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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,477
    walkingbootweather wrote:
    Think the Irish have earned a Guinness this evening though.

    Still haven't a clue what's happening.

    But we seem to be winning

    Yeah, I'll take a pint

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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Pondering an early rise for the Wales match. Heart says "yes", the head/red wine says "NFW".
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Phew.

    Georgia've made a good start.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    If Georgia had a better kicker, England would be knee-deep in it atm.
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  • prb007
    prb007 Posts: 703
    Wales dodged a bullet, this morning,
    England were unimpressive, tbh,
    (but then, I am Welsh :lol: )
    If Wales was flattened out, it'd be bigger than England!
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  • walkingbootweather
    walkingbootweather Posts: 2,443
    Thought England did a bit better, scoring a 6 trys and some good performances, but playing so much rugby in our own half, and giving away so many penalties means the final score flatters us. Against a better team with a decent kicker we would have struggled. Still, long way to go....
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    walkingbootweather wrote:
    Thought England did a bit better, scoring a 6 trys and some good performances, but playing so much rugby in our own half, and giving away so many penalties means the final score flatters us. Against a better team with a decent kicker we would have struggled. Still, long way to go....

    Yup.
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  • benno68
    benno68 Posts: 1,689
    prb007 wrote:
    Wales dodged a bullet, this morning,
    England were unimpressive, tbh,
    (but then, I am Welsh :lol: )

    I agree prd007 - I was disappointed with Wales yesterday. Mrs Benno wasn't too pleased either, she reckons that I probably woke next door up in the early hours - I was trying to be quiet!

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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Nah, the first few matches are supposed to be tough and awkward, sets them up for the later stages doesn't it. Remember Samoa - England in 2003? I nearly pooed myself.

    What price a French victory against the ABs? That would leave it to England to knock the favourites out in the QFs (a strong Scottish performance notwithstanding).
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  • walkingbootweather
    walkingbootweather Posts: 2,443
    DesWeller wrote:

    What price a French victory against the ABs? That would leave it to England to knock the favourites out in the QFs (a strong Scottish performance notwithstanding).

    At half time the ABs are well on top, so looking like France in the quarters for England.

    Much better performance from England today I thought. If we keep on improving at this rate we might yet make the final.
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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Yep it's not looking good for ze leedle Frenchies. Got off to a good start but reeling a bit after NZ got those tries in. You never know with France though.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    New Zealand: a bit good.
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  • benno68
    benno68 Posts: 1,689
    cjcp wrote:
    New Zealand: a bit good.

    The French let them have it, a tactical loss I reckon :wink:
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Benno68 wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    New Zealand: a bit good.

    The French let them have it, a tactical loss I reckon :wink:


    Ya know, it wouldn't surprise me. They'd fancy themselves much more in the other side of the draw i.e. not the one with Aus and SA.
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    cjcp wrote:
    Benno68 wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    New Zealand: a bit good.

    The French let them have it, a tactical loss I reckon :wink:


    Ya know, it wouldn't surprise me. They'd fancy themselves much more in the other side of the draw i.e. not the one with Aus and SA.

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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    I wish Scotland would stop kicking it away. They kept it in hand to begin with, but now they keep going for garryowens and little grubber kicks. Very annoying.

    And again from Jackson! Bloody hell. Nice charge down though.
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    This has been a *most* satisfactory weekend of rugby.

    *Most* satisfactory.
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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Greg66 wrote:
    This has been a *most* satisfactory weekend of rugby.

    *Most* satisfactory.

    You weren't rooting for Scotland against the Argies then? Not very happy about that, myself.
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  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    I was rooting for Scotland. Even more so because it was against the Argies. Hopefully, Georgia (IIRC) will beat Argentina by a good amount, and Scotland can progress on point difference (because I still want England to beat Scotland, of course, but I'd love to see Argentina get knocked out in the group stage).
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    Agent57 wrote:
    I was rooting for Scotland. Even more so because it was against the Argies. Hopefully, Georgia (IIRC) will beat Argentina by a good amount, and Scotland can progress on point difference (because I still want England to beat Scotland, of course, but I'd love to see Argentina get knocked out in the group stage).

    not a chance of that happening, Georgia are playing Romania on Wednesday, both teams will be going all out for the win and will be knackered come the weekend
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    From an England standpoint, that delivered a perfect dose of false hope, pain and misery.

    For the Scots, obviously.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,745
    Moral Victory for the Scots, but Mel Gibson sending that guy's head back in a box was pretty low so, you know...all's fair.....
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  • benno68
    benno68 Posts: 1,689
    Greg66 wrote:
    From an England standpoint, that delivered a perfect dose of false hope, pain and misery.

    For the Scots, obviously.

    I'd be very worried.
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  • benno68
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    If I was English :D
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Benno68 wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    From an England standpoint, that delivered a perfect dose of false hope, pain and misery.

    For the Scots, obviously.

    I'd be very worried.

    Well, yes. I still think we should squeeze past the French. At the moment, I don't fancy our chances against either Wales or Ireland in a semi.

    FWIW, I think of those two, Ireland will be in the semi.
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  • benno68
    benno68 Posts: 1,689
    Yes Greg66 - the French are struggling, I'm not confident that Wales will beat Ireland and sadly, I think it will be an England v. Ireland face off.

    If I were supporting England, I'd rather face Wales as we (the Welsh) seem to fall short in the big games although I think that the Welsh have done well on their fitness levels to maintain their game for the full 80mins.

    I'm starting to get a bit nervous about the Fiji game - COME ON WALES!!!

    I may get some grief from Mrs Benno again as it's an early wake up call, I mean kick off. :D
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Assuming we beat Fiji, we're unlikely to get a better route to the final.
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  • benno68
    benno68 Posts: 1,689
    cjcp wrote:
    Assuming we beat Fiji, we're unlikely to get a better route to the final.

    Yup - you up for the kick off?
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Benno68 wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Assuming we beat Fiji, we're unlikely to get a better route to the final.

    Yup - you up for the kick off?

    Oh yes.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Didn't see this score coming!
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