Rugby Union 21/22/23 Discussion | RWC time!

[T00lsh3d]

Well it's not a debate so much as analysis. And yes it's less entrenched in England by all accounts, and there has always been the exception here too.

Is it dying or just in a bit of a rut?

Yeah dying. The CTE stuff, changing tackle height laws, already high barriers of entry for teams. Ironically it’ll probably only be the rich schools that’ll be left in the end

Yeh i sympathise with rugby fans hearing this boring shit all the time, would wind me up too - I like Cricket and it has a similiar problem. But it is facts.

Anyway, will shut up, WC QF....

I’m in Yorkshire, rugby league hotbed, so I get it all the time and it drives me mental

It's very much a thing in Ireland but it changing as Moses said. Hopefully we won't have to talk about it at all soon enough.

Hope so

 

[moses]

Yeah dying. The CTE stuff, changing tackle height laws, already high barriers of entry for teams. Ironically it’ll probably only be the rich schools that’ll be left in the end

Are they not mostly universal issues? They apply here and the game is increasing it's reach all the time. It is still very much a distant third behind the two round ball sports on a smaller island but still thriving?

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

Very close game to call. Wales just edging it but if Argentina can cut out some of those handling errors then it’s there for them to take.

 

[TheGame]

That line out wasn’t even straight

 

[Skills]

Argentina up

 

[TheGame]

Wow what a penalty!

 

[T00lsh3d]

Are they not mostly universal issues? They apply here and the game is increasing it's reach all the time. It is still very much a distant third behind the two round ball sports on a smaller island but still thriving?

I don’t know to be honest mate, there’s a lot of debate and not many answers. Other than the RFU being a bit shit. Anyway, I’ll stop griping….there’s a danger this match gets quite close

 

[moses]

I don’t know to be honest mate, there’s a lot of debate and not many answers. Other than the RFU being a bit shit. Anyway, I’ll stop griping….there’s a danger this match gets quite close

It's set up nicely now. That was a great kick.

 

[T00lsh3d]

Beautiful. Outright mugging

 

[Tarrou]

that was too easy

 

[moses]

It's not a great game.

 

[Tarrou]

ah, for some reason I thought the winner of this played the winner of Englands game

zero chance for a Wales final then

 

[Tarrou]

ouch!

 

[Withnail]

Good call

 

[T00lsh3d]

This is contentious

 

[Oldyella]

Ouch indeed. Good reffing though.

 

[christy87]

A different ref would see it differently

 

[moses]

Seems like good refereeing?

 

[moses]

ah, for some reason I thought the winner of this played the winner of Englands game

zero chance for a Wales final then

Do you want to kill poor Pogue?

 

[T00lsh3d]

Do you want to kill poor Pogue?

 

[TheGame]

ah, for some reason I thought the winner of this played the winner of Englands game

zero chance for a Wales final then

For some reason me too. Glad it’s not as makes it more competitive.

 

[dannyrhinos89]

Argentinians always bring the numbers and noise it has to be said.

Best away fans in the international scene for rugby and football.

 

[TheGame]

Drop goal territory if this carries on.

 

[Withnail]

Argentinians always bring the numbers and noise it has to be said.

Best away fans in the international scene for rugby and football.

Wait till you see the atmosphere later on. This won't be a patch on the Irish crowd.

 

[T00lsh3d]

Marius the TMO sounds stoned all the time

 

[Oldyella]

What a tackle.

 

[moses]

What a tackle.

Insane commitment to the cause. This World Cup is ruining football for me.

 

[TheGame]

Was a great chance for Wales, thought they were going to score.

 

[christy87]

Drop goal territory if this carries on.

Who’s taking it
Edit scratch that

 

[TheGame]

Good night Wales.

 

[TheGame]

Who’s taking it
Edit scratch that

No more in that territory now

 

[Tarrou]

come on then Ireland

 

[T00lsh3d]

Crafty old fox

 

[Ayush_reddevil]

Tight slap to those who thought that England had an easy group

 

[Withnail]

Tight slap to those who thought that England had an easy group

Is it really? This has been a very low quality match.

 

[T00lsh3d]

Tight slap to those who thought that England had an easy group

Exactly

 

[T00lsh3d]

Feel for poor Costello, must be like a gut punch

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

Deserved win in the end there for Argentina. Looked the better team.

 

[Dannn411]

Well done to the Argies. What an incredible moment for them.

 

[unchanged_lineup]

Feel for poor Costello, must be like a gut punch

Wales will feel that Costello only had to come on because of a HIA for a player that got hit by an Argentina player with no repercussions. Not that I necessarily agree with that, but I'm sure some will say it.