RWC: Fiji v Uruguay (Pool D)

[Stargazer]

A well-deserved, gutsy win! Hats off to Uruguay! This can only be good for rugby, esp in South America.

I don't know what was wrong with Fiji. Sure, it's their second game in less than a week, but fatigue can't be the reason. They made mistakes right from the start of the game. Maybe they underestimated Uruguay?

[Bovidae]

Wanted: a Fijian goal kicker.

[Machpants]

Yeah I think they had a poor attitude, happens to the best of them.

[Stargazer]

Uruguay have done really well in this match, esp if you consider that Fiji had a much better preparation with tests against Pacific Nations Cup opponents like Japan, USA and the other PI Nations as well as the Maori ABs, while Uruguay crushed a Brazil XV, lost to and beat an Argentina XV, and played Nations Cup games against countries like Namibia and Russia in June.

[Bones]

Hah just trying to show all the gutsy big defensive moments by Uruguay. Instead all the highlights show Uruguay getting away with all sorts of on the ground and offside penalty offences.

[nzzp]

@chimoaus said in RWC: Fiji v Uruguay (Pool D):

I'm a bird watcher so I'm going for the Southern Lapwings. 27-17 Uruguay.

I'm a bird watcher too, so I'm going for Scarlett JOhanssen.

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[Bones]

Where does this passion come from?

What a fuggen shithouse question. Is that Robinson?

[Stargazer]

I love the emotion! I'd love to see footage of parties in Uruguay.

[Bovidae]

Best post-match interview ever.

[Yeetyaah]

Love the passion and the emotion from the Uruguay captain. Really makes me love this game.

[Bones]

@dogmeat said in RWC: Fiji v Uruguay (Pool D):

well done Uruguay.

Ive only got one eye on it as I'm allegedly participating in a global leadership videoconf but from what I saw Fiji looked poor. Not a team - looked like they rated themselves too high and underated the puny Sth Americans.

To their detriment

All hail our new overlord dm.

[Stargazer]

In case you were wondering for which clubs these Uruguayans are playing, look at this:

[Bovidae]

The captain, Gaminara, is listed as 1.75 m according to wiki. The shortest flanker at the RWC I'd say.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae In that list that I just posted from the Rugby Uruguay website, he's even listed as 1.71m. The same height as their starting halfback. There's another loosie of 1.755m

[mariner4life]

somewhere, a red headed Englishman is thrashing out an article blaming this result on NZ and Australia

[Stargazer]

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[dogmeat]

@Bones Cindy says hello

Does make me sound (even more) like a piston wristed gibbon huh

[chimoaus]

@Stargazer said in RWC: Fiji v Uruguay (Pool D):

I love the emotion! I'd love to see footage of parties in Uruguay.

I've seen a few south american party videos, lovely ladies.

[African Monkey]

Well done to Uruguay but gutted for Fiji at the same time. Was hoping they'd push hard for a spot in the quarters but they really let themselves down today. They were complacent and failed to change their gameplan when things weren't going their way. Careless offloads throughout the game and weak defence as well as shocking goalkicking cost them badly. When they played simple rugby and built phases they had success but thought that throwing silly offloads was the way to go. A dark day for PI rugby.