Rio Olympics

[Highlander35]

Is it head to head within pools and then points difference outside of the pools for the third place sides?

Having not checked, I'd assume Wins-> Points Difference -> Points Scored -> Tries Difference -> Tries Scored -> Coin flip, as per standard.

Albeit I don't know if you can have a different number of points and a different number of wins (one has 1 win 2 losses, the other 2 draws and a loss?) In sevens

 

[RugbyReg]

Ok, I'm not sure about all of that. Just going by google.

I think what it means though is we need Kenya to do a number of Japan. To find their form and beat them by whatever we lose to the Boks by plus 4!

 

[Braveheart81]

Primarily we need to beat South Africa.

If that fails, we need Kenya to beat Japan by at least 4 more points than we get beaten by South Africa.

 

[I like to watch]

Can't we get through if USA cop a huge flogging?
Which is probably our best hope

 

[Highlander35]

 

[Strewthcobber]

Primarily we need to beat South Africa.

If that fails, we need Kenya to beat Japan by at least 4 more points than we get beaten by South Africa.

And then have the pleasure of probably playing Fiji or South Africa again in the quarters.

Tough road

 

[Hugh Jarse]

We're rooted. I'm jumping on the Fiji Wizards Train.

Bula Fiji. First Olympic medal of any kind, and it'll be Gold, Gold, Gold. Vanuinui Vinaki Fiji. Na noqu hovercraft e sinai tu vei na duna.

 

[USARugger]

That sloppy game against Argentina is gonna haunt USA big time tomorrow. We're gonna get slaughtered if we come out that flat against Fiji.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Day 1 blog:

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/mens-7s-team-struggle-on-rio-day-1/

You know what to do!

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

The ARU have now officially announced the establishment of the Women's National Universities Competition for next year.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Predictions for tonight are perhaps:

Group A:

Arg by 20 over Brazil
Fiji by 10 over USA (tough one)

Group B:
Fra by 20 over Spain
SAF by 10 over Aus (generous given yesterday)

Group C:
JAP by 2 over KEN
NZL by 2 over GBR

Which would give us this, meaning Oz miss out.

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I'd like to think NZ will beat GB by enough to finish top of Pool C but other than that I suspect you're on the money with your predicted results, giving us a Medal QF draw of:

Fiji v USA

NZ/ GB (1st Pool C) v France

GB/ NZ (2nd Pool C) v Argentina

South Africa v Japan

 

[Pfitzy]

Watching highlights of the Spain game - our defensive positioning and communication is shit.

The Boks will cut us to bits.

The replay of the women's final was still awesome tho

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Watching highlights of the Spain game - our defensive positioning and communication is shit.

The Boks will cut us to bits.

The replay of the women's final was still awesome tho

Saying that, we could very well beat the Blitzboks. I've noticed that over the course of the last several tournament a bit of a mercurial nature to their play. Could just as likely as come out firing against SA as they are sluggish.

 

[D-Box]

Aussies up 12-0 AR half time

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[D-Box]

230 to go Australia up by 7

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[D-Box]

Aussie's win to take second and qualify. Standard made up for yesterday today. Two great tackles and ruck pressure to finish the game off across the last couple of minutes

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[WorkingClassRugger]

Saying that, we could very well beat the Blitzboks. I've noticed that over the course of the last several tournament a bit of a mercurial nature to their play. Could just as likely as come out firing against SA as they are sluggish.

And we beat the Blitzboks 12-5.

 

[Highlander35]

Parahi <3

 

[Hawko]

Well, not too many saw that coming, me included. Finally we played close to our best. I don't think that form will win us a medal, but we are still in with a shot.

 

[macca84]

Aussie's win to take second and qualify. Standard made up for yesterday today. Two great tackles and ruck pressure to finish the game off across the last couple of minutes

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Do we though? World Rugby site and google have us in 3rd place as our points diff is worse than the french. think the commentator got it wrong.