Kiwivillan Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 France choking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 glad the Springboks have done it, **** the cheese eating surrender monkeys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Genuinely didn't see that result happening. I always thought France would somehow find a way to win the game. Hats off to South Africa, what a display of power, pace and a will to win. One of the best games of rugby I've ever watched. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Jeez, England somehow the last Northern Hemisphere team in the competition! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Thoughts last nights game was one of the best I’ve seen. This one was off the scale. England huge underdogs, but looking forward to it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 I think France will rue forever only going fir the 3 points with their last penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted October 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 15, 2023 going to be a hell of a final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Worst England team of all time and they still rule the Northern Hemisphere 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 minute ago, tomav84 said: going to be a hell of a final Argentina v England snoozefest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 That was an amazing weekend of rugby, two really top class matches, and two entertaining matches, all of them going down to the wire. Hard to see anything other than a NZ SA final, but those teams will have been battered getting through their QFs and maybe an upset is on the cards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, KentVillan said: Hard to see anything other than a NZ SA final, but those teams will have been battered getting through their QFs and maybe an upset is on the cards. I'm not a huge rugby fan, but surely a week between games negates NZ and SA's quarters being physically tough? If they played on Wednesday or something then it's relevant (although England had to put an awful lot into today) Either way, those two at 75% should still beat England and Argentina. The gap between the top 4 and the rest is pretty sizeable Edited October 15, 2023 by StewieGriffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) 54 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Jeez, England somehow the last Northern Hemisphere team in the competition! Quick make the draw for next WC based off the semis Edited October 15, 2023 by mikeyp102 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 2 hours ago, StewieGriffin said: I'm not a huge rugby fan, but surely a week between games negates NZ and SA's quarters being physically tough? If they played on Wednesday or something then it's relevant (although England had to put an awful lot into today) Either way, those two at 75% should still beat England and Argentina. The gap between the top 4 and the rest is pretty sizeable Most likely you're right, yes, but RWC knockouts have a habit of producing an upset. But yeah sensible prediction is NZ batter Argentina and SA batter us, at a canter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 I was hoping Ireland or France could finally get over the line this WC but it seems likely it will just be NZ or SA winning for a 4th time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 10 hours ago, sheepyvillian said: I think France will rue forever only going fir the 3 points with their last penalty. Nah, it was the correct decision at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 10 hours ago, Wainy316 said: Worst England team of all time and they still rule the Northern Hemisphere You should have been around for the post-Beaumont years in the mid 80s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 1 minute ago, villa89 said: Nah, it was the correct decision at the time. It certainly wasn't with hindsight. 10 minutes to go against SA, they should have shown more belief, the way SA did by calling for a srum instead of kicking it. Once they went ahead in that second half they just pulled the shutters down and France suddenly lacked belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyeddie Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 This lack of respect for referees is getting too much. The Irish, French and Fijian captains have all mentioned they didn't get the rub of the green from the ref when they lost their quarter final. That Fiji yellow was a clear red (imo), and Ireland benefited from two yellow cards. Look at yourselves not the referees. Compare that to the statement from the Fijian manager, it was pure class. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 I think yesterday goes to show that being the hosts of a a major tournament doesn't always help. The french seemed to have bogged down in the massive expectation, especially after beating NZ in the group stage. Similar in the football euros in 2016 when France lost to Portugal in the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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