Rugby World Cup general discussion
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While having a ( already quite desperate ) think about how Scotland can make the quarter finals I had a think about Ireland too.
They’ve got the easy beats out of the way. They have a tougher match coming up against Tonga but then shit gets interesting.
A MASSIVE match against the Boks which will most likely decide first and second…..but then if Ireland beat SA ( a match that is too tough to call ) they’ll then have to back up and beat Scotland which is definitely not a given to top the pool.
If they make the quarters that’s five tough matches in a row to win the cup.
If this happens they’ll definitely deserve it.
@MN5 said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
While having a ( already quite desperate ) think about how Scotland can make the quarter finals I had a think about Ireland too.
They’ve got the easy beats out of the way. They have a tougher match coming up against Tonga but then shit gets interesting.
A MASSIVE match against the Boks which will most likely decide first and second…..but then if Ireland beat SA ( a match that is too tough to call ) they’ll then have to back up and beat Scotland which is definitely not a given to top the pool.
If they make the quarters that’s five tough matches in a row to win the cup.
If this happens they’ll definitely deserve it.
I’m going to call it. SA to beat Ireland handily enough.
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@MN5 said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
While having a ( already quite desperate ) think about how Scotland can make the quarter finals I had a think about Ireland too.
They’ve got the easy beats out of the way. They have a tougher match coming up against Tonga but then shit gets interesting.
A MASSIVE match against the Boks which will most likely decide first and second…..but then if Ireland beat SA ( a match that is too tough to call ) they’ll then have to back up and beat Scotland which is definitely not a given to top the pool.
If they make the quarters that’s five tough matches in a row to win the cup.
If this happens they’ll definitely deserve it.
I’m going to call it. SA to beat Ireland handily enough.
@Billy-Tell Boks will be up for revenge having succumbed in their last match against Ireland in 2022. They will have a point to prove.
If Ireland win against Tonga, that’ll be 15 wins in a row. Beat the Boks for 16, Scotland for 17, win the QF for 18 and match the current record. Anything after that sets a new record.
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@Billy-Tell Boks will be up for revenge having succumbed in their last match against Ireland in 2022. They will have a point to prove.
If Ireland win against Tonga, that’ll be 15 wins in a row. Beat the Boks for 16, Scotland for 17, win the QF for 18 and match the current record. Anything after that sets a new record.
@stodders said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@Billy-Tell Boks will be up for revenge having succumbed in their last match against Ireland in 2022. They will have a point to prove.
Ifwhen Ireland win against Tonga, that’ll be 15 wins in a row. Beat the Boks for 16, Scotland for 17, win the QF for 18 and match the current record. Anything after that sets a new record. -
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That's huge
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@Billy-Tell Boks will be up for revenge having succumbed in their last match against Ireland in 2022. They will have a point to prove.
If Ireland win against Tonga, that’ll be 15 wins in a row. Beat the Boks for 16, Scotland for 17, win the QF for 18 and match the current record. Anything after that sets a new record.
@stodders said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@Billy-Tell Boks will be up for revenge having succumbed in their last match against Ireland in 2022. They will have a point to prove.
If Ireland win against Tonga, that’ll be 15 wins in a row. Beat the Boks for 16, Scotland for 17, win the QF for 18 and match the current record. Anything after that sets a new record.
Come off it mate. I can just about imagine Ireland beating the Boks, but winning a quarter-final? That's delusional
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@Billy-Tell said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
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@Stargazer said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
I've seen a lot of posts like this, the last 24 hours.
It's fucking dire. Who the fuck thought that was a good idea?
I’ve had technical issues leading up to the games so have missed the anthems. What’s wrong with them ?
It’s a children choir. Which is not so bad. But they sing a Capella. So you get “allons les enfants…” then the second wave kicks in with “allons les enfants…” and you get out of sync and overlapping and bewildered players and spectators. Just kills the anthems.
I liked it! Very French, why not
@nzzp said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@Billy-Tell said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@MN5 said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@Stargazer said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
I've seen a lot of posts like this, the last 24 hours.
It's fucking dire. Who the fuck thought that was a good idea?
I’ve had technical issues leading up to the games so have missed the anthems. What’s wrong with them ?
It’s a children choir. Which is not so bad. But they sing a Capella. So you get “allons les enfants…” then the second wave kicks in with “allons les enfants…” and you get out of sync and overlapping and bewildered players and spectators. Just kills the anthems.
I liked it! Very French, why not
Because it's an abomination and a crime against rugby?
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Classy from O'Connor.
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Les organisateurs de la Coupe du monde abandonnent les hymnes chantés en canon
Objet d'un tombereau de critiques, l'interprétation polyphonique des hymnes par des chorales d'enfants a été réarrangée et réorchestrée, notamment pour éliminer l'effet chant en canon. World Rugby laissera le choix à chaque fédération : soit cette version 2 avec les enfants, soit un retour à l'hymne classique.
Yes! Back to traditional anthems unless the union (for some weird reason) prefers the children’s a capella version.
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Les organisateurs de la Coupe du monde abandonnent les hymnes chantés en canon
Objet d'un tombereau de critiques, l'interprétation polyphonique des hymnes par des chorales d'enfants a été réarrangée et réorchestrée, notamment pour éliminer l'effet chant en canon. World Rugby laissera le choix à chaque fédération : soit cette version 2 avec les enfants, soit un retour à l'hymne classique.
Yes! Back to traditional anthems unless the union (for some weird reason) prefers the children’s a capella version.
@Billy-Tell said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Les organisateurs de la Coupe du monde abandonnent les hymnes chantés en canon
Objet d'un tombereau de critiques, l'interprétation polyphonique des hymnes par des chorales d'enfants a été réarrangée et réorchestrée, notamment pour éliminer l'effet chant en canon. World Rugby laissera le choix à chaque fédération : soit cette version 2 avec les enfants, soit un retour à l'hymne classique.
Yes! Back to traditional anthems unless the union (for some weird reason) prefers the children’s a capella version.
That's a really shit decision
Love it or hate it, things like this are what makes each RWC unique
All they had to do was slow the choir / piped track down
It's not fucking rocket science
I really, really hope that Wales continues to use the choir to respect what France as a host nation has put together
I wish World Rugby would concentrate on the important shit like referee and disciplinary hearings consistency
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@Billy-Tell said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Les organisateurs de la Coupe du monde abandonnent les hymnes chantés en canon
Objet d'un tombereau de critiques, l'interprétation polyphonique des hymnes par des chorales d'enfants a été réarrangée et réorchestrée, notamment pour éliminer l'effet chant en canon. World Rugby laissera le choix à chaque fédération : soit cette version 2 avec les enfants, soit un retour à l'hymne classique.
Yes! Back to traditional anthems unless the union (for some weird reason) prefers the children’s a capella version.
That's a really shit decision
Love it or hate it, things like this are what makes each RWC unique
All they had to do was slow the choir / piped track down
It's not fucking rocket science
I really, really hope that Wales continues to use the choir to respect what France as a host nation has put together
I wish World Rugby would concentrate on the important shit like referee and disciplinary hearings consistency
@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@Billy-Tell said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Les organisateurs de la Coupe du monde abandonnent les hymnes chantés en canon
Objet d'un tombereau de critiques, l'interprétation polyphonique des hymnes par des chorales d'enfants a été réarrangée et réorchestrée, notamment pour éliminer l'effet chant en canon. World Rugby laissera le choix à chaque fédération : soit cette version 2 avec les enfants, soit un retour à l'hymne classique.
Yes! Back to traditional anthems unless the union (for some weird reason) prefers the children’s a capella version.
That's a really shit decision
Love it or hate it, things like this are what makes each RWC unique
All they had to do was slow the choir / piped track down
It's not fucking rocket science
I really, really hope that Wales continues to use the choir to respect what France as a host nation has put together
I wish World Rugby would concentrate on the important shit like referee and disciplinary hearings consistency
Settle down. Each union can still choose. So wales can have the children’s choir if they want.
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@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@Billy-Tell said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Les organisateurs de la Coupe du monde abandonnent les hymnes chantés en canon
Objet d'un tombereau de critiques, l'interprétation polyphonique des hymnes par des chorales d'enfants a été réarrangée et réorchestrée, notamment pour éliminer l'effet chant en canon. World Rugby laissera le choix à chaque fédération : soit cette version 2 avec les enfants, soit un retour à l'hymne classique.
Yes! Back to traditional anthems unless the union (for some weird reason) prefers the children’s a capella version.
That's a really shit decision
Love it or hate it, things like this are what makes each RWC unique
All they had to do was slow the choir / piped track down
It's not fucking rocket science
I really, really hope that Wales continues to use the choir to respect what France as a host nation has put together
I wish World Rugby would concentrate on the important shit like referee and disciplinary hearings consistency
Settle down. Each union can still choose. So wales can have the children’s choir if they want.
@Billy-Tell said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@Billy-Tell said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Les organisateurs de la Coupe du monde abandonnent les hymnes chantés en canon
Objet d'un tombereau de critiques, l'interprétation polyphonique des hymnes par des chorales d'enfants a été réarrangée et réorchestrée, notamment pour éliminer l'effet chant en canon. World Rugby laissera le choix à chaque fédération : soit cette version 2 avec les enfants, soit un retour à l'hymne classique.
Yes! Back to traditional anthems unless the union (for some weird reason) prefers the children’s a capella version.
That's a really shit decision
Love it or hate it, things like this are what makes each RWC unique
All they had to do was slow the choir / piped track down
It's not fucking rocket science
I really, really hope that Wales continues to use the choir to respect what France as a host nation has put together
I wish World Rugby would concentrate on the important shit like referee and disciplinary hearings consistency
Settle down. Each union can still choose. So wales can have the children’s choir if they want.
If World Rugby really wanted to improve things they’d stop micing (sp) the players
Always a cacophony of chaos and caterwauling
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Possible Unpopular Opinion
The tournament suffers as a spectacle by only having games on the weekend.
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Possible Unpopular Opinion
The tournament suffers as a spectacle by only having games on the weekend.
@mariner4life said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Possible Unpopular Opinion
The tournament suffers as a spectacle by only having games on the weekend.
Not at all unpopular to me.
Can easily fit in mid week games.
Tournament is dead for a week.
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@mariner4life said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Possible Unpopular Opinion
The tournament suffers as a spectacle by only having games on the weekend.
Not at all unpopular to me.
Can easily fit in mid week games.
Tournament is dead for a week.
@booboo said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@mariner4life said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Possible Unpopular Opinion
The tournament suffers as a spectacle by only having games on the weekend.
Not at all unpopular to me.
Can easily fit in mid week games.
Tournament is dead for a week.
At least next week there’s a Thursday match. So it’s just Tuesday & Wednesday off
I think bye weeks kill the momentum more. After the AB’s play Namibia they have 2 weeks off before Italy
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@booboo said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@mariner4life said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Possible Unpopular Opinion
The tournament suffers as a spectacle by only having games on the weekend.
Not at all unpopular to me.
Can easily fit in mid week games.
Tournament is dead for a week.
At least next week there’s a Thursday match. So it’s just Tuesday & Wednesday off
I think bye weeks kill the momentum more. After the AB’s play Namibia they have 2 weeks off before Italy
@Duluth said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@booboo said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@mariner4life said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Possible Unpopular Opinion
The tournament suffers as a spectacle by only having games on the weekend.
Not at all unpopular to me.
Can easily fit in mid week games.
Tournament is dead for a week.
At least next week there’s a Thursday match. So it’s just Tuesday & Wednesday off
I think bye weeks kill the momentum more. After the AB’s play Namibia they have 2 weeks off before Italy
Bye week us related.
If they had mid weekend they wouldn't have a bye.
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Possible Unpopular Opinion
The tournament suffers as a spectacle by only having games on the weekend.
@mariner4life 100% agree.
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Possible Unpopular Opinion
The tournament suffers as a spectacle by only having games on the weekend.
@mariner4life said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Possible Unpopular Opinion
The tournament suffers as a spectacle by only having games on the weekend.
There’s no easy answer without increasing the number of teams. Otherwise we are back to minnows getting 3 days between matches.
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Make the big teams also have short turnarounds as well
Thr other problem is, especially with these kick off times, I will watch less minnow games.
