The only previous Ireland v Scotland World Cup meeting in 1991. A match which was largely decided by a filthy belt from Finlay Calder on Jim Staples at 5.50 in.
Great World Cup memories from all four of this weekends quarter final pairings.
Australia v England
Ireland v New Zealand
France v Wales
Japan v South Africa
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Rollers didn’t shrink when big call needed to be made
Commentator completely missed it
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The Welsh are still arguing the toss over it. You rarely see those tackles anymore.
Topping 7,000 posts on the Rugby World Cup 2019 thread, before it was locked down.
https://tfk.thefreekick.com/t/rugby-world-cup-2019/25102/7046
Was that really the most memorable aspect of that game?
That was the most memorable moment of 100 years of ireland v NZ clashes
I vaguely remember a scrum upstairs in the Melbourne casino in 2003… Colin Corkery and Joe Deane were scrumming against us and Stringer fired in an empty coke can. Twas bright outside.
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The rugby family, a great bunch
#istandwithmax
#becausehecant
Remember there used to be a thread on tfk regarding the 2019 RWC? Had to be closed because a soccer team lost a match I think.
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Huw Richards, first player to be sent off in the Rugby World Cup. Wayne Shelford escaped a similar sanction. No New Zealand player has ever been sent off at the World Cup.
Fanny
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Karma would not smile kindly on referee Kerry Fitzgerald for that decision
Indeed. Kerry also officiated at the 1991 World Cup just weeks before his untimely passing.
Alan rolland is as big a cunt as you’d ever wish never to meet. A petty little weasel with little about him and an oversized appetite for the spotlight. A total homer of a ref to boot. He’s not dissimilar to Sebastian coe in many ways.
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