Official Rugby World Cup 2015 Thread

[faniebraai]

His dislike for soccer antics rivals my own

The other day he tuned some guy to come back the next day (implying for the soccer game), I had a good chuckle

[video=youtube;_K0ts859I4w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K0ts859I4w[/video]

 

[rph72]

Has the team for Friday night been announced?

I see the game is at 10pm

Ja, I feel your pain. Some of us need our beauty sleep.

 

[Ho3n3r]

Ja, I feel your pain. Some of us need our beauty sleep.

Damn, I hope I never get so old that I think 10PM-midnight is late. Late to start making dinner maybe.

 

[Drifter]

Not too late for a braai

 

[rph72]

Damn, I hope I never get so old that I think 10PM-midnight is late. Late to start making dinner maybe.

 

[Ho3n3r]

Not too late for a braai

It's never too late for a braai!

[video=youtube;kYdQuj9UUIQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYdQuj9UUIQ[/video]

 

[Drifter]

Classic ^^^^

 

[ponder]

[video=youtube;_K0ts859I4w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K0ts859I4w[/video]

Yes that's the one

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Springbok team:

15 Willie le roux, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Schalk Burger, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Victor Matfield (c), 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Beast Mtawarira

Replacements: 16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Jannie du Plessis, 19 Lood de Jager, 20 Willem Alberts, 21 Rudy Paige, 22 Pat Lambie, 23 Jan Serfontein.

Pity the rest of the squad isn't getting a proper chance.

 

[sand_man]

He's gone with the safe option again...

One would expect the Boks to play a more expansive game plan though, unless the weather is bad.

Could be quite an entertaining game if both teams give the ball some air and treat the fixture as more of a exhibition match rather than a do or die bronze medal affair...

 

[MickeyD]

How can Lood be at 4 and 19 ?

 

[sand_man]

He so tall, half at 4 and the other half at 19...

 

[APoc184]

Probably Pieter Steph on the bench.

 

[APoc184]

Oh no sorry.

Etzebeth is starting. Lood on bench

 

[Hemi300c]

SA 4th

 

[OrbitalDawn]

 

[Stevi]

Can't imagine the pressure he must be under for this

 

[Ho3n3r]

Can't imagine the pressure he must be under for this

This should give a little bit more perspective.

[video=youtube;ImrbaJyedng]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImrbaJyedng[/video]

 

[DanDango]

^^ nice share, will watch tonight.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Australia:

15 Israel Folau, 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Matt Giteau, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Will Genia, 8 David Pocock, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Scott Fardy, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Kane Douglas, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Stephen Moore (captain), 1 Scott Sio.

Reserves: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 James Slipper, 18 Greg Holmes, 19 Dean Mumm, 20 Ben McCalman, 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Matt Toomua, 23 Kurtley Beale.

New Zealand:

15 Ben Smith, 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma'a Nonu, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Brodie Retallick, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Joe Moody

Reserves: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Charlie Faumuina, 19 Victor Vito, 20 Sam Cane, 21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 22 Beauden Barrett, 23 Sonny Bill Williams

Exact same teams as last week, with only Sio coming back to bolster the Oz front row. They'll be glad as Slipper got pummelled last weekend.