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Rugby World Cup On Chit Chat - It's A Marathon, Not A Sprint
Rugby World Cup On Chit Chat - It's A Marathon, Not A Sprint
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Saturday Matches
New Zealand v Italy CANCELLED 2pts awarded to each side England v France CANCELLED 2pts awarded to each side Ireland v Samoa Match will proceed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sunday Matches
Namibia v Canada USA v Tonga Wales v Uruguay Japan v Scotland NB Scheduled to be played at same stadium as the cancelled England v France match Subject to review | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Scotland are third in Pool A on 10 points with leaders Japan on 14 and need to beat the hosts to go through, potentially relying on bonus points."
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if scot win by more than 7pts and there is no bonus points for tries by neither side, scot qualify.head to head
if scot win by less than 7pts and there is no bonus points for tries by neither side, japan qualify . japan bp for losing under 7pts. SCOT HAVE TO BEAT JAPAN WHATEVER BY OVER 7 PTS , AND EVEN THEN IF SAY SCOT WIN 30-22 AND THAT JAPAN SCORE 4 TRIES AND SCOT LESS THAN 4 , JAPAN QUALIFY ITS SO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Would Scotland not go through even with a measly 3-0 win? Why do they need a bonus point?
Superior H2H Superior pts difference Superior pts scored Inferior pts conceded | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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bp for losing under 7pts
Sorry, I wasn't aware of that rule!  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Strikes me as a bit of a snowflake rule though. Like giving the fat boy a medal for finishing last, so as not to hurt his feeling. Wtf do they get a point for losing???
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agree trilby,
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It's designed to make teams play hard till the final whistle even if they're, say, 20 points down.
Otherwise, sides could take the foot of the gas to prevent injuries. I think that's the logic behind it. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Why do they bother with female co-commentators?
Are they supposed to be experts? Aren’t they supposed to provide insight? A complete and utter waste of space. Let’s have these positions filled on merit not gender balance. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full-time - Australia 27-8 Georgia
Toomua's missed conversion brings an end to proceedings in Shizuoka. Australia have got the job done, but their performance has not been as convincing as the scoreboard suggests. Conditions made it tricky for expansive rugby, but the Wallabies were not particularly convincing in victory. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Just the one game left which should see Wales take care of Uruguay to emerge as group winners. That would set up England v Australia and Wales v France as two of the four quarter final ties. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No one is allowed to question the silly bas*ards though
 They earn nothing, they bring nothing to the table, they can't fill sheds out, but they want to earn millions of the back of the mens game, yet men are evil pieces of work Tell them to do one ffs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Not sure I agree that no one is allowed to raise the issue, we are regularly treated to misogynist rants on the topic on this very forum
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But its either shut down or they resort to mobster mocking
Strength in numbers and all that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ive been hammered on here by a few because i always shagged them off<
 mean slagged them off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/5794566/leeds-united-tv-presenter-emma-louise-jones/
not complaining about emma on 5 live soccer though | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scotland considering legal action if their game is cancelled on Sunday.
Once games were cancelled, that's it. World Rugby can't make an exception for Scotland. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scotland not showing class here.
Rules is rules. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Must be frustrating knowing a bonus point win would be enough
But they've got to win and then get the bonus point Rules are rules as they say and sadly there's always one poor sod on the end of rotten luck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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might end up getting a real break with a behind closed doors game. seems improbable public transport will be back to normal allow fans to travel
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a bonus pt might not be enough sont,
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they have to get a bonus point and make sure japs dont
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scot will have bonus point if thet score 4 tries, japan could get 2 bonus point, score 4 tries or keep within 7 poins of scot score
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cheers elis
Can't see Scotland doing it anyway, Japan are not the mugs of a Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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slight mistake from me if scot get the win and b point, then japan would have to get 2 b point,
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So 4 tries and losing by less than 7 points?
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Another way to look at it is that Scotland require to take 4 more points from the match than Japan.
Agree with the comment regarding talk about Scotland taking legal action. Shouldn't be happening at all, and most certainly not in public. It would be cruel and somewhat ironic, however, if our World Cup dreams were to be ended by Typhoon Hag(ib)is  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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yes sont, and angoose right if scot get 4 or more points than ****, scot through.
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sorry sont, got your last post wrong, not sure what you mean scot. or japan you mean, if **** score 4 tries and losing 7 pts or less then **** deinate qualify . the most pts scot can get is 5 , japan could get 2 if losing . bloody stupid and confusing , DO NOT BET IN RUNNING ON IT
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Anyhoo, c'mon the Samoans later this morning
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Revealed: Typhoon contingency plan was to move matches 14 miles away
• Yokohama’s backup venue was the nearby Tokyo Stadium • Oita and Sapporo explored too late in wake of Typhoon Hagibis World Rugby’s failure to properly prepare for Japan’s extreme weather can be revealed with World Cup organisers initially making plans to move England v France and other matches in Yokohama to Tokyo Stadium – just 14 miles away. Super Typhoon Hagibis has wreaked havoc on the World Cup with England’s Pool C decider in Yokohama cancelled and Scotland’s pivotal match with Japan, scheduled to take place in the same stadium on Sunday, in serious jeopardy. Hagibis is due to hit Tokyo and Yokohama on Saturday night local time and is forecast to be one of the most violent in recent history. It is measured at 870 miles wide. But despite years to come up with extensive contingency plans, with the tournament director, Alan Gilpin, insisting in 2018 that the threat of natural disasters was “a really hot topic for us”, it is understood that before the emergence of Hagibis, organisers considered the nearby Tokyo Stadium the most suitable alternative to Yokohama. When that inevitably became impossible, organisers hurriedly explored moving England’s match to Oita, more than 500 miles away on the south island of Kyushu. Ultimately it was decided that was not logistically viable nor safe for travelling supporters at such short notice. World Rugby has repeatedly insisted it has “robust contingency plans” but has not expanded any further and on Thursday, when it was confirmed England’s match with France and New Zealand’s encounter with Italy were cancelled, Gilpin revealed there were not any in place for Scotland’s game against Japan. Tens of thousands of supporters have been left in limbo in Tokyo and Yokohama and while they will receive a full refund for their match tickets, World Rugby will not reimburse any travel costs. The fact organisers considered a stadium 14 miles away would initially be an appropriate alternative venue raises huge question marks over World Rugby’s contingency planning. Had Oita, or Sapporo – 700 miles north of Yokohama – been designated as alternatives in the first place cancelled matches could have been avoided. “We always knew there would be risks but it’s rare for there to be a typhoon of this size at this stage of the year,” said Gilpin on Thursday. “We have no regrets.” In the absence of any contingency plans, Scotland v Japan will either take place on Sunday or be cancelled. Scotland, who face elimination if the match is called off, have countered by insisting the match should go ahead, even if it has to be behind closed doors. The Scottish union has also threatened legal action if the match is not played. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Try - Ireland 26-5 Samoa
Ireland might be down to 14 men but there's the bonus point and it's their talisman Johnny Sexton. Conor Murray goes blind and Johnny Sexton might not be the biggest, but he storms over from five metres out. He misses the conversion but Ireland have a healthy lead with the all-important bonus point in the bag. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full-time Ireland 47-5 Samoa
Luke McGrath dinks the ball into touch and Ireland are into the World Cup quarter-finals! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scotland's World Cup game with Japan will go ahead, World Rugby has confirmed.
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FT United States 19-31 Tonga: Tongans end Rugby World Cup campaign with win
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