RWC Draw

[Higgins]

@tregaskis The signwriters must have been in danger of getting RSI when painting that name on the building.

[Stargazer]

@tregaskis Are you sure that game will be played there? I thought it was in the Davit Kolecrushcrushthemedze Stadium?

[Tregaskis]

RWC 2019 draw is at 7.30pm tomorrow (3.30pm Japan time).

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[Tregaskis]

@tregaskis The fixtures list, I mean.

[Stargazer]

Live stream:

[Stargazer]

NZT = Japan Time + 4 hours

[Rugger Quizzes]

Game against Boks in Yokohama should be off the charts with a full 70,000 odd stadium there.

Oita Dome a decent size but a fair way out of town. Going to target the Yokohama and Oita games for tickets and hopefully catch a few other Kyushu Games as well.

Toyota is nearish Nagoya, never been there

[Rugger Quizzes]

Plenty of time for boozing after Tokyo game (pretty sure stadium is way out in West Tokyo so a bit of a hike)

[Bovidae]

A big gap between the SA game and game 2, but only 4 days break for game 3.

[Stargazer]

[Rugger Quizzes]

@bovidae said in RWC Draw:

A big gap between the SA game and game 2, but only 4 days break for game 3.

By design I guess given that they aren't likely to be particularly strong opponents.

[Gunner]

@bovidae said in RWC Draw:

A big gap between the SA game and game 2, but only 4 days break for game 3.

Maybe trying to make things fair for all?
The tier 2 and 3 teams have consistently had these short turn arounds in world cups, while the tier 1 teams have been a protected species on that front...

Fair’s fair!

[Bovidae]

@gunner

No problem for me, and WR had said they would try to do this for future RWCs. It was just an observation.

[Crucial]

Not a great draw. We have to go in firing to knock SA away then keep interested for the rest of the pool round.
Looks like we will know early on (the day after the SA game) who the likely opponent in the quarters will be as Scotland face off to Ireland on the first weekend. Barring Japan capitalising on being at home the loser of that Scotland/Ireland game should be who we face.

[Billy Tell]

What a shit draw we got. SA, followed by dross, then straight into a quarter-final vs Ireland or Scotland or possibly Japan. Luckily no France in a 1/4 final...

[Hooroo]

Why is it a bad draw? I think it is great. Knock SA over on the first game and then have less testing games leading into the pointy end of the comp.

I think it is perfect

[rotated]

Ostensibly the same as last time - best team first, second best team last. Filler in the middle.

Bit of a pain for those thinking of making the trek as the Boks clash will be epic (the only pool clash anticipated this much in RWC history is the Aus v Boks in 1995) but for most it is impractical to wait the additional 10 days for the minnow fixtures.

Also the presence of the Boks and an unconventional venue (where we regularly lay an egg) means you probably want to cover your bases with both possible QF if just making the trek for the finals.

[Bovidae]

@rotated

Yep, substitute Argentina for SA.

I'd say the Eng vs NZ pool game in 1991 was hugely anticipated. It was also the opening pool game.

[Rapido]

@bovidae said in RWC Draw:

@rotated

Yep, substitute Argentina for SA.

I'd say the Eng vs NZ pool game in 1991 was hugely anticipated. It was also the opening pool game.

Yes, it was huge.
England had been on the rise for about 2 years. NZ and England hadn't played each other for 6 years (sine 1985)

[antipodean]

@crucial said in RWC Draw:

Not a great draw. We have to go in firing to knock SA away then keep interested for the rest of the pool round.

Two teams in the middle to work on our game as per last WC. Then a good hit out before a quarter final. Looks good.

There's a pool of death again for England and the Wallabies have the shittest pool and a real challenge to step up for a tough quarter final regardless of coming first or second in their pool.