If SA revert to type I know folks love those really brutal tackle all day games but for me they get decided by the whistle too much so i’m kinda expecting the Wales v Aus game to be the more fun watch. NZ-ENG has Amushkavili in charge so it’ll be an absolute crapshoot at rucks.
Yeah, in knock out rugby SA’s game comes into its own, with these no jeopardy windows I hope we see all teams throw the ball around more!
Argentina by 3 is interesting too, any reason for the tightness? Frances form hasn’t been amazing, but they are still 4th in the world and the guly between the top 4 and rest has been there for some time
I have a counter-thought about SA’s knockout rugby; it only looks good because they squeaky bummed it in those games. But they only won by 1 point and it could easily have been a result the other way & then people would have been asking questions about why they don’t use their incredible backs more etc.
I just have a vibe about Argentina; they didn’t have as good a year as they would have hoped in '23 but it was still pretty decent and they’re playing at home against a French team that’s only just finished their playoffs. So if they were ever going to get a win it would be now. We’ve seen more of Argentina at home thanks to the Rugby Championship and they’re getting increasingly hard to beat there.
Oh fuck, a Scotsman in 35C is not a pretty sight. Unless they have a cold beer in their hand and lots of shade they evaporate. The good news is that Toonie picked all the youngsters, and Scots are also used to playing with a bar of soap, but I do have to revise down to a 25 pt win
@Olap there’s a chance of thunderstorms so it may rain, or it may even be delayed. Who knows. If it rains, it’ll feel like home to the Scots, but 200 degrees hotter! 😁
NZ by 25
OZ by 25
SA by 10
FRA by 25
SCO by 50
So the Ireland match the one to tune in for imo!
I’ll bite…
NZ by 12 OZ by 15 SA by 1 ARG by 3 SCO by 65
If SA revert to type I know folks love those really brutal tackle all day games but for me they get decided by the whistle too much so i’m kinda expecting the Wales v Aus game to be the more fun watch. NZ-ENG has Amushkavili in charge so it’ll be an absolute crapshoot at rucks.
Yeah, in knock out rugby SA’s game comes into its own, with these no jeopardy windows I hope we see all teams throw the ball around more!
Argentina by 3 is interesting too, any reason for the tightness? Frances form hasn’t been amazing, but they are still 4th in the world and the guly between the top 4 and rest has been there for some time
I have a counter-thought about SA’s knockout rugby; it only looks good because they squeaky bummed it in those games. But they only won by 1 point and it could easily have been a result the other way & then people would have been asking questions about why they don’t use their incredible backs more etc.
I just have a vibe about Argentina; they didn’t have as good a year as they would have hoped in '23 but it was still pretty decent and they’re playing at home against a French team that’s only just finished their playoffs. So if they were ever going to get a win it would be now. We’ve seen more of Argentina at home thanks to the Rugby Championship and they’re getting increasingly hard to beat there.
@Olap @Olap it’s supposed to feel like 35C in Ottawa tomorrow, so Scotland may struggle a bit in the heat. I can’t see them losing though.
Oh fuck, a Scotsman in 35C is not a pretty sight. Unless they have a cold beer in their hand and lots of shade they evaporate. The good news is that Toonie picked all the youngsters, and Scots are also used to playing with a bar of soap, but I do have to revise down to a 25 pt win
@Olap there’s a chance of thunderstorms so it may rain, or it may even be delayed. Who knows. If it rains, it’ll feel like home to the Scots, but 200 degrees hotter! 😁