Poll
Question:
Who will win the 2019 Rugby world cup?
Option 1: Ireland
votes: 2
Option 2: New Zealand
votes: 3
Option 3: England
votes: 2
Option 4: South Africa
votes: 0
Option 5: Wales
votes: 1
Option 6: Australia
votes: 0
Option 7: Scotland
votes: 0
Option 8: France
votes: 1
Option 9: Fiji
votes: 1
Option 10: Japan
votes: 0
Option 11: Argentina
votes: 0
Option 12: Georgia
votes: 0
Option 13: USA
votes: 1
Option 14: Italy
votes: 0
Option 15: Tonga
votes: 0
Option 16: Samoa
votes: 1
Option 17: Uruguay
votes: 0
Option 18: Russia
votes: 0
Option 19: Canada
votes: 1
Option 20: Namibia
votes: 0
Option 21: There shall be no winner due to bizarre circumstances
votes: 1
Option 22: I just like voting
votes: 1
Well? Well? WELL?
Does anyone care at all?
That's rugby union (XV), not rugby league (XIII), before someone asks. :P
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.
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...
L.
Finally got around to watching a game.
Oh dear USA
Japan :o :w00t:
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.
I guess I should have read the thread before casting my clueless homer vote. :sleep:
Wales Aus was a great game to watch
Japan doesn't look very Japanese.
I randomly ended up watching the final today. Oh poor, poor England.
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.