Rugby 2023-24 World Cup Year!

My predictions for quarters – Argentina, Ireland, Fiji and France to win

I’d be pretty happy with that too

I was rewatching the Ireland-France 6 nations game last night, what a cracker of a game. I’m amazed every time I see the Dupont tackle on Hansen to stop him going over  the line for a try.

Instagram has all the England team doing tackle practise under a limbo type arrangement piece of string.

they should have been doing that for years – not training to smother tackle

I came here to say Allez les bleus that is all.

Why do some rugby tams have nicknames and others not?  Many of them are tough sounding nicknames until you get to the “brave blossoms” 🙂  Pumas – now thats good.  Springbok?  Its a stupid little gazzelle ie lion food.  None of the home nations really have one.  So what should your countries be?  The Scottish “Bawbags” ?

In 2003 England were described as ‘orcs on steroids’.
Bit of a mouthful for a nickname.

the white orcs

Is it Romania that are ” the Mighty Oaks?

It seems it’s only Scotland and Ireland that don’t have nicknames. Most are just named after what ever is on their shirt badge or national animal.

The fascinating Rugby World Cup team nicknames and what they mean

Green Machine.

The excitement is getting a bit too much for me already 😀.

Four games that are too close to call.

I feel like Wales have a 51% chance of winning, but it could easily be Argentina.

Ireland should beat New Zealand. That is probably the easiest game to call. Their consistency, their recent long winning run,including the Grand Slam and Tour win in NZ – all bode well. NZ have shown that they can win when on top, but have also shown they can be beaten.

Sunday, I’m going to go for England and France. I’d like Fiji to do well, but it would be really good to see an all Northern Hemisphere semi-finals.

So, backing my prediction of Argentina, Ireland, Fiji and France I’ve just had a punt at 33/1.
If you swapped out France for SA…40/1.

They seem like decent odds. I’m surprised, not being a gambler, I wouldn’t have expected you to get such favourable odds.

What odds could I get on an England v Wales final? 😜

Thinking of buying a bigger sofa to hide behind tonight for Ireland/All Blacks.

England v Wales final?

This thread would be absolute carnage.

England v Wales final?

This thread would be absolute carnage.

😂😂

My nerves are totally on edge already!

England v Wales final?
No chance.

Its certainly possible given the easy route ………

😉

Still waiting to see if Liam pulls out 5mins before kick off.

Wales should win but then could very easily lose too.

Its certainly possible given the easy route ………

😉

Scotland have a very favourable lineup for 2024 6 nations:

1: Wales v Scotland
2: Scotland v France
3: Scotland v England
4: Italy v Scotland
5: Ireland v Scotland

I can’t wait to hear their excuse for only winning 1 or 2 games.

😉

Saucer of cream?

I’m notorious for my poor QF predictions but here goes:

Argentina

Ireland

Fiji

SA

I’m going to wait until tomorrow night before I reveal whether that’s my list of winners or losers 🙂

Never seen that before.

Honestly, if he says “Paper” one more time……

ITV keeping up the low standard of commentary.

ITV keeping up the low standard of commentary.

Turn the sound off and pick a radio station of your choice.

Pretty sure that was a no arms shoulder charge – still not a yellow though so a bit academic

Since when was that a wrap when both arms were by his side?!

Ref is a bit iffy as he said didn’t see it but it seems like he was looking straight at it!

Dicko needs a look there was no wrap there.

Adams is a decent player but that’s how he react under pressure. Just keep pilling it down his wing

Argentinian ran into him after the whistle then went down like he’d been shot!! Pen seems about right to me. If he’d binned Adam’s he’d have to have looked at the afters from Argentinians running in from miles away!

Argentinian ran into him after the whistle

Argentinian ran into him after the whistle then went down like he’d been shot!!

Spoken like a true Welshman.

Of course he did…. didn’t shoulder barge him in the slightest 🙄

If ARGENTINA win this it will be englands fault.

This game started so well 😭😭😭

Some welly that.

Ooft lucky Tompkins height drops suddenly but a tight call

What a game this is turning out to be.

Fuckety **** **** 😭😭😭

Ooft lucky Tompkins height drops suddenly but a tight call

Right call my aese that was foul play anything else mitigates down from red or yellow. Ref got that very very wrong

What a game this is turning out to be.

Doesn’t look like it to me. Wales messing it up, handling errors, 4 lineouts given away.