2019 Rugby World Cup

[Machpants]

@mariner4life Yup, specificially mentioned by a lot of the minnow teams as their goal for this RWC

[mariner4life]

@Machpants said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@mariner4life Yup, specificially mentioned by a lot of the minnow teams as their goal for this RWC

that is, quite frankly, ridiculous

Cut the number of automatic qualifiers right down, say finalists and the host. Make everyone else qualify, and bang, there is your little team v big team games between cups.

Never happen though, because the big unions are too entrenched in their current set ups. And the Clubs won't allow it.

[Billy Tell]

Just no. The 3rd place incentive massively improved the pool stages.

[mariner4life]

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

Just no. The 3rd place incentive massively improved the pool stages.

excuse me?

[Billy Tell]

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

Just no. The 3rd place incentive massively improved the pool stages.

excuse me?

You’re excused.

Take Fiji vs Georgia kicking off shortly. Game has more meaning as both can realistically get 3rd spot and automatic qualification. It was a great move by what was the IRB.

[mariner4life]

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

Just no. The 3rd place incentive massively improved the pool stages.

excuse me?

You’re excused.

Take Fiji vs Georgia kicking off shortly. Game has more meaning as both can realistically get 3rd spot and automatic qualification. It was a great move by what was the IRB.

firstly, it's kind of patronising to think that these nations wouldn't both go flat out to win anyway

Also, Georgia are not out of the running for a Qtr Final spot. So they have a heap to play for.

[Billy Tell]

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

Just no. The 3rd place incentive massively improved the pool stages.

excuse me?

You’re excused.

Take Fiji vs Georgia kicking off shortly. Game has more meaning as both can realistically get 3rd spot and automatic qualification. It was a great move by what was the IRB.

firstly, it's kind of patronising to think that these nations wouldn't both go flat out to win anyway

Also, Georgia are not out of the running for a Qtr Final spot. So they have a heap to play for.

We agree to disagree. The 3rd place incentive was an inspired move.

[mariner4life]

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

Just no. The 3rd place incentive massively improved the pool stages.

excuse me?

You’re excused.

Take Fiji vs Georgia kicking off shortly. Game has more meaning as both can realistically get 3rd spot and automatic qualification. It was a great move by what was the IRB.

firstly, it's kind of patronising to think that these nations wouldn't both go flat out to win anyway

Also, Georgia are not out of the running for a Qtr Final spot. So they have a heap to play for.

We agree to disagree. The 3rd place incentive was an inspired move.

just no

[Billy Tell]

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

Just no. The 3rd place incentive massively improved the pool stages.

excuse me?

You’re excused.

Take Fiji vs Georgia kicking off shortly. Game has more meaning as both can realistically get 3rd spot and automatic qualification. It was a great move by what was the IRB.

firstly, it's kind of patronising to think that these nations wouldn't both go flat out to win anyway

Also, Georgia are not out of the running for a Qtr Final spot. So they have a heap to play for.

We agree to disagree. The 3rd place incentive was an inspired move.

just no

So you agree then that we agree to disagree?

[mariner4life]

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

Just no. The 3rd place incentive massively improved the pool stages.

excuse me?

You’re excused.

Take Fiji vs Georgia kicking off shortly. Game has more meaning as both can realistically get 3rd spot and automatic qualification. It was a great move by what was the IRB.

firstly, it's kind of patronising to think that these nations wouldn't both go flat out to win anyway

Also, Georgia are not out of the running for a Qtr Final spot. So they have a heap to play for.

We agree to disagree. The 3rd place incentive was an inspired move.

just no

So you agree then that we agree to disagree?

I'm sure Scotland, Italy, and Argentina will be totally satisfied with that automatic qualification, and without it they wouldn't have tried quite as hard.

[Nepia]

WTF are you two fighting about?

[mariner4life]

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@Billy-Tell said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

Just no. The 3rd place incentive massively improved the pool stages.

excuse me?

You’re excused.

Take Fiji vs Georgia kicking off shortly. Game has more meaning as both can realistically get 3rd spot and automatic qualification. It was a great move by what was the IRB.

firstly, it's kind of patronising to think that these nations wouldn't both go flat out to win anyway

Also, Georgia are not out of the running for a Qtr Final spot. So they have a heap to play for.

We agree to disagree. The 3rd place incentive was an inspired move.

just no

So you agree then that we agree to disagree?

and further more, this is the Fern, there is no "agree to disagree"

there is only "pointlessly bicker until something else shiny comes along to distract us"

[Rapido]

When is it going to get less humid? And more autumnal?

[gt12]

@Rapido

No today, it’s humid af.

Looks like we’ll go to mid 20s next week, but could be around that right through the finals, plus we have rain coming too (apparently).

[junior]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

160,000 readers of BBC Sport select their all time Rugby World Cup XV. A good team but Steve McDowell at Loose head for me.

I don't know how BOD can make it given he never played in a team that made it past the QFs...

[junior]

@mariner4life said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@rotated yep agreed. Read has had 2 very good campaigns for 2 wins. Dayglow was instrumental in 2003. Zinny a more talented player than both, but on World Cups only that misses the mark.

For me Finegan in 99 is a good shout for the 6 jersey. But again, Kaino was bloody good in two cup wins...

As was Dusautoir...

[rotated]

@junior said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

As was Dusautoir...

Dusautoir already got his token award in the 2011 Final, no more.

[junior]

@rotated said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

@junior said in 2019 Rugby World Cup:

As was Dusautoir...

Dusautoir already got his token award in the 2011 Final, no more.

Indeed, and on reflection, I reckon Dusautoir only really had two good games (both against us) rather than having good tournaments

[Bovidae]

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[taniwharugby]

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