Rugby World Cup general discussion
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rugby World Cup news:
Prime Video will exclusively broadcast 15 Summer Nations Series fixtures from Saturday 5th August through to Sunday 27th August, featuring:
Saturday 29th July: Scotland v Italy
Saturday 5th August: Scotland v France
Saturday 5th August: Wales v England
Saturday 5th August: Ireland v Italy
Saturday 12th August: England v Wales
Saturday 12th August: France v Scotland
Saturday 19th August: Wales v South Africa
Saturday 19th August: Ireland v England
Saturday 19th August: Italy v Romania
Saturday 19th August: France v Fiji
Saturday 26th August: England v Fiji
Saturday 26th August: Scotland v Georgia
Saturday 26th August: Italy v Japan
Saturday 26th August: Ireland v Samoa
Sunday 27th August: France v AustraliaI don't know if the 'Prime Video exclusive' includes NZ ?
Edit: Google says - In New Zealand all games are streaming exclusively on Sky Sport Now, but it does not appear anywhere in their promotion pages?
For those in Aus these look like they are on Stan
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rugby World Cup news:
Another Fiji star rules himself out of the Rugby World Cup
Two Fiji players have ruled themselves out of the Rugby World Cup.
Is that photo deliberately taking the piss? I mean, there seems to be more than one Fijian in that photo.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rugby World Cup news:
Romania play Italy this Saturday which will give an indication of their current standing
But based on last weekend's outing afainst the US I'd suggest it's not high
Highlights are average tbf
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@nostrildamus Is that you Stephen Jones?
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@Billy-Tell said in Rugby World Cup news:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rugby World Cup news:
Fiji have a great chance to get out of their pool.
I think Georgia have a better chance, to be honest.
They're basically replicating what Japan did at the last World Cup with keeping their squad together all year. Could be very interesting - their opening match with Australia is certainly one to watch.
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Apologies if this has already been posted but a good predictor tool here so you can see how the draw might play out.
Rugby World Cup 2023 Predictor
Following a tough Six Nations, will England and Steve Borthwick stage a comeback in France? Select your winners and runners-up among the pool stages, and winners of each round to find your Rugby World Cup champions.
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@chimoaus I did it and came up with this for the final...
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the photo looks weird, bench with fozzie and cane, uneven numbers at the back, load of people with eye shut or looking in different directions, cobbled together photoshop?
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@Kiwiwomble Also look at how far Fozzie is from the ginga, weird he'd select him when you can clearly see he despises him. Are NZR enforcing a ginga quota on him?
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@Nepia said in Rugby World Cup news:
@Kiwiwomble Also look at how far Fozzie is from the ginga, weird he'd select him when you can clearly see he despises him. Are NZR enforcing a ginga quota on him?
no one wants to catch gingervitus
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@Nepia @Kiwiwomble They wouldn't have needed the backrow in the photo if Christie would have sat next to Fozzie on that bench and one player at the back would have taken Christie's chair. The others in the backrow could have filled the empty spots in the row in front of them. Obviously, Fozzie is too fat for even Christie to fit on that remaining space on the bench.
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@Nepia said in Rugby World Cup news:
@Kiwiwomble Also look at how far Fozzie is from the ginga, weird he'd select him when you can clearly see he despises him. Are NZR enforcing a ginga quota on him?
The real question is, does the quota extend to two players, and if so, who is the other one? Fletcher Newell? DMac?
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@Nepia said in Rugby World Cup news:
@Kiwiwomble Also look at how far Fozzie is from the ginga, weird he'd select him when you can clearly see he despises him. Are NZR enforcing a ginga quota on him?
it makes sense to handle redheads gingerly. Learnings.
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@taniwharugby said in Rugby World Cup news:
@chimoaus I did it and came up with this for the final...
I wonder what that would pay at the TAB.
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@Bones said in Rugby World Cup news:
@nostrildamus Is that you Stephen Jones?
I was serious actually, quite a few players are dual nationals, considered stars in the land of their birth, or even don't have the citizenship of the country they play for (no not Quade now, I'm thinking of a certain Will Genia!)
