Pool D - Australia, Wales, Georgia, Fiji, Uruguay

[ripper868]

Dan Biggar not having a great tournament for head knocks...

 

[Flem274*]

yessss penalty try. card them again for laughs

 

[ripper868]

William's with a shoulder direct to the head of Biggar...red card under the framework isn't it

 

[Howe_zat]

Uruguay-Fiji was fun at the time (and worth it for the Uruguayan captains interview alone) but imagine how much more would be on this game if Fiji hadn't lost that.

 

[Spark]

Uruguay-Fiji was fun at the time (and worth it for the Uruguayan captains interview alone) but imagine how much more would be on this game if Fiji hadn't lost that.

Plenty on this game, what are you talking about

 

[Uppercut]

i know we've been saying this for over 20 years but if fiji were fit enough to play 80 minutes they'd be scary

They're too bad at what they're bad at to consistently compete, but they're SO good at what they're good at.

 

[Flem274*]

oof, that's terrible

wales chances really being hit this game regardless of the result. the brutality will be taking its toll on both teams and we're not even in the knock outs.

 

[Flem274*]

They're too bad at what they're bad at to consistently compete, but they're SO good at what they're good at.

nah their set piece has come on leaps and bounds and their general organisation. they're trying to get the forward pods going here, they're just gassed.

 

[ripper868]

Some try that

 

[Uppercut]

nah their set piece has come on leaps and bounds and their general organisation. they're trying to get the forward pods going here, they're just gassed.

I think their defence is getting worse though. 30 points conceded to Uruguay and today they're constantly either giving up yards or giving away daft penalties on the first or second phase.

 

[Uppercut]

Some try that

Yeah amazing finish.

 

[Flem274*]

I think their defence is getting worse though. 30 points conceded to Uruguay and today they're constantly either giving up yards or giving away daft penalties on the first or second phase.

no the discipline has always been this bad, and the defence issues are from their lack of fitness.

i think it all stems from having their top side all playing in random comps around the globe and their clubs not managing them like the super rugby sides get ordered to manage their internationals, and then when the top side comes together they've barely played since the previous wc.

a lot of japans development is due to jamie josephs gaming the system and putting a solid chunk of japans test side in the sunwolves b side which he is coach of.

 

[Spark]

no the discipline has always been this bad, and the defence issues are from their lack of fitness.

i think it all stems from having their top side all playing in random comps around the globe and their clubs not managing them like the super rugby sides get ordered to manage their internationals, and then when the top side comes together they've barely played since the previous wc.

a lot of japans development is due to jamie josephs gaming the system and putting a solid chunk of japans test side in the sunwolves b side which he is coach of.

That one was just sloppiness though.

 

[ripper868]

That'll be that then. So close some many times for Fiji

 

[Flem274*]

that try is surely the game

 

[Howe_zat]

Semi Radrada highlights
https://streamable.com/dw045
https://streamable.com/ly7sv

The question is, what happens when it's completely radrada

 

[NUFAN]

Wallabies seem so bad at retaining possession from the kick-off immediately after scoring. The better teams will punish us (if we can score against them)

 

[Howe_zat]

Koriobete has been Australia's stand out back in the tournament and it was unlikely anyone in the Georgian equivalents was going to tackle him. Their defence has been pretty exposed in this world cup.

Fairly amazed that it has taken the Aussie backs an hour to send a bloke straight through them but I expect we will see a few more scores now that they've broken the deadlock.

 

[Howe_zat]

Yup. Bonus point.

One of the tries in the last 10 was Georgia's so that's nice

 

[ripper868]

Just saw short highlights (meetings all day )

Koroibete try looked lovely, but itll take more than a piece of individual brilliance off the back of scrappy ball to beat England. Swift QF exit coming up sadly.

Edit: pretty happy 3 tries came from players in my fantasy side, with an assist for Tupou...every bit helps!