Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan The hunt for Webb Ellis

C0N0R · 22-09-2019 6:46am

Watching this on bein sports - Middle East, is it just me or are the crowd very quiet? Commentators wouldn’t be great

pc7 · 22-09-2019 6:49am

thelad95 wrote: »

Where is Namibia v Italy on Eir?

Ultimate app says they should be showing it, but not on? Feck sake! How are Italy doing?

irishbucsfan · 22-09-2019 6:50am

C0N0R wrote: »

Watching this on bein sports - Middle East, is it just me or are the crowd very quiet? Commentators wouldn’t be great

On ITV I think they mentioned some issue with on field microphones.

But then again, hardly going to be a huge number of Namibian and Italian fans in Japan, and even if loads of Italians plan to go over you wouldn't blame them for skipping this weekend

fitz · 22-09-2019 6:51am

The bloke commentating on ITV is brutal. Meaningless twaddle.

C0N0R · 22-09-2019 6:53am

irishbucsfan wrote: »

On ITV I think they mentioned some issue with on field microphones.

But then again, hardly going to be a huge number of Namibian and Italian fans in Japan, and even if loads of Italians plan to go over you wouldn't blame them for skipping this weekend

Makes sense, struggling to hear the ref too.

Parisse looks past it, is this a first string Italian team?

pc7 · 22-09-2019 6:54am

Is it worth getting out of bed for (dodgy box set up downstairs), or wait for highlight later?

thelad95 · 22-09-2019 6:55am

Anyone know is it possible to get ITV on virign media?

Lucy8080 · 22-09-2019 6:56am

I wonder how the atmosphere for the Ireland match will come across. The pitch has a running track around it. I hate those sort of stadiums.

fitz · 22-09-2019 6:57am

Lucy8080 wrote: »

I wonder how the atmosphere for the Ireland match will come across. The pitch has a running track around it. I hate those sort of stadiums.

Traveling Irish fans are the loudest around, I'd say they'll be heard.

Lucy8080 · 22-09-2019 7:10am

Italy have been throwing the ball around nicely this half. Should have two more tries. S.A. had N.Z. penned in for twenty mins yesterday until the A.B.s started throwing the ball around!

Tell me there is hope of an Italy upset v S.A.! Or, just humour me, pls.

Jump_In_Jack · 22-09-2019 7:12am

Italian try just before half time was class, a no-look pass to the player coming onto the ball at speed.
Italy lead 21-7.

Tomtom364 · 22-09-2019 7:12am

pc7 wrote: »

Ultimate app says they should be showing it, but not on? Feck sake! How are Italy doing?

It's on Eir Sport 2.
Which Eir have just made unavailable to sky customers just before the tournament with their virgin deal.

And the only reason to move this match to eir sport 2 is to piss off sky customers, not like they are showing something else live on Eir 1

pc7 · 22-09-2019 7:13am

Ah ok, I’m virgin but only seem to have eir 1.

alswearengen · 22-09-2019 7:15am

pc7 wrote: »

Is it worth getting out of bed for (dodgy box set up downstairs), or wait for highlight later?

Handy to have it in the phone so no need to get out of bed.

My IPTV is down at the moment so using VPN + ITV hub.

Ishmael · 22-09-2019 7:29am

According to Euronews this morning.

Italy won 22 - 09
Ireland won 22 - 09
England won 22 - 09

He didn't seem to cop that all the games had the same scoreline. :pac:

Quality news!

munsterlegend · 22-09-2019 7:30am

Ishmael wrote: »

According to Euronews this morning.

Italy won 22 - 09
Ireland won 22 - 09
England won 22 - 09

He didn't seem to cop that all the games had the same scoreline. :pac:

Quality news!

Will be hard for Italy and Namibia to make that number!

ctrl-alt-delete · 22-09-2019 7:31am

Ishmael wrote: »

According to Euronews this morning.

Italy won 22 - 09
Ireland won 22 - 09
England won 22 - 09

He didn't seem to cop that all the games had the same scoreline. :pac:

Quality news!

Not looking forward to the Ireland v Russia game :pac:

Happy4all · 22-09-2019 7:36am

pc7 wrote: »

Is it worth getting out of bed for (dodgy box set up downstairs), or wait for highlight later?

Can you not get it on ITV free to air?

irishbucsfan · 22-09-2019 7:39am

This ITV commentator really is dire. Setanta sports stuff

fitz · 22-09-2019 7:45am

irishbucsfan wrote: »

This ITV commentator really is dire. Setanta sports stuff

He's awful.
His co-commentator is good, it's such a relief when he shuts up and she talks.

fitz · 22-09-2019 7:46am

Shocking defence from Italy.

SusanC10 · 22-09-2019 7:49am

Tomtom364 wrote: »

It's on Eir Sport 2.
Which Eir have just made unavailable to sky customers just before the tournament with their virgin deal.

And the only reason to move this match to eir sport 2 is to piss off sky customers, not like they are showing something else live on Eir 1

We are with Sky and Eir. Can't find Game on tv.
We had an Email from Eir a while ago saying Eir Sport 2 would be called Virgin Sports and that we would still have that which we do but no Rugby on !

Burkie1203 · 22-09-2019 7:50am

https://twitter.com/CianTracey1/status/1175663287377133569?s=19

lawred2 · 22-09-2019 7:56am

Just add ITV in other channels. It's FTA.

We have freesat so every variation of ITV

pc7 · 22-09-2019 8:00am

Happy4all wrote: »

Can you not get it on ITV free to air?

Ah I just got up in the end!

mfceiling · 22-09-2019 8:00am

Great...So we now know that Parisse was the voice on Wreck it Ralph, the Disney movie when it was dubbed into Italian.
That commentator should be shot with a ball of his own sh*te.

Enzokk · 22-09-2019 8:10am

Lucy8080 wrote: »

Italy have been throwing the ball around nicely this half. Should have two more tries. S.A. had N.Z. penned in for twenty mins yesterday until the A.B.s started throwing the ball around!

Tell me there is hope of an Italy upset v S.A.! Or, just humour me, pls.

You could have a red card, SA is due one the way they play. You could have the team overconfident as well seeing as the talk seems to be that SA should play the All Blacks again this tournament, they have already won all their pool games and the QF and SF. Then you could have a injury or two as well in the meantime. Then the game plan is not that complicated or good, even if Erasmus is some sort of genius apparently.

That is the best I can do.

klose · 22-09-2019 8:24am

Tomtom364 wrote: »

It's on Eir Sport 2.
Which Eir have just made unavailable to sky customers just before the tournament with their virgin deal.

And the only reason to move this match to eir sport 2 is to piss off sky customers, not like they are showing something else live on Eir 1

I had only noticed a couple of days before my annual renewal that the eir sport package lost all its football content yet the yearly fee went up to a massive 300 quid, all they advertised about was the rugby World Cup. They are some chancers. Thankfully I cancelled in time.

captbarnacles · 22-09-2019 10:29am

Man of match for me is Henderson

Exclamation Marc · 22-09-2019 10:56am

Great result for Ireland and a MOTM for Stander.

Japan v Scotland will be an interesting game. Scotland clearly favourites for it but they'll be very down on confidence.

Squidgy Black · 22-09-2019 11:01am

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Great result for Ireland and a MOTM for Stander.

Japan v Scotland will be an interesting game. Scotland clearly favourites for it but they'll be very down on confidence.

Japan will have a huge advantage, the last game of the pool being the game that'll decide if they qualify for the knockout stages for home world cup will be a massive boost for them.

Samoa won't be a pushover for either team though, and they're big lads who like to put in big hits so it'll be a physical game which is always a concern for injuries.

laugh · 22-09-2019 11:07am

Eddie Jones pre Tonga interview: "I want to see brutality."

sydthebeat · 22-09-2019 11:10am

Delighted to see nasi manu make the bench for Tonga

22-09-2019 11:15am

50 pointer coming up here.

22-09-2019 11:16am

Tonga much less coordinated in the haka than the All Blacks, need to bring in a choreography coach.

irishbucsfan · 22-09-2019 11:17am

Tonga by 80

ScrubsfanChris · 22-09-2019 11:18am

English translation of the Sipi Tau:

Get ready to the battle!
Tonga!
I shall speak to the whole world
The Sea Eagles are famished unfurl.
Let the foreigner and sojourner beware
Today, destroyer of souls, I am everywhere
To the halfback and backs
Gone has my humanness.
Hey! hey!
Ay!
Aye!
Aye!
Maul and loose forwards shall I mow
And crunch any fierce hearts you know
Crunch!
Yeah!
Crunch!
Yeah!
That's how Tonga dies to her motto
God and Tonga are my inheritance.
Aye, ay!
Tonga!

Beats "Irelands Call" any day :pac:

Bridge93 · 22-09-2019 11:26am

Tonga pack is 985kg? That’s 123kg each

sydthebeat · 22-09-2019 11:28am

Bridge93 wrote: »

Tonga pack is 985kg? That’s 123kg each

Big Ben himself is 450 kgs :P

Movementarian · 22-09-2019 11:29am

Know its really bad form but I am kind of hoping for injuries for England in this game. Itoje, Sinckler and Farrell to get some form of pestilence

Birdie Num Num · 22-09-2019 11:30am

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Tonga by 80

Haven’t started too badly.

Legalfarmer89 · 22-09-2019 11:33am

Jesus your man fairly hit Billy Vunipola. Havent seen him put back like that before. Id say fitness could be an issue for Tonga..

alswearengen · 22-09-2019 11:35am

Tuilagi is filth. Always punches his shoulder in first and manages to get arms around afterwards to make it legal.

jammiedodgers · 22-09-2019 11:35am

Tonga number 3 is an absolute unit! :eek:

kal7 · 22-09-2019 11:36am

Learnt it from farrell

sydthebeat · 22-09-2019 11:39am

alswearengen wrote: »

Tuilagi is filth. Always punches his shoulder in first and manages to get arms around afterwards to make it legal.

Have you ever tackled before?

First contact should ALWAYS be with your shoulder.

22-09-2019 11:39am

Ref letting Tonga away with a lot here.

alswearengen · 22-09-2019 11:39am

Number 3 struggling

22-09-2019 11:40am

jammiedodgers wrote: »

Tonga number 3 is an absolute unit! :eek:

They ALL have lovely bottoms.

Klonker · 22-09-2019 11:47am

England very lucky to get that try I think, just because ball is on the ground 5 seconds later doesn't mean it's was grounded.

Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan The hunt for Webb Ellis

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