RWC: Japan v Russia (Pool A)
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@shark said in RWC: Japan v Russia (pool A):
What an abysmal opening game. The only thing that makes this even remotely interesting is that these two nations have been at war.
Japan want to get a win first up, so that narrows down who they’d want to play....
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- Russia's RWC 2019 squad has nine players who were called up for their maiden RWC campaign in 2011. Of the nine, seven played at RWC 2011 and Igor Galinovskiy and Andrey Ostrikov still need to make their debut in the tournament. The latter is starting at number four for Russia in this match.
- Andrey Garbuzov, Vasily Artemyev, Victor Gresev and Vladimir Ostroushko played in all four of Russia's matches at RWC 2011. Artemyev and Ostroushko are starting and Garbuzov is on the bench. Gresev is not on the match-day squad.
- The aforementioned four and Evgeny Matveev were also in the match-day 23 in Russia's previous World Cup match, a 68-22 defeat against Australia on 1 October, 2011.
- Yury Kushnarev will be making a 110th test appearance and extend the Russia national team record. Victor Gresev, the only other Bears centurion, is not in the Bears' match-day squad.
- Valery Morozov (Sale Sharks) and Andrey Ostrikov (FC Grenoble) are both starting and are the only players in the Bears' 31-man squad that are attached to a rugby club outside of Russia.
- None of the 23 players selected by Russia has ever been in a side that has won an international match against Japan.
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@shark said in RWC: Japan v Russia (pool A):
What an abysmal opening game. The only thing that makes this even remotely interesting is that these two nations have been at war.
Yip they should have gone Japan vs Samoa IMHO. Fairly certain that Japan win but not a cakewalk.
Or gone the whole hog and Japan vs Ireland.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in RWC: Japan v Russia (pool A):
@Siam He also must be the shortest international lock ever, listed at 1.87m. That's shorter than Joe moody!
I think he mainly played flank in South Africa during Super Rugby
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@Daffy-Jaffy
You would think if you are importing a saffa lock, you'd at least go for tall timber! -
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I for one am disgusted by the lack of diversity on that Russian team. Especially in comparison to the metropolitan melting pot of diversity that is the Japanese side
#getwiththetimesrussia #peopleofallcolours #waitthereisnocolour #shit
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@chimoaus said in RWC: Japan v Russia (pool A):
I wonder what the props for Russia do as their day jobs? Maybe some sort of problem solving.
One of their props Kirill Gotovtsev has an interesting backstory.
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@mariner4life said in RWC: Japan v Russia (pool A):
I for one am disgusted by the lack of diversity on that Russian team.
There is a bloke who's name doesn't end in "ov", "ev", ski" or "ko".
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@Snowy said in RWC: Japan v Russia (pool A):
@mariner4life said in RWC: Japan v Russia (pool A):
I for one am disgusted by the lack of diversity on that Russian team.
There is a bloke who's name doesn't end in "ov", "ev", ski" or "ko".
The Georgians have a guy whose name doesn't end in "adze" or "vili" which is unusual.
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@Hooroo said in RWC: Japan v Russia (Pool A):
When is the Fucking kick off?
Google says 10.45, grr that’s a long delay.
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@No-Quarter said in RWC: Japan v Russia (Pool A):
@Hooroo said in RWC: Japan v Russia (Pool A):
When is the Fucking kick off?
Google says 10.45, grr that’s a long delay.
All of a sudden living on the left side of the ditch is kinda ok ...
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@Duluth said in RWC: Japan v Russia (Pool A):
The betting sites are giving ~40 points head start
Thought Russia would have been worth a flutter, first half w/ 18.5 point start. Aside from 2011 the host has always been a bit slow getting out of the gate in these opening fixtures. Big stage, nerves etc..
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Two of my favourite anthems.
Time for stadiums to stop micing (sp) the players and let the pros and the crowd do the singing.
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