RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland
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@KiwiMurph said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:
@Kirwan said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:
The idea that this world cup is the most wide open ever in terms of who can win it was rubbish. Scotland are the 5th best team and aren't in the same sphere.
Ireland, South Africa, France are all genuine options and England and NZ can’t be written off.
Can’t remember another WC with that many options.
Did you see England today? England can be written off.
Nz can be written off.
It's a 3 horse race.
NZ and SA likely to be gone by next weekend
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@taniwharugby said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:
@voodoo this is TAB...
Well for once we don’t get called chokers then
I’m desperately looking for positives
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@kiwiinmelb An AB / SA multi...?
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First Lions test in 2017. Do that please.
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My money's on SA
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Well that went all right.
Next week's game should be enjoyable for all. Possibly no Furlong, Ryan, Hansen or Lowe for Ireland - squad depth about to be tested.
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@Derm-McCrum said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:
Well that went all right.
Next week's game should be enjoyable for all. Possibly no Furlong, Ryan, Hansen or Lowe for Ireland - squad depth about to be tested.
…be enjoyable for all supporters of the side that wins.
Just filling in the missing words there for you derm.
Irish fans will be utterly disconsolate should NZ win as this is a great Irish side and Ireland will still not have broken their quarterfinal hoodoo. The word choker will no doubt surface.
NZ fans expect somewhat to lose so I’m not sure we will be utterly disconsolate but we will hardly be dancing in the streets.
Anyone else on the other hand will no doubt have thoroughly enjoyed the match regardless of the result!
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"The word choker will no doubt surface."
I suspect "would" is needed here, Foster is the high priest of premature expectations. -
@Billy-Tell French presently are the biggest chokers...0/3 finals.
Ireland, ranked #1 prior to 2019, ranked #1 this year...one or both of them will wear that tag.
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@nostrildamus said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:
"The word choker will no doubt surface."
I suspect "would" is needed here, Foster is the high priest of premature expectations.I’m mega-confident of a NZ victory.
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@taniwharugby said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:
@Billy-Tell French presently are the biggest chokers...0/3 finals.
Ireland, ranked #1 prior to 2019, ranked #1 this year...one or both of them will wear that tag.
…..and SA have won 3/3 finals they’ve been in haven’t they ?
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@taniwharugby said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:
@Billy-Tell French presently are the biggest chokers...0/3 finals.
Ireland, ranked #1 prior to 2019, ranked #1 this year...one or both of them will wear that tag.
I don’t think the French choked in their finals. 87 beaten by better team. 99 beaten by better team. 11 rank outsiders and almost won.
The 2007 semi-final on the other hand…
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@Billy-Tell said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:
@nostrildamus said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:
"The word choker will no doubt surface."
I suspect "would" is needed here, Foster is the high priest of premature expectations.I’m mega-confident of a NZ victory.
Good for you, someone needs to stand in for Bull Dusta.
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@nostrildamus said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:
@Billy-Tell said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:
@nostrildamus said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:
"The word choker will no doubt surface."
I suspect "would" is needed here, Foster is the high priest of premature expectations.I’m mega-confident of a NZ victory.
Good for you, someone needs to stand in for Bull Dusta.
Just might have been a decent amount of sarcasm in my post…I do think we have a chance but I’m in no way mega confident.
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@taniwharugby said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:
@Billy-Tell French presently are the biggest chokers...0/3 finals.
Ireland, ranked #1 prior to 2019, ranked #1 this year...one or both of them will wear that tag.
Ireland hit their peak in 2018. It was all downhill after that. They got to #1 ranking just before the world cup started but that was from a bizarre set of circumstances. Wales also got to #1 around that time.
Ireland were #1 for a few days in 2019 vs a year in 2023.
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It's been a very enjoyable tournament so far - one of my favourite matches was last night's Portugal victory over Fiji - great heart and commitment - hopefully they get more opportunities in the coming years.
The game against New Zealand will be enjoyable with both teams and sets of fans openly/quietly hoping for a victory. Some great match-ups between players and although both teams have possible injuries to content with it should still be an exciting contest.
