Rugby WC thread

alistair

There should be one. France New Zealand should be a hell of an opening game. England’s fortunes depend so much on tomorrow’s Argentina game. It’s good draw but a side that’s desperately low in confidence and cohesion

bosstrabs

South Africa - France final.

<OLB> YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST.

SM001

bosstrabs Fair shout.

Ireland to whimper out in the quarter finals as per. 🥲

vinnyt77

bosstrabs Dave gets it right for once.

Best WC draw in years - unless you’re Irish, French, Scottish, South African, New Zealander etc etc. Got tickets for the quarter finals in Marseille. Thought I’d see England, but that’s looking less and less likely….

bosstrabs

bosstrabs South Africa - France final.

<OLB> YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST.

Unfortunately this could be the next round match now.

I actually thought NZ would beat France, but then France* hit their stride in the knockout.

*They haven’t topped their group since 2003.

Amps

vinnyt77 Got tickets for the quarter finals in Marseille

Good effort, enjoy!

alistair

France will bottle it again. Always do

vinnyt77

alistair I dunno - if they win tonight, I think they go all the way.

strummer

alistair
France will win it,England haven`t got a prayer.

alistair

vinnyt77 The 99 final loss to Australia after having beaten the great lost All Blacks side with Lomu, Cullen, Mehrtens Wilson et al was so French.

vinnyt77

alistair C’est vrai 👍️ I also saw France exceed their talent in 2007, when they beat NZ in the quarter final, then ran out of puff against England in the semi.

I think this French team is sturdier.

I’ll happily be proved wrong. As an England fan, I have zero expectation, so am just looking forward to a bunch of good games over the next month.

Heno

Heading over for the Ire vs Scotland and South Africa matches, will also prob head the ¼ final and watch Ireland come home early again.

vinnyt77

Heno I think you’ll beat Scotland, but I think South Africa might be too much for you. They’ve looked awesome in their last couple of outings.

I think your quarter final is going to be New Zealand, who have got a long time to recover from their big group game tonight, and I think you guys might be knackered after an incredibly tough group…

vinnyt77

Heno Take that back - looks like it’d be France!

Smallman1

Yep, we are sub par.

bosstrabs

Smallman1 Since Par is in Cornwall, it is actually France who are sub Par.

alistair

Funny to see Macron get roundly booed in Paris. Genuine loathing

Heno

alistair yeah they hate him!

Good game last night NZ were good up till halfway into the second half then France put it on them, France’s defence at times wasn’t great but they got really good turnovers at key points and took the wind out of NZ, if the heat keeps up it’s going to have a massive impact on teams.

alistair

What has rugby become? The guy has jumped into Tom Curry. How is he supposed to react?
The laws of the game have become harsh, intrusive and overbearing.

SM001

alistair The laws of the game have become harsh, intrusive and overbearing.

Love it! 😆

vinnyt77

alistair The rules are the same for everyone, yet England seem to struggle more than others. 4 red cards in Internationals since March is dire.

alistair

SM001 No way he deserved red. The game bas gone soft. He’s watching the ball at all times