RWC Week 4: Japan v Samoa

[Machpants]

Yep you can and I can call it bollocks

Why weren't Samoa playing like this the whole game!

[MiketheSnow]

McFarland turning this match

[Machpants]

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Week 4: Japan v Samoa:

McFarland turning this match

You'd hope game on!

[booboo]

Offside from the not-deliberate knock on by Samoa

[Machpants]

Japan used to be the offloading/quick passing kings, that has really fallen away

[Machpants]

@booboo said in RWC Week 4: Japan v Samoa:

Offside from the not-deliberate knock on by Samoa

[booboo]

Only 10 in it. Take the points.

[Machpants]

28-15, with 5 to go

[booboo]

Try Samoa. And now it's 6 points. 90secs left

[Machpants]

Samoa dangerous as when they just pick and smash in the centre, knocking the Japs back like ten pins

[Billy Tell]

Samoa were their own worst enemy. So many unforced errors especially knock ons.

[Steven Harris]

Those changes needed to be made much earlier especially at halfback

[MiketheSnow]

Cracking watch

Credit to both teams

Jaco did very well

Let down by TMO

[Machpants]

Well looking at those points on the table, my predicitions for the A B pools are looking great
Ire>SA
Fr>NZ
for C D pools not so much
OZ>Wales (probably Wales>Fiji)
Eng>Arg (probably Eng>Japan)

[Machpants]

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Week 4: Japan v Samoa:

Cracking watch

Credit to both teams

Jaco did very well

Indeed, tho I am very unsure how both him and the liney missed Lam's tackle right in front of them

[Bovidae]

@Billy-Tell I know there is another nameless TMO but I can't criticise them if I don't know who they are.

The Horie tackle was no different to Ta'avao's, and we know how that ended.

[Jailbreak7]

Samoa played better without Lam. More purposeful.

[mariner4life]

that was a fun game of footy. Japan tackled like demons, but Samoa created enough only to throw a shit 50/50 and cede possession

That 2nd last Samoa try was a thing of absolute beauty. 20 pick and goes just smashing Japanese players. A flick pass, and a quick spread. Gorgeous.

[Duluth]

[ACT Crusader]

@Machpants said in RWC Week 4: Japan v Samoa:

Samoa dangerous as when they just pick and smash in the centre, knocking the Japs back like ten pins

That was their strength, yet on a number of occasions they showed a lack of patience and just threw the ball wide.

I enjoyed the match overall, but there were some frustrating patches watching Samoa. They actually could be a fantastic 10-man rugby game team, if they wanted to be.