Rugby World Cup general discussion

[booboo]

P.S. @his-bobness you missed Pollard

[His Bobness]

@booboo Just was thinking that! Edited.

[ARHS]

Hastoy and Jalibert are no mugs

[sparky]

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[KiwiMurph]

Poor fulla - home World Cup - so brutal.

[NTA]

Van Poortvliet out for the poms

[sparky]

Van Poortvleit gooooonnnneee

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66499462

[Daffy Jaffy]

@sparky Sad for him, but I think Alex Mitchell who will replace him is a better player anyway.

[NTA]

[NTA]

[MiketheSnow]

Baille a bigger loss than Ntamack

[Daffy Jaffy]

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[Billy Tell]

@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup news:

Baille a bigger loss than Ntamack

I’d say “kif-kif” if I was French. Both key members of their side.

[Stargazer]

[Canes4life]

@Stargazer he should be on the Sky Sports commentary team instead of some of those clowns.

[Kiwiwomble]

@NTA said in Rugby World Cup news:

going to show my ignorance, the top 14 will be playing at the same time as the RWC?

[Stargazer]

@Kiwiwomble Yes, that's why many Top 14 clubs have signed so-called RWC jokers (RWC replacement players) on short-term deals (which apparently can not last beyond approx. 14 November).

[Kiwiwomble]

@Stargazer id missd that...thats so fucked up...its one thing general international windows, clubs not wanting their players getting injured for1 or 2 international friendlies....but this is the fucking RWC

[booboo]

Hmm, part of the 2003 co-hosting agreement was there was no other rugby on in the countries at the time.

Interesting they're allowing this.

[canefan]

@Kiwiwomble said in Rugby World Cup news:

@NTA said in Rugby World Cup news:

going to show my ignorance, the top 14 will be playing at the same time as the RWC?

Wow that's farcical. Goes to show rugby union is still run like an amateur game