RWC Week 5: Fiji v Portugal
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Seriously though, Fiji have been great (until this game) with not playing in their own half, and accumulating points when they visit the other team's half. They've given up on both and are just hoping for individual brilliance. Terrible.
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Deserved win from the Portuguese,how well coached are these guys ..?
Best minnow team I have ever seen at a RWC@Steven-Harris said in RWC Week 5: Fiji v Portugal:
Best minnow team I have ever seen at a RWC
Not sure about that. I've ben quite impressed with Uruguay's and Chile's efforts as well.
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Portugal were fun to watch, played really Well. @MiketheSnow the only one who always believed in them, haha
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if Portugal get to play a NZ team of any description in Portugal I'd be tempted to go on tour. Haven't been there in over a quarter of a century but I bet the seafood and alcohol is still on point.
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if Portugal get to play a NZ team of any description in Portugal I'd be tempted to go on tour. Haven't been there in over a quarter of a century but I bet the seafood and alcohol is still on point.
@nostrildamus Wouldn't be a bad opponent for the Māori ABs. I'd love them to do a tour to Europe and play some of these tier 2/3 teams.
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@Stargazer nah we have played them before at RWC, was it 2007?
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@Steven-Harris said in RWC Week 5: Fiji v Portugal:
Best minnow team I have ever seen at a RWC
Not sure about that. I've ben quite impressed with Uruguay's and Chile's efforts as well.
@Stargazer for me its the style of rugby they play and they know and understand where their strengths are and the skill level in the backs is sensational and they have something you cant coach ,Pace
Chile and Uruguay have been good ,but this Portuguese side are an exciting side to watch -
Some of these WC results show us how competitive international rugby could be… if only it were a level playing field.
IRB get your heads out of your arse, grow some balls and create a competition that allows these teams to play consistently at a higher level.
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Some of these WC results show us how competitive international rugby could be… if only it were a level playing field.
IRB get your heads out of your arse, grow some balls and create a competition that allows these teams to play consistently at a higher level.
@Gunner said in RWC Week 5: Fiji v Portugal:
Some of these WC results show us how competitive international rugby could be… if only it were a level playing field.
IRB get your heads out of your arse, grow some balls and create a competition that allows these teams to play consistently at a higher level.
I agree they could look at the crowd-pleasing games and tweak the rules to encourage that.
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@Bovidae said in RWC Week 5: Fiji v Portugal:
Even though Fiji dropped a lot of ball their problems started at 9 and 10.
This has been a traditional weakness hasn't it?
