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28th October is the Rugby World Cup Final, which kicks off at 20.00 BST, anyone fancy meeting up for the event, possibly somewhere in London.

OHL can wear his Springbok underwear if ZA make the Final

Edit- I think that’s the weekend that the clocks go back, so an extra hour to recover the following day.

Woody wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 01, 2023 8:30 am

28th October is the Rugby World Cup Final, which kicks off at 20.00 BST, anyone fancy meeting up for the event, possibly somewhere in London.

OHL can wear his Springbok underwear if ZA make the Final

Edit- I think that’s the weekend that the clocks go back, so an extra hour to recover the following day.

Well count me in Woody.

In preparation I have been practising this victory haka demonstrated here by Simione Kuruvolia during the Fijian's victory over England last weekend.

Great start for the World Cup tonight/ tomorrow

https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/66746406

Woody wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 08, 2023 5:03 am

Great start for the World Cup tonight/ tomorrow

https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/66746406

Looking forward to tonight's match.

Well I had hoped it might have been a leetle bit closer...

Had excellent radio commentary on Newstalk ZB.

Good match. NZ got off to a good start but showed a little indiscipline and the French deserved the win in the end.

Looking forward to the SA Scotland match on Sunday.

Looking forward to the fact one or two of the key players in the Scottish team are Saffers.

Just watched Ireland crush the unfortunate Romanians 82-8, for my better half to say... "look at the goal keeper, he looks exhausted!". I felt a sense of futility overcome me as I pointed out that the "goalkeeper" was the Irish try scorer and that there are aren't goal keepers in rugby, to which she opined, "yes, I guess they would have to be rather tall to stop the ball going through the H!"

I am sure she does it purposely!

She's got you sussed!

Well I wasn’t expecting that result, especially with a ffrench referee.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66765159

It was not so much that the English played well, they didn't, but that Argentina played so badly, making mistake after stupid mistake. At one point I thought they had lost their collective minds. Ford showed steely precision and the English didn't crack despite the red card. In fact they started to dominate up front and eked out what was ultimately a big morale building win, so credit to them. I had images of Michael Cheka taking out a revolver and shooting himself after that truly terrible Argentinian performance which wasn't helped by some bizarre calls by the French ref. All that said, the English won and Borthwick is safe. Who knows, they might even be able to build on this victory to truly be the sum of their parts, if not more so?

Not really looking forward to Flower of Scotland and Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika being attempted by the French choir this afternoon

All blacks going down to France, oh how we laughed this side of the ditch!, (with kind respect to karearea of course) Can't see the wallabies doing much though....

Sorh Africa win against Scotland. Not a great performance, but good enough.

^ Viewed a watch-along commentary, sounded a bit scrappy at times, missed chances etc, but as you say, it'll do.

The Manie Libbok kick to Arendse and the ensuing try was worth watching...

^ so I gathered

DD2 has offered to gift me a Sky pass for streaming a game or so online. I need to decide which ones...

edit at 7:06am to add, now following Wales/Fiji.

Karearea wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 10, 2023 6:15 pm

... now following Wales/Fiji.

which was epic!

Karearea wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:04 pm

Karearea wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 10, 2023 6:15 pm

... now following Wales/Fiji.

which was epic!

Indeed. It would have been a fairytale ending if they hadn't spilled the ball at the last. Whatever the case, Fiji are a team to behold, and win a lot more matches methinks.