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I'm trying to think if there has ever been a rugby match as intense as that one? Certainly none NZ have been involved in. There was absolutely no let up.... and I'm glad the ref did his best to let it flow... Carley would have blown his pea out of it's whistle...but instead it was like watching two...

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Well I didn’t think Ireland would soak up all that power from SA, absolute credit to them. Think they will go all the way now. Ireland are most certainly the best team but it's really hard to bet against France at home, especially a French team which have a winning record against Ireland over the l...

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SA's scrum is dominating now

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If he doesn't make it back, himself and Ntamack will be on some mission for the next RWC. Dupont might well turn out to be the Messi of rugby until this last finally won a RWC which means a guy which was considered by many as the best player we've ever seen (and in Dupont's case, at least among the...

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Great intensity. France will kill both of them I think France have a level no other team can go to. I most of all think France are playing at home and that in itself is a massive advantage, even more so in France's case. Plus of course having DuPont (if he comes back in time). This said, collective...

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This feels like a World Cup final. Serious tension. If we can keep lineout steady I think we should win now. Proper game of rugby. I love the intensity. South Africa need to up their game. Their ball is being slowed down at the breakdown and then, their runners ended up isolating themselves. That I...

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NZ ain't beating either of these teams. Not sure France will either. Ridiculous they are in the same pool. You just can't bet against the best French team of all time playing at home, even more so if DuPont comes back. We saw in the last world cup that teams can't consistently play at the highest i...

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True Blue wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:39 pm NZ ain't beating either of these teams. Not sure France will either.

Ridiculous they are in the same pool.

You just can't bet against the best French team of all time playing at home, even more so if DuPont comes back.

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TranceNRG wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:41 pm What a game so far. This is worthy of a semi or a final.

Agree.
The intensity and physicality makes the France-NZ game look like a U20 game
Great try by Ireland anyway

franch fan

Ireland have lost all their line outs so far.
Etzebeth's size is hugely hurting them

franch fan

SA's line out is so good that it can even disturb Ireland's usually rock solid line out

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I might be biased but If I were an Irish, SA or Scottish fan (ok, perhaps not the Scottish fans considering they've never beaten NZ), I would still answer NZ. Home advantage really shouldn't be underestimated in a competition like that especially with French teams (our crowds are so passionate), not...

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This RWC has faded away from France through injury. No one can overcome the amount of key injuries they have. Absolutely brutal. Been building for 3 or 4 years for this Spine of the team? Marchand Willemse Aldritt DuPont Ntmack Maybe Ramos? I still think they have enough. Aldritt should be fine, re...

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If he doesn't make it back, himself and Ntamack will be on some mission for the next RWC. Well, they can be as fired up as possible but it's frigging hard to project that far, especially when you look at how dangerous professional rugby has become and even more so to hugely targeted players like Du...

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:15 am He will be fine and play again in the tournament.

Im sure he will be willing to take the biggest risks anyway , especially with a home RWC.
He might play other RWCs but he will never play again another home RWC and that will surely be enough of a motivation in itself for him to take big risks

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Kahu wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 2:15 am I voted Roigard. Smith is an absolute liability on defense and despite still having the best pass offers little else on attack.

An absolute liability in defense? Lol ask the best player in the world about that

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1. Bell 2. Marchand 3. Tupou 4. Skelton 5. S Barrett 6. Steph Du-Toit 7. Kolisi 8. Aldritt 9. Mitchell 10. Ford 11. Talea 12. Radradra 13. Nayacalevu 14. Nawaqanitawase 15. Ramos What did Kitschoff do? Waddled around the field in between scrums - Bok scrum was far stronger when he was off. He’s a f...

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1. Kitschoff 2. Marx 3. Atonio (couldn't think of a TH?) 4. McCarthy 5. Skelton 6. Lawes 7. Steph Du-Toit 8. Wiese 9. Gibson-Park 10. Ford 11. Kolbe 12. Aki 13. Nayacalevu 14. Nawaqanitawase 15. Donaldson (although shout out to the Chilean fullback) Notable: Keenan Petaia Earls Beirne Cannone Capuo...

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Well... Impressive display by the Boks. Their power drained Scotland energy. Their fitness meant their rush defense kept going for 80 minutes and there were always 3 Boks at the breakdown before the first Scottish cleaner could come in support to the tackled player. It's the python boks strangling ...

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DOB wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 7:08 pm
earl the beaver wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 6:33 pm You'd think Russell would realise the miss pass isn't working.
The miss pass wasn’t working, the short pass wasn’t working, the set piece wasn’t working… it’s almost as if the Boks were just bigger, faster, stronger in all areas.

....and not penalized for their numerous offside positions.

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Well... Impressive display by the Boks. Their power drained Scotland energy. Their fitness meant their rush defense kept going for 80 minutes and there were always 3 Boks at the breakdown before the first Scottish cleaner could come in support to the tackled player. It's the python boks strangling ...

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shabadoo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 6:44 pm Saffers definitely got the rub of the green and the Ref but you feel it didnt really change the result. Even with 14 they would have won.

Actually I was more shocked by the fact their defense almost never got penalized for offside than by this not given red card.

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DOB wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 6:11 pm Scotland can’t create space or momentum against the power of the Bok defense. But then the Boks have the explosiveness when they win turnover ball.

It's not only about their power, they have pretty fast blokes which also helps to make their defense so rock solid.

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When I remember how much our scrum struggled against the Scottish scrum and when I see how SA easily deal with it, it makes me worry about our scrum if we face them.

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TheFrog wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 5:40 pm South Africa's weakness is their inability to convert domination into points.

That's mostly due to their limited game plan.

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Frodder wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 5:39 pm Scotland will be the happiest team at HT

Quite clearly
Though I really think SA's defense should have been more penalized from some offsides

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Marx is literally the George Smith or David Pocock of this era.
Incredible poacher.

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TheFrog wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 5:07 pm 2 lineouts fecked up already

Scotland are obviously afraid of SA's size in line out.
That's the problem against them, scrums and line outs are challenged like against no other teams

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openclashXX wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2023 12:53 pm another red? carbon copy of Tom Curry incident

This one was not even a yellow in my book.
It just can't be more accidental....and to make it even worse, the guy who got the yellow risked his health far more than the attacking player on that play.

franch fan

That last yellow ffs
IRB thinks that making the game safer at all cost will attract more people to rugby but that's exactly the reverse that will happen in the long run.

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Ban red cars - interesting I said "ban stupid red cards like the Steward or the curry ones", not the fair ones OK, just "stupid" cards - interesting Stupid in term of how they're given, obviously not stupid from the players which should be punished severely especially if it's dangerous and reckless

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Frodder wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:50 pm
franch fan wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:49 pm
Frodder wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:48 pm Right, ban stupid red cards which kill the game
FYP
Ban red cars - interesting

I said "ban stupid red cards like the Steward or the curry ones", not the fair ones

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Frodder wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:48 pm Right, ban stupid red cards which kill the game

FYP

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Winger_ wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:48 pm Watch out Jannie De Beer!

Yep he must feel stressful about losing his record

franch fan · Re: Pool D opener: Los Pumas - England, 09 Sep 1900 GMT Jannie Ford in da house

Jannie Ford in da house

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I'm of the opinion that all reds should be 20 minutes and then they are allowed a sub (but the player that was red carded cannot enter the game again) I've been saying for years that it's the way it should be done but some stupid people answered to me that it's not punishing enough for the whole team

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Cabbage wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:24 pm That is legit the worst decision I've ever seen. It shouldn't have been a yellow never mind a red.

Yep

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Imagine guys like curry who have been training so hard for months of preparation and who get their dreams and hard work destroyed for a split second accident.

Rewatching Carreras's foul play, it looks actually far dirtier than Curry's foul so if he doesn't get a red, that's bullshit logic

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shereblue wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:20 pm Correct red. Accidental and unlucky are not mitigating.

Thats ridiculous.
Let me guess, you're a French fan supporting our Latin cousins on this one right?

franch fan

The guys in the bunker have probably never ever played any rugby game in their life, really.

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