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

[mikehunt]

Very unlike me not to read the headline and jump to conclusions

[Sidney]

@ChairmanDan

Australia leading Georgia 10-3 at half time in Shizuoka after a hard fought first half.

Nic “Stalin” White in the thick of the action against his native Georgia

[ChairmanDan]

@gilgamboa

@Halfpipe ignoring the huge development of the game in both SA and Asia with both Argentine and Japan to the forefront of the global game. The Jaguares were in a Super rugby final.

Since the glorious amateur days he loved Italy have also been admitted to the 6N!

That’s before we even get talking about the explosion in popularity of the sevens game and the massive drive to have this included in the Olympics. Who can forget the wonderful scenes when Fiji won gold.

In the three World Cups played in the amateur era, Argentina and Japan were terrible, both winning one match each out of nine, and losing eight. Argentina have been close to the top table in the professional era, starting almost straight away at the 1999 World Cup. With Japan its been a slower ascent. The emergence of Argentina and Japan as lynchpins in South America and Asia has made rugby a truly global sport.

Back in the old amateur days, when everything was seemingly right with rugby, outside of the old 8 IRB board members, very few matches were afforded test status. Ireland v Argentina was only afforded test status in 1990 on the great Hugo Porta’s swansong before retirement. Ireland played Japan in a test match for the first time during the 1991 World Cup. Earlier Ireland tours of Argentina in 1970 and Japan in 1985 were not afforded test status.

[Sidney]

Japan were quite good in that 1991 match at Lansdowne Road

Ireland only beat them 32-16

Japan got a lovely try

[Sidney]

@ChairmanDan

In the 1995 World Cup, Ireland put 50 points in Japan and New Zealand beat them 145-17.

Simon Culhane never really pushed on from those 45 points he scored on his New Zealand debut

[StoneCold]

Interesting stuff here @anon61878697 regarding Test Match status. It seems that a game is conferred as a Test Match via some sort of gentleman’s agreement between the governing bodies of the two nations playing.

World Rubby seem to wash their hands of the responsibility of defining what constitutes a Test Match. In fact, one nation may define a game as a Test Match but the opposing nation may not.

Test match (rugby union)

[anon61878697]

@StoneCold

In fact, one nation may define a game as a Test Match but the opposing nation may not.

Go way ta fuck, that’s made up surely.

[ChairmanDan]

Australia leading Georgia 17-8 after 72 minutes.

[glasagusban]

That would fit in with the rubby lads modus operandi of making up what’s relevant and what’s not as they go along.

[anon78624367]

@ChairmanDan

There must be about five questions every day about matches/times/venues even though we posted up the wallchart at the start of the tournament to help the rugby once every four years soccer crew.

Surely all wallcharts are now rendered pointless what with the fluid nature of the IRB fulfilling fixtures in their flagship once every four years tournament.

Questions are understandable from people who watch once every four years, especially, considering the players and management involved haven’t a fucking clue what’s going, when they’ll be playing or if they’ll be knocked out without playing

[glasagusban]

I’m sure the rubby crowd will be delighted that the popularity of the sport will be kept limited by these developments.

[ChairmanDan]

@anon78624367

Questions are understandable from people who watch once every four years, especially, considering the players and management involved haven’t a fucking clue what’s going, when they’ll be playing or if they’ll be knocked out without playing

Maybe they should consult the rules of the tournament before mouthing off. Its all set out there. Players and management are well aware of the rules.

Delayed, Postponed, Abandoned and Cancelled Matches

In the interests of the Teams, the commencement of Matches at the scheduled time shall be the first priority in all instances. However, in circumstances deemed necessary and/or appropriate by RWCL, Matches may need to be delayed, postponed, abandoned or cancelled. All decisions in this regard shall be communicated to Teams by the Match Commissioner.

Pool Matches

Cancelled Matches
Where a pool Match cannot be commenced on the day in which it is scheduled, it shall not be postponed to the following day, and shall be considered as cancelled. In such situations, the result shall be declared a draw and Teams will be allocated two Match points each and no score registered. For the avoidance of doubt, no bonus points will be awarded.

https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/tournament-rules

[Raylan]

Scotland consider World Cup legal action

[Tank]

The rugby crowd are in serious denial about how bad this is. They’ve just killed the sport off in Italy and are about to do the same in Scotland.

Is Parisse a once-every-4-years fan @ChairmanDan?

[artfoley]

@Tank

Is Parisse a once-every-4-years fan @ChairmanDan?

anonymous

[Ashman]

@Tank

The rugby crowd are in serious denial about how bad this is. They’ve just killed the sport off in Italy and are about to do the same in Scotland.

Is Parisse a once-every-4-years fan @ChairmanDan?

What will they play in Scotland now ??

[Tank]

Hamish McJockstrap showing how it’s done.

[PhattPike]

They should enter a shinty team in the Christy Ring.

[ChairmanDan]

That sounds like a very weak legal case the Scottish Rugby chief executive is talking about. The rules are quite clear and the Scottish Rugby Football Union would have signed up to the rules to compete in the tournament.

In any case, its a moot point. Resident Japanese meteorological expert @TreatyStones has confirmed that the typhoon will have passed and Japan v Scotland will go ahead on Sunday in Yokohama at the designated time.

[anon61878697]

Is the storm really called storm haggis?