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Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Is it too late to resurrect Wilkinson?

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Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Unimpressed posted:

Nah, that's bullshit. I'm happy about the result for sure, and I don't mind a good grinding game of Rugby where it's tough at the breakdown and it's low scoring. But this wasn't that kind of game. Just lots of penalties, bad execution, rubbish scrums. Name one aspect of the game of Rugby that was played well in this game apart from place kicking. Even the open play kicking was mediocre. Two bad teams.

Its like trying to watch 2 teams trying to lose to each other. Pretty much uk.txt right there.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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You would think a team who scrum and throw in for poo poo would just play a running game.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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goatface posted:

Tonga have been eating in Nando's every day.

A good reason to root for them

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Come on Canada. Do to France what you did to Italy (but actually win this time).

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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dex_sda posted:

As a new watcher, scrums seem really pointless unless it's a bunch of failures like the scottish pack

Scrums are awesome when teams don't use them to try get penalties.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Woot Canada!!!!

x2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Madkal fucked around with this message at 20:40 on Oct 1, 2015

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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France are just bullies.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Georgia are such jerks playing a type of game that lures their opponents into a false sense of security.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Stop giving Georgia scrums. They are painful to watch.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Are the All Blacks honestly playing down to their opponents?

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Knuc U Kinte posted:

Japan aren't even gonna make the quarters, sadly.

They kind of blew their load to early in the tournament. I wish Georgia would have done the same today.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Watching the Aus v England game an MD I really wish it was possible for both team ms to lose. Can't decide which team I hate more.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Duro posted:

Ah, the classic "a chasm swallows the pitch and every player on it" option. Las Vegas should add that option on its betting odds, maybe it would have a chance of coming true

More like both teams play like poo poo and the referee had no choice but to cancel the game to try preserve some dignity for the sport. And England and Australia are banned from playing rugby forever.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Can a ref just award a penalty try out of pity?

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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London Calling.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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What carnage!

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Jerusalem posted:

"It'll have to be something quite remarkable for England from here."

Unless the TARDIS lands and the Doctor takes them back to the start of the game to try again, I'm pretty sure they're hosed.


Oh my God :lol:

Maybe if Johnny Wilkinson came down from heaven...

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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So Canada should be able to beat Romania, right? Right?!

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Jesus Canada's kicking is the thing that is actually beating up the Canadian team.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Woot Canada!!!

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Xtanstic posted:

This explains so much.


You mean you're not supposed to just let ex soccer players punt it???!

Could be worst. Get ex-NFL/CFL kickers to do it.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Seriously Canada's kickers are to blame for this. 11 points missed.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Didn't take Schalk Burger long to try kill someone.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Ouch!

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Got to feel sorry for the Yanks come scrum time.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Credit to Yanks, they are tackling like champs. Saved about 4 tries already.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Tight try. Nice run by Habana (assuming it was onside).

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Is there still a chance of Japan making it through to the next round?

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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bluegoon posted:

As a South African, lol. Wonder if any good movies are on..

I am just watching to see if Habana gets his fourth try.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Despite this game being utter poo poo I still want Namibia to win

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Bahaha Namibia survived by getting a man sent off.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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France is seriously Frenching this game up. I think they have forgotten what the Irish try line looks like.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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MyChemicalImbalance posted:

France have been really poo poo going forward, like really really poo poo. Hoping they're saving their good stuff for the All Blacks

France is doing this to troll the kiwis.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Xtanstic posted:

France is gonna France and beat the kiwis aren't they?

Just like they planned it.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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That poo poo worked for them in the last world cup so why not.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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My buddy is going to be having a "South African" party tomorrow morning for the rugby, so I will be drinking lovely Castle Lager and trying to eat all the biltong at 8:30 in the morning. It's going to be a looooong day.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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butros posted:

Castle Lager owns too what kind of crazy are you

Windhoek or Black Label all the way (neither of which you can get in Canada)

goatface posted:

0830 is not a time to be drinking unless you're pushing on from the night before.

It's 5 o clock in South Africa so it's a spiritual connection.

Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Rugby Wold Cup 2015: Acceptable alcoholism.

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Madkal
Feb 11, 2008

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Apollodorus posted:

I like Northampton. I am from (a city also called) Northampton.

But seriously the USA EAGLES OF AMERICA were the only team to be held scoreless. 😞

They did well to hold SA to only 2 tries in the first half. Unfortunately SA remembered they were SA in the second half.

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