Rugby World Cup general discussion

[KiwiMurph]

@chimoaus said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

@frugby said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

So the QFs are:

France v South Africa
Ireland v New Zealand
England v Fiji
Wales v Argentina/Japan

Which refs do which game?

O'Keeffe gets the first one me think
Barnes will do All Blacks
Peyper to do England
Gardner to do Wales

Fiji still have to beat Portugal don't they?

They don't need to win. A Bonus point will suffice.

[MajorRage]

@KiwiMurph said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

@chimoaus said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

@frugby said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

So the QFs are:

France v South Africa
Ireland v New Zealand
England v Fiji
Wales v Argentina/Japan

Which refs do which game?

O'Keeffe gets the first one me think
Barnes will do All Blacks
Peyper to do England
Gardner to do Wales

Fiji still have to beat Portugal don't they?

They don't need to win. A Bonus point will suffice.

Stranger things have happened ….

Wonder what the Wobs have been doing all week!

[Mr Fish]

@NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

Seriously, at a time where we need to spread the word, WR wants to pull up the drawbridge

The issue isn't World Rugby, the issue is the rights holders.

I'm sure WR would be very happy to see videos posted all across social media but the problem is that the rights holders see that as people getting for free what they've had to pay for. The rights holders are all very traditional media enterprises and until they get a bit of a clue, it's really out of WR's hands.

[NTA]

@Mr-Fish Write it into the contract that rights holders have to allow certain forms of social media sharing.

It isn't zero-sum.

[Nepia]

The PIs were shit this RWC, right? I'm including Fiji despite the fact they made the finals, because they had the Wobs in their pool.

Maybe they should go back to not using former NZers/Aussies.

[Stargazer]

@Nepia I think Tonga's and Samoa's main issue is the coach. The teams look badly coached.

[nzzp]

@Stargazer said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

@Nepia I think Tonga's and Samoa's main issue is the coach. The teams look badly coached.

I'm firmly of the view that the adminstration around teams makes a huge difference. PI suffer from this. Crusaders have it as a large part of their success. ABs used to be excellent, but NZR has shat the bed and the competitions quality has followed it down. WR is a shambles, and so are large elements of the international game.

Good adminstrators in the PI would be awesome to help bring them up to competitiveness.

[nostrildamus]

Don't the PIs have problems with finding, retaining, and sufficiently preparing players? Or is that less of a major concern this time?

[His Bobness]

Someone might want to pin this Mark Keohane piece up on a wall somewhere.

Oct 6, 2023  /  Springboks

Boks ‘get’ what it takes to be great

South Africa, France and Ireland have the best chance of winning the 2023 World Cup, because - unlike New Zealand - they play clever rugby, writes MARK KEOHANE.

[NTA]

@nostrildamus said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

Don't the PIs have problems with finding, retaining, and sufficiently preparing players? Or is that less of a major concern this time?

Not as big a concern as previous RWC cycles but man something isn't right with how they're approaching it.

Perhaps we need to get a Pacific 6N going to help everyone out. Naturally enough NZ would dominate this competition:

Japan
Samoa
Tonga
Fiji
Australia
NZ

I just don't see any alternative to helping the PIs get more games, and more games against Tier 1 opposition.

Foreign clubs will continue to hamper their chances tho, putting in clauses about injury while on international duties.

[NTA]

Controversial opinion: I want RSA and NZL knocked out this weekend so someone new gets a chance at it.

Ireland v France final guarantees a new holder. Even though I fucking hate Sexton's sookface they'd deserve it as #1.

[NTA]

@NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

ven though I fucking hate Sexton's sookface they'd deserve it as #1.

Ulterior motive: it would show the fish heads at RA that Nucifora was right. Not that I think for a moment they're smart enough to put their egos aside to admit it.

[NTA]

@NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

Controversial opinion: I want RSA and NZL knocked out this weekend so someone new gets a chance at it.

And England too, of course.

It would be fucking insufferable if they won it. But also: I'd be hitting every single Pommy forum and FB post with "So you still blaming Eddie, bruv?"

[taniwharugby]

So all NH semi finals multi at TAB will pay $7.48, vs all SH semi finals paying $27.50

[voodoo]

@NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

Controversial opinion: I want RSA and NZL knocked out this weekend so someone new gets a chance at it.

Ireland v France final guarantees a new holder. Even though I fucking hate Sexton's sookface they'd deserve it as #1.

fucking ban this muthafucka

[NTA]

@voodoo said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

@NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

Controversial opinion: I want RSA and NZL knocked out this weekend so someone new gets a chance at it.

Ireland v France final guarantees a new holder. Even though I fucking hate Sexton's sookface they'd deserve it as #1.

fucking ban this muthafucka

[canefan]

@NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

Controversial opinion: I want RSA and NZL knocked out this weekend so someone new gets a chance at it.

Ireland v France final guarantees a new holder. Even though I fucking hate Sexton's sookface they'd deserve it as #1.

Since when has being #1 ever meant you deserve to win the RWC?

[NTA]

@canefan said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

@NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

Controversial opinion: I want RSA and NZL knocked out this weekend so someone new gets a chance at it.

Ireland v France final guarantees a new holder. Even though I fucking hate Sexton's sookface they'd deserve it as #1.

Since when has being #1 ever meant you deserve to win the RWC?

Never. But they're playing a style of rugby that combines brutality with beauty as well as accuracy. I can actually watch them.

England's 2003 has a lot of parallels actually - they just didn't give a shit about the beauty part, despite the best efforts of Jason Robinson.

Not my fault the ABs spent 24 years choking

[Kruse]

Preferred winners in order of preference:
New Zealand
Fiji
Argentina
France
Wales
... and reluctantly ...
Ireland
South Africa
England

[canefan]

@NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

@canefan said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

@NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

Controversial opinion: I want RSA and NZL knocked out this weekend so someone new gets a chance at it.

Ireland v France final guarantees a new holder. Even though I fucking hate Sexton's sookface they'd deserve it as #1.

Since when has being #1 ever meant you deserve to win the RWC?

Never. But they're playing a style of rugby that combines brutality with beauty as well as accuracy. I can actually watch them.

England's 2003 has a lot of parallels actually - they just didn't give a shit about the beauty part, despite the best efforts of Jason Robinson.

Not my fault the ABs spent 24 years choking

Faaaark you!!!!

I must admit, when they played and won the series in NZ, the Irish played a far better and more attractive brand than our helter skelter Fozz blacks