldn't say for sure.
The WC quarter was definitely convincing, and there was one other recently that I'm now struggling to remember. Too often it's been reliance upon one moment of genius from someone, which I think is why Wales struggle so often vs the SH teams, because such unpredictable moments of genius is more likely to be snuffed out against them, and Wales are nowhere near as consistently good outside of such moments.
Ah well. Didn't see the match so don't know if Phillips would've made a difference, but he has been the spark in a lot of cases since Shane retired (most obviously the World Cup semi; before his break, Wales were really being snuffed out of the game. Damn Stephen Jones for screwing up that kick...).
The WC quarter was definitely convincing, and there was one other recently that I'm now struggling to remember. Too often it's been reliance upon one moment of genius from someone, which I think is why Wales struggle so often vs the SH teams, because such unpredictable moments of genius is more likely to be snuffed out against them, and Wales are nowhere near as consistently good outside of such moments.
Ah well. Didn't see the match so don't know if Phillips would've made a difference, but he has been the spark in a lot of cases since Shane retired (most obviously the World Cup semi; before his break, Wales were really being snuffed out of the game. Damn Stephen Jones for screwing up that kick...).