Hope Rieko Ioane is ok.
Pieter-Steph Du Toit was unreal.
Heno Massive. Was everywhere đź’Ş
Very happy with the 3rd place for England considering they expected nothing from the tournament.
Kudos to South Africa for getting the job done in both the semi and final by such a tight margin, both chasing and defending a lead
Pretty special tournament IMO. So many superb games, free flowing end to end and tactical grinds.
Saffers are relentless. The “Communicate” of the rugby world.
IndustryStandard Saffers are relentless. The “Communicate” of the rugby world.
Lol!
IndustryStandard So many superb games, free flowing end to end
Not the final, mind.
hugopal Or any game England played.
hugopal ….you didn’t like the final? Was pretty good second half when both sides were at 14 men and NZ were camped in SAs half. Saffers always had the edge though. Buggers
IndustryStandard you didn’t like the final?
It was basically decided by one side making more stupid fouls resulting in cards than the other, as opposed to skill or exciting play.
The only particularly exciting part of the game ended up being disallowed (the Smith try for NZ).
Special try this
alistair Only really the sort of try you see every week in Super League or the NRL.
Still, fair fucks to the union boys for actually bothering to score tries rather than kicking penalties and drop goals.
Excellent!
Andy Farrell named British and Irish Lions head coach for 2025 tour to Australia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67935698
Interesting appointment.
Amps
Quelle sur-fucking-prise….
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/11/andy-farrell-head-coach-british-irish-lions-australia-rugby-union
Yeah fascinating Amps.
Smallman1
Amps To be fair to Ed, the reason for any of the interest generated will fly, by quite some distance, over his bonce
Slightly surreal experience watching the England / Ireland game in a French owned bar at 23:00, while I can hear a beach rave going on about 100m away.
vinnyt77 Fuck the rugby, get your trance-pants on!
vinnyt77 England decide to start playing rugby for the first time in ages.
vinnyt77 I’m in France watching it, fair play England stuck at it, why the fuck did Murray kick the ball!,???
Mad_Cyril Not so much trance, as bouncy prog from the sounds of it, and I’m pretty sure I didn’t pack my bouncy prog pants…
SM001 Best half I’ve seen from them in a long while….