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

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  • #182
    The Lost Sheep
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    Agent J wrote: »
    when are the semis?
    Tomorrow


  • #183
    LuckyGent88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,150 ✭✭✭✭LuckyGent88


    Why did gb kick the ball away there?? Absolute waste


  • #184
    P_1
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    This is one of the more interesting nill alls the closer it gets to the end


  • #185
    LuckyGent88
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    This is fair tense.


  • #186
    Pudsy33
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    LuckyGent88 wrote: »
    This is fair tense.

    Fair ****e


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  • #187
    razorblunt
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    There's about 3 commentary teams coming through the mics.


  • #188
    Kiwi_knock
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    Some tension


  • #189
    LuckyGent88
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    Pudsy33 wrote: »
    Fair ****e

    Plenty of silly mistakes alright but lots on the line and pressure showing.


  • #190
    P_1
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    Has a 7's match ever finished 0-0 before?


  • #191
    Agent J
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    What a miss!


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  • #192
    LuckyGent88
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    Argies throwing this away. Showing no composure at all.


  • #193
    nehe milner skudder
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    dont rate this ref.


  • #194
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Ohhhhhhhhh. Ohhhhhhhhhhhh. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!


  • #195
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Get in

    :D


  • #196
    nehe milner skudder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭nehe milner skudder


    he hatcheted argentina


  • #197
    swiwi_
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    This is gripping.


  • #198
    Kiwi_knock
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    Finally, at stages of this match it seemed like neither team wanted to win.


  • #199
    LuckyGent88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,150 ✭✭✭✭LuckyGent88


    And finally we have a winner.


  • #200
    LuckyGent88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,150 ✭✭✭✭LuckyGent88


    Fiji v Japan

    GB v South Africa


  • #201
    swiwi_
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    SA for the gold I reckon. Their defenceless excellent. A mixture of power white guys and speedy black guys. A perfect mixture of selection and coaching.


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  • #202
    Kiwi_knock
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    That was comfortable.


  • #203
    nehe milner skudder
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    swiwi_ wrote: »
    SA for the gold I reckon. Their defenceless excellent. A mixture of power white guys and speedy black guys. A perfect mixture of selection and coaching.

    nz selection was awful wasn't it.


    although not too sure how tied titches hands were.


  • #204
    thebaz
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    nehe milner skudder wrote: »
    he hatcheted argentina

    didn't see it - did the ref rob Argentina ??


  • #205
    ThisRegard
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    Wtf is it with RTE's highlights package tonight. It's not like the games are long but in the Aus SA game they skipped from when SA were at 10 points to them having 20 and it being full time.


  • #206
    RedemptionZ
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    swiwi_ wrote: »
    SA for the gold I reckon. Their defenceless excellent. A mixture of power white guys and speedy black guys. A perfect mixture of selection and coaching.

    Their team is very small. Can't see them getting past Fiji or GBR They've faced a typically mediocre French sevens team, a poor Aussie team with little pace and a Spanish team that for obvious reasons aren't really able to compete. They've a decent enough defence but the likes of Cecil Afrika will really struggle against pretty much the entire Fiji team who probably have 20kgs on him. GBR have more pace and tbh though it's easy to knock Japan and NZ's performance but I think GBR have had a much harder route than SA. GBR are my favourites.

    Then again, they could blitz every team they come across. Such is the nature of sevens


  • #207
    swiwi_
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    RedemptionZ wrote: »
    Their team is very small. Can't see them getting past Fiji or GBR They've faced a typically mediocre French sevens team, a poor Aussie team with little pace and a Spanish team that for obvious reasons aren't really able to compete. They've a decent enough defence but the likes of Cecil Afrika will really struggle against pretty much the entire Fiji team who probably have 20kgs on him. GBR have more pace and tbh though it's easy to knock Japan and NZ's performance but I think GBR have had a much harder route than SA. GBR are my favourites.

    Then again, they could blitz every team they come across. Such is the nature of sevens

    We will see I guess. The general feeling on NZ rugby forums is that we favoured size and power over speed and guile...and we were effin useless.

    I haven't been particulary impressed with GB, they edged Japan, and were lucky the Argentinians couldn't kick a DG to win and that they lost the plot a bit in extra time.

    I don't think you need big players, I have absolutely no problem imagining Damian McKenzie tearing up the 7s, and he is a midget.

    Tonight we have our answer.


  • #208
    wp_rathead
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    textbook Isles try there for USA
    Spain playing some nice rugby though
    12-5 HT


  • #209
    errlloyd
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    Has the sevens at the Olympics been a success? By that I mean is it getting a decent percentage of TV viewing figures / interest?

    I have really enjoyed it, and I scarcely watch 7s.


  • #210
    wp_rathead
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    errlloyd wrote: »
    Has the sevens at the Olympics been a success? By that I mean is it getting a decent percentage of TV viewing figures / interest?

    I have really enjoyed it, and I scarcely watch 7s.

    people on twitter seem to be loving it anyway - kinda like when Sky got Hurling and people were perplexed
    Really hope Fiji win the Gold this evening


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  • #211
    thebaz
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    errlloyd wrote: »
    Has the sevens at the Olympics been a success? By that I mean is it getting a decent percentage of TV viewing figures / interest?

    I have really enjoyed it, and I scarcely watch 7s.

    i too rarely watch 7s , and really enjoyed the Japanese / NZ - stumbled on it by chance - the biggest problem I have had is the slaphazard TV viewing - perhaps if Ireland were playing the scheduling would have been better.


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