Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan The hunt for Webb Ellis

threeball · 20-10-2019 11:08AM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Japan starting to run out of ideas and room?

I think SA bulk is going to go against them after 60mins. The japs will go forever.

eagle eye · 20-10-2019 11:08AM

Japan getting away with multiple crooked line out throws.

kmart6 · 20-10-2019 11:09AM

eagle eye wrote: »

Japan getting away with multiple crooked line out throws.

Both are.

FrancieBrady · 20-10-2019 11:09AM

Kolbe sublime catch there

RugbyLover123 · 20-10-2019 11:10AM

Is it just me or does Marx look like he’s lost a good bit of size?

Jacovs · 20-10-2019 11:10AM

Willie Le Roux is a liability.

testtech05 · 20-10-2019 11:11AM

Jacovs wrote: »

Willie Le Roux is a liability.

He has been awful so far in this competition

is_that_so · 20-10-2019 11:11AM

eagle eye wrote: »

Japan getting away with multiple crooked line out throws.

It's the speed at which they do everything that confuses refs!

sydthebeat · 20-10-2019 11:12AM

Slippy strikes again

ScrubsfanChris · 20-10-2019 11:12AM

South Africa are they're own worst enemy here. Should be another 2 tries up by now.

is_that_so · 20-10-2019 11:12AM

sydthebeat wrote: »

Slippy strikes again

Not doing the basics right.

Guy:Incognito · 20-10-2019 11:13AM

8-10 wrote: »

Why not? Northern Hemisphere.

They come to Europe for 3 weeks and play their 3 away games in a row. Then 3 of the existing Six Nations travel over each year so every team goes once every 2 years.

You have Pro14 playing in South Africa. This is further but still definitely doable.

Would be harsh on the likes of Georgia but I'd love to see it happen

Personally , it's good that , in the main , northern hemisphere Rugby is condensed in Europe, for time zones.

All the Southern hemisphere countries are thousands of miles apart, let them at it. Japan are more of a Pacific Island team than a european one anyway.

Do we really want to be bringing jet lag and big time zone differences in to the 6 nations?

Plus, you're effectively doing away with away fans travelling for the games.

What about looking at SA moving to the 5 nations? Still lots of travel but at least the time zone works.

Either way you're riding roughshod over more established countries like Fiji who deserve to be in line for a help up

Ishmael · 20-10-2019 11:13AM

Disappointed not to see more of Kolbe so far.

Jacovs · 20-10-2019 11:14AM

Ishmael wrote: »

Disappointed not to see more of Kolbe so far.

Was only thinking he hasnt featured and then he took that high ball.

Euphoriasean · 20-10-2019 11:15AM

Don't think he was held there

ScrubsfanChris · 20-10-2019 11:15AM

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

South Africa are they're own worst enemy here. Should be another 2 tries up by now.

Make that 3

alchemist33 · 20-10-2019 11:15AM

I feel like I've watched two halves so far

Richard Hillman · 20-10-2019 11:15AM

An hour to complete the first half. This is getting ridiculous.

mugsymugsy · 20-10-2019 11:15AM

That should have gone to TMO.

Too big a call obviously on field could have said no try but want to double check.

A-Train · 20-10-2019 11:15AM

Don’t agree with Barnes call there. He broke the tackle, try should have stood.

eagle eye · 20-10-2019 11:15AM

Never held there. Refereeing has become one sided in Japan's favor towards the end of that half.

South Africa should be up by about 20 though without any help from the referee.

Thought Japan looked tired over the last ten minutes of the half.

Movementarian · 20-10-2019 11:16AM

SA getting penalised for being held in a tackle when he clearly wasnt. Something Japan have been doing all tournament

FrancieBrady · 20-10-2019 11:17AM

A-Train wrote: »

Don’t agree with Barnes call there. He broke the tackle, try should have stood.

Agree, another home town decision.

tanko · 20-10-2019 11:17AM

Euphoriasean wrote: »

Don't think he was held there

True, another big decision goes Japan's way, if that happened at the other end you can be sure Barnes Would gave given a try.

threeball · 20-10-2019 11:17AM

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

South Africa are they're own worst enemy here. Should be another 2 tries up by now.

How many penalties should they have conceded for being offside though. I think they deserve to be slightly more up than they are but not 3 tries worth.

facehugger99 · 20-10-2019 11:17AM

The fix is in lads.

Japan are going to be engineered winners today.

mugsymugsy · 20-10-2019 11:18AM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Agree, another home town decision.

Against Ireland I had the blinkers on but when you think of the marginal calls Japan really have had a lot of decisions to their benefit.

Why not use TMO in that situation?

highgiant1985 · 20-10-2019 11:18AM

eagle eye wrote: »

Never held there. Refereeing has become one sided in Japan's favor towards the end of that half.

Considering SA should have had player sent off I'd say the decisions have evened out in that half.

Danthemanhere · 20-10-2019 11:18AM

That was a try.

sydthebeat · 20-10-2019 11:19AM

To me it seemed his knee was touching the ground while his ankle was still held

Edit : just checked. Definitely held

Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan The hunt for Webb Ellis

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