Rugby World Cup 2023

[AccidentalDenz]

Given how awful Everton have been so far this season, I'm glad that I'll have a total distraction from the football for a while.

Ever the optimistic Ireland fan, I think we'll get out of the "Pool of Death", but beyond that? Who knows!

I suspect the first game of the tournament, France vs New Zealand will also end up being the final. I think France will win tonight, but New Zealand wins the final at the end of next month.

 

[Martinr36]

Given how awful Everton have been so far this season, I'm glad that I'll have a total distraction from the football for a while.

Ever the optimistic Ireland fan, I think we'll get out of the "Pool of Death", but beyond that? Who knows!

I suspect the first game of the tournament, France vs New Zealand will also end up being the final. I think France will win tonight, but New Zealand wins the final at the end of next month.

And I think England should send our women's team, as they would probably do better than the men, who won't get past the group stage

 

[AccidentalDenz]

And I think England should send our women's team, as they would probably do better than the men, who won't get past the group stage

It's odd just how far off the boil England have been over the last 2 years or so

 

[Martinr36]

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It's odd just how far off the boil England have been over the last 2 years or so

A decent captain might help.......

 

[AccidentalDenz]

A decent captain might help.......

A change of captain and one of the best English performances in a long time. Weird that!

 

[Martinr36]

A change of captain and one of the best English performances in a long time. Weird that!

Yeah who needs the **** Farrell when you've got a kicker like Ford & a leader like Courtney, and for the record I've always put farrell in the same camp as wilkinson.................VASTLY OVERRATED

 

[HomerJ]

ahem.....................................rugby league is better than union

 

[Martinr36]

ahem.....................................rugby league is better than union

Nah, they can only cope with 5 tackles, then they need a rest🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[HomerJ]

Nah, they can only cope with 5 tackles, then they need a rest🤣🤣🤣🤣

better than football, they can only cope with one tackle then they need an ambulance

 

[Martinr36]

better than football, they can only cope with one tackle then they need an ambulance

You mean tiddlywinks

 

[AccidentalDenz]

As someone who enjoys football and both codes of rugby, I ask that you cease disparaging the others or I shall be forced to take drastic action.

I'm not a mod, so I guess I'll be forced to ban wheel spins on the game giveaway thread - that's about as strict as I can get here!

 

[HomerJ]

I'll be forced to ban wheel spins on the game giveaway thread

 

[HomerJ]

fine, due to the threat of no wheel fun i must acknowledge that i like wheels and football and all rugby,






im only saying this as i like wheels and i think there wheely wheely fun,

 

[AccidentalDenz]

Now that was a fantastic game of rugby. Yes, I'm biased because Ireland won, but it really shows what the game is all about!

Would quite happily accept an Ireland - South Africa final in a few weeks if it meant another game of that quality!

 

[Martinr36]

Now that was a fantastic game of rugby. Yes, I'm biased because Ireland won, but it really shows what the game is all about!

Would quite happily accept an Ireland - South Africa final in a few weeks if it meant another game of that quality!

Yep, best of the 2 games I watched today, really not fancying the game against Samoa, hopefully Borthwick will see sense and drop farrell

 

[AccidentalDenz]

hopefully Borthwick will see sense and drop farrell

Absolutely. George Ford puts in two player of the match performances and gets dropped - madness!

 

[Martinr36]

Absolutely. George Ford puts in two player of the match performances and gets dropped - madness!

yep total madness, at the start of the match today for the first 20 minutes I was like WHAT, as Chile were all over us

 

[AccidentalDenz]

yep total madness, at the start of the match today for the first 20 minutes I was like WTF, as Chile were all over us

I enjoyed that 20 minutes because it was a bit more end to end than I was expecting. Then England turned up and the result went that way everyone was expecting.

 

[Martinr36]

I reckon Jones's days are numbered, Wales declared their intentions at the start and the aussies just didn't respond

 

[AccidentalDenz]

I reckon Jones's days are numbered, Wales declared their intentions at the start and the aussies just didn't respond

He's apparently already been in talks with Japan about going back there before the tournament even kicked off.