Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE
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@Crazy-Horse said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@Bones said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Don't really get the whinging, chances are we still have to beat SA in the final anyway if we end up on the other side, plus beat a team equal to or not far off France (who aren't exactly our bogey team at WCs).
Just fucking get on with it and earn it.
I totally get the whinging, because if we do get through to the final I will be a fucking nervous wreck having to sit through three tough games in a row. Not sure I have the energy.
Its good times. Loved it in 23
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@akan004 said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@akan004 said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@stodders said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Would NZ throw the Oz game to miss playing SA in the QFs?
I would. SA in the QF and France in the SF is the worst draw imaginable. QF exit is looking very likely.
We said that last time. Didn't happen and we almost won the thing.
We'll be fine.
Last time we had an easy semi, which meant that we were primed for the final. We only lost it due to to Cane's red and two missed kicks. SA, on the other hand, were running on fumes in that final as a result of a tougher lead up, and were nowhere near their best in that game. The challenge of peaking for three consecutive games against the three best teams in the world shouldn't be underestimated. I have yet to see a team do it.
It's a no-brainer to me. When you have the option of taking the easier route, you always take it.
Head Coach Scott Hansen will have everything sorted out by then, hopefully.
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Geeze its so long until the next WC things are likely to be way different in the pecking order. As a SA supporter im not expecting another WC win and its likely we will flame out against NZ. Hopefully a test series win in SA next year to assuage what will come at the WC.
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@W32 said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@Crazy-Horse said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@Bones said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Don't really get the whinging, chances are we still have to beat SA in the final anyway if we end up on the other side, plus beat a team equal to or not far off France (who aren't exactly our bogey team at WCs).
Just fucking get on with it and earn it.
I totally get the whinging, because if we do get through to the final I will be a fucking nervous wreck having to sit through three tough games in a row. Not sure I have the energy.
Its good times. Loved it in 23
Maybe I am weird, but I don't actually enjoy it at the time.
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@Catogrande The game that England lost 16-3 to Wales in Brisbane at the 1987 RWC was a Quarter Final, not a pool match.
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@KiwiMurph said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@booboo said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Doubt they'll open with Aus v NZ in case we win.
Expect Aus v HK in Perth to open.
Didnt stop them doing France ABs as the last RWC opening game.....
Chile would be more competitive (and more likely) than HK
My conjecture about Hong Kong is down to proximity to Perth, and potential ex-Pat interest.
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@Fredsaua12 said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@KiwiMurph said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@booboo said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Doubt they'll open with Aus v NZ in case we win.
Expect Aus v HK in Perth to open.
Didnt stop them doing France ABs as the last RWC opening game.....
Chile would be more competitive (and more likely) than HK
Yeah but having the HK game in Perth, both countries are in the same time zone and Rugby is growing rapidly in the country there. I'm anticipating that they bank on a lot of Expats taking the flight to Perth to watch especially with some HSBC funding
Great minds. #booboo
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Ignoring NZ for a moment - they have absolutely shafted the pool stages. It's clear who will be the top 2 in each pool with possible exceptions for Italy/Georgia and Japan/Samoa.
Some of the best matches in history happened in the pool stages and actually provided some jeopardy with big teams not making out of the pool. England in 2015 (knocked out by Wales), Scotland in 2019 (knocked out by Japan) and Aussie in 23 (knocked out by Fiji/Wales). Now it's just a parade and in some cases beneficial if you lose your game against the other big team in your pool.
Plus the permutations of round of 16 and 1/4s path is way too confusing. Should be able to summarised in 2 sentences.
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@Bones said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Don't really get the whinging, chances are we still have to beat SA in the final anyway if we end up on the other side, plus beat a team equal to or not far off France (who aren't exactly our bogey team at WCs).
Just fucking get on with it and earn it.
Im with Bonesy here.
With Will Jordan at 15 we are bang in the mix.
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@JA said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Ignoring NZ for a moment - they have absolutely shafted the pool stages. It's clear who will be the top 2 in each pool with possible exceptions for Italy/Georgia and Japan/Samoa.
Some of the best matches in history happened in the pool stages and actually provided some jeopardy with big teams not making out of the pool. England in 2015 (knocked out by Wales), Scotland in 2019 (knocked out by Japan) and Aussie in 23 (knocked out by Fiji/Wales). Now it's just a parade and in some cases beneficial if you lose your game against the other big team in your pool.
Plus the permutations of round of 16 and 1/4s path is way too confusing. Should be able to summarised in 2 sentences.
To me it looks more of a non event than ever.
Plenty of games are going to resemble Wales v SA at the weekend.
Richie Mo'unga is basically coming back to run the cutter for 3 matches.
Quarters, Semi and Final.
Everything between now and then is just foreplay.
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I don't care about it from a rugby point of view, if we win all our games we win. But like @Tim notes having the two best teams meet in the quarter final is just dogshit organising.
I would say that WR were the worst at organising WC formats, except league exists and next years RLWC is a clusterfuck.
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two best teams NOW.
The whinging from all concerned around the RWC draws has always been based around movement in rankings in the years between draw and tournament. If we slide, or SA slide, and suddenly England are 1 or 2 and up the other side of the draw no one will care. France don't even give a shit about their ranking.
Winning world cups has always had a huge element of luck involved anyway, so this is just different luck. I have never viewed the World Cup winners as being the best team in the world (it's just that usually the best team in the world wins it).
There just aren't enough good teams in rugby to create real jeopardy. And there never will be
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@mariner4life So do the draw in 12 months time. The reality is that the organisation is shit. The tournament structure is shit, and there will be no point watching until the quarter finals. It's a low quality product that will probably be marred by cards and pointless TMO interventions. That's reality.
