The IRISH RUGBY thread

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Tuned in hoping to see an England trouncing. Disappointed.

Apols if already discussed but how shite have the anthems been?

Finally are Ire Fra NZ And SA in same half yes? So other half has Eng Arg Wal and Sco? So based on this a decent shout for Sco Eng in the final or Eng if Scots get eliminated?

I've rambled...

Scots are in our group!!

Aye sorry lol thought there was some way they'd up in other half. Stupid. So basically after Tonite and seeing how poor arg were eng are in the final barring a collapse yes?

[marty34]

Argentina very poor tonight.

After beating strong teams this year, they were very disappointing.  Especially as England went a man down after 2 mins.

[JoG2]

Tuned in hoping to see an England trouncing. Disappointed.

Apols if already discussed but how shite have the anthems been?

Finally are Ire Fra NZ And SA in same half yes? So other half has Eng Arg Wal and Sco? So based on this a decent shout for Sco Eng in the final or Eng if Scots get eliminated?

I've rambled...

Scots are in our group!!

Aye sorry lol thought there was some way they'd up in other half. Stupid. So basically after Tonite and seeing how poor arg were eng are in the final barring a collapse yes?

"The 2023 draw was made back in December 2020, just over a year on from the tournament in Japan, with seedings decided on what the world rankings were at the start of 2020. At that time, the new World Champions South Africa topped the standings, followed by New Zealand, England and then reigning Grand Slam champions Wales in fourth place to make up the top seeds.

However, more than three years on, the top teams in the world look significantly different, with Ireland and South Africa now topping the pile. France and the All Blacks are still in the mix, ranking third and fourth respectively, but England have slipped to eighth in the world while Wales have come close to falling out of the top 10.

All in all, the decision to hold the draw so far out from the start of the tournament itself has left the competition lopsided, with one side loaded with highly-ranked teams while the other lacks any team from inside the world's top five."

[Tony Baloney]

Thankfully the early draw problem will be fixed for the next World Cup. Presuming that RSA and Ireland go through from Group B, it's particularly harsh on Scotland as they've been playing a really nice brand of rugby recently.

[marty34]

Tom Curry just got a ridiculous red card. The Argentine flew into him causing a clash of heads. It wasn't even a yellow imho.

What you mean is the Argentine played the ball in the air and, as he landed, a fully upright Curry headbutted him. Lack of intent is completely irrelevant.

Clear as day red.

That should be a warning for all the other teams now.

No team, at professional level, in World Cup, should be making attempted tackles like this.

It'll be a red under the new rules.

[Hound]

Argentina very poor tonight.

After beating strong teams this year, they were very disappointing.  Especially as England went a man down after 2 mins.

Every competitive game against decent opposition that the Argies play, they are underdogs. They were going into this game as even money, slight favs with some. After 3 mins they became hot favs. They knew they had to win, but forced everything.  Couldn't handle the expectation. Countlesss errors.

People use 'bottled' too often when it just happens the opposition are better on the day. But this was 100% a bottle job. All England did was keep it simple and take points when available. And that was enough against a team that was shooting themselves in the foot continuously.

As for Ireland, it was job done. Sexton very impressive. Bundee great. And plenty to improve on. Earls can't start any more though, hopefully that's the last we see of the great man.

[seafoid]

Argentina very poor tonight.

After beating strong teams this year, they were very disappointing.  Especially as England went a man down after 2 mins.

It's discipline or nothing in this tournament

[Ash Smoker]

This tournament will break all records for red cards. England coped very well at 14 though. They kept it tight and picked off the points.

[johnnycool]

This tournament will break all records for red cards. England coped very well at 14 though. They kept it tight and picked off the points.

They were helped by an error strewn Argentina who knocked on so many balls it wasn't funny.
England have given Borthwick a problem as Ford was exemplary, kicked everything from all over the pitch.
Farrells suspension might be a blessing in disguise.

[bennydorano]

Yellow/Red issue Japan v Chile. Stuart Barnes shared the tweet saying worrying inconsistencies. If a red had been awarded for this I'd have switched off.

https://twitter.com/TightFive_Rugby/status/1700845187902079343?t=c1JQYmQv25V95h1NClmAQQ&s=19

[Mikhail Prokhorov]

Tuned in hoping to see an England trouncing. Disappointed.

Apols if already discussed but how shite have the anthems been?

Finally are Ire Fra NZ And SA in same half yes? So other half has Eng Arg Wal and Sco? So based on this a decent shout for Sco Eng in the final or Eng if Scots get eliminated?

I've rambled...

no anthem for the Irish 

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Big scrap red card and 3 match bans for all

[Nanderson]

Theres the issue with these head on head collisions. Curry rightly punished last night and a springboks player wrongly not even looked at by the tmo and game plays on. No consistency

[weareros]

Lovely try there by South Africa. Big bruising team.

[JPGJOHNNYG]

It's a difficult watch because I was unsure what's the best result for Ireland. Looks like SA have it but will see. Hoping for no bonus points