RWC Week 3: France v Namibia

[mooshld]

Honestly France have enough depth. But you want to see the best players playing.

[stodders]

@mooshld France don’t have another Dupont. The other teams won’t fear them as much without him.

[stodders]

Same was said about NZ in 2011. A fit Carter and NZ romp to that win. Without him, everyone else felt they had a chance.

[Billy Tell]

@stodders said in RWC Week 3: France v Namibia:

Same was said about NZ in 2011. A fit Carter and NZ romp to that win. Without him, everyone else felt they had a chance.

And they did. 8-7

[stodders]

@Billy-Tell is that a romp for you?

[stodders]

@Billy-Tell I was trying to say (badly) that with Carter the winning margins would have been much bigger. Without him, it was squeaky bum time.

[MiketheSnow]

Lazy French bastards not getting my ton

[stodders]

@MiketheSnow choked against 14 men

[stodders]

Ntamack out before the WC. Now Dupont a doubt. Big blows losing either. Massive to lose both.

[Steven Harris]

You have got to question the RWC qualifying process when Namibia keeps making this tournament, has never won a game having made the tournament 5 x times and keeps getting their arses handed to them without ever improving

[antipodean]

Second best team in Africa...

[Bovidae]

Ivory Coast beat Namibia in pool play but then somehow lost to Madagascar. Zimbabwe has been a basket case for a while but did run Namibia close in the playoffs. Really Africa shouldn't get an automatic second team based on the strength of their other nations.

[NTA]

Top 20 ranked nations who aren't at RWC2023:
18 USA (66.22)
20 Spain (64.56)

Outside top 20 who ARE here:
21 Namibia (61.61)
22 Chile (60.49)

Previous nations (pro era) outside top 20 who aren't here:
23 Canada (60.46)
25 Russia (58.06)

If we opened it up to 24 nations, they should add at least

• Europe 3 (currently 2)
• Americas 3 (currently 2)
• Oceania 2 (currently 1)
• Asia/Pacific 2 (currently 1)

And then keep the 2 Repechage slots much as they are.

[Stargazer]

Some French media say that Dupont may have a possible orbital floor fracture. Nothing confirmed, obviously.

[Duluth]

[nostrildamus]

@stodders said in RWC Week 3: France v Namibia:

@Billy-Tell is that a romp for you?

Any score that leads to a Romp is good by me

[nostrildamus]

@MiketheSnow said in RWC Week 3: France v Namibia:

Lazy French bastards not getting my ton

Are you on the NZ coach diet?
I think it is called Learnings. Or Lemmings. Or something. Won't happen overnight..

[nostrildamus]

@Stargazer said in RWC Week 3: France v Namibia:

Some French media say that Dupont may have a possible orbital floor fracture. Nothing confirmed, obviously.

Hopefully he missed a serious rimming injury ..

[chimoaus]

@Stargazer said in RWC Week 3: France v Namibia:

Some French media say that Dupont may have a possible orbital floor fracture. Nothing confirmed, obviously.

That poor bastard has taken a few hits in his time, probably Farrells training partner.

[Rancid Schnitzel]

Just on Namibia and their competitiveness. Are there any top young players there who won't try to play for the Springboks? Same with Zimbabwe. What realistic chance do they ever have of getting any better?