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Saturday match thread: 3 for us today. Including the pool B decider (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/rugby

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Nice to see it compressed timing wise, the 12 then wait til 5 a bit annoying for doing other stuff. All eyes on the 9pm local kick off though in Paris. A venue that Ireland haven't had huge amounts of success in recent years, and against a ferocious South Africa that held Scotland to just 3 points a fortnight ago

But Georgia could do with a confidence boost, England might get a wake up call from Chile too, so all good to watch today!

Home	UTC +1	Away
Georgia	1300	Portugal
England	1645	Chile
South Africa	2000	Ireland

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What a game.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The rest of the tournament all seems a bit flat compared to that. Completely absorbing for 80 minutes. Pure mental strength was the winning of it for Ireland.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well fuck me. Hearing an entire stadium singing Zombie is like salt in the wound on top of that lmao

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If this does repeat for the final. It's in your head...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Lmao don't know if anyone else is watching on Peacock/NBC, but these commentators are coming up with the most insane metaphors. From "Etzebeth is built like a Bulgarian vending machine" (lolwut) to "they're as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs". Hilarious

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, so far it seems the bomb squad is bombing. Gotta respect someone living up to their name.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ireland for the cup?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Would like to see them break the quarterfinal curse

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

UGH 8 points from missed kicks now

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, this one's on Faff tonight sadly

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

SA can't seem to hold onto the ball. Great job by Ireland finding a way through on a very stout defense

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Aye, has it been raining? Lots of scrums

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well Ireland are a bit terrifying, eh?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We are so fucked next week

Edit: 2 weeks!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Omg this feels like a final

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This fixture could well still be the final too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Would be an awesome final, judging by this game so far

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fwiw, I’m not sure Scotland have had their last word. So while a win would seal it for SA, Ireland have a tough double header coming up.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Ireland were the target going into this tournament, South Africa just looking immense. Of course Ireland are our bogey team, so it's going to need us to be at our 100% best AND a healthy dose of luck. Means likely France as a quarter, which Scotland would take over the All Blacks too. So yes, a bruising encounter for Ireland is what I'm hoping for, with a nice BP win for us tomorrow

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“Is it time to question Georgia’s place in the Italy-should-be-replaced-in-the-six-nations conversation?”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Had exactly the same thought. Portugal, please keep continuing!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TTRRYYYY TIME

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Bomb squad just got shown up though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah :/ but that first bomb squad scrum was chef's kiss

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Shoulder to shoulder for me. Penalty only

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Great try by Portugal!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's us at half way for the group stages, 20 put of 40 matches. So a draw seems fitting

[–] 8ohighdef 2 points 1 year ago

What an amazing and exciting start of the rugby matches today

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ireland looking stuck here. Not sure they watched SA v Scotland, runners ain't gonna work!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

At the same time, they seem to be on top of KLA and our wings in general. Not giving them the space to step whenever they get the ball