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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2019 Six Nations] Wales v Ireland (16/03/2019)
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<blockquote data-quote="bushytop" data-source="post: 938998" data-attributes="member: 56738"><p>This is just me reading between the lines but I think some fans feel he may have received some preferential treatment. I think he came over to a pretty decent central contract with the WRU (& therefore was drafted into the national squad almost immediately). I think some people feel he should have had to adapt to the 'northern' game before we give him the keys to the house.</p><p></p><p>Then it looked like Rhys Patchell was kinda forced out of the Blues (to the Scarlets) as the Blues (& maybe the WRU) were dead set on Anscombe playing 10... and consequently Patchell was being played at 15. </p><p></p><p>The thing is... it was never easy for him in the court of public opinion... and many of us didn't really believe he had the strength of character to stick with it and 'make' it work (what with him giving up his chances of being an All Black) but he did and he has... and I think he will now go on to be more appreciated because of his trials and tribulations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bushytop, post: 938998, member: 56738"] This is just me reading between the lines but I think some fans feel he may have received some preferential treatment. I think he came over to a pretty decent central contract with the WRU (& therefore was drafted into the national squad almost immediately). I think some people feel he should have had to adapt to the ‘northern’ game before we give him the keys to the house. Then it looked like Rhys Patchell was kinda forced out of the Blues (to the Scarlets) as the Blues (& maybe the WRU) were dead set on Anscombe playing 10... and consequently Patchell was being played at 15. The thing is... it was never easy for him in the court of public opinion... and many of us didn’t really believe he had the strength of character to stick with it and ‘make’ it work (what with him giving up his chances of being an All Black) but he did and he has... and I think he will now go on to be more appreciated because of his trials and tribulations. [/QUOTE]
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