The Rugby Thread, 2nd Tackle

[SirFozzie]

Straight out of a movie. The finale of the women's Oceania Rugby Championship (Fiji vs Samoa). The last few minutes are insane, played in a BUCKETING rain storm, and it comes down to... no, seriously, watch this.

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/140koiv/dramatic_closing_minutes_of_fiji_w_vs_samoa_w_in/

 

Spoiler

THAT kick in a bucketing rain storm to win the tournament. Holy shit. In a just world, she'd never have to pay for a drink again.

 

Edited June 5, 2023 by SirFozzie

[SirFozzie]

Local news, the New England Free Jacks (my local XV!) defeated San Diego with a late try to become the Major League Rugby champions.

[SirFozzie]

If you expected today's results, you lie.

Well, not the England being Omnishambles one. That one was pretty much a given, although losing to Wales is a bit of an eye raiser. Scotland over France though.

[Cleavy]

I feel like the Wallabies have been crap for more than half my life.

[The Natural]

9 hours ago, SirFozzie said:

If you expected today's results, you lie.

Well, not the England being Omnishambles one. That one was pretty much a given, although losing to Wales is a bit of an eye raiser. Scotland over France though.

If you reverse Steve Borthwick's initials, it's much more accurate.

[The Natural]

On 8/6/2023 at 2:23 AM, SirFozzie said:

If you expected today's results, you lie.

Well, not the England being Omnishambles one. That one was pretty much a given, although losing to Wales is a bit of an eye raiser. Scotland over France though.

Boreball.

[DangerMark]

My heart bleeds.

^_~

[SirFozzie]

If Farrell misses the world cup due to the red, I will LOL. I may even LMAO.

 

[DangerMark]

I might very well join you in both.

[The Natural]

9 hours ago, SirFozzie said:

If Farrell misses the world cup due to the red, I will LOL. I may even LMAO.

 

 

1 hour ago, DangerMark said:

I might very well join you in both.

Ditto.

[DangerMark]

I thought our temporary tag-team during Cricket season was dissolved by the time Rugby season rolled around.

[The Natural]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66512745

Owen Farrell red card overturned.

[The Natural]

On 8/15/2023 at 5:07 PM, The Natural said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66512745

Owen Farrell red card overturned.

World Rugby will appeal against the decision to overturn the red card given to England captain Owen Farrell against Wales.

[DangerMark]

Meanwhile sometime England Head Coach and Thunderbirds villain cosplayer Eddie Jones told the journalists assembled for his pre-plane trip promo to "go give yourselves uppercuts."

[The Natural]

11 hours ago, DangerMark said:

Meanwhile sometime England Head Coach and Thunderbirds villain cosplayer Eddie Jones told the journalists assembled for his pre-plane trip promo to "go give yourselves uppercuts."

Eddie Jones making more mates, I see.

[DangerMark]

I don't blame him this time, they kept askig stupid questions about Quade Cooper and frankly, I was more surprised to learn that Cooper had eighty caps than that he'd been dropped.

Spoiler

Michael Hooper was another surprise drop but I won't mention that: they say you should never interrupt an enemy while they're making a mistake.

 

[ohtani's jacket]

Eddie is banking everything on Australia being on the easier side of the draw. Provided they can beat Wales in the pool stages, which isn't a given. 

[DangerMark]

You must have been watching a different Wales to me recently, I wouldn't back Wales into win a game of Tiddlywinks these days.

[ohtani's jacket]

Australia can't win a game of Tiddlywinks at the moment either. 

Wales were the last team that Australia defeated, but it was only by five points and prior to that Wales had won three in a row, including the pool stages of the 2019 WC. They always have close, scrappy matches. 

[SirFozzie]

Well, Farrell may still miss some WC games because the appeal is being appealed, and now Vunipola's set to miss some time, with a Red Card of his very own.

[DangerMark]

6 hours ago, ohtani's jacket said:

Australia can't win a game of Tiddlywinks at the moment either.

Sounds like it's Fiji and Georgia going through out of that group, then.

[SirFozzie]

Farrell rebanned for two games, and Vunipola still in the dock.

 

Omnishambles.

[DangerMark]

This is a bizarre situation, but in words that I keep attributing to John Gibbs (but could have been someone else,) "it's very simple: you can't hit 'em in the melon." And if you do hit 'em in the melon, then you've gotta get your arm up like you're trying to pretend you're tackling the guy.

I have the tiniest bit of sympathy for Vunipola (well, more than I do for Farrell,) because Ireland seem to have this habit of running with their heads lower to the floor than other teams do. Full disclosure, I am still the tiniest bit salty after that Liam Williams yellow card in the Six Nations where Johnny Sexton appeared to my (admittedly Welsh,) eyes to run face first into Williams' shoulder.

[SirFozzie]

Vunipola gets three games. At which point do you just not bring a suspended person to the world cup? They're going to miss half and three quarters of the group stage. Sure you'll have em for the knockouts, but um..with the two most important games versus Japan and Argentina right off the get-go, you might need someone to win one of those two games just to GET to the knockouts.

[DangerMark]

Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake.