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Still feel that Japan will put a few tries away in the second half. Unexpectedly good effort by Russia so far though, if they can go in with a half-time lead that's an impressive effort.
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The Uruguay win was fantastic but if Fiji had a kicker who could get a single kick through the posts they would have won comfortably. Fiji scored with like 1 kick out of 8 or something, it was insane. Uruguay absolutely deserved to win based on that stat alone but the Fiji coach must be pulling his hair out.
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Sep 25, 2019 16:12
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Looks like this is turning into a rout. USA are offensively extremely poor so there is very little pressure on England.
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Sep 26, 2019 13:13
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Shameful of England to let that try in at the end. We are going to get battered by the first good team we face.
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Sep 26, 2019 13:49
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runoverbobby posted:That's the rest of his tournament, then? The focus on high tackles is good but missing the entire tournament is quite a punishment for a foul not involving malice. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...e-a8721256.html
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Sep 27, 2019 16:06
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Surprised how one sided that game was after Ireland scored their second try. It was about 50 minutes of Japanese offense apart from the desperate Irish attack 5 minutes from the end.
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Sep 28, 2019 10:28
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It is a rather strange quirk that Ireland are comfortably through while the unbeaten Japanese team, who defeated Ireland, are in a quite precarious position. Ireland kicking the ball out rather than trying to equalise to ensure the bonus point in the loss to Japan looks like a smart move now as it essentially guarantees progress (although even without it they would just need a bonus point win against Samoa to ensure qualification).
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Oct 4, 2019 13:21
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Stone cold red that, he leaned in hard with the shoulder to the head.
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Oct 5, 2019 09:28
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That has been some pathetic kicking from England... Should be out of sight.
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Oct 5, 2019 09:57
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tarbrush posted:The commentators unjustified fellatio of England is noticeable even to me, an English
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Oct 5, 2019 10:23
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Very pretty Argentinian try, they deserve that.
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Oct 5, 2019 10:53
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According to the article it is much more likely that the match would get moved to a different stadium rather than be cancelled. I imagine the cancelled match scenario would only occur in an extreme situation where unsafe weather conditions happen very suddenly and unexpectedly and there is no time to move the match. The authorities in this case are clearly aware of the developing storm so will be able to make an early decision. Scotland will qualify if they beat Japan regardless of the Ireland result with the exception that Japan lose and pick up both bonus points so if the match is cancelled the real beneficiaries would be Japan who would then be guaranteed progress. Edit: I guess another scenario for Scotland to go out would be if Ireland get a 4 point victory over Samoa and Scotland beat Japan with both sides getting a bonus point as that would leave Scotland in third on score difference (assuming Scotland get a bonus point win vs Russia but don't give them a huge walloping to significantly improve their score difference). Flayer fucked around with this message at 13:01 on Oct 7, 2019 |
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Assuming Scotland get a 5 point win over Russia If Ireland beat Samoa and get a bonus point then if: Scotland beat Japan and get at least as many bonus points as Japan then Scotland go through on head-to-head over Japan Scotland beat Japan but Japan get more bonus points than Scotland then Japan go through on points in second place behind Ireland (Japan will even win the group in the case of a double bonus point loss) Any win or a draw for Japan sends them through as group winners with Ireland in second place If the Ireland-Samoa match is abandoned as a 0-0 draw then if: Scotland win by any means they go through and Ireland are eliminated Japan wins by any means then Scotland are out A draw puts Japan and Ireland through (even in the case of Scotland getting a bonus point draw as Ireland win on head-to-head) If Ireland beat Samoa but don't get a bonus point then if: Scotland get a bonus point win over Japan but Japan also get a bonus point then it comes down to a score difference as all teams will have 15 points and 1 win and 1 defeat vs the other teams Scotland win and Japan get no bonus points then Japan are eliminated Scotland beat Japan but Japan get more bonus points than Scotland then Scotland are eliminated and Japan win the group A draw eliminates Scotland and Japan go through as group winners Any Japan win and Scotland are out I reckon...
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Oct 7, 2019 16:06
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This is brutal to watch. Not sure if South Africa will even ease off considering there next game is 11 days away.
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Raffles posted:I know it's always the way but it's frustrating that there are only 2 pool matches left that mean anything. I really hope they don't add more teams any time soon.
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Oct 8, 2019 15:40
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Even if Fiji win this they are still out due to Wales and Australia having a final fixture against tier2 nations to come.
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Oct 9, 2019 11:43
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These cancellations make a mockery of the world cup. Of course NZ were going to hammer Italy but from a technical point of view this was a critical group deciding match. Might as well just hand the top 8 teams a place in the quarters and not have a group stage with this attitude.
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harperdc posted:They made rules, they’re following them. If France-England had a place on the line it’d be unfortunate, too. Luckily it’s a dead rubber.
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Oct 10, 2019 13:17
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Italy have an exactly 0% chance of taking a game off NZ but that's not the point. It's laughable to have a tournament where you cancel a match that is technically critical to qualification. If the Scotland match does get cancelled I hope they sue the poo poo out of the governing body and then Italy follow suit. Imagine if SA had beaten NZ in a reverse score of what actually happened (not impossible at all) and Italy went through with the cancelled game, eliminating NZ. This is basically the same scenario on the technical level. Flayer fucked around with this message at 10:15 on Oct 11, 2019 |
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Oct 11, 2019 10:12
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That second try by Ireland was ace. Pure big man power.
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Oct 12, 2019 12:02
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Attack vs defence, champagne rugby. Ireland look great but massively helped by poor discipline in every facet from Samoa.
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Oct 12, 2019 12:13
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Oof, that conversion attempt by Samoa. Ireland need to get their heads back in the game.
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Oct 12, 2019 12:20
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Thats going to be a red card for Ireland...
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Oct 12, 2019 12:21
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Yeah, very poor tackle. Super dangerous, Aki was fully stood up when he made the hit.
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Oct 12, 2019 12:24
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sephiRoth IRA posted:Woof. That means japan and Ireland are in, with Japan facing AB and Ireland facing RSA?
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Only a single point between the teams at the half, very disappointing for Wales but well done to Uruguay for taking the points on offer and defending stoutly.
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Oct 13, 2019 10:03
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Oct 13, 2019 12:16
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Oh dear, is that going to be red for Scotland?
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Oct 13, 2019 12:21
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Great take, Japan looking dominant
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Oct 13, 2019 12:35
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If Scotland concede another try they are almost certainly out.
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Oct 13, 2019 12:36
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Scotland could still draw this but not enough time to get the points needed to qualify. Well done Japan!
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Oct 13, 2019 13:39
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What exactly does it take to become a tier1 nation?
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Oct 13, 2019 13:47
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Oct 18, 2019 12:20
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Looking forward to the England-NZ semi. As a Brit I think we have not more than a 20% chance of progressing but it should be a good match if Farrell kicks as well as he did today. Really looking forward to Japan vs SA tomorrow - SA massive favourites but really hoping for Japan to pull off a miracle. If they somehow do I'd rate them favourites to get it the final vs either of Wales or France based on momentum.
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Oct 19, 2019 20:58
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Wales have been battered over the last ten minutes - its a huge morale boost if they keep the lead down to 9 at the half.
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Oct 20, 2019 09:02
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This is such a weird game. France going in at the half with only a 9 point lead was not doing their dominance justice at all and in this second half Wales have been on top the whole time but haven't looked liked scoring at all. Its like neither team wants to win.
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Oct 20, 2019 09:52
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The French scrum, jesus christ
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Oct 20, 2019 10:01
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Got to admire how Japan take territory with phase play rather than just booting up the field.
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Oct 20, 2019 11:52
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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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England would be home and dry now if the tmo wasn't such a loving prick Waiting for the NZ comeback to kick in any time now
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