that was utter bollocks btw. worrying.
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Sunday, 4 October 2015 18:02 (eight years ago) link
Maybe it's good to get a fright like that leading up to the France game
― tayto fan (Michael B), Sunday, 4 October 2015 19:20 (eight years ago) link
yeah and we have had a tendency to focus on a big game to the detriment of a previous match, eg that time we were hammered by australia before the narrow defeat to new zealand. maybe a lot of planning for france. i'd be concerned about sexton's kicking, among other things.
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Sunday, 4 October 2015 19:25 (eight years ago) link
Teams that look best:Australia - beat NZ comfortably recently, and thrashed EnglandNew Zealand - not looking especially fluent, but are still winning games. No injury problems, which is good.
I'd be surprised if another team apart from those two wins, but I think Argentina aren't getting enough attention. They beat South Africa in South Africa this year. South Africa have been jittery but are still a force, and I guess Ireland are the Northern Hemisphere's best hope?
― funk79, Monday, 5 October 2015 19:17 (eight years ago) link
I read the other day that NZ are deliberately not playing to their game plan, and setting up obstacles for themselves, in order to keep a little bit of pressure on them during the pool games. Stuff like never kicking to the opposition in order to have to defend rushes more, etc. Given their relatively easy pool matches they didn't want to set themselves up to choke when they faced a proper challenging team in the quarter finals. It's an interesting tactic and I wonder if it'll work.
Also I may not get to see the finals games live and it's almost enough to make me shell out for TSN.
― franny glasshole (franny glass), Tuesday, 6 October 2015 00:05 (eight years ago) link
scotland - samoa is some kind of madness.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 10 October 2015 14:12 (eight years ago) link
23-23 in just over 30 mins. prob jinxed it now and it'll turn to shit.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 10 October 2015 14:13 (eight years ago) link
fantastic game
― Cosmic Slop, Saturday, 10 October 2015 15:17 (eight years ago) link
oh shit, it's ON now
― Windsor Davies, Saturday, 10 October 2015 15:23 (eight years ago) link
that was an amazing game
― Cosmic Slop, Saturday, 10 October 2015 15:25 (eight years ago) link
looking forward to wales australia now - tho a little sting is gone from it with both qualified
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Saturday, 10 October 2015 15:26 (eight years ago) link
brilliant defending there by the wallabies
― Cosmic Slop, Saturday, 10 October 2015 17:24 (eight years ago) link
Who needs England, eh?
― Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Saturday, 10 October 2015 17:26 (eight years ago) link
It does seem more enjoyable without them Tom.
― Cosmic Slop, Saturday, 10 October 2015 17:31 (eight years ago) link
in all seriousness it hasn't damaged the atmosphere at all. Now they are neutrals they are getting to see some cracking rugby.
― Cosmic Slop, Saturday, 10 October 2015 17:34 (eight years ago) link
it's always better this way. Euro 2008 was infinitely superior as a viewing experience compared to yr average football tournament thanks to Steve McClaren's England failing to qualify
― Windsor Davies, Saturday, 10 October 2015 17:38 (eight years ago) link
wrt to tonight's match, fuck wales, if you can't score with 2 men over then wtf can you do really
― Windsor Davies, Saturday, 10 October 2015 17:39 (eight years ago) link
besides beating england at twicknham obv
― Windsor Davies, Saturday, 10 October 2015 17:40 (eight years ago) link
one thing for sure is we wont be beating Australia next week.
― Cosmic Slop, Saturday, 10 October 2015 17:49 (eight years ago) link
Wales should have taken the 3 points the minute Genia got the yellow. Don't even mean that due to hindsight either, percentage-wise that was definitely the right call, with 22 minutes to go.
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Sunday, 11 October 2015 08:07 (eight years ago) link
the intensity of this game is crazy
Sexton just got (legally) annihilated
― Number None, Sunday, 11 October 2015 16:21 (eight years ago) link
^ it's brilliant.
― Fizzles, Sunday, 11 October 2015 16:33 (eight years ago) link
O'Connell dead now too
― Number None, Sunday, 11 October 2015 16:34 (eight years ago) link
amazing.
― Fizzles, Sunday, 11 October 2015 17:00 (eight years ago) link
wowwowwow
― Number None, Sunday, 11 October 2015 17:02 (eight years ago) link
always think it's one of the most impressive and exciting things in sport where deadlock intensity is turned into advantage. sheer spirit given the defensive solidity of France in the first 1/2.
― Fizzles, Sunday, 11 October 2015 17:05 (eight years ago) link
damn, this is one for the ages
― Number None, Sunday, 11 October 2015 17:30 (eight years ago) link
incredible. the number of players who have gone down for ireland, but they just got stronger and stronger.
― Fizzles, Sunday, 11 October 2015 17:37 (eight years ago) link
What are the odds on all Southern Hemisphere semi-finals?
― funk79, Sunday, 11 October 2015 19:48 (eight years ago) link
inhuman levels of intensity. ive never seen anything like it.
― tayto fan (Michael B), Sunday, 11 October 2015 21:36 (eight years ago) link
a victory that came with a heavy price tho
― tayto fan (Michael B), Sunday, 11 October 2015 21:40 (eight years ago) link
best irish performance ever? i can't get over how good we were today - brilliant. madigan has had a horrible time with that wanker coach leinster had all of last year slating him in the media and playing him out of position, loved seeing him in tears at the end, he deserves a big day.
i was at grand slam in 09, a few heineken cup finals, paris last year, but i've never seen anything like the atmosphere today. it was unreal - the singing and cheering was just astonishingly loud.
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Monday, 12 October 2015 00:56 (eight years ago) link
and going back next week for both quarter finals :)
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Monday, 12 October 2015 00:57 (eight years ago) link
The All Blacks are destroying France. They could put out 4 teams and 3 would probably make the semis
― tayto fan (Michael B), Saturday, 17 October 2015 19:58 (eight years ago) link
That was pretty insane. I caught the last half and was a bit tense at first when they were still within reach. Can't really believe how dominant they were, what a score, holy shit.
― franny glasshole (franny glass), Saturday, 17 October 2015 21:12 (eight years ago) link
Ireland under the cosh till the try just now.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 18 October 2015 12:35 (eight years ago) link
great since but I fear a strong Argentina finish tbh
― deejerk reactions (darraghmac), Sunday, 18 October 2015 13:18 (eight years ago) link
that's two generous calls the ref has made for them now
― deejerk reactions (darraghmac), Sunday, 18 October 2015 13:30 (eight years ago) link
yeah, still 15 mins left - plenty of time to turn this around.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 18 October 2015 13:36 (eight years ago) link
breakdowns are intense
― deejerk reactions (darraghmac), Sunday, 18 October 2015 13:37 (eight years ago) link
strong finish? yup
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 18 October 2015 13:43 (eight years ago) link
woof, good grounding
― deejerk reactions (darraghmac), Sunday, 18 October 2015 13:43 (eight years ago) link
Northern Hemisphere, you're shite and you know you are.
― Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Sunday, 18 October 2015 13:51 (eight years ago) link
now this is a game and a half
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 October 2015 16:22 (eight years ago) link
bloody hell.
― Fizzles, Sunday, 18 October 2015 16:37 (eight years ago) link
wow
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 October 2015 16:38 (eight years ago) link
it is now
― systems drinking (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 18 October 2015 16:38 (eight years ago) link
omg this tournament has gotten fucking ridic
― Windsor Davies, Sunday, 18 October 2015 16:40 (eight years ago) link
jammy bastards
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 October 2015 16:44 (eight years ago) link
inevitable
― Windsor Davies, Sunday, 18 October 2015 16:46 (eight years ago) link