Pool B - Australia, Canada, Fiji, Japan, Wales

[James]

Discussion around Pool B - Australia, Canada, Fiji, Japan, Wales

 

[Perm]

Australia shouldn't have any problem going through his group unbeaten with Wales a clear 2nd. The games between Canada, Fiji and Japan will all be very interesting though.

 

[chaminda_00]

Has there always been 5 teams per group, i thought it was 4 per group?

Hopefully Australia get knocked out 1st round, only way any serious changes are going to be made.

 

[Turbinator]

Go Canada Go Canada .

 

[bugssy]

yer i am pretty sure it was only 4 teams per group!

 

[Perm]

Has there always been 5 teams per group, i thought it was 4 per group?

It used to be 5 groups of 4 teams.

 

[KennyD]

Japan to be 2nd in this group.

 

[Perm]

Japan to be 2nd last in this group.

Fixed.

 

[alternative]

Carn the Aussies.

 

[KennyD]

Fixed.

Can we settle on 3rd? Upset the Fijians?

 

[Perm]

Can we settle on 3rd? Upset the Fijians?

Not likely IMO.

 

[KennyD]

Not likely IMO unless they call you up.

Fixed?

 

[chaminda_00]

I can't see why Japan can't beat Fiji, especially with the quality players that their guys come up against each week in their domestic comp. Surely its improved the standard of their play, where they are a realistic chance of beating Fiji.

 

[Perm]

I can't see why Japan can't beat Fiji, especially with the quality players that their guys come up against each week in their domestic comp. Surely its improved the standard of their play, where they are a realistic chance of beating Fiji.

Natural talent. The Fijian's just have too much of it.

 

[chaminda_00]

Natural talent. The Fijian's just have too much of it.

You still have to apply that natural talent which they hardly ever do outside 7s.

 

[Johnners]

Hopefully the selectors will have finally realised that Giteau is an Inside Centre, not a Halfback, by the time the Wallabies play their first game, and we can see a complete backline carve up the mediocrity in this group....

 

[chaminda_00]

Hopefully the selectors will have finally realised that Giteau is an Inside Centre, not a Halfback, by the time the Wallabies play their first game, and we can see a complete backline carve up the mediocrity in this group....

Hopefully the selectors realise his best position for the Wallabies is at fly half where he can have the most impact. And push Larkham to inside centre and maybe even fullback where he started his career.

 

[KennyD]

I can't see why Japan can't beat Fiji, especially with the quality players that their guys come up against each week in their domestic comp. Surely its improved the standard of their play, where they are a realistic chance of beating Fiji.

Top League isn't that great in Japan, despite the quality of ex-pats who go over and play for them. Japanese players though get a little arrogant, case of being big fish in a small pond which exposes them on the international stage.

Anyway, good ol John Kirwan is helping them along, and I really hope they do beat Fiji.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Has there always been 5 teams per group, i thought it was 4 per group?

It used to be 5 groups of 4 teams.

It was 4 groups of 5 last time (a lot of the smaller countries moaned that the bigger breaks between games favoured the foundation nations), 5 groups of 4 in 1999 & in the first three tournaments there were only 16 teams (4 of 4).

 

[Piper]

Japan to be 2nd in this group.

Only if you were playing.... Oh, sorry, that was meant for someone else

But in all seriousness, the Aussie's should walk it followed by the Welsh but I won't be surprised if there is an upset.