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Kick it out and go and have a beer Canada :-(
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All over
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Well done NZ, never mind Canada :-0
Thank you Jem and Fly :-D :-D <3 <3
See you later
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Congratulations to the Mighty All Blacks on a humongous win :-D :-D:-D
Sonny Bill Williams <3
Commiserations to Canada :-) :-) :-)
They had no chance - but it would have been nice to see them get something on the scoreboard! :-(
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Thank You once again to my great Pals Fly <3 <3 and Pat <3 <3
For your support and company and fun today :-D :-D
Thanks to all who have taken the time to look in on Our Rugby Thread today :-)
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Thank You JEM <3 <3 Pat <3 <3
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The 20 RWC Teams have now all played their 2nd Pool Game of this tournament
From Thursday September 26 - Wednesday October 2...
HERE ARE THE RESULTS OF POOL ROUND 2
Italy 48 ~ Canada 7
ENGLAND 45 ~ USA 7
Argentina 28 ~ Tonga 12
JAPAN 19 ~ IRELAND 12
South Africa 57 ~ Namibia 3
Georgia 33 ~ Uruguay 7
AUSTRALIA 25 ~ WALES 29
SCOTLAND 34 ~ SAMOA 0
Match Reports and some video highlights of the above games have already been posted
TODAY'S GAMES
France 33 ~ USA 9
Match Report:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/49903766
New Zealand 63 ~ Canada 0
Match Report:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/49903819
YouTube Highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgHUb2s62uM
NEXT UP ~ THE POOL TABLE!
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POOL POSITIONS AT END OF POOL ROUND 2
POOL A
1. JAPAN ....................... 9 Points ( +27 points difference)
2. Ireland ........................ 6 Points ( +17 points difference)
3. Scotland ..................... 5 Points ( +10 points difference)
4. Samoa ........................ 5 Points ( -9 points difference)
5. Russia ........................ 0 Points ( -45 points difference)
POOL B
1. ITALY ......................... 10 Points ( +66 points difference)
2. New Zealand ............... 9 Points ( +73 points difference)
3. South Africa.................. 5 Points ( +44 points difference)
4. Namibia ........................ 0 Points ( -79 points difference)
5. Canada ......................... 0 Points ( -104 points difference)
POOL C
1. ENGLAND .................. 10 Points ( +70 points difference)
2. France ........................... 9 Points ( +26 points difference)
3. Argentina ........................6 Points ( +14 points difference)
4. Tonga ............................. 0 Points ( -48 points difference)
5. USA................................ 0 Points ( -62 points difference)
POOL D
1. WALES ......................... 9 Points ( +33 points difference)
2. Australia ........................ 6 Points ( +14 points difference)
3. Georgia ......................... 5 Points ( -3 points difference)
4. Uruguay......................... 4 Points ( -23 points difference)
5. Fiji ................................. 2 Points ( -21 points difference)
* The two teams that are at the top of their pools go through to the knock out stage of the RWC - Points difference only comes into play when there is a tie.
Points difference is the total amount of points a team has scored in their games less the total amount of points the opposing teams scored against them.
HOW DOES THE RUGBY WORLD CUP WORK? .... SEE PAGE 72
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STARTING TOMORROW MORNING ~
SCHEDULE FOR THIRD ROUND OF RUGBY WORLD CUP POOL GAMES
THURSDAY October 3
Georgia v Fiji ........ Kick Off 6.15am ........ Live on ITV 4 (I'll still be asleep I hope ;-))
*** IRELAND v RUSSIA ......... Kick Off 11.15am ........LIVE ON ITV 1 ***
and hopefully Live on this thread too :-D
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FRIDAY October 4
SOUTH AFRICA v ITALY ....... Kick Off 10.45am ........... Live On ITV 4
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SATURDAY October 5
AUSTRALIA v URUGUAY ...... Kick Off 6.15am ........ Live On ITV 1
***** ENGLAND v ARGENTINA ..... Kick Off 9.00am *****
LIVE ON ITV 1 And On This Channel ;-)
JAPAN v SAMOA ..... Kick Off 11.30am ......... Live On ITV 1
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SUNDAY October 6
NEW ZEALAND v NAMIBIA .... Kick Off 5.45am ..... Live On ITV 1
(but tooooo early for me sorry! :-D)
FRANCE v TONGA ..... Kick Off 8.45am ...... Live On ITV 1 (jury is still out here! :-D)
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NO GAMES MONDAY October 7
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TUESDAY October 8
SOUTH AFRICA v CANADA ...... Kick Off 11.15am ....... Live On ITV 4
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NO GAMES MONDAY OCTOBER 7TH
*If you enjoy rugby and would like to have a giggle with the Rugby Gang while watching the game .... please join us :-) :-) :-)
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THE 1 HOUR WARNING
IRELAND v RUSSIA
Kicks Off AT 11.15am on ITV 1 ..... and here! :-D
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Early morning match
Georgia 10 - 45 Fiji
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Good Morning Everyone :-D :-D :-D <3
GENES REUNITED's RUGBY CHANNEL IS NOW LIVE :-D
Here's the 2019 Version of The Rugby World Cup Anthem ....
THE WORLD IN UNION ... L'ORCHESTRA CINEMATIQUE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY24sAfIzXo
Stunningly beautiful <3
~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks Pat <3
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That was a stunning version of the World In Union
VERY APPROPRIATE FOR THIS THREAD
No matter where they live, no matter which team each of us support - The Rugby Gang use their love of the game to UNITE us and not divide!
Everyone is welcome to share the fun of the games together ... all we ask is this ...
YOU LEAVE YOUR HANDBAGS AT HOME :-D :-D :-D :-D
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IRELAND v RUSSIA ~ THE ANTHEMS
ANTHEM OF THE IRU
(Uniting the North & South of Ireland)
IRELAND’S CALL
( Matchday Version)
Come the day and come the hour
Come the power and the glory
We have come to answer
Our Country's call
From the four proud provinces of Ireland
Ireland, Ireland
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We'll answer Ireland's call
Ireland, Ireland
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We’ll answer Ireland’s Call
WE’LL ANSWER IRELAND’S CALL!
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IRELAND v RUSSIA ~ THE TEAMS
IRELAND
Captain: JONATHAN SEXTON
Backs:
15. Rob Kearney
14. Andrew Conway
13. Garry Ringrose
12. Bundee Aki
11. Keith Earls
10. Johnny Sexton (C)
9. Luke McGrath
Forwards:
1. Dave Kilcoyne
2. Niall Scannell
3. John Ryan
4. Tadhg Beirne
5. Jean Kleyn
6. Rhys Ruddock
7. Peter O’Mahony
8. Jordi Murphy
Replacements:
16. Seán Cronin, 17. Andrew Porter, 18. Tadhg Furlong, 19. Iain Henderson, 20. CJ Stander, 21. Edited -CONOR MURRAY last minute replacement for injured Joey Carbery, 22. Jack Carty, 23. Jordan Larmour
RUSSIA
Captain: VASILY ARTEMYEV
Backs:
15. Vasily Artemyev (C), 14. German Davydov, 13. Igor Galinovskiy, 12. Kirill Golosnitskiy, 11. Denis Simplikevich, 10. Ramil Gaisin, 9. Dmitry Perov
Forwards:
1. Andrei Polivalov, 2. Evgeny Matveev, 3. Kirill Gotovtsev, 4. Andrey Garbuzov, 5. Bogdan Fedotko, 6. Anton Sychev, 7. Tagir Gadzhiev.
Replacements:
16. Stanislav Selskii, 17. Valery Morozov, 18. Vladimir Podrezov, 19. Andrey Ostrikov, 20. Evgeny Elgin, 21. Sergey Ianiushkin, 22. Roman Khodin, 23. Vladimir Ostroushko
KICK OFF SHORTLY ..... 11.15am
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THE TEAMS ARE LINING UP IN THE TUNNEL
LEADING OUT IRELAND TODAY IS JONATHAN SEXTON WHO IS CAPTAIN FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME!
15. VASILY AARTEMYEV is the RUSSIAN CAPTAIN
Here they come :-D
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SOME OF US WILL REMEMBER THAT JOHNNY SEXTON HAS BEEN OFF WITH AN INJURED THIGH
IRELAND ANTHEM
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RUSSIA NOW
That's a tune I seem to recognise. Is it perhaps an English Hymn like the German Anthem is?
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COME ON YOU GREENS
Afternoon Pat :-D <3
Hiya Jemmmmmm :-D <3
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RUSSIA'S CAPTAIN WAS ONCE MADE AN "HONORARY DUBLINNER"
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