RWC '15: Pool C General Chat [NZ/ARG/TON/GEO/NAM]

beertons

Score?

ssaye2

16 17 georgia 3 mins left

Stheno

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I wanted Georgia to win to get automatic qualification but Namibia have never won a World Cup match?? Now I maybe want Namibia to win?

You do

beertons wrote: »

Score?

16-17 Namibia

aimee1

Stheno wrote: »

You do



16-17 Namibia

to georgia not namibia

Stheno

aimee1 wrote: »

to georgia not namibia

Sorry meant to put it that way

keith16

Surely Namibia will get one more chance?

ssaye2

Ah pity

Stheno

Shame, would have been lovely to see Namibia win their first ever WC game.

cython

Surely Georgia should have at least been given the option of the penalty there when the penalty advantage came to nothing, even with the clock gone red?

Though obviously would have loved a Namibia win!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Shame for Namibia but glad Georgia get the 2019 spot. #TeamEurope

wp_rathead

Stheno wrote: »

Shame, would have been lovely to see Namibia win their first ever WC game.

They get LBP - first ever Point is it?

stadedublinois

Shouldn't that have gone back for a penalty?

razorblunt

Did Clancy forget about the penalty advantage at the end there?

aimee1

stadedublinois wrote: »

Shouldn't that have gone back for a penalty?

georgia would probably have opted for a scrum and 4 yc's and 3 hours later the game ends

Stheno

wp_rathead wrote: »

They get LBP - first ever Point is it?

Possibly yes!

Did I hear right that their replacement SH was 5 foot five and weighed 68 kilos?

wp_rathead

stadedublinois wrote: »

Shouldn't that have gone back for a penalty?

Think George just wanted it over

pickarooney

I feel there was a DG on there if the MiB had worked a few phases.

tanko

What a crazy game, really enjoyed that. The two tries Namibia conceded while their No. 8 was in the bin really killed them.

Jesus I'm tired after watching that but again, brilliant entertainment. Last 10 minutes was nail biting stuff.

Congrats to Georgia, 3rd in pool and qualified for Japan!

That must be one of the longest world cup games of all time.

wp_rathead

Georgia have a long way to go before they could cut it in Six Nations going on that showing

The Lost Sheep

wp_rathead wrote: »

They get LBP - first ever Point is it?

No in 1999 they got 3 points simply for playing the 3 games as All teams got a point for each game played in the group stage but its a first point earned...

matthew8

Georgia's 9 was their best player. Their forwards were some load of idiots though, gave away so many stupid penalties and got so greedy near the line. Then the team as a whole completely switched off at 17-6. That clearance kick that went 25 metres and gifted Namibia the platform that they got their try from is the worst piece of play I've seen all tournament.

aimee1

matthew8 wrote: »

Georgia's 9 was their best player. Their forwards were some load of idiots though, gave away so many stupid penalties and got so greedy near the line. Then the team as a whole completely switched off at 17-6. That clearance kick that went 25 metres and gifted Namibia the platform that they got their try from is the worst piece of play I've seen all tournament.

namibia missed 48 tackles. how did they get within 1 point of georgia

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

wp_rathead wrote: »

Georgia have a long way to go before they could cut it in Six Nations going on that showing

They were so much better against the better teams. Weird. Maybe because there was a lot riding on this match they fell apart?

Swan Curry

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

They were so much better against the better teams. Weird. Maybe because there was a lot riding on this match they fell apart?

I thought it looked more like the opposite, that the Georgians thought they wouldn't have to lift a finger to beat Namibia and were completely switched off

molloyjh

aimee1 wrote: »

namibia missed 48 tackles. how did they get within 1 point of georgia

Georgia missed 48 scoring opportunities?

sydneybound

Delighted for Georgia. A loss here would have caused serious problems for this developing nation.

Now they can concentrate on developing their young backs over the next four years. Winning two games in a World Cup campaign is huge for them.

Yet another good World Cup that keeps on giving, I never want it to end.

wp_rathead

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

They were so much better against the better teams. Weird. Maybe because there was a lot riding on this match they fell apart?

Argentina dismantled them
They looked strong vs Tonga and gave a great showing vs NZ
I'd like to see themselves and Romania involved in a 8 Nations of some kind

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

I didn't realise they haven't actually qualified yet. Tonga still have to play NZ but barring an unlikely Tonga win or they score 4 tries and get a losing BP, Georgia are safe.

aimee1

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I didn't realise they haven't actually qualified yet. Tonga still have to play NZ but barring an unlikely Tonga win or they score 4 tries and get a losing BP, Georgia are safe.

tonga need 3 points? they lost to georgia

sydneybound

wp_rathead wrote: »

Argentina dismantled them
They looked strong vs Tonga and gave a great showing vs NZ
I'd like to see themselves and Romania involved in a 8 Nations of some kind

The first half of the Argentina game was extremely close, their captain got yellow carded after the break and they leaked three try's in that period. Also at the end of the game Argentina scored a couple of soft try's. That was Georgia's worst performance, the shoreline should have been tighter.

Legalfarmer89

I didnt know what to make of this match. Are the Georgians still a good bit away from six nations standard? I think that they took there feet off the gas a bit and were naive with all there offloading when it wasnt on!

Apart from Japan though they are the tier two nation with the greatest potential to kick on and really become a strong rugby nation(I exclude the pacific nations as its hard to really categorize them)

They have excellent forwards but need to get more cutting edge backs although their scrum half (18 years old I think) the flyhalf and one of the centers(Mchedlidze I think) showed promise.

I really hope that they progress to one day be part of some greater pan european rugby competition, what that entails is anyone's guess.

Well done to Namibia, showed alot of heart too and weren't the soft touch that they were made out to be so far in this world cup.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

aimee1 wrote: »

tonga need 3 points? they lost to georgia

Correct. I got confused mid typing. What I meant to say was bar a miracle win for Tonga Georgia are safe as even a LBP and 4TBP would only put Tonga level which would still see Georgia through. So pretty safe to say Georgia are finishing 3rd.

https://twitter.com/rugbyworldcup/status/651871326156648448

Flipper22

Legalfarmer89 wrote: »

I didnt know what to make of this match. Are the Georgians still a good bit away from six nations standard? I think that they took there feet off the gas a bit and were naive with all there offloading when it wasnt on!

Apart from Japan though they are the tier two nation with the greatest potential to kick on and really become a strong rugby nation(I exclude the pacific nations as its hard to really categorize them)

They have excellent forwards but need to get more cutting edge backs although their scrum half (18 years old I think) the flyhalf and one of the centers(Mchedlidze I think) showed promise.

I really hope that they progress to one day be part of some greater pan european rugby competition, what that entails is anyone's guess.

Well done to Namibia, showed alot of heart too and weren't the soft touch that they were made out to be so far in this world cup.

They're not far off Italy, if even behind them at all.

I'd love to see a playoff between the european nations cup winner (a bit like a six nations B competition) and the six nations last placed. Georgia have won it the last few years, typically with Romania in second.

scouser82

It's great for Georgia to win 2 games, but is it just me who sees the whole automatic qualification thing for 2019 as not a massive deal? The same teams qualify each time, bar maybe 1 team, so it is 99.99% likely Georgia would qualify anyway. And it must be acknowledged that pool C was by far the softest pool in terms of 3rd, 4th and 5th team. I doubt they'd have won 2 games in any other pool. Tough on Fiji who will be seeded 4th in the next RWC despite performing excellently in a stupidly tough pool, while Georgia will be 3rd seeds, with a good chance of getting an easier pool.

scouser82

It's great for Georgia to win 2 games, but is it just me who sees the whole automatic qualification thing for 2019 as not a massive deal? The same teams qualify each time, bar maybe 1 team, so it is 99.99% likely Georgia would qualify anyway. And it must be acknowledged that pool C was by far the softest pool in terms of 3rd, 4th and 5th team. I doubt they'd have won 2 games in any other pool. Tough on Fiji who will be seeded 4th in the next RWC despite performing excellently in a stupidly tough pool, while Georgia will be 3rd seeds, with a good chance of getting an easier pool.

scouser82

It's great for Georgia to win 2 games, but is it just me who sees the whole automatic qualification thing for 2019 as not a massive deal? The same teams qualify each time, bar maybe 1 team, so it is 99.99% likely Georgia would qualify anyway. And it must be acknowledged that pool C was by far the softest pool in terms of 3rd, 4th and 5th team. I doubt they'd have won 2 games in any other pool. Tough on Fiji who will be seeded 4th in the next RWC despite performing excellently in a stupidly tough pool, while Georgia will be 3rd seeds, with a good chance of getting an easier pool.

razorblunt

I think, this may have been the first time (open to correction) Georgia played a high profile, high value game where they were the favourites. They'll learn a lot from getting through this one. In a way it's easier for them to play the underdog role and have a shot to nothing at teams like Ireland in 07 and NZ this year. But this is what they wanted and they got through it. Fair dues. When we look back in 4 or 8 years time we'll see 2 wins, the majority of folk won't remember this flaky performance.

Also, I have to say, I have a soft spot for their full back with his rolled down socks and all black boots, throw a cotton jersey on him and its the 90s all over again.

wp_rathead

matthew8 wrote: »

Georgia's 9 was their best player. Their forwards were some load of idiots though, gave away so many stupid penalties and got so greedy near the line. Then the team as a whole completely switched off at 17-6. That clearance kick that went 25 metres and gifted Namibia the platform that they got their try from is the worst piece of play I've seen all tournament.

Lobzhanidze is the find of the tournament for me
At 18 and playing in Tblisi, you'd hope one of the club's in France or somewhere takes a punt on him. Looks like the real deal..

Copa Mundial

What channels is this on? No sign of it on TV3 or 3e.

aimee1

Copa Mundial wrote: »

What channels is this on? No sign of it on TV3 or 3e.

it was last night

Copa Mundial

aimee1 wrote: »

it was last night

NZ and Tonga I meant, which is actually on tomorrow night. My mistake

wp_rathead

Hopefully you are watching now Copa

Hon Tonga

BunkMoreland

Enough of the dancing already!

ThisRegard

BunkMoreland wrote: »

Enough of the dancing already!

Are you well?!? That was great.

Tristram

Our player died just as it started

efb

Come on Tonga

Dave_The_Sheep

Lots of little mistakes and turnovers early on.

Stheno

Did Tonga just mash NZ in the scrum?

efb

There's the first...