Rugby World Cup 2019 - Ireland shit the pot all over again

[anon32894817]

Tickets sold and viewership

[iron_mike]

@glasagusban

@TreatyStones

Any groups that aren’t a foregone conclusion?

If you listen closely to the knowledgeable rugby men, it seems that the number one team in the world will be doing well to even qualify from their group at all, but here’s hoping they can pull an upset and squeak through.

You made an absolute fool of yourself on this thread a couple of weeks back. You’re obviously determined to do it again

[the_man_himself]

How many teams are in it? I’d highly doubt it will ever surpass the soccer Euros in viewership and tickets sold

[Sidney]

@the_man_himself

How many teams are in it? I’d highly doubt it will ever surpass the soccer Euros in viewership and tickets sold

I think it would also be behind the Premier League

[Lazarus]

@iron_mike

You made an absolute fool of yourself on this thread a couple of weeks back. You’re obviously determined to do it again

He’s the only one on this thread talking any sense

[anon61878697]

On a par with the SPL.

[Sidney]

@Tim_Riggins

It might have happened before 2002 with soccer, I dunno. But that was 72 years into tournament play. We’ll see when rugby gets to that length.

Brazil 1966

[anon61878697]

+1

[iron_mike]

The fact that you endorse his comments just proves my point

[Copper_pipe]

I’d have thought it was a bit unfair to compare a event with 6 continents represented vs a competition where all participants are solely from the one continent

[anon61878697]

Glas is the man… the rest of you rubby fucks have shit your togs.

[anon61878697]

not when it comes to rubby… shur they often compare it to the amateur game hurling.

[Lazarus]

@anon61878697

Glas is the man… the rest of you rubby fucks have shit your togs

@glasagusban plays the ball
@iron_mike plays the man

[iron_mike]

The only ones shitting their togs are the soccerball types around here who get fierce touchy around this thread for whatever reason it is

[iron_mike]

Go play the guitar you.

[Lazarus]

@iron_mike playing the fool now

[anon61878697]

you’ve @tallback and @gilgamboa trying to convince us Ireland may not get out of the group.

[iron_mike]

@Lazarus can’t even play. He just sulks

[tallback]

@Sidney

@tallback

What I’ve read from the likes of @gilgamboa etc is that Ireland should expect to win their group but that it is not a foregone conclusion. Scotland and to a lesser extent Samoa and Japan can be dangerous on the day but Ireland should be too strong for all. They can of course correct my interpretation of their remarks.

Substitute New Zealand for Ireland in your post there and see how stupid it sounds

Number one team, eh

You seem obsessed with the rankings for some reason.

To use your analogy though, substitute soccer for rugby and confirm for me that the no 1 in the world (Belgium) would be a dead cert to get out of a pool with the world no 7(Spain) and the world no 10(Argentina)

[anon26343222]

Who won the first game? Japan? I wouldn’t waste my time watching that rubbish.