Rugby World Cup

[TSSeasider]

This is the rugby equivalent of Ollie!

Fantastic to watch

I'm surprised we made the semi final; but I can't see how we get near to either of these two.

Brilliant.

 

[Jaffa_The_Hut]

France’s turn now to go over.

 

[rememberlesshannon]

Sweet Jesus what a game

 

[Seasideandy]

I am totally neutral for this match - absolutely breathtaking pace so far - match of the tournament

 

[Seasidestevo71]

Best half of rugby I can remember, brilliant

 

[SeasideKurt]

We get battered by both of these sides. Brilliant game.

 

[20togo]

watching it without commentary. Why was that a yellow and possible red card?

 

[Burnnazzer]

We get battered by both of these sides. Brilliant game.

We will but sooner lose to South Africa than French. I can see them laughing already

 

[Macseasider]

watching it without commentary. Why was that a yellow and possible red card?

Same incident exactly happened in the England game earlier. Result was the same. Yellow and 10 mins in the chair.

God these sides are electric.

 

[Hertsseasider]

Brilliant game this, worthy of a final. Still fancy France

 

[Burnnazzer]

watching it without commentary. Why was that a yellow and possible red card?

Cos his head hit Frenchman in face. Surly not red

 

[20togo]

Cos his head hit Frenchman in face. Surly not red

mmmm...nothing looked deliberate or even dangerous but l'm no expert on all this.

 

[Junior_BentsPlatformShoes]

Couldn’t call who wins this - a sneaky feeling the Springboks know how to get the win when needed, being the current champions.
Cracking game though, let’s hope second half is the same. .

 

[Meliora]

Sacre bleu! Shaun Edwards must be giving the French merde during the break. If any Wigan side he ever played in had let in three tries in the first half in a game as big as this there'd be hell to pay.

 

[SeasideKurt]

mmmm...nothing looked deliberate or even dangerous but l'm no expert on all this.

Head to head contact like that is deemed as an immediate yellow while it's investigated to see if he has properly tried to lower his angle of tackle. They have a good framework to follow in Rugby. It's a shame Football don't follow similar frameworks because it's far better than any VAR showing this season.

He has mitigation for a red card because the attacked changed his angle with a sidestep and Estebeth was trying to go low. He's just a 6ft 9 bloke who is always going to struggle to get low to someone like that.

I don't really like it, as to me it's an accidental rugby incident.

 

[Old_Laytonian]

"Did he do all he could do get low seems to be the question nowadays.When you're over 6 foot and moving at pace it's quite difficult I imagine

 

[Seasidestevo71]

It amazes me how the referee is always there up with play

 

[Old_Laytonian]

England haven't a hope whoever they play

 

[fcblackpool]

The Times summed it up yesterday:
The best four teams in the world are playing in Paris and England and wales are playing elsewhere.

 

[Old_Laytonian]

The speed and the speed of thought by both teams is outstanding

 

[GrahamwantshisOates]

PC Craig Tinker ( Corrie) off.
Can SA stand the onslaught.

 

[Meliora]

We need to talk about Kolbe. Amazing.

 

[Old_Laytonian]

Tackled ,quick ball and attack. England keep the ball in and then think what shall we do and the opposition are waiting

 

[Meliora]

We have learnt a great deal about the other sides in these quarter finals, but nobody's learnt anything about England, other than Ben Earle can carry the ball hundreds of metres in a game.

 

[Old_Laytonian]

This is like " Sevens" but played by fifteen players

 

[Jaffa_The_Hut]

South Africa back in front great choice to go for the try instead of taking 3 easy points like the commentators said was a brave decision.

 

[Jaffa_The_Hut]

France go for the 3 points.

28-29 just 5 minutes to go nail bitting stuff this.

 

[Meliora]

Hope France nick it now after that cynical play by the shit de Klerk.

 

[Meliora]

Hope France nick it now after that cynical play by the shit de Klerk.

Unfortunately they didn't.

 

[Lewis_Winthorpe]

Get in Bok's

 

[Jaffa_The_Hut]

What a fantastic game of Rugby 10/10.

 

[Ollygon]

I've still never met a nice South African.

Come on England. Pulverise them.

 

[Old_Laytonian]

Is this the same game England play?

 

[Goldfinger]

That was simply brilliant.
Hope for more of the same in the semis but can see us getting battered by the boks who must be favourites to win it.

 

[GrahamwantshisOates]

Couldn’t stomach France knocking us out of both World Cups.
Should be more ticket availability for England fans now.

 

[Jaffa_The_Hut]

I've still never met a nice South African.

Come on England. Pulverise them.

Well there’s a surprise.

Have you ever met anyone that’s nice?

 

[Macseasider]

France go for the 3 points.

28-29 just 5 minutes to go nail bitting stuff this.

Whoever made this call cost them the match. They would have been right on the SA line.

 

[Jaffa_The_Hut]

Whoever made this call cost them the match. They would have been right on the SA line.

That was the Difference Mac the South Africans went for the 7 points 5 minutes earlier and it paid off.

 

[Ollygon]

Well there’s a surprise.

Have you ever met anyone that’s nice?

Ah. Jaffa the ?Nut.

Isn't it past your bedtime?

 

[Trademark]

Fucked off by this clash of heads shite it a fuckin joke if u don't want a bang on the head fuck off n go play table tennis these treterous cunts sueing rugby.... Welll

 

[Meliora]

Couldn’t stomach France knocking us out of both World Cups.
Should be more ticket availability for England fans now.

All the tickets went long ago. This isn't football, it's totally corporate.

 

[Meliora]

Fucked off by this clash of heads shite it a fuckin joke if u don't want a bang on the head fuck off n go play table tennis these treterous cunts sueing rugby.... Welll

Keep banging the rocks together pal, you'll get there.

 

[Old_Laytonian]

My wife just said England will bore them to death and win 9-6. If only but perhaps..

 

[Meliora]

I've still never met a nice South African.

Come on England. Pulverise them.

I think the reference is over the heads of a lot of posters on here.

 

[Ollygon]

Fucked off by this clash of heads shite it a fuckin joke if u don't want a bang on the head fuck off n go play table tennis these treterous cunts sueing rugby.... Welll

We might end up with every player wearing helmets and padding like in American Football - and that's a stupid description. They hardly ever kick it!

 

[Wizaard]

What are the respective odds for an Argentina v England final, and that of New Zealand v S Africa?

 

[Wizaard]

We might end up with every player wearing helmets and padding like in American Football - and that's a stupid description. They hardly ever kick it!

England box kicked every time they got possession?

 

[Ollygon]

I think the reference is over the heads of a lot of posters on here.

Maybe one or two will get within Spitting distance!!!!

 

[Wizaard]

Well there’s a surprise.

Have you ever met anyone that’s nice?

It's a Spitting Image reference

 

[Meliora]

What are the respective odds for an Argentina v England final, and that of New Zealand v S Africa?

I'd take the long odds on the former, the Argies won in Auckland.