Ireland will surely be very happy with this. Scrum after scrum, running down the clock and Samoa getting closer to more cards.
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They should have a few more. He's being fairly lenient. Every ruck has been a joke the last 15.
That was daft there. 19 for Samoa was standing where our 9 should be
The ref has to give some more cards.Apparently Namibia vs Canada could be in some strife tomorrow.
Has to be said too, Larmour has had a really good game.
Yeah I think if the game had been closer they might have had more cards.
That's probably his best performance for Ireland.
I seen online Ireland to win by 50 was 8-1. I was like no chance. It looks like we could do it with 14 men... Ridiculous
Thats a dangerous pitch.
Pretty disgraceful for a world cup
Pretty disgraceful for a world cup
Love the TMO in rugby.
Everything explained.
Everything explained.
Again poor discipline by Samoa.
It'll have been an absolute miracle if there were no injuries.
All eyes on WR at 10pm tonight Irish time then...
Edit: Midnight now according to RTE.
Edit: Midnight now according to RTE.
Looks grim out there... Not good for tomorrow
Not looking good for the game going ahead tomorrow
Looks like an electrical panel of sorts there on the left. Pretty dangerous
My sister is out there on her honeymoon. They’re gutted to miss today’s game and look like they’ll miss out tomorrow as well. Thankfully they’ve got 2 QF tickets but it’s a bit of a shambles from World Rugby’s perspective!
I don't think so. An extra week recovery nearly guarantees the win for NZ in my opinion. They were big favourites obviously as it was.
I cannot fathom why they can't change the location rather than cancelling it.
Yep even if there are no fans there must be a way to play it. Even fly them to another country to play it. It has to be played
Agreed. Its the bloody world cup not some friendly... and the match is actually important.
Crazy to think they (rugby WC) can’t be more flexible to allow the important games to go ahead. SCO right to be upset if it’s cancelled.
I reckon Scotland can begin to be optimistic.
According to angry replies to this tweet, the flooding here is per the actual design to keep water from flooding the pitch. Some people got pretty irate in the translated comments I read 
Out of curiosity, has anything like this happened during a big football tournament? Trying to think of a comparable situation and how it was handled but cant remember any.
Euro 2016 is the most recent one I remember. France Ukraine was delayed by torrential rain and thunder.
When will we know if this game is taking place? They're cutting it fine aren't they.
Originally it was 10pm GMT but the last I saw it'll be midnight.
Of course, Typhoon Haggis is what Scotland is going to do to Japan tomorrow albeit with no upsetting worldwide disaster like Typhoon Hagibis has brought.
Anyways, let’s see how this pitch inspection goes. Listening to Brian O’Driscoll & Sir Ian McGeechan in the studio, it was safe to say they both looked pretty concerned with the events and didn’t seem confident that the game was going to happen.
Doesn’t look good if that was the stadium earlier this morning and there was further rain.
If that is what happens then that’s what happens. But am surprised they’ve not mentioned moving it or anything - I thought they would
They don’t have to, everyone knew the rules re 0-0s beforehand. Would be harsh on Scotland (and maybe Ireland) and a huge favour for Japan
If that is what happens then that’s what happens. But am surprised they’ve not mentioned moving it or anything - I thought they would
They don’t have to, everyone knew the rules re 0-0s beforehand. Would be harsh on Scotland (and maybe Ireland) and a huge favour for Japan
Seeing stuff like this makes me grateful to live in England. Yeah the sky can be a bit grey sometimes but at least I never have to worry about my house being ripped apart by hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons.
@RedDevilRoshi and @EdWeatherall I'd be a bit more optimistic than that based on latest updates on Twitter.
Another one here:
Will see what happens @unchanged_lineup . Hopefully the game goes ahead but I’m not going to be shocked if it fails the inspection. If it does go ahead, absolutely fantastic and hopefully we get the result we need to qualify with you guys for the quarters, even though I can’t see either of us progressing past our potential QF opponents.
Let’s see what World Rugby says. Not long left till the announcement now, I’d imagine..
Let’s see what World Rugby says. Not long left till the announcement now, I’d imagine..
Still 2-3hrs I'd say unless it leaks.
I hope it goes ahead and Japan win, it'll be a much easier QF for us then IMO.
Pitch inspection soon.