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Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan The hunt for Webb Ellis

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    #1262
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    The one downside to Kolbe, too fast for support.


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    #1263
    Former Former
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,728 ✭✭✭Former Former


    Kolbe is just ridiculous


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    #1264
    Birdie Num Num
    Registered Users Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭Birdie Num Num


    Kolbe is like a pinball


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    #1265
    Vital Transformation
    Registered Users Posts: 428 ✭✭Vital Transformation


    Ah, that's a shame.


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    #1266
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Kolbe is seriously dangerous.


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    #1267
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users Posts: 21,607 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Kolbe will be player of the tournament if SA get to the semi-finals.


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    #1268
    An Tarbh
    Registered Users Posts: 411 ✭✭An Tarbh


    Cork Boy 53 wrote: »
    I can never understand why the draw is made so far in advance of the tournament. Also I think only the semi finalists in one World Cup should automatically qualify for the next with all the other teams having to go through qualifiers. This was the way it was for the 1999 and 2003 tournaments and worked well IMO.

    no the way they have with the top 12 is better, all the 1999 or 2003 would result in is pointless games. England had to play a qualifier against the Dutch before the 99 world cup, what benefit is that.


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    #1269
    Rockbeast2
    Registered Users Posts: 798 ✭✭✭Rockbeast2


    kolbe runs faster in slow motion than I ever could in realtime.


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    #1270
    LuckyGent88
    Registered Users Posts: 14,150 ✭✭✭✭LuckyGent88


    Hope Kobe is alright. Has been unbelievable to watch


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    #1271
    Paxton Mealy Paperwork
    Posts: 0 ✭ Paxton Mealy Paperwork


    Kolbe Habana.


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    #1272
    jammiedodgers
    Registered Users Posts: 1,402 ✭✭✭jammiedodgers


    Same pass in first half and new Zealand get a try from it. SA pulled up on it though


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    #1273
    mangobob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭mangobob


    And thats the game you would have to say. Brilliance and criminal wastefulness at the same time from SA.


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    #1274
    Boscoirl
    Registered Users Posts: 2,232 ✭✭✭Boscoirl


    I would say Stockdale was hoping Kolbe didn’t get back up there


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    #1275
    sliabh 1956
    Registered Users Posts: 396 ✭✭sliabh 1956


    Nice to see there is still room for the little man to show his skill but if ball gets turned over it counts for naught


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    #1276
    Wailin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,407 ✭✭✭Wailin


    D.Q wrote: »
    Garces has the most punchable face. Smug little prick. ****e ref.

    Wow. Really?


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    #1277
    baas baa
    Registered Users Posts: 589 ✭✭✭baas baa


    What was Perenara thinking dinking a ball over the top when the game is all but won.

    Odds on England winning outright should drop after this game.


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    #1278
    RugbyLover123
    Registered Users Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭RugbyLover123


    I’m not as fearful of the Boks now as I was before this game.


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    #1279
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    Another massively forward pass from Perenara ignore by all the officials.


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    #1280
    Rockbeast2
    Registered Users Posts: 798 ✭✭✭Rockbeast2


    I’m not as fearful of the Boks now as I was before this game.

    Boks are very limited BUT

    Stockdale Vs Kolbe could be the best wing battle ever :-)


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    #1281
    aodomhnaill
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 118 ✭✭aodomhnaill


    anyone know of anyone that may need a Cat A ticket for Irish Scotland game tomorrow Cat A 30,000 yen, facevalue. PM if interested. Ticket with someone in yokohama.

    PM if interested.


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    #1282
    PTH2009
    Registered Users Posts: 37,866 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Win tomorrow its South Africa or Italy
    Lose and it's very possibly the All Blacks


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    #1283
    thebaz
    Registered Users Posts: 13,584 ✭✭✭✭thebaz


    if Ireland up ther game and beat Sciotland, should be South Africe in quaters , again if we up our game , have a reasonable chance of getting to first ever semi.

    From a neutral point of view, hope referees give smaller nations the right decisions . Too often in prevous world cups this has not been the case , love to see smaller nations do good.


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    #1284
    Strazdas
    Registered Users Posts: 18,079 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    A good result for us, assuming we can beat the Scots


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    #1285
    Hobosan
    Registered Users Posts: 582 ✭✭✭Hobosan


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Win tomorrow its South Africa or Italy
    Lose and it's very possibly the All Blacks

    Pay attention people. This guy really knows his rugby.


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    #1286
    Rockbeast2
    Registered Users Posts: 798 ✭✭✭Rockbeast2


    Off to snooze now, guys.

    Really enjoyed all the comments.

    Probably won't get up for Italy/Namibia but will throw in a few comments for the main event at 8.45.

    I've enjoyed every match so far


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    #1287
    Cork Boy 53
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,829 ✭✭✭Cork Boy 53


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Win tomorrow its South Africa or Italy
    Lose and it's very possibly the All Blacks

    Are you seriously expecting Italy to have a realistic chance of getting out of their pool? Snowball`s chance in hell IMO.


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    #1288
    Enzokk
    Registered Users Posts: 5,576 ✭✭✭Enzokk


    RugbyLover123 wrote: »
    I’m not as fearful of the Boks now as I was before this game.


    Look at the teams that has beaten them in the past 4 years, it is when a team is able to physically front up to them and not be run over. Once they have momentum you are going to struggle. It is the same as the Bulls used to play under Heynecke Meyer and the Boks under him as well.

    The teams that have the forwards to withstand the physical challenge, Wales, Ireland, NZ, England, have enjoyed success against them. The other teams with lighter forwards, Australia, Italy, Scotland, struggle against them.

    So if Ireland meets SA in the QF, you will need to be ready physically. You saw today after 20 minutes if they aren't ahead and you have withstood them then it all changes. Then again it is easy saying it, doing it on the field even when you know what to do is different.


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    #1289
    Vital Transformation
    Registered Users Posts: 428 ✭✭Vital Transformation


    Kolbe is Wayde Van Niekerk's (300 and 400m world record holder) cousin. Checks out!


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    #1290
    NeonWolf
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 359 ✭✭NeonWolf


    Ardie Savea is a terminator .

    Jerome Garces is stealing a living ( reffed both teams poorly, the man is a loose cannon)


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    #1291
    Jacovs
    Registered Users Posts: 1,719 ✭✭✭Jacovs


    Kolbe with 2 excellent solo runs but no support at the end to finish it off. And his 1 other chance was from a piss poor pass from Le Roux with the line wide open.
    Was also pretty good under the high balls.

    After those 2 tries SA did a good job not letting NZ run away with it, only 6 points added to the NZ total in the last 55 minutes.

    Least SA know now what needs to be done in the rest of the games in order to qualify and wont meet NZ again until the final if both make it that far.

    Great game, even if we lost.


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