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Watching brexit top table on iplayer. f**k me its bad everyone shouting over each other. Mccallion from SF is brutal could they not have sent someone on with some sense.

I think it's a process.
Things they did well :
-playing and beating Southern Hemisphere beforehand (unimaginable 10-15 years ago )
- squad management in the pool stage

What didn't work
- Team didn't peak for the tournament
- Lack of flexibility against Japan

I think they'll learn a lot from this and you never know, they might get a handy quarterfinal next time

They had handy QF draws in 2011 and 2015 and choked. Its seems to be mental thing too. Wales who over the last 20  yrs havent been much better have a far superior record in world cups AND 6 nations

Laughably shite.

That shoulder from O'Mahony just absolutely moronic stuff.

Silly but goes on all the time. Owens being a tit as usual always has a hard on for NZ

 Cant catch a ball to save our lives pretty fundamental problem.

6 goals in 7 games, 2 of those games against Gibraltar. Says it all really.

The ridiculous conservative Georgian tactics haunting us already as we all knew it would except for mick

A swiss win would be better but not happening now

On a side note. Are the English lads walking off tonight if there are any anti-Catholic chants by fans in the stadium. Asking for a friend.

Just watched the highlights. The defending by NI at the end was atrocious.

Tiffany think we're alone now

Prefer the updated version tho

The norn iron fans love it lol

Ffs was looking forward to this game

Italy very close to getting a try then the prop does a spear tackle?? I'd say O'Shea is going mental!! They started the half well too!

What an idiot. Ruined the game

Russia must be awesome.

The handling errors from Ireland have been astonishing. What have they been doing for the last few weeks

[Let Carberry have that start]

Still reckon we'll top the group.
So long at it's not too hot/humid, Japan style of play will actually suit the Scots.

Managing Sexton is key. Him being fit for the QF is more important than who we face. I'd play him against Russia, to get gametime under the belt, but leave him out for Samoa - not worth risking injury against those hoors! Let Carberry have that start, with an otherwise full team. Murray really needs to step up his leadership when Sexton's not there. Of all the disappointing performances on Saturday, he was the biggest disappointment.

My outlandish prediction for the QF is that Ringrose starts on the wing. (Assuming we've two other fit centres!). Two of Farrell, Aki, Henshaw to start. Between Larmour and Earls for the bench place, most likely Earls.
Jordi Murphy might not be far away from the team either, if he has the impact I expect him to have.

Why Carbery? I didn't see the Japan game but didn't Carty play pretty well and Carbery, em, didn't?

Not unlike a lot of players, Carty played very well in the first half, but was awful in the second. Carberry was also poor, but it was his first game in ages.
Bringing 3 10s means it makes sense to play your first choice twice and the other pair, once each. Then, based on form, Schmidt can decide who should be bench for the QF.

Carty had a penalty early on and instead of taking the points or the easy kick into the corner he tried the cross kick to Earls. You only try that hail mary shit when you have a penalty to fall back on not INSTEAD of the penalty. Needed a kick up the hole for that alone

Well done Wales that Aussie missing touch near the end needs a kicking. Wales are a reverse Ireland get spanked by the the tri-nations in friendlies but win when it matters. Their 6 nations record and world cup record shits on ours in the professional era and yet they aren't any better.