RWCR3 Wales vs Wallabies 24/9 @ 21h00

[C69]

Fair call

[Big D]

Blew that. Just give that to LRZ and he's in.

[Torquemada 1420]

That is really thick by Wales. Reset the ball BEFORE the line and it was a chance for game over. White line fever,

[C69]

Wallabies better, Wales winning

Yeah let's hope they get even better and still lose

[Paddington Bear]

Wheels suddenly came off Australia at the end there, ht has come at just the right point for them.

Rennie seemed to be building a tough side that were well set to be the ‘best of the rest’. Instead, this.

[C69]

That is really thick by Wales. Reset the ball BEFORE the line and it was a chance for game over. White line fever,

Nah nothing they could have done there. You hate LRZ.

[ScarfaceClaw]

Nice shot of Eddie there on the phone to the Japan union.

Hopefully telling Eddie to get fucked.

[TB63]

Oooooh!..

[ScarfaceClaw]

That is really thick by Wales. Reset the ball BEFORE the line and it was a chance for game over. White line fever,

There was a load of cover coming across. He’d have gotten munched about 15 yards out.

[Niegs]

Haha… the cheek of asking for a pen advantage when you’ve gone 50m. It’s gone too far as it is so may as well ask I guess.

[Guy Smiley]

Don’t know who I want to win this. Can’t decide if Gatland or Jones is the bigger arsehole.

Revisiting this... Jones dumped Hooper and Cooper from the squad removing talent and experience. Names a rookie at 10 for the RWC, then drops him to the bench for the biggest pool game they have.

He's a charlatan, rugby's greatest. Ruining careers, destroying Oz rugby for a generation AND conducting interviews for a prospective contract in Japan while he's in Paris for this tournament. He's a stain on the game.

[C69]

Jck Morgan is truly exceptional

[Torquemada 1420]

That is really thick by Wales. Reset the ball BEFORE the line and it was a chance for game over. White line fever,

Nah nothing they could have done there. You hate LRZ.

Rubbish. He's an exciting player in attack but like Penaud, is a terrible defender. Difference being LRZ is the proverbial turnstile.

And the fault there was with his support players trying to drive him over the line.

[Gumboot]

Don’t know who I want to win this. Can’t decide if Gatland or Jones is the bigger arsehole.

Revisiting this... Jones dumped Hooper and Cooper from the squad removing talent and experience. Names a rookie at 10 for the RWC, then drops him to the bench for the biggest pool game they have.

He's a charlatan, rugby's greatest. Ruining careers, destroying Oz rugby for a generation AND conducting interviews for a prospective contract in Japan while he's in Paris for this tournament. He's a stain on the game.

Yep, I fully expect him to spend a month post world cup waffling about how it's all about building for 2027, before bailing as soon as the dust settles.

[_Os_]

I've kept saying this Wallabies side is shithouse since before the tournament even started. They've got fuck all. Jones did the genius move of not selecting Hooper their best forward who would walk into any RWC squad, and not selecting their best back Cooper who isn't quite on the same level as Hooper but still better than anyone picked. It was just dumb.

Wales are actually an okay side, they have a lot of experienced quality players, at the end of their careers sure but they don't give up or go away and know what they're doing. You would rather be at the RWC supporting a team like that than the Wallabies.

Wallabies getting beaten on smarts and heart. The Wallabies are a dumb team because they have no experience.

See no reason for anything changing in the second half.

[troglodiet]

Ball out by a mile there.

Yeah but you can't dive on it

I must admit I see no reason why you can't dive into the ball. It happens all the time when the ball goes loose.

Right call though, he wasn't behind the last feet of the defence, coming instead from the side.



Ref doesn't know what a straight lineout throw looks like. Both teams getting away with it though. Also noticed the one Ozzie lineout, hooker stood inside the field of play, wrong side of the line, when he took the lineout throw.

[TB63]

Ball out by a mile there.

Yeah but you can't dive on it

I just admit I see no reason why you can't dive into the ball. It happens all the time when the ball goes loose.

Right call though, he wasn't behind the last feet of the defence, coming instead from the side.



Ref doesn't know what a straight lineout throw looks like. Both teams getting away with it though. Also noticed the one Ozzie lineout, hooker stood inside the field of play, wrong side of the line, when he took the lineout throw.

It's Barnes..

[sockwithaticket]

Don’t know who I want to win this. Can’t decide if Gatland or Jones is the bigger arsehole.

Revisiting this... Jones dumped Hooper and Cooper from the squad removing talent and experience. Names a rookie at 10 for the RWC, then drops him to the bench for the biggest pool game they have.

He's a charlatan, rugby's greatest. Ruining careers, destroying Oz rugby for a generation AND conducting interviews for a prospective contract in Japan while he's in Paris for this tournament. He's a stain on the game.

At least he seems to be waiting before joining them this time. While on the RFU's dime he was off consulting in Japan. In addition to writing books, giving talks etc. Always seems to have more irons in the fire than a man being paid the amount he was ought to. For the rumoured £800k plus a permanent suite at Pennyhill Park per annum I'd want his undivided attention.

[Niegs]

Don’t know who I want to win this. Can’t decide if Gatland or Jones is the bigger arsehole.

Revisiting this... Jones dumped Hooper and Cooper from the squad removing talent and experience. Names a rookie at 10 for the RWC, then drops him to the bench for the biggest pool game they have.

He's a charlatan, rugby's greatest. Ruining careers, destroying Oz rugby for a generation AND conducting interviews for a prospective contract in Japan while he's in Paris for this tournament. He's a stain on the game.

Someone elsewhere asked why not get some NRL talent, and I remembered that they paid a few mil for the kid who’s not arriving until end of next year? Another shrewd bit of (soon to be gone?) Eddie business that screws Aussie rugby?

[tc27]

Fucking hell thats an aweful start for Aus.

Feel sorry for these Aus players

[Torquemada 1420]

I've kept saying this Wallabies side is shithouse since before the tournament even started. They've got fuck all. Jones did the genius move of not selecting Hooper their best forward who would walk into any RWC squad, and not selecting their best back Cooper who isn't quite on the same level as Hooper but still better than anyone picked. It was just dumb.

Wales are actually an okay side, they have a lot of experienced quality players, at the end of their careers sure but they don't give up or go away and know what they're doing. You would rather be at the RWC supporting a team like that than the Wallabies.

Wallabies getting beaten on smarts and heart. The Wallabies are a dumb team because they have no experience.

See no reason for anything changing in the second half.

So you went Aus in the FR?

[C69]

Nice we need a buffer for the end of the match when we flop

[Simian]

Yeah but you can't dive on it

I just admit I see no reason why you can't dive into the ball. It happens all the time when the ball goes loose.

Right call though, he wasn't behind the last feet of the defence, coming instead from the side.



Ref doesn't know what a straight lineout throw looks like. Both teams getting away with it though. Also noticed the one Ozzie lineout, hooker stood inside the field of play, wrong side of the line, when he took the lineout throw.

It's Barnes..

Porecki’s been taking the piss with the throw ins all tournament!

On the falling on the ball emerging from a ruck penalty: there was a law clarification just before the 2022 6Ns (at the RFU’s request) that the ball needs to go more than a meter from the breakdown before a player can fall on it. It’s related to Law 15.16: “Players must not: d) Fall over the ball as it is coming out of a ruck.”

[Torquemada 1420]

Great turnover ball......... so hoof it

[_Os_]

So you went Aus in the FR?

Wales by 15, but my picks have been a bit out this round, so toned it down to Wales by 12. Amazingly that was still almost the biggest Wales pick in the pool.

[ASMO]

Finally one called not straight

[Torquemada 1420]

Porecki’s been taking the piss with the throw ins all tournament!

Yep. Pointed out in the Fiji game that if he was any further on the pitch, he'd have been in the car park.

[petej]

Jones crapness looks even worse with less talented players.

[troglodiet]

It's Barnes..

We're blessed with the Holy Trinity of Rugby Cunts tonight.

Jones, Gatland and Barnes

[Torquemada 1420]

Adams doesn't know what a 50-22 is

[ScarfaceClaw]

Don’t know who I want to win this. Can’t decide if Gatland or Jones is the bigger arsehole.

Revisiting this... Jones dumped Hooper and Cooper from the squad removing talent and experience. Names a rookie at 10 for the RWC, then drops him to the bench for the biggest pool game they have.

He's a charlatan, rugby's greatest. Ruining careers, destroying Oz rugby for a generation AND conducting interviews for a prospective contract in Japan while he's in Paris for this tournament. He's a stain on the game.

In the plus column, he did leave England being shite.

[troglodiet]

On the falling on the ball emerging from a ruck penalty: there was a law clarification just before the 2022 6Ns (at the RFU’s request) that the ball needs to go more than a meter from the breakdown before a player can fall on it. It’s related to Law 15.16: “Players must not: d) Fall over the ball as it is coming out of a ruck.”

I stand corrected.

[Torquemada 1420]

Bye Aus

[Paddington Bear]

Time to start thinking bonus point

[C69]

Boring Wales

[ASMO]

Crims now getting bummed

[Slick]

I’m pretty sad watching this. Fuck Eddie Jones

[ScarfaceClaw]

This Eddie post match interview is going to be interesting.

[Tichtheid]

Not to take anything from Wales, but Aus are v poor

[Torquemada 1420]

Time to start thinking bonus point

If I were Wal, I'd rather play Eng!