| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread 06:22 - Sep 17 with 85519 views | SwansNZ |
Will anyone beat the All Blacks? NO
Will Wales get out of the group? YES
Does anyone care? Quite a few. [Post edited 31 Oct 2015 19:54]
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 22:24 - Sep 18 with 2055 views | trampie |
Welcome to the English WC.
Penalty try, yellow card, ref tried to get Fiji down to 13 but the TMO stopped him, crucial 4th try on the whistle, 3 angles no try, 1 angle inconclusive and they give the English the try.
I'm not surprised, predicted it in fact, it was obvious England was going to get every decision going, Fiji and as a consequence Australia and Wales were always going to get done tonight. |  |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 22:35 - Sep 18 with 2038 views | trampie |
Oh and I forgot the ref failed to send an English player to the bin when the English player had wrestled a Fijian out of a maul with his forearm around the players neck. | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 11:19 - Sep 19 with 1960 views | SwansNZ |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 22:24 - Sep 18 by trampie |
Welcome to the English WC.
Penalty try, yellow card, ref tried to get Fiji down to 13 but the TMO stopped him, crucial 4th try on the whistle, 3 angles no try, 1 angle inconclusive and they give the English the try.
I'm not surprised, predicted it in fact, it was obvious England was going to get every decision going, Fiji and as a consequence Australia and Wales were always going to get done tonight. |
The last minute try looked like a try, but it was not absolutely clear it was on the line, so should not have been given.
Not regarding the try, but it p1sses me off when the TMO tells the ref what action to give. The ref should be the one in charge. | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 11:21 - Sep 19 with 1958 views | SwansNZ |
Looks like one sided games today, except France v Italy. You have to say France should win it, and I hope they do - repeat of France beating NZ in Cardiff will do me fine. | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 11:45 - Sep 19 with 1945 views | sherpajacob |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 11:19 - Sep 19 by SwansNZ |
The last minute try looked like a try, but it was not absolutely clear it was on the line, so should not have been given.
Not regarding the try, but it p1sses me off when the TMO tells the ref what action to give. The ref should be the one in charge. |
Agree it looked like a try, but video evidence was inconclusive, and as ref asked try or no try, the tmo has to see clear evidence of the ball touching the line.
As for Fiji s disallowed try, this getting into dangerous terrorrity.
Imagine england v wales, England score " a try" which the ref awards. Whilst the conversion is being lined up, the tv director spots an england knock on, but the english man in charge of the big screen pulls the plug so it doesn't get shown.
At the england v new Zealand game last year nigel owens got pelters from the crowd because the big screen replays kept showing replays that cast doubt on NZ scores which nigel had correctly awarded. |  |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 11:52 - Sep 19 with 1940 views | sherpajacob |
At least itv had a well balanced commentary and analysis team. Ex england forwards, backs and coaches.
Clive Woodward analysis of the penalty try was laughable. It essentially amounted to " we are england, therefore we should be given it"
surely someone like serevi or nick little could have been employed to give some facade of balance. | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 13:22 - Sep 19 with 1926 views | SwaneeRiver |
Is it finished yet ? |  | | |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 17:25 - Sep 19 with 1909 views | orion3016 |
Japan making it interesting against south Africa |  |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:05 - Sep 19 with 1899 views | Neath_Jack |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 17:25 - Sep 19 by orion3016 |
Japan making it interesting against south Africa |
19-19 Fair ply to Japan, taking it to them alright |  |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:41 - Sep 19 with 1892 views | orion3016 |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:05 - Sep 19 by Neath_Jack |
19-19 Fair ply to Japan, taking it to them alright |
What a game unbelievable | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:43 - Sep 19 with 1890 views | Neath_Jack |
What a win for Japan! | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:45 - Sep 19 with 1886 views | orion3016 |
That's just incredible they were fantastic fair play | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:46 - Sep 19 with 1881 views | skippyjack |
One of the great sporting upsets just happened.. incredible!
Stewards are jumping up and down
players are crying
the fans are crying |  |
| The awkward moment when a Welsh Club become the Champions of England.. shh
The Swansea Way.. To upset the odds. | | Poll: | Best Swans Player |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:48 - Sep 19 with 1879 views | sherpajacob |
Unbelievable win for Japan.
Or south africa doing a helmut schoen and avoiding new Zealand in the semi final. | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:49 - Sep 19 with 1873 views | Neath_Jack |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:48 - Sep 19 by sherpajacob |
Unbelievable win for Japan.
Or south africa doing a helmut schoen and avoiding new Zealand in the semi final. |
Thoroughly deserved by Japan that. | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:50 - Sep 19 with 1873 views | Jack_Meoff |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:46 - Sep 19 by skippyjack |
One of the great sporting upsets just happened.. incredible!
Stewards are jumping up and down
players are crying
the fans are crying |
I must confess I have something in my eye here..dust I think....that was astonishing! |  |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:56 - Sep 19 with 1863 views | dickythorpe |
South Africa were 1/750 |  | | |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 19:09 - Sep 19 with 1851 views | sherpajacob |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:56 - Sep 19 by dickythorpe |
South Africa were 1/750 |
What are the odds for Wales v Uruguay tomorrow | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 19:22 - Sep 19 with 1830 views | dickythorpe |
Wales 1/1000
Uruguay 100/1 | | | |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 19:56 - Sep 19 with 1813 views | ImAlrightJack |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 11:52 - Sep 19 by sherpajacob |
At least itv had a well balanced commentary and analysis team. Ex england forwards, backs and coaches.
Clive Woodward analysis of the penalty try was laughable. It essentially amounted to " we are england, therefore we should be given it"
surely someone like serevi or nick little could have been employed to give some facade of balance. |
The "We are England and so should be given it" attitude, was just as bad from ITV just as much as it was from old Auntie Beeb after Wilkinson scored that try, although his legs were clearly over the line-out line. Not one single mention of it at the time, just like why that penalty try shouldn't be given.
Absolutely sickens me this English "God-given-right" attitude does.
Still, well done Japan, what a game that was. | | | |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 20:00 - Sep 19 with 1809 views | Darran |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 19:56 - Sep 19 by ImAlrightJack |
The "We are England and so should be given it" attitude, was just as bad from ITV just as much as it was from old Auntie Beeb after Wilkinson scored that try, although his legs were clearly over the line-out line. Not one single mention of it at the time, just like why that penalty try shouldn't be given.
Absolutely sickens me this English "God-given-right" attitude does.
Still, well done Japan, what a game that was. |
Come on England.  |  |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 20:15 - Sep 19 with 1800 views | union_jack |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 20:00 - Sep 19 by Darran |
Come on England. |
Daz, don't rise to the 'chip on your shoulder' brigade. Lots of anti England here but not surprised tbh. |  |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 21:29 - Sep 19 with 1755 views | SwansNZ |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 11:21 - Sep 19 by SwansNZ |
Looks like one sided games today, except France v Italy. You have to say France should win it, and I hope they do - repeat of France beating NZ in Cardiff will do me fine. |
One sided games. What do I know 
Well done Japan. | |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 00:33 - Sep 20 with 1719 views | Uxbridge |
| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:50 - Sep 19 by Jack_Meoff |
I must confess I have something in my eye here..dust I think....that was astonishing! |
You weren't the only one. Astonishing. The greatest sporting upset of all time, and what sheer balls to turn down the equalising penalty not once, but twice. Awesome. |  |
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| The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 04:51 - Sep 20 with 1695 views | Cooperman |
It's the morning after here in Tokyo and I'm yet to find a local who is aware of yesterday's result. |  |
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