Womens RWC 2021 -NZ to host
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Runners-up is an optimistic prediction. Everything will depend on how the SF match-ups pan out. For the BFs and every other team, that means avoiding England. But France won't be easy either. Maybe England and France end up playing each other in one SF, which wouldn't say much for the integrity of the format as they are in the same pool.
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@Bovidae said in Womens RWC 2021 -NZ to host:
Runners-up is an optimistic prediction. Everything will depend on how the SF match-ups pan out. For the BFs and every other team, that means avoiding England. But France won't be easy either. Maybe England and France end up playing each other in one SF, which wouldn't say much for the integrity of the format as they are in the same pool.
Lol world rugby and integrity of format at world cups.
This is the same bunch that seed 3 years before the comp for the men and end up with the top 4 teams on the same side of the draw
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@Machpants A different argument here. You're getting 8 teams for the QFs from only 3 pools, which will be seeded based on the position they finished in their respective pools and most competition points scored.
Even with the absurd early seedings at the RWC, there is still winner and runner-up from each pool so you know your path through the play-offs.
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@Bovidae said in Womens RWC 2021 -NZ to host:
Runners-up is an optimistic prediction. Everything will depend on how the SF match-ups pan out. For the BFs and every other team, that means avoiding England. But France won't be easy either. Maybe England and France end up playing each other in one SF, which wouldn't say much for the integrity of the format as they are in the same pool.
Don't think that will happen. Basically we need France to be ranked 3rd after the pools if we want an 'easy' semi. One of Canada or USA is likely to rank third though unless there is an upset.
I think I wrote this earlier but quarter finals are based on overall points from pool play rather than position in pool.
NZ could top the quarters ranking as they could rack up 3 big wins but England or France are potentially hamstrung by playing each other (as are Canada and USA)
At a rough prediction I would think the quarter ranking may be
NZ
England
Canada
France
Australia
USA
Fiji
WalesIf that is the case the organisers won't be too happy as three of the four quarters will be rematches
NZ v Wales
England v Fiji
Canada v USA
France v AusThe RWC website doesn't explain how the semi finals order will go but I am expecting that it is ranking from pools again as the quarters are numbered 1-4 but NZ plays in 2 irrespective of position as a match venue thing.
There is also the possibility that England clock up such big scores in their pool that they top the ranking and push us into a preferred lighter semi. They would need a bigger win v France than we get against Aus though.
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@Machpants said in Womens RWC 2021 -NZ to host:
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@Bones said in Womens RWC 2021 -NZ to host:
SA are such a bizarre side.
Zero rugby smarts, but look to be excellent at scrum, lineout, breakdown.
Attacking play looks like it's derived from watching under 11s though.
Are we talking about their women's team now?
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@Bones said in Womens RWC 2021 -NZ to host:
Weird to hear the ref telling Saffa ball runners to stay up.on pick and go's. What?
Referring to the second player who will clean out.
I've just finished the first half of that game and the standard of play is ok considering the short history of women's rugby, but the refereeing is not.
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@KiwiMurph said in Womens RWC 2021 -NZ to host:
Fiji very entertaining so far.
England expertly slowing down Fiji ball at the breakdown, bodies all over the Fiji side and the tackled player.
Ref no clue, not even a mention.
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Fitness levels from a professional side kicking in now but Fijiana have shown England up a few times in skills and breaking their defence. Good news for us.
England will run away on the scoreboard now but it is more to do with an ability to play 80 than just skill.
Good that Fuji made them go to the forward drives to get ascendency too as we have had a good look at how they set their mauls. -
