Rugby world cup 2019

[foxes_rule1978]

I said to watch they were rubbish earlier, second half they got better and were superb... fully deserved win. England we just didn’t turn up but SA never let us play 

[Col city fan]

England today were turd

The Boks outclassed us in every way and especially tactically

Hugely disappointing by England today 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Fair play they never gave us an inch.

[Chocolate Teapot]

25 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

Facebook feed is full of people blaming the ref

But the rugby family are always so respectful to referees unlike those uncouth football fans.

Edited 2 November 2019 by Abrasive fox

[leicsmac]

Just now, Abrasive fox said:

But the rugby family are always so respectful to referees unlike tjose uncouth football fans.

Average match with only hardcore fans watching? Absolutely.

 

World Cup final with every punter and his mum chipping in? No way and not representative either.

[Chocolate Teapot]

Just now, leicsmac said:

Average match with only hardcore fans watching? Absolutely.

 

World Cup final with every punter and his mum chipping in? No way and not representative either.

😂😂😂

 

Wooooosh.

 

Caught one.

[leicsmac]

1 minute ago, Abrasive fox said:

😂😂😂

 

Wooooosh.

 

Caught one.

Hey, whatever does for you, mon ami - I don't judge.

 

(Well, outside of climate change ignorers, most Trump supporters and religious fundies, anyway.)

[Tielemans63]

I think Gatland was right when he said that England had already played their final.

 

Fair play to SA, they were just too powerful but I feel for the England players as they'll know they never got going. A really poor performance.

[st albans fox]

As good as we were last Saturday, both on the pitch and tactically, we were poor today ...... 

 

rumour has it that we had hired the spurs trophy parade bus for tues am .............

[Nalis]

South Africa strangled the life of out that match but were deserved winners.

 

England, France, New Zealand and Wlaes will come away with a feeling of what might have been in the world cup.

[urban.spaceman]

Having lived in South Africa, New Zealand, Wales and England there’s only one country I couldn’t stomach losing to and they only came 4th. So congrats to the Boks, you deserve it. 
 

Though I wish you could have won it without making the Welsh so happy. 

[Finnegan]

4 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Having lived in South Africa, New Zealand, Wales and England there’s only one country I couldn’t stomach losing to and they only came 4th. So congrats to the Boks, you deserve it. 
 

Though I wish you could have won it without making the Welsh so happy. 

[Nalis]

Small point - Got to laugh at the same people / pundits who are praising the South Africa style of play but calling Ireland's style boring 12-18 months ago though when SA's game is basically even more forward / box kicking based. They had a game plan and executed it to perfection, I'm sure the victory will go down well in Munster thanks to Rassie.

 

Well played again SA though, thats how to play tournament rugby, pleased for Kolisi and Faf is a player we'd all love to have but love to hate.

Edited 2 November 2019 by Nalis

[srex9]

Incredible defence from South Africa. Particularly at 6-3 on their own line. That missed kick from Farrell was key at 15-9...right when England had a sniff of momentum. 

 

Unfortunately for England their passing accuracy went to pot for this final. The majority of the passing was at the shoulder or just behind. Can't do that against a side with the line speed and discipline of South Africa. That, combined with the scrums, was the difference. Every opening quickly vanished with either a poor pass or poor decision. 

 

Overall a great world cup! Kudos to Japan.

[m4DD0gg]

What a bunch of abject failures, worse than the gormless idiots in the football set up

[Nalis]

2 minutes ago, m4DD0gg said:

What a bunch of abject failures, worse than the gormless idiots in the football set up

Dont hold back, tell us how you really feel

[Facecloth]

Getting my money on South Africa to win 2031.

[purpleronnie]

England at 1/2 was ridiculous, I always fancy the opposition when we're made favourites.

[urban.spaceman]

1 hour ago, Finnegan said:

I'm not bitter.

[MPH]

was a terrible game from a England. Ref didn’t help but i would have preferred us to lose badly to the All blacks than do so well to get to the final and be diabolical.

[Chocolate Teapot]

Always thought rugby was meant to be about sportmanship and graciousness.

 

Now i read the england players refused to wear their medals.

 

The rugby family being hypocritical......never.

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Always felt Christian Wade was harshly overlooked by Eddie Jones. Whether he would have made a difference today or not, I don't know. But he would have posed a different problem for SA from the straight ahead battering rams that Eddie Jones prefers.

[srex9]

41 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Always felt Christian Wade was harshly overlooked by Eddie Jones. Whether he would have made a difference today or not, I don't know. But he would have posed a different problem for SA from the straight ahead battering rams that Eddie Jones prefers.

He's unbelievably dangerous but a massive liability in defence. If you think Daly struggled under the high ball then Wade would have been even worse. And tbh the wingers haven't really been an issue. As dangerous as Wade is, May and Watson are better players. Wade wouldn't have had a sniff today with how poor the passing was from the inside men. 

[Finnegan]

Wade is shit. He's a classic example of a player that's successful against weak defences in a domestic premiership but useless making the step up to international. Like Danny Cipriani. 

 

It's not about size either, look at Tom Varndell, one of the top scoring premiership try scorers of all time, nowhere near good enough got England. 

 

Or conversely, Shane Williams, Cheslin Kolbe, Leigh Halfpenny, all world class. 

 

Wade just offers nothing at test level. 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Well that's me told