World Rugby - 2024 Thread

[DrWilly]

Starts in one hour.

All Blacks v England: Storylines as Robertson's men aim to avoid early slip : Planet Rugby


Go All Blacks!

[david44]

Ireland Springbox kick off 10pm in Slyam
Where and when is it on?
The match takes place on Saturday at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria with a 4.00pm Irish time kick-off.
Where can I watch the game?
The game will be shown live on Sky Sports Action. It is also being streamed live on the Sky Go app.

[happynz]

Even Steven at halftime.

[DrWilly]

New Zealand 16 England 15

[happynz]

Whew!

[cyrille]

Their captain just said 'Number Ten' instead of 'Number Tin'.

Dubious.

Great game!

[cyrille]

Wales now giving it a good go against the Aussies.

13 - 13.

Maybe willy can tear himself away from his 'Brit Files' to watch.

[DrWilly]

even 13 each

[DrWilly]

Australia 25-16 Wales

[PlanK]

NZ vs Pommys was a good ol' ding dong.

Engerland must have had a plan based on upsetting D-Mac at 10. They dropped more bombs on him than the entire RAF in Iraq I&II, with a chaser always following up looking to clobber him. Rucks were highly contested and it was a pleasure not to have the 3rd official jumping in every 15 mins to go back in time to address something that happened half an hour ago al la the RWC.

Deja vu in the dying minutes. Not so long ago Aus were caught out playing silly buggers, intentionally wasting time, and it came back to bite them on the bum. Nearly happened again tonight to the ABs.

A scraped win for the ABs but either side would have been worthy winners.

[cyrille]

NZ finishing stronger again.

[DrWilly]

As expected.

[happynz]

Tight right down to the end. Thanks for the excitement, England.

[DrWilly]

Aussies solid against Wales.

[Troy]

Tight right down to the end. Thanks for the excitement, England.

Two great games with NZ just having the edge. Well played to both teams.

[DrWilly]

Early days yet, but Ireland off to a good start against the Boks

[Troy]

^ Another close one...SA 24 - 25 Ireland

[DrWilly]

Very close.


pheew.

[david44]

Frawley seals the deal for Ireland.

[happynz]

Argentina 33-25 France

[happynz]

All Blacks v Fiji - Fri 1930 PST, Sat 1430 NZST, Sat 1230 AEST, Sat 0930 TST.

[PlanK]

After last week's big encounters it's a lot David v Goliath games this weekend:

Fri 19 Jul - 15:30 (UTC+13) - Tonga v Spain - Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa
Fri 19 Jul - 19:55 (UTC+10) - Queesland Reds v Wales - Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Fri 19 Jul - 19:30 (UTC-08) - New Zealand v Fiji - Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego
Sat 20 Jul - 15:45 (UTC+10) - Australia v Georgia - Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Sat 20 Jul - 17:00 (UTC+02) - South Africa v Portugal - Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Sat 20 Jul - 16:00 (UTC-03) - Uruguay v Argentina - Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
Sat 20 Jul - 17:00 (UTC-04) - Chile v Scotland - Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Sun 21 Jul - 14:05 (UTC+09) - Japan v Italy - Sapporo Dome, Sapporo

There might be some upsets if the big guns bring their 'B' teams.

[happynz]

Japan v Italy is probably the most evenly matched.

[happynz]

This weekend, 10 August, the Rugby Championship kicks off with Australia at home against South Africa. Later in the evening the Los Pumas take on the All Blacks in Wellington.

Wallabies v Springboks 1130AM TST

All Blacks v Los Pumas 1405PM TST

Lunch time beers and Southern Hemisphere rugby sound like a good weekend activity.

[happynz]

Brutal Boks beat the Wallabies 33 - 7.

Halftime in Wellington ABs v Argentina — it’s a good game so far.