RWC Week 1: France v All Blacks

[Canes4life]

Sky Sport NZ's coverage is from 5.45am, I assume kick-off will be 6.00am after anthems, the haka etc.

[Stargazer]

@Machpants

Kick-off time:

Friday 8 September 2023 - 9.15pm local time
Friday 8 September 2023 - 7.15pm GMT / UTC
Saturday 9 September 2023 - 7.15am NZ time

[Machpants]

@Stargazer said in RWC Opener:

@Machpants

Kick-off time:

Friday 8 September 2023 - 9.15pm local time
Friday 8 September 2023 - 7.15pm GMT / UTC
Saturday 9 September 2023 - 7.15am NZ time

Fuck allblacks.com are useless

Thanks

[Stargazer]

@Machpants said in RWC Opener:

Fuck allblacks.com are useless

From allblacks.com; it's correct at this side of the planet.

[Canes4life]

Interesting that Sky Sport NZ have the game on both Sky Sport 1 and 2.

Channel 1 has the build-up, the game, and post game show.
Channel 2 just has the game. Coverage starting from 7am - 9.15am

[Stargazer]

@Canes4life Sky Sport 2 is with commentary in Te Reo.

By the way, this game is also free to air on Sky Open.

[Machpants]

@Stargazer said in RWC Opener:

@Machpants said in RWC Opener:

Fuck allblacks.com are useless

From allblacks.com; it's correct at this side of the planet.

Maybe it is not recognising me in NZ, maybe

[taniwharugby]

This game is on FTA on Sky Open from 6am Saturday, then the other pool games are delayed I think

[Stargazer]

I think I'd better make a "watch list" with all the RWC and NPC games that I want to watch. My eyes will be more square than usual.

[kiwiinmelb]

@Frank said in RWC Opener:

@Chris said in RWC Opener:

@Crazy-Horse
we can play 5 wingers in the QF though that is a bonus.

Fozzie innovation, the 1 - 7 bench.
The "peewee squad" they'll call it.

Lose our front row , have uncontested scrums, and throw it around Fiji style

[Nepia]

@kiwiinmelb said in RWC Opener:

@Frank said in RWC Opener:

@Chris said in RWC Opener:

@Crazy-Horse
we can play 5 wingers in the QF though that is a bonus.

Fozzie innovation, the 1 - 7 bench.
The "peewee squad" they'll call it.

Lose our front row , have uncontested scrums, and throw it around Fiji style

The Scots College tactic.

[Duluth]

Result and Margin poll is in the first post of this thread:
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/6231/rwc-france-v-all-blacks/1

[nzzp]

@Nepia said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

@kiwiinmelb said in RWC Opener:

@Frank said in RWC Opener:

@Chris said in RWC Opener:

@Crazy-Horse
we can play 5 wingers in the QF though that is a bonus.

Fozzie innovation, the 1 - 7 bench.
The "peewee squad" they'll call it.

Lose our front row , have uncontested scrums, and throw it around Fiji style

The Scots College tactic.

Yeah but don't we default our next game?

[Machpants]

I've put the ABs to win it, but that is totally heart over head.

[taniwharugby]

@Machpants McCaw is in Paris, thats a 3 point assist.

[KiwiMurph]

Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time

[booboo]

Always vote with your heart!

Which I see 13 of the 18 who have votes so far have ...

[Kirwan]

@booboo That's exactly what I did, head says France 1-8 but couldn't pick that.

[chimoaus]

@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time

Why the fuck would they start a game so late?

[KiwiMurph]

@chimoaus said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

@KiwiMurph said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

Looks like it will be hot and humid - even factoring in the 9pm local kickoff time

Why the fuck would they start a game so late?

Well for an opening game you've got an opening cemerony for an hour or so beforehand

From memory the 2011 RWC in NZ there were games kicking off at 9pm local.