2019 Rugby World Cup
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@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
Just no. The 3rd place incentive massively improved the pool stages.
excuse me?
You’re excused.
Take Fiji vs Georgia kicking off shortly. Game has more meaning as both can realistically get 3rd spot and automatic qualification. It was a great move by what was the IRB.
firstly, it's kind of patronising to think that these nations wouldn't both go flat out to win anyway
Also, Georgia are not out of the running for a Qtr Final spot. So they have a heap to play for.
We agree to disagree. The 3rd place incentive was an inspired move.
just no
So you agree then that we agree to disagree?
I'm sure Scotland, Italy, and Argentina will be totally satisfied with that automatic qualification, and without it they wouldn't have tried quite as hard.
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@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
Just no. The 3rd place incentive massively improved the pool stages.
excuse me?
You’re excused.
Take Fiji vs Georgia kicking off shortly. Game has more meaning as both can realistically get 3rd spot and automatic qualification. It was a great move by what was the IRB.
firstly, it's kind of patronising to think that these nations wouldn't both go flat out to win anyway
Also, Georgia are not out of the running for a Qtr Final spot. So they have a heap to play for.
We agree to disagree. The 3rd place incentive was an inspired move.
just no
So you agree then that we agree to disagree?
and further more, this is the Fern, there is no "agree to disagree"
there is only "pointlessly bicker until something else shiny comes along to distract us"
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
160,000 readers of BBC Sport select their all time Rugby World Cup XV. A good team but Steve McDowell at Loose head for me.
I don't know how BOD can make it given he never played in a team that made it past the QFs...
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@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@rotated yep agreed. Read has had 2 very good campaigns for 2 wins. Dayglow was instrumental in 2003. Zinny a more talented player than both, but on World Cups only that misses the mark.
For me Finegan in 99 is a good shout for the 6 jersey. But again, Kaino was bloody good in two cup wins...
As was Dusautoir...
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@rotated said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@junior said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
As was Dusautoir...
Dusautoir already got his token award in the 2011 Final, no more.
Indeed, and on reflection, I reckon Dusautoir only really had two good games (both against us) rather than having good tournaments
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Unsure if posted alreadyvin other threads.
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@taniwharugby said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
Unsure if posted alreadyvin other threads.
It would be interesting to see what those reds were for, head highs or actual foul play. It would also be interesting to see the number of yellows, almost seems every game has a yellow these days.
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Having been on the receiving end of Gary Whetton’s elbow, the brooding Richards took exception and cracked the All Blacks lock with a left hand at the back of a maul.
Pandemonium ensued, with New Zealand number eight Wayne ‘Buck’ Sheldon blindsiding Richards with a huge right hook, putting the big man on his backside and knocking him clean out.
After treatment from Welsh physio Tudor Jones, Richards regained consciousness and clambered back to his feet only to be greeted with a red card from referee Kerry Fitzgerald.
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@taniwharugby said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
Unsure if posted alreadyvin other threads.
Dont remember the 91 cards.
In 1995. 2 of of them were a Saf and a Canadian each for the all in brawl. 1 for Mike Umaga for a coathanger on a South African in the quarter final.
- A Tongan got sent off in England pool match also for a coathanger. Ended up conceding a ton.
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Actually, here is a convenient list:
- Mike Umaga didn't get sent off. So, he must have stuck in my mind for the opposite reason. 2 coathangers and managing to stay on the field.
2 Canadians and 1 South African got sent off for their brawl.
I also misremembered the Tongan 1999 card , was for a punch. Although I'm probably remembering the coathanger that sparked the fracas.
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That All Blacks game today has me freaking out a bit.
Those yellow cards were not the sort of thing we want any team to lose a player for 10 minutes from the game.
10 minutes in a big game is huge. 20 minutes is nigh on terminal
All rugby people know this.
We also know that concussion is a major concern for our game.
There should be definite pride in rugby's duty of care, and our welfare for our player's noggins is second to none in contact sports. And, we keep the physicality that the sport demands. It's a real positive.
Yet the cunting governors of the sport will tread over the game in double time to virtue signal and " be seen to be concerned" about the obvious issue - let's stop unnecessary head contacts. Again, something we all agree on.
However, and in keeping with the times, some dipshit in a $10,000 a day world rugby laws committee meeting proposes a poorly thought out blanket ruling on a (vaguely defined) contact involving a "contact on heads" ultimatum. The subordinates, understanding their position and the fact that the WRC advertising cheques have already been cashed, follow script and, once again, we have a world authority telling rugby people that the optics overrule the contest.
An untenable set of guidelines that offer more confusion than clarity. Easily visible flaws in the execution of the directive.
Who here, whatever tier 1 country, isn't open to your team going out largely because what they ruled against Ofa today could happen to your boys in a knockout?
Of course the whole mess started with the first week public admonishment of the refs virtue signal and here we are, an arm below the waist is off the park for 10 minutes.
List of Rugby World Cup red cards - Wikipedia
