>Sat 21 Sept 16:45 Australia v Fiji, Sapporo Dome 19:15 France v Argentina, Tokyo Stadium 21:45 New Zealand v South Africa, International Stadium Yokohama
>Sun 22 Sept 17:15 Italy v Namibia, Hanazono Rugby Stadium 19:45 Ireland v Scotland, International Stadium Yokohama 22:15 England v Tonga, Sapporo Dome
>Fri 20 Sep 7:35 PM Hawke’s Bay v Taranaki, McLean Park, Napier
>Sat 21 Sep 2:35 PM Waikato v Tasman, FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton 5:05 PM Southland v Counties Manukau, Rugby Park, Invercargill 7:35 PM North Harbour v Otago, North Harbour Stadium
>Sun 22 Sep 2:05 PM Auckland v Wellington, Eden Park, Auckland 4:35 PM Northland v Bay of Plenty, Semenoff Stadium
Luke Barnes
*be's the thread*
Aaron Cox
Scotland
Leo Rogers
is
John Miller
I got tickets to the England/France game but know fuck all about the sport. Guess I will watch some videos to get the basics and just get drunk.
Heh it's funny because he must have spent time translating all those teams into huespeak and switched the v with x
Jack Williams
He's a retard. People have told him they'd use his threads if he posted the fixtures in English but he continues to be a retard
Brayden Bell
I like hue and he's been here longer than all the Ir*sh blowies, but I've told him literally for years, he's not making our threads in a language we can't understand.
Noah Green
Having said that, you NH lads need to pick up the slack when BSKs are asleep. All it requires is a copy paste of the previous thread and a picture of fucking whatever. No one will be offended if you don't bother with M10 pic related mfw
Oh hello lads I'm an rugby enthusiast and interesting new poster from Ethiopia of all places! Hoping to get along with my new friends on /RUG/, maybe even become somewhat of an e-personality!
Hi guys my name is Joshua (you can call me Josh, only my mum calls me Joshua) and I was told to come here by all my friends at r/rugbyunion! I hope we can have fun and hang out during this great world cup in my favourite country! Where can I sign in so you all know which posts are mine?
Ryan Allen
Imagine if we lose to Scotland. Imagine.
Luis Rogers
Fucking hell that Fiji team isn't bad at all.
Jose Perez
>barrett starting at 15 weeeew SA win booked
Wyatt Carter
The seethe will be unending
Robert Perez
post in the hue thread please
Luke Wright
Not so much imagine as fantasise.
Isaiah Hernandez
I honestly dont get this meme. Post an english OP and I'll happily fill your thread to 500
Joseph Hernandez
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Ayden Cook
Yeah I've put R1000 (Roughly 50 pound) on the Boks winning this one. Hyped!!!
Andrew Hernandez
Hate your fake New Zealand humbleness, it's time you are stomped by your betters, we been through the mud, it's thicker than water. We are handicapped by racist position appointed laws, we are hated.
Here, in this place, you live, or you die, we like life.
You deserve your fucking loss, you pozzed cunts.
Evan Myers
Mo'unga is a shit 10 and Barrett as wasted at 15.
Sebastian Taylor
When you make OPs in English, I'll post in your threads m8, we've been over this on numerous occasions. I'm not having you post fixtures for my teams in my national sport in your language. Not fucking happening. Shit, stale af gimmick.
day 1 is always just the host you dumb fucking dumb freshie, also proxy off you faggot
Luis Howard
>Proxy off
How new r u? I was here for the 6 nationa literally this year
Ian Reyes
that's not what he said
Wyatt Morales
That combo drew with pretty much the same side that SA is putting out. The rest if the team is improved bar locks. The dual playmaker and the new attacking line up counters rush defence. It actually worked against them as well when we could hold the ball.
Henry Cox
That combo is also responsible for the string of shit AB performances this year. You always look better at the end of the game when Barrett moves back to 10.
Mason Young
Do you kiwis want to whitewash this tournament or are you excited that it's supposedly as open as everyone is saying?
Colton Garcia
They're haters. I was going to support the country of Sivivatu and Rokocoko but nvm
Isaac Bennett
How does it feel like to be whipped by a team of people hamstrung by racial quotas?
Wouldn't mind a SA win. But the threepeat would be the best outcome for rugby in all.
William Phillips
It's the change of attacking line. We have gone this. Without handing errors it worked well, and with a stronger pack we should have more possession to keep at it.
England were better. More star players and their stats were ridiculously inflated, Tait was rated 91 for example.
Brody Ward
>play Jonah Lomu Rugby on the PS1 >knock-ons are non existant, can spam the O button for penalty galore or drop goals to the 40s for victory.
>play Rugby 2000 >penalty kicks are RARE
>play Rugby 2003 >incredible customization for the World Cup settings >player creation bugged out the ass (create a winger, his weight is supposedly a default 128kg and the stat can't be modified)
>play Rugby 2006 >English Premiership and transfer possibility >more cards opportunity than the precedants. Of the bunch I played, it's my favorite game.
>play Rugby 2008 >Nazi refs (straight reds for the tiniest shuffle) >more unlicenced teams
Sebastian Cruz
embarrassing that doping agencies haven't caught more how more obvious can you get?
Kayden Rogers
Nah if you played the game enough you eventually learned how to work around the game mechanics. At one stage I could beat NZ with Namibia on elite difficulty with the wind cranked to the max.
Asher Cox
Not interested in walking it in, love the fact that there are 4 or 5 countries that could win it
Jordan Wright
Who's that in the middle? Those abs are fucking ridiculous, there's no way you can maintain that sort of mass with that little bodyfat, without steroids
Joseph Cooper
Rugby 2008 was just a better version of 2006, although I don't think 08 had the Lions.
Jaxon Scott
Well the bloke they caught juicing, Dyanti, was using steriods that Arnie would've used back in the fuckin 70's. Some modern roids and juicing methods are a lot harder to detect, thus they haven't caught as many as expected.
Yeah, it didn't had the Lions. The one thing I liked also for 2008 was the comeback of the real life stadiums for some of the teams like in 2003 althought some elements remained unlicenced for same said teams (like having the Marcel Michelin for Clermont while the jersays tried to emulate the real ones and you got bootleg ass names for the players like Rossary for Aurélien Rougerie).
Dylan Young
>embarrassing that doping agencies haven't caught more
Feel like the average person along with many pundits are grossly underestimating scotland, their backline when it gets moving are fire, feel our forwards just have to really go out to just btfo anyone in navy and just keep eveything tight. The weather might work in our favour also. The scots ability to attack from the backfield, create something out of nothing, and play running rugby is so vastly superior to anything we can muster under the current gameplan, think we'd be right to be worried >Inb4 muh no.1
wasnt he their only halfway decent goalkicker? halfway decent might be a stretch
Tyler Myers
>humanitarian is Fiji really that shit? I know they have a dictator (which seems weird for Fiji for some reason) but it seems pretty comfy aside from all the obesity.
What could be so wrong with Fiji that it requires humanitarian aid?
Gabriel Robinson
Fat kid camp probably
Liam Hall
I know I complain a lot about the small top tier competetive pool of international teams but fuck me I want nothing more than Italy to find a quality out half that can stay fit. Feel like they are so nearly their they just lack that last bit of quality and decision making They remain a blemish on the six nations hype every year Rob howley will come and fix everything though, so it should be grand
was screeching when I found out those existed in the US thought it was just a south park joke
Thomas Turner
>1 (one) pick for Scotland to win on the bru Big if you pull it off lad.
Jacob Kelly
It has to have been a spiteful kiwi or a hopeful scot If the weather wasn't set to be wet and miserable think they wouldn't be a bad bet
Landon Sanders
You underestimate the Cheezburger Nigel.
Obese people physically disgust me
Angel Hughes
To get to the main resort you drive through groups of cinder blocks with corrugated iron on and around them which are called houses. The business district looks like the dodgy stores in the shady part of town, but those are their good stores. Every cyclone blows away and floods a large number of houses and even the resorts flood. There are fairly frequent power cuts as well.
Joshua Taylor
this is all somehow new zealands fault
Anthony Morgan
We dont let enough people from Fiji in to work and play for NZ so they cant send enough aid themselves back to their families? Like a complete flip on the mercenaries are bad meme? Because that would be pottery
Nolan Nelson
>1 (one) pick for Georgia to win on the bru Why do you hate us so much you non-kinetic little shit?
Andrew Ward
It's probably that one georgian guy, let's not begrudge him tipping his own team ffs, however delussional it may be
It's a bit unfair Russia have to play Samoa 4 days after Japan.
Luke Brown
Lads I need help with my bru predictions. Specifically the pool A runner up. Japan or Scotland, which did you pick? I'm leaning toward Japan but I'll admit that it's based on subjective bias. Thoughts?
Pic not related but would gladly take BB over Pollard even though I rate Pollard.
another NZ win is the worst outcome for rugby though
Hudson Baker
He's in the bru too.
Luis Rogers
And fewer Ir*sh blow-in shitters, good idea.
Evan Parker
Why didn’t the Argies pick their best euro-based players (Cordero, Imhoff, Isa etc)? I know they’re trying to pick domestic based players only, but they’d be better if they relaxed the rule for the WC
Brayden Ross
calling the irish blow-ins or cazzies is actually confirmation that you are indeed a blow-in and cazzie
Lincoln Allen
Had to delete my profile pic to join the work bru. I don't think they would have understood why my avatar was Lauren Souther.
James Kelly
You changed your real name too didnt you, ya cunt. I was trying to dox you haha
Michael Myers
Imhoff is like the argentinian equivalent of keith earls at this point, they have better wingers located in argentina imho(ff) Would agree on Isa though, he's goat
poopeeland only having a 78.3% chance of winning a group game? It's over, might as well go home.
Xavier Butler
He was joshing with you. Haven't you heard of Labor's last PM?
Brandon Watson
Wtf banned again
Anthony Miller
Not nz rugby. Well just quit International and focus on a 50 team domestic league like the yanks. The bluff barbarians to the kape reianga caped crusaders
Jacob Edwards
Literally what has happened here, which has directly led to union dying. People would rather watch shit sports where 3/4s of the teams are from different suburbs of Sydney or Melbourne than a proper sport with an international following.
Angel Flores
Heh get fucked homo
Ryan Cooper
Newfag to rugby here. Want to watch the RWC so I can get more interested into the sport. How can i watch it online?
Get a VPN and use the ITV player, they’ll have all the games. You need to make an account with a UK postcode but they’ll let you use anything so look up the postcode for a landmark or a museum and you’ll be fine. If you want Spanish commentary, you’ll need to VPN to South America and figure out ESPN Latin America. I think it’s a subscription service.
Julian Rogers
Are you from aus or you forgot to put your proxy on? League is bigger than ever and way more interesting as a result of it just being about the domestic league
But desu I don't want it to die. We need a good international contact sport. Wish it could be nfl or rugby.
Luke Cook
Fugg, i feel like a retard now for not noticing the link. Either way, thanks a lot. I actually don't mind comments in english so i could also give a try to ITV.
How long did it take you to complete each picture would you say?
Ryan Bell
It varies based on the subjects I'm depicting. Fiji for example only took me 2-3 hours from start to finish because the I chose an easy weapon to draw (kiakavo - one of the first lot image results on google)
I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate your efforts, friend.
Kayden Sanchez
most based poster on /rug/
Luis Cox
Spark sport team desk
Ian Jenkins
Yup. It's a close personal connection.
Michael Williams
And here's a collage of the teams. I've always wanted to draw rugby related art for the occasion and had received advise from you guys in making these so thanks for helping me complete this little project
>Anika Moa If they wanted a fat lezzo why didn't they just get Urzila Carlson? At least she's actually funny and loves rugby.
Bentley Murphy
What times the first game for you m8?
Adrian Jackson
I dont care about Anika Moa being there or not
Daniel Allen
We matchthreading for the 1st game lads? Thoughts?
Kayden Lewis
Anyone know how long before kickoff the opening ceremony starts? Fox coverage starts 1 hour earlier but I don't need to listen to Marto's "commentary" for that long, do I?
Christopher Cruz
4 am saturday early morning
Carter Brooks
An hour I think. Coverage starts at 9:45 and kick off is 10:45
Angel Stewart
1830 JST opening ceremony 1945 JST kickoff.
Gavin King
>An hour I think. Coverage starts at 9:20 and kick off is 10:45
Kayden Long
Rugby is dead in this country
Oliver Hall
Why?
Brayden Rodriguez
Because spark are going to REVOLUTIONISE HOW RUGBY IS BEAMED INTO YOUR LIVING ROOM THATEAMS CONTENT THAT HAS NOTHING TO SO WITH RUGBY WOW
Is it possible to touch up a bit on the pics you've rushed?
Benjamin Lewis
Sizeable OOF
Dylan Morris
Steady on m8
Connor Diaz
based cazzie here, so what the fuck, I have to fucking be a spark customer to watch the ruggers now? nobody likes sky but at least come world cup time they put the live ABs games on fta.
Jonathan Baker
Still upset about fatty stevenson as lead commentator.
Nolan Thomas
Don't you guys have laws making national games available on FTA?
Isaiah Perry
They had the Jap v SA game on a couple of weeks ago.
Robert Green
all of them are delayed on FTA
Jeremiah Roberts
unluggy uce
Chase Smith
we probably do, but not good ones. every all blacks game in the wc is FTA but it's delayed coverage and they put ad breaks in every 15 mins and that's lame, going to have to stream everything.
Angel Barnes
Scotland Stevenson.
Tyler Thompson
holy fuck the arrogance. Fuck off singapooooooo
Chase Morris
Is she tutoring Fijian lads? My missus was tutoring a nice Nigerian lad for a while, she really loved it.
Julian Gutierrez
Get fucked mate.
Julian Reyes
Yea and they've yet to release any figures on how many people actually tuned in.
Noah Young
getting a real bad feeling there's going to be female commentators
Lincoln Clark
Absolutely LOVE how Irel*nd is the shittiest artlad work. A true kiwi patriot.
Carson Garcia
>Games will be called by Scotty Stevenson and Stephen Donald, with Kimberlee Downs and some of New Zealand’s best-known rugby voices on the side-line. The coverage team will include some of New Zealand rugby’s biggest names, including Conrad Smith, Keven Mealamu, Sir Graham Henry and Tamati Ellison.
>The matches will have comprehensive analysis – full pre-match, half-time and post-game analysis and discussion from an expert studio-based team. Led by James Gemmell, with AR analysis from Jon Preston, and perspectives from Damian McKenzie, Isa Nacewa, Kristina Sue and Anika Moa.
Grim grim grim grim
Elijah Foster
>Beaver >grim How dare you
Luis Hughes
this lad get asking to feel my muscles when I was in the UK, not sure why. Too bad I don’t have any
Sebastian Cook
>aki.jpg Bundee Aki looks different now lads.
Xavier Ramirez
feel like pure shit just want nisbo back
Jason Rivera
this but john drake
Aiden Brooks
this is grim there's no two ways about it. beaver is based but it's just outweighed by all the grimness.
Levi Stewart
is there time to quickly go to the shops? need to go get some bacon.
Jordan Brooks
this but Keith Quinn
Lincoln Cruz
We're literally hours away
Joseph Turner
I'd love to touch you up a bit you cheeky little shit.
Liam Cooper
the basedest commentary team: nisbo, murray mexted, /cric/'s very own ian smith
Isaiah Stewart
JUST WANT NISBO LOSING IT WHEN BEAUDEN SCORES LADS
Sebastian Ramirez
AND BEAUDEN BARRETS GOT A HEAP OF PACE
Jaxson Martin
Drinking game: every time Stevenson says "wormburner" down a vessel. Might make a bingo.
Adrian Thomas
wtf is wormburner
Joseph Lopez
>no boomfa all WC feel like shit lads
Gavin Evans
me oh my I shan't enjoy that no boy
Jace Russell
Wouldn't mind a handy-j from Kimberlee Downs tttt lads
They did great against Japan in their last test in Autumn. But don't get me wrong, they're spoon material with 3 other teams. I stil expect them to hold water against Samoa only if Samoa plays like they did during the qualifiers.
Ian Ward
worst team in the comp feel sorry for them they're about to be trounced worse than the 1905 russo-jap war
Adrian Roberts
Watching Judge Rinder
Colton Kelly
>oh, well they're always big in Hamilton What did Smithy mean by this?
Ayden White
Wouldn’t be here if Spain, Romania and Belgium hadn’t all been disqualified
Brayden Gray
this is fucking great, nice job
Nolan Gray
Accepting donations in BTC if anyone's feeling generous.
Xavier King
big taig cock? think im in a charitable mood ;)
Michael Butler
Hope there's no anime in the opening ceremony
Leo Moore
Strange feeling, sitting in the cold with solid sunburn.
Connor Adams
lf Spark fucks this up will their Head Office get stormed?
Dylan Thomas
>worst team in the comp Canada, Uruguay and Scotland beg to differ
Wonder how much they're paying to man the phones tomorrow night.
Jayden Ramirez
Hello yes I am awake.
James White
*puts you back to sleep*
Heh
Grayson Bailey
this is a test post. do not reply to this post.
Ayden Cook
Or what cunt?
John James
I probably won't in the short or mid term. I'm quite fatigued after doing this. The next time I come back to it may even be next year's PNC
Yeah it seems to be the best received one of the bunch. I didn't have to think much actually. Bear, Cossacks rifle, snow - when it comes to Russia the idea draws itself
Kayden Perry
As is Ireland wasn't already on the shitlist.
Ryan Cooper
>Aussie He's one of ours you reddit shitters
Xavier Sanchez
4 am. Moring lads, fuck timezones
Cooper Sanders
does ireland unironically believe they can win this thing?
Wyatt Morris
holy fucking shit. KILL YOURSELF whoever did that. Another idea would be to give me your address so I can beat you in front of your kids.
Lincoln Parker
No
Hunter Torres
The matches tomorrow are so tasty wow
Oliver King
Moring.
Anthony Collins
irelands king looks like a real life leprechaun lmao
Nigga, ever since the NZ raping the team in the QF in 2015 (even after the 2011 final) >we're dismal. Chances are we may be out even by the end of the pool stage.
I think there's a cat in heat next to the ground effects mic lad.
Daniel Russell
>artistic expression
Nathaniel Cox
Why is this faggot commentating during a performance.
Liam Sanders
>Namibia
Fair do's matey, though I'd say you might want to start earlier so you have more time to finish all the pics so you don't have to rush.
Gavin Thompson
A bit like your handegg except infinite downs, no forward passes, a lot less armour, and you actually have to ground the egg to score.
Jaxson Brown
Make some effort to get out of the pools this World Cup and leave the crashing out of the pools to next WC then you'll be able to get an actually good foreign coach like England.