South Africa face New Zealand in the opening match of Pool B on 21 September. Both teams (if they advance) wonât be in quarter final action until the weekend of 19/20 October.
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As I told ye all last week Felix Jones is with the boks
Sweep sweep
Ireland were training like fuck out in Portugal. This result is a non event.
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Is talk of Ireland being âheavy leggedâ, or even fatigued, going into that England match for real? Not match sharp Iâll buy, but sending out a tired team? Surely not. playing tired or fatigued is when injuries happen. That would be absolutely fucking astoundingly dumb given our experience. I canât believe the team was physically tired going out on the pitch against England.
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The Portugal camp was all running and fitness based so yes its quite possibly they only came back Thursday evening.
Schmidt had them running up and down hills the morning of the game sure.
Sand dunes.
They played a club side at 7am.
@Sidney
if you hear of any previews with Franno, Maddy Williams and Paul Wallace let me know.
Offerings from Hugo Macneill who we are regularly reminded has had a highly successful career in business Trevor Ringland and Stephen Jones are also appreciated
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Felix Jones to be forwards coach for South Africa
Franno was on Eamon Dunphyâs the Stand podcast earlier this week
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Iâd say Jonesy will have a great preview.
At this juncture I honestly think we wonât get out of the pool. It has 2007 written all over it. I fear Samoa will beat us let alone Japan and Scotland. Theyâve beaten Wales before in a WC and gave England a right rattle in 2003.
Fingers crossed.
It was Western Samoa that beat Wales in the 1991 World Cup. As a Welsh man said at the time, thank God we werenât playing the whole of Samoa.
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Im starting to think youâre right. Says it all about the competitive environment in International rugby.
Was Pat Lam in that team? I remember Steve Bachop the 10 he was class, his brother was scrum half for nz.