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Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:46 pm**

Nice try by Italy! Much better hands.

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:47 pm**

38-8
75 mins

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:49 pm**

I need one more score from Italy here

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:50 pm**

All of the Namibians were offside there

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:50 pm**

Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:46 pm The gut on that replacement prop!

Looks like he was dragged out of the pub to play after 10 pints and a large English.

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:51 pm**

Canonne Jr is klarse. Evan Roos skills and power without the attitude.

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:51 pm**

TheNatalShark wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:49 pm I need one more score from Italy here

Shot bro

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:52 pm**

Sandstorm wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:51 pm Canonne Jr is klarse. Evan Roos skills and power without the attitude.

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:52 pm**

Sandstorm wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:51 pm
TheNatalShark wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:49 pm I need one more score from Italy here
Shot bro

Now don't fucking gift them something, need it at 32+

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:52 pm**

TheNatalShark wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:49 pm I need one more score from Italy here

Zuliani delivers!

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:56 pm**

50 points for Italy. Good last 10 mins.

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:56 pm**

GET THE BALL OUT YOU FUCKING CUNTS

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:57 pm**

TheNatalShark wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:52 pm
Sandstorm wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:51 pm
TheNatalShark wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:49 pm I need one more score from Italy here
Shot bro
Now don't fucking gift them something, need it at 32+

Aaaarghhhhh

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:57 pm**

ASMO wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:50 pm
Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:46 pm The gut on that replacement prop!
Looks like he was dragged out of the pub to play after 10 pints and a large English.

Proudly representing Old Fartamians 3rd XV.

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:58 pm**

Odogwu puts the finishing touch

Italy are top of the group

When does the typhoon season start in France?

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:00 pm**

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:04 pm**

sturginho wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:58 pm Odogwu puts the finishing touch

Italy are top of the group

When does the typhoon season start in France?

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:04 pm**

Really enjoyed Italy vs Namibia. Watching the god awful shite produced by England and boring but effective Tigers (of all the titles i can remember Tigers winning probably the dullest over the season) has made me forget watching rugby should sometimes be entertaining and enjoyable.

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:08 pm**

Basically need Romania to keep within 62, and Scotland to keep close or win and I'll be 200/400 the merrier. The rest are bankers. Knew I should have put a higher spread on France

Accumulator (x1)
France (-1.0)
Handicap Betting - France v New Zealand
Italy (-32.0)
Handicap Betting - Italy v Namibia

Romania (+62.0)
Handicap Betting - Ireland v Romania
Georgia (+20.0)
Handicap Betting - Australia v Georgia
Argentina (-1.0)
Handicap Betting - England v Argentina
Japan (-25.0)
Handicap Betting - Japan v Chile
Scotland
Match Betting - South Africa v Scotland
Stake £0.87
Potential Returns £210.60

Otherwise Scotland within 10 gives me £184

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:12 pm**

_Os_ wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:09 pm 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.

She pronounces De Klerk as De Clarke, then decided to add an Afrikaans g sound to the end because maybe she suspected she was getting it wrong, so throw the g in, De Clarke-g.

Thought Nam had 30-40 decent minutes in there, probably should've scored a bit more (even just from pens at goal). Totally fell apart in the final 4 minutes, which blew the margin for me (I thought they would lose by 30-ish). Beating Uruguay looks doable.

Italy definitely adapted in the second half and got around Nam's defence, rather than running straight into it like in the first half, sign of a good team.

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:20 pm**

_Os_ wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:12 pm
_Os_ wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:09 pm 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.
She pronounces De Klerk as De Clarke, then decided to add an Afrikaans g sound to the end because maybe she suspected she was getting it wrong, so throw the g in, De Clarke-g.

Thought Nam had 30-40 decent minutes in there, probably should've scored a bit more (even just from pens at goal). Totally fell apart in the final 4 minutes, which blew the margin for me (I thought they would lose by 30-ish). Beating Uruguay looks doable.

Italy definitely adapted in the second half and got around Nam's defence, rather than running straight into it like in the first half, sign of a good team.

Gianluca Guidi made the good point that things started to open up when we moved Allan to 10, Garbisi to 12 and Capuozzo 15.

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:22 pm**

TheNatalShark wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:08 pm Basically need Romania to keep within 62, and Scotland to keep close or win and I'll be 200/400 the merrier. The rest are bankers. Knew I should have put a higher spread on France

Accumulator (x1)
France (-1.0)
Handicap Betting - France v New Zealand
Italy (-32.0)
Handicap Betting - Italy v Namibia

Romania (+62.0)
Handicap Betting - Ireland v Romania
Georgia (+20.0)
Handicap Betting - Australia v Georgia
Argentina (-1.0)
Handicap Betting - England v Argentina
Japan (-25.0)
Handicap Betting - Japan v Chile
Scotland
Match Betting - South Africa v Scotland
Stake £0.87
Potential Returns £210.60

Otherwise Scotland within 10 gives me £184

Start a betting thread? You seem keen.

That accumulator would've been much better without the Scotland outright a few more pounds on it.

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:28 pm**

_Os_ wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:22 pm Start a betting thread? You seem keen.

That accumulator would've been much better without the Scotland outright a few more pounds on it.

Nah just had a tenner in after putting money where mouth was to prove a point, if I lose it its gone

Aye second bet is the same but £2 and with Scotland within 10, but got a bunch of £1s delivering £25 on the games yester&today, main constants France/Arg and Romania surviving blowout

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:30 pm**

Fucking aaaaaaaaarrghhhhhhhhhbb my ears are bleeding

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:31 pm**

I think we can safely file these choirs under "a brave experiment".

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:33 pm**

sturginho wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:20 pm Gianluca Guidi made the good point that things started to open up when we moved Allan to 10, Garbisi to 12 and Capuozzo 15.

There is a chance Italy gets out of the group if they get everything right, your team has definitely improved. France are a known quantity for Italy. But how would you rate your chances against the ABs now?

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:34 pm**

Actually thought the sound was better with this choir/tech set up.

Ireland's call was alright.

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:35 pm**

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Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:36 pm**

sturginho wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:58 pm Odogwu puts the finishing touch

Italy are top of the group

When does the typhoon season start in France?

NOW NOW NOW!!!

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:37 pm**

Irish commentator starts the summing up of that try with praise of how great Ireland are then changes his mind. It’s progress I guess

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:38 pm**

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Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:40 pm**

The Irish water boy dressed like Ray Houghton from the Jacks Army era

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:42 pm**

This is going to be 80-100 pointer for Ireland I fear

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:44 pm**

Slick wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:42 pm This is going to be 80-100 pointer for Ireland I fear

Should be. I wonder if the history of being massive world cup underperformers is going to get to Ireland.

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:45 pm**

petej wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:44 pm
Slick wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:42 pm This is going to be 80-100 pointer for Ireland I fear
Should be. I wonder if the history of being massive world cup underperformers is going to get to Ireland.

It’s certainly worth a discussion

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:47 pm**

Ireland just running at pace and Romania already gassed

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:48 pm**

petej wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:44 pm
Slick wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:42 pm This is going to be 80-100 pointer for Ireland I fear
Should be. I wonder if the history of being massive world cup underperformers is going to get to Ireland.

I think we're just timing our build up a little differently, due to the early games, & Sexton being banned etc

Posted: **Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:53 pm**

After that hilarious tribute to Sexton for catching, standing still and passing I’ve had to turn the sound off. It’s so awful

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