Rugby World Cup

Blyclaret · Post by **Blyclaret** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:48 am

England not good enough.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:49 am

I’m weeping into my Pimms.

ClaretAndJew · Post by **ClaretAndJew** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:49 am

Blyclaret wrote:England not good enough.

Apply that to every sport and we never need to watch any England team ever again.

Blyclaret · Post by **Blyclaret** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:49 am

I feel so sorry for Eddie Jones

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:49 am

Embarrassing now. Another epic fail by an England team

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:50 am

Haha.another SA walk in try.. Anybody who tells me Rugby Yawnion is better than league is deluded.. England well and truly battered into submission in the most boring game the world has ever seen..

Blyclaret · Post by **Blyclaret** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:50 am

Prick

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:51 am

Hibsclaret wrote:Absolute joke of a performance by the refs.

Just shows that VAR in rugby can be as bad VAR in football. It's only as good as the idiots reviewing it.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:53 am

Very disappointing, after last week's performance.

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:54 am

At least Boris Johnson won't be spending the next 6 weeks taking credit for an historic victory just as he tried to take all the credit for masterminding the Olympics.

quoonbeatz · Post by **quoonbeatz** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:54 am

Hahaha, absolutely dicked.

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:55 am

Buxtonclaret wrote:Very disappointing, after last week's performance.

They weren't allowed to play thanks to some awful refereeing. They became desperate towards the end which allowed SA to appear better than they were.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:56 am

England thought they only needed to turn up to win this match.. Hilarious.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:58 am

Totally outplayed in every department. Ref was poor but England were shocking. Well done to Springboks.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:59 am

Congrats to South Africa deserved winners.
The ref actually improved second half.
There are some bellends posting on here. England have beaten Australia and New Zealand just to get to the final and they get dogs abuse, on here, cos they can’t go to the well 3 weekends running. Juan Kerrs

Hapag Lloyd · Post by **Hapag Lloyd** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:59 am

conyoviejo wrote:Haha.another SA walk in try.. Anybody who tells me Rugby Yawnion is better than league is deluded.. England well and truly battered into submission in the most boring game the world has ever seen..

When was the last time England won the rugby league World Cup ?

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:01 am

Complete reverse of last weekend. SA won and got everything. We gave England massive credit for last weekend and how they stopped NZ. None of this NZ were ****. Let’s give SA the same credit and respect. Well done.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:01 am

Hapag Lloyd wrote:When was the last time England won the rugby league World Cup final ?

Is that actually relevant to what was said?

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:02 am

Firthy wrote:They weren't allowed to play thanks to some awful refereeing.

A common equation throughout the world of sport:

Lose the game = blame the ref

Hapag Lloyd · Post by **Hapag Lloyd** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:03 am

FCBurnley wrote:Embarrassing now. Another epic fail by an England team

Embarrassing??
A poor performance maybe but embarrassing?

They got to a World Cup final ffs

Hapag Lloyd · Post by **Hapag Lloyd** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:08 am

Lord Beamish wrote:Is that actually relevant to what was said?

Being as Alfi is a massive rugby league fan and slates union at every opportunity, then yes.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:09 am

Apologises to all genuine Rugby Union fans that post on here,obviously ive been on a wind up ..Just getting my own back for the ill mannered comments I've seen about rugby league when I've put posts up.. I actually don't mind Union if played properly.. Of course I wanted England to beat SA.. Schite happens though..

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:09 am

Hapag Lloyd wrote:Being as Alfi is a massive rugby league fan and slates union at every opportunity, then yes.

JohnDearyMe · Post by **JohnDearyMe** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:16 am

Lord Beamish wrote:I’m weeping into my Pimms.

There'll be riots on the streets of Richmond this morning after that

Hibsclaret · Post by **Hibsclaret** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:19 am

Never got going all match really but there were a few key points that lost us the match:

Losing Sinclair
Not getting a try after 25 phases in the first half
Missing the kick in the 2nd half when just 6 behind
Refs allowing the first try which was a clear forward pass - that was game over

There was one ridiculous nock on decision when the English guy had the ball on the floor. The refs gave us nothing marginal tbh.

Definitely not embarrassing but the better defensive team won the game

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:19 am

You only have to look around and realise that there isn't as much interest in comparison to football.

No flags in windows, or in cars etc.

Basically it'll all be forgotten about in a couple of days.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:20 am

I blame brexit. Players were obviously distracted.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:30 am

Hapag Lloyd wrote:Being as Alfi is a massive rugby league fan and slates union at every opportunity, then yes.

Not really, though. It’s a mere expression of a preference between one code and another. One can have that preference irrespective of how successful that Teams playing that sport have been internationally.

Hibsclaret · Post by **Hibsclaret** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:39 am

I can confirm I have never in my life watched a full game of Rugby League. I have seen snippets here and there, thought it’s not for me and ignored accordingly.

When you get a great game of Rugby Union like the semi final or when you watch the all blacks in full flow it is excellent. Today’s game was like a defensive team doing a park the bus job in a football match and was pretty poor to watch. Not for the purists but I think it is fair to say that football finals are not always the best games.....

Hapag Lloyd · Post by **Hapag Lloyd** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:40 am

Lord Beamish wrote:Not really, though. It’s a mere expression of a preference between one code and another. One can have that preference irrespective of how successful that Teams playing that sport have been internationally.

Bore off

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:42 am

Hapag Lloyd wrote:Bore off

Steady on ..Its only a game Hapag.. Albeit a boring one .

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:44 am

Funkydrummer wrote:I like rugby, but this has turned into a bit of a farce and a damp squib.

It's just been a case of who makes the least mistakes. Shocking spectacle imo.

Couldn’t agree more.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:45 am

Hapag Lloyd wrote:Bore off

Oh dear. Dry your eyes, mate.

Hapag Lloyd · Post by **Hapag Lloyd** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:01 pm

Lord Beamish wrote:Oh dear. Dry your eyes, mate.

Don’t need to dry my eyes “mate” as I’m not a big union fan, much prefer league, but having said that I do find your condescending attitude a little tedious.

Stalbansclaret · Post by **Stalbansclaret** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:02 pm

Tedious game but England clearly well beaten by a powerful team with an effective game plan. I’m just happy it’s over now and I can go back to listening to radio 5 in the morning without hours of hysterical over-hyped bullcrap “Kyle Sinkler’s PE teacher.... what it’s been like watching this World Cup” etc etc etc
In other news a pretty astonishing rugby league result today with Tonga beating Australia 16-12 !

ClaretAndJew · Post by **ClaretAndJew** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:02 pm

SHE'S TURNED THE WEANS AGAINST US

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:04 pm

Im confused. I thought England only had to turn up today?

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:05 pm

Hapag Lloyd wrote:Don’t need to dry my eyes “mate” as I’m not a big union fan, much prefer league, but having said that I do find your condescending attitude a little tedious.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:06 pm

This threads definitely more enjoyable than the game was..

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:12 pm

Anyway, back to proper sport this afternoon.

One that people really care about.

RMutt · Post by **RMutt** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:34 pm

Interesting that people here are moaning about the ref. On the TV there was little criticism, in fact the pundits on rugby rarely criticise the refs. If football media pundits had the same approach we wouldn’t be stuck with VAR.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:44 pm

Deserved win for SA,amazing defence once more,shut all England's options down,and took their chances when they came.The Boks have played Japan,Wales and England in the KO stages,240 minutes of rugby and only conceded 1 try,that's why they've lifted the William Webb Ellis trophy.

Disappointing as it is to lose the final,you have to remember the shambles Eddie Jones inherited 4 years ago,i think most English fans would have scoffed at the idea of reaching a WC final 4 years hence.

Victories over the Aussies and a 1st ever WC win against the all blacks probably lifted expectations,but England are in a good place to challenge for the 6 Nations for several years,and build again for 2023.

Looking ahead to the 6 Nations on paper it should be a shoot-out between England and Wales for the title,however Italy apart there's usually a shock or two.

Billy Balfour · Post by **Billy Balfour** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 1:47 pm

Petulant form regarding the medals.

Tribesmen · Post by **Tribesmen** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 2:07 pm

Clarets4me wrote:I think you'll find he's got Irish sympathies, but, secretly, he wants England to win ...

In two words , OUTCLASSED BABY .

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 2:13 pm

We can all stop pretending we know stuff about rugby and go back to watching the football.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 2:13 pm

deleted, repeated

Caballo · Post by **Caballo** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 2:16 pm

Best side won on the day, that's sport as far as I'm concerned. We ( obviously I wasn't playing) got absolutely South Africaed. Still on the bright side a couple of hundred people in the clubhouse and the tills were ringing.

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 3:19 pm

Caballo wrote:Best side won on the day, that's sport as far as I'm concerned. We ( obviously I wasn't playing) got absolutely South Africaed. Still on the bright side a couple of hundred people in the clubhouse and the tills were ringing.

I should imagine Dave N wouldn't mind if he never saw another egg in his life, at the moment !!

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 3:26 pm

dougcollins wrote:We can all stop pretending we know stuff about rugby and go back to watching the football.

I'm probably one of a handful on here who know more about Rugby Union, than Football, which is why I don't comment on tactics, subs etc..

claret_in_exile · Post by **claret_in_exile** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 3:50 pm

Best side won. Unfortunately, England gave too much in beating the Kiwis last weekend. Referee was poor, but South Africa would have won anyway.

Beat Australia and New Zealand, unlucky to have to come up against a South Africa who peaked at exactly the right time.

Can't complain, really.

P.S. as someone who played both codes, playing rugby league was much better - it was impossible to catch your breath when playing union, but I'm a Wiganer who played as a forward