Re: Rugby Union World Cup : Wed Oct 07, 2015 5:43 pm  

Just caught the end of SA vs USA. 57-0
If Oz RL had beaten a lower team by that score it would be described as a non event.

Re: Rugby Union World Cup : Wed Oct 07, 2015 5:44 pm  

Sorry. 62-0
Didn't realise they played for 85 mins!

Re: Rugby Union World Cup : Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:06 pm  

HucknallLoiner wrote:

Sorry. 62-0
Didn't realise they played for 85 mins!

64-0 you forgot the 2 point conversion.

Re: Rugby Union World Cup : Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:39 pm  

Yup. Try, conversion and nineteen penalties

Re: Rugby Union World Cup : Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:16 pm  

Old Feller wrote:

64-0 you forgot the 2 point conversion.

I'd turned off.

Hopefully our venture into Canada next year (and then into the U.S.) might mean we can see a serious expansion into North America and a boost for our international game. Although I remember USA did on in RLWC from memory.

Re: Rugby Union World Cup : Thu Oct 08, 2015 8:41 am  

Amazing how much time people spend watching and talking about stuff they don't they like, isn't it?

Re: Rugby Union World Cup : Thu Oct 08, 2015 8:47 am  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Amazing how much time people spend watching and talking about stuff they don't they like, isn't it?

Re: Rugby Union World Cup : Thu Oct 08, 2015 8:58 am  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Amazing how much time people spend watching and talking about stuff they don't they like, isn't it?

About 4 minutes.

I keep being told how good it is so if there's nothing else on I'll watch a bit.

It's not just the sport itself that I'm not keen on to be honest. It's everything about it. The players, the fans, the media, the referees (why do they all look and behave like PE teachers?), the terrible TV adverts with funny wimps like Jack Whitehall getting taught a lesson by some big well spoken but caveman like tough guys.

I know you think all league fans have a chip on their shoulder (and I'm sure there's something in that) but I can already imagine the lack of hype on Saturday for our (nearly) sold out event.

Put it this way, Public schools stop playing rugby union and union dies within 20 years and would be considerably smaller than league!

Re: Rugby Union World Cup : Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:07 am  

Interesting to note - with all the talk about the money this World Cup generates for the game - that the Canadian team have had to pay for their own flights to and from the UK because the governing body can't afford to.

There are those who will make out like kings off the commercial rights to this tournament, but much like League that wealth doesn't trickle down into the second tier.

Re: Rugby Union World Cup : Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:00 am  

Hardly surprising that the Establishment game results in the rich getting richer while the poor get poorer.