So... Ireland will be unbearable now They played well, obviously, but SA should have won that game. Not sure what to expect today but surely a good chance to beat AUS. Score four tries and we probably go through anyway because of the bonus point(s). Finishing top would be ideal as England then play Fiji
Great result for the Irish, terrible result for the Jocks! Ireland are a very, very clever team and they have good players who are extremely well coached. That said, SA would have probably won if they had a goal kicker. Not the result that the Jocks would have wanted. Scotland's scenarios are (assuming BP wins over Tonga and Romania - and they are not a given) 4-0 Scotland Qualify in 2nd as they would have won head to head with Ireland. 4-1 Scotland go out as SA and Ireland have 15 points and Scotland have 14. Ireland win pool on head-to-head 4-2 (7 pens vs 4 unconverted tries) Scotland go out. Ireland win pool outright 5-0 Scotland Qualify in 2nd as they lost head to head with South Africa, Ireland out of the WC 5-1 Three way tie. If Ireland have best PD then Scotland go out, if SA have best PD then Scotland qualify in 2nd (if Scotland have best PD then miracles can happen and SA go out - this would unequivocally be the funniest and the best result for NH rugby) 5-2 Scotland go out on head-to-head with SA as Ireland win pool with 16 points. The more you look at the permutations in this group, the more ‘weird’ they look. The Boks seem virtually certain to qualify, as they are bound to get 5 points against Tonga. Scotland, despite currently having no points, could still be in with a shout of qualifying if they get two five pointers in their next two matches. That would set up a potential winner takes all match with Ireland, who, despite winning three from three, could still miss out if the Jocks play the game of their lives… unlikely but not impossible
Cracking try in 3 mins. Tight game , could have done without losing Bigger at start then missing first pen kick ! Might cost us at end cos oz getting to many pens so far !
In a pool where bonus points are crucial to keep the Aussies down to just two penalties and no tries in the 1st half is very important.
Ned Kelly, Dame Edna Everage, Yvonne Goolagong, Nicole Kidman, Margaret Court, Kylie Minogue…. Your boys took a helluva beating
Excellent win for your guys today I understand that words like ‘robbery’ and ‘daylight’ spring to mind But what the hell, 3pts are 3 pts
I woke up in the night having the most bizarre dream... Wales had hammered AUS 40 - 6 ! They did?! That's the best Wales performance for some years, absolutely brilliant. I think we won every lineout as well The defence was immense first half and it broke AUS and as a result I so enjoyed that second half ride. You know what though, I wish we were playing ENG in the quarters, would have been nice to knock them out. I think it's safe to say Gats has fulfilled the brief and put the pride back into Welsh rugby. Semis here we come
All the Welsh packages with Gullivers have gone - there are some English packages available flying from Cardiff! (You see both QF games in Marseilles so guaranteed to see Wales - but the hotel is 70 miles away) So he’s looking at what’s available with other companies
