Rugby World Cup general discussion
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@Higgins said in Rugby World Cup news:
@sparky said in Rugby World Cup news:
Rhys Webb tests positive for Human Growth Hormone.
https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Rhys-webb-biarritz-positif-a-l-hormone-de-croissance/1415831
And, if it hasn't already been posted elsewhere, something fishy going on here too
Seffrican juicing? Im shocked
@booboo said in Rugby World Cup news:
@Higgins said in Rugby World Cup news:
@sparky said in Rugby World Cup news:
Rhys Webb tests positive for Human Growth Hormone.
https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Rhys-webb-biarritz-positif-a-l-hormone-de-croissance/1415831
And, if it hasn't already been posted elsewhere, something fishy going on here too
Seffrican juicing? Im shocked
When athletes test positive to clenbuterol, the excuse of eating contaminated meat always comes up ,
Wait for it , it’s coming .
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i for one would like that thank Eddie for his incredible ability to read a calendar. Definitely saved us the embarrassment of turning up a week late.
Would have been nice of him to give us a heads up about the SA game, as it appears we forgot all about it until an hour before kick off
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i for one would like that thank Eddie for his incredible ability to read a calendar. Definitely saved us the embarrassment of turning up a week late.
Would have been nice of him to give us a heads up about the SA game, as it appears we forgot all about it until an hour before kick off
@mariner4life also last time he issued a warning we heeded said warning and played pretty well.
Eddie does spend a bit much time talking about NZ, but TBF the article isnt really quite what the headling indicates.
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Just seen that, thank fark for that. Been waiting on the news today. Sheesh, that's if he manages to get out of England.....he might need one of those inflatable dinghies washed up on the Dover beach...be the quickest mode of transport out of England these days..
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@sparky said in Rugby World Cup news:
Scott Barrett is not suspended and is free to play France.
Even allowing for Judiciary lotto ball type decisions, I couldn't see it being any different when you see the incident for 2nd yellow anyway, there would of been an appeal. First yellow was pretty rough decision anyway.
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Just seen that, thank fark for that. Been waiting on the news today. Sheesh, that's if he manages to get out of England.....he might need one of those inflatable dinghies washed up on the Dover beach...be the quickest mode of transport out of England these days..
@Jailbreak7 said in Rugby World Cup news:
if he manages to get out of England
They are already in Germany.
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Top 12 teams going into the tournament. Of note is that Fiji and Argentina are the highest ranked teams in their pools.
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Live Rugby World Cup matches on Stuff (all stream start times NZ, broadcast schedule subject to change):
All Blacks v France, Saturday, September 9, 5.45am (includes Māori commentary option)
Quarterfinal 2, Sunday, October 15, 7.30am
Quarterfinal 4, Monday, October 16, 7am
Semifinal 2, Sunday, October 22, 7am
Bronze playoff, Saturday, October 28, 7.30am
RWC final, Sunday, October 29, 7am
Delayed Rugby World Cup matches on StuffAll Blacks v Namibia, Saturday, September 16, 8.30am
All Blacks v Italy, Saturday, September 30, 9.30am
All Blacks v Uruguay, Friday, October 6, 9.30am
Quarterfinal 1, Sunday, October 15, 5am
Quarterfinal 3, Monday, October 16, 11am
Semifinal 1, Saturday, October 21, 9.30am
In addition to the streams, Stuff will live blog all 48 games.
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M MajorStokes forked this topic on
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The Telegraph doing it's "100 Best Rugby Players" list pre RWC. It's an absolute hoot with Tawera Kerr-Barlow at no. 33 ahead of Faf De Klerk and Mark Telea at no. 91 and 92 respectively.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/08/31/100-best-rugby-players-world-part-four-40-21/
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Danty a doubt for France against NZ opener.
@sparky said in Rugby World Cup news:
Danty a doubt for France against NZ opener.
One of theirs for one of ours Danty - Lomax. Danty would be a big loss for them though. They would be giving away serious bulk in the midfield.
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in depth, detailed article re: foreign-born-produced-homegrown-players-at-rwc-2023 -
https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2023/08/30/foreign-born-produced-homegrown-players-at-rwc-2023/ -
in depth, detailed article re: foreign-born-produced-homegrown-players-at-rwc-2023 -
https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2023/08/30/foreign-born-produced-homegrown-players-at-rwc-2023/ -
in depth, detailed article re: foreign-born-produced-homegrown-players-at-rwc-2023 -
https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2023/08/30/foreign-born-produced-homegrown-players-at-rwc-2023/@Daffy-Jaffy Bloody interesting, thanks for posting.
FOREIGN-BORN PLAYERS – COUNTRY OF BIRTH
NEW ZEALAND – (57)
AUSTRALIA – (17)
FRANCE – (17)
ENGLAND – (15)
TONGA – (15)
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@Daffy-Jaffy ARN are great for doing this every Cup to rub it into the faces of the NH tossers
@Machpants Their reasons are not that though. They do it to show how home grown the American teams are in comparison to other nations. They were also very much against the latest WR eligibility rule change that allowed players to change to the country of their or their (grand)parent's birth, because in their view that gives too much advantage to the Pacific Nations.
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@Machpants Their reasons are not that though. They do it to show how home grown the American teams are in comparison to other nations. They were also very much against the latest WR eligibility rule change that allowed players to change to the country of their or their (grand)parent's birth, because in their view that gives too much advantage to the Pacific Nations.
@Stargazer Yeah I realise, my wording was wrong. I love pointing this out to the 'poachers' callers from NH. NZ is the most poached, and if you include country produced, it is even higher
