Rugby World Cup

[Cuellar]

We're all doctors mate.

[mikeyg27]

Seems to me that World Rugby told the All Blacks to take it easy in the run-up to build the 'most open tournament yet' narrative.

[Cuellar]

Fiji look pretty hot in this first half. I know they lose eventually but still.

Why on earth Australia haven't had someone sent off by now - shoulder charges, high tackles. Scum.

[BlodwynPig]

Fiji look pretty hot in this first half. I know they lose eventually but still.

Why on earth Australia haven't had someone sent off by now - shoulder charges, high tackles. Scum.

take it to the cricket thread, mate

[Cuellar]

Not my fault every Australian sportsman is full blown

[Dr Trouser]

Ref in all blacks game was dire. Thankfully Jamie Roberts incredible incisive commentary really helped understand the psyche of professional sportsmen

[Cuellar]

The ref's mic picking up an incredibly loud "FUCK" was a real highlight in that game

[iamcoop]

Right lads I'm here. SA v NZ was a belter of a listen this morning.

I know fuck all about Rugby but I'm here and let's do this.

[Dog Botherer]

Scotland vs Ireland the only good game today, if Ireland don't play well Scotland are good enough to give them a real scare. Otherwise Ireland will most likely mush them into paste with an intensely competent 35-17 performance.

No other games of note til next week after that. Ireland play Japan and Wales play Australia. And even then Ireland should really beat Japan pulling up.

[Dr Trouser]

Opening try for Namibia against Italy was beautiful. Worth getting up for.

Italy will of course hammer them now (unless Rob Howley's put a sneaky bet on his new side to lose)

Massive crowd and atmosphere for what is a niche match.

[Dog Botherer]

Scotland mushing in progress.

[Dr Trouser]

Yeah but the referee is missing a lot. I'm glad Wayne's retiring

[Cuellar]

Was pretty abject from Scotland sadly.

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

Tonga have the potential to, if not win, then make England look a right state. Also broken collarbone everywhere

[Thursday]

Don't really like Rugby, but I'll read this if it get's anything like the cricket thread.

[Cuellar]

Too fragmented I reckon, and of course the great enemy in rugby is always England sorry

[Thursday]

Oh sure, but that doesn't stop us calling them Aids Paedo's does it?

[Cuellar]

The sad thing about the England rugby team is that a large number of them are actually riddled :(

[Cuellar]

Sports cliches that can fuck off:

"Open his account"

In fact the whole ITV commentary team can fuck off. Such bland, Partridge-level cliches offering absolutely nothing.

[Thursday]

FUCKING YES LADS GOING TO GO SMASH UP ALL THE TONGAN RESTAURANTS ON THE HIGH STREET

[poo]

Scotland still shite.

[BlodwynPig]

Scotland Cholera Tier Abject

[Dog Botherer]

i didn't expect to feel sorry for Scotland.

[petril]

I've just realised that that sound they play in the stadiums after a try is the same one from the Channel 4 chess opening titles

[bgmnts]

OPEN WIDE FOR SOME RUGGGGGERRRR!!

[Cuellar]

Looking forward to Wales making a meal of beating Georgia/Not beating Georgia at all and being a total fucking embarrassment.

Gonna be good.

[EOLAN]

Yeah but the referee is missing a lot. I'm glad Wayne's retiring

The off-side line seems to have changed from staying behind your players involved in the breakdown to just staying behind the opponent's hind leg. Will make absolute no sense to non-rugby afficianados and can't really translate. Apart from new referee rugby interpretations are AIDS.

[Cuellar]

Yeah, didn't they make that change because Italy decided not to put any players in the ruck, meaning there was no offside line then running around and standing in front of England players waiting for passes.

Eddie Jones got moody, ha ha prick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMi_p_n9Pv0

[Dr Trouser]

The reffing of the ruck has been very inconsistent,as has the use of TMOs.

I wonder if Wayne Barnes has a diet of only chips and crisps and that's why he can't see very well?

[Cuellar]

Saw some real howlers on twitter from the NZ v SA game that I missed at the time.

e.g. https://twitter.com/Bilko90/status/1175393528446406657