Rugby World Cup 2023

How anyone can watch the highlights of England v Argentina and say this is a better sport than RL is beyond me .
27-10 was the final score . Guess how many tries? 1 to Argentina in a losing team .
That's embarrassing to the code

Refs blow a penalty

Team kicks a goal

Rinse and repeat

Rinse and repeat

Rinse and repeat
 
Almost a great comeback from Fiji.

Semi Radradra spilt the beans for what could have been the winner.

Fiji slighted with the Prince of Wales in the stands.
Referee Matthew Carley (born in Wales) had an
absolute shocker display of reffing. Unreal bias
 
The home of bazball serves up 6 penalty goals and three field goals and still wins by 17 points. Yawn...
The England coach at the press conference

Yea mate we played well and I'm happy with the result

We kicked sone great penalty goals in the 1st half and some great penalty goals in the 2nd half

We also kicked some great field goals as well

So yea like I said I'm really happy with the result
 
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That's embarrassing to the code

Refs blow a penalty

Team kicks a goal

Rinse and repeat

Rinse and repeat

Rinse and repeat
Not really mate . The sport is ruled by the northern hemisphere , and they have a vested interest in the game being officiated , played in this style . Ie. they don’t have the skilful players developed down here through touch / Austag/ nrl/ union / beach footy .
If the rules ever moved globally to something akin to southern hemisphere rugby , then it would return to the dark old days for them of the 80s/90s,where they arnt winning anything .
It’s why the all blacks dominated the sport for so long . Bigger ,stronger faster, more skilful .
 
Fiji slighted with the Prince of Wales in the stands.
Referee Matthew Carley (born in Wales) had an
absolute shocker display of reffing. Unreal bias
It's incredible how many 6 Nations/SANZAR teams get calls in games against Pacific teams.
 
How anyone can watch the highlights of England v Argentina and say this is a better sport than RL is beyond me .
27-10 was the final score . Guess how many tries? 1 to Argentina in a losing team .
Yeah I agree, there is simply no comparison between e.g. yesterday's Canberra v Newcastle game, and anything we'll see at the rugby world cup.
I'll still be watching though, and if the All Blacks continue to lose it will be an excellent world cup.
 
Yeah I agree, there is simply no comparison between e.g. yesterday's Canberra v Newcastle game, and anything we'll see at the rugby world cup.
I'll still be watching though, and if the All Blacks continue to lose it will be an excellent world cup.

To me it will be a terrible failure if a northern hemisphere side make the final,for all my life they have destroyed the game with their obsession to petty ruiles and uninspiring play.At times France has tried to go against the normal Northern hemisphere game but they are usually a very dirty team.Hopefully the final will be NZ/SA as our mob are completely uninspiring and won't get there
 
To me it will be a terrible failure if a northern hemisphere side make the final,for all my life they have destroyed the game with their obsession to petty ruiles and uninspiring play.At times France has tried to go against the normal Northern hemisphere game but they are usually a very dirty team.Hopefully the final will be NZ/SA as our mob are completely uninspiring and won't get there
On recent form France and Ireland could both easily win it, South Africa looking the most likely from the southern hemisphere (and I would say, Argentina more likely than Australia!)
 
On recent form France and Ireland could both easily win it, South Africa looking the most likely from the southern hemisphere (and I would say, Argentina more likely than Australia!)

France, Ireland & South Africa def favourites

Argentina just got beat by a 14 man England.
They couldn't even muster 1 try, disciple was
horrible too. Also, Wallabies have a better draw
 
France, Ireland & South Africa def favourites

Argentina just got beat by a 14 man England.
They couldn't even muster 1 try, disciple was
horrible too. Also, Wallabies have a better draw
I would like to see some of the smaller nations do well. Fiji came close against Wales.
 
I would like to see some of the smaller nations do well. Fiji came close against Wales.

For sure, despite the horrible officiating came
down to the wire. Pretty boring rugby so far
though man it must be said. I'll be happy if we
batter the poms in the quarters & bow out in semis!
 
Just a tinsy bit of West Harbour flavour to the Rugby World Cup 2023:

These former West Harbour players are proudly representing their nations on the grand stage of the Rugby World Cup:

Paula Ngauamo - Tonga
Sitiveni Mafi - Tonga
Albert Tuisue - Fiji
Michael Alaalatoa - Samoa
Tiaan Swanepoel - Namibia
At the 2019 World Cup West Harbour had 11 former players

Just a tinsy bit of West Harbour flavour to the Rugby World Cup 2023:

These former West Harbour players are proudly representing their nations on the grand stage of the Rugby World Cup:

Paula Ngauamo - Tonga
Sitiveni Mafi - Tonga
Albert Tuisue - Fiji
Michael Alaalatoa - Samoa
Tiaan Swanepoel - Namibia
At the 2019 World Cup West Harbour had 11 former players - more than any other club in the world - still haven't won a Shute Shield premiership since 1929 🙁
 

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