RWC 2023

[Billy Tell]

There are some great games in week 3

SA vs Ire
Aus vs Wales

But also

Samoa vs Arg
Georgia vs Portugal
Scot vs Tonga

And some dud games

[MiketheSnow]

@Billy-Tell said in RWC 2023:

There are some great games in week 3

SA vs Ire
Aus vs Wales

But also

Samoa vs Arg
Georgia vs Portugal
Scot vs Tonga

And some dud games

I'm looking forward to Italy v Uruguay; and Georgia v Portugal

Could be two upsets on the cards based on Week 2

[Duluth]

[Machpants]

Interesting stats stuff: https://resources.worldrugby-rims.pulselive.com/worldrugby/document/2023/09/18/7cb88d30-69cc-423a-9504-ded646927c96/RWC2023_MatchRound2_analysis.pdf

[Machpants]

Nick's view

Sep 18, 2023  /  Sport

Rugby’s top four teams have employed the smartest tactics for World Cup success | Nick Evans

Some tier-two sides have impressed but Ireland, South Africa, France and New Zealand have already set their stalls out

[MiketheSnow]

@Machpants said in RWC 2023:

Nick's view

Sep 18, 2023  /  Sport

Rugby’s top four teams have employed the smartest tactics for World Cup success | Nick Evans

Some tier-two sides have impressed but Ireland, South Africa, France and New Zealand have already set their stalls out

Apart from the soapy water bit any one of us on here could have written that

Phoned it in

[nostrildamus]

early prediction: Nick Evans could become a pretty good coach.

[mikedogz]

A handy Presidents grade team. Fozzie missed the cut.

[MN5]

@mikedogz said in RWC 2023:

A handy Presidents grade team. Fozzie missed the cut.

Put Townsend at 10 ahead of whoever the fuck “Apjok” is

[dogmeat]

@MiketheSnow
I don't know that any of us would have written this and said it encompassed the All Blacks

The big teams kick a lot but it’s more how they kick, when they kick and the accuracy with which they do it. Very rarely is it aimless, unless they’re under pressure, it’s all about playing in the right areas, limiting the amount of phases in parts of the field where they’re susceptible to turnovers because the breakdown is so fiercely contested

[mariner4life]

Did Townsend or that other made up name ever play 10 and take the Shield off a dominant Auckland team?

[MN5]

@mariner4life said in RWC 2023:

Did Townsend or that other made up name ever play 10 and take the Shield off a dominant Auckland team?

Can’t speak for the other guy but Townsend was too busy being awesome against France

[Machpants]

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[Tim]

@Machpants Started watching some of the final tonight. Frizell is really shit player, but the yellow card against him was such a fucking joke. Absolutely made up bullshit.

[Tim]

"Put his weight down on his lower body." It was a collision in the cleanout, and he impacted a player. Like every ruck. FUCK ME. The game is in massive trouble if that is the international standard.

[Tim]

The penalty against Savea that gave SA their 3rd penalty goal - "no clear release", he wasn't the tackler. FFS.

[Tim]

The clear knock on from the halfback. Barnes is such a shit ref. Good riddance.

[Tim]

Fourie goes straight to deck - horizontal - and called a legit turnover. Good lord.

[Tim]

Has to be noted that Cane hasn't done shit in this game so far, nor influenced the ref.

[Tim]

Cane's technique is really bad on the tackle. Nothing good about it. What a way to top off a shit game.