Rugby World Cup general discussion
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@MiketheSnow I expect they were at least trying to though
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Hearing now that Tuilagi broke a bone in his hand v Samoa and had a plate inserted. Then they played him three times in the next three weeks. Re-broke it v Argentina. Club coach Sanderson is not best amused.
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@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@Dodge said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Well this is a perfect fucking summary of what happened in this tournament. Flats is a top journalist / pundit. I hated thinking he was right the first time I saw this, I wanted France or Ireland to go all the way (I never thought we had a chance), but fuck me the simplicity of this message is perfect
Hopefully by the next RWC cycle Pougach will be fucking put out to pasture and Flats will be running the show
He's brilliant
And funny as fuck too
If you have a chance to see him live, do it
I discovered Flatman during this world cup by listening to his podcast with Tom Shanklin. You're right, he's absolutely brilliant, most talented pundit I've come across in rugby for ages. What a breath of fresh air for a game that is becoming increasingly tedious and frustrating to follow.
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@Machpants said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Some interesting stats
We cross now to WR HQ:
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@Bones said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@Machpants so in 87, they were offloading in two out of every three tackles? Hmmm
Per completed tackle
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@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Interestingly if you asked the casual observer who were the most exciting teams to watch in the RWC then many would say NZ, France, Portugal
And all 3 are in the top 6 of kicking
> Context is everything
Except on the Fern!
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@sparky said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
One of those "which thread do I put this on?" posts so feel free to move.
The boss of Spanish Rugby announced in his Christmas message that they are bidding to host the 2035 Men's Rugby World Cup.
I live in Spain so I endorse this plan wholeheartedly.
Hasta La Victoria Siempre.
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@taniwharugby said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@mariner4life fake it till you make it.
Yeah SA game is designed to win knock out footy, it might not win too many fans, but it is effective to win at rugby.
I think there is a happy medium somewhere for playing the grinding rugby SA* play and the more open game we and others invariably want to play, which is attractive to current fans and new fans, how we get there from where we are right now however, I'm not sure.
*given they have some mighty talented backs who given the chance, can play, it is odd they will more often revert to the grind style.
With TB in the coaching staff, this has come true. Not sure that SA are getting any more fans that are not from SA though.
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@W32 said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Not sure that SA are getting any more fans that are not from SA though.
Yes, you'd have to think all SA would be getting on board, which is good.
But you're right; it's hard to imagine many non-saffas getting on board; or any non-rugby fans.
Which is not good.
You'd like to think a rugby team with one of the best records of all-time would be attracting fans to the sport.They still have time for some rule tweaks before 2027, which might force coaches to alter their thinking.
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Am thinking way back in 2023 when I posted, it was about the game winning more fans rather than the Boks getting more fans.
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Haha
Thought it was still a relevant comment though.
Winning is always good for your own supporter base, in what ever manner you achieve it.
But getting wider support for the game is guna take something more than just one generational winning team.
That team has to be winning with a certain sort of "style" to do that.The next RWC will be interesting from an Aussie perspective.
In the most white hot football code competition on the planet, the rugby (union) "spectacle" will be judged directly against the show that the NRL and AFL are putting up.
