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Flayer posted:I thought that last pass to Adams for the try was forward. Fair play though I would like to Wales to win for a NH final and SA are boring as poo poo. Wouldn't be the first try in this World Cup with a forward pass.
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Oct 27, 2019 11:39
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Jerusalem posted:A crack has formed in the window Once they tried to go around eventually. Besides, i didn't say i didn't like it. Nothing wrong with a good period of tactical forward smash n bash, as long as you can hold on to the ball which has been a problem up till now
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Oct 27, 2019 11:39
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Whoever wins, they're really going to need this week off.
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Oct 27, 2019 11:40
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They are using their heads like battering rams holy hell
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Oct 27, 2019 11:45
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LOL Sumo “Cock monsters him”
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Oct 27, 2019 11:45
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Has to be a drop goal for Wales now
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Oct 27, 2019 11:46
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Welp
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Oct 27, 2019 11:46
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at least all that loving kicking practice was good for something
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Oct 27, 2019 11:47
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They could have ground that out, but they kicked it away again. Both of them.
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Oct 27, 2019 11:48
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Game over. England vs SA...
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Oct 27, 2019 11:48
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That should be enough.
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Oct 27, 2019 11:49
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Oct 27, 2019 11:49
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goatface posted:They could have ground that out, but they kicked it away again. This. 3 minutes to go and you have to score, so best to kick the ball away.
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Oct 27, 2019 11:49
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Well I'll always have the memory of Japan beating Ireland I guess.
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Oct 27, 2019 11:51
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god is dead
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Oct 27, 2019 11:52
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Boo
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Oct 27, 2019 11:52
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Boks deserved it in the end, forward power and defence get them through.
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Oct 27, 2019 11:52
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if the same england shows up for the final, it's going to be a brutalizing
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Oct 27, 2019 11:54
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The third place playoff is going to be amazing, a fired up New Zealand versus the walking wounded.
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Oct 27, 2019 11:54
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I wish I could say we got knocked out in a great game of rugby but that was a gross, scrappy, dirty game that was of little interest to the neutral fan. Ultimately lost in the last 5 minutes of the game by concedeing a penalty, kicking the ball away, and then concedeing another. Just goes to show in a close game you really need to be good for the full 80 minutes, being just as good as your opponent for "most" of the match doesn't count. I'm still of the view Wales can't beat the All Blacks, so it looks like we won't even be getting third.
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Oct 27, 2019 11:55
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SA have been playing quite structured rugby this world cup, tatical kicking etc, wonder if england can disrupt them as thoroughly as they did nz
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Oct 27, 2019 11:58
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Kitchner posted:I wish I could say we got knocked out in a great game of rugby but that was a gross, scrappy, dirty game that was of little interest to the neutral fan. Ultimately lost in the last 5 minutes of the game by concedeing a penalty, kicking the ball away, and then concedeing another. Just goes to show in a close game you really need to be good for the full 80 minutes, being just as good as your opponent for "most" of the match doesn't count. Eh, I couldn't care less about the 3rd/4th place game, should be done away with.
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Oct 27, 2019 12:00
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I don't think they'll need to. I think they can overpower the defence route one in a way that Japan and Wales couldn't.
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Oct 27, 2019 12:01
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Also here's to a final packed with flaming meteoric destruction
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Oct 27, 2019 12:02
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SA were my wild card before the tournament but it sucks Wales couldn't pull through.
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Oct 27, 2019 12:02
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The Wales seemed to peak about 6 months too early, they've been in decline since about halfway through the Six Nations. Winning may be a habit, but so is not playing very well it appears. Still, as someone who lived through the 80s and 90s horror, Gatland has turned Wales into a top team and I hope he's proud.
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Oct 27, 2019 12:06
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Oct 27, 2019 12:06
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15 great players and 15 hamstrings between them
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Oct 27, 2019 12:07
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I have to say Faf de Klerk was such a little poo poo you have to respect it, and he was everywhere that game. I used to play scrum half when I played for my local team so I have to say hats off to the guy.
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Oct 27, 2019 12:21
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Faf is a dreamboat!
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Oct 27, 2019 12:47
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Kitchner posted:I have to say Faf de Klerk was such a little poo poo you have to respect it, and he was everywhere that game. I used to play scrum half when I played for my local team so I have to say hats off to the guy. He's absolutely essential to the gameplan.
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Oct 27, 2019 13:04
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Can't gaff the faf I have no idea what I'm saying
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Oct 27, 2019 15:01
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That was peek Gatlandball from Wales. Large men running at the defense with no wit or guile hoping they can make a few yards. When that didn't work it was aimless kicking the ball away. The final is going to be a brutal slugging match between the forwards. It isn't going to be pretty rugby but by god it will be fun.
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Oct 27, 2019 15:14
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Foxtrot_13 posted:That was peek Gatlandball from Wales. Large men running at the defense with no wit or guile hoping they can make a few yards. When that didn't work it was aimless kicking the ball away. To be fair, most of Wales’s interesting or exciting players are injured. They’d be a bit different with Anscome, Faletau, Williams, etc
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Oct 27, 2019 15:50
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goatface posted:He's absolutely essential to the gameplan. Yeah if you can neutralise Faf you can get on top of South Africa. He's really key to their defensive structure.
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Oct 27, 2019 19:32
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Can we just decline to play in the 3rd place match, and organise something that people actually want to watch, like Japan vs France?
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Oct 27, 2019 21:11
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Tyma posted:Can we just decline to play in the 3rd place match, and organise something that people actually want to watch, like Japan vs France? Would 100% pay to watch that
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Oct 27, 2019 21:16
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There has to be a Japan/France end of year test in 2020, right? I mean after this RWC Japan is pretty clearly a Tier 1 nation and should be testing themselves against other T1 teams...
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awesmoe posted:if the same england shows up for the final, it's going to be a brutalizing The teams that have beaten the All Blacks at a World Cup have a surprisingly poor record when it comes to going on to win. In 1991 and 1995, Australia and South Africa beat them and won the tournament (South Africa doing so in the final, obviously). After that though, the team has been beaten in their very next game. 1999 - France, lost to Australia in the final 2003 - Australia, lost to England in the final 2007 - France, lost to England in the semifinals 2007 - Wayne Barnes, played no further role as a referee in the tournament This is also the 4th time a team that has lost earlier in the tournament contests the final: In 1991, it was England, who had been beaten in pool play by the All Blacks. In 2007, England once again contested a final, having already faced and been beaten by South Africa in pool play. In 2011, France faced the All Blacks in the final, after having already been beaten by them in pool play. If South Africa wins, they will be the first team to have won the World Cup, despite a loss earlier in the tournament. Also, defending champion performances by tournament: 1991 - New Zealand, semifinalists, 3rd 1995 - Australia, quarterfinalists 1999 - South Africa, semifinalists, 3rd 2003 - Australia, runners-up 2007 - England, runners-up 2011 - South Africa, quarterfinalists 2015 - New Zealand, winners 2019 - New Zealand, semifinalists So yeah, Australia and South Africa are the worst performing defending champions.
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