RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool B)
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From Daily Telegraph
In a development that seems sure to cloud the rest of the tournament and have ramifications way into the future, insiders claim that the match between the All Blacks and Italy could have been postponed until Monday, but that the All Blacks were not willing to consider a turnaround of just five days between their final pool game and their quarter-final, which is due to be played on Saturday 19th October.
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@Derm-McCrum said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool
:From Daily Telegraph
In a development that seems sure to cloud the rest of the tournament and have ramifications way into the future, insiders claim that the match between the All Blacks and Italy could have been postponed until Monday, but that the All Blacks were not willing to consider a turnaround of just five days between their final pool game and their quarter-final, which is due to be played on Saturday 19th October.
Stopped reading right there. Insiders claim ffs, so no actual evidence?
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@Derm-McCrum said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool
:From Daily Telegraph
In a development that seems sure to cloud the rest of the tournament and have ramifications way into the future, insiders claim that the match between the All Blacks and Italy could have been postponed until Monday, but that the All Blacks were not willing to consider a turnaround of just five days between their final pool game and their quarter-final, which is due to be played on Saturday 19th October.
Had to be the All Blacks fault somehow.
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@Derm-McCrum the "insiders" are bullshitting. It's against the rules of the tournament to postpone a pool match. Click bait
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@sparky said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool
:New Zealand vs France at Athletic Park
Wellington, New Zealand
Saturday, 5 August 1961106th All Black Test
484th All Black GameFulltime - New Zealand 5, France 3
Programme cover kindly supplied by Paul Marshall
Halftime - New Zealand 0, France 0Attendance - 35000
Conditions - Weather 80mph gale, ground heavy
Referee - A. B. Farquhar (Auckland, New Zealand)
80mph is "only" 128kph.
Reports suggest Hagibis has sustained winds of nearly twice that.
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@dogmeat said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool
:@Derm-McCrum the "insiders" are bullshitting. It's against the rules of the tournament to postpone a pool match. Click bait
Yeah I thought it was only finals games that could be postponed.
You just know even if WR came out and denied it the telegraph smear “ neutrals” are going to add this to the list of things they endlessly thrashwank about like the refs favouring the abs etc etc.
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Great passion from Sergio:
Parisse slams decision to call off New Zealand game
Italy are furious at losing chance to reach quarter-finals after Typhoon Hagibis decision
He's going to be a great pundit and rent-a-quote in retirement.
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@Chris-B said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool
:@No-Quarter But in this day and age, I'd imagine 90 percent of people have pre-paid holiday accommodation and will turn up there anyway.
But once there they will now stay inside their accommodation and not venture out into the weather.
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@sparky said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool
:Great passion from Sergio:
Italy are furious at losing chance to reach quarter-finals after Typhoon Hagibis decision
He's going to be a great pundit and rent-a-quote in retirement.
Eh? A great pundit? Coz he talks shit? Looks like he is already a rent-a-quote.
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@booboo His quotes about the All Blacks are making headlines in almost every newspaper & sports website in UK, Ireland, France and Italy. Quite something for a Rugby player.
Shrewd, sweet work indeed if you are thinking about embarking on a media career to earn your corn.
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@booboo said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool
:@sparky said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool
:Great passion from Sergio:
Italy are furious at losing chance to reach quarter-finals after Typhoon Hagibis decision
He's going to be a great pundit and rent-a-quote in retirement.
Eh? A great pundit? Coz he talks shit? Looks like he is already a rent-a-quote.
Yeah , he’s the shaping up to be the Italian Neil Francis . Shitty way to end your career but let’s be honest his team was going to be beaten like a rented mule .
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I think it is definitely fair to say that IF the ABs or England were going to miss out on the quarters due to cancellations a lot more effort would have gone into working out contingencies.
Rugby spouts off a lot about being inclusive and the RWC is the once every four years time to be inclusive of the 'lesser teams'. Why would a country spend 3 years effort getting to a RWC if they know they will be treated differently when they get there? They have earned the right to be treated like the big names. -
@Crucial said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool
:I think it is definitely fair to say that IF the ABs or England were going to miss out on the quarters due to cancellations a lot more effort would have gone into working out contingencies.
Rugby spouts off a lot about being inclusive and the RWC is the once every four years time to be inclusive of the 'lesser teams'. Why would a country spend 3 years effort getting to a RWC if they know they will be treated differently when they get there? They have earned the right to be treated like the big names.Where’s your proof of that?
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@Crucial there were fears prior to the tournament a Typhoon could scupper our defence, particularly had we lost v SA.
I can understand their frustration, this was their last game if the RWC plus a few players last game full stop, so emotions (in an Italian, who'd of thought) will be high.
I am sure the ABs would prefer to have played, particularly as their opposition for the 1/4s likely will be.
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@Derm-McCrum said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool
:From Daily Telegraph
In a development that seems sure to cloud the rest of the tournament and have ramifications way into the future, insiders claim that the match between the All Blacks and Italy could have been postponed until Monday, but that the All Blacks were not willing to consider a turnaround of just five days between their final pool game and their quarter-final, which is due to be played on Saturday 19th October.
Daily Telegraph and rugby commentary? I’ve seen it all now.
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@Crucial said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool
:I think it is definitely fair to say that IF the ABs or England were going to miss out on the quarters due to cancellations a lot more effort would have gone into working out contingencies.
Rugby spouts off a lot about being inclusive and the RWC is the once every four years time to be inclusive of the 'lesser teams'. Why would a country spend 3 years effort getting to a RWC if they know they will be treated differently when they get there? They have earned the right to be treated like the big names.Don’t agree.
I know anything can be spun to suit a decision but I doubt WR would go down that path.
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@ACT-Crusader but you are blind to how long those AB tenticles are!!
People ignoring the fact probably the 2 richest Unions game has been cancelled too, and the result of this game determined which of the 2 topped the pool.
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@jegga said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool
:@dogmeat said in RWC: All Blacks v Italy (Cancelled) (Pool
:@Derm-McCrum the "insiders" are bullshitting. It's against the rules of the tournament to postpone a pool match. Click bait
Yeah I thought it was only finals games that could be postponed.
You just know even if WR came out and denied it the telegraph smear “ neutrals” are going to add this to the list of things they endlessly thrashwank about like the refs favouring the abs etc etc.
Some mutterings from the Scots (allegedly) re a failure to consider invoking a force majeure override provision on the "no postponement" rule for pool games
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/50003523
I sympathise that people are upset , but I dont know what they expect - this is a fuckoff big typhoon, imagine the legal shitstorm to follow for World Rugby if they were to do anything deemed reckless in the face of that
