GordonS Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Never mind a water break, these guys are going to need an oxygen break. It's a sizzler now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I'm going to stick with NZ being a better team, but SA being as bad a match-up for Scotland. We'd get chances against NZ, we always get tries against an open team, but I think SA would throttle the life out of us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 38 minutes ago, pozbaird said: I merely asked if international rugby cannot have teams wear completely different shirt colours. (and I quote). New Zealand are in black, South Africa have very dark green shirts and socks. The South African white shorts are jumping off the screen as being the main difference. Just asking like. There was a Scotland v New Zealand game where the kit clash was a real issue, wasn’t there? It’s a simple enough question. If one team is designated to be in an all-black kit, is it that hard for the opponent to have a ‘change shirt’ that is completely different? I understood the question. I just don't see the point. Let teams play in their proper kits unless there is a clash. Which there isn't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 You don't expect the SA scrum to get a little dominated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I think I would prefer SA, so win against Ireland is vital, but not by much. Psychologically we have beaten them a few times in the recent past, whereas we have never beaten NZ, and I just think our style of play is suited to playing against SA as at times the are susceptible to a quick style of rugby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nightfly Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Thanks for the link. Predictions for games up to Sunday sorted. Most difficult one is us v Ireland, but i've gone for us to nick a close game. Here's hoping.How are you doing? I have 35 points after 4 matches. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, The Nightfly said: On 20/09/2019 at 11:14, hearthammer said: Thanks for the link. Predictions for games up to Sunday sorted. Most difficult one is us v Ireland, but i've gone for us to nick a close game. Here's hoping. How are you doing? I have 35 points after 4 matches. Currently on 32 points. I took South Africa to win but had the other 3. Not sure how the points per game are awarded as ive had 8 14 10 0. Sorry, photo uploaded accidentally. Have just seen the "rules" button . What a spud. I was within 2 points for Australia so it was 5 + 9. I get it now Edited September 21, 2019 by hearthammer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 3 absolutely cracking games. The All Blacks looked scary - they can just suddenly up the intensity and pace, and very few can live with it. I'm still not convinced by having the best 10 in the world at 15, which means Ben Smith isn't even on the pitch! Hard to argue when they keep winning though. I'd imagine most of us on this thread are old enough to remember them picking the best full back in the world at centre in 1999, and that didn't really work for them... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 2 hours ago, The Nightfly said: On 20/09/2019 at 11:14, hearthammer said: Thanks for the link. Predictions for games up to Sunday sorted. Most difficult one is us v Ireland, but i've gone for us to nick a close game. Here's hoping. How are you doing? I have 35 points after 4 matches. For tomorrows games i've gone for : Italy by +15 points 1st try Benvenuti Scotland +3 Maitland England +35 May A wee bit of side interest to have whilst watching the games. Here's hoping Scotland win, by any margin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 7 hours ago, Bully Wee Villa said: I understood the question. I just don't see the point. Let teams play in their proper kits unless there is a clash. Which there isn't. In your reply to my original post, you asked me if I couldn’t tell the difference between black shirts, shorts and socks, and green shirts, white shorts and green socks. Well yes, I can, but in my opinion, the SA green is very dark, and there’s a definite case in this fixture for one team to wear a completely different colour to the other team. I guess we’ll just need to agree to disagree on this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnHearts Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Used to enjoy watching the RWC, but that Scotland v Australia QF 4 years ago was a fucking joke. Scotland or Argentina robbed of a place in the final by a bent ref. I recall Gavin Hastings being raging at the time. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, LincolnHearts said: Used to enjoy watching the RWC, but that Scotland v Australia QF 4 years ago was a fucking joke. Scotland or Argentina robbed of a place in the final by a bent ref. I recall Gavin Hastings being raging at the time. I watched a bit of that game today and it took the cnuts about ten minutes to get a scrum done properly without collapsing. Give me rugby league any day over this. Don’t know why I tuned in anyway. South African names alone annoy me. Fannie De Kokk, Jobbie Van Der Lavvie, Pussie De Klit... and all that jazz... I cannot logically explain it away, they just annoy the shit out of me. Edited September 21, 2019 by pozbaird 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnHearts Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, pozbaird said: I watched a bit of that game today and it took the cnuts about ten minutes to get a scrum done properly without collapsing. Give me rugby league any day over this. Don’t know why I tuned in anyway. South African names alone annoy me. Fannie De Kokk, Jobbie Van Der Lavvie, Pussie De Klit... and all that jazz... I cannot logically explain it away, they just annoy the shit out of me. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, pozbaird said: I watched a bit of that game today and it took the cnuts about ten minutes to get a scrum done properly without collapsing. Give me rugby league any day over this. Don’t know why I tuned in anyway. South African names alone annoy me. Fannie De Kokk, Jobbie Van Der Lavvie, Pussie De Klit... and all that jazz... I cannot logically explain it away, they just annoy the shit out of me. Worstcunts. Always hiding behind their deeplometic emmunitee. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Ach, I don’t mind a bit of rugby union, but I do genuinely prefer league. Not after watching Manly this weekend though. However, I stand by my aversion to South Africans and their bloody annoying names. Percy Montgomery. FFS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Somehow this was a penalty to Australia. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snobot Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: 3 absolutely cracking games. The All Blacks looked scary - they can just suddenly up the intensity and pace, and very few can live with it. I'm still not convinced by having the best 10 in the world at 15, which means Ben Smith isn't even on the pitch! Hard to argue when they keep winning though. I'd imagine most of us on this thread are old enough to remember them picking the best full back in the world at centre in 1999, and that didn't really work for them... Never mind ‘99, I’m old enough to remember 1987, the robot Grant Fox and their mental pack with Shelford etc. I also fondly remember this in 91 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, Snobot said: Never mind ‘99, I’m old enough to remember 1987, the robot Grant Fox and their mental pack with Shelford etc. I also fondly remember this in 91 I’m no rugby union expert, but having flattened the Kiwi, doesn’t Hastings then proceed to simply toss the ball to an All Black? That’s just shit, isn’t it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snobot Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Fair point. He should have just run past them all and scored a try. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Snobot said: Fair point. He should have just run past them all and scored a try. Shouldn’t he have laid it off behind him for a team-mate coming up behind his run? Pretty sure I saw players do this in the game today. They take the hit, go to ground, reach behind them and lay the ball out as a team-mate comes up to recycle it. As I say, I’m no rugby union expert, but it seems a bit pish to have that first Kiwi bounce off you, only for you to turn around two seconds later and toss it straight to an All Black. Edited September 21, 2019 by pozbaird 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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