Samoa vs Japan

[Jethro]

Big game for both teams, Samoan power versus Japanese flair, should be a good game.

[Jethro]

5 minutes no score, Samoa all the play so far, and early forward replacement.

[Slick]

Going to be fun I think

[Slick]

Samoa showing what happens if you don’t totally commit to a rush defence

[Jethro]

And Japan score a well taken try 5-0, kick to come, what a kick! Japan 7-0

[Torquemada 1420]

Finally we see a replay of the try.

[Jethro]

Samoa showing what happens if you don’t totally commit to a rush defence

Looks like Samoa in for the long haul, wearing down the Japanese through attrition, that's a hell of a lot of tackles Japan have already made

[Torquemada 1420]

Lineout is an uncertain 5 (not converting from out there) v certain 3.

Dumb.

[Jethro]

Peyper having a great game so far btw.

[Torquemada 1420]

Peyper having a great game so far btw.

You mean apart from Japan's 2 lineouts being 45 degrees sideways?

[Insane_Homer]

Oh man, so close. Lovely reverse pass. Clever.

[Torquemada 1420]

Blindside and hail mary pass from that scrum position?

[Jethro]

Lineout is an uncertain 5 (not converting from out there) v certain 3.

Dumb.

Yeap, some of these teams have forgotten there's no second chances.

[Tichtheid]

ooof, that was nearly very good from Samoa

[Tichtheid]

Blindside and hail mary pass from that scrum position?

It's sometimes/often difficult to reconcile the fact that you are part French

[Jethro]

And finally Samoa take the penalty Japan 7 - 3

[Torquemada 1420]

Blindside and hail mary pass from that scrum position?

It's sometimes/often difficult to reconcile the fact that you are part French

France tried that "Gallic flair" for decades whilst ignoring the basics and got precisely nowhere bar the odd spectacular win. There's a time to be flash and a tight game early on is not it!

[Jethro]

Not entirely sure on Japanese throw in to the lineout, doesn't look straight.

[Tichtheid]

Blindside and hail mary pass from that scrum position?

It's sometimes/often difficult to reconcile the fact that you are part French

France tried that "Gallic flair" for decades whilst ignoring the basics and got precisely nowhere bar the odd spectacular win. There's a time to be flash and a tight game early on is not it!

Bof!

[Torquemada 1420]

And finally Samoa take the penalty Japan 7 - 3

And wasted 5 minutes getting there

[Torquemada 1420]

Not entirely sure on Japanese throw in to the lineout, doesn't look straight.

Been horribly squint every one but Peyper has decided to ignore lineouts now to add to his ignoring of breakdown offences.

[Jethro]

Japan penalty 10-3

[Torquemada 1420]

Samoa's discipline remains dark ages.

[Jethro]

Great Japanese try, and a yellow card to Samoa no. 9. Turning into a mare for Samoa at the moment.

Japan 17-3, kick from sideline.

[Insane_Homer]

What was the yellow for, his illegal entry at the ruck on the right before the score, or back chatting Peyper?

[Jethro]

Japan lucky to get away with a professional foul to take out the Samoa winger.

[Insane_Homer]

Yellow review, based on Tonga precedent, should stay yellow.

[Jethro]

What was the yellow for, his illegal entry at the ruck on the right before the score, or back chatting Peyper?

Think he mentioned the bok v Irish result

[Biffer]

Japan lucky to get away with a professional foul to take out the Samoa winger.

Yeah, lucky boy

[Jethro]

Japanese player yellow carded for breathing heavily or something

[Biffer]

Yellow review, based on Tonga precedent, should stay yellow.

Would have thought so, ball carrier rose into it.

[Insane_Homer]

Looks like just lifted them all and carried that over.

[Jethro]

Samoa use forward power to score a first try, game back on folks! 17-8

[Torquemada 1420]

You have 2 guys like Lee and Taufua in the Samoa back row and granted they are getting on, but so is Leitch, but those 2 have been invisible.

[Torquemada 1420]

Peyper clueless at the breakdown as ever.

[Oxbow]

That'll be a red.

[Torquemada 1420]

Jeeesuss kerrrist. Players at this RWC and headshots.

Time to change tackle height law and longer bans for these idiots.

[Sandstorm]

Jeeesuss kerrrist. Players at this RWC and headshots.

Time to change tackle height law and longer bans for these idiots.

Amen

[Tichtheid]

That'll be a red.

Nah, they've changed their tune since Curry

[Tichtheid]

Jeeesuss kerrrist. Players at this RWC and headshots.

Time to change tackle height law and longer bans for these idiots.

Amen

They've got to start applying their own fucking laws first