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Started by Josquius, September 16, 2019, 04:47:45 AM

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Who will win the 2019 Rugby world cup?

Ireland
2 (13.3%)
New Zealand
3 (20%)
England
2 (13.3%)
South Africa
0 (0%)
Wales
1 (6.7%)
Australia
0 (0%)
Scotland
0 (0%)
France
1 (6.7%)
Fiji
1 (6.7%)
Japan
0 (0%)
Argentina
0 (0%)
Georgia
0 (0%)
USA
1 (6.7%)
Italy
0 (0%)
Tonga
0 (0%)
Samoa
1 (6.7%)
Uruguay
0 (0%)
Russia
0 (0%)
Canada
1 (6.7%)
Namibia
0 (0%)
There shall be no winner due to bizarre circumstances
1 (6.7%)
I just like voting
1 (6.7%)

Total Members Voted: 15

Josquius

Well? Well? WELL?

Does anyone care at all?
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Duque de Bragança

That's rugby union (XV), not rugby league (XIII), before someone asks.  :P

Agelastus

Gotta submit my vote for England.

But it's more likely that New Zealand will win, despite the couple of adverse results they have had recently.

And yes, I do care and am looking forward to watching what I can of it.
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Pedrito

I'm hoping for an Ireland (possible, not probable yet) or Wales (less possible) win, but I fear NZ or England will win the trophy.

Ireland is at their peak lately, and Wales, well, Wales is always a pleasure to watch. Not that NZ isn't an exceptional team, though...

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Josquius

Finally got around to watching a game.

Oh dear USA
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Liep

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Valmy

Quote from: Tyr on September 26, 2019, 06:28:20 AM
Finally got around to watching a game.

Oh dear USA

What? We were just happy to be there.
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Eddie Teach

I guess I should have read the thread before casting my clueless homer vote.  :sleep:
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Admiral Yi

Japan doesn't look very Japanese.

garbon

I randomly ended up watching the final today. Oh poor, poor England.
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crazy canuck

That was a fun final to watch.  Impressive defending by the South Africans in the first half and complete dominance in the scrums.

I watched a recording of that game and then watched some NFL games. 

A couple of points of comparison that really jumped out - Rugby knows how to do replays right.  They are quick, you can hear everything that is being said by the refs and the replay booth and so the viewer, coaches and players know exactly why the decision was made. Rugby is also a lot less worried about technical rules than football.  All the rules of the game are open to the ref's interpretation and the ref doesn't really care about all the little infractions that don't materially affect the game.  In football everyone makes a huge deal about an offensive lineman flinching that had no effect on the game whatsoever. But it is a technical violation of the rules and so must be punished.