Japan 2019 World Cup draw

EachSmallChime

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Think I paid similar last time around

Yeah I paid something similar alright. Although i did get a cheap ferry across to Wales. Going to cost a good bit more to get out to Japan!

errlloyd

EachSmallChime wrote: »

Yeah I paid something similar alright. Although i did get a cheap ferry across to Wales. Going to cost a good bit more to get out to Japan!

You can see the logic. If we're willing to pay ~1000e for flights, we're definitely going to stump up 150 for tickets.

The Caveman

I know this is a real first world problem...

But, I might do either...

Sat 21 Sep - NZ vs SA - International Stadium Yokohama
Sun 22 Sep – Ireland vs Scotland - International Stadium Yokohama

Or

Sun 20 Oct QF4 – Hopefully Ireland vs NZ/SA – Tokyo Stadium
And maybe
Sun 27 Oct SF2: W QF3 v W QF4

iancm25

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Think I paid similar last time around

I still haven't told the wife how much I paid for two semi-final tickets (that Ireland never made it to...) :eek:

irishbucsfan

iancm25 wrote: »

I still haven't told the wife how much I paid for two semi-final tickets (that Ireland never made it to...) :eek:

Haha

I was incredibly lucky to be living on the M4, right between London and Cardiff which kept my costs down. Until I then decided to attend every game. November was a lean month.

Hermy

errlloyd wrote: »

Have the Irish Rugby team ever played a world cup game in a Stadium the Irish Soccer team have also played in? Have we ever even qualified for a world cup in a country they have?

Does Lansdowne Road count? Or do you mean where both have played a World Cup match?

errlloyd

Hermy wrote: »

Does Lansdowne Road count? Or do you mean where both have played a World Cup match?

It was a fairly stupid train of thought. I meant an away world cup match.

There is a weird sort of romance to this one stadium in Japan that the vast majority of fans are only ever going to go to once in our lives and how that place will overlap for Football and Rugby.

thomond2006

Will Dan Leavy be back fit for this?

errlloyd

thomond2006 wrote: »

Will Dan Leavy be back fit for this?

I heard Ben Betts might be going to Leicester. Will Schmidt make an exception for him?

swiwi_

Has anyone considered England’s draw. They are in a spot of bother. Their last 2 pool games are Argentina then France. Quarterfinal likely wales or Australia. Semi final likely NZ SA or Ireland. Final a big team as well of course.

If they win the world Cup by beating 5 top nations in consecutive matches, then it’ll be a worthy title. They’ll need a massive squad of quality and no injuries to any of their most important players.

Muligatawney

Just looking at the draw and noticed this will be the first time Ireland have played a Pacific nation at the WC since 1987 if/when Samoa qualify. Quite funny given how big a part the Pacific Islanders are of the attraction of the competition. Won't be an easy game for a fifth seed.

Leinstertomas

Romania's qualification means they will be Japan's opponents in the opening game

jr86

swiwi_ wrote: »

Has anyone considered England’s draw. They are in a spot of bother. Their last 2 pool games are Argentina then France. Quarterfinal likely wales or Australia. Semi final likely NZ SA or Ireland. Final a big team as well of course.

If they win the world Cup by beating 5 top nations in consecutive matches, then it’ll be a worthy title. They’ll need a massive squad of quality and no injuries to any of their most important players.

Yeah, very interesting.

France are such an enigma that it's difficult to make any sort of a real guess as to what level they'll be at by then, but I can't see them being a pushover. Argentina, however, have been poor since the RWC and I can't really see them being that much of a force

Could be a playoff essentially between England and France to top the group. At this moment in time I'm not sure would they rather Wales or Australia!

They'll need a fully firing squad of 30ish though as you say.

swiwi_

jr86 wrote: »

Yeah, very interesting.

France are such an enigma that it's difficult to make any sort of a real guess as to what level they'll be at by then, but I can't see them being a pushover. Argentina, however, have been poor since the RWC and I can't really see them being that much of a force

Could be a playoff essentially between England and France to top the group. At this moment in time I'm not sure would they rather Wales or Australia!

They'll need a fully firing squad of 30ish though as you say.

I think Argentina will depend on whether they allow to select their foreign legion. They have a pretty handy record in RWCs but they have stalled big time since 2015. Their Super Rugby side, which is basically the same thing as the Pumas, is regularly defeated, whether home or away.

Losty Dublin

errlloyd wrote: »

It was a fairly stupid train of thought. I meant an away world cup match.

There is a weird sort of romance to this one stadium in Japan that the vast majority of fans are only ever going to go to once in our lives and how that place will overlap for Football and Rugby.

There are a few that have hosted both Irish soccer and rugby internationals. There is Staid Francias (Top man, Thierry) and the old Parc de France in Paris; the Stadio Olympio in Rome,which was were the 1990 Ireland Italy game took place; the Cardiff Arms/Millennium/Principality Stadium; and Wembley.

tmc1963

Interesting to note that, in the rankings, this group has gone from 4th and 8th (ie the 2 lowest in pots 1 &2) at the time of the draw, to 2nd and 5th now.
Ire & Sco & Jap are 1 +5 + 11 = 17 (Pool of Death!!)
NZ & SA & Ita are 1 + 6 + 14 = 21
Eng & Fra & Arg are 3 + 8 + 9 = 20
Aus & Wales & Georgia are 4 + 7 + 12 = 23
Please - nobody get irate - it's just a bit of fun!

timaru89

tmc1963 wrote: »

Interesting to note that, in the rankings, this group has gone from 4th and 8th (ie the 2 lowest in pots 1 &2) at the time of the draw, to 2nd and 5th now.
Ire & Sco & Jap are 1 +5 + 11 = 17 (Pool of Death!!)
NZ & SA & Ita are 1 + 6 + 14 = 21
Eng & Fra & Arg are 3 + 8 + 9 = 20
Aus & Wales & Georgia are 4 + 7 + 12 = 23
Please - nobody get irate - it's just a bit of fun!

Glad to see Ireland are no. 1 in the world rankings :pac:

Eod100

tmc1963 wrote: »

Interesting to note that, in the rankings, this group has gone from 4th and 8th (ie the 2 lowest in pots 1 &2) at the time of the draw, to 2nd and 5th now.
Ire & Sco & Jap are 1 +5 + 11 = 17 (Pool of Death!!)
NZ & SA & Ita are 1 + 6 + 14 = 21
Eng & Fra & Arg are 3 + 8 + 9 = 20
Aus & Wales & Georgia are 4 + 7 + 12 = 23
Please - nobody get irate - it's just a bit of fun!

There's no easy group there really

tampopo

Booked me tickets for Ireland v Japan and Ireland v Scotland, Yokohama and Shizuoka the other day when it became possible.

Eod100

tampopo wrote: »

Booked me tickets for Ireland v Japan and Ireland v Scotland, Yokohama and Shizuoka the other day when it became possible.

Can you do it already? Thought team packages were the latest thing..

tampopo

Eod100 wrote: »

Can you do it already? Thought team packages were the latest thing..

Yeah, on the 18th. 18th here, could already have been Monday 19th there, tbh
I have a local address, that may be relative


Tomorrow noon at Donnybrook, U/19 Japan v Ireland representative team. Free entry