Rugby World Cup 2023

[VOOMER]

The rugby world cup is a real tease with so long before games!

What's everybody predicting from here?

My earliest memories of watching rugby were with my Grandad who was Scottish - so I've always got a soft spot for them. With the South Africans talking about harnessing the way Ireland celebrated their win last week and getting their own back, some underhand tactics to allow Scotland to progress at South Africa's expense would be lovely to see from the Irish.

Having said that, for me the winner is coming from Pool A or B and they have a heavyweight QF before a likely procession in the semis against England and Wales before they meet again in the final. So you would want the other QF to be a bruiser and France v South Africa will be that, and some.

After the group stage they should have separate cup competitions for the 3rd, 4th and 5th place teams.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Who had Italy beating New Zealand? Not sure that’ll happen now.

 

[Nellies left peg]

Who had Italy beating New Zealand? Not sure that’ll happen now.

What has happened to Italy, they look fucking terrible and making the all blacks look ten times better than they are

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Romania are shite, but Scotland playing lovely rugby.
They could break 100 points here.

 

[ShorehamCitizen]

Georgia SO close to a shock there. It was just an unfortunate forward pass in the first half there when it was 9-0.

 

[ShorehamCitizen]

Romania are shite, but Scotland playing lovely rugby.
They could break 100 points here.

The fact they are only here because Spain got disqualified for fielding a suspended player is showing here and in their other two games before this.

 

[ShorehamCitizen]

What has happened to Italy, they look fucking terrible and making the all blacks look ten times better than they are

To think they were actually getting better at one point and then ended up the basement team in the Six Nations again.

Still, at least they always qualify through their pool for the next tournament, while Georgia have to go into regional qualification because they always end up 4th with the exception of 2015.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Scotland have taken their foot off the gas.
Really thought they’d break 90 points at least.

Still could, I suppose.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Scotland have taken their foot off the gas.
Really thought they’d break 90 points at least.

Still could, I suppose.

And as I type they break away.
70-0 and counting.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

The Scots love this open running game. So fast. Great to watch.
77-0 and counting.