Here comes the World Cup! Oh, and an English Premiership Cup match too.
Exciting rugby on the telly this week
Friday 20th September
| Japan 30 – 10 Russia | 11:45 | ITV / S4C |
Saturday 21st September
| Australia 39 – 21 Fiji | 05:45 | ITV |
| France 23 – 21 Argentina | 08:15 | ITV |
| New Zealand 23 – 13 S Africa | 10:45 | ITV |
| Exeter 28 – 14 Bath | 15:15 | BT Sport 3 |
Sunday 22nd September
| Italy 47 – 22 Namibia | 06:15 | ITV |
| Ireland 27 – 3 Scotland | 08:45 | ITV |
| England 35 – 3 Tonga | 11:15 | ITV |
Monday 23rd September
| Wales 43 – 14 Georgia | 11:15 | ITV / S4C |
Tuesday 24th September
| Russia 9 – 34 Samoa | 11:15 | ITV4 |
Wednesday 25th September
| Fiji 27 – 30 Uruguay | 06:15 | ITV4 |
Thursday 26th September
| Italy 48 – 7 Canada | 08:45 | ITV4 |
| England 45 – 7 USA | 11:45 | ITV |
Ovally Balls 
Fiji drop the ball, Uruguay claim it, a quick pass to scrum half Arata who beats 3 players on his way under the posts.
Uruguay 7 – Fiji 5
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Glorious mullet on the Uruguayan hooker. Obviously been watching Exeter from a couple of years ago.
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Fiji back with a score. The subs were warming up behind the dead ball line. Make it 7 or 8 metres beyoned the try line in the celebrations.
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Tit-for-tat. Uruguay in again. Some straight running by the pack. Good. 14-12.
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2nd try to Uruguay. They fake a maul off an attacking lineout and the hooker wraps round, They recycle and after a couple of recycles, the hooker drives over to score.
Uruguay back in the lead 12-14.
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Cat scores!
Uruguay got their game heads on.
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A 3rd try to Uruguay, and it’s the Cat in mid-field crossing the line. It all came from Goneva and his centre each leaving a bomb for the other to catch. Uruguay go left and break down the wing.
21-12!!!
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Superb try. Fiji defence a complete mess.
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This is great from Uruguay! Do get the feeling Fiji will power away sooner or later, but good stuff so far! It’s a lovely stadium too. And as I type so slowly some great hands sees Uruguay in for s 3rd! Fiji tackling a bit crap at the moment.
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21-12.
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My feed clearly a bit slower than everyone else’s.
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30 minutes gone and Gaüzère doesn’t seem to have made horror decisions. I suspect he may not really be French.
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Could be another?
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Goneva far too leisurely covering back and beaten to the ball. But unfortunately it was knocked on by the Uruguayan attacker.
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Is this gonna be the first major upset? Fiji looking like they thought they just had to pitch up.
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Horrible and completely accidental clash of heads. Ouch.
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Fair play to Uruguay, energy and commitment take you a long way against a complacent side.
Fiji have been dreadful, going for the hail Mary at every turn
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Ticht, not just going for the hail Mary, but doing it ponderously.
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24-12 to les Teros at the gong. They’ll go in for their half-time anmitsu very happy.
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Sounds like I’m missing a classic. Looks like I picked the wrong day to go to work early.
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Yos, my boss has gone to Ireland for the week, so I’ve got the rugby on my computer in the office. Feel like a naughty schoolboy!
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Tell him to be careful, he might come back with a 3 year Munster contract and end up in the 2023 RWC squad.
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Good mor I CAN’T SPAKE!
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@YOSOY
Or he’ll return and have them all do nothing but scripted cold calling – the commercial equivalent of roosting and one out flopping.
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Yos, when I lived there they told me that every little South Afeican kid that picks up a rugby ball dreams of one day signing a contract for Munster.
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Better from Fiji! Right back in it.
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Interesting scoreline. No doubt I’ve already started to jinx it.
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Ah fuck. Need to take the lad to kindergarten. Where is he?
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Yos, my boss is a woman. Don’t think she’d be allowed to play for Ireland’s men’s team? Probably wouldn’t stop them from trying to sign her up anyway.
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Ffs, the ball might have been out but the player was still on the deck, off your feet and you’re out the game
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Looks like a lovely day in a lovely ground.
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And back to the too casual approach from Fiji. They should be level but may gov10 down.
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I only have to think of Niko and on he comes.
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Nope. Let off for Fiji. Wales are going to batter this lot like a piece of cod. Diana going off for Uruguay. Maybe my boss can get a gig there?
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I was thinking of that amazing run he did from his own line for Glasgow
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10 point lead now with 20 to go! Fiji really need to do something more than training park 7zz here.
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Try time for Glasgow Legend!
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Terrible goal kicking by the Fiji 10. 1 from 4 and none of them that tricky (didn’t see the first one though).
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Uruguay really need to go back to their old style – scrapping and spoiling, bring the opposition down to their level.
A chuck around will let Fiji run away with it.
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@Expro – are you actually watching the match? Uruguay’s current play style is making it very difficult for Fiji and might well give them the win.
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Uruguay are now 8 points ahead with 5 mins to play!
22-30
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Niko breaks! It’s a 2-on-1 into the Uruguay 22, but the supporting player crosses to the wrong side and it’s a turn over.
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19(!) handling errors by Fiji – that’s not gonna help (11 to Uruguay).
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Fiji blew that one! Is that the game?
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Keep calm, Uru!
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6 seconds on the clock, Matavesi loses control crossing the line and it’s back for a penalty.
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Only seen one half but it seems like the ref is doing a good job.
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Oh, I say… Well done, Uruguay! Fabulous result.
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Niko gets the ball over from the resulting scrum. Fiji get a LBP and a TBP, but Uruguay have won! What a match.
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Well done Uruguay
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