RWC Pool C: Australia V Italy

MungBean

Might as well start a thread before we all end up drowning in spam in the other one.

Kiwi_knock

Good kick from Cooper, early indication that Ioane will be defending at 10.

duckysauce

morning all cmon Italy

MungBean

Rain might slow Aussies down. Nice slippery ball will calm them down a bit hopefully.

errlloyd

The fact the kiwis hate him make Q-Cooper more of a legend,

circos

well wide by cooper there...

johnmcdnl

come on Italy - throw the group wide open for us

chupacabra

dire kick from Cooper

circos

good stuff by italy!

MungBean

Bit of a waste by Italy there.

Kiwi_knock

Very nervy start for Australia, nothing going right for them so far.

Buceph

Did Quade Cooper touch down that grubber in his own try area or did he just slide it out? I'm unsure on whether that'd make a difference but I think it might have meant a 5 metre scrum to Italy?

circos

what a waste...

Kiwi_knock

Australia not coping with the short up and unders, something for the Irish coaching staff to look at.

bmcc10

just in folks kinda sozzled wat u,s think go 2 bed or stay up watch Ireland??

Kiwi_knock

How long will Italy be able to keep this up.

jayteecork

Alain rolland is far too whistle happy.

jk86

jayteecork wrote: »

Alain rolland is far too whistle happy.

Yeah, wish he'd let some of these go

duckysauce

jayteecork wrote: »

Alain rolland is far too whistle happy.

yep starting to make ****e of the game

MungBean

Jesus they dont like Cooper one bit lol

woodyg

http://mysportsin.com/Sports.aspx?id=2268

an actual working stream!

so far Italy have kept a lid on them

johnmcdnl

bmcc10 wrote: »

just in folks kinda sozzled wat u,s think go 2 bed or stay up watch Ireland??

are you going to be able to wake up

I'm staying up because if I don't I'm going to fall asleep and miss the Irish game

bmcc10

jayteecork wrote: »

Alain rolland is far too whistle happy.

Agreed bud loves to be in control not a fan atall...same with cooper dont like him love Rocky doh..

bmcc10

johnmcdnl wrote: »

are you going to be able to wake up

I'm staying up because if I don't I'm going to fall asleep and miss the Irish game

same hey if i go to sleep im gone...i,d expect us to win but then again ireland world cup aaahhhh ya dont no...

johnmcdnl

almost brilliant... great play though

seanhynes

will cooper or castrogiovanni ram that whistle up that git rollands arse,hes wreckin the game

Micky Dolenz

Score and time please?

circos

6 - 0 to Aus, 31 mins gone

Buceph

In fairness, Clancy has been the best of them so far. Good control of the game without letting it get in the way. Nigel Owens did well as well, letting the game flow and stamping his mark on the game, and of course the ability to keep up with the game, which could have been a problem for a less fit ref. (And Nige doesn't look the fittest.)

MungBean

Almost like Scotland yesterday, all the space in the world and they run into each other and butcher a try scoring opportunity.

duckysauce

good stuff from italy

Cypher_sounds

This is a really interesting game, Italy need to get points on the board though.

circos

6 - 3 to Aus now. COME ON ITALIA!!!

bmcc10

Italy far from push overs we will surely have are work cut out..

circos

Great work by italy!! Chance to level it!

MungBean

Brilliant stuff from Italy!!

duckysauce

lol cooper cmon italy

MungBean

bmcc10 wrote: »

Italy far from push overs we will surely have are work cut out..

Or perhaps Australia far from unbeatable we have an opportunity ?

circos

6 - 6! halftime! wow

duckysauce

italy +13 on pp now :eek:

Phonehead

It seems Australia really weren't prepared for Italy's physicality from the get go. I wonder can they organise themselves at half-time

bmcc10

cmon OZ surely we,ll find it easier if they win..

Cass

Easy kick to level things up going into half time.

Some good dertermination and play by Italy.

bmcc10

duckysauce wrote: »

italy +13 on pp now :eek:

get on it..

thomond2006

Jesus I'm handing money to PP so far in this tournament.

Kiwi_knock

Italy have been great so far, but I doubt they can keep this level of performance up. Can imagine with them tiring more space will open up and Australia could score a couple of tries.

errlloyd

Italy winning is obviously very exciting, but it would be handy if Aus just won it.

Richard Hillman

This is a game going on right here. Italy are not even playing greatly either.

circos

Ireland and italy to finish top 2, Aus to be knocked out in the pool stages....wonder what the betting on that is...:pac:

Micky Dolenz

Who really cares who wins, we have the beating of both these teams on any given day.

woodyg

ITV1 stream here
http://www.kiwisportz.eu/stream-2.html

i would rather Italy lost this but battered as many of the Australian front row as possible.
would not fancy Ireland against a wounded Australian team!