June - July Internationals 2022
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Well done foster, you've got us to our biggest number ever on the world rankings
1 (↑3) France 89.41 (+0.17)
2 (↑4) Ireland 88.79 (+1.55)
3 (↓1) South Africa 88.61 (-2.00)
4 (↓2) New Zealand 88.17 (-1.55)
5 (↑6) England 85.14 (+1.39)
6 (↓5) Australia 83.28 (-1.39)
7 (↑8) Scotland 82.99 (+2.01)
8 (↑9) Wales 81.28 (+2.00)
9 (↓7) Argentina 79.39 (-2.01)
10 Japan 77.74 -
@Machpants said in June - July Internationals 2022:
Week done foster, you've got us to the biggest number ever on the world rankings
1 (↑3) France 89.41 (+0.17)
2 (↑4) Ireland 88.79 (+1.55)
3 (↓1) South Africa 88.61 (-2.00)
4 (↓2) New Zealand 88.17 (-1.55)
5 (↑6) England 85.14 (+1.39)
6 (↓5) Australia 83.28 (-1.39)
7 (↑8) Scotland 82.99 (+2.01)
8 (↑9) Wales 81.28 (+2.00)
9 (↓7) Argentina 79.39 (-2.01)
10 Japan 77.74Scotland back in their rightful spot of number seven !
Fuck you Argentina ! WOOOOOOO !!!!!
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Clean NH sweep
Have to do it all again next Saturday
If I must
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@MiketheSnow said in June - July Internationals 2022:
Clean NH sweep
Have to do it all again next Saturday
If I must
Fuck yeah. I’m on the bandwagon. Sign me up.
Go the North !!!!!
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@MiketheSnow No clean sweep. Argentina XV beat Georgia 30 - 24. Uruguay still has to play Romania.
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@Stargazer said in June - July Internationals 2022:
@MiketheSnow No clean sweep. Argentina XV beat Georgia 30 - 24. Uruguay still has to play Romania.
That doesn’t count 😉
Romania have won 8 of the last 10 against Uruguay, so not looking good for SH…
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@Stargazer said in June - July Internationals 2022:
On Monday morning (NZT time), Argentina XV beat Georgia 30 - 24 in Kutaisi, Georgia.
I think this result, as well as that of the Romania v Italy game (above), shows that Georgia and Romania aren't quite good enough to join the Six Nations. There still quite a bit weaker than Italy.
That aged well. Georgia 28 beat Italy 19.
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@Billy-Tell Yep.
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- Congratulations Georgia
- What an atmosphere. On the list to see a match in this stadium
- Georgian 15 is dynamite
- The decision to award the first Georgian try was an absolute joke
- Georgian commentary is up there with the Brazilians
- World Rugby has to stop substitutes entering the field of play to congratulate teammates
Easy answer, disallow the score
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@Stargazer said in June - July Internationals 2022:
Japan 15 - 20 France
Two superb tries from Japan and a hell of a hit to deny them the win
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Deciders everywhere this weekend
The 3 test tour lives and breaths
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@MiketheSnow said in June - July Internationals 2022:
@Stargazer said in June - July Internationals 2022:
Japan 15 - 20 France
Two superb tries from Japan and a hell of a hit to deny them the win
Was such a well worked play too by Japan off the back of the lineout. The French got caught out by a bigger body catching the pass from the lineout. France found a way to hold on and that’s really what matters.
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@MiketheSnow said in June - July Internationals 2022:
- Congratulations Georgia
- What an atmosphere. On the list to see a match in this stadium
- Georgian 15 is dynamite
- The decision to award the first Georgian try was an absolute joke
- Georgian commentary is up there with the Brazilians
- World Rugby has to stop substitutes entering the field of play to congratulate teammates
Easy answer, disallow the score
The 15 looked lethal. Cullenesque. At some point a defender will be impeded by subs in the ingoal. I agree it should be banned.
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Good to see Georgia talent spreading beyond their pack. They've added some good young 9's and 10s the last few years. Good enough to play Top14. Now a dynamite fullback.
Slightly off topic. On 10s (first-five / flyhalf). Remember reading a Tier2 blog a few years ago analysing how few very good 10s are produced in Tier 2 countries. The most difficult position for those countries to fill.
I think the article was basically celebrating the (current) Uruguay flyhalf playing Top14 rugby in France, mentioned that IIRC Gareth Rees is the only other 10 produced by a Tier 2 country good enough to play pro in the top overseas leagues, in the 20 odd years of pro rugby.
Other instances of Tier 2 countries getting a goood generation or good RWC performance have usually been based on a Tier 1 produced 10. E.g. Samoa with Stephen Bachop or Darren Kellett, 1990s Italy with Diego Domingues, Andrew Miller with Japan, Nicky LIttle with Fiji, AJ McGinty currently with USA etc etc
I guess the current Japan 10 would qualify.
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Hamish Watson won his 50th cap for @Scotlandteam against Argentina; he missed one tackle against the Pumas, his first in a Test for Scotland since his 25th cap (v England, 2019) - he had made 332 tackles without missing in the 24 matches between those two fixtures. Magnetic.
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