England v Fiji (20:00) ITVHD
So yeah...might as well.
England v Fiji (20:00) ITVHD
So yeah...might as well.
Don't follow rugby, what's our chances in this competition.
Final at least apparently.
I doubt we will win it.
Fuck me it's here.
Hoping the Fiji Weegie's put in a good show - Nakarawa is one of the finest locks in the world and Matawalu is as exciting as it gets, albeit with no game sense whatsoever like most of his countrymen, which will see him fail at Bath I'd say.
I've seen him try quick taps in a Pro 12 semi final with 2 minutes left and a point or two behind in favour of taking the three and stood in astonishment as he tries to run it past his own try line with a swarm of opposition in front. I've also seen him slalom past two locks with about 6 inches between them to get over the gainline and evade any number of quality opposition. Mercurial but flawed.
Watch Nakarawa's basketball offloads.
Matawalu
Nice to see him bursting away mind.
Fucked off with the ITV coverage. The ref saying 'Clear separation' was not in reference to the fucking ball coming out of Niko's hands you fucking idiot, it was in reference to the scrum to judge who got the put in. This shit during the 6 Nations as well
Got it on. Not as good as League is it.
Fuck league. It's alright in the pub / with a few mates and beers but it's braindead stuff (hence the Northern monkeys making good at it).
Another good start fizzling out.
Also the England scrum is worryingly rubbish.
Fiji are very good up front. Built in the Pacific Islands and schooled in the shitty attritional battles that are Top 14 games is a very good combo for a tight forward.
Is this a shit game of rugby? It seems shit to me. If this is normal I'm going back on my commitment to go to the pub to watch loads of it with my mate.
It's not that I expected Fiji to get steamrollered up front, England just look a bit messy to me. Though I'm no expert.
They've not been great, but first game of the world cup against a massive pack, I wouldn't have thought it would be a big concern. Wales don't have as great a tight 5 as they once did, at least in the set piece, and Australia's scrum has long been a joke. So I'd have thought that they'll fly through the pool match scrums and only be challenged by Ireland, France and the SH boys otherwise.
Never mind all that: Mike Brown.
I always forget about bonus points.
I reckon this is one of the more exciting, potentially at least, sets of backs England have had in a while.
EDIT: Fucking hell, is that Johnny May's voice? He sounds like a proper gimp.
Yep. Looked it as a scrawny kid with a rat tail when he came onto the scene with Gloucester too.
Talking of which...
Grooming? It's like taking a shit and then fashioning the faeces into an image of a pug.
I reckon we got a chance of winning this now.
Ital's prediction of a New Zealand-England final might be on the cards if this keeps going.
England aren't winning shit.
That referee was an absolute wanker and the use of the tv's throughout was a pisstake
The Wobblies scrum is a lot better this year, far more stable and less likely to go to shit when the replacments come on. Im not saying we will rumble teams for penalty tries but there has been massive gains made under our Argie scrum coach.
@Merse
Edit- The hinging fuck Ben Alexander has been giving the boot finally.
Georgia
England were decent enough against a good Fiji team, but most schooled rugby supporters would see that as unconvincing, Pleb.
Aussie scrum is better but should still be found out vs the NH sides.
Did you watch it last night? I think the only time I ever back Saints is when they're playing Wigan.Originally Posted by Mike
Your think this shower had won the fucking thing listening to all these bandwagon cunts. Tell me someone soon is going to be sending 'ireland' home so I can laugh my hole off at them.
The fuck are the Saffers up to? Shouldn't they be smashing Japan or is it not as simple as that these days?
Leigh BOTTLING IT.
What's going on here then? Should South Africa not be battering this lot?
They should be, that try should see them home though.
They ought to be winning these sort of games by about (at least) fifty points.
Lovely try there.
Mon the 'Pan.
We don't actually want them to win though, keep the big teams in the other half of the draw thank you.
They don't lie on each other indefinitely and they don't see endlessly kicking the ball into row Z as a good thing. There's the win right there.
That ain't that much kicking into row Z in Union.
Canada. :grin:
EDIT: Why the FUCK does ": D" lead to "" and not :grin: ?
League is ok at club level (despite it being a bit flat cap and whippet) but international is rubbish, there's what, 2 and a half good sides?
COME ON JAPAN.
Glad they didn't just take the draw. Fuck that when they've a chance at what would end up being their best all time result.
Those fucking Japanese
Take the points you mugs! Always take the points.
edit
Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of cunts. Japan
Japan! Love an underdog.
Me and my old man cheered then. Quality stuff from the Japanese.
That was excellent
Fair play too for not taking the penalty, and going for the win.
There are four decent international sides in league.
That was class, even if pissing about with a scrum for three hours at the end was a farce.
This is going to be a walk in the park for Scotland
That was fucking amazing. Jumped out of my seat and everything when that went over.
My dad went mental there for a minute.
This World Cup
That's got me so in the mood I might even watch France/Italy and ruin it.
I hate Sith Africaans so that was glorious.
Why all the hate for the Saffers?
Normally it's because they're a bunch of right horrible racists, but Japan have everybody beaten there.
Yep, knew France/Italy would be a mistake.
What have ITV done to World In Union on their idents? Horrific.
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