Thread: Rugby World Cup 2019

NZ looking pretty crap in first 25 mins.

It's coming home

TRY ...

All Blacks lacking in all stats except one -- scoreboard.

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

I see it the other way, I doubt they'll go far or beat any of the top 5 or 6 teams. I reckon Scotland would beat them if they play in the WC. Of course, when we lose to France and Argentina and come home early I'll be crying a different tune...

Lets see how they go later today, i reckon they will turn Australia over.

SA's line defense is so fast ... I'm surprised the AB's haven't tried a few chip kicks over the line.

Maybe I should SMS their Coach?

Draw! 16-16

That line-out, just before the try was scored wasn't even close to straight.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

(cost me money)

World cup winner will come from one of those 2, meet in the group stage then I think they cant meet again till the final.

Originally Posted by David48atTD

That line-out, just before the try was scored wasn't even close to straight.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

(cost me money)

I had NZ -11. Shocking call on my part!!!!

Final, Australia 16 - 10 Argentina.

I am afraid the Wallabies, although a good result yesterday have no new talent coming through.

The forwards and particularly the scrum look far improved but the backs look old and will never compete in the W.C.

I just randomly saw that other day that if the ABs lose to the Wobblies away and Wales beat England at home then Wales will take the #1 ranking.

Which makes no sense at all.

^ just the way the ranking points system works .... Wales last beat NZ in 1953 and have 30 straight losses since

If Australia does win, Wales could be #1 for just a day if they lose to England on Monday, putting NZ back at #1

Also this weekend:

Argentina v South Africa
Ireland v Italy
England v Wales
USA v Japan
Fiji v Samoa

Oh yeah, been getting so excited for the Bledisloe I forgot there were more on

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Oh yeah, been getting so excited for the Bledisloe I forgot there were more on

Anywhere I can watch live free on a streaming site is there?

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Anywhere I can watch live free on a streaming site is there?

Dave seems to always have the good oil on the free sites.

You could try www.rugbypass.com also -- they were offering a free trial at one point (not sure if they still are though).

They're worth signing up for in any event. Quite cheap and reliable, I think you can purchase short-term subscriptions as well.

^

Thanks for that.

No worries.

And yup, weekly / monthly / annual:

Fcuking idiots.

Mike Brown and Ben Te'o dropped for brawling at social event?

10 August, 2:55amAlex Dombrandt, Ben Spencer, Mike Brown and Ben Te’o were all excluded from England’s latest World Cup warm-up squad. Whilst it was originally believed that the four players were simply not up to the standard required by coach Eddie Jones, it appears that there may be more to the latter two’s omissions than first thought.
The Times has reported that Te’o and Brown were in fact stood down for an altercation that occurred between the pair at a team social event. The event was ironically scheduled to foster better relationships within the team, but that appears to have backfired spectacularly.

Te’o and Brown were always teetering on the edge of the squad with neither player having an impact on England’s Six Nations campaign earlier this year. Brown didn’t take the field at all whilst Te’o managed just two minutes off the bench in the final game of England’s campaign, a draw with Scotland.
Jones has thrown the dropped players a lifeline: “Players excluded from being involved in this camp are naturally disappointed but may get another opportunity so they must be ready.”
It would be hard to imagine either Brown or Te’o being brought back into the squad, however, if the rumours behind their omissions are true. Brown missed out on Jones’ first World Cup preparation squad but was a surprise call-up in Jones’ second squad iteration.
“We are getting the balance right at the moment and we are getting through some good quality work,” Brown said upon his return.
“It’s been hard, but off the field we are getting things right, which maybe we didn’t in 2015.”

Neither Brown nor Te’o are strangers to controversy in the past. Following England’s tie with Scotland, Te’o returned to the team hotel in the early hours of the morning after a drunken night out. That matter was dealt with internally with no stand-down applied. Brown is well-known for his chirpy and confrontational nature on the field.
This will have likely be Te’o’s last opportunity to wear the red rose. He is expected to look outside of England for his rugby future.

Reminds me of this:

What's with the all blacks keep playing BB at 15, is this just an ongoing experiment or they see as Mounga as first choice 10 now? And is Goodhue the best 13 you have, dont get me wrong he is a good player but first choice at 13 ?

Originally Posted by buriramboy

What's with the all blacks keep playing BB at 15, is this just an ongoing experiment or they see as Mounga as first choice 10 now?

A little bit of both. I think that the thinking is that Mounga is the better 10 but Barrett is the better player and has more room at 15, plus having two play-makers either side of a ruck.

As for Goodhue who knows. He's still young and has a long way to go and develop but so many options in midfield right now even with SBW out injured so that's probably more about getting combos going. Someone like him or Ennor are likely to be the long-term options.

And good to see ALB getting a crack as he never quite seems to get the credit he deserves.