RWC SF: England v Springboks

[kiwiinmelb]

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

For a minute there, I thought Walrus was talking about Times Rugby writers

Stephen Jones, Paris

The boorish, antisocial minority who shame England rugby fans

It was nearly midnight in Nice, an hour after the end of the England v Japan pool match, and there was a surge of post-match celebrants moving down the hill fro

https://archive.ph/YwB67

I saw footage of this fight somewhere else ,

my thoughts when i watched it ,

lucky for their own safety they were just fighting among their own supporters and not a bunch of fijians

[stodders]

@Dodge I’m surprised Manu Tuilagi hasn’t broken down yet. For England to win, he needs to pull a worldie performance out, as well as the pack.

[voodoo]

I’ve gone England 1-8

I’m not confident, but that’s what I want to happen.

A brutal affair, descending into fisticuffs at one point resulting in 2 players carded and banned from each side , as well as Rassie being sanctioned for invading the pitch

England steal the game 6-3 with a Tuilagi droppie off his left foot in the 84th minute.

Both teams spent, England a shadow of themselves for the final

[stodders]

Weather forecast for today and tomorrow at Stade de France.

Tonight - wet with a bit of wind, but not too cold

Tomorrow - wet, with a fair bit of wind (3x), and a lot colder (6 degrees colder)

[Frank]

@voodoo said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

I’ve gone England 1-8

I’m not confident, but that’s what I want to happen.

A brutal affair, descending into fisticuffs at one point resulting in 2 players carded and banned from each side , as well as Rassie being sanctioned for invading the pitch

England steal the game 6-3 with a Tuilagi droppie off his left foot in the 84th minute.

Both teams spent, England a shadow of themselves for the final

TOP POST!!!!!!

[Catogrande]

@voodoo said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

I’ve gone England 1-8

I’m not confident, but that’s what I want to happen.

A brutal affair, descending into fisticuffs at one point resulting in 2 players carded and banned from each side , as well as Rassie being sanctioned for invading the pitch

England steal the game 6-3 with a Tuilagi droppie off his left foot in the 84th minute.

Both teams spent, England a shadow of themselves for the final

Make it so.

[antipodean]

@stodders I have a feeling that may not just be wishful thinking that England will win this semifinal.

[Dodge]

@stodders said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Dodge I’m surprised Manu Tuilagi hasn’t broken down yet. For England to win, he needs to pull a worldie performance out, as well as the pack.

He’ll be sent off in this game for a leading forearm…

[sparky]

England to surprise the Springboks in 2019, just as they surprised the All Blacks in 2023.

[W32]

@sparky is this some kind of cunning anti jinx scheme?

[stodders]

@Dodge Probably worth a lazy fiver

[Bones]

So, no idea if it's been covered elsewhere - but what the fuck is the deal with Rassie's lights? Why not use a radio?

[W32]

@Bones covered elsewhere. In short...Rassie is a genius.

[Bones]

@W32 explains everything

[W32]

@Bones My reply was sort of tongue in cheek. But it does cut out any miscommunication between coach and player. The whispering into radios seems a bit redundant when time is of the essence and no way to get the player word easily.

[Bones]

@W32 said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

@Bones My reply was sort of tongue in cheek. But it does cut out any miscommunication between coach and player. The whispering into radios seems a bit redundant when time is of the essence and no way to get the player word easily.

Ok I see, but pretty concerning he has no faith in his players to know what decisions to make on the field.

[W32]

@Bones I don’t know about that. All coaches send instructions to their players on the field. I would say the springboks are very well coached. The methods are just different than the norm

[Frank]

Rassie getting that siege mentality going by sending death threats to his own players.

[BerniesCorner]

Come on Borthwick you got this

[sparky]

This is the Grand Final in all but name, surely?