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Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan The hunt for Webb Ellis

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    #1292
    Podge_irl
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,302 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    Cork Boy 53 wrote: »
    I can never understand why the draw is made so far in advance of the tournament. Also I think only the semi finalists in one World Cup should automatically qualify for the next with all the other teams having to go through qualifiers. This was the way it was for the 1999 and 2003 tournaments and worked well IMO.

    Probably an element of helping to shift tickets.

    Would be utterly pointless having the tier 1 nations go through qualifying. If anything, the shift to top 3 qualifying the next world cup is a good one as it gave some teams a bit more to play for.


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    #1293
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    I'll say this for ITV, they do make beautiful title sequences.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwBzJPYRFNo


    Very much an evolution of their 2011 effort. (still gives me goosebumps)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGBYpzwlAo4


    As for their 2015 effort, well, the less said about Paloma Faith, the better. :cool:


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    #1294
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,511 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Pity World Rugby have ditched World in Union from the world feed titles.


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    #1295
    Legalfarmer89
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    icdg wrote: »
    Pity World Rugby have ditched World in Union from the world feed titles.

    I Agree, a travesty!!

    Dunno what to make of Boks. Forwards strong. Backs not very cohesive and relying on flashes of brilliance. Pollard not at his best today. Finished with Allende and Jesse Kriel who are just your typical battering ram centres who never pass! They will be tough for who ever faces them....

    I see they have also ditched the Springbok Emblem for the Protea flower entirely.


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    #1296
    hahashake
    Registered Users Posts: 827 ✭✭✭hahashake


    Jacovs wrote: »
    Kolbe with 2 excellent solo runs but no support at the end to finish it off. And his 1 other chance was from a piss poor pass from Le Roux with the line wide open.
    Was also pretty good under the high balls.

    After those 2 tries SA did a good job not letting NZ run away with it, only 6 points added to the NZ total in the last 55 minutes.

    Least SA know now what needs to be done in the rest of the games in order to qualify and wont meet NZ again until the final if both make it that far.

    Great game, even if we lost.

    Kolbe is electric, can see him carve up some teams this RWC.

    Not sure why the Irish in the crowd were singing Fields of Athenry, not complaining though.


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    #1297
    Shefwedfan
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    hahashake wrote: »
    Kolbe is electric, can see him carve up some teams this RWC.

    Not sure why the Irish in the crowd were singing Fields of Athenry, not complaining though.

    Kolbe was shut down fairly handy by Leinster

    Let him get a head of steam and he is dangerous but turn him and he is at best average


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    #1298
    flazio
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    Legalfarmer89 wrote: »
    I see they have also ditched the Springbok Emblem for the Protea flower entirely.

    It's still on their sleeves.


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    #1299
    Exclamation Marc
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    What a great first full day of World Cup rugby.


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    #1300
    sydthebeat
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    Cracking game. Just finished watching it.


    If we play SA we need to pull them all over the park.


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    #1301
    Podge_irl
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,302 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    flazio wrote: »
    It's still on their sleeves.

    Yeah, they always have to do this for the RWC cause of the world cup logo taking up one side of the jersey.


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    #1302
    munsterlegend
    Registered Users Posts: 6,143 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    Cork Boy 53 wrote: »
    Are you seriously expecting Italy to have a realistic chance of getting out of their pool? Snowball`s chance in hell IMO.

    Highly unlikely yes but Italy have beaten them in thelast two years. It would be like Japan beating South Africa in last World Cup.


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    #1303
    PTH2009
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    South Africa looked like a team who were binding there time a bit

    They knw they will have a soft QF in terms of historical significance


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    #1304
    Former Former
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    PTH2009 wrote: »
    South Africa looked like a team who were binding there time a bit

    They knw they will have a soft QF in terms of historical significance

    Uh huh.


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    #1305
    munsterlegend
    Registered Users Posts: 6,143 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    South Africa looked like a team who were binding there time a bit

    They knw they will have a soft QF in terms of historical significance

    ?


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    #1306
    PhlegmyMoses
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    PTH2009 wrote: »
    South Africa looked like a team who were binding there time a bit

    They knw they will have a soft QF in terms of historical significance

    Can we all stop with this idea that teams are so controlled that they can take it easy when in the middle of a bruising WC game trying to get marginally better draws. The only way this can happen is if they pick a weaker team, and even those guys will go hell for leather. It is not at all prevalent for a team to go 80% or mind themselves when playing the ****ing All Blacks and still come out within 10 points of them. That was a first choice SA today and they had a humdinger of a game. Two great teams.


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    #1307
    Chivito550
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    icdg wrote: »
    Pity World Rugby have ditched World in Union from the world feed titles.

    Any reason why?

    Was it played at opening ceremony?


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    #1308
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    munsterlegend wrote: »
    Highly unlikely yes but Italy have beaten them in thelast two years. It would be like Japan beating South Africa in last World Cup.

    in fairness that was 3 years ago (nov 16) and with sth africa at their lowest point really in a november friendly in an Italy home game.

    not a hope of this happening now. would be a bigger upset that Japan beating them last time.


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    #1309
    Chivito550
    Registered Users Posts: 7,694 ✭✭✭Chivito550


    glasso wrote: »
    in fairness that was 3 years ago (nov 16) and with sth africa at their lowest point really in a november friendly in an Italy home game.

    not a hope of this happening now. would be a bigger upset that Japan beating them last time.

    And Italy lost to Tonga the following week.


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    #1310
    munsterlegend
    Registered Users Posts: 6,143 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    glasso wrote: »
    in fairness that was 3 years ago (nov 16) and with sth africa at their lowest point really in a november friendly in an Italy home game.

    not a hope of this happening now. would be a bigger upset that Japan beating them last time.

    I think it would be as big a shock as the Japan win. Of course South Africa should win comfortably on recent form but Italy will be well drilled and could make it uncomfortable.


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    #1311
    CatFromHue
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    glasso wrote: »
    in fairness that was 3 years ago (nov 16) and with sth africa at their lowest point really in a november friendly in an Italy home game.

    not a hope of this happening now. would be a bigger upset that Japan beating them last time.

    an inanimate carbon rod would have beaten SA that day


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    #1312
    kuang1
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    PhlegmyMoses wrote: »
    Can we all stop with this idea that teams are so controlled that they can take it easy when in the middle of a bruising WC game trying to get marginally better draws. The only way this can happen is if they pick a weaker team, and even those guys will go hell for leather. It is not at all prevalent for a team to go 80% or mind themselves when playing the ****ing All Blacks and still come out within 10 points of them. That was a first choice SA today and they had a humdinger of a game. Two great teams.

    You might need to familiarise yourself with PTH2009's contributions a bit more.


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    #1313
    bobbyss
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    Just a pity there are no games to look forward to in the afternoons or evenings.


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    #1314
    realhorrorshow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,870 ✭✭✭realhorrorshow


    The "highlights" on the World Rugby YouTube channel are shocking.


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    #1315
    sydthebeat
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    Recorded games :)

    I'm watching France / Argies now


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    #1316
    Exclamation Marc
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    realhorrorshow wrote: »
    The "highlights" on the World Rugby YouTube channel are shocking.

    Absolutely crap. No scoreboard makes them nearly impossible to follow when they don't show penalties or conversions.


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    #1317
    bobbyss
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    Any one have a good timetable of all gamrs in Irish time? The Guardian has good schedule but in Japanese time. Useless so.


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    #1318
    pc7
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 13,984 Mod ✭✭✭✭pc7


    The Ultimate Rugby app has it all if add the tournament to your favorites


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    #1319
    Clegg
    Registered Users Posts: 16,674 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Wesley Fofana has dropped out of the French squad through injury. Such a shame that a great player retires from test rugby like this.


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    #1320
    Squidgy Black
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    bobbyss wrote: »
    Any one have a good timetable of all gamrs in Irish time? The Guardian has good schedule but in Japanese time. Useless so.

    The World Cup app is pretty decent, shows game fixtures in your local time and you can filter by pool.


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    #1321
    realhorrorshow
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    Exclamation Marc wrote: »
    Absolutely crap. No scoreboard makes them nearly impossible to follow when they don't show penalties or conversions.

    Didn't think anyone could put together highlights worse than the Pro14 but here we are. It's such a missed opportunity, the Japan highlights have nearly half a million view in a day, safe to say a decent number of those could be from potential new fans. Good incentive to watch the full games back though.


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