Rugby Union World Cup 2019

[Churchlawtonblue]

Yes, that's where I'm from.

Sorry, I misunderstood what you meant.

 

[SWP's back]

Inselaffe.

Naw. That’s so cute. :-)

 

[SWP's back]

Sorry, I misunderstood what you meant.

Don’t worry, it’s just his accent.

 

[domalino]

All Blacks in the quarters so. They've the extra rest too. Should be fun.

It will be interesting to see if the teams who had matches cancelled benefit from extra rest or suffer from being undercooked/out of rhythm from not playing.

 

[bluemoon32]

Quarter finals:
England v Australia
NZ v Ireland
Japan v SA
Wales v France

I fancy England, NZ, SA & errrrr either Wales or France

 

[aguero93:20]

It will be interesting to see if the teams who had matches cancelled benefit from extra rest or suffer from being undercooked/out of rhythm from not playing.

As someone who used to play, after the 3 matches in the group stage the last thing they'll be is undercooked, they'll benefit. Best thing for us though imo, strongest team out for the first time in the tournament and no complacency. Plus it's our big scalp. Better for us if they'd played Italy though.

 

[domalino]

As someone who used to play, after the 3 matches in the group stage the last thing they'll be is undercooked, they'll benefit. Best thing for us though imo, strongest team out for the first time in the tournament and no complacency. Plus it's our big scalp. Better for us if they'd played Italy though.

Remember though that the AB's rested everyone vs. Namibia so by the time the QF comes around it will have been 3 weeks since the first XV played a game, and that was vs. Canada which was a procession really.

It'll be a full month since they played a tier 1 team, I don't think that's ideal for them.

 

[big gaz]

Best game of a boring World Cup so far.

Okay then.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Quarter finals:
England v Australia
NZ v Ireland
Japan v SA
Wales v France

I fancy England, NZ, SA & errrrr either Wales or France

England should be able to beat Australia certainly, NZ the big favourites.
Japan beat SA last time around, and that'll be bedlam.
Wales should be favourites, but that could be a good one early next weekend. With SA/Japan in the semifinal, both get to employ the best way of doing well at the World Cup - "don't play NZ"

 

[big gaz]

Remember though that the AB's rested everyone vs. Namibia so by the time the QF comes around it will have been 3 weeks since the first XV played a game, and that was vs. Canada which was a procession really.

It'll be a full month since they played a tier 1 team, I don't think that's ideal for them.

You could have applied you're last paragraph to Ireland and Scotland ( whoops)