NPR

Deserves a thread as it is to all intents and purposes a knockout game

Bin decides mauls don't collapse by themselves, that's a change.

Nice power, step and finish

Japan falling off tackles. Argentina look much more dynamic than previously

Wow! Unreal solo effort from the second row

Best try by a second rower ever!

What a try

Superb try

that was lovely

Don't often see locks scoring those sorts of tries. Cracker.

HOly hell...what a try by #5...

Individual try of the tournament so far.

Would say that will stay as a yellow, not what Japan needed having been on top for the last 10

And another one who can't grasp the concept of get lower.

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 11:25 am Would say that will stay as a yellow, not what Japan needed having been on top for the last 10

Yep, if that gets escalated to red some serious questions need to be asked about consistancy of decision making.

stays yellow, which seems right

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 11:27 am And another one who can't grasp the concept of get lower.

I'm not really sure how much lower he could have got. He was just about bent double and was moving down not up.

Quality kicking Japan,.....

Dumb rugby from Japan, very well taken by Argentina. Selfless from the nine

Japan just taking the ball standing still all the time, makes it simple tackling practice for Argentina and negates anything the backs try to do

Superb try, and that’s what Japan are capable of. Fascinating game and you sense both sides are aware that there’s a really viable semi final in their futures

Cracking match for the neutral who wants both teams to win.

Blackmac wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 11:33 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 11:27 am And another one who can't grasp the concept of get lower.

I'm not really sure how much lower he could have got. He was just about bent double and was moving down not up.

Maybe. Bunker had it as high degree of danger with mitigation due to a sidestep (which I did not see) and chest contact at same time.

Next week we are into sudden death. We will be seeing games decided by the vagaries of the officiating evident since day 1 of this comp. As a coach (esp of the fancied teams), you'd think they'd be screaming at their players in every training session to get low.

For France, I will be worrying about Atonio and Tao in every tackle.

Argentinian shirts are an abomination

How did he not give that?!?!

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 12:29 pm How did he not give that?!?!

That was shockingly poor decision making

That was incredibly dumb play from Japan

ASMO wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 12:29 pm

Paddington Bear wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 12:29 pm How did he not give that?!?!

That was shockingly poor decision making

He’s lucky they score straight after but with the space they had they would have had a much easier kick

This is a great game to watch

ASMO wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 12:31 pm This is a great game to watch

aye, it's been a cracker

superb conversion

Hatrick for Matteo Carreras

Japan have shipped two tries from basic missed up front tackles now

From every restart, Argentina might as well try to volley it than catch.

Two in a row. FFS

ASMO wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 12:06 pm Argentinian shirts are an abomination

I quite like them although possibly not for rugby. Remind me of Peru at the 1978 World Cup. Very South American and the colours work. Not in the same league as that SA abhorrence.

Just finished watching
Thoroughly enjoyable
Speed of ball at breakdown compared to England

Only just catching up with highlights, not too often to see a lock forward make a successful chip and chase by himself