Mark Connolly Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dunning1874 said: That would mean Wales getting to the final though. I'll take neither, thanks. I didn't say I wanted it to happen, just that it would be funny. Australia though. Imagine shipping 40 to that Welsh team 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: There's part of me thinks it would be hilarious if Wales were the team that beat Ireland... Warren Gatland rugby is so horrible and ugly that if Wales were to win the World Cup te the IRB would have to change the laws to stop it happening again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qos_75 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Just now, topcat(The most tip top) said: Warren Gatland rugby is so horrible and ugly that if Wales were to win the World Cup te the IRB would have to change the laws to stop it happening again In fairness, Wales and England for that matter will be found out once the match up against a France, New Zealand, Ireland or South Africa. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 12 minutes ago, qos_75 said: In fairness, Wales and England for that matter will be found out once the match up against a France, New Zealand, Ireland or South Africa. It’s admittedly far less of a risk this time than in Japan so don’t have nightmares 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Self-raising Lazarus Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 1 hour ago, qos_75 said: If only Scotland had been drawn in this group. Would've been tremendous to see "wee pot 3 scotland" body both pot 1 and 2 to top spot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 1 hour ago, peasy23 said: Hopefully this brings Eddie's career as an international coach to a hilarious end. Just a pity it's Wales who are getting the benefit of what is possibly the worst Aussie performance I've ever seen. 1 hour ago, Savage Henry said: Talk is he’s going to get the Japan job. Just days before the Wallabies began their campaign in France, the Sydney Morning Herald reports Jones took part in a Zoom interview with Japanese rugby officials on August 25, dialling in from Paris two days ahead of Australia’s eventual 41-17 demolition by France. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Autistisches Nilpferd said: 40 points without a bonus point. Australian discipline has been horrendous. Wales are absolute bobbins but pumped an even worse Australia Yep. I'm struggling to think of a worse Australia team in my lifetime. Yes they're missing Skelton but still. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 4 hours ago, qos_75 said: If only Scotland had been drawn in this group. If they did not go back a set of rankings due to COVID it would have been 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 5 hours ago, Eednud said: Just days before the Wallabies began their campaign in France, the Sydney Morning Herald reports Jones took part in a Zoom interview with Japanese rugby officials on August 25, dialling in from Paris two days ahead of Australia’s eventual 41-17 demolition by France. If you can post some screenshots of the Aussie papers over the next couple of days that would be grand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 20 minutes ago, peasy23 said: If you can post some screenshots of the Aussie papers over the next couple of days that would be grand. These are from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald websites today. They will have most coverage in tomorrow’s editions. It’s Grand Final week in both the AFL and NRL so that’s where most media coverage will be focused and really outside these two newspapers the rest give RU less coverage than football. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, Eednud said: These are from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald websites today. They will have most coverage in tomorrow’s editions. It’s Grand Final week in both the AFL and NRL so that’s where most media coverage will be focused and really outside these two newspapers the rest give RU less coverage than football. Has a coach ever been binned mid tournament before? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 1 hour ago, peasy23 said: Has a coach ever been binned mid tournament before? Probably not 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 12 hours ago, GAD said: Dickson is such a twat. It’s been a while since that’s been written on this site. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 45 minutes ago, Molotov said: It’s been a while since that’s been written on this site. Ha ha, wonder how he's getting on? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishBhoy Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 11 hours ago, Autistisches Nilpferd said: 40 points without a bonus point. Australian discipline has been horrendous. Wales are absolute bobbins but pumped an even worse Australia Im semi clued up on the Rugby, although there is still fouls given which I am none the wiser for, but regarding Bonus Points; why did SA get a losing bonus point against Ireland when they had only scored one try? I assume you need to be within so many points of your opponents as well as scoring a try? Is it that simple? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 11 minutes ago, IrishBhoy said: Im semi clued up on the Rugby, although there is still fouls given which I am none the wiser for, but regarding Bonus Points; why did SA get a losing bonus point against Ireland when they had only scored one try? I assume you need to be within so many points of your opponents as well as scoring a try? Is it that simple? If you lose by seven points or less then you get a losing bonus point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishBhoy Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, ICTChris said: If you lose by seven points or less then you get a losing bonus point. I see. Annoying that after Scotlands good play against SA we couldn’t stay within 7 to get that BP, but with that result on Saturday we are effectively out aren’t we? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 7 minutes ago, IrishBhoy said: I see. Annoying that after Scotlands good play against SA we couldn’t stay within 7 to get that BP, but with that result on Saturday we are effectively out aren’t we? We need to beat Ireland by 8 points, or maybe Tonga will get that big upset everyone has been telling us they would get against one of the big teams. Although, I think when everyone said that they meant us, not South Africa. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, IrishBhoy said: I see. Annoying that after Scotlands good play against SA we couldn’t stay within 7 to get that BP, but with that result on Saturday we are effectively out aren’t we? It will be very difficult - basically need bonus point win against Romania and then beating Ireland without them getting a bonus point. This is assuming that nothing mad happens like Tonga beating South Africa. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 (edited) 17 minutes ago, IrishBhoy said: I see. Annoying that after Scotlands good play against SA we couldn’t stay within 7 to get that BP, but with that result on Saturday we are effectively out aren’t we? Assuming we get a bonus point win against Romania and South Africa get a bonus point win against Tonga We'd go into our final game South Africa: Pld, 4 Pts 15 Ireland: Pld 3, Pts 14 Scotland: Pld 3, Pts 10 Beating Ireland by 7 or less would see them on 15 and us on 14. Ireland would top the group on head to head with SA Beating Ireland by more than 7 would see us tied in 2nd on 14 points and we'd go through on head to head with Ireland Scoring 5 Tries against Ireland to win by less than 7 would put all three sides on 15 My reading of the rules is that under those circumstances South Africa would probably top the group and then Scotland would take 2nd on the head to head (but that depends quite how much the Springboks put past Tonga) ETA: But you get at least one team in the Quarter Finals regardless Edited September 25, 2023 by topcat(The most tip top) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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