Rugby World Cup 2023

[fucthest8]

It is not looking good for us at the moment.

Better now though!

 

[starfish]

Was just about to say its looking better for us now.

 

[starfish]

Better now though!

Till that red

 

[fucthest8]

ETA lovely to see Woki back. What a player.

Innit, he is top drawer

 

[fucthest8]

Till that red

Yeah, but now our defence is in bits!

 

[Elpenor]

I don’t bet but Graham’s odds as top try scorer must be worth investigating

 

[starfish]

Yeah, but now our defence is in bits!

Our heavier pack making a difference now even with just 7.

 

[fucthest8]

Well, lots for both teams to learn from that second half!

 

[Elpenor]

Scotland might do well against a French team which is very much a C-string selection.

Not a bad prediction. Scotland didn’t have their weetabix till half time clearly

 

[starfish]

Phew. Great second half performance. Ok not the strongest French XV but a wins a win.

 

[Elpenor]

Probably a good reality check for France as well

 

[Ax^]

get in scotland

 

[Elpenor]

Cokanasiga dropped two balls now. His only touches of the ball.

He is probably a central part of Englands attacking plan but he’s a flat track bully and simply being big just isn’t enough at this level

 

[A380]

Not liking this so far. The Welsh elements of the family are happy though.

 

[fucthest8]

England unraveling.

 

[Elpenor]

England unraveling.

Unriveting too

 

[fucthest8]

This is one turgid game

 

[Ax^]

not watching but the score line is a bit telling

are england this useless or are wales have a great afternoon

 

[Elpenor]

In 5 weeks time I’ll be watching England against Argentina in Marseille.

From what I’ve seen of the Pumas so far I’ll be one of those fans picked up by the cameras crying at the end of the game.

 

[fucthest8]

not watching but the score line is a bit telling

are england this useless or are wales have a great afternoon

Yes

 

[Elpenor]

not watching but the score line is a bit telling

are england this useless or are wales have a great afternoon

Think Wales have got up for the emotional high. A lot of players making their debut so they will be stoked I’m sure.

 

[flypanam]

We’re doing okay, rusty but some good hands. Thinking Kilcoyne might be playing himself out of the squad. Not scrummaging well and apart from the try not showing much he’s always gonna carry into contact and doesn’t pass.

 

[Elpenor]

I switched off. Had to finish off some work and frankly I’d become disillusioned with rugby after the Andy Robinson era vibes England were serving up

 

[flypanam]

Stockdale playing himself off the plane too. Still hasn’t solved his defensive frailties. Still great Italian score.

Heartbreaking for Mellencello

 

[mwgdrwg]

I love watching Wales beating England, but fuck me, that pumped in music trying to create an atmosphere at the stadium is pathetic andembarrassing.

There's no natural singing anymore, it's only drunk twats singing Bon Jovi.

 

[bendeus]

It is both soul destroying and somehow comforting to see V2.iii gatlandball employed to such devastating(ish) effect. That adenoidal twat, Berry, kept it respectable and we ain't winning fuck all but maybe, just maybe we'll make uncle Eddie sad.

England? Well fuck me. It appears you've appointed 'stout yeoman Pivac' as your coach, you poor fuckers.

 

[mwgdrwg]

Anyone off to France btw? I'm going for the Fiji and Australia games in Bordeaux and Lyon.

 

[bendeus]

bendeus will tell us about Steve Tandy as a coach later.

I'm unsure now as the youthful days of unrepentant certitude fade behind me. He was shit for the Os and good-riddanced as far as I was concerned at the time.

These days, though, it seems I might have been mistaken. He's clearly doing something right with Scotland, Gatland would've snapped him up for Wales' defence coach if he could have. It's possible I might have been right about the coach he once was and wrong about the one he is now, or maybe I was just wrong all along

 

[Elpenor]

I love watching Wales beating England, but fuck me, that pumped in music trying to create an atmosphere at the stadium is pathetic andembarrassing.

There's no natural singing anymore, it's only drunk twats singing Bon Jovi.

Cringe everywhere too. Doing it down in the southern hemisphere too

 

[Elpenor]

Anyone off to France btw? I'm going for the Fiji and Australia games in Bordeaux and Lyon.

Marseille for the opening weekend with 6 of my closest mates for England v Argentina and Scotland v South Africa.