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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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Hopefully SA beat Wales, so we don't have the risk with Ritchie Burnetts crowing for the next 6 months
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wales will have to improve 2 or 3 levels to beat either sa or england. stumbled through so far
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HT S.A - FT S.A is my punt. I could not bear it if Wales got to the final.
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SA are incredibly short for a semi final, not laying them as i dont rate Wales. good luck Wales.
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FT: Wales 16-19 South Africa
South Africa made almost twice as many tackles than Wales out there - 142 to 74. That Springbok defence is pieced together with industrial strength superglue. The green and golds won more turnovers (15 to 8) and made more metres (283 to 189) despite only enjoying 39% possession and a 38% share of the territory. |
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Next match is the third place play off, the match that no one really wants to play in.
Friday 01 November 09:00 New Zealand v Wales Bronze Final Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
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Unlucky Wales
Repeat of the 2007 final, and same result if we don't get the early points to put pressure on them They take the sting out the game so well |
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Slippy I was obviously exaggerating but fair play to you. PM me the details sounds like a good cause.
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Wales v SA no doubt the most boring contest of 2019. I hope I never see another box kick ever.
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The KHANTian bloke who is in charge of NZ was a very bitter man - even offered a journo out (the bullying tactic)
Now we have a guardian writer being bitter on behalf of wales woz both teams beaten unfairly then? woz it not cricket old chap? BITTER BITTER BITTER |
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Wales are destined to be the nearly done it
Ireland are always destined to be the proverbial let downs |
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S.A. succeeded with spoiling tactics, preventing quick ball and I fully expect England to be too streetwise to become embroiled in that kind of game.
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Friday 01 November 09:00 - New Zealand v Wales
Wales and New Zealand seek to provide fitting send-offs in bronze final The bronze medal has turned into the crying game. Not because the physical and emotional investment put into their World Cup campaigns by New Zealand and Wales culminates in the anti-climax of a contest in which the winner will still be seen as a loser, but because the two respective head coaches, Steve Hansen and Warren Gatland, are taking their final bows after a combined 20 years in charge. With both Hansen and Gatland regarding the play-off as an opportunity rather than a curse, it should be a celebration of rugby. The safety valve will be off and both sets of players will be given licence to thrill. The future can wait. The two coaches are moving on, but it will not be so easy for their respective teams to do so, such is the impact they have made. As Gatland said, success is measured not in achievement but over-achievement. Both pass that test and that they are going out on a low-key occasion is a crying shame. |
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England are a very short price. One amazing performance is hard to follow with another.
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South Africa to shut them out
I've been wrong all the way through both the cricket and rugby so I'm bound to have a sniff here? |
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The choice of ref is disturbing? Why
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I just cannot see past an England win but having said that it's unlikely to be a high scoring game and we are plenty short enough @ 1.52 but I just think we will be too strong for S.A. I'm so looking forward to the game and I'll be plotted up in The White Bear in Kennington, pint in hand of course to watch the match!
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conditor - his interpretation of the breakdown will be key.
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Don’t want to be rude sir, garsees can’t read a game ,shocking appointment
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Shocking
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Be nice if Wales/NZ could play the game like a babas match but don’t suppose they will.
Garces was ok in the 1/4 wasn’t he? |
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He wont want us winning being a Frenchman
If its tight I can see a robbery |
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I've had a cheeky 50 on the draw. I can see this being a very tight match.
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I hope I lose that 50 sovs though, I so want England to win.
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FT: Wales 17-40 New Zealand
Here is Warren Gatland: "It's a bit disappointing. Just before half-time, if it was 21-10 it wouldn't have been too bad - for them to score before half-time was disappointing. "For three or four players it was a game too far, they were a bit tired. We played a lot better with some fresh legs in the second half against a very good attacking All Blacks team. "I'm very proud of them, they scored a couple of good tries and could have scored a few more. "To finish fourth in this World Cup, and with a five-day turnaround, I am really proud of the guys and the way they performed in this tournament. "We will reflect and be honest. The better team won - we have just got to take defeat on the chin." |
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Is it 9am K.O. tomoz?
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Yup.
ITV coverage from 7. |
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Saturday 02 November 09:00 England v South Africa
International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City |
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So good, I posted it twice
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Drinking at 9am
WTF were they thinking having it in Japan? |
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both semis and the final kicking off ludicrously early- 5pm in japan. no reason why it couldn't be 11am UK but i guess it's a compromise for nz/aus watchers so it's not too late there but surely tv revenues will be far higher in europe
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Put your clock forward by three hours before you go to bed and you'll get a midday kick off
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Haven't got a clue on the rugby but on form and history I don't know why the England odds are so low
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My bet SA +15.5 at 1.36. Surely higher than 74% chance.
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Gotta back SA at those odds
Its not SA are historically s****, they are a powerhouse in world rugby, 2x world champions, current Rugby Championship winner. and yet their price is massive I've had £250 on them, will gladly see that gone to see us win it though |
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England heavily backed if they play like they did last week against New Zealand then they will win i think,England -5 on the handicap at 5-6 looks decent value
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So, here we are, thirty three days since the opening match of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and it is the day of the final.
At the start of the tournament South Africa were available at 5.3, whilst England were slightly bigger at 5.9 Those prices have now changed, England are 1.46 to win the trophy, South Africa the outsiders at 3.1. Not much longer to wait, so let's hope that we get a cracking match, and may the best team win without any controversial TMO interventions. |
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How are the red hot favourites doing?
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If England put up a repeat performance against S.A. then there can only be one winner...