The MyBroadband 2015 Rugby World Cup Competition

Fulcrum29

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He probably selected ****ty teams like Japan, Tonga and Australia...

I liked the view The Independent had on the Rugby World Cup.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...ent-and-what-to-look-forward-to-10500695.html

Tonga:

Chris Hewett (rugby union correspondent): You can make an argument for France, unloved and unrated after a dismal run of Six Nations form, or Scotland, who have spent recent years beating Italy and no one else. But in all seriousness, Tonga have the best chance of punching above their ranking weight. When they face Argentina in Leicester in early October, they could be one decent performance away from a first quarter-final.

Japan:

Hugh Godwin (rugby union correspondent): The intel coming through from those who have played or refereed them recently is that Japan have improved vastly in the last five years, with a good balance of indigenous talent, and quality ex-pats. The Cherry Blossoms beat a mostly second-string Wales 23-8 in Tokyo in Lions year, 2013 – a match current Welsh fly-half Dan Biggar played in, when his counterpart kicker Ayumu Goromaru accumulated 13 points. Japan’s Eddie Jones told me last spring he would play his first team against South Africa, with the aim of building confidence, and if things go well, many of the same players would meet Scotland, despite the four-day turnaround. We’ll see…but with 10 days’ rest, Japan could knock over Samoa followed by another week to get ready for the USA. The poor things were made to watch highlights of their previous efforts at their World Cup ‘Welcome Ceremony’ and having never made it out of the first-round pool, they didn’t request a replay.

Kevin Garside (sports writer): The power distribution among the top teams does not allow for many surprises in Union. It is more a question of which of the fringe nations can make the quarters, and that will come down to Samoa or Japan in pool B.

Jack de Menezes (sports writer): I’d love to see Fiji get in the mix. All the talk of the “Pool of Death” has focused around the three leading nations, but you should write off the Pacific Islanders at your peril. Never before have they had so long to prepare for a tournament, and they’ve pulled off an upset or two in their time – just ask the 2007 Wales side. But if Pool A goes as planned, look to Pool B for the Samoa and, dare I say it, Japan to threaten Scotland’s quarter-final hopes.

Good comments made in that article.

The UK in general think that it will be either them, New Zealand or Australia to take the cup. They say that should Ireland lose to France, then it is likely the Southern Hemisphere to take the cup.
 

MickeyD

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FINAL REMINDER

Picks must be made by midnight on Thursday, 17 September 2015.


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Kosmik

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Do we have a superbru pool going this time? I think I missed it if it was said.
 

Solitude

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Damn, I suppose it's too late to change my picks for this competition?
 
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