@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@Bones said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@The-Irishman said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@Darren said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@TeWaio said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

Really want Aussie to get up for this one Perth-style, think England will be a tough SF opponent (if we beat Ire) if they're high on confidence from winning well.

I just want all our Southern neighbors to beat the UK teams. And of course I think we have a better chance against Aus than England. I'd love to see them pull out a Perth game.

What about Ireland? You didn't mention them.....just the UK teams....

Aren't Ireland part of the Uk?

No. They are the republic of Ireland

You appear to have fallen into a sarchasm

To be fair, the Ireland rugby team also represents Northern Ireland don't they? So double fail.

Yes they do. I dont know if its official but when I visited Belfast the cabbie I talked rugby with said they do. Are there any northern Irish players in the team?

Well, the skipper for a start.

@dogmeat said in Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism:

@Siam said in Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism:

I don't think any white young person living in a western city can actually be racist in the true sense of the word in 2019. Too much info, too much multiculturalism.

racist
/ˈreɪsɪst/
noun
noun: racist; plural noun: racists
a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another.

While I agree racism at football is often an excuse for violent thuggery, I don't know what world you live in where you don't see daily examples of racism.

Sadly it's not the one I'm in. It might not be as overt as in the past although I still see that as well but casual racism is alive and kicking in NZ.

It’s everywhere mate. And I do mean everywhere. But this can probably not ever be a destination, only a journey (copyright: J. Mitchell, 2003). And a journey has to be measured on how far you’ve traveled. The attitudes towards racism, the laws, the improvements over the last 20 years or so in the West have been fucking amazing. We are so much in a better place now. Without being complacent , we should acknowledge the progress made. No need to beat ourselves up.

@ACT-Crusader said in [Poll] Who wins the Quarter Finals?:

@mariner4life said in [Poll] Who wins the Quarter Finals?:

i would like @akan004 and @fcc banned please

Add @mimic and @Catogrande

Hang on I’m a moderator....,

Sorry mate, pressed the wrong button, but on reflection...

@booboo said in RWC: Wales v France (QF 3):

@ACT-Crusader said in RWC: Wales v France (QF 3):

@booboo said in RWC: Wales v France (QF 3):

@ACT-Crusader said in RWC: Wales v France (QF 3):

@Bones said in RWC: Wales v France (QF 3):

The battle of the quiet achievers at this world cup. One of these buggers is gonna be one game from the final with next to no fanfare! Sneaky sneaky.

If history is anything to go by France advance.

I’m fairly certain that France have only been knocked out at the QF stage once and that was 2015 by the ABs.

91 v England?

Ahh yes.

Still picking France for this one.

Still that was last century.

You missed the opportunity to point out it was in a different millennium.

@junior said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@Catogrande said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@MajorRage That's actually a reasonable attempt to put the curse on, but I would counter that with our lack of consistency, particularly in the second half of games. We have squandered some prime positions over the last 18 months or so and I don't see that Eddie has managed to fix that just yet.

That betrays the fact that the inconsistency and inconvenient lapses are more mental than anything. And who would be better placed - dare i say it, have the arrogance - to overcome such historic mental deficiencies than an Englishman?

Not being able to execute at all times, when fatigue or pressure comes along is indeed a mental issue.

As to your second sentence, as a nation we only really have the one deficiency - we are sometimes too modest.

@MajorRage That's actually a reasonable attempt to put the curse on, but I would counter that with our lack of consistency, particularly in the second half of games. We have squandered some prime positions over the last 18 months or so and I don't see that Eddie has managed to fix that just yet.

@MajorRage He doesn't.

Both the teams lack consistency, Aus more than England I feel. Either side can take this one, it really depends which England team show up and which Aus side. England marginal favourites but they have been somewhat brittle over the last couple of seasons. Not confident but pretty hopeful.

@Chester-Draws said in RWC: Japan v Scotland (Pool A):

@Catogrande said in RWC: Japan v Scotland (Possible) (Pool A):

@Snowy @jegga I do wonder though that if it was say England or NZ that needed to play to qualify whether or not the outcome from World Rugby would have been different. I'd like to think not, but I'm not so sure. Now this is not a dig and either team, more taking a view on the commercial decision that World Rugby might have taken.

It would have been exactly the same.

Any NZ team that had been thrashed in a pool match before playing the unbeaten leader of the pool would be considered so useless that they got what they deserved. World Rugby would delight -- positively with delight -- in stiffing us. Taking the ABs out early in any tournament would vastly increase the interest from the neutrals to each succeeding match, as everyone would think they could pull it off.

And England have no Aura, so it isn't an issue.

I guess you missed the bit saying it wasn’t a dig at either?

@Snowy @jegga I do wonder though that if it was say England or NZ that needed to play to qualify whether or not the outcome from World Rugby would have been different. I'd like to think not, but I'm not so sure. Now this is not a dig and either team, more taking a view on the commercial decision that World Rugby might have taken.