Skip to content
  • Categories
Collapse

The Silver Fern

  • Tipping
  • Team Sheets
  • Highlights
  • Results
    • All Blacks

      Search every All Blacks Test. Filter results by year, opposition, location, venue, city and RWC stage

    • Super Rugby

      Search every Super Rugby since match 1996

    • NPC

      Search NPC results. Only first division matches from 1976-2005. All results from the 14 team competition (2006-present) are included

Rugby World Cup general discussion

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Sports Talk
rwc
1.2k Posts 85 Posters 114.3k Views 4 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • voodooV Offline
    voodooV Offline
    voodoo
    wrote on last edited by
    #681

    given how busy my weekends are, I'd love a Wednesday or Thursday morning game I could watch at 5am - obviously not the marquee games, but would be awesome to get up and onto the bike trainer to watch a second tier match like the AB's v Namibia, or Wales v Fiji (teasing Mike, teasing!)

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • Daffy JaffyD Offline
      Daffy JaffyD Offline
      Daffy Jaffy
      wrote on last edited by
      #682

      image.png

      1 Reply Last reply
      3
      • Daffy JaffyD Daffy Jaffy

        image.png

        voodooV Offline
        voodooV Offline
        voodoo
        wrote on last edited by
        #683

        @Daffy-Jaffy said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

        image.png

        Stats eh?!!

        That Fijian bloke hit 39 of their own rucks in 1 game, that's pretty good heat...

        1 Reply Last reply
        0
        • MN5M MN5

          @stodders said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

          @MN5 Interesting. Australia with more players (4) in that list than SA (1).

          NZ's sole representative is a back up at the moment, though I'm sure his time will come in the next 4 years.

          I wonder how many of the players listed currently play or recently played in the French Top 14?

          Na they have two.

          I woulda thought Etzebeth was heavier than RG Snyman but then again these stats are very inaccurate. Not like fighting sports where they weigh in a day or two prior to the event.

          @NTA sure has some tubby lads in his team.

          nostrildamusN Online
          nostrildamusN Online
          nostrildamus
          wrote on last edited by
          #684

          @MN5 said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

          @NTA sure has some tubby lads in hiis team

          I don't expect an ex prop to worry about that!

          1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • S stodders

            @MN5 Interesting. Australia with more players (4) in that list than SA (1).

            NZ's sole representative is a back up at the moment, though I'm sure his time will come in the next 4 years.

            I wonder how many of the players listed currently play or recently played in the French Top 14?

            NepiaN Offline
            NepiaN Offline
            Nepia
            wrote on last edited by
            #685

            @stodders said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

            NZ's sole representative is a back up at the moment,

            TBF 1 and 2 are NZers too so we technically dominate the top 4.

            1 Reply Last reply
            1
            • M Offline
              M Offline
              Machpants
              wrote on last edited by
              #686

              As always, excellent analysis

              https://www.rugbypass.com/plus/make-no-mistakes-defence-will-win-the-rugby-world-cup/

              1 Reply Last reply
              1
              • NTAN Offline
                NTAN Offline
                NTA
                wrote on last edited by
                #687

                https://twitter.com/ultimaterugby/status/1702257373627207703

                SmutsS 1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • NTAN Offline
                  NTAN Offline
                  NTA
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #688

                  https://twitter.com/Sambruce86/status/1702267989117030467

                  MiketheSnowM 1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                    Possible Unpopular Opinion

                    The tournament suffers as a spectacle by only having games on the weekend.

                    MajorStokesM Offline
                    MajorStokesM Offline
                    MajorStokes
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #689

                    @mariner4life said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                    Possible Unpopular Opinion

                    The tournament suffers as a spectacle by only having games on the weekend.

                    Agree. One of us or France should be playing again tonight, or possibly yesterday.

                    Squads of 33, use them.

                    Daffy JaffyD S 2 Replies Last reply
                    0
                    • canefanC Away
                      canefanC Away
                      canefan
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #690

                      Should have midweek games of 7s between the fringe players in each squad. We've got wingers to burn so should be sweet...

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • MajorStokesM MajorStokes

                        @mariner4life said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                        Possible Unpopular Opinion

                        The tournament suffers as a spectacle by only having games on the weekend.

                        Agree. One of us or France should be playing again tonight, or possibly yesterday.

                        Squads of 33, use them.

                        Daffy JaffyD Offline
                        Daffy JaffyD Offline
                        Daffy Jaffy
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #691

                        @MajorRage France v Uruguay is Thursday night Paris time, Friday morning NZ time.

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        1
                        • StargazerS Stargazer

                          @booboo The comment was made that 7am is a decent time, so I assumed that was about watching live.

                          I need evenings during the week to catch up with the games I couldn't watch live during the weekend. If you add games during the week, I simply don't have the time to watch the majority of them.

                          RapidoR Offline
                          RapidoR Offline
                          Rapido
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #692

                          @Stargazer said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                          I need evenings during the week to catch up with the games I couldn't watch live during the weekend. If you add games during the week, I simply don't have the time to watch the majority of them.

                          Add games? They would be shifted, not added.

                          That is some of the weirdest logic I've read on here for a while. You're glad there are no midweek games because you get time midweek to watch games you didnt have time to watch on weekends.

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          3
                          • NTAN Offline
                            NTAN Offline
                            NTA
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #693

                            Even numbers in pools with 5 day turnarounds.

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • Daffy JaffyD Offline
                              Daffy JaffyD Offline
                              Daffy Jaffy
                              wrote on last edited by Daffy Jaffy
                              #694

                              The next two weeks do have Wednesday and Thursday night games Paris time then NZ plays Thursday night (Friday Morning NZ time) the week after that v Uruguay.

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              1
                              • NTAN Offline
                                NTAN Offline
                                NTA
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #695

                                https://twitter.com/Murray_Kinsella/status/1702277214488699281

                                S 1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • NTAN NTA

                                  https://twitter.com/Murray_Kinsella/status/1702277214488699281

                                  S Offline
                                  S Offline
                                  Steve
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #696

                                  @NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                                  https://twitter.com/Murray_Kinsella/status/1702277214488699281

                                  El Vino did flow.

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  2
                                  • MajorStokesM MajorStokes

                                    @mariner4life said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                                    Possible Unpopular Opinion

                                    The tournament suffers as a spectacle by only having games on the weekend.

                                    Agree. One of us or France should be playing again tonight, or possibly yesterday.

                                    Squads of 33, use them.

                                    S Offline
                                    S Offline
                                    Steve
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #697

                                    @MajorRage 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.

                                    Agree. One of us or France should be playing again tonight, or possibly yesterday.

                                    Squads of 33, use them.

                                    It’s very stop start alrite. There is a two week break in there somewhere too right?

                                    We need games every two days so Sexton ends up in the knackers yard.

                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    0
                                    • NTAN NTA

                                      https://twitter.com/Sambruce86/status/1702267989117030467

                                      MiketheSnowM Offline
                                      MiketheSnowM Offline
                                      MiketheSnow
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #698

                                      @NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                                      https://twitter.com/Sambruce86/status/1702267989117030467

                                      May be premature

                                      An Aussie mate messaged me saying Topou will play

                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                      1
                                      • NTAN NTA

                                        https://twitter.com/ultimaterugby/status/1702257373627207703

                                        SmutsS Offline
                                        SmutsS Offline
                                        Smuts
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #699

                                        @NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                                        https://twitter.com/ultimaterugby/status/1702257373627207703

                                        Needed this like a hole in the head. Poor guy.

                                        WairauW 1 Reply Last reply
                                        0
                                        • SmutsS Smuts

                                          @NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                                          https://twitter.com/ultimaterugby/status/1702257373627207703

                                          Needed this like a hole in the head. Poor guy.

                                          WairauW Offline
                                          WairauW Offline
                                          Wairau
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #700
                                          This post is deleted!
                                          1 Reply Last reply
                                          0
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Search
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Search