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Argentina won another one, 63-3 against Namibia.
Now they need to get only a bonus point vs Ireland to finish first in the pool D.
France 25
Ireland 3
If my calculations are correct Ireland will need to beat Argentina with 4 tries and not allow Argentina to get a bonus point to get through to the next round, and honestly i don't see them doing that.
Argentina won another one, 63-3 against Namibia.
Now they need to get only a bonus point vs Ireland to finish first in the pool D.
New Zealand vs Scotland today, im excited to see what this silver strip looks like.
i see a comfortable win for NZ here.
Scotland pussies going with subs
Are you serious?? I can't watch the game right now, but I can't believe they'd just give up like that, even if they are playing the All Blacks... go out fighting at least
Italy did the same previously...
Rationale behind the move is that they'd lose anyways, even with their starters. They want to keep their starters fresh and uninjured for the deciding game against Italy.
They lost 40-0.
By the way, that was a confusing game.
The shirts looked the same!
Ireland has looked pathetic every game now. I don't see them beating Argentina, much less get a bonus point while doing so.
Not only that, but they have to prevent us from getting a bonus point as well
Qualifying first in the group and playing Scotland next would be sweet.
Not to mention the French would have to play the All Blacks in the quarters
ers thought they were already in the finals.
A small win by +7 pts with bonus from Ireland and your team is out.... and if you know about rugby, you'll see it's very possible with the irish and their fighting spirit which occasionnaly help them to bounce back after a loss...Qualifying first in the group and playing Scotland next would be sweet.
Not to mention the French would have to play the All Blacks in the quarters
ers thought they were already in the finals.
About the Blacks, it's funny to see how people consider them to rugby as the Brazilian to the soccer... they just have won 1 WC, the first one 20 years ago, and didn't qualified to the final since 1995...
NZ @ the worldcup :
2003 : Semi Final : loss 22-10 against Australia
1999 : Semi Final : loss 43-31 against France
1995 : Finalist : loss 15-12 against South Africa
1991 : Semi Final : loss 16-6 against Australia
1987 : Winner : win 29-09 against France
If France plays NZ in quater final, off course NZ will be more than favourite, but remember 1999, that was the same story and they have won. That was unpredictable, but they scored to the Blacks more points than any team managed to before. France is the 3rd most successful team against NZ rugby, and is known for its unpredictable wins, fans should know about that.
I'm not saying it is impossible, but they would have to score at least 4 tries and beat us by more that 7 points.
Considering they beat Namibia 32-17 (Argentina beat them 63-3) and they barely scraped by Georgia 14-10 in a match they deserved to lose (Argentina beat Georgia 33-3), I'd say Ireland has by far the tougher challenge.
But games have to be played before people can run their mouths so let's see what happens Sunday.
USA down to freaking Samoa 22-3 at half.
Are the Eagles really that bad?
no, its that Samoa isn't
New Zealand - 85
Romania - 8
what a game, i was screaming and on the edge of my seat all through the game.
this game went to the wire
Fiji 38
Wales 34
Wales are out and Fiji are through!
wow, Wales is out, England is weak, Scotland & Ireland could possibly be out....it's not a good year for the UK & Ireland.
you can talk about the Irish fighting spirit all you want, but fact is Pumas haven't been scored 4 tries since 27 international games ago... it would be surprising if they started now. I'm not saying its imposible, I'm saying its highly unlikely. Its quite possible Ireland could win, but score 4 tries? and beat us by 7 points? Odds are not good
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18 - 10 for Argentina so far. Pumas with 2 tries and Ireland with 1
man wtf is with the long kicks!!
, this game feels like I'm watching football
27 - 15 Argentina, both teams 2 tries each... 15 minutes left... game over unless God is Irish...
Game Over definitely!! Pumas first in the group baby!!!
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