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 ....

🤣 I'm with you! Not exciting at all for neutrals.

Not exciting at all for neutrals

Oh I’m an England fan. I just need more from my rugby than this!

Wonder when they'll start playing rugby?

30 mins in apparently. Let’s hope it lasts!

Apparently as soon as I hit post!!

Future dates for your diaries:-

Women’s Union World Cup starting July 2021
Rugby League World Cup starting October 2021

Finally it got interesting just there

I feel last weekend’s Eng match was like a final

Me too.

That's what Gatland said. Eddie Jones didn't like that.

Don't think I can take a final won on penalties. I mean I can't take a match that's penalties only, but a World Cup final. Upsetting.

I agree. They look like a completely different team.

Please tell me we don't have another 40+ mins of that

I just don't understand why Eddie Jones is letting England walk through a re-run of the Wales v SA semi final.

I feel a bit sick.

Not sure what they’re attempting in the scrums?!

My theory is that England spent all of the World Cup prep focusing on NZ (sensibly) and how to disrupt the AB's game plan so they don't have as much prep against South Africa. England's usual game plan is fairly similar to South Africa's (huge reliance on the forwards) so to change that up takes a lot of focus.

Not a bad theory. I just hope we manage to pull something out of the bag here, in the second half. I would love to be a fly on the wall in the changing rooms right now.

Eddie Jones has got this all wrong. Frustrating given he had the opportunity to see the Wales/SA match and learn from that.

Very poor match.

It's a good theory Grouchy but I don't believe EJ could be that naive. England are choking and reverting to type.

The next score is a so crucial here. If England score next, it’s game on. If SA score next, we have a mountain to climb.

If England score next, it’s game on

Doubt England have the capability today to be any sort of challenge.

You'd hope not Alun.

Harry doesn't look impressed.

After that scrum penalty I agree, sadly.