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  • 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?

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    @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.

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      As always, excellent analysis

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

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

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

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          • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

            Possible Unpopular Opinion

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

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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.

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

            Squads of 33, use them.

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

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              • 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.

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

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                • 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.

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                  @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.

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                    Even numbers in pools with 5 day turnarounds.

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                      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.

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

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

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                          @NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

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

                          El Vino did flow.

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                          • 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.

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                            @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.

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

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                              @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

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

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                                @NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

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

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

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                                  @NTA said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

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

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

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                                    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/09/19/charles-piutau-tonga-world-cup-tier-one-two-resources/

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                                      https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/09/19/charles-piutau-tonga-world-cup-tier-one-two-resources/

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

                                      https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/09/19/charles-piutau-tonga-world-cup-tier-one-two-resources/

                                      That's not a 'difference between Tier 1 and Tier 2' story, that's a 'World Rugby Fails Tier 2 nations' with inadequate resources at the most critical time

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                                        whoever thought only games on weekends and bye weeks was a great idea for a tournament needs shooting.

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                                        • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                                          whoever thought only games on weekends and bye weeks was a great idea for a tournament needs shooting.

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                                          @mariner4life said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:

                                          whoever thought only games on weekends and bye weeks was a great idea for a tournament needs shooting.

                                          That can only be addressed with more teams participating. The outrage from minnows having to backup within a short window ensured that we'd only have games on the weekend.

                                          Four pools of six teams, with seeding done after the traditional EOY tours the year preceding.

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