Rugby World Cup general discussion

Billy Tell

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rugby World Cup news:

Fiji have a great chance to get out of their pool.

Bones

@nostrildamus Is that you Stephen Jones?

Mr Fish

@Billy-Tell said in Rugby World Cup news:

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Rugby World Cup news:

Fiji have a great chance to get out of their pool.

I think Georgia have a better chance, to be honest.

They're basically replicating what Japan did at the last World Cup with keeping their squad together all year. Could be very interesting - their opening match with Australia is certainly one to watch.

chimoaus

Apologies if this has already been posted but a good predictor tool here so you can see how the draw might play out.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/world-cup-rugby-2023-fixtures-england-telegraph-predictor/

Stargazer

@chimoaus Thanks, that's very handy!

taniwharugby

@chimoaus I did it and came up with this for the final...

Kiwiwomble

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the photo looks weird, bench with fozzie and cane, uneven numbers at the back, load of people with eye shut or looking in different directions, cobbled together photoshop?

Nepia

@Kiwiwomble Also look at how far Fozzie is from the ginga, weird he'd select him when you can clearly see he despises him. Are NZR enforcing a ginga quota on him?

mariner4life

@Nepia said in Rugby World Cup news:

@Kiwiwomble Also look at how far Fozzie is from the ginga, weird he'd select him when you can clearly see he despises him. Are NZR enforcing a ginga quota on him?

no one wants to catch gingervitus

Stargazer

@Nepia @Kiwiwomble They wouldn't have needed the backrow in the photo if Christie would have sat next to Fozzie on that bench and one player at the back would have taken Christie's chair. The others in the backrow could have filled the empty spots in the row in front of them. Obviously, Fozzie is too fat for even Christie to fit on that remaining space on the bench.

Bovidae

They are seated/standing in the order (alphabetical) that the players were announced. Only Cane was sitting on the bench until the coaches were added. Clearly, if we punt out Christie, Weber can go in the back row with the other giants.

frugby

@Nepia said in Rugby World Cup news:

@Kiwiwomble Also look at how far Fozzie is from the ginga, weird he'd select him when you can clearly see he despises him. Are NZR enforcing a ginga quota on him?

The real question is, does the quota extend to two players, and if so, who is the other one? Fletcher Newell? DMac?

nostrildamus

@Nepia said in Rugby World Cup news:

@Kiwiwomble Also look at how far Fozzie is from the ginga, weird he'd select him when you can clearly see he despises him. Are NZR enforcing a ginga quota on him?

it makes sense to handle redheads gingerly. Learnings.

chimoaus

@taniwharugby said in Rugby World Cup news:

@chimoaus I did it and came up with this for the final...

I wonder what that would pay at the TAB.

nostrildamus

@Bones said in Rugby World Cup news:

@nostrildamus Is that you Stephen Jones?

I was serious actually, quite a few players are dual nationals, considered stars in the land of their birth, or even don't have the citizenship of the country they play for (no not Quade now, I'm thinking of a certain Will Genia!)

nostrildamus

forgive my ignorance but is there a NZ supporters' song for this RWC? If not, could they try for a Kiwi one this time not a cover of some else?
If there is a spot for requests, mine is to convert Black Sheep by Gin Wigmore, if only for the line

Once you go black, you never go back
I'm a black sheep (changed to freak?)

I wasn't born a beauty queen but I'm okay with that
Maybe radio won't mind if I sing a little flat
I wear my boots to bed, hang a fern up on the wall
To save me from a shallow break who wants to take us all

canefan

@nostrildamus said in Rugby World Cup news:

forgive my ignorance but is there a NZ supporters' song for this RWC? If not, could they try for a Kiwi one this time not a cover of some else?
If there is a spot for requests, mine is to convert Black Sheep by Gin Wigmore, if only for the line

Once you go black, you never go back
I'm a black sheep (changed to freak?)

I wasn't born a beauty queen but I'm okay with that
Maybe radio won't mind if I sing a little flat
I wear my boots to bed, hang a fern up on the wall
To save me from a shallow break who wants to take us all

This is rugby. They don't really do song and dance

nostrildamus

@canefan said in Rugby World Cup news:

This is rugby. They don't really do song and dance

True, in 2015 they chose an Ed Sheeran number.

Machpants

@nostrildamus said in Rugby World Cup news:

@canefan said in Rugby World Cup news:

This is rugby. They don't really do song and dance

True, in 2015 they chose an Ed Sheeran number.

Who's 'they' - I don't remember an All Blacks 2015 song, and I was there for half of it

Nepia

@frugby said in Rugby World Cup news:

@Nepia said in Rugby World Cup news:

@Kiwiwomble Also look at how far Fozzie is from the ginga, weird he'd select him when you can clearly see he despises him. Are NZR enforcing a ginga quota on him?

The real question is, does the quota extend to two players, and if so, who is the other one? Fletcher Newell? DMac?

I think you may be colourblind.

The Silver Fern

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