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Patito wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:43 am Puff :lol: glad you’re enjoying the tournament now mate!

I am now mate. What I took absolutely no pleasure from, is seeing teams where there is no professional, nor infrastructure of the game, seeing getting tonked by nations where there is and rejoice in glee at how great the far superior team is. That was just a complete turn off for me
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Surprised the TMO didnt over turn that last try. Looked forward to me.

Still, France eh? They just can’t help themselves can they?
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sendô wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 10:33 am Surprised the TMO didnt over turn that last try. Looked forward to me.

Still, France eh? They just can’t help themselves can they?
They're probably blaming Brexit for that and they'd be right
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Some of Japan’s running with ball in hand and offloading is great to watch.
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Never in doubt . :D

That's what Champions do though , win badly .

See you in the Final .
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That scrum half for South Africa is really good
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Plagiarised from Mark Steel:

“My favourite part of the rugby is when 20 huge blokes link up for a huge cuddle, the whistle blows, they all get up, the referee explains for 5 minutes why their cuddle wasn’t right, they all listen like cherubic children, and try to cuddle properly.”
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Boks just too powerful for Japan
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The Collector wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:50 pm Plagiarised from Mark Steel:

“My favourite part of the rugby is when 20 huge blokes link up for a huge cuddle, the whistle blows, they all get up, the referee explains for 5 minutes why their cuddle wasn’t right, they all listen like cherubic children, and try to cuddle properly.”
Pedant Alert!
The first thing the referee should explain is that there should only be 16 involved in their cuddle :D
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Well, maybe 17 if the scrum half is deemed to be getting involved.
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sendô wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:29 pm I was hoping the paddies would respond with a riverdance.

We should definitely do a morris dance next week. Or a 15 man synchronised ****er sign.
Give them some of this....

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Well that was a pretty awe inspiring performance :scarfer:

Kiwi's next, what a game that should be!!

Shame on Japan, S Africa just bludgeoned them into submission. Not the best to watch, but vvvv effective.
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Great news for Wales, Kolbe will miss the semi-final. :thup:
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Ford in for Slade, big moment for him. Farrell obviously moves to 12.

England: Daly; Watson, Tuilagi, Farrell (capt), May; Ford, Youngs; M Vunipola, George, Sinckler, Itoje, Lawes, Curry, Underhill, B Vunipola.

Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Marler, Cole, Kruis, Wilson, Heinz, Slade, Joseph.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/50164953

Yep, Ford back in for Slade with Farrell over to inside centre and Tuilagi moving over to outside centre.

Should be interesting. I'm expecting an exciting game with some expansive play from both sets of backs. At least we shoudn't have Farrell kicking away possession all the time.
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sendô wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:27 am https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/50164953

At least we shoudn't have Farrell kicking away possession all the time.

That's Fords job and hopefully to make NZ play all their rugby in their own half and not ours
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I'm nervously optimistic about this. The All Blacks are good, but I don't feel that they're as good as they've been in the past, or people think they are.

The Australia team that we just thrashed ran in 6 tries against them in August.
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I'm going for an England win by three tomorrow.

Can't wait for this.

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Nice to see our players giving the haka what it deserves.
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Great start. What a try.
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