/rug/

it's pretty good now m8
watching it crystal clear on the tv

Magic.

think its on prime mate could be wrong

Bottom of the table clash between Southland and Canterbury here.

Can confirm, but doesn't look HD compared to SS3.

>both teams have three losses
based
hope poosaders follow them into the trashcan

Is Ennor injured or something? Would have thought he'd be playing now that he missed out on the squad.

its a amateur provincial team mate

not really in good spirit to bring professional players in

Talking about the Canterbury game.

elite try

Samoa finna get dabbed on

Let's dissect this while we watch NZ agricultural ZV beat Samoa

ALL BLACKS SQUAD:

Forwards: Dane Coles, Codie Taylor, Liam Coltman, Atu Moli, Nepo Laulala, Joe Moody, Angus Ta'avao, Ofa Tuungafasi, Brodie Retallick, Scott Barrett, Sam Whitelock, Patrick Tuipulotu, Kieran Read (c), Sam Cane, Ardie Savea, Matt Todd, Luke Jacobson.

Backs: TJ Perenara, Aaron Smith, Brad Weber, Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo'unga, Jack Goodhue, Anton Lienert-Brown, Ryan Crotty, Sonny Bill Williams, Jordie Barrett, George Bridge, Rieko Ioane, Sevu Reece, Ben Smith.

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no Liam Squire is stupid.

just dryheaved at that queefs percentage

no Laumape is disappointing.

If Crotty stays fit then the WC win should be easy.

>Ben Skeet

he'll get heemed in the pool, screencap it

just gotta hope he doesnt get touched on the noggin for the entire tournament

Shag's boner for Sonny Bill is unjustified

RSA will target him

shoulda sent Nonu, not even memeing

nonu call up with his head explodes with the force of several tons of TNT

This reads suspiciously like a hue post.

replace the word 'with' with 'when'

Still not getting it

Proxy off.

was referring to crotty

absolute banger this one lads

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ah so Nonu gets the call while whitebaiting in Onehunga

rug absolutely bamboozled by my elite prose

the cryptic cretin

Based New Zealand journalist

Has anyone seen the DC movie yet?

Dan Carter?

Heartland XV pure Heart™

more like Shartland

based Tim Nanai Bill Williams

Keen for Canterbury to stop scoring right now.

>+40 worth the same as +5
Fuck superbru tttt

Fiji finna heem Tonga by 40

>73-0
KEK

unluggy uce

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kek

HOPES DELETED

Canterbury scored one point per minute kek

rip the BP

Tongans are SO fucking fat Jesus

>Basedsaders majority
Just give us the cup already

BurgerBurger recommendations /rug/ lads? I know some of you are fans.

never been sorry

relegate Southland permanently

I think I'd kill myself desu

hope they reinforced the stands

>Waikato scored 35 points the last two times they hosted Auckland
hmmmmmmmm

TONGAAHHHHHH

based T'onga

YWN wear your best dress lavalava to the double header and then drive round in your Isuzu Bighorn leaning on the horn for hours after your uces win.

anyone ever seen the Tonga house in Northcote?

there are like 5 tonga houses in sandringham

Na, but check out Rockfield Rd in Ellerslie on googlemaps, there's about 20 houses all decked out.

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based Helu family from Northcote

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jeez haha

Tonga look good man seriously

It's not a competition mate.

they'll gas

DONGAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>Peeji

>Paint the crosses on your fence like Christian crosses and not the one on your own flag when you literally have dozens of them hanging in your garden for reference
Fucking Tongans man

>ywn watch a game with the PM

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how do you know

FLOODIES

Old smokey is great
I like their spicy edanami beans or however you spell it. The potato skins are not worth it.
Look at their beer specials/ happy hour it's worth it

imagine being clarke, knowing that you're cumming inside the pm

Think it makes up for the toothy blowies and constantly running out of apples and carrots?

she looks like she fucks Black Stallions.

what a rush

literally impregnated NZ holy fuck

Shit! I'm away from a TV, what's going on with Fiji vs Tonga?

29 - 19 to Fiji with 5 to go. Double yellow after a big ruckus.

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Mbula lads what part of a Fichi are you from

from a S'uva

>Semen Off Stadium

Based anti-gay stadium

Back to back GSP's on the cards.

"Israel Folau" Commemorative GaysAway Stadium

GaysAway™, keeps the gays away.

oops I dropped it again

Got an idea for a really funny Britney Spears womens rugby parody song lads

write the lyrics I'll sing it for you

I’m just so excited for the Rugby World Cup (Men’s) bros.
Is anyone here going? I wish I could but sadly I am a poor little college student.

I was going to marry my mates mum to get tickets but I wasn't accepted

just assuming that's sebbesity and not replying.

Auckland getting it here lads

I really had my heart set on going out there for a few months, but I fell for the job and mortgage meme.
Massive regret.

Did y'all see the new law change? All red cards for dangerous tackles must be reviewed by the TMO prior to issuing?

Good call Tbh. Unusual for world rugby.

Think the last thing we need is more TMO intervention

I think the last thing we need is a trigger happy ref throwing red cards out at a world cup.

I'm going. I could only get tickets to the unpopular group games, but it's an opportunity to check out Japan so there net gain offsets the travel costs (which is not exorbitant but still quite an expense)

Hopefully I can find some local pubs with a good scene and other international fans.

if another big game is decided by a dodgy red card I'm gonna lose my shit

Altogether a wise move. World Rugby wants to promote this sport as much as they can, and if we get another Warburton incident this world cup, it can very well turn away a lot of potential fans.

I am already dreading my casual friends coming to watch the RWC and then being forever disinterested because of inconsistent cards. Considering how frequently it happens and the number of games it's bound to happen multiple times.

>Cameron Clark (Waratahs fullback) is Greg Clarke's son

How the fuck did I not realise this?

Wales v Ireland then Georgia v Scotland both on TV. Day sorted lads.

>starts at 1am
ain't gonna make it

would quite like to watch Ireland take on the world's best team though

The winner shall be crowned the world's best team.

>casual friends

That phrase makes me want international rugby to be a few semi-drunk old guys, one or two with their dogs and people spelling out their national teams in song tones, “E-N-G, L-A-N-D .. ENGLAND!

NZ probably 5th by the morning.

Ireland-Wales-England-Scotland RWC srmisblads calling it now

>the NP member trying to cover her face with left arm

Tight game here lads

show casual friends the red card m8

Only if Ireland win by 15+ points.

>86 minutes in and going to the TMO

this game is great

>shoulder charge after the whistle on an unexpecting player
>no foul play

That was completely retarded.

What channel is Scotland v Georgia on?

Ch4.

premiersport for some noncey reason.

Havent really been paying attention, hows the M10 so far? Are BOP still based?

What channel is the Wales-Ireland game on?

never mind, its channel4

Ireland will win by 50+ points

Scotland

Don't do this to yourself lad.

Ch4

>picking against your nation
shant

Irregular as my current bowels situation reminder that Japan will win all of their pool matches and btfo of Saffers in the quarters.

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NIPPON BANZAI
END THIS APARTHEID

Still based but they lost against Auckland last week. They play North Harbour tomorrow afternoon,

Based BOP

gatland throwing the game so direland hype their team again

>that awkward hand grab

You too? First time constipated in about 8 years. No notion what’s causing it but I’m not a fan.

Losing on purpose last week was a tactical masterclass by Schmidt

Dave Kearney is seriously still in the Ireland setup?

He was gone for years, and has just made a comeback. I know, mindboggling.

he's the most competent player under the highball they've got who can vaguely play fullback. When they tried to mix things up by playing Henshaw at fb against England in the 6N they really got fucked.

I loathe the post-anthem, pre-kickoff ad break from c4. Nonces

Reminder that he held his own against Cheslin Kolbe in January

I'm taking some laxatives, ate a 500g full tub of natural probiotic yoghurt last night and that helped. Coffee and water. Don't sit too long either bud because you can get piles, which I've now also so speaking from experience.
We're going to be alright, I'm praying.

My ch4 app shows the option to watch the game but will only let me select “resume Wales vs England” and then stops working if i fast forward to the end. Even clearing cache and data doesn’t work.

Yoghurts a good shout. Will go get some at half time.

Also try drinking a pint of prune or apple juice before your dinner, and have an Indian or something spicy.
The yoghurt softens it up some.

Liking Evans at 10

Imposing himself more in the game than Carty. Not loving the aimless kicks into space Ireland are going with.

the world class welsh defence

Wales (#1)

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This is what happens when you fall for le attacking game meme.

>have to wait for next Abs game
>it's tonga

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I wonder who will have more Tongans in their starting lineup

Was there a streaker or something?

Sounds like it, yeah

Probably Tonga since they're all actual Tongans. Nice lads, I played with a few of them in Australia. They no joke eat horses and sometimes dogs back in Tonga, they love KFC in Australia.

tonga you dumb fucking pea mincer

Really don't see the point of going for goal in warmup games

Ch4

Jesus fuck Aled Davies is woeful

more like FAILS

These games are for the coaches, they're irrelevant results for the most part.

This is the Welsh D team

3 more points and we're the best team in the world

Stockdale: 9 points in attack, 1 point in defence

>#1

Reminder NPCs in Wales are obsessed with meme attacking players in exchange for basic shit like tackling and goalkicking.

The world leading Wales.

it's the B team with a sprinkling of A

It's hardly a fucking first Ireland team.

>stockdale

A whopping one player.

It’s not the worst, honestly. People get a bit of tunnel vision when it comes to selecting Ireland squads and presume you have to go with Leinster players for everything.

>aki

just did a massive Wales A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H team in the toilet lads

based /ourlad/ Bundí Achí

So is James Davies just going to linger on the wing all game and do fuck all

A true irishman

He's fighting for his place, in case you didn't notice.

Yes Shingler also.
Navidi is having to play 6,7,8 all on his own.

Aki was always going to go

Perhaps, but start? Not as clear to me anymore.

Those would be the Achís of Salthill. Great sort altogether.

Shingler looks like he's lost a lot of strength after his injury, he's getting smashed back all the time.

Great confidence builder for Ireland going into the WC as the best side on earth.

God Luke Fitzgerald is such a dunce doing the commentary on C4. Embarrassing.

I don't think Fitzgerald is on

Kinda funny how England, who have arguably been the most impressive NH side in the past month, have not been able to be #1. Yet these shitty teams are supposed to be the best countries in the world.

Isn't that heaslip?

SA have been nowhere near the Top 3 after winning the RC. Argentina are seriously fucking the SH scoring.

It's almost like the rankings are based on more than the last month.

fuck up heritage faggot

imagine not betting the house on Mexico to sweep the WC

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>Leon Brown
>is actually brown
Poetry

>whitelock
wtf

Wtf is dis real

I thought Samoa were meant to be alright at rugby, why are they bottom of the world rankings?

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you're only getting a (You) because the game is getting boring.

all their good guys are mercenaries for other countries

fuck meant this for you

Hopefully we never see Davies in a Wales jersey again. Never international quality.

There's that automatic cross field kick under the advantage. Good bot.

cant even pass the ball stupid bastard

Fucking hate that. Shows a lack of confidence.

State of this game

Fucking hell win or lose we've been absolutely diabolical in our warmups.

Samson Pee has been mullered all game in the scrum.

That's true but for the most part those lads played the majority of their rugby in their adopted countries.
Things change though, if you look at what's happening with the Tongans in the rugby league they're all starting to want to play for Tonga instead of Australia and again these are lads which moved over as kids or were born in Australia.
I'm ambivalent, I don't mind really whom plays for where.

oh, another smarmy dubish cunt

oh dear oh dear

>no yellow card

Ireland are the best team in the world

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It would be nice to see those islander places do well too. would shake the order up a bit.

Ireland areas on top of the rankings and all is right with the world

comeback on

>gang sign at camera
Shocking

Too far behind now Tbh.

damn

Wasn't that a high tackle technically?

It's true but the thing is they need a lot of infrastructure and nobody wants to pay for it because there's very little money to be made from the locals.
Everything is lacking, although from what I understand they're not bad places to live they're just underdeveloped I suppose and that goes for the sports clubs and everything.

>wales

Is it over for our brave coconut?

>let's listen in
>still can't hear shit

I hate NH coverage

shocking game to be honest

LOL

stupid darkie

Well he jumped but what the fuck is Aki supposed to do? Just let him go?

>jump when there has been no kick
>immune to being tackled

just roll out the red carpet to allow the jumping player to stride over the tryline unless you want a card.

Happens on the lions too against NZ. Very vague rule.

Why don't wingers just constantly jump with the ball towards the tryline?

Squeaky daffodil time boys

if the poly's competed as one team that could be something. like the windies in cricket.

This has been a shit game

quite surprising for two of the top 4 in the world

TAFFIES BTFO

That was fucking shite.

Wales - Ireland tends to be a grind

Looks like we're getting another 2013 Dublin lads

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>watching online streams
grim

Navidi shit captain
Lee shit
James/Aled Davies shit
Shingler shit
Steff Evans shit
Amos shit

how shit is scotland v georgia going to be

Wrong

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Are we no longer the greatest rugby team on the planet? Well it was a hell of a week lads.

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They were trying that about 10-15 years ago as a touring side like the Lions, and it's a really nice concept, I think it doesn't work these days since proper tours aren't a thing anymore even the Lions tours are fairly gimped compared to how they used to be.
The team was called Pacifica.

It could be alright. Either Scotland beat them soundly and the question of "Georgia in the 6N" is put to bed for a little while, or else Scotland pull a >Scotland and get beaten, and Georgia get a memorable first home game against t1 opposition.

>question of "Georgia in the 6N" is put to bed for a little while
I reckon Italy managed that pretty well last year.

Put them in the SH league then

I'm trying to leave the city of Dublin at the moment. Nigh on impossible. There are tens of thousands on the streets, shouting and screaming, banging on my car windows as I pass. "We're the best Rugby team in the world!" "The World Cup is as good as ours!" "Great match so lets get raped!" and so on.

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God damn those Georgians are big lads.

Any streams for Scotland Georgia?

Yeah mate *pisses in your mouth*

It’s on the Georgian Rugby facebook page

glad to see this meme die

7n when

When Spain become good enough to barely scrape a loss to Italy.

It makes me too sad seeing Italy go several years between a single victory in 6N as it is.
Add a 7th nation that seven struggles vs Italy and you have yet another nation that the fixture list might waste one of your home games on.

Do you mean as in a Super Rugby franchise? They've not money.
I think actually it's time to reassess the current 6N and RC paradigm in order to have more matches between non and tier 1 nations, I really believe you only get better by playing better opposition.

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This is what i mean

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rugby_Championship

Expected more PASSION from the Georgians 2bh

In the 2nd year between WCs they should have regional tournaments, like the Euro Cup, to ensure that developing sides get a run at T1 sides.

Here what’s the ad on Georgian tv where it’s showing all the cameras?

/gaa/ is up

*inhales*

>ads
not American so couldn’t tell you really.
But seriously I barely watch TV in the first place.

>they need a lot of (Western European) infrastructure and nobody wants to pay for it

Haven’t got a black bull to prep for your husband? They’d be happier in their sailing boats stealing and murdering each other over a perceived war dance slight or the chickens not eating right.

tad early lad

how the fuck does rugby become popular in fucking Georgia? no disrespect to your nation just a bit random lol

I mean sports infrastructure, including coaching systems and the like. Nobody wants to pay for it because it's more cost effective to bring the raw talent youths over to Australia or New Zealand, there's plenty of reasons why folk would leave their island home but the islands aren't such shitholes as you may be implying.
They've also not been at war against each other for several generations by now, and they're religious kind of folk.

Well I guess you could call it ‘natural affinity’ or whatever since we’re mostly decent in ‘similar’ sports: Judo, wrestling etc etc. Basically strength based sports tho ironically exactly THAT is our biggest issue as most of the people going into rugby at first were from the above mentioned sports. They didn’t have speed, agility just brute strength which isn’t enough to contend with tier 1 teams.

Sure there's a doco or essay about this, can't remember where or what though but there's a good reason.

This is a very good idea.

Good stuff, im sure Georgian rugby will develop in the years to come.

You didn't mention that psychotic native sport you have which helped translate to rugby with hundreds of people on each side.

Thank you fren
Yea well that is/was similar but not really that known or popular as some of the memes would like you to believe.

ambitious hype thread, watch it sink slowly. hopefully tomorrow we can have a nice comfy match thread, the hurling final was alright.

Lelo is very well known.

Sure but not in all parts of Georgia

They’ve got a billionaire backing them by building pitches and sheeeet all over the country. So does Germany but he’s a autist.

Hey remember when Wales were nr. 1? Good times

won 15-39 today lads
solid win, we shoved their heads up their arses at scrum time and I got some pilfers in

*sips*

>Georgia 10-44 N. England

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feeling like world #1 atm

Keep it warm for us, we'll get it back by the end of the world cup.

It's like we got to number 1, went on a week bender and now everything is fucked.

On holiday in Bali lads

it showed a few things that will be pretty important
Aled, as we knew, is entirely average and shouldn't start test matches
Jarrod isn't quite there
the locks apart from AWJ and Ball are wank
We need one of AWJ or Moriarty in the pack because they're the only ones capable of being nasty cunts
Scott should be starting 12

Patchell comported himself very well.

He did, in terms of skill he's the best 10 we have by far. He's like a magician when he's on form

And a fucking clown when he's off form.

>world number 1
>can't even beat Ireland

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Yeah we beat Ireland hahaha

Imagine getting to number 1 simply because another team lost. Biggest frauds since the 2011 final.

FUCK NZ AND FUCK THE HAKA

There's no such thing as a good ranking system for sports where opponents do not play regularly. Look at basketball or even soccer. It's just what happened at the world Cup then some garbage meme maths if x beat u and y beat z x must beat z. New zealand is clearly the number one until Wales can actually beat them. The world Cup is all that matters over some retards long division

I'll be surprised if you even make semis at the RWC mate all the best

Only 3 things matter:
the Rugby Championship
the Six Nations
but of course at the end of the day, it's the Rugby World Cup that really matters

>fuck the haka

Here here

hear, hear m8

Hair, hair

heir heir

>Harbour vs BOP
>Naki vs Dabsman
LOOKS LIKE /rug/KINO'S BACK ON THE MENU BOYS

LIONS
I
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N
S

youtube.com/watch?v=5z6TBd7nQMo
They're finally back.

Based

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>It's a "Vipbox fucks up so the stream links are gone" episode

Top 14 >>>>>>> gallagher premiership >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mitre" without "crowd 10 cup.

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>Don't forget to say Happy Father's Day to your poor dad you ungrateful cunts.
He's dead you faggot

Hollinshead has looked pretty decent this season.

THE United States Eagles will do absolutely nothing of note in the Rugby World Cup and there is nothing you can do to stop them

was a good game lads, good scene at Harbour in the sun but unluggy

Already hate how good Ethan Blackadder is.

You could still visit him sometimes mate, doesn't have to be for father's day. Better to visit graves on religious holidays.

Scheiss AUssie PISSNELKEN ins GAS

Your rugby is shite, Hans

Sorry Naki, you just got DABBED on

t. ranked below wales

American rugby starts next week, I'm ready.

probably died from disappointment.

Is rugby league more popular and masive than union in oceania?

Well the entire planet's rugby league population is virtually here

No.

Ugh but my father is dead?!

Where did they go? They got a show on sky sports NZ didn't they? Maybe they weren't allowed to upload to youtube

If you count Australia then yes, but if you just mean the Pacific Islands then no.

I think Sky wasn't working out, they often seemed like they had a lot more than the half hour slot per week allowed. They're with Spark Sport now instead.

only good kraut is a dead kraut.

Name just ONE relevant thing that came from your shitty island, don't care if from PooPeeLand or Australopheticus.
Just ONE
You have one week

being back-to-back rugby world champions.

JÄMMERLICH

>gets humped by Ireland
>Ireland got demolished by England
>England haven't managed to beat Scotland in nearly 3 years

Are Scotland dare I say it the most kinetic NH team?

helping to heem germany twice for being uppity was pretty relevant

/gaa/ is up Up the Dubs!

I don't even know anymore. These warmup games have been a mess.

So a half-strength Scotland absolutely destroy full-strength Georgia in Georgia?
Don't think they're ready for 6N Tbh lads, but saying that, France obliterated Italy too by nearly 50 points.

Winning two world wars against you on the trot. Looking forward to you munters asking for us when you realise the afganis outnumber you untermenchen.

Electronic hair clippers were invented by an Australian Aboriginal

Gordodzeless Georgia

In Australia, in Papua New Guinea and in Auckland

Anyone see that fatal crash in f2? French 22 year-old died when another driver t-boned him at high speed.
I'm trying to think of what the rugby equivalent would be.

But there are no 22yo french players in Top 14

lol

>Gordodzeless Georgia
So you're saying all of Georgia's hopes rest on one single decrepit flanker who had to come out of retirement?

The lacking gear for georgian machine

Forwards: Jake Ball, Adam Beard, Rhys Carre, James Davies, Elliot Dee, Ryan Elias, Tomas Francis, Cory Hill, Alun Wyn Jones, Wyn Jones, Dillon Lewis, Ross Moriarty, Josh Navidi, Ken Owens, Aaron Shingler, Nicky Smith, Justin Tipuric, Aaron Wainwright.

Backs: Josh Adams, Hallam Amos, Dan Biggar, Aled Davies, Gareth Davies, Jonathan Davies, Leigh Halfpenny, George North, Hadleigh Parkes, Rhys Patchell, Owen Watkin, Liam Williams, Tomos Williams

No Rob Evans which is surprising

Surprised Scott Williams is out too. He's probably our most physical tackler in the backs apart from Jon Davies, and given how much physicality we give up in that tight 5 you'd think Gats would have picked as many hard cunts as he could

Slow as fuck probably, though he played well against Ireland.

I've only got three weeks left, gotta speed things up if I want to do one for all twenty teams

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until Patchell came on he was the best back by quite some distance
his pace isn't an issue at 12 either, he only really gets caught out at 13

Let me tell you something, I've been watching this game for 30 years, and no rookie has ever impressed me as much as Lane has. I've seen all the greatest. I've seen 30 Welsh Premierships. I've seen it all man. Lane has that something special that I've only seen in very few players. Players that are sitting in the Hall of Fame right now. Players that kids and men aspire to be. Lane is special let metell ya baht

Make a zip file of them all lad.

>literally a young cuthbert
You can see his failings in defence already.

based and 4thinthepoolpilled

You never know, they might injure a key player for another team.

Putting Isles and Baker on your wings would be a start.

I rated him as our best loosehead, strange that Gatland wouldn't pick him, he's easily our best scrummaging 1.

I mean 3rd would be about the best we could do in the pools barring some miracle

Picking off France could be possible if they fuck up. Its a tough pool.

I mean we could but it seems unlikely.

Thinking about getting some nice croissants, considering all the WC games are on in the mornings.

Gats said he'd spent most of the training camps in the physio room, so there were too many concerns about his match fitness

>takes second row with a broken leg anyway
Based 4D chess from Gatty

Tbf we have more props than locks
Although Shingler covering lock gives me nightmares, he's far too light. Any respectable tight 5 would shove his head up his arse

Think it's fair to say Ireland are now favourites for the RWC after beating the topped ranked side

True.

So true. Aus were the hands-down favourites going into 2015.

He should be alright for Fiji and Uruguay. Just to cover AWJ if necessary.

Is this pasta?

BASED Halfpenny getting the WC run that he was denied in 2015. Unironically happy for the bloke.

cant wait to crash out in the QF again

As is tradition. I hold out an ever increasingly futile hope that we might pull off an upset but Ireland have looked as reductive as physically possible, even allowing for "muh warmup games"

The Aussies managed to invent vegimite. (It’s just a poor imitation of marmite really but you’ve got to admire them coming up with a first world need that’s fundamental to a civilised society).

Who would you rather lose to in the QF, SA or NZ?

SA, because the saffers aren't cunts about winning a game and currently the only cunts as cunty as Hansen in international rugby are Gatland and Jones.

>>Saffas
>>not cunts about winning
In what way? because on the field they give no quarters to attain victory. And I mean give no quarters

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Yeah the Saffas are proper cunts m8 it’s just hard to understand what they’re saying while your brain tries to freeze out their hideous accents.

Got to get the two billion terrorists to watch our sport somehow

lads Guy William's new show is kino

Who?

SA? More of a USA man myself.

why are you here

should say NZ m8 because we're you're /rug/ m8s m8

I enjoy the sport of rugby

reckon you might make it out of the quarters this year

used to think he was a genuine knobhead, but the NZT stuff he did on the old show was fantastic, the marton episode is something I go back to

because fuck you that's why

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I will either post a mega link (if it's still free to use it) or repost all of them here once I've finished them.

Scotland complete

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very cool

They were making analysis packages for Sky Sports that their retarded pundits would badly ramble through, clearly not fully understanding then. It was such a waste.

Good work lad. Do you take requests? As in putting on a blue scrum cap to Wales?

Expected Ireland squad for the WC
>the42.ie/ireland-possible-world-cup-squad-2019-4791964-Sep2019/?utm_source=shortlink

Hookers (3):
Rory Best
Niall Scannell
Sean Cronin

Props (5):
Cian Healy
Dave Kilcoyne
Tadhg Furlong
John Ryan
Andrew Porter
Locks (4):
James Ryan
Iain Henderson
Jean Kleyn
Tadhg Beirne

Back rows (5):
Peter O’Mahony
CJ Stander
Jack Conan
Josh van der Flier
Rhys Ruddock

Scrum-halves (2):
Conor Murray
Luke McGrath

Out-halves (3):
Johnny Sexton
Joey Carbery
Jack Carty

Centres (4):
Bundee Aki
Robbie Henshaw
Garry Ringrose
Will Addison

Back threes (5):
Jacob Stockdale
Rob Kearney
Keith Earls
Jordan Larmour
Andrew Conway.

Big omissions are Toner and Marmion

thought the tall baldie was a shoe in, never even heard of this kleyn bloke

This, this is spot on. I'm almost conflicted when England plays SA myself.

>Kleyn qualified through residency to play for Ireland on 8 August 2019,[32] and was selected in Joe Schmidt's 44–man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[33]
>only qualified less than a month ago
oof

Rasmus is a fair cunt too, lad. And that’s before you even get to the players.

Kleyn is there instead of Roux. He’s Schmidt’s obligatory brick-shithouse lock. I think Toner lost out to Beirne. Or rather the bigger need for back rows than locks.

What was the game where one of their wingers got injured in a tackle or in a contestable kick and they spent the rest of the match kicking the ball to that opposition player just so they could smash him? I know it happened but I can't remember it.

Fucking disgraceful, I admit Toner had looked a bit off form in the last few games but in the games he was given to prove himself Kleyn did fucking nothing and is usually hopeless for Munster

At least with Toner being 6,11 he is our bazooka man in the line outs, Kleyn serves no purpose at all and is not Irish

Based and redpilled

Farrell in instead of Addison. Mixed feelings on that, honestly.

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That list turned out a bit wrong, Chris Farrell is in as a center instead of Addison

>Players we dont need
Best
Kearney
Kleyn

>Players we needed
Marmion
Addison
Leavy, (I know he's injured but we fucking needed him)

He obviously wants Kleyn because he's more dynamic and because he wants more physicality in the TH lock role but I just see him as average and especially picking Beirne as a lock just makes our options there look less than adequate as Beirne is just too much of a fly weight, he was blown away against Wales in the 6N. Also I, personally, would want my locks skillset to actually correspond to the core role of what locks are meant to do i.e. defensive and offensive mauling, locking the tighthead side of the scrum and rucking and tackling and Kleyn while more dynamic than Roux, I don't think he's better than him at that stuff and is still unproven.

Farrell is a bit over-rated just because he plays for Munster. I'd rather Addison because I think he's just so classy and intelligent and covers more positions.

People complaining about Kearney as well but if Addison, Conway or Farrell thrown that pass for Stockdale in the England game for Lamour's try we'd never her the end of it as to why they should be selected but it's been completely overlooked.

They've gone full weeb with the hiragana and katakana, mad cunts.

BASED luke Fitzgerald calling it how it is

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>Toner out
ouch
highly surprising to me

need more saffers in the team ladb

>Kearney
Sure would be nice to have a replacement for him at fullback then

I think it's a good squad. Only a bit anxious about the Japan game.

Which is why i said we needed Addison who can cover full back, center or the wings, plus Conway is there too

Frence XV list soon and livestreamed from the TF1 HQs, so fair warning it's in Frogcroak.
youtube.com/watch?v=WPBxrZu-5eQ

Are you ready for lost the first game?

Rip in Argies!

In a perfect world, I'd say yes. And yet, we're still somehow find a way to bullshit our way to semis, that's known history.

My bet is that France-Argentina is going to be one of the dirtiest low scoring game I'll ever see, all penalty kicks...

Can't see Argentina doing anything this WC, your lads look tired and warn out from Super Rugby duty

>Felix Lambey, Romain Taofinenua, François Cros, Anthony Belleau and Vincent Rattez out.
WOW! It's fucking nothing! That's about what >we expected.

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These few weeks rest will do them good, they'll be grand and fired up.

>Huget
HE CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

Can someone remind what game France played in the last year or two (it wasn't a 6N game I'm pretty sure) where they had the game won, but made a comedy of unlikely errors one after the other at full time to give the other team a chance at beating France past the 80min mark?

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Scotland last year at Murrayfield. Wales with year was far worst than that.

Is rwc in france the event more follow after fifa world cup?

South Africa last November.

France are good fun when they're winning and great fun when they're losing.

Shit I'll have to check which one. I have a feeling it was actually against Fiji.

Proposition for an Ireland - Sudaca alliance for the duration of the wc

>mcgrath over marmion
Aside from "familiarity with Sexton" can anyone offer a legitimate reason for this?

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Not a fat chance, rugby is still as much confidential as it ever was in the past. It still benefits with the tv coverage with TF1 but to say more people follow it more than the FIFA WC, I don't think so. You could see how you can gauge less enthousiasm about the French NT through the years - losing against Fiji last year was the catalyst even when it was precedented with horrible garbage games against Japan amongst others.
2019 was also one of the worst ticket-sales year from the French perspective in this year's 6N.

Interest in the team could peak up once your average Jean-François Citoyen knows that the team reached the semis or the final, although I still don't know about the tv audiance from 2011. I still think it's quite high but still not as high as soccer.

I reworked the post, because it's was as if as niglet was typing that.

While they're trying to muscle in on our EU beef monopoly? Not on your nelly.

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I for one enjoy your interesting syntax and grammar, and I sub-vocalise an outrageous French accent (see picrel) whenever I read you, and have no difficulty understanding your ideas.

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But is rug a solid second sport ?

Would have to be positive performances in the training camp. Schmidt has invested a lot of time into Marmion so there has to be some reason.

it's NH vs SH freshie, always has been, always will be.

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You're really up for the Saffers against us or Scotland, or Wales?
If any Irishman would support England against literally anyone, he would be a thrush ridden cunt in the fullest sense of the word.
Away with your fantasies.

Can samoa make quarter-final?

Yeah it was that one lmao. France had an attacking 10 metre scrum in the last minute 4 points ahead and messed up. SA kicked to clear and Penaud caught it and brought the ball out of play at 79:58.
I honestly couldn't believe it when I saw it.
Then they concede 2 penalties and eventually the try 4 minutes later.

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SA are easily the team I'd be most okay with beating >us.

Yeah, but let's it can stay solid as much as the national team can perform. It's less popular regardless BUT it's still the popular sport in Massif Central and for most of the Southwestern portions of France and it's gaining interest in territories that are not historical bastions for rugby such as in Brittany where Vannes almost promoted to the TOP14.

You or your parents were born in Johannesburg or Durban, I'm onto you Jaapie.

No wonder the Rugby Championship is such a boring non-event.

Reckon this NH-SH paradigm is a Saffer attempt to win friends, of which they most deservedly have none.

Found a World Cup predictor lads, underneath the winner is a link button, post results

rugbyworldcup.com/bracket

>lambey not in
Seriously? he was your best forward in the 6N by quite some margin

One of reason invoked by Brunal in a interview was that he needed someone polyvalent (Iturria). I personally think this is a bullshit reason than an excuse (we'll find out later why François Cros wasn't chosen and even worse, fucking Sekou Macalou who weren't in a list for the past two years while he was one of the best defending player in the Top14) but with the recent history of that team having guys not playing where they're supposed to, I can't find it surprising in the slightest.

semis: Australia v Japan
Ireland v Argentina

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fell off my chair laughing so hard.

irish are getting upity again

are you alright mate? I've got Japan winning all group matches, then beating SA in the qtr, then losing really badly to a resurgent Australia.
I've Ireland knocking NZ out at the qtrs.
I wasn't sure whether Argentina or Wales will win their qtr, could go either way.
England winning only one game in group, against Tonga, they'll draw against USA.

>New Zealand Barbarian Legends team in alphabetical order:
Mana Ashford
Monty Betham
Jason Chandler
Loki Crichton
Dave Dillon
Rhys Duggan
Ross Filipo
Troy Flavell
Corey Flynn
Rico Gear
Craig Glendinning
Jarod Hoeata
Tony Koonwaiyou
Tone Kopelani
Wairangi Koopu
Johnny Leo'o
Slade McFarlane
Cameron McIntyre
Matt Mustchin
Sonny Parker
Matua Parkinson
Kevin Senio
Chris Smylie
Carlos Spencer
Sherwin Stowers
Rua Tipoki
Ofisa Tonu’u
Tane Tu’ipolotu
Scott Waldrom
Ruben Wiki

Satdee gonna be litty

Just because I'm such a lazy unfunny boring fuck.
Also, Wales to take the Bronze.

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At least you're backing the mighty Japan against the Scots, that will be a cracking match.

struggling to see any other outcome than this

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I still unironically think this

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That's what the odds have 2bh

Never thought about them when I was doing these predictions though. Still surprised that the vast majority of the bookmakers are placing France over Argentina when it should be relatively even.

It's really tough to predict an upset too for this particular RWC in a game that doesn't involve Japan :
-Group C definitly can have one with Tonga or the USA surprising the fuck out of France or Argentina on a really good day but I hardly see this happening.
-Fiji and Georgia can pull upsets too over Wales (mostly Fiji) - but again, not happening.
- Samoa is a fucking mystery because they seemed pretty dead and the fact that the last time I saw them play was against Germany means jack when it comes to gauge them. I can see them being a menace for Scotland and Japan.

The real upsets for me in this RWC would be that if Canada will stay over Namibia and that if the USA can beat the Tonga.

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I see, thanks. I just switched Japan over Scotland because of the eventuality of the biggest upset but the rest still practically follows.

I really think this is based

But i hope that saffas wins

rugby

is

Might head over to this with dad, depends on the weather.

>free tickets to Harbour v Waikato on Sat
you little beauty

they'll probably lose again though FUCK

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oops haha nice computer skills

Not having a hue thread made in the depths of the night lads. Fucking post something.

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shift-command-4 lad. Jesus.

I just use capture Grab 2bh, always forget the screencap shortcut.

What's your favourite soup? Had a good tomato one with some garlic bread today

favourite soup is a cup of herbal tea 2bh, just having one for dinner

Japan?

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Is this considered cannibalism in brazil?

Well they did just beat the world no.1

NZ would heem both Ireland or Wales on neutral ground right now

don't @ me

Brew up a new thread, pour some in a bowl for soup while your at it

>he's coming

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No, it was the SA game last autumn. This one

I sure ain't