RWC Draw

[nzzp]

This is meant to be a live stream:
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/pooldraw

but nothing yet...

[Bones]

This Harry Garto bloke seems pretty important.

[JC]

@Bones said in RWC draw + project players:

This Harry Garto bloke seems pretty important.

That one's going to Dad Joke Heaven...

[Tordah]

Pool A:
Ireland, Scotland, Japan, Europe, Play-Off Winner

Pool B:
New Zealand, South Africa, Italy, Africa 1, Repechage Winner

Pool
England, France, Argentina, Americas 1, Oceania 2

Pool D
Australia, Wales, Georgia, Oceania 1, Americas 2

So South Africa in the pool. Nice pool C for England haha

[Rapido]

POOL OF DEEEEAAAATTHH!! for England, France, Argentina.

[Sneakdefreak]

England in another "pool of death"....

Japan will happy with their pool, gives them the best chance.

[Gunner]

So pool c will be dubbed pool of death no doubt.

One tough pool game for us, the rest will be a walk.

Italy, geez we always seem to get those muppets.

You could say the following are almost a lock for quarter finals:

Ireland
ABs
SA

The other spaces out of
Japan/Scotland
England/France/Argentina (x2)
Australia/Wales/Oceania (Probably Samoa) (x2)

Edit; Pool D might not be so clear cut as I thought at first glance.

[mimic]

whats the playoff draw like

[Chris B.]

Good draw for us - probably the best of the top 4 seeds. One tough game against the Jaapies and another solid opponent in Italy. Would have been nice to get, say, Canada rather than Africa 1 (Kenya? Namibia?).

Pleased we avoided the Group of Death hype (and danger).

[Kruse]

So, plugging in the play-off spots just according to current rankings (most are fairly clear-cut... Samoa/Tonga could easily be swapped)...
Pool A:
Ireland, Scotland, Japan, Romania, Samoa

Pool B:
New Zealand, South Africa, Italy, Namibia, Spain

Pool
England, France, Argentina, USA, Tonga

Pool D
Australia, Wales, Georgia, Fiji, Uruguay

[Gunner]

@Kruse no Canada?
An oversight, surely?

[akan004]

@mimic said in RWC draw + project players:

whats the playoff draw like

Based on the last wc, it was winner A v 2nd B, and Winner B v 2nd A, same with C and D.

Haven't had time to look at the semis. So it looks like we will be playing Scotland in the quarters.

[Tim]

@Kruse said in RWC draw + project players:

So, plugging in the play-off spots just according to current rankings (most are fairly clear-cut... Samoa/Tonga could easily be swapped)...
Pool A:
Ireland, Scotland, Japan, Romania, Samoa

Pool B:
New Zealand, South Africa, Italy, Namibia, Spain

Pool
England, France, Argentina, USA, Tonga

Pool D
Australia, Wales, Georgia, Fiji, Uruguay

England vs. New Zealand final then?

[Kruse]

@Gunner said in RWC draw + project players:

@Kruse no Canada?
An oversight, surely?

Nope - USA and Uruguay both ranked above Canada for the Americas spots... and Spain/Samoa for the Play-off/Repechage spots

[Bones]

@Gunner said in RWC draw + project players:

Italy, geez we always seem to get those muppets.

They mentioned we've faced them 6 times in RWC's. Not sure where they got that figure though since there's only been 5 RWC's.

[Kruse]

@Bones said in RWC draw + project players:

only been 5 RWC's.

???

[Gunner]

@Bones said in RWC draw + project players:

@Gunner said in RWC draw + project players:

Italy, geez we always seem to get those muppets.

They mentioned we've faced them 6 times in RWC's. Not sure where they got that figure though since there's only been 5 RWC's.

Whatever you're smoking, can I have some...?

What happened to the missing 3?

[Kruse]

@Kruse said in RWC draw + project players:

@Bones said in RWC draw + project players:

only been 5 RWC's.

???

Ah - stupid fucking Kruse. I get it now.
My excuse for being so fucking slow: hungover.

[Gunner]

@Kruse said in RWC draw + project players:

@Kruse said in RWC draw + project players:

@Bones said in RWC draw + project players:

only been 5 RWC's.

???

Ah - stupid fucking Kruse. I get it now.
My excuse for being so fucking slow: hungover.

Least you have an excuse.

I don't, and still don't get it.....

[Bones]

@Gunner For some reason 99, 03 and 07 were skipped and no RWC's exist for those years. We probably would've won those too, so IRB have a lot to answer for.