Rugby World Cup 2023

[Petcha]

There's something slightly creepy about Sir Clive

 

[bendeus]

Two weeks between games with their trotters up on the beach. And then they have this gruelling encounter. I dunno how these guys do it.

Is there going to be a punchline to this tedious repetition of the. same. bloody. point. at some stage or is this just some digital version of Chinese water torture?

 

[two sheds]

I don’t know why the teams don’t just play all their games on one day like a 7s tournament, would save loads of time and it would all be over by now

Just have them playing video rugby against each other

 

[Ax^]

There's something slightly creepy about Sir Clive

ah now that comment is fair enough

 

[Elpenor]

Yes Namibia!

 

[two sheds]

Fightback


ah

 

[Ax^]

go nambia or maybe

 

[Ax^]

aww shiiitt

 

[Ax^]

hmm is clive going to complain about that red card and say that such incidents should be seen as collisions between players

 

[Petcha]

I'm fairly sure he just said France now have another two weeks off. Before facing the mighty Italy.

 

[two sheds]

Another superb try

 

[bendeus]

I'm fairly sure he just said France now have another two weeks off. Before facing the mighty Italy.

Why don't you have two weeks off? Keep yourself fresh and that.

 

[two sheds]

I was wondering idly earlier whether anyone's actually been banned from a rugby thread before.

 

[bendeus]

I was wondering idly earlier whether anyone's actually been banned from a rugby thread before.

Good question. Not in my recollection

 

[Elpenor]

Penaud is such a God.

 

[Elpenor]

DuPont is apparently in hospital with potential concussion and a facial fracture

 

[bendeus]

DuPont is apparently in hospital with potential concussion and a facial fracture

Did that happen during this game (not watching)?

 

[two sheds]

Good game, Namibian defence let them down a bit but I thought France definitely flagging in the last quarter.

 

[Elpenor]

Did that happen during this game (not watching)?

Yes, the Namibia player got a red for it.

 

[two sheds]

It didn't look as bad as some of them

 

[bendeus]

Yes, the Namibia player got a red for it.

Bloody hell. Poor old France. Their injury list has some stellar players on it and it would seem that DuPont will be out for the rest of the tournament if the reports are accurate

 

[two sheds]

France will be disappointed with the result I think

 

[Ax^]

hmm was he not in the stand toward the end smiling at the team winning

 

[Elpenor]

No they panned to Ntamack and Aldritt a few times though

 

[Ax^]

jesus is the nambia captain able to play the next game in lyon

i'd just go home at this stage

they have du pont picture hanging outside the louve


would be like staying in dublin after knocking out BOD at the height of his career

 

[Elpenor]

One positive is that France don’t have another game now for two weeks, so time for him to recover, or if he is out, call in a replacement. And then 3 weeks till a QF

Surprised that no one has mentioned the gap between games yet tbh

 

[two sheds]

The next game isn't until tomorrow night, we could have fitted another two in today

 

[Ax^]

could of fitted in the whole group stage if we were playing 7's

 

[Elpenor]

Looks like DuPont at best is back for a potential semi final. But could be completely out.

This is huge, he is the face (fractured now) of the home World Cup so it’s like New Zealand losing Dan Carter in 2011. But that turned out ok

 

[bendeus]

Yeah. Massive blow. Him & Ntamack probably the best half back pairing in the world and they've got neither now