yoshi Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 You won't see a better finish to a rugby match than that. Enjoy Palette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Amazing victory. Not going to see anything better than that and we've still got seven weeks left. Might as well pack up and go home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox334 Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Surely now there is no way Japan loses the hosting rights for 2019... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Amazing victory. Not going to see anything better than that and we've still got seven weeks left. Might as well pack up and go home! If we are in for upsets...Then Argentina will be thinking "Woo, if Japan can do it"...Makes tomorrow's first All Blacks outing a little more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Wow what a win for Japan. Just an amazing game. It really has set the tournament alight! Crazy stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Wow what a win for Japan. Just an amazing game. It really has set the tournament alight! Crazy stuff.Just watched the replay again...Totally awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinXTC Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Dear god 7 weeks? I'll get interested in the cup 5 weeks from now lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Just watched the replay again...Totally awesome! same. A special moment for Japanese rugby. The question is what does this result mean for South Africa? Will they bounce back by the time they play Scotland and Samoa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 A good start for France, albeit as scrappy as a scrapheap - they got what they came for The SA loss to Japan has thrown that group wide open - Scotland have been coming up lately & Samoa are no pushovers. If the Boks aren't careful, it could be them going out early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Well I sure didn't expect to be leading the group tables at any time in Tony's flawed sweep. Onya Cherry Blossoms. Banzai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 I don't watch Rugby but for what it seems this WC is turning out to be full of surprises. First Georgia beating Tonga and now this. I guess Japanese rugby is improving considerably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 This pic sums it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinXTC Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 I don't watch Rugby but for what it seems this WC is turning out to be full of surprises. First Georgia beating Tonga and now this. I guess Japanese rugby is improving considerably It also doesn't hurt that some of their players are New Zealand and Australian born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 ^^ In fact, the one who did the winning try was of NZ origin (Karne Hesketh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Admitedly , not something I've liked about Japanese rugby. In saying that, everyone is doing it and to be fair the Northern Unions are probably the worst. You only need to look at Scotland with the likes of Sean Maitland, even Gareth Ainscombe being a possible for Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 same. A special moment for Japanese rugby. The question is what does this result mean for South Africa? Will they bounce back by the time they play Scotland and Samoa. I think a vengeful South Africa will be hard to beat now. They can still top the Pool as suddenly it becomes a soon to be watched new Pool of death. Japan scored an unbelievable victory yesterday, all other teams now wary of them, especially Samoa and Scotland. It won't be easy for them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinXTC Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 ^^ In fact, the one who did the winning try was of NZ origin (Karne Hesketh) Yup looked him up earlier! What a delicious beast of a man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Foreign players in National teams are nothing new in Rugby. There is a criteria to be met by World Rugby (IRB) but not really an issue. All Blacks, Wales and England are classic examples of blended teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Courage made the difference between a draw and a win for Japan- and the lovely, very rugbyish thing is, they were doubly rewarded for it: Springbok fans applauded the Japan team on to their bus as they travelled back to their Warwick base. Others shook Japanese fans’ hands and formed a guard of honour as they boarded trains out of the city at the end of a quite extraordinary day. (from The Guardian) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Well I sure didn't expect to be leading the group tables at any time in Tony's flawed sweep. Yeah, the sweep's not really worked this time. Might reprofile my reprofiled profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Yeah, the sweep's not really worked this time. Might reprofile my reprofiled profile. Just when I got used to USA rugby Guy. I started to say it before, but didn't want to be on the little guy's back, and he's never been one to take advice well. But It pissed me off how he mucked it up this year. The RWC sweep is one of the two, along with the FIFA WC sweep, that has worked well and been fun here in the past. It was one of the things to look forward to here this year. But then Tony, in his desperate rush to claim sweeps as his "thing", had to wreck it by doing it half-arsed and wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Results: WALES 54 - Uruguay 9 Strong show by Wales but some injury niggles in there to be of concern. SAMOA 25 - United States 16 Pacific Nations Championship rugby at its best. And now NZ v Argentina. Argentina scores first try... NZ 9 - Arg 7... Oh and Argentina were playing with a Yellow card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Argentina back at full strength and very dangerous...McCaw sinbinned for tripping. Very disorganized All Black team. ARG 10 - NZL 9 Gosh some clever play from Argentina...very tight, All Blacks can't get through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Wow another AB player in the bin...now a League side! Really bad game from a team usually together. ARG 13 - NZL 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 And it's Halftime. ARG 13 - NZL 12. Can't come soon enough with Argentina rampant but starting to show a hint of fatigue... New Zealand struggling to get going with awful discipline resulting in a double sin bin, captain included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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