mancity2012_eamo
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RSA are just too good for them but Tonga are really doing well.
Rugby World Cup 2023
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mancity2012_eamo
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Too many Tongan errors.
They’re doing better than I expected but have gifted at least two tries to South Africa.
Doing quite well though.
They’re doing better than I expected but have gifted at least two tries to South Africa.
Doing quite well though.
mancity2012_eamo
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RSA turning the screw now.
MillionMilesAway
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Excellent try there. Tonga are much better today than against Scotland, but SA are too good for most people.
mancity2012_eamo
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Haven’t helped themselves with the amount of good possession they’ve given away penalties on.
But they haven’t had any luck out there either.
SA have had the rub of the green as they say but they do everything so efficiently. You can’t give them gifts because they will take them.
Tonga looked tired both mentally and physically but they never stopped going for it.
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mancity2012_eamo
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So….
Will Any of my Scottish buddies be imbibing around 8pm tomorrow night.
Will Any of my Scottish buddies be imbibing around 8pm tomorrow night.
Another one sided game this evening...
With the Cricket World Cup on and using a format that focuses on quality over quantity of teams I'd love to see an alternate Rugby World Cup played in the same format.
Top ten teams in the world.
Just like the Cricket World Cup have them all play each other once and then the top four in the table go straight into the semis.
Only thing I'd change is ensuring the teams go a week between games so five games a week rather than the nine they have in the Cricket.
There'd be so many more close games with this format.
With the Cricket World Cup on and using a format that focuses on quality over quantity of teams I'd love to see an alternate Rugby World Cup played in the same format.
Top ten teams in the world.
Just like the Cricket World Cup have them all play each other once and then the top four in the table go straight into the semis.
Only thing I'd change is ensuring the teams go a week between games so five games a week rather than the nine they have in the Cricket.
There'd be so many more close games with this format.
mancity2012_eamo
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How would that promote an interest beyond the top ten.
How does it promote the game around the world.
Serious questions.
It sounds like an interesting more compact format that probably would be overall, more competitive, but does that work for cricket.
I mean most the world wouldn’t even know when the cricket World Cup is on.
mancity2012_eamo
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France are only getting warmed up.
We’re now entering the business end of things.
We’ll see who has timed their form best.
We’re now entering the business end of things.
We’ll see who has timed their form best.