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Het-field 
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The RWC has been serious entertainment value from the point of view of Ewan MacKenna’s commentary.
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Territorial
Jack Charlton
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Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 12:54pm |
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No, what it says is that the game has changed enormously at the top level, where the players are now fully-professional. For f-t training means the players are now so much bigger, stronger and bulked up etc, that the "hits" are now absolutely ferocious. Moreover, they are so much fitter stamina-wise, that the hits come so much more frequently, and for more of the full 80 minutes. Now they mitigate this to some extent by much wider use of substitutes, plus vastly improved training and sports medicine. Nonetheless, the physical toll on top level players is so much greater than before. Or think of it this way, when did you last see a skinny, 5'7", 10 stone winger? They wouldn't last 5 minutes these days. Perhaps the best way to think about it is by referring to NFL. There, the teams only play 16 games in regular season, plus maybe 3 or 4 more but only if they make the Superbowl. Yet even there, the ganes only comprise 60 mins play, the teams have absolutely enormous squads, and they cover themselves in padding, guards and helmets.
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The Huntacha
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Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 12:57pm |
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I think it's the Robot Wars thread you're looking for.
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Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic."
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Jack Charlton
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Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 1:40pm |
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I seen this but i cannot see how this would be allowed. Its the craziest outcome on earth. Would make a mockery of the comp. Surely it would be postponed for a day or so. There would be uproar.
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Het-field
Roy Keane
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Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 1:52pm |
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It’s worth looking at footage from the 1995 RWC semi between SA and France, not least to see “old habits die hard”. The weather was apocalyptic and the game shouldn’t have been played. On that basis, France were due to proceed to the final due to a superior disciplinary record. However, a decision was made to play the match, and Ruben Kruger’s try ensured that The game had to go on, as no tries could still have seen the game abandoned and return to the default. In the second half France scored a try, which was disallowed, and under TMO would have stood. France would have won and gone to the final. Instead, South Africa did. The whole game was deeply problematic. Given that game was played, I expect they’ll find a way for Ireland v Samoa. |
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BigStrongMan
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Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 3:31pm |
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imagine getting knocked out by the weather
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Territorial
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Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 3:58pm |
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There's always a way round these things, if you just look hard enough. Bigly. |
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Trap junior
Robbie Keane
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Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 5:46pm |
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Getting knocked out by the weather is a better excuse for them than getting knocked out by terrible underperformances Don't worry. The Guinness ads for the '2020 Never Tedious Six Nations ©' will tell the narrative that the heroes were robbed of world cup glory due to the weather. and finish with a profound quote   Edited by Trap junior - 07 Oct 2019 at 5:46pm |
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WindBag
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Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 5:56am |
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In real life terms, its like getting beaten up after the pub by a few lads every weekend but instead of Adrenalin in you when taking the hits, its pints of Guinness..... the day after you will feel the pain and you will need every single minute of 6-7 days to recover!
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WindBag
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Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 6:00am |
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So what your saying is, and correct me if I am wrong... Bewitched are leading the Guinness 2020 Six Nations Campaign
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Joe Stalin
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Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 11:10pm |
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Has there been a more low-key big sporting tournament in recent memory than this RWC. Time zones, Ireland being sh*te as usual etc. but it's like it's barely on.
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deise316
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Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 11:22pm |
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I think the reasons for that are more to do with your 2nd reason than your first. It'll get going to some extent at the knockout stages though, at the minute its a bit like the old version of the CL where they had 2 group stages, until everyone more or less gave up watching the first group stage as they knew the outcomes in advance*. Or most of them anyway. *Yes, I'm aware there have been a few minor upsets in the RWC so far. |
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Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.....
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t_rAndy
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Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 11:27pm |
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It’s sh*t. Was looking forward to it for ages but now it’s here it’s an anti-climax with the format poor (5 team groups), the Irish team doing an Ireland and coming up short (so far) and the time zone is a killer. The the Ireland let down was the biggest buzz killer. Hoping it picks up as we get to the knockouts but with that being the last stop on the road for us, really does feel like an afterthought. Much more buzzing for the Ireland u21 match this weekend than the rugby
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Roberto Baggio
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Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 11:29pm |
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That’s sport nowadays
A lot of inevitability involved and many tournaments that only really ‘start’ in the latter stages
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Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 11:30pm |
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Purely the timezone. Everone is at work when the games are on and half the people are in bed on the weekends and miss the games anyway. Its almost happening in spite of people. If games were kicking off at 8pm in the evening things wud be a little different.
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pre Madonna
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Posted: 09 Oct 2019 at 12:03am |
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Would they? Most people would still watch the big games and ignore the rest. The gap isn’t closing between the traditional teams and the others at all.
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Posted: 09 Oct 2019 at 1:32am |
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The time zone is certainty a factor. The Wales v Fiji game tomorrow should be good but the majority of people will be in work. If it was on in the evening the viewing figure would be way up. Sat is some day for sport. Rugby starts at 5.45am NZ v Italy, then France v England @9.15 and then Ireland at 11.45. Lots of football from 2pm onwards.
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pre Madonna
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Posted: 09 Oct 2019 at 7:24am |
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Is it? I wake about six naturally and still won’t watch New Zealand against Italy. I can’t think of anything worse!
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