Rugby World Cup general discussion
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Danty a doubt for France against NZ opener.
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M MajorRage forked this topic on
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The Telegraph doing it's "100 Best Rugby Players" list pre RWC. It's an absolute hoot with Tawera Kerr-Barlow at no. 33 ahead of Faf De Klerk and Mark Telea at no. 91 and 92 respectively.
The 100 best rugby players in the world, part four: 40-21
Telegraph Sport’s experts bring you part four of the series ranking the world’s best players in the build-up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup
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@sparky said in Rugby World Cup news:
Danty a doubt for France against NZ opener.
One of theirs for one of ours Danty - Lomax. Danty would be a big loss for them though. They would be giving away serious bulk in the midfield.
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in depth, detailed article re: foreign-born-produced-homegrown-players-at-rwc-2023 -
Foreign-Born / Produced / Homegrown Players at Rugby World Cup 2023 - Americas Rugby News
Rugby World Cup 2023 will be contested by twenty teams. Rosters contain a variety of nationalities. Some rosters are entirely homegrown while others have a range of Foreign-Born / Produced Players. Unlike at RWCs 2003-2019, World Rugby eligibility law changes enable eligible players to represent a...
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@Daffy-Jaffy ARN are great for doing this every Cup to rub it into the faces of the NH tossers
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@Daffy-Jaffy Bloody interesting, thanks for posting.
FOREIGN-BORN PLAYERS – COUNTRY OF BIRTH
NEW ZEALAND – (57)
AUSTRALIA – (17)
FRANCE – (17)
ENGLAND – (15)
TONGA – (15)
SOUTH AFRICA (10) -
@Machpants Their reasons are not that though. They do it to show how home grown the American teams are in comparison to other nations. They were also very much against the latest WR eligibility rule change that allowed players to change to the country of their or their (grand)parent's birth, because in their view that gives too much advantage to the Pacific Nations.
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@taniwharugby Rugby players on the plane! I mean, why not, worked in 07 right
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@nzzp said in Rugby World Cup news:
@taniwharugby Rugby players on the plane! I mean, why not, worked in 07 right
It was 1999 wasn’t it ? Otago front row from memory.
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@MN5 said in Rugby World Cup news:
@nzzp said in Rugby World Cup news:
@taniwharugby Rugby players on the plane! I mean, why not, worked in 07 right
It was 1999 wasn’t it ? Otago front row from memory.
You're right. 1999. Memory not what it was
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@nzzp said in Rugby World Cup news:
@MN5 said in Rugby World Cup news:
@nzzp said in Rugby World Cup news:
@taniwharugby Rugby players on the plane! I mean, why not, worked in 07 right
It was 1999 wasn’t it ? Otago front row from memory.
You're right. 1999. Memory not what it was
Didn't work then either....
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@nzzp said in Rugby World Cup news:
@MN5 said in Rugby World Cup news:
@nzzp said in Rugby World Cup news:
@taniwharugby Rugby players on the plane! I mean, why not, worked in 07 right
It was 1999 wasn’t it ? Otago front row from memory.
You're right. 1999. Memory not what it was
How can you be so sure you’re remembering that right?
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Another injured French player.
https://x.com/rugbyinsideline/status/1697612104591704230?s=46
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@sparky said in Rugby World Cup news:
Another injured French player.
https://x.com/rugbyinsideline/status/1697612104591704230?s=46
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