Rugby World Cup 2023/ Crochet & Knitting chit chat

His overall kicking record isn’t great.

This cunt of a Saffer president stuck in the middle of it. :joy:

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Sports minister? Either way, what an absolute Cunt.

Must be worth a few bob now, did he sign it?

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Never seen the lad do anything only shoot the lights out but I don’t see all the games

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To my eye, he is the best rugby kicker since Wilkinson.

Nienbar at Leinster will be interesting.

Under pressure he arguably is but his stats aren’t great.

I’d say Percy Montgomery and Johnny Wilkinson are the two best ever.

I find that crazy, fair play. Learn something new every day.

https://x.com/hicksimon/status/1718379725188423958?s=46

Steyne, Jenkins, Hastings.

Dan Carter was the best of all time

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Neil Jenkins and Leigh Halfpenny are up there. Jannie De Beer was some dead eyed Dick in his day.

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Heaslip jumping the shark there

Ah not even close tbf. They lost games at both the 2019 and 2023 World Cups in the pool stages and won by incredibly small margins this time. They were steeped to get over the line against Wales in the semi-final 4 years ago too.

The real Rosenborg situation was New Zealand between 2005 and 2015 when they were utterly dominant and even hammered the Lions. They bottled the World Cup against France in 2007 when arguably at the peak of their powers.

Sam Cane is only the fourth captain to be sent off in a Rugby World Cup match and only the second in a knockout match. The other one to be sent off in a knockout match was Wales number 7 Sam Warburton in the first half of the 2011 semi-final between France and Wales. Wales lost by one point in a match they really should have won.

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Mal has the lads hopping

https://x.com/malachyclerkin/status/1718362535714250868?s=46&t=YOfhVM10W0bcyIiYSLI3Wg

What’s a Rosenberg situation for the uninitiated

South Africa were 20 points a better team tonight than the group stage.

They didn’t try a leg v Ireland.

https://twitter.com/mcculld/status/1718363918618300572?s=19

They very nearly lost to what’s perceived as an average English team last week. I don’t think they were outstanding tonight considering they played the majority of the game with an extra man.

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