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Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan The hunt for Webb Ellis

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  • #6692
    Professor Genius
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 391 ✭✭Professor Genius


    Faf makes Murray look like an aged schoolboy


  • #6693
    thelad95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,812 ✭✭✭thelad95


    This is exactly how we should have seen out the pool game against Japan


  • #6694
    Jacovs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Jacovs


    After 8 line outs and 8 mauls we get the try, from the halfway line.


  • #6695
    thomond2006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Joe Schmidt would be proud of this second half performance by South Africa. An exhibition of a suffocating display.


  • #6696
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 42,675 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    This could potentially turn into a high scoring game for SA before the end. Japan look out on their feet.


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  • #6697
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79,470 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    eagle eye wrote: »
    This could potentially turn into a high scoring game for SA before the end. Japan look out on their feet.

    Busted flush.


  • #6698
    CFlat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭CFlat


    Sayonara Japan. RSA on a real push here. Could be a painful loss. Probably not as bad as Ireland yesterday mind lol.


  • #6699
    jr86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭jr86


    Probably a hiding now

    Not the most creative team, but certainly effective and efficient. Rassie has done a stellar job

    Interesting one v Wales. Don't expect it to be pretty, and probably low scoring up the jumper stuff, but I reckon it'll be very tight


  • #6700
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,139 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    You know, an England-Wales final is not out of the question.


  • #6701
    Noveight
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭Noveight


    Be a long 10 mins for them now.


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  • #6702
    Jacovs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Jacovs


    Nearly lost it when I saw le Roux in that move.


  • #6703
    kmart6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,173 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    Felix Jones, only Irishman left in the World Cup, who would have thought that a few months ago.


  • #6704
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    The covering Japanese player could have made a tackle there but instead ran all the way up to him and tried to grab him round the shoulders. FFS. Schoolboy stuff.


  • #6705
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    walshb wrote: »
    You know, an England-Wales final is not out of the question.
    One part of that equation has a possibility close to zero! Reckon we may be back to the first great match of this RWC.


  • #6706
    kal7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 366 ✭✭kal7


    Do SA team not like Kolbe, maybe they can't pass off left hand.


  • #6707
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,756 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Putting things in context, Ireland would have beaten neither of the teams in the this match.
    Been a great game and high tempo power, Ireland's slow position kicking would have been eaten up.


  • #6708
    joseywhales
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,596 ✭✭✭joseywhales


    Jesus, I am going to have to watch Wales in a world cup final, kudos to Gatland, the master of the long game.


  • #6709
    Hurrache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,509 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    So only 1 competitive game out of the 4 quarter finals.


  • #6710
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79,470 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    This could be a bit tragic.

    Valiant attempt by Japan.


  • #6711
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,828 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    That had to be one of the worst cover tackles I've ever seen


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  • #6712
    ScrubsfanChris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,599 ✭✭✭ScrubsfanChris


    Best thing Le Roux has done all day


  • #6713
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    walshb wrote: »
    You know, an England-Wales final is not out of the question.

    Got my couple of shekels on it so thats it doomed for sure!


  • #6714
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,729 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    Well, this is finally really satisfying to watch.


  • #6715
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79,470 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    I'd have loved us to have met that SA team.

    We should never have lost to Japan. That was the real end of our WC


  • #6716
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    I'd have loved us to have met that SA team.

    We should never have lost to Japan. That was the real end of our WC

    Cant we all just agree to blame Scotland for not beating them? :D


  • #6717
    realhorrorshow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,657 ✭✭✭realhorrorshow


    Squidgy Black wrote: »
    That had to be one of the worst cover tackles I've ever seen

    Matsushima is electric but his defence is awful.


  • #6718
    Margate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 96 ✭✭Margate


    thelad95 wrote: »
    This is exactly how we should have seen out the pool game against Japan

    Only been about 24hrs and the Irish rugby fan delusion kicks in again, Ireland would not beat either of these teams


  • #6719
    Paxton Mealy Paperwork
    Posts: 13,753 ✭✭✭✭ Paxton Mealy Paperwork


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Mapimpi Player of the Match.

    How do we think this is looking?


  • #6720
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79,470 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Guy:Incognito wrote: »
    Cant we all just agree to blame Scotland for not beating them? :D

    That too. Fecking Brits! :)


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  • #6721
    thomond2006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    All the favourites won this weekend. Is that the first World Cup where that's happened for a while? 2015 had Argentina upsetting Ireland, in 2011 Wales beat Ireland. and in 2007 France beat NZ.


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