Week One has provided some excellent rugby, dodgy refereeing and unfortunate injuries.
I think we can all unite around Uruguay as WC champions.
Other competitions are also starting up, so cancel all engagements and be prepared to spend your entire weekend and parts of the midweek glued to the screen. Hopefully not literally.
For those of you who lack rugby preparation skills, let me remind you to order in adequate supplies of booze, fags and possibly food.
Exciting rugby on the telly this week
Friday 27th September
| Cheetahs 48 – 14 Glasgow | 18:05 | Premier Sports 2 |
| Ulster 38 – 14 Ospreys | 19:35 | Premier Sports 1 |
| Leicester 27 – 7 Exeter | 19:45 | BT Sport 2 |
Saturday 28th September
| Argentina 28 – 12 Tonga | 05:45 | ITV |
| Japan 19 – 12 Ireland | 08:15 | ITV |
| South Africa 57 – 3 Namibia | 10:45 | ITV |
| Northampton 32 – 36 Wasps | 15:00 | BT Sport 3 |
| Munster 39 – 3 Drags | 15:00 | Freesports / TG4 |
| Southern Kings 27 – 31 Cardiff Blues | 15:00 | Premier Sports 2 |
| Scarlets 18 – 10 Connacht | 17:15 | PS2 / S4C / TG4 |
| Treviso 27 – 32 Leinster | 17:15 | Premier Sports 1 |
| Edinburgh 50 – 15 Zebre | 19:35 | Premier Sports 2 |
Sunday 29th September
| Georgia 33 – 7 Uruguay | 06:15 | ITV |
| Australia 25 – 29 Wales | 08:45 | ITV / S4C |
Monday 30th September
| Scotland 34 – 0 Samoa | 11:15 | ITV |
Wednesday 2nd October
| France 33 – 9 USA | 08:45 | ITV4 |
| New Zealand 63 – 0 Canada | 11:15 | ITV4 |
Thursday 3rd October
| Georgia 10 – 45 Fiji | 06:15 | ITV4 |
| Ireland 35 – 0 Russia | 11:15 | ITV |
Ovally Balls 
So high tackles are illegal, but if you protect yourself from a high tackle the penalty goes against you. What a load of shite. Who put that clown Rolland in charge of the laws?
Great try Davies.
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@Dab ridiculous, the Patchell tackle was on the chest
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‘Breathes’
Morning.
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Never thought I’d say this, but……..lovely half from wales – real team effort.
Kerevi is a lovely player and I think probably a nice bloke.
Hooper has lost Poite
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his behaviour in losing Poite has been created by Wales’ back row…………..
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Foley in at the side and flops straight over the ruck.
It’s true, Australia really haven’t read the laws.
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Hope Wales can keep their Poite.
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@FBC look where his shoulders and head were.
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Get in Patchell. Ball gets stuck in a series of rucks, so it goes back to Rhys, who slots a drop goal.
8-26.
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Well I was thinking that if Wales scored first this half then they would surely win. And now I’m still worried even though they have.
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Poor Bernard Foley is going to cop some massive criticism in Aus, however this turns out
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Toomua on for Foley.
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And that’s why. Good try.
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Here we go again….
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Back from a shop. Missed 1st half. What price for me to not praise Wales?
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Instant impact from Toomua
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That was great rugby from both sides, really good defence and Aus had to work so hard for the try.
Great stuff
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JD2 has missed a few tackles today. Uncharacteristic but a real worry
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Thought there was a forward pass from Genia to Toomua, on the far side. Good ball speed by Aus makes some space and DHP scores from a nice offload from Pocock.
15-26
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Oops…
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Beale on for Two-Dads.
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@Refit – I thought so too, but it was the kind you’d expect to get away with.
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An now Beale is on. Wales’ anxieties are made flesh…
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Wainwright has been very good.
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Odds on a Moriarty card?
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Moriarty on, shithousery up to 11.
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This is looking ominous. Tide has definitely turned
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Davies almost gets another intercept, but can’t stick it in the breadbasket.
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That will be a card.
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Don’t think there’s anything in that one.
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Or not. It’s all about the ‘Level of danger’ !?
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Fuck all wrong with that tackle.
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Poite got that one right, IMHO.
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No way a card
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The guidelines are ‘is it high yes/no’ then there is a series of checks to determine severity of sanction.
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Aus looking very good now.
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Thought Wales were out of sight. But…..
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Genia had a good showing
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Not sure I’d have subbed Genia. Has dictated the game since halftime
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That was good tackle technique by Hooper.
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Don’t think Wales can just tackle these for the rest of the game. Need to get the ball.
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Lots of penalties in the red zone here
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Not sure why the 2 went back into the maul there when it looked like a run at the goal line had opened up.
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Australia learning that Wales =/= Fiji, at the maul.
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Shit.
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This is a good game, high stakes high tension
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Its happening again
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Think Wales are lucky to concede a try there, but not lose a man.
Hooper over after about a million phases around the posts.
22-26.
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Nobody really targeted the player they kicked to at the kick-off, he just had a straight run with no one in front of him.
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