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Does anyone have a pool B permutation worked out? Is it if Scotland lose their next two, and Japan and SA win their next two then it's SA and JApan through?
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I think even watching the Scotland - Japan game you could tell that Japan had it for the first half and were looking good, they just got hosed by being tired 50 mins in e; it's a shame cause I think with a proper schedule Japan would have it in the bag. dex_sda fucked around with this message at 15:28 on Oct 3, 2015 |
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Oct 3, 2015 15:26
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At good form we could definitely have won the Scotland game. Not easily, but definitely in the cards.
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Oct 3, 2015 15:28
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butros posted:Does anyone have a pool B permutation worked out? Is it if Scotland lose their next two, and Japan and SA win their next two then it's SA and JApan through? Yeah, both SA and Japan would be on 3 wins, Scotland 2.
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Oct 3, 2015 15:28
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Painkiller posted:Yeah, both SA and Japan would be on 3 wins, Scotland 2. What if Scotland wins against SA (lol)? Wouldn't we be looking at SA with at most 2 wins, and Japan set for third against a tired USA? South Africa getting eliminated in the groups would unironically own
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Oct 3, 2015 15:35
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I'd be surprised if Scotland lost to the USA. What if Scotland somehow beat SA though?
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Oct 3, 2015 15:36
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Missed the first half, what's going o- Go Japan! 
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Oct 3, 2015 15:38
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julian assflange posted:I'd be surprised if Scotland lost to the USA. What if Scotland somehow beat SA though? It's happened before, and this Boks side is vulnerable.
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Oct 3, 2015 15:38
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Vagabundo posted:It's happened before, and this Boks side is vulnerable. On the other hand, they'll be out for blood
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Oct 3, 2015 15:39
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If Scotland beats SA then SA is as good as out. If SA beats Scotland then it looks like Japan is going to finish 3rd due to bonus points (SA had a losing bonus point in the match against them and Scotland a winning one)
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Oct 3, 2015 15:39
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Vagabundo posted:It's happened before, and this Boks side is vulnerable. For sure and Scotland seem to be up for it so far
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Oct 3, 2015 15:39
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I wonder is someone has backed Japan/Scotland to be quarter-finalists. You wouldn't have had to put much money on it for a quality payout
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Oct 3, 2015 15:40
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Honestly were Japan even serious candidates for third place before this tournament?
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Oct 3, 2015 15:42
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dex_sda posted:Honestly were Japan even serious candidates for third place before this tournament? Sure, who else? Samoa? They beat them in their last match. USA? lol.
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Oct 3, 2015 15:43
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Oh Samoa, maybe stop being poo poo with no points on the board rather than grumping at Japan about being poo poo with no points on the board.
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Oct 3, 2015 15:43
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BabyFur Denny posted:Sure, who else? Samoa? They beat them in their last match. USA? lol. I guess. I thought Samoa was regarded better though
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Oct 3, 2015 15:43
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BabyFur Denny posted:If Scotland beats SA then SA is as good as out. In this case I hope Scotland wins, if only because Japan deserve to be through to the knock-outs
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Oct 3, 2015 15:43
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dex_sda posted:Honestly were Japan even serious candidates for third place before this tournament? I'd say so they were top ten ranked this year
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Oct 3, 2015 15:44
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slothrop posted:In this case I hope Scotland wins, if only because Japan deserve to be through to the knock-outs same
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Oct 3, 2015 15:44
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Oh God. This is how it happens. This is how you become a Scotland supporter, isn't it? What have I done to deserve this e; what a sick scrum by Japan holy poo poo
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Oct 3, 2015 15:45
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dex_sda posted:Honestly were Japan even serious candidates for third place before this tournament? Not really, no. Despite wins over Wales and Italy, winning tournaments like the PNC, an increasing presence in Super Rugby and cracking the IRB top10 a couple of years ago, a lot of it was hand waived away with a "yes, but." They'd also failed to win a single fixture at a World Cup since 1991, making them perennial wooden spooners at the tournament. They're also let down by being the 800-pound silverback gorillas of the Asian region.
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Oct 3, 2015 15:49
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dex_sda posted:I guess. I thought Samoa was regarded better though They're brutal, you wouldn't want them to be the team you played with another game 4 days later, and they have some wonderful individual players, but as a team? Not the best.
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Oct 3, 2015 15:51
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Goromaru would have to be one of the players of the tournament so far
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Oct 3, 2015 15:51
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That was some lovely dancing.
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Oct 3, 2015 15:51
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dex_sda posted:I guess. I thought Samoa was regarded better though A few all blacks retired recently so the Samoan player pool was a little thin.
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Oct 3, 2015 15:52
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Wow, that looked somewhat permanent.
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Oct 3, 2015 15:53
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Oh dear Tim. I should have picked more Japanese and less Samoan players in my fantasy team
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Oct 3, 2015 15:53
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Is he KO'd, or has he wrecked a shoulder like it was twigs?
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Oct 3, 2015 15:54
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goatface posted:They're brutal, you wouldn't want them to be the team you played with another game 4 days later, and they have some wonderful individual players, but as a team? Not the best. I see. Thanks for the explanation.  I'm guessing a 23-0 shutout at the 55 minute mark is still a surprise though
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Oct 3, 2015 15:55
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goatface posted:Is he KO'd, or has he wrecked a shoulder like it was twigs? Looks like he copped a knee to the head in the replay.
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Oct 3, 2015 15:56
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Must be a very frustrating game to watch for the Samoan supporters
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Oct 3, 2015 16:00
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slothrop posted:Must be a very frustrating game to watch for the Samoan supporters Yeah they're not getting anything at all.
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Oct 3, 2015 16:01
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Hope he's ok, that was a really nasty angle on the hit.
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Oct 3, 2015 16:02
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I've only just noticed that Japan don't offload. Ever. No wonder the clear outs are so good if the supporting players don't have to look for the offload. It makes sense though, establishing new offside lines repeatedly will catch a lot of teams out. Samoa certainly haven't been able to cope, they've had 4 or 5 offside penalties.
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Oct 3, 2015 16:03
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In all the physical set pieces Japan are bossing it. Against tonnage such as Samoa's it's incredible
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Oct 3, 2015 16:03
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slothrop posted:Must be a very frustrating game to watch for the Samoan supporters Less so now.
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Oct 3, 2015 16:05
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Perez has been the standout for Samoa tonight I think
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Oct 3, 2015 16:06
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Some of those Japanese forwards were so slow tracking back to defend. They looked shattered.
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Oct 3, 2015 16:07
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gently caress off England fans. Are you not entertained?
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Oct 3, 2015 16:16
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Yeah despite the longer rest they still look tired in this second half.
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