So how did Wales clinch the Grand Slam? | Wales 25 - 7 Ireland | The Squidge Report

The title on the line and the number two team in the world in town: And yet, Wales showed no signs of pressure as they overcame Ireland comprehensively, smashing their way to the Six Nations trophy for 2019. So how did they do it, and can you consider Alun Wyn Jones a religion yet?
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[@gcj180]

"passing more than Jonny May on Mastermind" ahahah I'm dead

[@morgandunn8163]

@wildebest cant defend.

[@iestynrichards5556]

Literally been waiting for this for like 4 weeks

[@archiebrown6407]

Same bro dw

[@taffboyslim]

I was just about to go to bed, then this pops up on my feed. That's me up for another hour, pressing pause/rewind more than I do on Babestation.

[@harrisondavies7620]

Iestyn Richards shwdi boi

[@princekristian7301]

Instablaster.

[@richardsmith2825]

At last. Someone that accepts that Wales "won" 14 games in a row, rather than 14 teams "had a momentary lapse in form." Yes, England fans..this means you!

[@canesno1fan]

Well he's Welsh, to be fair

[@johndoyle1455]

As an Irish supporter I was dreading this like a bad school report...I knew it was going to hurt but had to look . V good analysis of the match Squidge. I was lucky enough to be at the match, fantastic atmosphere, I'll never forget the Wales nation anthem, still raises hairs on the back of my neck just thinking about it. Well done Wales. I reckon Ireland are not done though. I think players and coaches are on a phased build up to world cup and 6 nations was sacrificed in that process. Hard, painful lessons learned in this 6 nations could prove v beneficial in Japan.

[@ChezBigwa]

I agree with you - everyone knows but seems quick to forget that there is very little between the English, Irish and Welsh sides and the game comes down to what happens on the day in most cases. This year has been different as some teams blood new players for the RWC but I think Gatland has tried to build momentum and confidence in the Welsh side having already strengthened the squad massively over the last few years. I'm definitely not writing Ireland off though, they're going to be up for the world cup, no mistake.

[@johndeane2485]

Yeah, without making excuses, Gatlands camp and Schmidts went into this six nations with very different mindsets this year

[@canesno1fan]

Interesting theory. I am a kiwi and think we sacrificed the end of year tour to build knowledge. Can't wait until this year's WC. Could be any of several teams win it

[@HelloNurse678]

Aussie fan here, Wales is in form leading into the world cup and will be hard to beat. In the past the Wallabies and Wales have had great battles with the Wallabies just edging them out. Wales beat the Wallabies last time, looking forward to our pool match against them.

[@daveduffyarts6768]

I think we could say the same about NZ during the end of last year. They're going to be a force to be reckoned with and Ireland will need to be at their best ever plus a little luck to beat them in the world cup.

[@hywelgronow8011]

Wyn Jones did something quite serious to his leg but played on. A living legend

[@harryflashman8996]

AWJ was an absolute champ for continuing with an injury like that.

[@thomasmarshall9884]

Alun wyn Jones deserves to become SIR alun wyn

[@tomas.2267]

King you mean?

[@artyomkhristorozhdestvensk1693]

Supreme Leader you mean?

[@6jackace]

@@artyomkhristorozhdestvensk1693 THE SENATE you mean?

[@lorcanatkinson609]

Artyom Khristorozhdestvenskaya God you mean?

[@tompritchard7717]

Why does he need to be a Sir? Don't understand why people immediately clamour to say that knighthoods should be dished out. Do you know if he agrees with the monarchy?

[@peteryoungpeteryoung965]

Round by us in the crowd, they were singing "Monster" to Alan Wyn, "what's that coming over the hill, it's a Monster, Monster." Haha.

[@neillewis1389]

Sir, thankyou very much. Diolch. You've just brought the tears back.

[@martynfletcher2054]

Very funny and perceptive analysis. Great vid. Great stats.Thanks for all your efforts.

[@augustmcgregor2940]

>if your name is Angus it can't get any worse Yes it can Squidge, my name is Aenghus. All the downsides, none of the benefits.

[@randodrick7247]

So glad that these are back❤️ love you Squidge

[@melofmac6896]

Wales didn't need to score more tries, they had a plan and stuck to it, can't wait for the WC it's going to be fantastic........come on Wales, great vid thanks

[@adamhowells6336]

I'm so glad this has finally been uploaded

[@stephenryan1395]

As usual, concise and epic analysis with some excellent additions such as "toys were landing as far away from the pram as Se#slam passes were from their target".

[@smartplays7509]

Usually I dread your welsh videos for the incessant AWJ antics but after watching the Ireland game I think you are right and may have been all along that man is a god and this was a great video.

[@CamsCuisine_]

I've waited so long for this video, and it didnt disappoint, thankyou

[@MaybuTron]

Gatland has created a possibly the most positive, unified and cohesive international squad of all time. Not just in the players, but in all staff! You get an impression that every member of the team is genuinely appreciated and acknowledged for their efforts, down to the physios, kit men, managers, pr etc etc. Gatland is a first to praise everyone else, before he takes any credit himself. There's just a massive positive ethos there. Thanks again for the awesome videos you put out. Your analysis is second to none! Go have a well earned break! 😂

[@canadiancontent352]

Boks 1995, they’d have died to win that cup.

[@MaybuTron]

@@canadiancontent352 great shout! They literally played for their country!

[@simonlamont8127]

Excellent video. (Irish Fan). Love your work

[@ianmwright66]

Awesome stuff. Your vids have enhanced my 6N, so cheers.

[@johndeane2485]

This video was incredible, well worth the wait

[@georgelloyd6248]

Jeeze, long wait for an absolutely amazing video

[@MunchkinX02]

This 11 minute video took me a half hour to get through, between the accent and the (bonus?) content on the screen... well worth it, hilarious and informative. Looking forward to your coverage on the RWC

[@GarethMasonWalkingTallwithGMAN]

Awesome video, absolutely fantastic!

[@ianwebb1902]

Great analysis! Really enjoyed that.

[@robertclark890]

Fantastic video. Keep making great stuff!

[@garethnoble3378]

Didn't think I could enjoy this match more, but Squidge you have proved me wrong and I have never been happier!

[@ishopliftapples]

I love these. Ty Squidge

[@richardwilliams3621]

It will be an absolute travesty if "Charterisian" isn't recognised in the Oxford English dictionary next year!

[@stavrosgeorgios5577]

This is the sexiest channel on KZbin.

[@danielmorgan104dm]

So So happy about how great Wales have been and Lucky enough to be in the millennium stadium for this dominating performance

[@TeifiValley123]

Great channel mate. I'm addicted to it

[@williammullins3709]

I didn’t stop smiling the whole way through this!

[@jazzingpanda3190]

Fantastic video squidge. Proud to be Welsh.

[@chrisyoung1472]

Just glad I can watch this again still. Thanks 6 nations for not being nongs and letting us keep watching the small welsh gremlin ramble at high speeds about rugby.

[@havochelms196]

Been waiting over a week for this yes

[@guybarget7013]

Best rugby channel thats it so easy to confirm

[@matmul4850]

I've been waiting for this since the 6 nations began 😉

[@FuadKyoto]

I had to slow this down to 0.8x and do a lot of pausing to catch all the jokes. totally worth it.

[@Farzocalypse21]

Largely agree, but Ireland weren't just poor in this match. They've been weirdly out of sorts all 6 nations. They produced about 60 minutes of decent rugby against France, and that was it. Wales were excellent, and fully deserving of their grandslam. There is something going very badly wrong in the Irish camp.

[@oliveraherne5547]

Genuinely think it’s the rugby equivalent of Pellegrini at City. As soon as he announced his departure the shit hit the fan.

[@eldricgrubbidge6465]

I think they peaked too early. Everyone is gearing up for the World Cup. It looks like Schmidt came up with a very effective game plan and the lads got it more and more streamlined, but other teams got a a good look at it and eventually found the gaps to target. Once your system is compromised you’re in trouble. Especially when everyone has been mercilessly drilled into following it exactly. You don’t really have a plan b and if you did you’d have to go against the instincts you’ve been deliberately fostering for a couple of years. So frustration kicks in, you start doing stupid things, losing discipline, or you start panicking making mad decisions in the hope that just because it’s different it’ll be effective. Now maybe there are all sorts of tricks and alternative game plans that they’re holding on to. Stuff they didn’t want to let out too early. Maybe we’ll see Ireland suddenly change gears and start playing more like Leinster. But that feels like wishful thinking to me.

[@jonahh619]

AWESOME JOB. YOU'RE THE BEST. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DOING SQUIDEY! Are you attending Japan 2019?

[@tomjones7627]

Come on Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@uuhhthatguyagain1777]

Alun Wyn Jones is a legend. It will be a sad day in the valleys when he hangs up is boots. Hopefully in the future he'll be part of a welsh coaching staff

[@bitchoflivingblah]

4:02 :'if we only had some kind of massive hat that could cover everyone in this stadium when its raining' - yep i spat out some of my dinner onto my screen dammit !!!!

[@StretchFletcher]

Thanks bro. What a pleasure. Roll on the world cup.

[@morganbruce9087]

That version of the lords prayer at the start is brilliant 😂

[@JanSanono]

4:07 handing out words that rhyme with floor like

[@josephwalliker6162]

It's almost that time again. Crazy.

[@michaelmcmillan7458]

For some 6th sense reason, I just knew Wales were going to take the 6N's this season. Did I bet on it way before the start... no... just no ... stoopid! But the Welsh team brought heart and soul to a tough championship that was awe inspiring. And who would be stoopid enough not to have a wee wager on them for the WC? Seriously, with Gatland/AWJ at the helm, guy's that know how to compete with the AB's...... wouldn't bet against it. From a Scotland supporter.

[@jackbasquille5481]

I’m here so early that it’s in 360p 😩

[@tkmoneymax5260]

Aboi Gerry

[@kieranobrien7446]

Can ya see me

[@unrealisticseahorse8902]

What do you mean

[@terrybradley4978]

That is a great video !!!

[@kingmane908]

Love these vids

[@eddieaguirre605]

“Ordering a knock-on whenever they wanted “ lol touché

[@tomas.2267]

Ireland have the potential, they just need more creativity. They did amazing stuff all of 2018 but know teams understand their game-plan. Ireland I think also came into this Six Nations with a bit too much confidence.

[@Luke51803]

Pointlessly ye I think the loss to England and the fight Italy put up shocked them

[@fraserposford144]

The media hyped them up too much, basically made them out and out favourites when there also happens to be a very good Wales team and a very good England team playing in the same year

[@jameshughes9234]

That was beautiful!

[@rhysirving9503]

I needed that

[@matttruckinuk8643]

Absolute ❤ this,,, had me in tears butt,🤣🤣🤣🤣 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@abelbracewell1264]

Sensational analysis

[@danhadley4242]

Brilliant video bud makes me proud to be welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@nomatesman]

Think this is the best one yet!

[@bandybushido]

Brilliant as always, now is time to get some rest. The World cup is coming bach and we need you fresh. xx

[@shotdownbird]

You definitely my fav comedian.

[@oliverlloyd2770]

So internally confusing being a Tigers and England supporter watching my teams be dismantled and yet still watching analysis on it because I love the videos

[@ethanv-p5958]

This is the only vid I wanted to see for 6weeks

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

We know Wales won the Grand Slam and now we know how they did it, with ❤️. Thank you

[@jonathaneddy]

Comment from an England fan; that first 40 minutes against Ireland was as close to perfect rugby execution as I can remember watching. Sure AWJ, Williams et all were exceptional but the discipline across the field was outstanding. As for all this nonsense about Wales not getting the respect it deserves, I have no idea where you lot get this from. You also have to remember all the bullshit Wales throw at England when we were winning Slams with a disciplined, defensive game...so even if you do get the occasional bit of ribbing, you bloody well earned it. Enjoy your spell at the top boys, you earned it.

[@matmul4850]

The lack of respect thing comes from what the pundits say, not the fans.

[@jonathaneddy]

​@@matmul4850 mmmm, I kind of agree, especially when it comes to the English punditry nonsense but I've experienced a few too many Welsh fans spouting nonsense about English rugby for there not to be a wider cultural problem in Welsh fandom. You can read it in the comments across this string and pretty much any involving English/Welsh rugger. As for me, I consider myself a rugby fan first, an England fan second and Wales have earned their stripes this season with proper mans rugby.

[@garmit61]

I was there. I've seen Wales outplay team England for 85 minutes and then lose. I've seen Wales shove 60 points on Italy and many other games too but I've never seen such a complete team performance as in this match. Like all the other spectators on the day I thought Ireland could really spoil the party but they were completely outplayed. In the end I was bitterly disappointed they conceded that try at the end because they had played so well. There was plenty of Irish support there too but fair play to them, they were magnanimous in defeat.

[@willtopper8528]

Love this

[@sophieroot6951]

I would argue that people are envious that they weren’t being cwtched and being told “I love you” by Jonathan Davies😂

[@elliekirk8033]

I couldnt stop smiling throughout this entire video 😁

[@tomhilliam301]

The fact that Wyn Jones and North went to school literally 500 yards from me, is an honour

[@Aecan]

Any chance you'll do some kind of world cup preview with the teams or players to watch

[@anthonymclaughlin9222]

CJ Stander quick tapped a ball into his teammate...... that's all I have to say about Ireland's attack in Cardiff.

[@canadiancontent352]

That epitomized the problem with Ireland. Schmidt uses so much thought control in the game plan that when the players are allowed to play they don’t know how to do it. They are so restricted that they can’t play naturally anymore. I love Ireland but don’t like how they play. I hope this tournament will have forced them to look inward. Too many old dogs not producing as well.

[@christianedbrooke6604]

Question: you mention structure a lot, what do you think of the prevalence of different structures in rugby? Do you think that there is a system which is better/stronger than the rest, and do you think modern rugby is using structure as a skeleton or has it become a cage for some teams? Also love the show, you do the best analysis around, and I can't wait for the world cup, Keep up the good work!!

[@zackscott6116]

Bro this the first time notifications have worked

[@Alex_Vieira]

What a video 👌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻

[@MattDub93]

squidge mate this content is amazing

[@rxyn-cz2qh]

So happy

[@nimba1966]

You gotta love Squidge

[@josephgrosberg8056]

great fcking video mate been watching awhile and this is best one ive seen so far love keep it up

[@hernan5940]

I'm Argentine but Wales are definitely my home country team. Still Italy are my team in the 6 Nations, based on.....heart

[@Jack13001]

I thought the most amazing thing was that Ireland looked so bad/uncomfortable in the rain, when it rains more here than pretty much any country in the world- whereas the welsh played business as usual. So many things have to be overhauled in this Irish squad if we’re gonna get past the quarter finals of a World Cup

[@tannerchanner5874]

I’m only young and I went to a pub to watch it and when we scored a try(I’m welsh) it went mental

[@JanSanono]

When she shows you the credits 😫😫😩😩

[@thehappysmiler6752]

Firing a shot towards Wellington. Hahaha! Good one, I'd be amazed if Wales make it past the quarters.

[@OzzRondo]

You shouldn't be that amazed really, considering over the past 14 games Wales have beaten every top team except NZ

[@thehappysmiler6752]

@@OzzRondo Oh, but I'd be amazed. They remind me of Eddie Jones' England during that run. They have squeaked by and I have not seen anything to convince me that they would win the WC. I will even go one better, Wales will NOT make it past the quarters.

[@OzzRondo]

@@thehappysmiler6752 So who do you expect in the semis? A poorly performing Australia? An underperforming Ireland? An English team with a genuine leadership problem who gave 38 unanswered points? No depth Scotland? Fucking France? Wales have as good a chance as any let's be honest.

[@hermanuspotgieter9959]

Hi Squidge I would just like to know how are your videos gonna work during the rugby championship and the world cup , I know it's a long ways away but it would be nice to watch your videos during the world cup without to much a delay . that being said , are you only going to do the big matches and/ or the major upsets ?

[@xxwales15xx33]

Cant wait for the world cup, hope we can send Gatland off with the trophy itself...

[@adamdickinson2894]

New video idea: So who should play 15 for England? Mike Brown? Elliot Daly? Anthony Watson? Alex Goode? Chris Ashton? Nick Abendanon? Israel Folau?

[@robertpearce8262]

It's HERE

[@Jeezzaz]

Hey fam, you gonna do the super rugby stuff at all? Keen to see what you think of the Argies this year!

[@Me-ex7qg]

Alum Wynn Jones looks like he's in his forties

[@frederz6]

Love your work mate but 1 question; if covering the 6 nations was hard, wtf you gonna do during the world cup?

[@fergoose7016]

You should do a player report on Ginn Russell

[@TomGolder18]

come on walesssssss🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@williammurphy666]

how in the shit did this just show up in my news feed.... pissed off, but amazed about this video

[@great-but-brainwashed4637]

We Love Our Team Here In Wales .

[@MrBobaki3000]

1:50 I like Englands new kit

[@wazazaza2]

Dissing Jonny May's mastermind ability clearly shows you haven't seen him answer questions on Kung Fu Panda

[@jameshowarth6493]

what did you think about ian madigan's potentially game losing decision at the end of Bristol vs Worcester?

[@hoobie0007]

you always surpass yourself mr squidge.