2023 Rugby World Cup

[KnickerlessParsons]

Can't find a thread so thought I'd start one nice and early for some pre chat.

Really don't think either England or Wales are going to get out of the pool rounds 🙁

@Floralnomad Same!

Try Fiji! Aussie full back slow to get across, I thought.

That was a bad error by the Aussies. Good try for Fiji!

I'd like the Southern Hemisphere teams to please explain WTAF is going on with their hair, and why they think it's acceptable to look like that. Cricketers are the same.

Special mention to Damian McKenzie for the ABs, and Fiji's #9 who just went off.

Anyone else slightly annoyed when the French supporters in the stadiums start singing their NA?

Australia with two Fijian wingers. You'd think they'd have enough players of their own.

Nawaqanitawase has a Fijian father and Italian mother and was born & raised in NSW.

I do think comments like this (even if jokey) ignore the make up of modern-day Australia. We live in an international world.

Large numbers of the PI players were born in NZ and Australia.

Yes @algasport

Thought it was odd.

@GrouchyKiwi FWIW I was referring to Koroibete and Vunivalu, both born in Fiji. As was Kerevi.

Ah right, I didn't look at the bench.

Aus needs all the help it can get right now.

Fiji's line out is doing my head in!

Bah, boring bit of aerial ping pong. Aussies should back themselves and run it up.

Best contest so far, by far, though.

C'mon Fiji.

Yesssss!

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Best match so far. I'm glad I turned it on.

You think? I didn't think Australia played as well as they can. It was a bit one sided IMO

I enjoyed that one. Well done Fiji. Reckon Australia will be coming hard for Wales now.

Now feeling nervous for England!

45 mins of jaw-jaw next.

<turns over to watch snooker>

The Japanese anthem is so beautiful

Lol. We've just posted in our family chat how awful it is!

The commentator doesn't know how to say Labuschagne