Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan The hunt for Webb Ellis

alchemist33 · 20-10-2019 10:18AM

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

Do they really have a smaller playing pool? I doubt that

Guy:Incognito · 20-10-2019 10:19AM

Danthemanhere wrote: »

You never disagreed with a referees decision? :pac:

Plenty, all the time when I play, but i'm bias then:)

I also see my teammates argue points with refs when I've seen the situation unfold and them being wrong.

Both are equally capable of being wrong but only one side gets to make the decision.

sydthebeat · 20-10-2019 10:19AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I've just seen what Vahaa was sent off for.

Absolute clown. I'd be heading to a (currently) uninhabited island far from France if I were him.

So you'd be sending him home then

eigrod · 20-10-2019 10:20AM

“About as boneheaded as you can get”. Good man Eddie

Danthemanhere · 20-10-2019 10:20AM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Plenty, all the time when I play, but i'm bias then:)

I also see my teammates argue points with refs when I've seen the situation unfold and them being wrong.

Both are equally capable of being wrong but only one side gets to make the decision.

And the ball went forward!

Guy:Incognito · 20-10-2019 10:20AM

alchemist33 wrote: »

Do they really have a smaller playing pool? I doubt that

Someone posted the table the other day (not sure on the Wales numbers, I didnt look) so its floating around here somewhere

adox · 20-10-2019 10:21AM

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

Nothing bitter. Wales didn’t play well and were lucky to get through. They did very little to win the game. France as usual self imploded.

There’s no bias in calling it as you see it. Wales will need to play much much better in the semi. They got very lucky today.

sligeach · 20-10-2019 10:21AM

Wales have been very fortunate. Even against Australia in the pool game, they scraped by them. The poor start cost the Aussies. They weren't good against Fiji either.

The 3 losing quarter finalists and France themselves with 15 players would beat Wales, they were that bad. Anyway, we're going home and Wales are still there. :mad:

Western Pomise · 20-10-2019 10:21AM

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.

FrancieBrady · 20-10-2019 10:21AM

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 10:21AM

What an idiot anchor...

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

Yeh, natural for a thug....

razorblunt · 20-10-2019 10:22AM

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 10:22AM

Time to give France the Mayo jerseys they deserve.

20-10-2019 10:23AM

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 10:23AM

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 10:23AM

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 10:23AM

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 10:23AM

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 10:23AM

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 10:24AM

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 10:24AM

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 10:24AM

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 10:25AM

Better team lost according to warren gatland.

jr86 · 20-10-2019 10:26AM

[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 10:26AM

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 10:26AM

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

Guy:Incognito · 20-10-2019 10:26AM

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 10:27AM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Time to give France the Mayo jerseys they deserve.

"Mayo bottlers" aren't you hilarious

jr86 · 20-10-2019 10:28AM

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 10:29AM

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.

Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan The hunt for Webb Ellis

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