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Its already pointing towards an England v Wales quarter final.
Inevitable isn't it... definitely an impressive balls to the wall performance with 14 for the whole game but Argentina were absolute shite, no discipline and no creativity, just ran into the English wall again and again, turned it over or knocked it on or gave up a penalty every time.
I do think they probably have enough to get past Wales with a full squad in the quarters, but the first real contender they play will absolutely smash them still.
I'm not disputing that. What I AM disputing is your assertion that if Fiji had scored that try it would have meant Wales would have definitely lost. Their kicker would still have had a difficult kick to try and convert close to the touchline. Also, as I said earlier, he had missed a not-too-difficult kick only minutes earlier, who knows how that might have played on his mind.
England will canter to the semis but won’t get any further. There is a huge chasm between the top 4 teams and everyone else at this World Cup.
I do wonder if the need to get under the posts was what led to semi dropping that ball. Thinking ahead rather than just concentrating on catching ball and going into the corner. As others have said, That Fiji kicker was bloody awful. Must be gutted muntz got himself injured
You're ignoring the context of Sludge's comment. It was that a single move can change the result of a game in rugby in a way it can't in football. Wales were winning. If the Fijian player had held onto that ball they might well have scored and the conversion might well have gone over thus winning the game. In football a late goal to Fiji would have meant a draw not a win. The point being made was not that it was a certain try but that it might have given Fiji the win.
Sludge said.... "He means if that Fiji player holds on to that pass they win the game , if he doesn't Wales win"
That was a hypothetical statement by Sludge. My point is the Fijian player could have held on to the ball, scored the try, and STILL his team was not guaranteed to win.
Of course it was a hypothetical statement. He dropped the ball so any discussion of what might have happened had he not done so is obviously hypothetical. The point I am making is that the main point of his statement was that a game can turn radically on a single score unlike football. Your reply ignores this context entirely. If you don't think so then fine.
I watched coverage yesterday on ITV.
Surprised that Gareth Thomas was a pundit on there.
i dont understand the rules at all but im going to watch this tournament am i right in thinking a offload is a pass and a collision is a tackle ?
Terminology......yes.....offload=pass collision =tackle .. why try and change well understood phases? Transition is my pet hate....maybe they mean counter attack... all Americanisations...