Rugby Union World Cup 2019

[bluemoon32]

Ireland were average and did the basics well but Scotland were appalling with no tactics.
England will batter Tonga by 50pts +

 

[crooky]

Ireland were average and did the basics well but Scotland were appalling with no tactics.
England will batter Tonga by 50pts +

Well they got the bonus point for 4 tries which is what matters.

Bit one sided the games today, so hopefully we start seeing some closer games in the coming week.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Well they got the bonus point for 4 tries which is what matters.

Bit one sided the games today, so hopefully we start seeing some closer games in the coming week.

England’s usual Achilles heel of poor handling skills nearly cost us the bonus point today. Several players dropping the ball in promising attacking positions, including Underhill and Currie.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

At least we’ve had one of the best players in the first round of games in Tuiliagi

 

[big gaz]

Well the turn of us sheep shaggers tomoz. Lost Toby and Anscombe to injury, then coach Howley is found to like a flutter on games ffs. From a position of strength to one of despair , but that's just my happy view on things.

 

[leighton]

Ireland played well in difficult conditions. Some good performances by the team. Also nice to see Chris Farrell coming on and putting on a show. The centres Ireland have to choose from is something else and Farrell could have a huge world cup. Also the Pack were strong as ever. Top the group and get SA its tricky but doable if we keep everyone fit we can go a long long way in the World Cup.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Ireland played well in difficult conditions. Some good performances by the team. Also nice to see Chris Farrell coming on and putting on a show. The centres Ireland have to choose from is something else and Farrell could have a huge world cup. Also the Pack were strong as ever. Top the group and get SA its tricky but doable if we keep everyone fit we can go a long long way in the World Cup.

Ireland were very clinical and the pack and scrum half were immense. Scotland made too many errors to maintain their intensity and stretch the Irish forwards like, for example, Wakes have sometimes done in recent years. That said, Scotland didn’t really have the muscle to keep Ireland at bay.

 

[leighton]

The Scots aint a bad side. It just Ireland when they got there chances took them to win by a bonus point is always good. Now what Ireland can do is get some game time into some players. Rest a few for the Russia game and to some extent the Japan game. We should now top the group and go for it with a full strength team in the Quater Finals.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

The Scots aint a bad side. It just Ireland when they got there chances took them to win by a bonus point is always good. Now what Ireland can do is get some game time into some players. Rest a few for the Russia game and to some extent the Japan game. We should now top the group and go for it with a full strength team in the Quater Finals.

Scotland never got Hogg or their wingers into the game. That’s partly because ireland’s Defence was good and they had the stronger guys so eg didn’t have to commit extra players at the breakdown. The Irish coaches had done their homework on Scotland’s attacking ploys too.

 

[allblackcitizen]

Aye this will be another of my sporting fixes for the next few weeks. That’s a cracking trio of games for the first proper day of the tournament. France vs Argentina is like a battle of the B teams from the Northern and Southern Hemisphere which may hint as to which hemisphere is going to be strongest in Japan.

Then NZ vs SA is a massive game. It’s a fitting matchup for a final. I’d love to see NZ lose their first WC game since 2007...

Well I'm glad you were disappointed ...