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Yeah, had most of the ball and territory, but never really looked like scoring and 2 tries down. Reminds me of Scotland against the best teams.

NZ defence is very interesting, almost passive, giving up yards but pulling Argentina into traps rather than the massive linespeed the top teams usually have.

I thought that was a knock on at that lineout? Is it not a knock on if it hits the guy on the back? Gardner was very much "taking advice" from the Kiwi players on that attack as well.

Is it a tackle off the ball if the guy just runs into the defender and falls over?

I think that's a very good result is it not? I thought USA were one of the stronger sides in women's rugby.

Love this "spirit of the Lions" shite. For years we are told our players are just too shite and we should pipe down and get behind the guys who deserve to be there, until if course we actually do have a few players worth a shot, and it's a complete meltdown, with the Scottish players being exclusively blamed for pretty much everything, conspiracy theories about Townsend "poisoning" Gatland's mind, and Welsh fans actually trying to get Hogg suspended for a non existent eye gouge to the point where he had to actually come out and address the accusations because they were so widespread. "Spirit of the Lions" folks.

Even fans of other teams were laughing at the draw we got, loads of "always 2028 lads" stuff from English, Welsh and Irish supporters. Spain were going to win easily, Haaland and Odegaard were too good, Georgia had the Napoli wonderkid who would beat us himself and Scotland always struggle against teams like Cyprus was the general gist.

I was reading somewhere that it's now basically in Ireland's interests to lose to Netherlands, as it gives them a better chance at a nations league playoff.

I thought there was a pen for France at the end there, the ref shouting at the SA 16 to get back inside, but he'd already disrupted the ball and stopped it getting back clean.

Me too. If there was ever a team built to dash the hopes of the heavily fancied and well liked hosts, the romantic neutrals choice with the world's best player, it's the Boks.

Yeah, problem is we are probably closer to 6th down that we are to 4th up unfortunately. That was a fantastic half of rugby.

I think big Eben was pretty low there tbf, going by others that surely will stay yellow?

I'm not sure Fiji would have tested any top 4 side in the world today in all honesty Clive. Beat me to it Joey!

Honestly think England could easily get 50 pointed in the semi, but a bit of me worries about them dragging France down to their level.

Reynal has Joubert'd this and he knows it.

It's obviously a yellow card. That's always been a yellow card.

I'm not sure that penalty was the tactical masterstroke that's being claimed. England would have been better keeping it up there.

Ha ha, he's ignored that six or seven times the other way. It's just so one sided.

Reynal doing a wee whiny voice there because the England player clearly handled the ball out the ruck but he didn't want to give it.

Reynal pretty much cheating there. Knows it as well, hence why he took the cheap shot at the Fiji scrum half.

Next score is massive now.

Yeah, again, the linesman is two yards away, the whole crowd see it, but ignored by the ref and the commentators.

That Wales group was a fucking joke wasn't it?

I know it's not their fault, but it did seem a bit off to me England were basically able to use the injured man as an obstruction there on the attack that led to the try. Usually if it goes that way they give a scrum.

What do we reckon on the red card lottery today? I reckon it will be this time.