2019 Rugby World Cup
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NAGOYA, Japan, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Thomas du Toit will make a mad dash from France to replace prop Trevor Nyakane in South Africa’s Rugby World Cup squad after the latter tore his calf in Saturday’s opening 23-13 loss to New Zealand in Yokohama.
Nyakane, who recently made the switch from loose-head to tight-head prop, lasted just 21 minutes as a replacement in the Pool B defeat before needing to be helped from the field in obvious discomfort. "It’s very tough on Trevor," Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said. "He has had a great season and added value whenever he took the field. "It’s a blow to him and the team, but it’s also an opportunity for Thomas and Vincent (Koch), who now have the chance to step up."
Du Toit had signed a short-term deal to play for French Top 14 side Toulouse during the World Cup, but is now expected to link up with the Bok squad at their training base in Nagoya on Tuesday afternoon. The 24-year-old won the last of his 10 caps in the 24-18 victory over Argentina in Pretoria on Aug. 17, which was also his only international start.
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@Canes4life we need more footage like that! Well done spider cameraman
Where's it from?
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@Machpants If you look closely it's actually animated slightly. Pretty cool though.
It came from the RWC Facebook page.
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@Canes4life ah it looks about 240p on the iPad so really hard to see, I was trying to find somewhere to watch it properly
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A really interesting video on how many foreign born players are in each squad at RWC.
here is a screengrab showing the total number of players born in a country that are representing another country at RWC. Shows just how many players the NZ conveyor belt produces.
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@Canes4life there'll be another video " exposing " moody blocking ptsd in 5, 4 3 2 1 .....
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Japanese explanation for rugby positions.
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@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
Japanese explanation for rugby positions.
Do you swap out an eagle for another giraffe when Jordie is playing?
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I am offended by the flankers and halfback. Sickening
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@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
I am offended by the flankers and halfback. Sickening
Yeah. One of the flankers should have been a Puma or Panther.
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@MiketheSnow
Jackal surely. Or a wolf for the size. -
@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
I am offended by the flankers and halfback. Sickening
The halfback, looks like one of those monkeys with a shiny red bum. Seems fine to me:face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:
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@mofitzy_ said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@MiketheSnow
Jackal surely. Or a wolf for the size.Got to be bigger than that. And faster than the Lion (8)
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@MiketheSnow polar bear and honey badger.
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@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:
I am offended by the flankers and halfback. Sickening
The halfback, looks like one of those monkeys with a shiny red bum. Seems fine to me:face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:
It's called a baboon mate, the ones that look like they have a prolapsed anus. I'm not sure a baboon is the right animal. HBs are generally quite small, yap a lot and are often a pain in the arse. Chihuahua? Or a Jack Russell terrier
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There has been a bit of chat here and on social media about the turnaround time for Fiji affecting their performance against Uruguay. I did the quick figures (I sit to be corrected) based on the 3 intervals:
MIN() turnaround days in pool stage:
4-day (13): Argentina, England, Fiji, France, Georgia, Italy, New Zealand, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, Uruguay, USA, Wales
5-day (4): Canada, Ireland, Namibia, Samoa
6-day (2): Aust, Tonga
7-day (1): JapanMAX() turnaround days in pool stage:
11-day (2): France, New Zealand
10-day (1): Wales
9-day (4): England, Ireland, Russia, Scotland
8-day (8): Aust, Fiji, Georgia, Italy, Japan, Namibia, Tonga, Uruguay
7-day (4): Argentina, Samoa, South Africa, USA
6-day (1): CanadaAVG() turnaround days in pool stage (rounded):
8-day (1): Japan
7-day (9): France, New Zealand, Scotland, Tonga, Australia, England, Ireland, Italy, Wales
6-day (10): Namibia, Russia, Argentina, Fiji, Georgia, Samoa, Uruguay, Canada, South Africa, USATough pool for Canada and a tough draw to boot.
Could really say the Wallabies have the best draw with minimum 6 day turnaround, maximum 8, and average 7.
