The Official, one and only, Men's IRB Rugby World Cup 2023 thread

[LoveOfTheGame]

England could drop further to 11th if results in the first round of the RWC don't go their way.

https://rawling.github.io/wr-calc/?d=20 ... v720s0-8f2

*edit forgot I had to adjust for the RWC, so it could become even worse

If Scotland beat South Africa they go to fourth and SA drop to fifth

Will that be the highest for Scotland?

[Biffer]

England could drop further to 11th if results in the first round of the RWC don't go their way.

https://rawling.github.io/wr-calc/?d=20 ... v720s0-8f2

*edit forgot I had to adjust for the RWC, so it could become even worse

If Scotland beat South Africa they go to fourth and SA drop to fifth

Will that be the highest for Scotland?

Yes. We’re currently at our highest.

[LoveOfTheGame]

If Scotland beat South Africa they go to fourth and SA drop to fifth

Will that be the highest for Scotland?

Yes. We’re currently at our highest.

Just more evidence why we are giving you so much respect.

[OomStruisbaai]

Will that be the highest for Scotland?

Yes. We’re currently at our highest.

Just more evidence why we are giving you so much respect.

rankings mean nothing. Double points at WC.

[tabascoboy]

CHILE ROSTER – RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

LOOSE HEAD PROP
Javier Carrasco (Selknam) – 19 caps
Vittorio Lastra (Selknam) – 22 caps
Salvador Lues (Selknam) – 11 caps

HOOKER
Augusto Bohme (Selknam) – 22 caps
Tomás Dussaillant (Selknam) – 37 caps
Diego Escobar (Selknam) – 5 caps

TIGHT HEAD PROP
Matías Dittus (Club Athlétique Périgueux, FR) – 21 caps
Iñaki Gurruchaga (Selknam) – 11 caps
Esteban Inostroza (Selknam) – 1 cap

SECOND-ROW
Javier Eissmann (Selknam) – 21 caps
Pablo Huete (Selknam) – 30 caps
Santiago Pedrero (Selknam) – 6 caps
Augusto Sarmiento (Selknam) – 15 caps

BACK-ROW
Alfonso Escobar (Selknam) – 18 caps
Raimundo Martínez (Selknam) – 10 caps
Thomas Orchard (Selknam) – 12 caps
Clemente Saavedra (Selknam) – 20 caps
Martín Sigren (Doncaster Knights, UK) – 27 caps
Ignacio Silva (Selknam) – 38 caps

SCRUM-HALF
Lukas Carvallo (Selknam) – 6 caps
Nicolás Herreros (Selknam) – 5 caps
Marcelo Torrealba (Selknam) – 12 caps
Benjamín Videla (Selknam) – uncapped

FLY HALF
Rodrigo Fernández (Selknam) – 23 caps
Santiago Videla (Selknam) – 25 caps

CENTER
Pablo Casas (Selknam) – 15 caps
Matías Garafulic (Selknam) – 12 caps
José Ignacio Larenas (Selknam) – 47 caps
Domingo Saavedra (Selknam) – 24 caps

WING
Franco Velarde (Selknam) – 16 caps
Nicolás Garafulic (Selknam) – 19 caps

FULLBACK
Iñaki Ayarza (Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente, FR) – 14 caps
Francisco Urroz (Selknam) – 11 caps
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Portugal Rugby World Cup squad 2023

Props

David Costa (GD Direito)
Francisco Fernandes (AS Béziers)
Anthony Alves (Stade Montois)
Diogo Hasse Ferreira (Dax Rugby)
Francisco Bruno (GD Direito)
António Santos CF (“Os Belenenses”)

Hookers

Mike Tadjer (Perpignan)
Duarte Diniz (GD Direito)
Lionel Campergue (Bassin D’Arcachon)

Locks

Steevy Cerqueira (S Chambéry)
José Madeira (Grenoble Rugby )
Duarte Torgal (GD Direito)
Martim Bello (Cascais)

Loose Forwards

João Granate (GD Direito)
Rafael Simões (CDUL)
Nicolás Martins (Soyaux Angouléme)
Thibault Freitas (Floriac)
David Wallis CF (“Os Belenenses” )
Manuel Picão (GD Direito)

Scrum-halves

Samuel Marques (AS Béziers)
João Belo (CDUP)
Pedro Lucas (Belenenses)

Fly-halves

Joris Moura (Valence Romans)
Jerónimo Portela (Direito )

Centres

Tomás Appleton (CDUL, Captain)
José Lima (Narbonne)
Pedro Bettencourt (Oyonnax)

Wings

Rodrigo Marta (Colomiers)
Vincent Pinto (Colomiers)
Raffaele Storti (AS Béziers)
Manuel Cardoso Pinto (Agronomia)

Full-backs

Nuno Sousa Guedes (CDUP)
Simão Bento (Stade Montois)

[Guy Smiley]

This might be worth a look...

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https://rugbypass.tv/home

[fishfoodie]

The problem with Rugbypass is that they'd prefer to sell the rights to a big broadcaster, who'll then just add it to their package with 4,000 channels of shite I will never watch !

If I want to just want the Rugby, I can't get it because of Geographic restrictions.

Rugby isn't big enough for the rights owner to just sell it direct to consumers & make a profit; they want to resell it, & then maybe pick up a couple of hundred subs in Hungary, or Columbia, where no one wants to re-broadcast.

They've convinced themselves this is the only way, but all they're doing is making it easier for fans to decide to pirate & them earn nothing, rather than giving them an option to pay market price.

[Kiwias]

Here is a link to an article in Kyodo News introducing the members of the Japan squad for RWC2023.

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023 ... -2023.html

[Insane_Homer]

updated the OP with links to games and Pools.

[laurent]

Danty is ruled out for the Allblacks game.

[Stranger]

Danty is ruled out for the Allblacks game.

Big loss if he is out for longer than that

[Hal Jordan]

Watching the highlights of France vs Australia.

Spidercam for place kicks is even worse than for scrums, you have absolutely no idea where the posts are.

So it will now be the default, no doubt.

Fuck modern coverage!

[Sandstorm]

Watching the highlights of France vs Australia.

Spidercam for place kicks is even worse than for scrums, you have absolutely no idea where the posts are.

So it will now be the default, no doubt.

Fuck modern coverage!

I agree. French broadcasters + ITV is going to make this RWC painful viewing.

[laurent]

Watching the highlights of France vs Australia.

Spidercam for place kicks is even worse than for scrums, you have absolutely no idea where the posts are.

So it will now be the default, no doubt.

Fuck modern coverage!

I agree. French broadcasters + ITV is going to make this RWC painful viewing.

Not sure who was at the helm.
TF1 are terrible they don't do sport most of the time and they have the World cup rights.

[laurent]

Chile presentation by Squidge.



Once more the French Helping to develop the game ;)

[clydecloggie]

Genuinely brilliant video that, and shows that qualifying for your first RWC isn't a stand-alone freak event.

[Sinkers]

Did I read a headline that there’s something like 6 sets of brothers in the Chile squad?

[tabascoboy]

Did I read a headline that there’s something like 6 sets of brothers in the Chile squad?

4 sets apparently

Alfonso and Diego Escobar,
Matías and Nicolás Garafulic,
Santiago and Benjamín Videla,
and twins Clemente and Domingo Saavedra.

[Sinkers]

Did I read a headline that there’s something like 6 sets of brothers in the Chile squad?

4 sets apparently

Alfonso and Diego Escobar,
Matías and Nicolás Garafulic,
Santiago and Benjamín Videla,
and twins Clemente and Domingo Saavedra.

Ta for that

[Simian]

Did I read a headline that there’s something like 6 sets of brothers in the Chile squad?

4 sets apparently

Alfonso and Diego Escobar,
Matías and Nicolás Garafulic,
Santiago and Benjamín Videla,
and twins Clemente and Domingo Saavedra.

Ta for that

Haven’t watched the video, so apologies if this is covered in it, but are Chile the side with virtually all the players coming from one club? (Edit: just occurred to me that maybe it’s like a district affiliation, rather than a club side?)

[clydecloggie]

4 sets apparently

Alfonso and Diego Escobar,
Matías and Nicolás Garafulic,
Santiago and Benjamín Videla,
and twins Clemente and Domingo Saavedra.

Ta for that

Haven’t watched the video, so apologies if this is covered in it, but are Chile the side with virtually all the players coming from one club? (Edit: just occurred to me that maybe it’s like a district affiliation, rather than a club side?)

Yes, Selknam - a club specifically created for the Chilean high-performance pathway.

[Cartman]

Did I read a headline that there’s something like 6 sets of brothers in the Chile squad?

4 sets apparently

Alfonso and Diego Escobar,
Matías and Nicolás Garafulic,
Santiago and Benjamín Videla,
and twins Clemente and Domingo Saavedra.

Would it have killed Alfonso and Diego's parents to call one Pablo?
That would have been great at the World Cup

[Uncle fester]

Key matches

Pool A - Italy v NZ

Pool B - Scotland v Ireland, but probably all 3 permutations of top 3

Pool C - Fiji v Wales

Pool D - England v Japan

Trying way too hard.

[Ymx]

Key matches

Pool A - Italy v NZ

Pool B - Scotland v Ireland, but probably all 3 permutations of top 3

Pool C - Fiji v Wales

Pool D - England v Japan

Trying way too hard.

France will murder us. And Italy will be keen to take the scalp when we are down. Battle for second.

[laurent]

Willemse apparently injured Now (could be for the whole World cup).

We are seeing players dropping too much.

What bug me is that Chalureau is scum and could be starting.

[C69]

I'm more than confident that Wales get out of their group.
Pretty pleased after the warm up trial matches. Pity Gats just used them as a means to an end would have liked to see a near strength team in at least one of the friendly games

That said news from the Wales camp is really positive and the injuries are resolving and some fringe players are stepping up to the mark.
Will be interesting to see how Anscombe is going to be used especially when he switches to full back.

Pretty confident that we will have a shot at another semi final.
Glad that many are writing Wales off.

[laurent]

Might as well post the Irish Squad here. Only change from expected was Healys injury has ruled him out, & Loughman got the call, so the Scots will have to focus their 5 minutes of hate entirely to POM

Ireland 2023 Rugby World Cup squad

Forwards (18):
Ryan Baird, Finlay Bealham,Tadhg Beirne, Jack Conan, Caelan Doris, Tadhg Furlong, Iain Henderson, Rob Herring, Ronan Kelleher, David Kilcoyne, Jeremy Loughman, Joe McCarthy, Peter O'Mahony, Tom O’Toole, Andrew Porter, James Ryan, Dan Sheehan, Josh van der Flier.

Backs (15):
Bundee Aki, Ross Byrne, Craig Casey, Jack Crowley, Keith Earls, Jamison Gibson-Park, Mack Hansen, Robbie Henshaw, Hugo Keenan, James Lowe, Stuart McCloskey, Conor Murray, Jimmy O’Brien, Garry Ringrose, Jonathan Sexton.

My small each way bet is Healy will make it back for later on in the WC

That would be nice. What's his injury?

[Torquemada 1420]

Might as well post the Irish Squad here. Only change from expected was Healys injury has ruled him out, & Loughman got the call, so the Scots will have to focus their 5 minutes of hate entirely to POM

Ireland 2023 Rugby World Cup squad

Forwards (18):
Ryan Baird, Finlay Bealham,Tadhg Beirne, Jack Conan, Caelan Doris, Tadhg Furlong, Iain Henderson, Rob Herring, Ronan Kelleher, David Kilcoyne, Jeremy Loughman, Joe McCarthy, Peter O'Mahony, Tom O’Toole, Andrew Porter, James Ryan, Dan Sheehan, Josh van der Flier.

Backs (15):
Bundee Aki, Ross Byrne, Craig Casey, Jack Crowley, Keith Earls, Jamison Gibson-Park, Mack Hansen, Robbie Henshaw, Hugo Keenan, James Lowe, Stuart McCloskey, Conor Murray, Jimmy O’Brien, Garry Ringrose, Jonathan Sexton.

My small each way bet is Healy will make it back for later on in the WC

How does that work? Once the squads are selected, you can only change if you lose someone by injury? You gonna do a Quins?

[Uncle fester]

Other injuries.
Players will start dropping like flies once the games start.

[Torquemada 1420]

12,000, mainly French fans turn up to watch Ireland.......... train.

More than you'd get for the overwhelming majority of Prem rugby games.

[Uncle fester]

12,000, mainly French fans turn up to watch Ireland.......... train.

More than you'd get for the overwhelming majority of Prem rugby games.

Didn't actually train. Pitch was too shit.

[Sandstorm]

12,000, mainly French fans turn up to watch Ireland.......... train.

More than you'd get for the overwhelming majority of Prem rugby games.

Didn't actually train. Pitch was too shit.

Pub then.

[OomStruisbaai]

12,000, mainly French fans turn up to watch Ireland.......... train.

More than you'd get for the overwhelming majority of Prem rugby games.

Saw many fans at the Bok practices in Corsica. Look like the island is rugby country.

[Torquemada 1420]

12,000, mainly French fans turn up to watch Ireland.......... train.

More than you'd get for the overwhelming majority of Prem rugby games.

Saw many fans at the Bok practices in Corsica. Look like the island is rugby country.

Led by ex poster Odval

[Chilli]

12,000, mainly French fans turn up to watch Ireland.......... train.

More than you'd get for the overwhelming majority of Prem rugby games.

Didn't actually train. Pitch was too shit.

Pub then.

Well it is the Irish.

[clydecloggie]

[laurent]

Looks like Danty's injury may have been a bit of an Hoax... or mind games

[laurent]

What about the mad convicted racist lad France have playing for them? Any other teams need to take any protective measures?

His teammates like Reda, sekou, Cameron, Jonathan, Gael are the most at risk The Pacific Islanders (like Taofifenua Moefana )have not entered the local Far-right cross hairs yet.

My Main problem is that this was known before he got selected last year.

[laurent]

Seems an unecessary target to put on your teams back

Indeed it's not like he hasn't been fired from Toulouse at the time of his agression.

[Gumboot]

Surprised they selected Chalureau tbh. He sounds like an unrepentant carnt.