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The Official Rugby World Cup Thread 06:22 - Sep 17 with 85750 viewsSwansNZ

Will anyone beat the All Blacks? NO
Will Wales get out of the group? YES
Does anyone care? Quite a few.
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The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 22:24 - Sep 18 with 2064 viewstrampie

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 2047 viewstrampie

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 1969 viewsSwansNZ

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 1967 viewsSwansNZ

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 1954 viewssherpajacob

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 1949 viewssherpajacob

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 1935 viewsSwaneeRiver

Is it finished yet ?
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The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 17:25 - Sep 19 with 1918 viewsorion3016

Japan making it interesting against south Africa

Be over there now after

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The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:05 - Sep 19 with 1908 viewsNeath_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 1901 viewsorion3016

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

Be over there now after

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The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:43 - Sep 19 with 1899 viewsNeath_Jack

What a win for Japan!

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The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:45 - Sep 19 with 1895 viewsorion3016

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 1890 viewsskippyjack

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.
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The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 18:48 - Sep 19 with 1888 viewssherpajacob

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 1882 viewsNeath_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 1882 viewsJack_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 1872 viewsdickythorpe

South Africa were 1/750
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The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 19:09 - Sep 19 with 1860 viewssherpajacob

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 1839 viewsdickythorpe

Wales 1/1000
Uruguay 100/1
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The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 19:56 - Sep 19 with 1822 viewsImAlrightJack

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.
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The Official Rugby World Cup Thread on 20:00 - Sep 19 with 1818 viewsDarran

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 1809 viewsunion_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 1764 viewsSwansNZ

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 1728 viewsUxbridge

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 1704 viewsCooperman

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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