RWC 2023

[poo]

AKA The Southern Hemisphere Pwn Show, featuring France and Ireland

[dontpaintyourteeth]

England gonna have a real time good at this one.

[Dog Botherer]

looks like it's racists vs women beaters opening night

[shoulders]

Unlike Ashton where we scraped a final with defensive play I think Borthwick's team are just plain gash, badly managed. Disorganised, error strewn and clunky and in need of a factory reset.

Are there many likeable teams from the main countries currently? Don't say Australia. France?

Going to be cheering on the pacific islanders as usual, I hope they hospitalise the lot of us then claim the trophy by spear tackling it off its prissy little plinth. Japan can also be supported.

[Good Hank]

Hoping for at least one surprise result to make it 1% entertaining.

[kitsofan34]

Partly fuelled by the increasingly immoral poisoning of football, I have become more and more interested in rugby over the last year, aware of rugby's murk but without quite as much in depth knowledge of said murk as my 30 years of watching football has brought to that sport.

I've been educated on the game by a Welsh man on youtube, called Squidge Rugby. He's very insightful and is the best analyst of the sport I have watched. He has done 17 (soon to be 20) deep dives on all the teams, which might give anyone interested but lacking in information a better idea of who is who.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8x7mbkf2w981Cph_6QtAiRxhsjHPDV3Y&si=jyxoZpxuj3NdzfkF

[confettiinmyhair]

The RFU really do mirror the Tory party. It's a complete shambles. I do wonder if the only hope is to rebrand the domestic game and appoint a maverick to put into place rugby's equivalent of Bazball.

[rjd2]

Hoping for at least one surprise result to make it 1% entertaining.

Its going to have a lot of one sided games as always but if you look at the group stage their is intrigue their.

Pool A

NZ v France is a corker to open with yeah neither will struggle to qualify but what a game to start with.Uruguay v Namibia will also be a cracker.

Pool B

South Africa, Scotland and Ireland, that's a proper group of death.

Pool C

Wales, Australia, Fiji and Georgia,,,

Georgia won't qualify but they will be competitive and then its going to be a serious battle for the other 3. Fiji have rocked up with aspirations of reaching the semi finals.

poll d

England, Argentina and Japan

Japan have not kicked on sadly so they probably won't do much but England are rubbish so who knows? then of course the england v argentina game will be a cracker, genuine 50/50.

[Dr Trouser]

Pool C

Wales, Australia, Fiji and Georgia,,,

Georgia won't qualify but they will be competitive and then its going to be a serious battle for the other 3. Fiji have rocked up with aspirations of reaching the semi finals.

Georgia deserve to qualify purely based on the extravagant moustaches they've grown. Feel sorry for Fijii as their flyhalf Muntz is out the tournament and he was instrumental in their performances this year. Replacement is dogshit so I fully expect Wales to limp home topping the group and making us believe we can win it (which we can't and don't deserve to).

Feel really bad for Scotland and their tricky draw.

Eng - Arg will be fucking hilarious.

[dontpaintyourteeth]

Fancy Argentina to beat Are Brave Posh Lads tbh

[Senior Baiano]

I'm going to save a fortune steering clear of pubs for seven weeks

[Dog Botherer]

Fancy Argentina to beat Are Brave Posh Lads tbh

could be a proper 40+ point pumping for La Roses

[bgmnts]

Wales will win it cos we're the best.

[Senior Baiano]

Argentine rugby guys are the absolute fuckin worst btw, I know that much about the sport.

[Norton Canes]

Why did France just get a pen (to make it 3-5)? Please explain

[dontpaintyourteeth]

France were quite good there.

[Dr Trouser]

Never seen the all blacks play so badly.

Was a great match to watch.

[centristmelt]

First ever pool match defeat for them!

[Dog Botherer]

NZ can't handle big lads at all, they're out in the quarters. crappest NZ team i can remember watching.

France look pretty decent but not unbeatable. prone to a few absolute clangers. NZ got at Dupont but couldn't take advantage.

[dontpaintyourteeth]

It's still between Ireland and South Africa for me Clive

[dex]

The opening ceremony was pretentious wank. But the France v NZ game was good. Good to see NZ not getting away with their dirty tricks like in years gone by.

I'd just be happy to see a northern hemisphere team win the tournament for a change be good for the sport. France and Ireland definitly in with a chance.

Hoping for a Japan v Boks style upset somewhere too.

[buttgammon]

Everyone is laughing at me for saying we'll lose to Fiji, but they won't be laughing on Monday morning (they will but they'll be laughing at the Welsh rugby team, not me!)

[Norton Canes]

Blimey. After all the moves towards diversity in sport presentation teams lately, it's a bit of a shock to turn on ITV and see a panel of four white blokes

[Norton Canes]

Is it too much for the commentators to explain each of these rules transgressions? We're not all experts

[Dr Trouser]

At this point I doubt even the referees can remember which new rules World Rugby have bought in to 'increase in play ball time'

[Glebe]

[rjd2]

This is going to make the inevitable quarter final exit all the more annoying.

[Dr Trouser]

Blimey. After all the moves towards diversity in sport presentation teams lately, it's a bit of a shock to turn on ITV and see a panel of four white blokes

We've got a white man, a black woman and a cheating whining fuck for this match, which is pretty diverse

[jamiefairlie]

Blimey. After all the moves towards diversity in sport presentation teams lately, it's a bit of a shock to turn on ITV and see a panel of four white blokes

I know, the cunts. One of them should kill themselves live on TV as an act of reperation

[Dr Trouser]

always nice to hear the England fans booing the kicker