Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan The hunt for Webb Ellis

FrancieBrady · 20-10-2019 09:21AM

jr86 wrote: »

I'd say it's so sweet for Welsh supporters reading this forum

The Irish don't half do bitterness. :pac:

They turn up in big games, make WC semis and with a smaller playing pool

They're a lesson to us

Be delighted to see such a proud rugby nation in the final

Your eyes must be well able to deceive you. The Welsh won by a point against 14 men with a dodgy forward pass decision.

They didn't 'turn up', the French brain went home.

*p.s. All sporting rivals do 'bitterness'. It's kinda what rivalry is all about.

walshb · 20-10-2019 09:21AM

What an idiot anchor...

Natural instinct.... to lash out with an elbow like that..

Yeh, natural for a thug....

razorblunt · 20-10-2019 09:22AM

The red card gets worse on every viewing.

The glance at Peyper to see if he was looking.
The elbow.
The second glance at Peyper to see if he was caught.

thomond2006 · 20-10-2019 09:22AM

Time to give France the Mayo jerseys they deserve.

20-10-2019 09:23AM

I'm honestly happier, being Irish, having been smashed off the park than being French and have the ref decide the game (incorrectly)

French implosion or no, they won that match

sydthebeat · 20-10-2019 09:23AM

Can't understand why they didn't look at the 9 being off side for that rip....

Seems to have been a mile off

ionadnapóca · 20-10-2019 09:23AM

Just when you think Wales will loose -they win
Just when you think Ireland will perform -they capitulate

RWC why do you do this to us? Why?

MadYaker · 20-10-2019 09:23AM

jr86 wrote: »

I think they won it alright, will have to double check but I'm almost sure they're into the semi next week

They were poor. They only won because the french threw it away and they got a try off a forward pass. They looked very different to the Wales who beat Australia a few weeks ago. If they can turn it around they might make the final though.

razorblunt · 20-10-2019 09:23AM

Western Pomise wrote: »

Have to feel sorry for the rest of French players when you see that they had to do the work for a brainless hulk and lost out in the end to a highly questionable try.

Joe Schmidt got a lot of negative press on here after yesterday’s Irish performance but you would have to question Warren Gatlands prep if this Welsh team for today.They looked like a side lacking in ideas and very lethargic.

If they get the Boks they might put Warrenball them but you’d fancy the Japanese in the Battle of the non existent offside line and ruck entries.

is_that_so · 20-10-2019 09:23AM

Danthemanhere wrote: »

And the ball went forward!

It was where it ended up that got them the try. Utterly random bounce of the ball.

Loafing Oaf · 20-10-2019 09:24AM

Dog Murphy wrote: »

Surely France should have been trying to work a drop goal from the time it was 19 -13.

The had a great period of possession with around 15-20 minutes to go and decided to keep on running the ball instead of working a drop goal opportunity.

Really poor lack of game management by them in my opinion.

Never understand why teams don't do this more in tight games anyway. Stuart Barnes had an article making this point a few weeks ago.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/joel-stransky-went-down-in-history-for-1995-kick-and-it-may-happen-again-krw2dgp25

jr86 · 20-10-2019 09:24AM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Your eyes must be well able to deceive you. The Welsh won by a point against 14 men with a dodgy forward pass decision.

They didn't 'turn up', the French brain went home.

*p.s. All sporting rivals do 'bitterness'. It's kinda what rivalry is all about.

I don't give a jot how they won, and nor will they

They just made a world cup semi. Tis a results business I'm afraid

Danthemanhere · 20-10-2019 09:24AM

sydthebeat wrote: »

Can't understand why they didn't look at the 9 being off side for that rip....

Seems to have been a mile off

The French scrum half asked the ref to check but they never did. Clearly offside.

Itssoeasy · 20-10-2019 09:25AM

Better team lost according to warren gatland.

jr86 · 20-10-2019 09:26AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

French implosion or no, they won that match

Interesting

Will be fascinating to see how they bounce back next weekend . Will ntamack be fit?

is_that_so · 20-10-2019 09:26AM

razorblunt wrote: »

If they get the Boks they might put Warrenball them but you’d fancy the Japanese in the Battle of the non existent offside line and ruck entries.

Think the Japanese fairy tale will be firmly driven over today.

Danthemanhere · 20-10-2019 09:26AM

Fair play to Gatland. He delivers. Probably the best manager in Europe.

Guy:Incognito · 20-10-2019 09:26AM

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Better team lost according to warren gatland.

Marginally less worse team.:)

Neither were tearing it up, lets be honest.

jr86 · 20-10-2019 09:27AM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Time to give France the Mayo jerseys they deserve.

"Mayo bottlers" aren't you hilarious

jr86 · 20-10-2019 09:28AM

Danthemanhere wrote: »

Fair play to Gatland. He delivers. Probably the best manager in Europe.

Zero doubt about it. Two world cup semis, two undefeated lions tours, a few grand slams to boot. The guy is a legend!

FrancieBrady · 20-10-2019 09:29AM

jr86 wrote: »

I don't give a jot how they won, and nor will they

They just made a world cup semi. Tis a results business I'm afraid

Do tell us though how you figure they 'turned up'? France should have put them away even with 14 men.

They got lucky, very lucky as it turns out, nothing bitter in stating the facts.

Danthemanhere · 20-10-2019 09:29AM

jr86 wrote: »

Zero doubt about it. Two world cup semis, two undefeated lions tours, a few grand slams to boot. The guy is a legend!

Let's not bring up O'Sullivan shafting him.

is_that_so · 20-10-2019 09:29AM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Marginally less worse team.:)

Neither were tearing it up, lets be honest.

Well, a game of two halves. French doing what they do best in first half but blew it through missed kicks , usual indiscipline and some red mist. Wales did what they do best by hanging in and nicking it.

jr86 · 20-10-2019 09:30AM

MadYaker wrote: »

They were poor. They only won because the french threw it away and they got a try off a forward pass. They looked very different to the Wales who beat Australia a few weeks ago. If they can turn it around they might make the final though.

They were woeful against France in 6n too but won the slam. Like Ireland 2018

Every game is different.

I expect a huge performance from them in the semis. They'll need it

jr86 · 20-10-2019 09:33AM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Do tell us though how you figure they 'turned up'? France should have put them away even with 14 men.

They got lucky, very lucky as it turns out, nothing bitter in stating the facts.

The only facts that matter are the winner of the game I'm afraid

Unfortunately performance levels and subjective opinions don't come into it

I'm more looking on with envy really. We should be a much better side than Wales yet they have the two semis to back it up. And the grand slams!

Bridge93 · 20-10-2019 09:36AM

Wales got immensely lucky. They will need to improve and they will I’d imagine. They won’t care one bit how they got there. France has there chances didn’t take them. Gifted wales a few tries. Continued to pick an ogre in second row despite knowing his behavior.

If we were up to much ourselves we would be on this side of the draw to capitalize. We aren’t because unlike France and wales we lost our crunch group game and paid the price in the draw

20-10-2019 09:36AM

Why should we be better than Wales?

fonecrusher1 · 20-10-2019 09:37AM

Fair play to Wales but dear god did they just about shuffle across the finish line here against a typically harebrained France with 14 players. And the ball going forward there before that try...... wow. Just bizarre that wasn't picked up.

A win is a win yes but if you can't see how utterly unconvincing that was either your clueless about rugby or maybe missed portions of the game.

Course we're bitter if we don't say well done Wales a great result. :rolleyes:

FrancieBrady · 20-10-2019 09:40AM

jr86 wrote: »

The only facts that matter are the winner of the game I'm afraid

Unfortunately performance levels and subjective opinions don't come into it

I'm more looking on with envy really. We should be a much better side than Wales yet they have the two semis to back it up. And the grand slams!

So, you were gonna outline how you reckon the Welsh 'turned up'?

They didn't, they were well below their own performance level even in this tournament.

They made a semi because another team basically beat themselves.

I am happy for them...in the way I'd be happy for someone who won on a scratchcard.

jr86 · 20-10-2019 09:40AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Why should we be better than Wales?

Our clubs deliver in Europe, we have a better 15 on paper, much more depth and more often than not we're more consistent than them

Yet they have an incredible winning mentality. They were helped out well today, but they still won the crucial group game to avoid England and overall they have form for really turning up in the big matches

Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan The hunt for Webb Ellis

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