@Oom_Rugby Oom, I have football loving English and Portuguese friends (and a Portuguese hubby) and they've all told me I'm lucky SA are good at rugby because apparently our football sucks. Like.. we're not shit shit, but we're shit. Our players need more exposure in the European clubs.
@StartsWithABang Hey Ethan, loved the latest newsletter. Am I right in saying then then the expanses of time are so great, that the chances of humans coexisting with other tech-advanced lifeforms are practically zero? That we keep missing each other?
@rugbyphilosophy I guess someone has to eventually win it 3 times in a row? Although, I have an ugly feeling England will walk away with it. And then we have to deal with the insufferable British press for 4 years; proclaiming they are the best team that ever existed. Sigh.
#Opinion England have a golden chance to finally win another Rugby World Cup after 24 years in Sydney. Their path is wide open: beat Australia in the quarters, probably deal with Argentina in the semis, and that’s it they’re in the final. And yes, we all know what tends to happen to Ireland in quarterfinals…
Meanwhile, whoever comes out of the other side of the draw will be absolutely battered. Whether it’s the All Blacks, Springboks or France, they’ll have survived a gauntlet of heavyweight matchups just to reach the last weekend. They’ll be bruised, exhausted, and running on fumes.
England? They just need to stay fresh. No matter how talented you are, you need a bit of luck to win a Rugby World Cup and this really could be their shot at it.
#England #RWC2027 #RWC2027Draw #Rugby
Pools confirmed! #RWC2027
A: New Zealand, Australia, Chile, Hong Kong China
B: South Africa, Italy, Georgia, Romania
C: Argentina, Fiji, Spain, Canada
D: Ireland, Scotland, Uruguay, Portugal
E: France, Japan, USA, Samoa
F: England, Wales, Tonga, Zimbabwe
X has been a sporting war zone of late, so much so that we need December to cleanse a bit.
No one particular country has the worst fans. There are shitheads and pricks but also good okes everywhere.
Let's all now come together and enjoy England get thrashed in The Ashes.
@Oldsuliansrfc@CaptSpringbok Even if Wall insulted his mother, tried to perform an unsolicited prostate exam, called him “budget Victor Matfield,” and wrote “I ❤️ Ireland” across his forehead with a Sharpie, Eben still was not justified in eye-gouging. Unacceptable.
Absolutely. His actions are dominating the discussions, he's let down his teammates, his country and himself. No matter what was done to him beforehand, you choose how to react. He could and should have walked away.
That Eben incident, what a downer.
This Bok team has so much to celebrate and be proud of, but that one unnecessary act has taken so much shine off.
Not because it gives the haters ammo, but because this team should never be associated with such a thing.