Don't forget to say Happy Father's Day to your poor dad you ungrateful cunts.
MITRE 10 CUP Week 4
>Sat 31 Aug 2:35pm Canterbury v Southland, Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch 5:05pm Northland v Hawke’s Bay, Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei 7:35pm Waikato v Auckland, FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
>Sun 1 Aug 2:05pm North Harbour v Bay of Plenty, North Harbour Stadium 4:35pm Taranaki v Tasman, Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
INTERNATIONALS >Sat 31 Aug 2pm NZ Heartland XV v Samoa, Eden Park 4.30pm Tonga v Fiji, , Eden Park
>Sat 1 Sept 1.30am Wales vs Ireland, Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Keen for a stream link for the pacific internationals boys
Landon Thompson
I've never seen a NZ sky sports stream 2bh
Jace Nelson
Gutted. Guess I'll just have to wait for Canterbury - Southland.
Luis Moore
see
Christopher Wilson
do your parents have sky?
Connor Gray
good try.
Hunter Wilson
I tried using Skygo several years ago and it was absolute dog piss
Xavier Gutierrez
it's pretty good now m8 watching it crystal clear on the tv
Jayden Baker
Magic.
Joseph Jones
think its on prime mate could be wrong
Blake Morgan
Bottom of the table clash between Southland and Canterbury here.
Cameron Davis
Can confirm, but doesn't look HD compared to SS3.
Carter Martinez
>both teams have three losses based hope poosaders follow them into the trashcan
Hudson Thomas
Is Ennor injured or something? Would have thought he'd be playing now that he missed out on the squad.
Nolan Martinez
its a amateur provincial team mate
not really in good spirit to bring professional players in
Gabriel Turner
Talking about the Canterbury game.
Jaxon Lee
elite try
Daniel Jackson
Samoa finna get dabbed on
Logan Thompson
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.
>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
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
Jackson Collins
imagine being clarke, knowing that you're cumming inside the pm
Luke Myers
Think it makes up for the toothy blowies and constantly running out of apples and carrots?
Noah Evans
she looks like she fucks Black Stallions.
John Sullivan
what a rush
Nolan Myers
literally impregnated NZ holy fuck
Grayson Cox
Shit! I'm away from a TV, what's going on with Fiji vs Tonga?
Jonathan Foster
29 - 19 to Fiji with 5 to go. Double yellow after a big ruckus.
Got an idea for a really funny Britney Spears womens rugby parody song lads
Christian Baker
write the lyrics I'll sing it for you
Liam King
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.
Jaxson Anderson
I was going to marry my mates mum to get tickets but I wasn't accepted
Robert Kelly
just assuming that's sebbesity and not replying.
Parker Gray
Auckland getting it here lads
Benjamin Rivera
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.
James Jenkins
Did y'all see the new law change? All red cards for dangerous tackles must be reviewed by the TMO prior to issuing?
Hudson Powell
Good call Tbh. Unusual for world rugby.
Jonathan Richardson
Think the last thing we need is more TMO intervention
Cooper Long
I think the last thing we need is a trigger happy ref throwing red cards out at a world cup.
Liam Stewart
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.
Samuel Reyes
if another big game is decided by a dodgy red card I'm gonna lose my shit
Noah Peterson
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.
Oliver Hughes
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.
Caleb Gomez
>Cameron Clark (Waratahs fullback) is Greg Clarke's son
How the fuck did I not realise this?
Joseph Scott
Wales v Ireland then Georgia v Scotland both on TV. Day sorted lads.
Xavier Hall
>starts at 1am ain't gonna make it
Owen Cook
would quite like to watch Ireland take on the world's best team though
Joshua Scott
The winner shall be crowned the world's best team.
James Jones
>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!
Brayden Moore
NZ probably 5th by the morning.
Isaac Baker
Ireland-Wales-England-Scotland RWC srmisblads calling it now
Jeremiah Evans
>the NP member trying to cover her face with left arm
Charles Evans
Tight game here lads
Andrew Wilson
show casual friends the red card m8
Justin White
Only if Ireland win by 15+ points.
Levi Richardson
>86 minutes in and going to the TMO
this game is great
Caleb Morgan
>shoulder charge after the whistle on an unexpecting player >no foul play
Jeremiah Jones
That was completely retarded.
Caleb Wright
What channel is Scotland v Georgia on?
Juan Young
Ch4.
Jace Carter
premiersport for some noncey reason.
Alexander Morgan
Havent really been paying attention, hows the M10 so far? Are BOP still based?
Adam Torres
What channel is the Wales-Ireland game on?
Lucas Scott
never mind, its channel4
Thomas Martinez
Ireland will win by 50+ points
James Hernandez
Scotland
Evan Collins
Don't do this to yourself lad.
Joseph Hill
Ch4
Luis Hernandez
>picking against your nation shant
Oliver Parker
Irregular as my current bowels situation reminder that Japan will win all of their pool matches and btfo of Saffers in the quarters.
Still based but they lost against Auckland last week. They play North Harbour tomorrow afternoon,
Adam Jenkins
Based BOP
Ian Watson
gatland throwing the game so direland hype their team again
Elijah Brown
>that awkward hand grab
Hudson Rogers
You too? First time constipated in about 8 years. No notion what’s causing it but I’m not a fan.
Justin Richardson
Losing on purpose last week was a tactical masterclass by Schmidt
John Barnes
Dave Kearney is seriously still in the Ireland setup?
Robert Gutierrez
He was gone for years, and has just made a comeback. I know, mindboggling.
Easton Reed
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.
Austin Ward
I loathe the post-anthem, pre-kickoff ad break from c4. Nonces
Carter Torres
Reminder that he held his own against Cheslin Kolbe in January
Camden Watson
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.
Daniel Edwards
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.
Kayden Turner
Yoghurts a good shout. Will go get some at half time.
Hudson Wright
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.
Cooper Davis
Liking Evans at 10
Justin Lee
Imposing himself more in the game than Carty. Not loving the aimless kicks into space Ireland are going with.
I wonder who will have more Tongans in their starting lineup
Owen Reyes
Was there a streaker or something?
Hunter Harris
Sounds like it, yeah
Cooper Torres
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.
Joshua Smith
tonga you dumb fucking pea mincer
Brandon Miller
Really don't see the point of going for goal in warmup games
Isaac Taylor
Ch4
Liam Cooper
Jesus fuck Aled Davies is woeful
Austin Torres
more like FAILS
Jaxon Lewis
These games are for the coaches, they're irrelevant results for the most part.
Asher Rivera
This is the Welsh D team
Ethan Mitchell
3 more points and we're the best team in the world
Michael King
Stockdale: 9 points in attack, 1 point in defence
Jonathan Peterson
>#1
Wyatt Phillips
Reminder NPCs in Wales are obsessed with meme attacking players in exchange for basic shit like tackling and goalkicking.
Luis Thompson
The world leading Wales.
Jonathan Mitchell
it's the B team with a sprinkling of A
Jacob Sanchez
It's hardly a fucking first Ireland team.
James Watson
>stockdale
Jonathan Cook
A whopping one player.
Grayson Myers
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.
Christopher Morgan
>aki
Christian Scott
just did a massive Wales A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H team in the toilet lads
Lucas Cooper
based /ourlad/ Bundí Achí
Bentley Hill
So is James Davies just going to linger on the wing all game and do fuck all
Jayden Torres
A true irishman
Gabriel Bennett
He's fighting for his place, in case you didn't notice.
Ayden Rivera
Yes Shingler also. Navidi is having to play 6,7,8 all on his own.
Logan Murphy
Aki was always going to go
Caleb Gutierrez
Perhaps, but start? Not as clear to me anymore.
Bentley Taylor
Those would be the Achís of Salthill. Great sort altogether.
Cooper Hughes
Shingler looks like he's lost a lot of strength after his injury, he's getting smashed back all the time.
Xavier Ross
Great confidence builder for Ireland going into the WC as the best side on earth.
Anthony Turner
God Luke Fitzgerald is such a dunce doing the commentary on C4. Embarrassing.
Brody Watson
I don't think Fitzgerald is on
Brayden Thompson
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.
Josiah Long
Isn't that heaslip?
Camden Gonzalez
SA have been nowhere near the Top 3 after winning the RC. Argentina are seriously fucking the SH scoring.
Robert Thomas
It's almost like the rankings are based on more than the last month.
Gabriel Richardson
fuck up heritage faggot
Joseph Garcia
imagine not betting the house on Mexico to sweep the WC
you're only getting a (You) because the game is getting boring.
Anthony Hughes
all their good guys are mercenaries for other countries
Eli Long
fuck meant this for you
Luke Smith
Hopefully we never see Davies in a Wales jersey again. Never international quality.
Thomas Nelson
There's that automatic cross field kick under the advantage. Good bot.
Cooper Scott
cant even pass the ball stupid bastard
Kevin Lewis
Fucking hate that. Shows a lack of confidence.
Levi Hernandez
State of this game
Levi Foster
Fucking hell win or lose we've been absolutely diabolical in our warmups.
Dylan Murphy
Samson Pee has been mullered all game in the scrum.
Samuel Russell
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.
It would be nice to see those islander places do well too. would shake the order up a bit.
Anthony Lewis
Ireland areas on top of the rankings and all is right with the world
Ethan Morales
comeback on
David Ross
>gang sign at camera Shocking
Asher Garcia
Too far behind now Tbh.
Lincoln Wood
damn
Logan Long
Wasn't that a high tackle technically?
Sebastian Ortiz
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.
Jonathan Torres
>wales
Lincoln Watson
Is it over for our brave coconut?
Levi Cooper
>let's listen in >still can't hear shit
I hate NH coverage
Nolan Lee
shocking game to be honest
Connor Wood
LOL
Cameron Lopez
stupid darkie
Hunter Clark
Well he jumped but what the fuck is Aki supposed to do? Just let him go?
Cooper Green
>jump when there has been no kick >immune to being tackled
Isaac Bennett
just roll out the red carpet to allow the jumping player to stride over the tryline unless you want a card.
Nathaniel Miller
Happens on the lions too against NZ. Very vague rule.
Zachary Martin
Why don't wingers just constantly jump with the ball towards the tryline?
Brayden Evans
Squeaky daffodil time boys
Josiah Stewart
if the poly's competed as one team that could be something. like the windies in cricket.
Aaron Evans
This has been a shit game
Isaiah Bennett
quite surprising for two of the top 4 in the world
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.
John Gutierrez
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.
Joshua Miller
>question of "Georgia in the 6N" is put to bed for a little while I reckon Italy managed that pretty well last year.
Luke Ortiz
Put them in the SH league then
Cooper Moore
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.
When Spain become good enough to barely scrape a loss to Italy.
Samuel Martinez
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.
David Long
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.
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.
Isaiah Jones
Here what’s the ad on Georgian tv where it’s showing all the cameras?
Matthew Powell
/gaa/ is up
Dominic Ortiz
*inhales*
Mason Garcia
>ads not American so couldn’t tell you really. But seriously I barely watch TV in the first place.
William Reed
>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.
Ryder Hernandez
tad early lad
Camden Wood
how the fuck does rugby become popular in fucking Georgia? no disrespect to your nation just a bit random lol
Camden Bell
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.
Wyatt Hill
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.
James Barnes
Sure there's a doco or essay about this, can't remember where or what though but there's a good reason.
Daniel Cox
This is a very good idea.
Connor Bennett
Good stuff, im sure Georgian rugby will develop in the years to come.
Julian Adams
You didn't mention that psychotic native sport you have which helped translate to rugby with hundreds of people on each side.
Adrian Jones
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.
Adam Adams
ambitious hype thread, watch it sink slowly. hopefully tomorrow we can have a nice comfy match thread, the hurling final was alright.
Benjamin Reyes
Lelo is very well known.
Christopher Jones
Sure but not in all parts of Georgia
Kevin Wood
They’ve got a billionaire backing them by building pitches and sheeeet all over the country. So does Germany but he’s a autist.
Mason Allen
Hey remember when Wales were nr. 1? Good times
Adrian Cruz
won 15-39 today lads solid win, we shoved their heads up their arses at scrum time and I got some pilfers in
Keep it warm for us, we'll get it back by the end of the world cup.
Cameron Thomas
It's like we got to number 1, went on a week bender and now everything is fucked.
Matthew White
On holiday in Bali lads
Jacob Mitchell
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
Hunter Rogers
Patchell comported himself very well.
Benjamin Foster
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
Imagine getting to number 1 simply because another team lost. Biggest frauds since the 2011 final.
FUCK NZ AND FUCK THE HAKA
William Bailey
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
Wyatt Nelson
I'll be surprised if you even make semis at the RWC mate all the best
Blake Stewart
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
Jack Sanchez
>fuck the haka
Here here
Carter Ramirez
hear, hear m8
Jason Taylor
Hair, hair
Jeremiah Evans
heir heir
Joseph Foster
>Harbour vs BOP >Naki vs Dabsman LOOKS LIKE /rug/KINO'S BACK ON THE MENU BOYS
>Don't forget to say Happy Father's Day to your poor dad you ungrateful cunts. He's dead you faggot
Zachary Parker
Hollinshead has looked pretty decent this season.
Kayden Nelson
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
David Parker
was a good game lads, good scene at Harbour in the sun but unluggy
Nolan Sullivan
Already hate how good Ethan Blackadder is.
Zachary Reed
You could still visit him sometimes mate, doesn't have to be for father's day. Better to visit graves on religious holidays.
Hudson Bell
Scheiss AUssie PISSNELKEN ins GAS
Jaxon Barnes
Your rugby is shite, Hans
Justin Fisher
Sorry Naki, you just got DABBED on
Parker Clark
t. ranked below wales
Dominic Moore
American rugby starts next week, I'm ready.
Easton Davis
probably died from disappointment.
Christopher Bailey
Is rugby league more popular and masive than union in oceania?
Adrian Garcia
Well the entire planet's rugby league population is virtually here
Ryder Roberts
No.
Brody Hernandez
Ugh but my father is dead?!
Caleb Parker
Where did they go? They got a show on sky sports NZ didn't they? Maybe they weren't allowed to upload to youtube
Camden Phillips
If you count Australia then yes, but if you just mean the Pacific Islands then no.
Chase Price
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.
James Miller
only good kraut is a dead kraut.
Jack Gomez
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
Ayden Martin
being back-to-back rugby world champions.
Owen Mitchell
JÄMMERLICH
Asher Powell
>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?
Elijah Phillips
helping to heem germany twice for being uppity was pretty relevant
Jose James
/gaa/ is up Up the Dubs!
Gavin Cruz
I don't even know anymore. These warmup games have been a mess.
Joshua Davis
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.
Brayden Jones
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.
Colton Jackson
Electronic hair clippers were invented by an Australian Aboriginal
Eli Anderson
Gordodzeless Georgia
In Australia, in Papua New Guinea and in Auckland
Christopher Martin
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.
Gavin Peterson
But there are no 22yo french players in Top 14
Jordan Robinson
lol
Elijah Nelson
>Gordodzeless Georgia So you're saying all of Georgia's hopes rest on one single decrepit flanker who had to come out of retirement?
Jonathan Howard
The lacking gear for georgian machine
Brandon Wood
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
Elijah Perry
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
Cooper Anderson
Slow as fuck probably, though he played well against Ireland.
Ian Butler
I've only got three weeks left, gotta speed things up if I want to do one for all twenty teams
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
Aiden Edwards
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
Blake Hill
Make a zip file of them all lad.
Oliver Moore
>literally a young cuthbert You can see his failings in defence already.
Julian Lewis
based and 4thinthepoolpilled
Aaron Hernandez
You never know, they might injure a key player for another team.
Samuel Butler
Putting Isles and Baker on your wings would be a start.
Jonathan Clark
I rated him as our best loosehead, strange that Gatland wouldn't pick him, he's easily our best scrummaging 1.
Cooper Thompson
I mean 3rd would be about the best we could do in the pools barring some miracle
Blake Bennett
Picking off France could be possible if they fuck up. Its a tough pool.
Brandon James
I mean we could but it seems unlikely.
Julian Rivera
Thinking about getting some nice croissants, considering all the WC games are on in the mornings.
Colton Roberts
Gats said he'd spent most of the training camps in the physio room, so there were too many concerns about his match fitness
Benjamin Campbell
>takes second row with a broken leg anyway Based 4D chess from Gatty
Isaac Moore
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
Leo Perry
Think it's fair to say Ireland are now favourites for the RWC after beating the topped ranked side
Parker Lewis
True.
Mason Davis
So true. Aus were the hands-down favourites going into 2015.
Thomas Murphy
He should be alright for Fiji and Uruguay. Just to cover AWJ if necessary.
Adam Bailey
Is this pasta?
Nathan Roberts
BASED Halfpenny getting the WC run that he was denied in 2015. Unironically happy for the bloke.
Lincoln Moore
cant wait to crash out in the QF again
Gavin Evans
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"
Adam Long
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).
Ian Watson
Who would you rather lose to in the QF, SA or NZ?
Benjamin Turner
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.
Jacob Williams
>>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
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.
Isaiah Powell
Good work lad. Do you take requests? As in putting on a blue scrum cap to Wales?
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
Dylan Davis
thought the tall baldie was a shoe in, never even heard of this kleyn bloke
Julian Reed
This, this is spot on. I'm almost conflicted when England plays SA myself.
Daniel Wood
>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
Joseph Lee
Rasmus is a fair cunt too, lad. And that’s before you even get to the players.
Jeremiah Davis
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.
Julian Hernandez
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.
Isaiah Rodriguez
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
Nathaniel Cook
Based and redpilled
Jason Jenkins
Farrell in instead of Addison. Mixed feelings on that, honestly.
That list turned out a bit wrong, Chris Farrell is in as a center instead of Addison
Thomas Foster
>Players we dont need Best Kearney Kleyn
>Players we needed Marmion Addison Leavy, (I know he's injured but we fucking needed him)
Carson Nelson
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.
Jace Nguyen
They've gone full weeb with the hiragana and katakana, mad cunts.
These few weeks rest will do them good, they'll be grand and fired up.
James Fisher
>Huget HE CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT
Carson Allen
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?
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.
Levi Price
While they're trying to muscle in on our EU beef monopoly? Not on your nelly.
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.
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.
Ryan Parker
Can samoa make quarter-final?
Zachary Long
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.
SA are easily the team I'd be most okay with beating >us.
Aaron Smith
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.
Luis Campbell
You or your parents were born in Johannesburg or Durban, I'm onto you Jaapie.
Jack Rivera
No wonder the Rugby Championship is such a boring non-event.
Joseph Bell
Reckon this NH-SH paradigm is a Saffer attempt to win friends, of which they most deservedly have none.
Ayden Evans
Found a World Cup predictor lads, underneath the winner is a link button, post results
>lambey not in Seriously? he was your best forward in the 6N by quite some margin
Jason Peterson
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.
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.
Adrian Butler
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Satdee gonna be litty
Zachary Cox
Just because I'm such a lazy unfunny boring fuck. Also, Wales to take the Bronze.
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.