The Rugby Thread

[Chazza]

Cheerio

[RichC]

Japan have been superb

[Irishnev]

Japan have been superb

They’ll give ZA a proper game also but I think they physicality of ZA will overcome them

[RichC]

This is brilliant.

[danperkins]

Everyone is struggling to deal with their pace and how direct they are, they are fantastic to watch. Guess it's NZ for us.

[RichC]

Absolutely brilliant

[RichC]

Wonder if that scoreless draw looks tempting now

[Rigadon]

Brilliant game

[RichC]

Brilliant game

Yeah it was an excellent game

[Irishnev]

Everyone is struggling to deal with their pace and how direct they are, they are fantastic to watch. Guess it's NZ for us.

Quarter finals for us again Dan, I suspect we will go out in a blaze of glory and have a cut off NZ but lose by around 10 points

[Red_Polo]

Wonder if that scoreless draw looks tempting now

Troll

It would have been **** had the game not been played. Not just for the integrity of the tournament, but **** me what a match we'd have missed out on.

[RichC]

Troll

It would have been **** had the game not been played. Not just for the integrity of the tournament, but **** me what a match we'd have missed out on.

guilty !

Great game of rugby from both sides but after all the bitching and moaning I’ve heard about it all I’m very happy to see this result and tbh Japan were the better side over the 80 minutes.

[Irishnev]

In all honesty and zero patronizing.....how good have Japan been. I knew they could play off the cuff rugby and had great spirit etc but their scrummaging, lines of running, accuracy and physicality have amazed me.

They deserved to win vs us and Scotland and getting the Sunwolves into super rugby has done wonders for their consistency. Fair play to them

[RichC]

Breath of fresh air tbh in this tournament. They’ve played great rugby and having a side that’s not one of the old guard breaking through is good for the sport.

[Red_Polo]

guilty !

Great game of rugby from both sides but after all the bitching and moaning I’ve heard about it all I’m very happy to see this result and tbh Japan were the better side over the 80 minutes.

They were. Thoroughly deserved it and nobody can point any fingers this way.