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 |

Yes!
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Fijiiiiiii!
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Superb.
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Yes! Yes! Yes!
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*sharpens pencil*
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Noice.
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6 inches in behind?!
Calm down Ugo
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I want Cheika cam for that try.
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C’mon Fiji!
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Pssst, Australia, pssst. Don’t play too much fancy stuff in your own half.
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Am not sure that half back is really Fijian. He keeps kicking turnover ball away.
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Genia does not look too sure about having to come onto the pitch.
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Classy kick from Genia.
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Bugger. Silly penalty to give away.
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Awful hair from Genia.
Morning all.
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Fiji are lucky that’s only a warning.
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Looking nomm nomm n-ominous for Wales.
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Will be so disappointing if Fiji lose this
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Booo.
A bit inevitable though
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Aussie had too much technique for Fiji at that maul. Good try.
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Hodge shanked that one
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Fiji look knackered
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This game is pretty similar to Scotland-Fiji last autumn.
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Not rugby I particularly enjoy but if Fiji aren’t good at defending it the catch and drive is great.
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6 points for conversions missed now by Aussie.
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Morning! Woke up just in time to see Fiji’s post-HT try. Get the lead back, lads!
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Well on top now.
Fiji look out of it
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Oz turning the screw.
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And that’s the game. Ah well
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Think the goose is cooked but not exactly impressive from Aus – with how good the Welsh defence they won’t be winning there if they play like this.
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Australia will be better next week. They’ve been good this half, actually.
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Oh dear. If the goose were in doubt at all, it isn’t now.
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Game reminds of England Fiji in 2015.
Of course we know how well the rest of the group went for England after that.
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Another try. A bit too easy off good lineout ball.
Australia have done well. Fiji not beng Fijian enough rugby in this half. Too much giving up ball by kicking for position not enough playing.
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Stats all Australia this half
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Aus have done the basics well this half – just shows you can’t really win a game of rugby without a set piece.
Scoreline a fair reflection of the game.
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Very good second half from Oz.
Fiji have some serious weapons but it’s pretty clear that Wales should beat them.
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And morning everyone. Three tasty games to enjoy.
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Morning All!
Just discovered that Fr/Arg and SA/NZ are on French terrestial TV
woo-hoo!
Hope everyone’s enjoying the tourni…………………
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How do you get a bonus point in this RWC? Is it 4 tries, regardless of circumstance? Or is it 3 more tries than the opposition?
Is there a BP for losing by less than 7?
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Hooper MotM for me
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@utna
4 tries and within 7 for BPs
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4 tries.
And yes losing bonus points too
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Thanks
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Good match. Very enjoyable. Oz dominant in the last 30.
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Boooo!
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Well that was unsavoury.
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Good second half from Oz. Learned a lesson from the first half and sorted it out.
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Wales to play Georgia on Monday:
Close to first pick, I reckon. Maybe 1 and 6/8 are arguable (and 4 when the other locks are fit).
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First game of the cup and the cupboard is bare enough for Shingler to be the back up lock.
Liam Williams (Saracens); George North (Ospreys), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Hadleigh Parkes (Scarlets), Josh Adams (Cardiff Blues); Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints), Gareth Davies (Scarlets); Wyn Jones (Scarlets), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Tomas Francis (Exeter), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Alun Wyn Jones (capt, Ospreys), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Josh Navidi (Cardiff Blues).
Replacements: Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Elliot Dee (Dragons), Dillon Lewis (Cardiff Blues), Aaron Shingler (Scarlets), Ross Moriarty (Dragons), Tomos Williams (Cardiff Blues), Rhys Patchell (Scarlets), Leigh Halfpenny (Scarlets)
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