Rugby at the olympics. The draw is as follows ....

bmwguy · 10-08-2016 3:45pm

I don't even think this is a good idea but can a thread be setup to discuss nationally of players - every thread I like to read gets derailed.

Not every player is born in the country they play for to 2 parents also born in that country. People move. People gain dual nationalities. Get over it. I am Irish and we are up there with everyone else in if a player can play and is good enough, we will pick them. I personally look forward to Bundee Aki in the green of Ireland, if he so chooses, and I am not from Connacht. Call it payback for giving the NZers Dave Gallagher over 100 years ago!

Ireland do it, New Zealand do it, England do it, USA do it....get over it. Namibia have lots of SA qualified guys, and south Africa have done same in reverse.

Now, who will win the Olympics. I'd love to see Fiji take their first Olympic medal (I believe) no matter where their players were born. If not, Japan, but I don't think that's likely.

Kiwi_knock · 10-08-2016 3:57pm

Important win for Australia, still have to depend on other results to see if they get one of the two best third place spots.

Kiwi_knock · 10-08-2016 4:20pm

Japan definitely through. Kenya were very disappointing.

RedemptionZ · 10-08-2016 4:40pm

Absolutely shocking half for New Zealand. Being blown away

nehe milner skudder · 10-08-2016 4:47pm

ardie savea was right to bale on this **** show, he got an allblacks cap, a try in cake tin, and a super 15 title.

nz team has no pace. its not about rugby players anymore. its a freaks game. pulu ,forbes , sbw, mikkelson. no pace .

rieko is lightening but looks completely shagged.

hansen needs to get his hands on akira. he is a temperamental fella who seems to drop the lip.

RedemptionZ · 10-08-2016 4:54pm

nehe milner skudder wrote: »

ardie savea was right to bale on this **** show, he got an allblacks cap, a try in cake tin, and a super 15 title.

nz team has no pace. its not about rugby players anymore. its a freaks game. pulu ,forbes , sbw, mikkelson. no pace .

rieko is lightening but looks completely shagged.

hansen needs to get his hands on akira. he is a temperamental fella who seems to drop the lip.

When was it not about pace? NZ should encouraged more of the top players to join the squad. Would have been a sure gold medal.

nehe milner skudder · 10-08-2016 4:54pm

RedemptionZ wrote: »

When was it not about pace? NZ should encouraged more of the top players to join the squad. Would have been a sure gold medal.

it was always about pace? what do you mean?

Kiwi_knock · 10-08-2016 4:59pm

The camera shots of the refs before every match are utterly bizarre.

nehe milner skudder · 10-08-2016 5:00pm

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

The camera shots of the refs before every match are utterly bizarre.

goes on for so long

RedemptionZ · 10-08-2016 5:03pm

nehe milner skudder wrote: »

it was always about pace? what do you mean?

May have misunderstood you, what do you mean by freak game and not about rugby players? Game of athleticism was what I took from it as opposed to a game of skill.

LuckyGent88 · 10-08-2016 5:13pm

God that's some disaster for New Zealand. The Japan defeat was embarrassing really and cost them dearly.

P_1 · 10-08-2016 5:14pm

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

God that's some disaster for New Zealand. The Japan defeat was embarrassing really and cost them dearly.

They'll still go through though, assuming Fiji beat the USA.

RedemptionZ · 10-08-2016 5:18pm

P_1 wrote: »

They'll still go through though, assuming Fiji beat the USA.

If USA lose by less than 4 points they still go through. So it looks likely NZ will go through but not a sure thing

nehe milner skudder · 10-08-2016 5:19pm

RedemptionZ wrote: »

May have misunderstood you, what do you mean by freak game and not about rugby players? Game of athleticism was what I took from it as opposed to a game of skill.

while a christian cullen or eric rush could play both codes and had enough gas to get by ,the increase in popularity and competitiveness in sevens ( exponentially so in lead up to this olympics) has changed the game so slightly. you have to have the top top top end speed and if you are a fairly average rugby player it doesn't really matter. loopy passes , average drop kicking and questionable tackling.

they didn't need ben smith or julian savea.

they needed the likes of tevita li , visinia, melani nanai . decent super rugby players but wheel merchants.

forbes is yesterdays man

LuckyGent88 · 10-08-2016 5:52pm

one final chance for the U.S. With a line out and time up 5 points down

P_1 · 10-08-2016 5:55pm

Fiji v NZ
France v Japan

GB v Argentina
SA v Aus

Very interesting QF lineup

Kiwi_knock · 10-08-2016 5:55pm

QFs are:

Fiji v NZ
Japan v France
GB v Argentina
SA v Australia

Some cracking matches there.

LuckyGent88 · 10-08-2016 5:58pm

New Zealand are so fortunate.

Del.Monte · 10-08-2016 6:10pm

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

New Zealand are so fortunate.

They will lucky to be allowed home after the Japan debacle and somebody put the hex on Sonny Bill after his Olympic Gold comments. It wasn't me - I did think about it though.

thebaz · 10-08-2016 6:13pm

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

New Zealand are so fortunate.

who lost out at there expense ?? - when i turned the telly on all i could see was cycling and slalom :mad: - the timing of TV coverage seams all over the place

RedemptionZ · 10-08-2016 6:19pm

thebaz wrote: »

who lost out at there expense ?? - when i turned the telly on all i could see was cycling and slalom :mad: - the timing of TV coverage seams all over the place

USA. Although they only have themselves to blame they completely wasted a good opportunity against Fiji when Fiji were down to 6. Annoying to see NZ bailed out though all the same.

swiwi_ · 10-08-2016 6:28pm

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

QFs are:

Fiji v NZ
Japan v France
GB v Argentina
SA v Australia

Some cracking matches there.

NZ are a guaranteed loss. Aside how mundane we have looked, I'd quite like Fiji to get their first ever olympic medal.

I can't get over how slow NZ look. Some of those guys look like they're playing with some mates at the park on a Sunday afternoon.

Tietjens has been coach for 22 years or something ridiculous, but a new coach seems needed here for fresh ideas.

thebaz · 10-08-2016 7:10pm

RedemptionZ wrote: »

USA. Although they only have themselves to blame they completely wasted a good opportunity against Fiji when Fiji were down to 6. Annoying to see NZ bailed out though all the same.

cheers - would have expected more from US - put a lot into it - even some NFL recruits

The Lost Sheep · 10-08-2016 7:27pm

thebaz wrote: »

cheers - would have expected more from US - put a lot into it - even some NFL recruits

I don't think the US should have done much better than they did and yes some will have played American football but that's how a lot get into the sport in the states.
Ebner currently plays NFL but who else...

kuang1 · 10-08-2016 8:05pm

Anyone got a link that shows when the matches are televised?

ixus · 10-08-2016 8:23pm

kuang1 wrote: »

Anyone got a link that shows when the matches are televised?

Anyone? This is pretty frustrating. Who watches diving?....

Melodeon · 10-08-2016 8:27pm

Erm... are the dancing ladies in blue there actually wearing anything under those 'skirts'???

The Lost Sheep · 10-08-2016 8:29pm

ixus wrote: »

Anyone? This is pretty frustrating. Who watches diving?....

Its on RTE website. Games are on now
Spain play Kenya now in 9-12 playoffs

bmwguy · 10-08-2016 8:29pm

ixus wrote: »

Anyone? This is pretty frustrating. Who watches diving?....

I watched the women last night diving. Beauts a lot of them. Ah it's the Olympics we'll watch anything once every 4 years

ixus · 10-08-2016 8:37pm

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

Its on RTE website. Games are on now
Spain play Kenya now in 9-12 playoffs

All I see is some lad gone nuts on a wooden horse.

Rugby at the olympics. The draw is as follows ....

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