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Spot on Rhyno. The England team you mention had earned the right to be in the RWC final and win it. For two years prior to the tournament they took on all comers and won, including the All Blacks, the Springboks and the (then mighty) Wallabies. They won at home but they also won away. They even beat the All Blacks in New Zealand during that time.
By contrast, we have an Irish team which has already been shown up by Japan and will undoubtedly fold under the unfamiliar pressure of the knockout stages of the tournament. But that’s OK because the Irish media and supporters are already hard at work on their long list of excuses and alleged injustices.
Why Ireland will still win the Rugby World Cup
Atlas, thanks for setting out those rules because a lot of people have not bothered to read them. The first one means that what Scotland have suggested – playing on Monday – is impossible. It also means that their threatened legal challenge would just be a waste of time. And the story put about in the media about the All Blacks being (but not Italy) being given the option of playing on Monday but turning down the opportunity was just a malicious rumour and more “fake news”.
So let’s just hope the Scotland v Japan match can go ahead as scheduled. If not, it will be an embarrassment from which World Rugby will never recover. The Japanese coach has come out firing today – they want to play the match too! Make it happen!
Italy captain Sergio Parisse slams World Rugby after All Blacks match-up cancelled
I would say entirely consistent. It amazes me that so many Aussies are needlessly nasty towards their Kiwi neighbours. It looks to me like the result of a deep-seated inferiority complex. This kind of gratuitous nastiness, puerile name calling and general bile reflect poorly on Australia whose cricket team is already universally hated and whose rugby team is now in danger of going the same way. Take a leaf out of the English playbook and rise above this childish nonsense!
Andrew Hore gamed the Waratahs – but he's not to blame
Seriously though, Sage, there is a point there. The Italian captain has understandably blown up about the cancellation of this match. It means, amongst other things, that some of the Italian players will now finish their careers on a training field instead of in a World Cup match against the All Blacks. And the Italian captain made an excellent point – you can bet this match would not have been cancelled if the All Blacks needed four or five points out of it! The lack of any contingency plan for these events is a major embarrassment and I suspect the embarrassment is going to get worse yet.
CONFIRMED: All Blacks vs Italy, England vs France both cancelled due to Super Typhoon Hagibis
If the Scotland team is sent home because its last pool match is cancelled, and Japan sails into the quarter-finals without having to face Scotland, the scandal will be unprecedented. And let’s not forget that Scotland exited the last tournament prematurely as a result of incompetent refereeing which benefited Australia. Just imagine how much noise the whining, bleating Irish would make if this was done to their team!
CONFIRMED: All Blacks vs Italy, England vs France both cancelled due to Super Typhoon Hagibis
My prediction too Harry. I can’t wait to hear all the excuses and the whining from the Irish media and supporters while the real contenders go forward to contest the semi-finals. It will be one of the highlights of the tournament for me.
Why Ireland will still win the Rugby World Cup