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Unfortunately its England/France QF then ABs SF

Why? Everyone here was saying we would be dominated at set piece today because of selection, our line out and scrum were both superior. He selected Foley as he was our 2nd fly half based on past performances (up until the 10 minute mark). I don't think Cheika is telling the guys to be half...

Think it goes back to White CLL combo with Genia and To'omua to finish. Foley can get a send off against Uruguay.

Great game, slow start cost us. Good to confirm that Foley shouldn't play test match rugby anymore, would have been worse if we hadn't realised that before the knock outs. If we play like we did for the first 20 we will lose the quarter final, if we play like we did for the last 60 then we can...

Come on boys, this the WC right here!

Where is the yellow there? counted at lest 6 cynical offsides and a high tackle

Not sure who is the ref for this one, but think Pocock was unfairly targeted by BOK in the last one, who also had no interest in keeping the break down under control (as evident by Hooper just saying f*ck it in the 2nd half and coming in at a 90 degree angle). Both those guys will run hard into...

Not unexpected but big precedent set now. Could be some big suspensions coming this world cup. EDIT: Just realised he got the same as Scott Barrett who tucked his arm and charged Hooper above shoulder, can't see how these are the same.

Apparently been going for nearly 4 hours now and still no word. At least shows its not clear cut if they're taking that long to make a decision.

Just read that Wales have injury problems of their own with only two fit locks, and a few walking wounded. https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/49797237

Unsure but if he receives a long term suspension from the citing lottery commission are we allowed to get a replacement into the squad as if he were injured?

Suprised you didn't mention Koroibete as a positive, thought he had a great game. Worked hard, even saw him working a scrum half a few times and a great try at the end. Looking forward to seeing more of him over the next weeks.

Think might see Genia and CLL starting against wales with Foley on bench. Then think Hodge will get some weeks off unless the citing commission decide not to throw the ref under the bus (could and does happen when not cited during the games). Guess it will be DHP in for Hodge? As for someone...

Just to fill the few hours left before kick off, just watched this on Youtube: Really got me excited to see Pocock do what he does best tomorrow.

I think its hard to see the team changing for the RWC Fiji match due to trying to win the Bledisloe (correct call IMO), however I think he should have used DHP on the bench instead of AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) to see if he could show some form (feel he had a one off stinker against SA). Think for Fiji match only...

Well what a difference a week makes, for me this just reminded me of the South Africa match. Some good moments in first half but far to many basic errors and aimless kicking (best kick of the night was from our hooker!). Its all about desire and effort. Last week we were brimming with it and...

Imagine thinking 6 moths ago we had competition for spots like this, still can't believe we are getting close to having to choose between two or more international quality players for every starting position.

Think with this team again even if our intensity around the park drops we should still be able to rely on our set piece for 80 minutes. I would like them to see if CLL can play the 80 minutes this week, not sure I am a fan of us changing 10 every match and perhaps To'omua to replace JOC (James O'Connor) or...

Listening to Scott Johnson on Fox Rugby podcast he didn't indicate that they would do vast changes and that they understood that this was a huge opportunity to win the Bled. Also said they wanted Pocock to prove he could play 80 before selecting him. Other than that kept his cards close to his...

I think thats why the mooted World Championship idea would help these rankings where the top teams play each other every year. Then teams like Argentina and to a lesser extent Italy and Scotland would get a fairer go.