Rugby World Cup 2015: No haters please, I've heard it all already

This thread will probably consist of Ronan and I and maybe the odd person really. I'm tipping Australia to win the tournament. They seem to be the form team and they won the 4 Nations. All Blacks always there too. Irish optimism kinda fading with recent performances. QF will be embarrasing but SF placing will be a triumph. I cant see further than that for us tbh. It all hinges on that France game and who knows how they will play. I read something recently that theyve their eye on it the big one, hence a shit Six Nations.

TV3 coverage is off to a shitty start. 3 commentators and then an ad break for the Fijian haka. Clowns.

hate rugby fyi. will check in if I can get a chance.

TV3 sounds better than ITV at least - I like Stuart Barnes, though I may be in the minority there. Also I heard TV3 have Murray Kinsella on - never heard him speak but his analysis is brilliant.

England pretty poor tonight. Wales and Australia will really fancy beating them after seeing that.

Tough luck Fiji. They played a good game. Lots of turnovers. Wales wont get it easy off em although they are alerted now

yeah they did some of the more difficult things so well, like turning the ball over, slowing opposition ball, and scrummaging.

but their basics were p awful. people used to say joe schmidt wanted to make his leinster team the best passing team in the world - that fiji team looked like the worst passing team in the world.

clicking into gear nicely now

Amazing win for Georgia earlier.

Yeah Ireland looking ruthless

10 mins to go and Japan are level with South Africa. Japan just scored the try of the tournament so far.

Unbelievable Jeff

ffs, couldn't get a stream for the last few minutes. Raging I missed it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=94&v=TBFup2hEcAo

that was so absolutely amazing. japan were brilliant. that try off the lineout was such a beautiful move - like something joe would have ireland do.

ireland looked good yesterday, good enough to make me think nobody was trying a damn in the warm-ups. sexton in particular looked like a different player. henderson could be the star of the tournament.

still dying of laughter here

great times

otm - couldn't have happened to a nicer team than south africa - such a lovely bunch.

Nobody is showing early matches in Boston. It is criminal.

(xp) apart from England, of course.

this is close.

Eng were pretty much coasting (apart from maybe the last 10 mins of the 1st half) but now boot on the other etc.

omg!!

what a reply from 25-18 down, great kick.

25-25, 9 mins left - awesomes

Holy shit Wales ahead, boot made of gold.

penalty to eng but this is tough

lineout instead, huge.

shoved into touch

Unbelievable - what a match. LOL Eng.

beautiful

How the fuck did Wales pull that out, really just watching Eng being in control for most of it.

only really saw the last 20 minutes, even from there this was a real turnaround

yeah wtf. I still think England will get through

do wales have any fit players left?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CP26QSPWgAAW6QP.jpg

i missed all of this cos i was on a flight. but LOLZ.

saw extended highlights now - great welsh try.

USA putting it up to Scotland although I think they're done now

Amazing try by Scotland a few minutes ago. Game on here

SA then went on to shut up shop, 10 mins left.

:-(

predictable, just gotta beat samoa to get through though

Aussies all over Eng.

3-0 down and now the first bit of possession eng.

3-3 and now p/even

1st try aus.

and one more.

Eng on their way out, a couple of turnovers and then aus cutting them open.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/oct/02/england-australia-rugby-world-cup-predictions

Gonna spend half-time watching Jose's monologue brb.

England being the first host nation ever to go out at the group stage is a prospect to delicious to contemplate.

13-20 w/15 mins, actually quite good as a match.

now.

But come on Aus, lets be professional about this.

lol

in fact hes also really handsome ive just noticed

but srsly i do think all blacks have been getting away with interference all game so hes just calling it straight now

great half but if we play like this in the second i think we'll be left well behind by the whistle

xp I get the feeling Sexton doesn't have the greatest faith in him either from earlier interactions, none of this "yes sir" shite

ireland has a rich and tragic history and wayne barnes is about 1% of it all by himself

been a fantastic battle and starting the same way this half

oh dear from a fuckin lineout

ball never looked straight mind

Brilliant kick too

yep nerveless

Ireland going too far too fast and losing nerve I think...

And Sexton misses it..

couple of poor decisions, trying to force the game far too early i thought

that was close to a turnover, which nz have done brilliantly all night

Good time to win a lineout

Ooh shit and a yellow for NZ

definitely Ireland need to put the squeeze on now rather than looking for those Hollywood passes

wéan na bearnaí

xp keenan and lowe not *quite* penetrating with their runs like in other games and i think it is showing that we dont quite have the backup plan we thought

Come on ffs

fuck tho another great game

two mins of that yellow killed already

sake the scrum again

Been doing that all night

NZ managing this so far

Fucking hell give him two bites

Ireland just cannot be ahead

Now this

Wow

doris having a very poor game

no need at all to rush for the line there eithere

right winner

we should have played that running pressure aftwr the second yellow

Just breaking

great match

agree NZ earned it but so close

What a start

Jesus this is incredible by both of them

This is shaping up to be even better than yesterdays game. I don't think I've ever seen a player block a conversion before.

No not have I

God this intensity, out of this world

Yeah, this is just insane. Can't see how they can keep this level up second half though

looks like bad news for sa here

the tackle into bundee's head yesterday not worth that attn i note

The cards seems to have been massivly inconsistent the last few weeks, especially after all the reds in the opening matches.

SA have seen the sin bin off..

these down to the wire finishes are brutal

So then, SA or NZ

ffs

Sensational

Southern Hemisphere teams on top this weekend

SA for me xps

Don't think the ABs will live with the Boks' pack

same i dont see nz running through against them for easy scores like they did against us

I don’t have much to say other than this has been the best tournament of my lifetime. Absolutely insane play.

its been unbelievable