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Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan The hunt for Webb Ellis

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  • #6902
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,156 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    I’m hoping all you rugger buggers will be cheering on our neighbour tomorrow....


  • #6903
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79,472 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    thebourke wrote: »
    i will be on the road tomorrow when the all blacks match is on??does anybody know if its possible to watch it on rte player live or listen to it on the radio?

    It should be on the Player and Radio 5 Live will have a radio commentary I would assume.


  • #6904
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 44,842 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    walshb wrote: »
    I’m hoping all you rugger buggers will be cheering on our neighbours tomorrow....

    Yeah I'll be shouting for the Welsh....


  • #6905
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,156 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    sydthebeat wrote: »
    Yeah I'll be shouting for the Welsh....

    Tomorrow.....?......


  • #6906
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 44,842 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    walshb wrote: »
    Tomorrow.....?......

    Its been a long week!! ;)


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  • #6907
    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭SharpshooterTom


    I think its inevitable England will win tomorrow and by quite a large margin although I hope I'm wrong. I'd like a NZ vs SA final.


  • #6908
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,427 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    So much possibilities in these semi finals but I think it will be an All Blacks vs Wales final

    Jesus you cant not be envious of these teams. Will we ever get there ?


  • #6909
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    ThomasFlynn wrote: »
    I think its inevitable England will win tomorrow and by quite a large margin although I hope I'm wrong. I'd like a NZ vs SA final.

    Bookies say NZ


  • #6910
    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭SharpshooterTom


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Bookies say NZ

    Bookies don't always get everything right, obviously.

    England had a very fortuitous summer in the cricket, got both the rub of the green in the ODI World Cup Final (against NZ) and to a certain extent in the Ashes (which they should have lost outright). No logic behind it but it just appears they're getting the rub of the green quite a bit sport recently.


  • #6911
    mattser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,425 ✭✭✭mattser


    Looking forward to this. Heart says England...Head says NZ.


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  • #6912
    no.8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 894 ✭✭✭no.8


    cson wrote:
    There are only 2 teams I support in Rugby; Ireland, and whoever England are playing.


    Sad...really. Their union voted for us to host the WC when we rightfully had a shout it. Add they are a NH team who we play regularly so id be happy to play the best.


  • #6913
    Kenny B
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭Kenny B


    I have no idea who'll win either game, plenty of reasons to go with either team in each semi.

    Forgettable WC up to this, bar a bit of the Japs, really looking forward to 2 titanic battles,

    History edging to 2 SH wins,


  • #6914
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 12,548 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I've done a match thread:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058025820


  • #6915
    blinding
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,462 ✭✭✭blinding


    C’Mon England and Wales .

    It would be good for Northern Hemisphere Rugby if they get to the Final .

    Could even Help Ireland improve .


  • #6916
    Lucy8080
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Lucy8080


    I'll be shouting for England and Wales this weekend. A N.H. win is the only consolation left for me from this W.C.

    Here's hoping for two cracking games.


  • #6917
    YFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,712 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    Is it not? :o:o:o:o


    *it's the 'Angelus' btw.

    Angels playing their trumpets.


  • #6918
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,828 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    It'll take an absolute miracle for Wales or South Africa to beat England if they can replicate what they did today.


  • #6919
    MadYaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    Yeah the boks would put it up to them If they show up but hard to see past England


  • #6920
    blinding
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,462 ✭✭✭blinding


    Lucy8080 wrote: »
    I'll be shouting for England and Wales this weekend. A N.H. win is the only consolation left for me from this W.C.

    Here's hoping for two cracking games.
    Well done England and best of luck to Wales tomorrow .


  • #6921
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79,472 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    blinding wrote: »
    Well done England and best of luck to Wales tomorrow .

    Rooting for a NH final now. Amazed England pulled that off. Well done.


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  • #6922
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,439 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    Rooting for a NH final now. Amazed England pulled that off. Well done.

    No surprise either. If any team was going to take down the All Blacks, it was always going to be England.....they're a massive side.


  • #6923
    frosty123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭frosty123


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    Rooting for a NH final now. Amazed England pulled that off. Well done.

    ....and if its wales v england who will you root for then?


  • #6924
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,828 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    frosty123 wrote: »
    ....and if its wales v england who will you root for then?

    The ref


  • #6925
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79,472 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    frosty123 wrote: »
    ....and if its wales v england who will you root for then?

    I will tell you tomorrow. Want to see the manner in which Wales win. If they grind out a brutal bloody win, I would probably want Eng to win it out.

    In other words, the team that plays the nicer rugby.


  • #6926
    dundalkfc10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭dundalkfc10


    Today made everyone realise New Zeland are not unplayable, Ireland are just terrible.

    Embarassing and all players should be let known it


  • #6927
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 44,842 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    Today made everyone realise New Zeland are not unplayable, Ireland are just terrible.

    Embarassing and all players should be let known it

    Nice seagulling....

    Do you feel better now?


  • #6928
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    Today made everyone realise New Zeland are not unplayable, Ireland are just terrible.

    Embarassing and all players should be let known it

    Get that schadenfreude in while you can


  • #6929
    PokeHerKing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,462 ✭✭✭PokeHerKing


    PokeHerKing wrote: »
    I'm not judging NZ beatability based off the Irish game. We were not at the races in any department. We'd have made any tier 1 nation look brilliant.

    It's not hard to be clinical if the opposition are kicking poorly, not competing at the breakdown and offering zero attacking threat from any broken field play.

    Ireland were playing in quicksand from kickoff. NZ are beatable as this years rugby championship showed us, I think England are peaking at the right time and I think the Irish game will have been some of the worst prep NZ could have gotten for an English side that are going to come out the gate at full tilt.

    I think SA will win tomorrow by a couple of scores and flip a coin for who wins it between SA and Eng. It'll be a much tighter affair than today was though imo.


  • #6930
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79,472 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    PokeHerKing wrote: »
    I think SA will win tomorrow by a couple of scores and flip a coin for who wins it between SA and Eng. It'll be a much tighter affair than today was though imo.

    There is no bolt on outright winner yet. I thought NZ were after last week, but happy to be wrong about that. Wales are as capable of upsetting things tomorrow as well.


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  • #6931
    shootermacg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,102 ✭✭✭shootermacg


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    There is no bolt on outright winner yet. I thought NZ were after last week, but happy to be wrong about that. Wales are as capable of upsetting things tomorrow as well.

    You'd think SA will win by attrition, but Wales are a bloody good thinking team. They've lost their attack lately but they think nothing of soaking up 200 tackles.

    France hurt Wales on the wings, and SA like to use their wings after sucking in the defense. Could go either way.


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