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

[sturginho]

Try Cannone jr

[Big D]

For all we hear about the 6N having a responsibility to admit Georgia to grow the game there has been a real lack of progression in the African countries out with SA.

Italy are doing nothing special. Namibia are not good and will be whipping boys here.

[Sandstorm]

Namibia are going to get destroyed today!!! No pace to get close to the Italians.

17-3
17 mins

[OomStruisbaai]

Grass is to green for Suid Westers.

[sturginho]

Fucking idiots

[sturginho]

Namibia are going to get destroyed today!!! No pace to get close to the Italians.

17-3
17 mins

Italy are doing their best to help them

[Big D]

Interesting defence by the Italian last man there to take the easy and worst defensive option.

[Sandstorm]

Namibia are going to get destroyed today!!! No pace to get close to the Italians.

17-3
17 mins

And then their speedy 14 scores in the corner . D’oh Sandy

[Big D]

Water break? There's been 3 tries where they've been taking on water.

[Sandstorm]

Water break? There's been 3 tries where they've been taking on water.

Piss break on 32 mins.

[sturginho]

What the fuck are they doing????????

[Sandstorm]

Italy not protecting their ball, Namibia turning them over easily.

[sturginho]

Italy not protecting their ball, Namibia turning them over easily.

Morisi went into contact, brex ran in the opposite direction!

[ASMO]

Just awful, the Italy 9 is doing a great impression of Ben Youngs

[Sandstorm]

Italy not protecting their ball, Namibia turning them over easily.

Morisi went into contact, brex ran in the opposite direction!

The backs just met on the bus on the way to St Ettiene? They look clueless.

[Lady P]

Water break? There's been 3 tries where they've been taking on water.

They’re meant to be having official water breaks in the middle of each half.

[sturginho]

Sweet Jesus

[sturginho]

Well that was shit

[Sandstorm]

Italy lead 17-8 HT.

[Biffer]

Namibia holding up pretty well.

[Sandstorm]

Replays galore today. FTV got their shit together

[GrahamWa]

Claire Thomas (ex Lacrosse international ) on the UK and SA feed has got verbal shits. She's got her team study notes written down and determined to use them. "Namibia famed for its desert, but want to end their RWC desert" Jeesus wept.

[_Os_]

Italy are struggling with Nam's outside in rush defence and the pressure Nam backrows are putting on the breakdown. Italy were totally closed out of that second quarter. Nam have a backline that can score Rossouw/Deysel/Greyling/Swanepoel have all played a lot of provincial rugby in SA, should've got a bit more out of that half, they looked a bit nervous when they were shifting the ball. AC has them playing Stomp rugby, pressure on defence/quality backrows/spread ball wide.

Someone needs to tell the female commentator how to pronounce Afrikaans names. Sounds like she's trying to put an Afrikaans "g" sound into Van Jaarsveld, and is getting Rossouw totally wrong which she has given a oo sound like in zoo. Not knowing how to pronounce names and making it up, is an Aussie level approach to commentary.

[Sandstorm]

Try Lamb

24-8 46 mins

[_Os_]

"Namibia famed for its desert, but want to end their RWC desert" Jeesus wept.

Also not the full story. Nam couldn't help it if their match against Canada last time was cancelled, which they were favourites to win.

[Sandstorm]

Claire Thomas (ex Lacrosse international ) on the UK and SA feed has got verbal shits. She's got her team study notes written down and determined to use them. "Namibia famed for its desert, but want to end their RWC desert" Jeesus wept.

She’s said “gone awry…” about 30 times already.

[Slick]

Namibia holding up pretty well.

Yes, pretty impressed with them.

Can any of the Saffers give us a bit of background on them? If they had some decent WR funding what’s the chances of them becoming a force?

I’ll be out there in November, really looking forward to it

[sturginho]

Finally!!!

[Sandstorm]

Great try from “Kappa-what-so”

[sturginho]

Namibia holding up pretty well.

Yes, pretty impressed with them.

Can any of the Saffers give us a bit of background on them? If they had some decent WR funding what’s the chances of them becoming a force?

I’ll be out there in November, really looking forward to it

I heard Coetzee say that some of them have had to quit their jobs to play in this world cup

[Slick]

Capuozzo was lucky there, that was a truly dreadful attempt at drawing a player

[Slick]

Namibia holding up pretty well.

Yes, pretty impressed with them.

Can any of the Saffers give us a bit of background on them? If they had some decent WR funding what’s the chances of them becoming a force?

I’ll be out there in November, really looking forward to it

I heard Coetzee say that some of them have had to quit their jobs to play in this world cup

Must be a few Namibians, or Namibian qualified players in the SA system

[Sandstorm]

Italy blow a try twice.

Namibia getting hammered in the maul now.

[sturginho]

Italy blow a try twice.

Namibia getting hammered in the maul now.

Story of the match

[ASMO]

Italy blown at least 4 tries, cant hold on to the ball to save their life.

[Hal Jordan]

There must be some sort of secret competition to see who can butcher a national anthem in the most dreadful manner possible.

Although whatever they do to the dreadful dirge that is God Save The King, it can only improve it.

[sturginho]

Well Italy have managed to successfully kill all my enthusiasm for this world cup

[TheNatalShark]

We could save the world if we can find a way to recycle the amount of waste Italy are generating today

[Sandstorm]

Italy blown at least 4 tries, cant hold on to the ball to save their life.

Look rusty. And have 12 days off until their next match against Uruguay. Poor preparation for France and NZ later.

[Hal Jordan]

The gut on that replacement prop!