Pool A - Ireland, Scotland, Japan, Russia, Samoa

[Athlai]

Utter brain fade from Carberry. He either doesn't know the rules or thought a penalty was coming.

But massive, massive kudos to Japan. Beaten the world #1s!!

May have heard advantage and misread the situation. It was for the knock on though, so total brain fade.

 

[ripper868]

Holy **** that is so so so good

 

[ripper868]

Labuschagne at it again

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Maybe all countries should poach a Labia, seem to do quite well.

 

[NUFAN]

That was awesome viewing. Well done Japan

 

[StephenZA]

Maybe all countries should poach a Labia, seem to do quite well.

Plenty running around here in SA.

 

[Howe_zat]

Interviewer to Best - ‘a lot of people will be shocked by what they’ve just seen.’

Best - ‘Anyone who’s shocked hasn’t seen how good they are.’

Love that

 

[Niall]

The ref was obviously against Ireland today, but even despite that Ireland not scoring for 60 minutes is ****ing brutal.

Japan v Scotland will be an absolute cracker now.

 

[ripper868]

Schmidt blaming the refs in his interview a little...nah mate, you just got beat is all.

 

[ripper868]

Ref was against Ireland because Japan were disciplined, that was it from where I watched.

 

[hendrix]

The ref was obviously against Ireland today

no.

 

[hendrix]

Brilliant brilliant display of dynamic rugby, superb superb defensive structure, well engineered by the best defense coach in the world

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Haha yesssssss

 

[hendrix]

Ref was against Ireland because Japan were disciplined, that was it from where I watched.

yeah Japan's defensive structure insanely good.

And round the rucks they were brilliant and then to hold up so well in the scrums was amazing

 

[Athlai]

2019 - year of the greatest world cups

 

[Uppercut]

Japan were absolutely brilliant. We were lucky to get the bonus point.

 

[Flem274*]

i was shattered and asleep and im so glad my flatmates force woke me up for the second half of this game.

angus gardner is quite a prissy ref, especially if it gives him the chance to gift the crusaders a game so ireland should have known that going in. definitely all their own fault.

 

[Bahnz]

Apparently Ireland kicked for touch to kill the game in order to secure a bonus point. Ridiculous as it may seem it’s quite sensibleto do so when the odds of getting a draw are so long and achieving it would only bring them 1 more point. Two likely 5 point wins against Samoa and Russia and they’ll still probably top the group. **** it’s high time the IRB binned rugby’s ridiculous bonus points. I would’ve thought they would’ve learned their lesson after SA lost to Japan in 2015 and still picked up 2 points to Japan’s 4.

 

[Howe_zat]

I kinda agree but I suspect 'took the losing bonus point' may be a reason constructed after the fact. The kick at the end was a genuine territory-finding one just outside the touchline, rather than a hoof into the stands. We can't rule out a momentary brainmelt from Carbery here.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Yeah I wonder if he thought the advantage was for a penalty.