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

[ChairmanDan]

@Halfpipe

Depends what period of growing you are talking about, or are you saying they had finished growing at the age of 11? As you see below, it’s a bit different to ‘Shannon’s’ CJ Stander

BBC News

England rugby stars coach under-10s

Mako Vunipola and brother Billy were both junior members of Thornbury RFC.

Mako Vunipola and Taulupe Faletau on growing up in Wales: 'We used to think...

[flattythehurdler]

The hurling can’t start quick enough

[Julio_Geordio]

Here you go mate.

Rugby World Cup: Which teams have the most overseas born players?

It’s only the 10 “tier one” countries covered but it should give us an indication.

Scotland will field 14(!!!), Wales 8 and Ireland 5 foreign born players.

So that means 27 of their 93 players, will be foreign born so 66 is the target to beat.

The top 10 countries (ex NZ) will field 13 NZ players.
NZ will field 27.

So we are at 40.

So 26 to go from the other 10.

This is assuming no Irish, Welsh or Scotch line out for any other country

[Halfpipe]

I prefer not to make any payments to Boris’s propaganda paper, are you telling me the Vunipolas didn’t live in Gloucester, play with Thornbury and go to school in Millfield and Harrow? Is that BBC piece all wrong?

[maroonandwhite]

A few oirish on team usa is there not.

These are the hands… In the side of the ruck… That built amerrrrica

[ChairmanDan]

@Julio_Geordio

It’s only the 10 “tier one” countries covered but it should give us an indication.

Scotland will field 14(!!!), Wales 8 and Ireland 5 foreign born players.

So that means 27 of their 93 players, will be foreign born so 66 is the target to beat.

The top 10 countries (ex NZ) will field 13 NZ players.
NZ will field 27.

So we are at 40.

So 26 to go from the other 10.

This is assuming no Irish, Welsh or Scotch line out for any other country

Some dramatic revelations in that piece. 8 is seemingly almost half of 31 and England is overseas/foreign from Wales.

[Halfpipe]

Something like 17 NZ born players with Tonga, 15 with Samoa, 5 with Japan. I think it’s 81 NZ born players in total at this world cup. 12 of the 20 teams at the world cup have players born in NZ.

[Julio_Geordio]

@ChairmanDan

@Julio_Geordio

It’s only the 10 “tier one” countries covered but it should give us an indication.

Scotland will field 14(!!!), Wales 8 and Ireland 5 foreign born players.

So that means 27 of their 93 players, will be foreign born so 66 is the target to beat.

The top 10 countries (ex NZ) will field 13 NZ players.
NZ will field 27.

So we are at 40.

So 26 to go from the other 10.

This is assuming no Irish, Welsh or Scotch line out for any other country

Some dramatic revelations in that piece. 8 is seemingly almost half of 31 and England is overseas/foreign from Wales.

Amazingly the stat is true mate.

Foreign-Born / Raised Players at RWC 2019 - Americas Rugby News

The Samoans (17 NZ) and Tongans (14 NZ) did you in.

The Samoans, Tongans & NZ team make 58 on their own so you’d be well clear of the 66 by the finish. Even if you included the 4 Orish playing for the yankees

[maroonandwhite]

Four Irish Players Included In USA Rugby World Cup Squad - Pundit Arena

Dylan Fawsitt one of the four tapped up

[anon61878697]

So half the players at the WC come from NZ?

[mikehunt]

@Batigol

I’m no expert on rugby but, it would appear Ireland are more or less guaranteed a spot in the last 8 and it’ll be against either NZ or SA, and that nobody has much of a preference which of those two we get. So couldn’t Schmidt and Co just play the kids until then? Keep them fresh for a one off blast at the quarters

I had mentioned something similar already. Connacht beat Russia by 30 points in Russia a couple of weeks ago so Connacht would probably be good enough to get out of this “World” Cup group.

[Julio_Geordio]

@anon61878697

So half the players at the WC come from NZ?

There are more New Zealanders playing for Samoa and Tonga than there are for NZ

[anon61878697]

He should plug a hole in the scrum.

[Copper_pipe]

@GeoffreyBoycott has been triggered

[gilgamboa]

@Julio_Geordio

This is assuming no Irish, Welsh or Scotch line out for any other country

There is at least 2 irish born in usa squad and at least 1 in canada squad without thinking too hard about it

[anon61878697]

Red Alert … repeat … Red Alert.

[Julio_Geordio]

@gilgamboa

@Julio_Geordio

This is assuming no Irish, Welsh or Scotch line out for any other country

There is at least 2 irish born in usa squad and at least 1 in canada squad without thinking too hard about it

Already covered mate. Ye are sunk and @Halfpipe is vindicated

[gilgamboa]

@ChairmanDan

Some dramatic revelations in that piece. 8 is seemingly almost half of 31 and England is overseas/foreign from Wales.

They must be using glas calculator which wad proven to ve v faulty a few weeks back

[Halfpipe]

Some real eye opening stuff here on international rugby for the lads who only take an interest every 4 years. It’s lovely to see Dan and Gilgamboa having such a thirst for information though so they can really get into the tournament, I only made a passing comment and they were battering the keyboards wanting to know more.

[LionelRitchie]

@Sidney

great number eights we’ve seen at World Cups like Dallaglio, Jerry Collins

Collins played more as a 6 with Big Rodney at 8