>Thurs 12 Sep 7:35 PM Waikato v Hawke’s Bay, FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton >Fri 13 Sep 7:35 PMNorthland v Canterbury, Semenoff Stadium >Sat 14 Sep 2:35 PM Taranaki v Bay of Plenty, Yarrow Stadium, Taranaki 5:05 PM Southland v Manawatu, Rugby Park, Invercargill 7:35 PMCounties Manukau v Auckland, Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe >Sun 15 Sep 2:05 PM Wellington v Otago, Westpac Stadium, Wellington 4:35 PMTasman v North Harbour Trafalgar Park, Nelson
No more internationals until the cup. I will NOT be watching mitre meme.
Colton Campbell
>mitre 10 meme cazzie alert
Luis Walker
NPC castoffs make up about half of the rest of the teams heading to the WC, it's worth at lest knowing who the players are.
Jonathan Collins
Israel Folau
Justin Perez
Literally who?
Wyatt Thomas
Got a feeling this will be a pretty forgettable WC lads. Predictable results in the pool stages, very little media interest over here compared to 2015, SA/NZ final. I can see it happening.
Jordan Butler
as long as it's more competitive than 2015 I dont care after the group stages it was obvious NZ were going to win and everyone else was just participating
Luke Long
bump before I leave for a while and cant bump
Noah Edwards
Well 2015 was in the UK so obviously there would have been more coverage in the UK.
Kevin Carter
England finishing in 4th and being forced to play qualifiers for 2023 is clearly predictable. Thou have reason.
Dylan Edwards
Are you saying USA will go FULL kinetic?
Robert Diaz
A special day. US of A too effective on tackles without indiscipline and England by this getting no chances to score by penalties.
Luis Robinson
US of A Too effective on tackles Without indiscipline England by this
Saved to the hueisms folder.
Juan Russell
>people of the lesser rugby nations posting in MY /rug/
Grayson Wright
Chester Williams - rekt James Small - rekt Joost Van der Westhuizen - rekt Ruben Kruger - rekt Tinus Linee - rekt Andre Venter - rekt
Gavin Sanders
Can you post your full folder?
Logan Clark
yank ball time
Lincoln Sullivan
Was at St James' park watching England v Italy on Friday. Was fucking boring state of play
Gonna be all blacks or wallabies winning this WC desu
Adam Robinson
You mean South Africa
NZ > SA > AUS > ENG >>>>> REST
Owen Jackson
All these teams are shit
Ian Davis
PTSD from the Japan match will ruin South Africa.
Unless they come back like Punished Snake
Christopher Gray
Ireland number 1
Bentley Bennett
All no 1 memes aside, who would you say is ahead between >us (Wales) and you?
Christopher Moore
The warmup games have very little bearing on the WC. I wouldn't give up hope just yet.
Gabriel Williams
We are #1, not even memeing. Inferior rugby nations shouldn't annoy us with redundant questions.
Gabriel Miller
All those teams you listed I'd have ahead of Ireland and Wales tbf apart from Australia
Nicholas Bennett
That football is skewed
Eli Bell
Do you think any of the UK + Ireland teams will be able to survive Japanese humidity though?
Jonathan Murphy
It's quite humid at times in Dublin, our Leinster lads will be grand and actually thriving in the humidity.
John Fisher
But humidity in Ireland doesn't come with warm temperatures, over 25°C at least
Charles Moore
That's true, we do keep our houses warm so I think the boys will be ok they'll feel like their playing in their sitting rooms.
Angel Ross
they're, you know what I mean lmao. Number #1
James Ward
I will never acknowledge the Brazilian poster. fucking wanker
Logan White
Sudacas are honorary Irish and you can go fuck yourself.
Brazil you devilish cunt. Who are your top 5 players to look out for this world cup?
Landon Baker
I'm not paying too many attention for english team and the preparation tests for WC don't help because the teams are keeping strategies and preventing injuries. On players, who I'm realizing shall be pillars of team are basicly the same than in 2015 like Farell, B. Vunipola and Youngs, but there are some young hopes like Francis and Cokasinaga. And waiting some better performances by Itoje.
Hudson Evans
Jordan Larmour Ardie Savea Kenki Fukuoka Samu Kerevi Alivereti Raka
Carson Baker
James Ryan will be more important for Ireland. Larmour won’t feature as much if Earls and Stockdale avoid injury.
Henry Sullivan
Not saying they'll be the best players, just exciting to watch.
Nathan Brooks
Number #1 status: still
Hudson Hughes
União de Rúgbi
Eli Cooper
Which team(s) are you supporting at the wc mate?
Jack Wood
The south american teams plus Samoa and Japan
Dylan Scott
cool. For me it's us, Scotland, Australia and New Zealand and Argentina and France if I'm in the mood. Also whomever is playing against England and South Africa.
Camden Kelly
Nice. I'm also wait for good performances by Georgia and Fiji
Ethan Johnson
both of those sides are fun to watch for different reasons. Georgia are a whole team of no necks shaped like boulders and Fiji are very entertaining when they run the ball in the open. I like all the poly teams desu because of their war dances, I don't know why anyone has a problem with that I think it's great to see and something different.
Ayden Morris
The Leaf knows what the crack is
Parker Jackson
Its winter for the SH Countries so they have the bigger transition id say
Joseph Collins
RC sides play in japan regularly, when was the last time ireland played in japan? And its spring, we are already hitting 20+ in some cities
Landon James
we play anywhere, even in Chicago
Wyatt Richardson
>when was the last time ireland played in japan?
About a year ago but our lads have been mainly camped in Portugal for the last few weeks were its fucking scorchio so should be ok when we get there
Daniel Ross
Japan will be soothingly cool and refreshing and once the lads get a good breath in of the humidity they'll feel like they're home.
Henry Harris
Good good, no excuse for a quarter departure then
Brody Price
>Ireland is World No.1 >But AB are gonna stroll to the win Yawn.
Xavier Garcia
New Zealand will win the final unless someone else does.
Brody Ramirez
>world No. 1 training in heat and preparing well not favourites to win THIS is irish heart
Adam Perez
only if you're implying that heart is established by bookkeepers
Parker Davis
>And waiting some better performances by Itoje. He was out and out quality versus Ireland there a few weeks ago Yeah larmour is a bit of a meme player at this point if we're being honest, would still hav ehim start over earls though
Daniel Butler
its basically a different team now they wont choke with us in their group
Stop lying there’s a great big low pressure front over NZ now.
Jonathan Sanders
Ireland will win the Rugby World Cup
Christian Roberts
2019?
Jacob Williams
yeah, weird that a team with Ledesma as a coach and also a strong tradition of being good at the scrum sucks at it. Also Sanchez is in poor form, but tbqh I believe in memes they never let me down and we are a big meme
Nathan Clark
Let's be honest, it doesn't really matter who wins, we'll just all enjoy the WC immensely if England bombs out again kek
Is there a realistic process of events for the Pacific nations to reliably field competitive teams? I imagine if they have a mature set of clubs, they'll be able to sustainably nurture and hold on to home grown talents. That said I don't know how they'll assemble the building blocks to support it
Tyler Anderson
The team isnt in NZ right now they left this morning. Last week however for example in Auckland was like this all week, cant remember where the highs were from the news but probably hawks bay/gisborne/BOP were in the 20s last week.
>Southland Stags player Manaaki Selby-Rickit is facing an assault charge and will appear in court on Tuesday after an incident where a man had his jaw fractured. >A police spokesperson said a man suffered a fractured jaw after allegedly being punched and then kicked while on the ground about 3.15am on Sunday morning. >The incident occurred outside the Night 'n Day dairy on the corner of Esk and Dee streets in Invercargill, police said. >Selby-Rickit is facing an assault with intent to injure charge.
Kayden Adams
truest post itt
John Garcia
That and an irish quarter final tap out again for the meme and I'd be happy even if we choke and dont leave the pool
Adrian Kelly
poo peelanders already forced to look for other avenues of enjoyment because they know their cheating team has been exposed
Jaxon Cook
>All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has laid blame for the plight of Pacific Island rugby on the unwillingness of World Rugby to stand up to the Six Nations and institute a global season
This is fake/blatant lie news, the corporations/World Rugby who couldn't get their way in creating this globalist competition which would have wrecked Countries League Seasons and the World Cup itself are still at it in trying to force their scam competition on Players and Fans who didn't even want it and they'll use any excuse other than the truth to why it failed.
The PI's problems are down to the fact that Aus/NZ for years have been for years draining those islands of their best players and the Presidents and officials of the Unions of those Islands are corrupt as fuck and dont put the money where its needed.
Fuck em, glad that globalist scam crashed and burned
Jack Perez
Basically this and they don't have any money to do anything with anyway. I remember watching Fiji in the Hong Kong sevens without boots because they either couldn't afford them or had no opportunity to buy some.
Aiden Cruz
This. They’ve shifted to seething jealousy of based England now.
Evan Morales
We need to guarantee the T2 sides more games against T1 teams. Hansen maligns the failure of the Nation’s Championship but it locked most of T2 rugby out of games with T1 sides. Georgia and the Pacific islands were against the competition from the outset. The 6N absolutely acted out of self interest, but that self interest just so happened to align with the correct course of action. I would restructure the Summer and Winter tours to increase the number of games T2 sides get against T1 sides. I’ve thought about this a bit and I’d create a pool format for at least 2 tours in each window. I’ll give an example of what I’m talking about. Let’s say Scotland tours South Africa. Instead of a 3 game series, we create a pool with 2 T2 teams, preferably 1 NH and 1 SH side. For argument’s sake, let’s say Canada and Uruguay. For the next 3 weeks they play each other in double-header’s across the traditional South African stadiums. Maybe there’s a 4th week where Scotland and South Africa play each other again, just to maintain the structure of a tour. This would at least guarantee the T2 nation’s games against T1 opposition and would cut down on travel costs for the poorer unions.
Carson Bennett
I'm thinking going to a double-header at Lansdowne to see Georgia v Japan followed by Ireland v Australia sounds like a pretty good evening of entertainment.
Like I said, I'm not endorsing the messenger, just fascinated by the problem underlying the message. And I'm not going to argue player drain isn't a problem. It is. As it stands, if not Oz/NZ, the PI players will just be drawn to the Top14 or Pro14 clubs. Which will probably displace the Oz/NZ players there from their cozy salaries, but that's another story.
If an ideal world where the PI players can enjoy the convenience of comfortable employment in their own countries, then I'll make do with the current world. Because frankly, them going to other leagues is a waste of their potential.
>Like I said, I'm not endorsing the messenger, just fascinated by the problem underlying the message.
I have my doubts Hansen even said anything on the subject, The PI Countries have been in this financial situation for the last 100 years when it comes to funding their sports teams
Why now is it all of a sudden an issue with the "media"? Because the media are part of a globalist mafia looking to ring fence and monetize all major world sports at the detriment of Countries own domestic Leagues.
Its no coincidence that they only just brought in a "League of Nations" into Football last year which has resulted in half empty stadiums which the fans have no interest in watching and they were trying to pull the same corporate scam with Rugby.
The PI do have problems but they have always been there, people need to wake up to the manipulation that the media keep pulling day after day, theres nothing to be fascinated about, its quite obvious what they're up to and what its about.
On that thought I think it would be good to have one of the double-headers in another part of the country where rugby is popular. The Italians and French do this already to an extent, with Padova and Marseille respectively. So Ireland could have one of the weekends where both T1s are taking on T2s in Limerick, using either Thomond Park or Páirc na nGeal if the GAA are up for it. The English could use the Ricoh in Coventry or try and use a big Football Stadium around Leicester or something. The Welsh could use the Liberty Stadium in Swansea. The Scots would have to use a football stadium probably.
I'm simply happy with more test matches and this is a fine idea. If say for example Ireland or France tours NZ/Oz and the Fijian team get to play them in Suva, or the Japanese gets a match - that will be great. The Japanese always fill their stadiums as well - so it's money to be made.
Joseph Butler
B A S E D A S E D
Xavier Sanchez
absolute state of everybody else
Ryder Ortiz
This but in Salthill so I can stay the weekend somewhere nicer than Limerick. It's a comfy train ride too.
Thomas Brown
So here's what I'm thinking in terms of a full cycle of these alternate tours. 2 tours between T1 and T2 sides in both windows, and a 3rd tour where minnows play each other in a nation we'd like to see the sport grow in (so giving the host nation a shot at winning might be more appealing than watching them stomped by world cup contenders). This all still leaves room for the nations not involved in those tours to run conventional tours with other non participating nations. But limited team availability would force T1 sides to tour T2 sides at home more frequently. So for example in the 2020 SH window, England might tour Argentina and France tour Australia, leaving Ireland and Italy to tour Japan and the pacific islands. In the NH window of the same year, the Saffer and Kiwis would probably play the British teams, leaving 1 slot for a T2 side to play each of the British sides.
It's a rating system based on actual performance and the ratings equal the likely margin of a game between the 2 sides It's not a rating system where if you win 7 games vs the same opponent then lose 3 that you opponent will be higher than you on ranking points. If you want to make a decent prediction use this ranking system
Lincoln Rogers
Who are you even gonna choke to in the pools? You'll reach the quarters at worst.
Jack Peterson
>actual performance Very vague.
Dylan Davis
Holy fucking cope
Nathaniel Green
Have been thinking about something there today, for 10 straight years NZ have been untouchable at the top of the rankings which is a fucking amazing record in a Professional Sport, I mean you'd expect at some stage the top team in the world would drop a few places, We're all only Human and all that. Was thinking what could cause a loss of dominance like that.
Then it occurred to me to me that in the last few years theres been a few stories about players in New Zealand being caught for doping.
For 111 years we couldn't beat the fucks once then we go beat them twice in 2 years, they barely managed to beat Scotland (who should have won) the last time they played, South Africa (who are still doped up to the tits) have been knocking them over in the last few games and Argentina could have and should have had their first win over them in the last RC game between them.
It looks to me like NZ players have had to change the "supplements" they take in the last few years leading to that untouchability they used to have disappearing and leading to other Countries like Ireland and Wales who never were ranked 1st having a go at being at the top, If NZ dont win the WC i could see England or South Africa topping the rankings after it.
Its just interesting to me that after seeing those doping stories in the last few years suddenly the top ranking Countries seem a lot more even and open.
But how much does doping boost pure skill? ABs are rarely the biggest or fastest but when it comes to pure talent they dominate. Wales have been huge over the last few years but our players are/have been donkeys in comparison.
Juan Green
The points in the world ranking system are won and lost, that means that during the regular season they swap around in isolated pools until a tour or tournament let's the different hemispheres mix, the larger the tour or tournament the more accurate the ranking system is at the end of it. That is why its doubled for the world cup, to try get it to be relevant. Argies for example are hardly ever above all tier 2 nations but they are well and truly tier 1, because they are constantly beat down in the rugby championship they can never accumulate points to get to where they realistically should be on the rankings. This means that the points for most the time the ranking dont actually mean anything and dont actually represent who is stronger in the world, just who is strongest in each hemisphere yearly comps. For the first match of a NH tour down here the points dont mean a thing at all, the two teams could be on identical points but the bookies and everyone witha brain would know one team is a larger favourite.
Zachary Sanchez
>But how much does doping boost pure skill?
It doesn't, but when mixed with "speed" and "Aggressiveness" it makes you untouchable, theres no doubt they have the skill, but how much more "skilled" can you be than the average pro player from another Country??
Jonathan Myers
didn’t read lmao
Easton Peterson
NZ play the game at a faster pace, but honestly they approach and understand the game differently. It's no coincidence Wales & Ireland have improved so much under Kiwi coaches.
Robert Barnes
>beaten England once in 12 years >beaten Ireland once in 10 years >beaten Wales once in 12 years >beaten Scotland twice in 10 years Yeah totally the championship holding them back.
Noah Reyes
no, NZ are so good because of refball, cheating and doping. And stripping the islands of players.
Yeah that’s a bit of a mystery. I’m thinking they’re just sticking with international coaching staff because it’s worked out so far.
William Foster
Have Howley too so he doesn't try and weasel into one of the regions. We'll take Contepomi off your hands.
Benjamin Sullivan
>world cup rolls around >irish get uppity time for based argies to thrash you lads again
Gavin Brown
Both league and union destroy aussie rules. The sport of kings. More enjoyable than 'murican footy.
Jaxson Walker
Based.
Dominic Fisher
most of you are and mostly it is. I know kiwis, I went to see Neil and Liam Finn last year in Dublin.
Julian Howard
Adam Jones carried our scrum for so many years, even with Jenkins doing fuck all on the loosehead. Our lineout is woeful despite having some great lineout operators over the last 10 years. We have no maul, I don't think I've ever seen us shove over a tier 1 team without using that meme 12 man maul thing.
Tbh Gatland and Edwards have carried us. Mcbryde and Howley are utterly shit coaches.
Lucas Hill
But where's Ireland???
Joshua Wilson
Ranked number 1 in the world.
Jonathan Reyes
Reminder to keep an eye on our media building us up to win it all then we lose in the quarter final and then next year we'll moan about arrogant England thinking they'll win the Euros
Aiden Brooks
Hi guys, I'm new to watching rugby but thought I might get an interest for it since my female co-worker told me there's a world cup on and Ireland have qualified. So, I was wondering which team is the number #1 ranked in the world right now?
Thankyou in advance for helping.
Brandon Brooks
Brazil are currently ranked number 1, a position they've held for around 3 years after their impressive unbeaten run in 2017/18.
Matthew Hernandez
From what I have seen media over your way is hyping up SA
Jack Kelly
NZ going into this World Cup a little under the radar do you think?
Jack Jones
*returns*
Jaxson Cook
When you see how roided up they are its hard not to think they can win it
Wyatt Peterson
Most kiwis dislike the Irish 2bh. Sorry to burst your little bubble. The main problem is your delusion that the rest of the world thinks you're charming and funny, when in fact you're obnoxious big mouths, similar to Americans.
Samuel Butler
Except Paddy in Oz of course, who is based af.
Tyler Morris
Nah I think NZ wont be underestimated at all they are just talking up who they think are most likely to top NZ Some serious units in their team
David Robinson
Argentina or Uruguay?
Jordan Collins
we just drubbed samoa by a fuck load so no i dont think we are under the radar
Same. But there’s rugby on in a while so I might hold off.
Austin Martinez
>England have to play five tier 1 teams in a row if they want to win the world cup
WR are ABE cunts
Andrew Hughes
>France in a WC Yeah mate, RIP your first choice lineup.
Jack Miller
>irish flags everywhere oh no no no no
t. not sebbo
William Bennett
south african migrant hands typed this post
Samuel Diaz
>The 2020 draw unveiled on Tuesday features the competition’s first-ever January fixtures and an uninterrupted schedule which finishes in mid-June, catering for the inter-hemisphere Test window being pushed back to July. >In a bid to boost live and television audiences, night matches in Australia will kick off at 7.15pm, which is about 25 minutes earlier than in recent seasons. Games in New Zealand will also kick off earlier, at 5.05pm (AEDT). >The format otherwise mirrors this year’s competition, with 15 teams playing 16 regular season matches, including eight against teams in their own conference before an eight-team, three-week finals window.
Landon Carter
do aussies go to bed early or something?
Joshua Jenkins
Is Super Rugby only on pay wall channels or free to air channels in NZ, Aus, SA and Argentina?
Julian Bailey
According to my sister who went to Oz for some anime convention, Aussies close shop really early so that might be the case.
Zachary Sanchez
thats not a problem for me it's literally only a problem for you lmao you sad freak youve been on here saying the same sort of stuff before you obsessed whingebag
Jaxson Murphy
Gonna try and finish the three Pacific nations next
Besides the islands and Georgia, who else is left to do?
Josiah Ramirez
Canada, Namibia, and Russia. Canada is a slight headache for me, I have yet to come up with something decent after several drafts. If I got nothing else, I'm just gonna draw a moose as a candian mountie
Daniel Mitchell
You are very skilled (and cute!)
Grayson Bailey
The 2 animals that come to mind when I think of Canada are moose and beavers. Mountie moose would work grand.
Jayden Baker
Thats gay lad, take that shit out of here
Evan Diaz
Thanks mate.
Mountie moose it will likely be, there's only 9 days left so I can't afford to fluff around.
I've grouped the ones I've completed so far together.
6. Argentina 7. Wales 8. Canada 9. all those other shitters
power gap
90. France 91. RSA
power gap
9000. England 9001. Ireland
Xavier Collins
Hasn't been any Wednesday rugby this year, what the fuck?
Elijah Rogers
where you from m8, you on tour?
Benjamin Diaz
Sheddy at work on proxy (defaults to Japan or USA) to bypass authoritarian web blocking. This is the price I pay to stop foreigners and shamsters from getting my sweet tax dollars.
Cooper Moore
Super Rugby next year starts in late January. Evening games will now start at 7.05pm in NZ and 7.15pm in Oz. conferences are scrapped and it's now round-robin with 14 teams.
Fair. I had some fanciful idea it was one of the lads following their dreams and going to the RWC
James James
see I'm following my dreams of owning a home and giving my children a proper education.
Logan Cooper
How many children do you have
Andrew Jenkins
3-4, currently aged approximately -2 to -5.
Jack Myers
Is that their mental age
Ryan Foster
No its your IQ.
Caleb Sanders
been quite the stroppy cunt since you left your grim little shed haven't you.
Charles James
Now that there are other aus flag posters who are fucking retarded, I sympathise with the kiwi flag posters who have long had to share with humourless little bitches.
Isaac Anderson
There's a place called Slab in Tauranga that does 1L cans for pretty cheap. The beer's not the greatest but the gimmick is nice. Also if you head to their brewery they'll pour straight out of the vat sometimes.
youtu.be/H4cLN4-gLPg?t=190 What is it with All Black halfbacks and public toilets? Reckon he was trying to show her how it works?
Tyler Cox
Just gonna say, this World Cup is as pointless as 2015. All Blacks walk it. SA vs AB final.
Gavin James
This is just simply not true.
Logan Nguyen
Disagree, I reckon this one is wide open. Not at all convinced by this ABs side - SA, Eng, Ire and even Wales have a very decent shot and Aus, France and Arg could pull some upsets.
It's Japanese toilets bro, they probably come with jacuzzi and scented candles functions
Tyler Bailey
When I said pointless I meant that you knew New Zealand were gonna win. Don't be a plank.
Prove otherwise.
Nah. England has too many injuries and weak spots. Wales and Ireland could do it though. But it'll be AB or SA.
Levi Edwards
>>NZ is going to win First time watching RWC? I've lived through 2003 and 2007.
Gavin Watson
High quality post
Jacob Cook
>England has too many injuries and weak spots They're in good form though. Add in Owen Farrell's card immunity and they should go most of, if not all the way
Jaxson Cook
based gutless pom
Tyler Brooks
delicious pommy sour grapes
Nathan Hughes
it'll be so fucking amazing if they bomb out again though.
Leo Sanders
Don't buy the 5L kegs, they're a fucking mission to get pouring properly without 60% head in the glass. DB did us a deal for the 2007 Cup on a hundred of the fuckers, we ended up practically giving them away for $30 each.
Zachary Thompson
Imagine hosting the tournament, only to be eliminated in the groups!
Mason Evans
Don't. Heineken has no place in NZ rugby.
Connor Anderson
might have the lads over for the NZ v RSA opener and get the barbie going if anyone wants to come
Hunter Hernandez
Pretty grim
Dominic Sanders
Many such cases.
Luis Lee
>prove otherwise alright cazzie, I'll bite. RSA have a VERY good chance of beating us in the opener, and that will make NZs path to the final VERY difficult. the wheels falling off this RWC is far more likely than 2011, our best squad ever and 2015, when we were lucky to scrape past RSA.
>RSA have a VERY good chance of beating us in the opener, and that will make NZs path to the final VERY difficult The only positive I can see for ABs if SA beats them in that one is if they somehow make it to the final and have to face SA again they'll be hungry for revenge. It's an absolutely monumental opening game for both teams.
Adrian King
not straya
William Carter
Come back and post in /cric/, you seething casuals.
if RSA beat us, it'll be Ireland in quarters instead of Scotland and Wales in the semi instead of England, following the likely course of events
Jonathan Powell
you have no idea what a Joshy post looks like do you
Luis Hall
>> 2011 the best NZ squad ever. You mean 2015? That was the best AB squad in recent decade
Carter Price
Welsh attack is gash, they face the all blacks they'll get hammered
Jacob Cook
No I mean McCaw, Read, Woodcock, Mealamu, Franks, Kaino, Whitelock, Carter, Nonu, C. Smith, SBW, Dagg, Jane and Muliaina all at their peak.
John Stewart
If anything, the 2015 squad was the best, and the semi final against South Africa was close, but at no point did it feel like the AB's were going to lose it. More of a final than the actual final.
Colton Stewart
Hope so.
Andrew Baker
>England has too many injuries and weak spots. elaborate this is the strongest english side since 2003 and i cant think of anyone who's injured
Xavier Martinez
This 2bh.
Sebastian Reyes
If England flake, it's through lack of heart, not lack of talent.
Nathan Adams
he always had a little bit of an undeserved edge to him
Luke Hernandez
thankfully Paddy is here to add balance
Brayden Murphy
Product of no father and an alcoholic mum.
Jaxson Taylor
And being locked in a shed.
Matthew Lopez
Not taking anything away from the 2011 squad - even now many test sides will be envious of the names on that team. But the 2015 squad easily outclassed them. >>Aaron Smith (the best halfback in 2015), along with TKB and TJP >>Mealamu, deputised by LFWRLBM >>Franksx2 >>Whitelock + Retallick >>McCaw and Kaino with Read in his prime >>Carter, who played the entire tournament uninjured. An in-form Colin Spade. Barrett to provide cover. >>Nonu was in his career best form in 2015, and his centre combination with Smith was the best in the world. SBW >>In-form Julian Savea. >>Ben Smith If Henry had a hand in developing these players ready for Hansen to taken with him in 4 years' time, then I have even more respect for him.
David Taylor
yeah I know lol
Xavier Watson
Do they have internet on planes yet? like can I pull out the Samsung and rugpost with the lads while flying?
Jeremiah Gray
i’ll always be here grim stuff
Ryan Bell
Yes, but not on your own phone and you'll have to pay for it. They're in-flight purchases you can make once on board. I only fly economy so I don't know what they get in business.
Matthew Green
do they give you a tablet or something
Luis Rogers
just got off a plane, the in-flight wifi didn’t load shit but also didn’t try to charge me (which i thought might be the cause) and the airport wifi’s had it blocked and i imagine the in-flight one would too
Well damn, the airlines I've been flying with are living in the stone age.
Kevin Davis
nice quads is the wifi slow af?
Liam Jenkins
it's my fault for not specifying I was addressing first worlders
Justin Foster
Emirates runs an hour free on some of there longer flights. Only facebook and some other basic sites
Daniel Parker
4channelは?
Tyler Stewart
You can watch netflix on it. Long haul 777 for reference.
Michael Ortiz
Netflix is shit though.
Eli Walker
I'm just giving you a speed reference you don't need to sperg out about it mate.
Caleb Torres
Wales are terrible winners, and losers. Fuck off cazzie.
Jason Hall
DOES IT HAVE 4CHANNEL OR NOT YOU CUNT
Ethan Hill
I've always found them to be very gracious and sporting, unlike the Engl*sh
Isaiah Rivera
Englands got the hardest run in but their squad is probably the strongest in the comp. big boppers everywhere. 1014 underestimate Eddies conditioning prep.
John Sullivan
C. Smith was the best player in the world.
Adam Roberts
>Wales >very gracious and sporting How old are you?
Wales are the biggest ABEs going. Bigger than Scotland and Australia.
Logan Taylor
I don't see the problem.
Hunter Perry
The complete lack of self awareness from pomgolians is staggering.
Isaiah Allen
The problem is that being ABE is inherently ungracious and unsporting.
Jaxson Nelson
No mate it's only natural. Everyone hates England.
Henry Morris
Not true, I've traveled the world, people in every country love us.
Ayden Martin
@95379416 Freshcunt.
Landon Ward
Was watching the final round of the last six nations in a pub in Rome earlier this year with a pom mate and a bunch of frenchmen. When they first heard his accent one of them walked up, chest puffed out, and the conversation was >you are english, yes? >....yes >FUCK YOU
Kayden Rivera
Your tourists are generally as second only to the Chin*se as the world's worst tourists.
Gabriel Ortiz
Every tourist thinks this about their country because they’re interacting with people who’s job it is to be hospitable.
William King
Gibraltar and Las Malvinas don't really count as other countries though
Brayden Moore
did you coward punch him lad
Joseph Stewart
How the fuck are Ireland number one? What have Ireland done of relevance lately other than beat the team that happen to be top becasue of timing? Got absolutely battered by England literally a week or so ago.
Blake Diaz
Sitting in a pub in Taupo for the France v England quarter final in 2011 and the five english lads in the pub all dressed up in their kit could absolutely dish it out, but not take any banter whatsoever. I had tickets to the Semi Final the week after and I started offering to sell them mine at half time, and for increasingly cheaper sums as the second half progressed.
Kayden Powell
You forgot the part where they kicked your head in later on.
Josiah Kelly
Well that's exactly how you get no.1 on how rankings work. If the Wallabies won bledisloe 2 weeks ago the rankings would look very interesting now
>Defends their way to wins >Literally has no attack >Coach has the stupidity to criticize other Countries attacking
Fuck Off
Id rather lose games/tournaments attacking and scoring try's than winning it by defending and playing Gatland ball, Fucking despicable way to play the game
Christian Walker
>Pic sideways >Contrast on 1000%
What are you showing us?
Samuel White
So fucking hype for the RWC desu. Really just hoping a bullshit accidental red doesn't ruin it.
I had a father and my mum wasn't alcoholic until he left well after I was an adult. Any "edge" is just a result of being on this site for 13 years, though unlike poltato I do my best not to drag shit from other boards in here.
wew lad didn't you admit to coming from r/edditunion? You even had the nerve to tell us we were too cliquey for you. Get your story straight.
Gavin Price
grim
Oliver Cook
my dad saw Eddie Jones out in the surf at Burleigh once. dad said he absolutely heemed the cunt.
James Thompson
based dad, Eddie is a cunt
Owen Cooper
Nice false flag faggot I've never been on reddit. My lore is simple, I'm a rags to riches success story.
Jace Barnes
Oh you you're a liar as well. No wonder you did a law degree.
Joseph Scott
Gotta be Scottish, only team that bitter towards us are Scotland. England and Ireland can be bitter but at least they win things. Scotland lose everything and still act entitled.
I hope we get yous in the quarters, massively easier game than Seth Efrika
Hudson Walker
Anyone else gone full /^Ireland$/?
John Parker
just seething peelanders who shitpost 90% of the time but cannot handle it themselves
Julian Hughes
yep over here
Leo Garcia
Chuck /^United States$/ in there too now that fatguts' new thing is larping as a septic rugger. Pity you can't do /^United Kingdom$/ as you'll miss all the Welsh and Scottish posts.
Kayden James
France kicking England out in the pool stage (AGAIN) would be epic. They should be awarded two world cups if they manage to do it.
Joseph Russell
To be honest if there's any country that really should have won the world cup by now it's France. Absolute giant-killers.
Sebastian Phillips
Most lost finals than any other country - not to mention 1995 semi Benazzi try and other semifinal losses. It's all very... French. You know.
Isaiah Diaz
France winning the Cup would be neat. Imagine the seethe from poms if they won FIFA then RWC back-to-back
Matthew Thomas
does chile rugby team competing?
Carson Smith
In Americas Rugby Championship
Isaac Barnes
thank you!
Anthony Torres
Figure out how to fire up a proxy did you?
Josiah Lee
i am READY
Adam Watson
Last football WC wasn't France but their African mercenaries that won it, the one in 98 (i think it was) they pulled a South Africa and spiked Brazils food/water, remember reading about it at the time about Ronaldo being seriously sick the night before the Final and all the other team members being badly affected by it
I have my worries about this Rugby WC and the dirty shit that will get pulled behind the scenes, poisoning tactics and far more covert now than they were 20 years ago
Julian Anderson
if anyone can pull out a bunch of meme wins it’s France
Liam Gutierrez
Saffers are such a bunch of pussies
Grayson Roberts
scrambled eggs for brekkie
James Long
Their group is the group of death, I've a feeling there'll be an upset in there like one of the top three drawing with Tonga or the US.
Alexander Ortiz
Well he wasn't wrong. In the end England didn't have to face SA in the quarters.
Michael Myers
Just thinking about memeing on Argentina or France makes me hard, even as unlikely as it is
>Sapckenzie I honestly don't see how he fits in anymore. He is reserve first five while Barrett is over seas I guess? He doesn't perform how our outside backs do atm and he doesn't do as well as richie in control of the back line. That experiment failed and he doesn't perform well enough in a single niche to command a non utility spot.
Jason Ross
BENCH IMPACT PLAYER
Joshua Bennett
Jordie outplays him easily back 3, he's not reliable at first-five. Onto the trash heap he goes.
Joseph Morris
That's probably how he'll be most effective anyway. Play him in the second half off the bench against slowed opposition
Sebastian Gomez
Not currently, but likely in the future. Jordie's still far from a finished product.
Jose Powell
Jordie and/or Bridge Reece depending on how the starting line up looks like. That's the only situation he was good from. When he started tests he kicked the ball put on the full and was tackled so hard we lost possession and then threw wild hospital passes to not get heemed We have better players that can come off the bench earlier if needed and not be liabilities.
Blake Bennett
Who's the next best first five in NZ after BB and Richie? If that's Dmac that's the only way he gets into a black jersey again 2bh
Cooper Peterson
The RWC-winning NZ 1. Moody 2. Coles 3. Laulala 4. Retallick 5. Whitelock 6. Savea 7. Todd 8. Read 9. Smith 10. Barrett 11. Ioane 12. Crotty 13. Goodhue 14. Reece 15. Smith
I'd start Cane over Todd. Mo'unga should be on bench so there's option to shuffle Barrett to full back later.
Alexander Cooper
>Retallick Heh
Levi Lewis
?
Aaron Price
what
Thomas Williams
ah yeah forgot Mounga. Bridge can fuck off.
Samuel Cooper
moo in loos
Brandon Gomez
BANGER of a try
Dylan Wood
Josh Ioane is not ready to replace Beauden Barrett when the ABs want to play dual playmakers. McKenzie may still be the first choice fullback in those circumstances.
Aiden Murphy
>McClutchy >spills it more like McDropsey kek
Owen Thompson
Great game already
Bentley Lee
Guess I'll just post by myself to 500.
Anthony Ross
Was watching the game with dad but he kept napping off so mum stole the remote.
Asher Young
what'd she switch to
Christopher Johnson
Just finished my morning Welsh lads
Jacob Hill
Backlogged recordings of Say Yes to the Dress UK.
Ryan Watson
fucking hell
Jason Martinez
youtube.com/watch?v=qxsBtLAbsNA >No Japanese are interested in rugby, so Abe and Gov forced local elderly persons, children to cuck whaito piggus I am embarrassed about my country