The French will win tonight and it will be a big win, the argies will beat England and Scotland and South Africa will be tight game.
Rugby Union 21/22/23 Discussion | RWC time!
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world cup predictions:
south africa to shithouse the whole thing again.
france to buckle under expectations.
ireland to go close.
wales to knock out someone better than them.
england to be the moral victors.
south africa to shithouse the whole thing again.
france to buckle under expectations.
ireland to go close.
wales to knock out someone better than them.
england to be the moral victors.
Ah yes, the rugby “world” cup, when Ireland goes mad for a sport only a few countries actually take seriously and you don’t even have to qualify for the “world” cup of. Hype hype hype!
Agree with all of this
G’way outta that. You’ll be down the pub cheering them on before the end of the month. Jonny Sexton team jersey optional.
South Africa to retain the World Cup
Ireland to lose the final
France and New Zealand out on QF weekend
Australia to make the semis and finish with a Bronze medal
Give yourself to the dark side Luke
It’s too tough to pick one as injuries are simply too important.
France might lose tonight but then get Danty back for the big games and win it.
I really do fancy Ireland to have an all round cohesion that makes them capable of beating anyone….and seeing as I’ve backed them financially I may as well stick with it
France might lose tonight but then get Danty back for the big games and win it.
I really do fancy Ireland to have an all round cohesion that makes them capable of beating anyone….and seeing as I’ve backed them financially I may as well stick with it
How much are you going to win? Sorry, I mean lose?
Fecking hell, come on already RWC.
2hrs to kill.
2hrs to kill.
Disclaimer: Don't ask me anything during France games, my mood will be terrible.
I’ll be winning £110
I’m trying to gamble a bit less on anything over evens. And to be honest the 4 main horses are much of a muchness for me in this, I just think Ireland have that edge in that their gameplan seems to have matured at the right time, plus they have so much time as club colleagues….just fancy it.
What has a greater diameter, Uini Antonio’s right thigh, or Camille Chat’s neck?
I’ll be winning £110
I’m trying to gamble a bit less on anything over evens. And to be honest the 4 main horses are much of a muchness for me in this, I just think Ireland have that edge in that their gameplan seems to have matured at the right time, plus they have so much time as club colleagues….just fancy it.
They were getting a bit giddy on an Irish podcast because Opta did an in depth analysis and had Ireland down as favourites. But that was because we had something like a 20.4% chance of winning, with France at 20.7% and South Africa at 21.0%. There were basically 4 teams with a one in five chance of winning. Which is confusing but feels about right, intuitively.
Atonio is huge, Tuilagi level of hugeness. So Atonio's neck.
Score predictions for opener? I’m going with France 24-15 New Zealand
RWC 2023 - Opening ceremony daftness
What am I watching?
French nonsense
France vs New Zealand - let's go
Whoever loses this one tonight wins the tournament. Don’t ask me about the logic.
Have New Zealand ever been an underdog before? Even if it is only such a fine margin, that's something.
Never lost a group game either right?
Never lost a group game either right?
Yeah I’ve seen the stats having those 4 as basically all even, which is why I’ve highlighted the Irish cohesion and club familiarity as a difference maker, though I really believe the difference maker will be key injuries
Going France win, 6-10 points
I think France will win too.
I hate every single one of you. Bunch of jinxers.
France are fecked without Danty, totally upsets their running game.I hate every single one of you. Bunch of jinxers.
NZ lost Same Cane which is immediately worth an extra 5 points….for them. NZ by 2 points
Not really Moefana and Vincent are pretty good, in particular Vincent who was the starter until his knee injury. Danty is valuable for the Jackal.
From one of the shots there, it looked like that aerial rigging from the opening ceremony is still up. Hope noone tries a really, really high box kick 
From one of the shots there, it looked like that aerial rigging from the opening ceremony is still up. Hope noone tries a really, really high box kick
It's a spider cam isn't it?
This acapella anthem idea is terrible
Ahhh ok. I thought it was the rig they used to hoist that guy to the top of the tower.
…….I was just countering the Jinx. I think you’ll win
You could be right, I'm pretty sure that iI saw a camera but the wider angle had something else.
Love the haka. It's an iconic thing for rugby.
Oh dear
What a start for the All Blacks!
Wow.
That was too easy.
Surely French player caught in the air?
Nah, that looked like a fair contest to me.
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