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I'm pleased for Papé that he's recovered enough after being in violent pain for this game. I just kinda hope it doesn't turn into a humiliation.
Savea is 6'4 and 17.5 stone
He's same height and heavier than me!
Blimey. Was just saying to Stoner Jr that that's what strength from a smaller player can do. Oops
Just like biggsy last night for Worcester
Those New Zealand wings are nearly as good as Tommy Bowe aren't they? Awesome stuff from them.
You do have to have well quiffed hair to be an AB wing though.
Amazing skills from the ABs. The intensity is something else. Not just big hits but the whole package. I noticed McCaw had a dig with his elbow on the side of one the French player's heads as he was turning away. I am sure other teams do exactly the same but no need when you are better than the rest.
Should be a red for Picamole.
And once again, McCaw gets away with it....
Not a punch just a fist in the face 😆
Mcaw milked that.
Even when NZL cock it up its still brilliant 8)
Mcaw milked that.
Agreed. The ABs and their Captain are the best in the world at most areas of play including "ref management" or cheating as it used to be known...
Naive play from Picamole but I'm not sure how we've gone from 15 a side fist fights to a yellow card for a little bit of niggle...
anagallis_arvensis
Mcaw milked that.
Well he is a cheat:
I wish Pulp Sport was still around 😥
Bonne nuit
dleJon - Member
How much of a dick do you have to be to go to Wales to watch NZ v Georgia and think that singing Swing Low is the thing to do?
Is Fields of Athenry more acceptable?
Now the scrums work better, can they start putting the ball in straight please?
Absolute rout.
SA are in for a tough one in the semis. Ireland did well to swerve this one - oof.
Bloody hell we are going well tonight.
EDIT:Got to say this is what this team is capable
Of. I'm pissed, this is farkin awesome
Jeebus 😯
Forward pass!!
(Or is that more "ref management"?)
Wow. Carter just masterful.
Speed of rucking is just amazing. French defense just all over the place.
Forward pass!!
And Carter "managed" taking the kick quickly.
They play brilliant rugby, and also cheat better than everyone else. 🙂
I think they take turns to score. I was convinced aus would win this but now I'm very much doubting my initial thoughts. The ABs have found their stride.
Just walked past a bar in Paris and saw the score. Now back in hotel to watch the end of a masterclass.
Copybook turnover there from the French break..French commentary is funny!
And another!!!!
Amazing performance. Simply stunning
AB coaching staff look a bit bored.
Disappointed though I am at Wales losing today, I can't help but think a semi final drubbing has been avoided.
(Cheating aside) it's extraordinary stuff in open play. Not sure I can see even the Aussies living with this.
Not sure I can see even the Aussies living with this.
Australia have looked the best team all tournament so far, even against good opposition. Bar one or two passages, France have been piss poor.
I feel sorry for Italy. Opening game of the 2016 Six Nations is France v Italy. Bear with a sore head.......
I don't think you can tell much about NZ from this game. It's kind of like assessing England's future by watching the Uruguay game.
First 20 minutes they were forcing the ABs into mistakes. Mistakes that other teams would have punished them for.
Oh dear it's a cricket score, hope no French player has the papers ordered for the morning.
Richie McCaw is the biggest cheat out there its,amazing what the refs show him to get away with at times.
50 points not far off! Just amazing.
A record quarter final points gap (until tomorrow?)
NZ could have come on without McCaw and started with 14 men. They'd still have won it. Everyone was hoping for something like 2007 or the last RWC final with NZ rattled. But France have very little at the moment. Ireland showed that last Sunday. And thank jeezus they did - wouldn't have fancied that display this evening.
Also hearing that that's the highest ever total conceded by France in a test match...wonder if that's true.
tallie - Member
dleJon - Member
How much of a dick do you have to be to go to Wales to watch NZ v Georgia and think that singing Swing Low is the thing to do?
Is Fields of Athenry more acceptable?
No. It's a bit, what's the word....boorish?
Maybe everone does it, though, and we just don't recognise the Georgian/Tongan/Namibian/whatever droning excuse for a dirge. 😉
Looks like we're in for a tough Semi...
A record quarter final points gap (until tomorrow?)
Does that show how poorly the groups were seeded? Again.
Ok, haven't checked veracity of this, but from reading on Twitter, a lot of travel packages for Irish fans, tickets, accom and all the gubbins, only were available if tickets for both tonight's and tomorrow's games (ie both QFs that Ireland would have qualified for) were purchased. Hence the high number of Ireland fans in there this evening. Not condoning it - I tend to think "it's not your game, sit back and enjoy it" but the singing only really started in the second half when 1, the match was lost and it was just an exhibition and 2, everybody's probably got a bit hammered. 😀
In defence of Irish fans - at least they know more than two lines of their song. 😆
How else could they have been seeded?
scotroutes - Member
How else could they have been seeded?
Beat me too it Colin..
Not sure, but if teams are conceding 50+ points in the quarters then something's not right imo.
I think the only way to stop ridiculous stuff happening is to ban France.
Ok right results but not quite right on the how. Thought the Saffers would steamroller the Welsh but didn't sound like it when I was catching snippets on the radio. I also thought the French might give the All Blacks a scare. Not a snowballs chance in hell. They were destroyed. What is Savea made out of?
Ford and Gray are free to [s]get their arses handed to them on a plate[/s] play tomorrow.
I'm sure they'll enjoy the experience of playing in the quarter finals 🙂
Well I'm just hoping Scotland don't look as bad as France did.
How else could they have been seeded?
The same way but do it much closer to the tournament
A degree of common sense has prevailed with Gray and Ford being available today.
Stunning day of rugby yesterday. Wales kept it close and will be dissapointed to lose to a rehearsed move like that. At least Wales got out of the group and got to play one more match. RSA will have to be a lot better next week, too many missed kicks too.
Oh dear France, you have to be very good to beat NZ and you can't make stupid decisions and leave your side down to 14 men even if it was a very tame yellow. French lineout was as poor as against Ireland, puts you under pressure, a penalty in your own half becomes an advantage to NZ, they scored a try off one to help open up the game. ,NZ are the kings of demolishing teams once they get ahead and are released of any pressure, they showed it again today in bucket fulls
The only likely upset now is Argentina and I very much hope we don't see that. Another day of RWC rugby beckons 🙂
Top 14 shouldering blame for France's poor performances through this morning's hangover. Couldn't see that coming could we?
I realise I am way behind the news on this.... But I've only just realised Lydiate had a plate put in for his fractured eye socket after the Fiji game 😯 mental
[quote=anagallis_arvensis ]How else could they have been seeded?
The same way but do it much closer to the tournamentBut wouldn't there then be a problem for fans getting tickets for the right matches, booking transport/accommodation etc?
Madigan's quiff is injured!!
It would,not to mention allocation of stadium etc. Mind you,transport has seemed have been a bit of a pain.
Hmmm...we're in trouble here. 😐
Tbh, can only admire Argentina's work so far. They've been very good.
Looks like we're seeing what a few years in the incredibly tough rugby championship can do for a team,that win in south Africa seems to have pushed the pumas confidence up a level.
But wouldn't there then be a problem for fans getting tickets for the right matches, booking transport/accommodation etc?
Other sports manage, the soccer world cup participants are only known a few months before the finals.
Come on green machine! Can we get this back?
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/how-wales-end-up-same-9887142
At the end of the day, 8 of the top 9 currently ranked teams made it to the last 8. I'm not sure how much difference it would have made if the seeding had been delayed. A France/New Zealand QF could still have been on the cards.
Umm the rankings have changed during the RWC so surely they should reflect the last 8?
OK - At the end of the day, 8 of the top [s]9[/s] 10 ranked teams as of 31st August made it to the last 8. I'm not sure how much difference it would have made if the seeding had been delayed. A France/New Zealand QF could still have been on the cards. 😆
Great game and far from over!
But for that first crazy ten minutes, Ireland have done more. Except score two tries and two penalties with the "more" they've had obviously. 🙂
Lets hope so DD.
Back in it! Much better.
Fabulous try! All SH semis. Time for the NH to have a big rethink.
(Go on Scotland, prove me wrong)
Ireland let them back in - only themselves to blame.
Ah bollocks - fair play to Argentina, came back into it and fully deserve this.
Looks like we missed our injuries more than we convinced ourselves we would. Bloody Argentinians. 😡 🙂
Should have asked for help.
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One thing Argentine (and UK) supporters have managed to do over the years is not politicise the game with snide shit stirring about 82. But you stay classy, Drac.
Look on the bright side - Ireland have equalled their best ever RWC performance, again.
😐
Very poor Drac.
Ah so that's what that pic means,should mods be allowed to be that moronic?
It's all down to Scotland now 😯
Don't agree the Northern Hemisphere rugby needs a rethink, Wales came close even though riven with injury. Ireland haven't maybe got the strength in depth they thought they had. Argentina played the best I have ever seen them
england are a shambles behind the scenes but have plenty of able players.
France are in a real mess. Not sure what they can do to fix it.
Bit misjudged Drac
Great game well played Argentina.
Did I just watch the Pumas try , and mostly succeed, to play rugby like the All Blacks ?
I'd say so, Pete. Brilliant rucking and top running.
Ireland lacked intensity at the start and chasing the game against a team with a lot of tries in them would always be tough. A lot of people seem surprised by Argentina but they've been playing cracking rugby for a while now. That said, Argentina looked like cracking at one point so fair play to them for finishing off the game in the manner they did by the end. Some of the handling from the forwards was exceptional. You can see the Championship all over the way they play
Jeez tough crowd.
I'll remove it if it causes offence.
So now the NH is relying on us Scots to preserve our joint honour.
Oh dear.
I'm no offendotron, but I've always thought the way arg supporters have kept decency to be one of the highlights of the rise of the Pumas. Seems a shame not to respect that
Don't agree the Northern Hemisphere rugby needs a rethink, Wales came close even though riven with injury. Ireland haven't maybe got the strength in depth they thought they had. Argentina played the best I have ever seen them
Maybe you didn't see Argentina beating the Boks in SA? Wales came close and were incredibly brave but SA are still a very limited team and came bottom of the RC.
It was depressing to see the NH's standard bearers get outplayed from 1 to 15. Did they not think it neccessary to defend the outside channels? I don't think the missing big names would've changed the result. Argentina played with a level of ambition Ireland could never match.