Rugby 2023-24 World Cup Year!

What a brilliant performance from both teams of France and S. Africa.

Whoever wins tonight, will win the World Cup!

“Another good game.”
After 27 mins of tonights game I’ve changed my mind the previous game was dull as dishwater

Its like a whole different game

I’m not much of a rugby fan, but I do enjoy tasting the bitter tears of certain STWers

“That’s not going to age well if England meet either SA or France.”

I can live with that. Semi finals is no shame.

I’m not much of a rugby fan, but I do enjoy tasting the bitter tears of certain STWers

“That’s not going to age well if England meet either SA or France.”

I can live with that. Semi finals is no shame.

That’s not going to age well if England meet either SA or France

Well we still made it further than other home nations. 

A point per minute, this has been amazing

Best half of the WC, in fact the best 40 mins I have seen for years.

I don’t know which way it’s going to go tonight but it looks like the WC winners come from this game.  

I reckon I’m pig headed but AA and TJ take it to another level.Although I think I would enjoy their company in real life

Honestly, I’m even more of a dickhead inbreal life!!

This game though is great, no idea how SA are staying in it.

50:50 on Eben coming back on I reckon

Truly breathtaking 1st half. Couldn’t call who is going to take it. Big call coming up on the yellow/red. I want to to be a yellow purely so the game continues like it has. Etzebeths knock back could have seen him off already if he had got that slightly wrong. Microscopic margins in this one 

My adrenalin is through the roof – could you imagine how hyped you’d be if your were french or a SAffer

Well we still made it further than other home nations. 

Good work, well done.

Irish fans must be seething!!

Scotland fans get to still kid themselves

I am a bit pissed off but tbh we exceeded expectations in the group and then blew it. The numbers on the Welsh jerseys for the Argentina game were a great metaphor for our play. Started bright and bold and ended crumbling to nothing!

We’ve seen cricket scores this tournament, looks like we’re heading for a basket ball score.

Am I right in thinking that Scotland are the only home nations team to have played against teams ranked higher than themselves so far in this World Cup…..? 

I think so.  Depends on the argentina ranking I think

That was weird. I’m not sure some of those number quite made kick off. 10 was obviously an issue, not fit biggar then Costello trying to win the game but not experienced enough yet.
We said 2 years ago that Scotland weren’t get out the groups.
Ireland were just outplayed.
Not sure any of the home nations would be in this match. France and SA would/will be impossible to survive.

Well that was a tense finish to the England game. 

I think England’s biggest strength is in their kicker, sounds like 2003 again. 

Shame about Ireland losing to New Zealand again, I really thought they’d win the World Cup this time. 

Here we go SA slowing the game by getting medics on.

second half shit so far 😉

Am I right in thinking that Scotland are the only home nations team to have played against teams ranked higher than themselves so far in this World Cup…..

Pretty sure Wales were below both Aus and Fiji

They probably should be 😜

Pretty sure Wales were below both Aus and Fiji

Nope, 7th, just behind Scotland and England

That’s now, Wales were 10th.

https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/rankings/mru

Fairy nuff 

Ref calls time off with every reset scrum in the fra-rsa game.  How come that didn’t happen at the end of. England-Fiji????

**** SAffers

No idea how SA stayed in that for the first half!! Congrats SA.

That was some game, can’t see past the Saffers for the tournament.

Shit…..

Strong display Saffers,  well played both teams 

So, an SA v NZ final.  How very dull.  Great game tonight though, top drawer stuff.

What are you guys on about, didn’t you hear Sir Clive earlier? He said that England wouldn’t be worried about either France or SA

France 28 – 29 South Africa

What a game!

Hope the semi-final will be as good.

England vs S.Africa

Get ready for Saturday!

That Colby charge down was match winning! What a game. Sad we can’t just replay that for the final 

Amazing how SA got away with wasting time in the last 10 minutes.

Disappointing result, but SA are very good.

Kolbe had a great game.

Amazing game. Possibly the most physically intense 80 minutes I’ve ever seen. The hits! If i was Smith or Ford I might be pulling a hamstring in training 😬

So the mighty four are:

NZ

RSA

Argentina?!?

England?!?!?!?!

I suppose you just play the team in the other changing room, but the draw didn’t favour anyone at all really did it?

The semis ought to have been NZ-All Ireland and RSA-France.

Not England’s fault, nor Argentina’s, but World Rugby what were you thinking?

Lay off Clive Woodward. He was of his time, marginal gains and all that, he did his job well.

Absolutely fantastic weekend of rugby. Huge congratulations to all eight teams. And to the eight sets of fans too. The sporting reactions at the end from both winners and losers was great to see.