Official Rugby Thread

[Lillian Thomson]

I don’t follow rugby at all and know nothing of Steve Thompson’s career aside from the World Cup win, but the documentary is sad and scary. Aged just 44.

 

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Not able to watch much because of work, but it sounds like France have made a strong start to the opening game of the Women's World Cup this afternoon.

 

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Meanwhile, NZ have made a decent comeback from 17-0 to stay in touch at half-time.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Meanwhile, NZ have made a decent comeback from 17-0 to stay in touch at half-time.

Have the Wallaroos ever beaten the Black Ferns?

Feel as if Oz getting up would be a bit of a shock.

Meanwhile I see the Red Roses gave <insert Fijian women's national team nickname here> a bit of a touch up. With 26 wins on the bounce they've got a serious claim on being the best English national team ever.

 

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I think they might be called Fijiana - simple, but effective.

Now 22-17 in NZ's favour! Fantastic turnaround.

 

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Now 31 unanswered points.

EDIT: Make that 41.

 

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I watched the game in a pub in Matamata of all places, and I seemed to be the only one in the whole establishment paying attention to the TV. Everyone else missed out on a highly entertaining match. But I guess it's hard to compete with a cover band that opens with Let the Good Times Roll...

 

[social]

Rugby Australia doing their usual stellar marketing job by burying the games on a streaming service

 

[ripper868]

Women's result in NZ v Aus not unexpected tbh, NZ are professional players, Aus is still amateur in Women's XV rugby. England, NZ and France are the only 3 capable of winning this tbh, it's basically a rugby league world cup but with 3 possible winners instead of 1.6

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Have the Wallaroos ever beaten the Black Ferns?

No.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Rugby Australia doing their usual stellar marketing job by burying the games on a streaming service

In NZ it is on Spark which not many have.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Yeah, England sounds scarily good.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Impressed with this new NPC format. The 1st three 1/4 finals have been v close, and Wai v BOP should be too.

 

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Remembering Siobhan, the Scottish rugby player who won’t be taking the field

'They fixed her broken bones but turned their backs on her broken brain.'

thespinoff.co.nz

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Remembering Siobhan, the Scottish rugby player who won’t be taking the field

'They fixed her broken bones but turned their backs on her broken brain.'

thespinoff.co.nz

? I've read about several concussion/head injury cases (and I don't want to compare them), but this is truly awful. Poor family. Thanks for sharing.

 

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Looking forward to the three matches in Whangarei on Saturday - Australia v Wales, NZ v Scotland and France v Fiji.

I got our tickets just in the nick of time, with the allocated seating now sold out!

 

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Incredible to see such a big crowd for women's sport in a small centre like Whangarei. Absolutely awesome day to be a part of.

 

[Line and Length]

What sort of tackle is this?

 

[BoyBrumby]

What sort of tackle is this?

That looks like exactly the question the chap pulling down the undercrackers is trying to answer...

 

[BoyBrumby]

One notes the Red Roses took the cane out of the cupboard and administered a sound English-style thrashing to the Springbokettes (?!?).

I'm guessing by the scoreline (75-0) union as played by the distaff side of Saffer families doesn't attract quite the same fervour as that played by the spear half does.