Rugby World Cup 2019

[minmooch]

Can't see a thread on this ....

Any rugby lovers here? Not many of my girlfriends share my love of rugby.

France/Argentina - cracking close match.

Japan/Russia - glad the home team won.

Australia/Fiji fantastic first half.

And now the All Blacks v Springboks - can't wait ....

Japan should definitely be given a place in the Rugby Championship or 6N. They have earned it, and it also makes commercial sense for the game. Japan is a huge market.

Why did Scotland veto Ireland for the 2023 world cup

@lifeonVenus
Keep it as 6 nations and boot Italy out.

Japan have been playing international rugby for a long time. Their trip to Wales in the 70s was immortalised by Max Boyce.

Has anyone seen the footage of the Canada team helping with the clear up operation this morning? Quite heartwarming.

Was watching on catchup cos my son was playing this morning. Gutted but well done Japan. Very well deserved!

Anyone else thinking Toonie could be for the chop?

That's what usually happens massistar. Gareth Jenkins was sacked immediately in 2007. Aren't most of the coaching contracts based around the WC now?

Happy I found this post, never knew it existed. Absolutely cracking game of rugby from Scotland and Japan. I really think Japan can beat SA in quarters. Disappointed in Wales game though, far too many handling errors, it showed that these boy’s haven’t played enough together but we’ll take a win and on to the quarters.

Rugbu I know we have to beat France but like you I think Japan could give SA a run which could leave Wales v Japan in the semi finals

Really autocorrect? Substituting rugbu for rugby? You really don't know me at all, do you?

@AlunWynsKnee yep. Think he relies a bit to heavily on starting the old guard. Feel for Laidlaw but he's had his day. Probably Seymour too. At least we've got some exciting players coming through.

Firmly behind Wales now but hope japan progress further than the quarters! They barely put a foot wrong today. So few errors. Actually felt like very few penalties from either side.

Would love to see Wales V Japan semi but we would have to put a performance on. I don’t think we’ve played to the best of our ability yet!

Hope we haven't played our best yet. Not good enough to win on our showings so far. We need to find a few more gears.

I don't think townsend will be sacked. It wasn't a poor performance.

Loved to hear the panel say they should bring Japan into the 6 nations to make it the 7 nations lol

Keep it as 6 Nations but swap Italy for Japan.

Nobody cares about Ireland having to face the All Blacks Saturday (cries).
They're bringing over some lawyers or something for Bundee.
Plus we have Sexy I suppose.

Any other Irish person shitting it?

You can beat them on a good day Life

I’ve watched every match so far - but I only saw this thread today. I would have posted earlier, but didn’t want to see any of today’s results.

I thought the Scotland Japan game was amazing, and, even though I am gutted for Scotland, I think Japan richly deserved their win - I will be rooting for them against SA.

LifeonVenus.you've done it twice recently. If anyone can beat them, Ireland can.

I don't know if it's significant, but Wales and Japan finished on 19 points to top their groups.
NZ finished on 16 and England on 17 at the top of theirs.

It's not significant as Wales and Japan played all their games whereas England and New Zealand did not.

@LifeonVenus from anyone I've spoken too it seems to be either an attitude of no change we're out, or no problem we're through!!

All the psychology games seems to be a really southern hemisphere thing. All a bit eye rolling for me!!