NZ odds don't surprise me.ozzie owl wrote:Latest OddsBomber wrote:So, this about to start soon.
Main threats - NZ, Saffers, Micks and Taffs.
On their day - Poms, Frogs and Wallabies
Huge odds - Jocks, Argies
Even bigger odds - Samoans, Grosso's lot
Forget the rest
New Zealand 6/4
England and South Africa 9/2
Ireland 10/1
Wales 12/1
Australia 20/1
France 33/1
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Bomber wrote:NZ odds don't surprise me.ozzie owl wrote:Latest OddsBomber wrote:So, this about to start soon.
Main threats - NZ, Saffers, Micks and Taffs.
On their day - Poms, Frogs and Wallabies
Huge odds - Jocks, Argies
Even bigger odds - Samoans, Grosso's lot
Forget the rest
New Zealand 6/4
England and South Africa 9/2
Ireland 10/1
Wales 12/1
Australia 20/1
France 33/1
Hope the All blacks and South Efrikaans make the final!
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England in the same group as australia? I think we'd have to be on par (at least) with wales and ireland.Bomber wrote:So, this about to start soon.
Main threats - NZ, Saffers, Micks and Taffs.
On their day - Poms, Frogs and Wallabies
Huge odds - Jocks, Argies
Even bigger odds - Samoans, Grosso's lot
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Just seeing if you were awake. :wink:God is an Englishman wrote:England in the same group as australia? I think we'd have to be on par (at least) with wales and ireland.Bomber wrote:So, this about to start soon.
Main threats - NZ, Saffers, Micks and Taffs.
On their day - Poms, Frogs and Wallabies
Huge odds - Jocks, Argies
Even bigger odds - Samoans, Grosso's lot
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God is an Englishman wrote:England in the same group as australia? I think we'd have to be on par (at least) with wales and ireland.Bomber wrote:So, this about to start soon.
Main threats - NZ, Saffers, Micks and Taffs.
On their day - Poms, Frogs and Wallabies
Huge odds - Jocks, Argies
Even bigger odds - Samoans, Grosso's lot
Forget the rest
Poms should easily beat the aussies
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Could happen in QF depending on where teams finish in their groups.Michael wrote:God is an Englishman wrote:England in the same group as australia? I think we'd have to be on par (at least) with wales and ireland.Bomber wrote:So, this about to start soon.
Main threats - NZ, Saffers, Micks and Taffs.
On their day - Poms, Frogs and Wallabies
Huge odds - Jocks, Argies
Even bigger odds - Samoans, Grosso's lot
Forget the rest
Poms should easily beat the aussies
Looked at it last night and you could consider not wanting to win the group of death and avoid NZ until the final.
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JNehru wrote:How are you people watching rugby worldcup in the US? Is a VPN necessary to unblock geo-restriction and watch it online
I decided to get a flight to australia to watch it, I had to change flights in Japan which was weird because there was loads of rugby fans there.
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JNehru wrote:How are you people watching rugby worldcup in the US? Is a VPN necessary to unblock geo-restriction and watch it online
I decided to get a flight to australia to watch it, I had to change flights in Japan which was weird because there was loads of rugby fans there.
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JNehru wrote:How are you people watching rugby worldcup in the US? Is a VPN necessary to unblock geo-restriction and watch it online
I decided to get a flight to australia to watch it, I had to change flights in Japan which was weird because there was loads of rugby fans there.
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I would say 99.99999% of forumites arent in the USA. :wink:JNehru wrote:How are you people watching rugby worldcup in the US? Is a VPN necessary to unblock geo-restriction and watch it online
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For once, I agree with you.Michael wrote:Aussie whingeing again, after defeat to the Welsh!
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Couple terrible decisions but overall the Wallabies can blame themselves for such poor starts, poor kicking (at times) and basic hand/skill errors.
Never really gave them a chance prior to the tournament and they haven't shown me anything so far to believe otherwise.
Never really gave them a chance prior to the tournament and they haven't shown me anything so far to believe otherwise.
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What terrible decisions?Bomber wrote:Couple terrible decisions but overall the Wallabies can blame themselves for such poor starts, poor kicking (at times) and basic hand/skill errors.
Never really gave them a chance prior to the tournament and they haven't shown me anything so far to believe otherwise.
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Intercept try - way offside - didn't review but reviewed lesser ticky touch stuff.God is an Englishman wrote:What terrible decisions?Bomber wrote:Couple terrible decisions but overall the Wallabies can blame themselves for such poor starts, poor kicking (at times) and basic hand/skill errors.
Never really gave them a chance prior to the tournament and they haven't shown me anything so far to believe otherwise.
The fend off that was given a penalty against, clearly play on if anything - even the Welsh seemed surprised by it.
End of, swings and roundabouts and disappointed that Cheika keep highlighting that instead of the poor rugby played at times.
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Bomber wrote:Couple terrible decisions but overall the Wallabies can blame themselves for such poor starts, poor kicking (at times) and basic hand/skill errors.
Never really gave them a chance prior to the tournament and they haven't shown me anything so far to believe otherwise.
Considering their BEST player isn't playing, what else did you expect?
Aussies will be lucky to get out of group stage.
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They will get out of group stage but that will probably be about it.Michael wrote:Bomber wrote:Couple terrible decisions but overall the Wallabies can blame themselves for such poor starts, poor kicking (at times) and basic hand/skill errors.
Never really gave them a chance prior to the tournament and they haven't shown me anything so far to believe otherwise.
Considering their BEST player isn't playing, what else did you expect?
Aussies will be lucky to get out of group stage.
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Hard to say he was way offside, looked like it may have been very well timed.Bomber wrote:Intercept try - way offside - didn't review but reviewed lesser ticky touch stuff.God is an Englishman wrote:What terrible decisions?Bomber wrote:Couple terrible decisions but overall the Wallabies can blame themselves for such poor starts, poor kicking (at times) and basic hand/skill errors.
Never really gave them a chance prior to the tournament and they haven't shown me anything so far to believe otherwise.
The fend off that was given a penalty against, clearly play on if anything - even the Welsh seemed surprised by it.
End of, swings and roundabouts and disappointed that Cheika keep highlighting that instead of the poor rugby played at times.
You can't lead with your forearm, clear penalty.
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Bomber wrote:^ coming from someone who saw Root's catch as valid, my case rests.
Got him...... YES!
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Bomber wrote:^ coming from someone who saw Root's catch as valid, my case rests.
1. It was. Umpires and 3rd umpire saw the same. You're just too biased to see the ssme.
2. You forget, I have no dog in this fight. I just see the laws and what happened.
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1. *Specsavers - clearly grounded and someone even posted a pic of it clearly grounded.God is an Englishman wrote:Bomber wrote:^ coming from someone who saw Root's catch as valid, my case rests.
1. It was. Umpires and 3rd umpire saw the same. You're just too biased to see the ssme.
2. You forget, I have no dog in this fight. I just see the laws and what happened.
2. You asked "what terrible decisions?" - I merely answered
And given 1, your 2 becomes irrelevant. Once a blind man answers a question to what he saw in a law-court, there's little point asking him what else he saw.
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Bomber wrote:1. *Specsavers - clearly grounded and someone even posted a pic of it clearly grounded.God is an Englishman wrote:Bomber wrote:^ coming from someone who saw Root's catch as valid, my case rests.
1. It was. Umpires and 3rd umpire saw the same. You're just too biased to see the ssme.
2. You forget, I have no dog in this fight. I just see the laws and what happened.
2. You asked "what terrible decisions?" - I merely answered
And given 1, your 2 becomes irrelevant. Once a blind man answers a question to what he saw in a law-court, there's little point asking him what else he saw.
The picture was proof, his fingers can only be under the ball, unless there was a whole in the ground or half his fingers have been amputated.
Your bias is showing through here, or is it lack of knowledge?
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All it needs is some part of grass to it be "not out" which the picture clearly shows. So perhaps lack of knowledge is something you may wish to revisit.
Or maybe you haven't made that specsavers appointment yet - I hear its cheaper if you only need to get one eye done.
Or maybe you haven't made that specsavers appointment yet - I hear its cheaper if you only need to get one eye done.
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The picture doesn't clearly show that at all.Bomber wrote:All it needs is some part of grass to it be "not out" which the picture clearly shows. So perhaps lack of knowledge is something you may wish to revisit.
Or maybe you haven't made that specsavers appointment yet - I hear its cheaper if you only need to get one eye done.
This one does show how he was onside though.
https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby ... ffside-try
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Lol, that's pretty inconclusive - He hasn't released the ball yet! Not strange that it wasn't checked anyway, but several other incidents were?God is an Englishman wrote:The picture doesn't clearly show that at all.Bomber wrote:All it needs is some part of grass to it be "not out" which the picture clearly shows. So perhaps lack of knowledge is something you may wish to revisit.
Or maybe you haven't made that specsavers appointment yet - I hear its cheaper if you only need to get one eye done.
This one does show how he was onside though.
https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby ... ffside-try
Root, grassed 100% - you do know that even if finger/s are thought to be under the ball, it can still hit turf first - ball is round - once any part of it touches ground within this action, it's simple - not defined as caught so not out. Oh, but if that happened to an Aussie...……
Funny how pics are ok for some things, not for others.
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so, you are now saying that it MAY have hit the ground first.Bomber wrote:Lol, that's pretty inconclusive - He hasn't released the ball yet! Not strange that it wasn't checked anyway, but several other incidents were?God is an Englishman wrote:The picture doesn't clearly show that at all.Bomber wrote:All it needs is some part of grass to it be "not out" which the picture clearly shows. So perhaps lack of knowledge is something you may wish to revisit.
Or maybe you haven't made that specsavers appointment yet - I hear its cheaper if you only need to get one eye done.
This one does show how he was onside though.
https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby ... ffside-try
Root, grassed 100% - you do know that even if finger/s are thought to be under the ball, it can still hit turf first - ball is round - once any part of it touches ground within this action, it's simple - not defined as caught so not out. Oh, but if that happened to an Aussie...……
Funny how pics are ok for some things, not for others.
That ball has just been released. Perfect moment. Keep whingeing aussies.
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I thought for a moment I was watching south africa and not australia. Maybe someone is colour blind and they thought yellow clashed with white.
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