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 
Looks to me like France trying to drive diagonally in the scrums, just like they always do, the cheating salauds.
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Happy for france to get their big world cup performance out of the way here!
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France in danger of a yellow here
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Scrums are a mess
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Scrums are a complete mess
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Slimani is a beast
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There’s something about the scrums, that I can’t put my finger on.
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Scrums are always a mess when Gardner has the whistle
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Skillz again from Vakatawa.
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Japanese lady demurely drinks her pint as Brunel walks down the steps to the changing room.
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Very handy lead, that.
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Can’t agree with that. Was high, sure, under the new criteria, but not much in it and wasn’t dangerous.
If ref and tjs missed it, there was no need for the tmo to get involved and take play back.
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Ntamack kicking very well. A good half for France. If Penaud had taken that last ball, it could’ve been even better.
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Can’t see Argentina coming back from here
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Utna, these seatbelt tackles are an easy decision because they are obvious, I don’t mind them getting pinged, what I find ridiculous is that properly dangerous tackles are still being ignored. There was one yesterday and I read elsewhere that there was one on Yato earlier, I haven’t watched my recording of that match yet
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The ‘tackle’ on Yato:
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Get in Argentina.
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I spake too soon
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@ticht
Absolutely dont mind them getting pinged. Correct decision. But I just dont think it merits the TMO getting involved if the on field officials miss one.
As you say, there are worse tackles where the TMO does nothing (eg Yato in the earlier game)
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Cheers refit, I’m told Yato failed the HIA too, so much for the player safety first bollocks
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I’ll have to check but I think Argentina have won only 1 of their previous 8 opening World Cup pool games.
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Definite momentum shift here
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Breakfast of champions
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Is this good maul technique from Argentina or just terrible maul defence?
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Cracking game now
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Go on the Pumas.
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Line out could have been straighter.
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Morning all, a French collapse, who’d have thought it?
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That had to go through the hands.
Got to be yellow surely
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Bad France back.
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Bin Penaud for being a prick, Gus.
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Penaud really should have been sat down for 10 for that one
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Where’s the yellow?!?
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There was a French player taken out way beyond the breakdown at the beginning of that move, if it wasn’t a ruck then he was tackled without the ball
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I think they were far too flat, FFB. Even a long ball over the top would’ve been enough but the winger was only a metre or so back.
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Penaud infringement was ridiculous – and there were two more advantages in the passage. No yellow…
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If Brunel pulls this off with Ramos, Dupont and Ntamack on the park, it’ll be great for them. If not, he’s been a bit too optimistic.
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Get Hairyordinaryguy on, he’ll sort France out
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Game of two halves innit
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Jeez sort the scrums Oot
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Tom, besides my support of France, it would be bad if they lose this for that very reason
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That was a lucky bounce for Ntamak.
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Vahamahina (sp.?) is such a liability
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They’re all good players but just not sure if they’re gnarled enough to pull this out for France. Having said that, Cami Lopez is the replacement outside half so that’s not a particularly hard-headed sub to make.
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Hah. Lopez with a beauty.
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Nice DG
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How was Picamoles not off-side there?
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This is a Saturday morning corker. It’s a bit daft but I’m loving it
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@yosoy loving it, feels like a kids’ TV version of rugby
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France are about 10 feet offside at each ruck
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