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Oct 22, 2019 04:57
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Tyma posted:The biggest shame is that this could hurt Nigel Owens or Wayne Barnes and their chances of refereeing the final. At this point four years ago, Owens was already cemented to referee the final, Wales were in the quarter-finals, and World Rugby were confident enough in the integrity of refereeing that they would have no problems with a senior referee officiating a final involving their home country. Yeah, no, that’s not true
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Oct 22, 2019 06:52
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Tyma posted:The biggest shame is that this could hurt Nigel Owens or Wayne Barnes and their chances of refereeing the final. At this point four years ago, Owens was already cemented to referee the final, Wales were in the quarter-finals, and World Rugby were confident enough in the integrity of refereeing that they would have no problems with a senior referee officiating a final involving their home country. To be fair I don't think you should have an official from one of the countries playing no matter what. If French people are implying that taking a dumb photo after the game when you've had a drink somehow brings into question your impartiality, then being from one of the countries bein played means you'll never hear the end of it. Besides, if I was the referee I think I'd constantly be questioning my decisions and second guessing myself, and probably end up being unfairly harsh on my own team. Then if they won anyway I'd be accused of being biased, and I would probably feel annoyed at it all.
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Oct 22, 2019 07:17
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Kitchner posted:To be fair I don't think you should have an official from one of the countries playing no matter what. If French people are implying that taking a dumb photo after the game when you've had a drink somehow brings into question your impartiality, then being from one of the countries bein played means you'll never hear the end of it. ?? quote:Oh poo poo, Garces refereeing a Southern Hemisphere team that's not Australia? RIP Springboks. ??? quote:gently caress. springboks going to be playing against two opponents ???? You're right no one ever questions the impartiality of refs
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Oct 22, 2019 08:48
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I have no problem with Peyper doing the elbow pose but he shouldn't be seen hanging out with fans of any one team like that during the world cup.
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Oct 22, 2019 09:46
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https://twitter.com/dummy_runner/st...611633445056514
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Oct 22, 2019 12:20
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This photo calls into question his impartiality, he be playing favourites with extreme weather events.
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Oct 22, 2019 12:26
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Guys I am really excited for England vs New Zealand in the semi final of the Rugby World Cup. I expect to lose. But it's gonna be awesome. I also think Eddie's done a good job no matter the outcome, even if he is a bit of a oval office. He's brought through Sinckler, Curry, Slade, and Underhill, and he's given some exposure to younger guys like Mercer and Marcus Smith. But if New Zealand win this world cup it's a real testament to Steve Hansen being willing to change his tactics and backline a year out from the tournament. That took some stones.
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Oct 22, 2019 12:42
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bigfoot again posted:Guys I am really excited for England vs New Zealand in the semi final of the Rugby World Cup. I expect to lose. But it's gonna be awesome. I am going to miss it (for a fun thing, but still) and am very sad.
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Oct 22, 2019 12:50
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Same, away this weekend so every device is on airplane mode til I get home to watch the replays.
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Oct 22, 2019 13:21
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Who's taking the picture?!
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Oct 22, 2019 14:05
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Good news for Wales, Colbie is out of the semi final
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Oct 24, 2019 08:25
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Watching the Mako live at Trafalgar this Saturday and then the ABs Big weekend for Rugby which I again admit I am only a casual fan of
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Oct 24, 2019 09:21
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Liam Williams is out as well, probably won't recover in time for the final/3rd place kick about either. Maybe that's why Gatland called up Owen Lane instead of a centre as expected? Maybe he knew Williams's ankle was a bit dodgy?
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Oct 24, 2019 14:53
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stavros880 posted:Liam Williams is out as well, probably won't recover in time for the final/3rd place kick about either. I had almost posted here earlier saying I have no ill will against SA players but I was just glad it wasn't yet another Wales injury. Glad I didn't as I'd have looked stupid now.
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Oct 24, 2019 15:43
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Welsh injury crises are traditional for World Cups are this stage. Really tough luck for Williams and Kolbe. Hope they get fit again for the final/3rd place game regardless of who makes it through.
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Oct 24, 2019 16:12
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Kolbe has been excellent but he hardly received any of the ball against Japan so I think the Boks can go on without him for now. That being said I hope he is fit for the next round and does receive more ball. Also it looks like Faf was getting a bit raked through the coals on social media due to his box kicking every time he touched the ball. Looks like he is taking it in stride though, basically saying he understands why people were upset about it but that was their game plan and their game plan won them the game.
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Oct 24, 2019 16:50
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NZ pick Scott Barrett are blindside instead of Sam Cane. Pretty surprised, but I guess they’re taking England’s power game seriously. England go back to Ford/Farrell which makes sense for this game.
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Oct 24, 2019 16:56
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Well Williams hasn't set the world cup alight and Halfpenny is a solid full back so it's not as egregious as it would be if Jonathan Davies went down.
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Oct 24, 2019 17:30
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Yeah, it sucks for Williams but he’s not been as incisive with his attacks as he can be, so I don’t think it’s a fatal loss. And Halfpenny is excellent so it should work out okay.
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Oct 24, 2019 18:11
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I'm amazed Kolbe wasn't out from that game where it looked like he'd snapped his ankle in the last few minutes.
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Oct 24, 2019 19:31
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bigfoot again posted:NZ pick Scott Barrett are blindside instead of Sam Cane. Pretty surprised, but I guess they’re taking England’s power game seriously. I wonder if it's so they can challenge the England lineout with 4 jumpers. England love playing for territory with kicks but if they can't get any change out of the lineout it might cause them to keep ball in hand. Also lets the ABs kick more aggressively too. Will be interesting to see how it plays out.
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Oct 24, 2019 20:32
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bigfoot again posted:England go back to Ford/Farrell which makes sense for this game. Why is that?
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Oct 25, 2019 00:10
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Vaders Jester posted:I wonder if it's so they can challenge the England lineout with 4 jumpers. England love playing for territory with kicks but if they can't get any change out of the lineout it might cause them to keep ball in hand. Also lets the ABs kick more aggressively too. Will be interesting to see how it plays out. Scott Barrett is also a strong ball carrier, so Hansen is aiming for mobility in his pack. I'd say Sbarrett would be a good fit for the shape-shifting pod structure that the All Blacks use.
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Mister Chief posted:Why is that? New Zealand’s centres aren’t as big as Australia’s so you can afford to have Ford. Also you need more accurate tactical kicking or Beauden will destroy you on the counterattack. Possibly also they think they’ll need to create more tries to win, whereas against Australia you can just wait for thei mistakes.
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Oct 25, 2019 06:46
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A former student of mine sang the national anthem at the Bay of Plenty v. Hawke’s Bay game. Super duper proud of her.
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Oct 25, 2019 06:51
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That's cool. I hope it's only for the finals though, it's really not necessary to sing the anthem before every game like in American sports.
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Oct 25, 2019 09:59
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Skarsnik posted:Excited but nervous again Yep...
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Oct 26, 2019 07:55
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i'm backing black tonight!!!
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Oct 26, 2019 07:55
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Aaaaaaallllll Blllllaaaaaackkkks
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Oct 26, 2019 07:55
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Carn kiwis. Don't choke
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Oct 26, 2019 07:56
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I hope both teams play fair and everybody has a nice time.
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Oct 26, 2019 07:57
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Nervous af. Come on ABs
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Oct 26, 2019 07:57
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Wizard Master posted:I hope both teams play fair and everybody has a nice time.
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Oct 26, 2019 07:58
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Oooh, what?
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Oct 26, 2019 08:00
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Wonder what would have happened if the ref didn't nix it?
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