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Season 6- Episode 4- Told You So (RWC Week 3 Pool Play)
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It's another fun filled adventure with those American rugby knuckleheads. On this episode, we start off by saying our farewells to a local rugby legend here in Boston as the community at large lost Bill Good when he passed away last week. It'll be weird going to all things rugby and not seeing Bill's face. We also discuss the shift of TV right for the Prem here in the U.S. and reflect on what exactly the previous rights holders did when it was their turn (spoiler alert, not much). Oh yes, there was some rugby and we cover all the action from France including the ding donger at Stade de France on Saturday and Eddie's demise on Sunday. All this, so much more, grab something to drink and have laugh with us!
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Introduction and Theme
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It is The Fantasy Europeans. My name is Jared Dyke. I wanted to say it's stupid and let's move on, but then you kept going. I'm Ben Glauser. I don't like any way anybody handled that. Collusion. Collusion.
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Hey everybody. Welcome back. It is the fancy rugby Yanks. My name is Jared Dyke. I'm Ben Glauser. Let's go. We got lots to get lots to talk about and digest and all that stuff. Um, but yeah, let's get it. Let's get
A Taste of Maine
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into it. I have a beer given to me for my birthday, apparently. One of the down East main's finest. If you don't know where down East main is, there's a good reason.
00:00:57
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I'm guessing it's. It's contrary to what it sounds like. OK, no, it's contrary to it because it's named after the ocean current, not the direction of on the map. Aha. So it's up there like it's. It's like two and a half hours north of Portland. You've already seen that part of the world, so I have. Portland was nice. I would like to go back there, especially to that five dollar drink speakeasy.
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That still exists. I'm sure. That still exists. Although, yeah, I guess that would be kind of tough after COVID, but... Yeah, nope. No, that was good. That was good. They still exist. It's all enclosed. Oh, yeah, there's no windows. It's like the worst possible place you could go during a pandemic. Yeah, absolutely. No, the...
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Did we go to hunt in Alpine club? In any case, I actually know who owns it or who opened it because my client knows that like her best friend opened it. I was like, no shit. So that's cool. That's a great place. Anyway, beyond Portland, make sure that you are sharing us on your favorite podcast app, download rate review feedback. Always
Supporting Fantasy Rugby Geek
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I had
Reactions to Celebrity Retirements
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one thought and it was the contrasting, I think there was some contrasting reactions between Julie Earths and Megan Rapinoe's retirement this past weekend and some of them were obviously based on their sexual orientation, so I think that's...
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pretty that just speaks to where we're at right now. That sucks. Of course. Both outstanding players and both worthy of applause and any recognition they get. So why the fuck you're targeting that one thing? I haven't got a clue. You know, you know, I think actually played a more what cops than hurts did. Maybe I might have that wrong, but or at least as many for sure. But maybe more. Right. Yeah. But. Bullshit. Bullshit.
00:03:25
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Yeah, there's a little bit of that. And also the if we want to continue in the sports world.
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelsey, and Public Reactions
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Like people are these these white supremacists who absolutely loved Taylor Swift, because she's all like alabaster and blonde and all that stuff. Are now like, Oh, she's with Travis Kelsey, who does the COVID vaccine commercial and drinks, but blah, blah, blah, blah. It's like, see,
00:03:57
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If you hate everything, it's so easy to get riled up and it's like, that's, that's it. That's what causes you to be like, they whine about cancel culture. And because for people who like actually do harm to others, like firsthand you're doing harm. Oh, shut up. And then, you know, here's Travis Kelsey saying,
00:04:20
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who's also a huge dude, bro, like he's he's he's very much a classical type. And they're like, oh, they're going to the COVID show. Oh, my gosh, I. Americans annoy me if and that's part of the purpose of this. Yeah, yeah, you're not wrong, man.
00:04:41
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It just you're just cutting off, you know, on top of doing harm to the world, which they don't really care about. But you're also kind of all you're doing is limiting yourself as to what you can and can't like. Yeah, well, you can't, as opposed to everyone else who's like, Hey, I like nice things and don't like bad things like discrimination. Yeah, that's really easy. That's not that hard. Pretty straightforward, you know? Yeah.
Upcoming Patreon Content
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make sure that you check us out on Patreon. We, I've got, I had rankings up there last week. I will have them up there again this week. Boom busts will be coming soon. We'll come be coming up again soon. It was the games are budding me in the ass real fast. I'm not even the turnaround different story for a different day. Um, but yeah, so there's, there's that, but we will, uh, we will continue to put, start pushing out. I've almost got, um,
00:05:29
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I've been just kind of sitting here mindlessly doing data entry, so I should actually be able to pump out some points against stuff soon as well. Especially now that we have two games for everyone. That helps. Before it was just one game. It's like, eh, hard to tell. That doesn't really tell you much. Although two games is also kind of, I don't know. It's mad, but in the situation where we're going to only get so many games, two is certainly better than one.
00:05:55
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It's true. It's closer to four. Yeah, it's a lot closer. So yeah, I should be able to get that out sometime soon. Probably not before the first kickoff tomorrow. So if you're waiting on that for Super Brew, don't. And also don't wait on Super Brew. The game starts at 11.45 for us. That's when the round locks. Just so we remember. Yes. This is also because I got fooled by that, but, you know, different side.
00:06:22
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And I'm just glad in the end, I'm happy that they allowed my transfers to go through for that week rather than saying, oh, your roster is locked and undoing that bullshit. And oh, these are for this week. So I'm glad I still have my transfers for this week. So kind of I'm going to be less pissy about it. Right. That's what I was really worried about. I was like, OK, if I get a few less points, that fucking sucks. But right. Yeah, I had made some transfers, too. So it wasn't a big deal. I just didn't make all my subs. So somebody else took care of that, although I wish I had been able to switch out.
00:06:49
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Finn for Sexton, but it was not that bad. I'm still getting my butt kicked. It doesn't matter. Oh, and I still got Pinot in there anyway. I actually did all right. Okay. I'll take that. I'll take it. Yeah, I'll take it.
Bill Goode's Legacy in Rugby
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Yeah, that was a good one. Not the worst thing. Great. So to officially start off the docket for today, we do have a sad note to start off with. A good man in the rugby community in New England at large, especially here in Boston. Bill Goode has
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has passed away. He passed away on Thursday. It was, it hit me a little hard because I just saw Bill in June. And he was at the state final. And not that that's that recent, but you know, I see him around in those contexts very often. So for me, it's like, right. I mean, yeah. So it's really, it's a, it's a, it's a loss for the rugby community at large. And you know, he was just such a great guy. And
00:07:47
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Talked your ear off, but it was always with a smile and it was always with good intent. So, um, yeah, he's going to be a huge loss for the rugby community. And, you know, of course he was Miro, which Massachusetts youth rugby organization that he, that was him entirely. And he was working hard to get rugby into elementary schools, like as a, um, as a, for PE teachers, like kids to play touch rugby. Um, things like that really like.
00:08:15
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where the sport is in Massachusetts in like 30 years is going to be miles ahead of where it would have been without Bill Goode. Absolutely. He's one of those guys who everybody knew. Every area has that. Everybody knows those people. Everybody knows these people. They're super great for the game. Yeah, they all talk your ear off. They all shut up.
00:08:41
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You love it anyway because they care. It's not because they're trying to be dicks about it. It's because they care and they just get excited about it. They're excited to see you. It was nice to see him at the free jacks. It's sad because it's just that big of a loss. We need someone to fill those shoes. I don't know that we have anyone, certainly not of that caliber. No, no.
00:09:10
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So Myro was where the high school rugby started too and then he did push to get MIA to take it over because obviously he wanted to move on to other projects and MIA eventually did which is the state organization, high school athletic commission for Massachusetts. So it's a big loss in so many ways and our wishes go out to Bill's family, his wife, his kids. It's just very, very, very sad.
00:09:39
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Well, a little sudden for some of us, but, um, yeah, Bill wasn't, yeah. So no, um, yeah, no, it's right. But to be, he was 74 and he was still everywhere. That's like, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's definitely be missed. It'll be, it's, it's going to be hard to go to events and because you always look for him. So it's going to be, yeah. Agreed. Agreed.
00:10:03
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Yeah. There's services Thursday and then there's a celebration of life next month. I can't make the service, but I will definitely be at the celebration of life. I think that I'm in that same boat. Yeah. So that's going to be, that's what I plan on doing. But yeah, in the meantime, if anybody's listening to Massachusetts, make a donation in Bill's name to Myra and that will go leaps and bounds. And that's a damn good way to honor Bill.
00:10:31
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Okay. Uh, other news, more exciting and a little happier. So
Rugby Broadcasting Changes
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the rugby network, which has actually part of way with rugby past difference. That's a long story down there. Um, we're going to leave that over in the corner. Yeah. That's not our circus, not our monkeys. No, no, no, no, no. Um, not our pig, not our farm. Um, but they are, they have the exclusive rights to permission of rugby and that'll be where it's broadcasted. So those that don't know it's free over here.
00:10:59
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So, um, sorry for you that have to pay for it elsewhere, but it's free over here for us. And I have looked at the replay that they, one of the replays that they have posted up of the, um, the last three matches from last year of the two semi-finals. And the final, if it's any indication to how they're going to cover it, you can't remember to the Y to the W. Um, if it's any indication of how they're going to cover the cover, the league this year, it is.
00:11:29
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Definitely a huge step forward because it's not going to be, it appears that they're just going to pick up the whole broadcast from what was formerly known as BT Sport, I believe it's now known as TNT. So that's awesome. Number one. Right. Not just like, here's the match. No, and that's the thing that's stretching us right now, especially with the way NBC is covering the World Cup. Now, with that awesome number one, there's a lot of good that's going to come from that.
00:11:59
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one of the best leagues in the world. Um, I know people will say it's not the best league, no shit. You're not, you know, Toby's open. I don't know. Um, but still, it's still a top five league in the world. So let's not argue with that. Um, with that, it brings about, is this goodbye to NBC sports and peacock for rugby? And I'm guessing so. I'm guessing so. Cause they've lost champions cup. That's gone.
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Flow has that, as much as I don't like Peacock, I fucking hate Flow more, so. Right, I'm upset that, yeah, that Peacock doesn't have that anymore, but that was a big loss for us, personally. And then I don't know who's covering Six Nations, and that's the other rugby. So really, it might be just left that they have the sevens, and that's it.
00:12:43
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Which would be a reason for me to just dump peacock. Well, see, I still watch Fulham, so I don't care. I would still watch that. I would watch that. I just watch the movies. I like a lot of the content, so it wouldn't bother me. I do like a good Parks and Rec binge. And I'm not paying for TRN right now, so until that starts to happen. Yeah, exactly. That's the good thing. It's free. That's why I'm excited, because I can tell, no matter what, there's a high quality competition that I can get the kids I coach to watch. Right, same.
00:13:13
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Now, I rewind to... You don't have any excuse. It's free. Right. Yeah, definitely. Your only excuse is lack of concentration, which definitely happens for kids, but you know, do the hair out of there. It does bring about something that I was thinking about like many years ago, way back when I was living in Brighton, so that's how long ago this was.
00:13:34
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There was a little snafu where they couldn't show one of the matches. I believe it was a serious match, which was what had me most upset because of some qualifying for, I don't know if it was Formula One or whatever it was that had been delayed and they couldn't show it. I was like, you can't even show it on the app? What the fuck? And the response from, I think it was Korps, actually, was like, NBC's committed to rugby long-term. Now, commitment obviously means different things to these people because if it's commitment and they're just talking about having it for a while, they did.
00:14:03
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had it for, I don't know, probably 12, 13 years. If that's the case, yes, you're right, they did. They were committed to it long-term. But what the fuck did they do with it is the question. And the answer is almost nothing. Really, like they had it. That's the most we can say. They showed it on CNBC sometimes. Sometimes they showed it on NBC, but that's it.
00:14:32
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Like, yeah, it was never a priority. Like, they didn't know. They showed the prem final on broadcast, but on delay, I think.
00:14:40
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And it's like, why aren't you trying to push this? This would be an excellent, especially leading into college football on a Saturday. You're like, hey, here's some rugby. Watch this. You want some hitting competition, watch this, and then you'll get your college football. And eventually, but that could grow interest in it, too. What they really do to build rugby as a product
00:15:08
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And what did they do to build rugby as their product? And they really didn't do much to build it as their product. No. At all. That kind of sucks because. Because, you know, you got to shove that paid programming into 8 a.m. on a Saturday morning. Right. Really got to shove that in there, like. I so I'm I'm glad it's been what it's been that they have evolved their
00:15:33
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the product a little bit in terms of what they're putting out and how you can access it. It's a little bit better. But overall, they haven't done much with it. They just kind of had it. It's just it's been damn near, you know, a stalemate on this whole thing. Like business as usual. It's nothing. It hasn't gone up. It hasn't gone down. It's been just
00:15:52
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basically as is, and that says a lot in terms of how much they've put into it. So my hope for the rugby network is because MLR has worked with Fox Sports and CBS, hopefully one of those entities will at least show, not this year, I don't think it's gonna be highly likely this year, at least not till the end, maybe the final they can show on one of those channels and put it on some sort of cable network or broadcast network, which can be shown and hopefully live.
00:16:22
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And yeah, that would be great. I guess is it just the MLR that's associated with Fox Sports? They work with CBS Sports too.
00:16:34
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Okay. Right. So that's the question if it was MLR based or if it was the rugby network, but the rugby network is MLR based. So right. I think it's a little bit of both. So who knows where one ends and what the other begins. And I think that's a good thing in that case, because it means they have relationships already. Right. So hopefully, because Fox will show
00:16:53
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whatever, right? So if they want to show, put that on like FS2 or something like that. They already show on FS2 or whatever it is. Right. So people will eventually, you know, it'll be good to watch it. And you know, some people will figure it out, especially if again, as a lead into football, get people's appetite, you know, wet their appetites with maybe they don't understand what's happening, but they're some fucking hits and they'll learn to like it. Yeah. Yeah. They'll still like it. We promise. Right.
00:17:22
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So yeah, exciting news. Um, again, I don't know who's going to have, uh, six nations. I'm sure that we'll find that answer out in due time here, but awesome. Awesome. Awesome. All right. Let's go to round three. We'll kick it off with Italy and Uruguay.
Italy vs. Uruguay Match Analysis
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Uruguay came out with a punch, but it's almost like they never threw another one after half. Yeah. Well, and how much might that have been Italy kind of just
00:17:52
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having a fuck around and then- I think so, honestly. ... getting some rockets up butts and- Yeah, Crowley probably let them have it for a little bit. Yeah. Because they turned it on afterwards. They got the first one with Connie and then they just kind of- They had two yellow cards. That was not helpful. The mall try was turned into the penalty try and the Canone card before that. It was-
00:18:20
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Yeah, it was not good. At least. And they, and you know, Uruguay took advantage. They, they scored another one and you got to give them credit for doing that because they smelled the blood and said, all right, we got to get our points now because later on they're going to be at a premium. And they were a premium indeed because they didn't get anything after the, it's a very good tropical, uh, it goes right at the end of the half now. Yeah. Right. Yeah. So 17, seven to,
00:18:48
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get the half and then, you know, they started with their own yellow card and, um, lamb roll scoring is great. He needed that. That dude needed a fucking international trial. Let's be honest about that. Yeah. Uh, yeah. You want, you want any, uh, the other can only the better can only, let's be honest about that. Uh,
00:19:04
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Yeah. Guys started to just really turn, turn loose. The Brextrye was a thing of beauty. It was that would. Yeah. Yeah. It's I'm surprised that that was it then though. Like I like that. It seemed to be like a backbreaker where you're going to keep scoring and they only hit a penalty after that. So that that that confused me because I thought that that was like, you know, they what? Forty six, fifty two, fifty six, sixty one. The floodgates have opened. I thought so too. I definitely thought so. I was like, OK, here comes everything.
00:19:35
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And that was, that, that was kind of it. So, um, I'm, this, this makes me, I'm more wondering about what's going on with Italy right now. Um, cause they're, they got a little bit of an important match coming up and like, possibly the biggest one in their history together. You're right. This could be, this could be, Oh, you could be national heroes for a lifetime. Like, yeah, you, you knocked it and you knocked out new Zealand to the world. Like.
00:20:04
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Yeah, but you legend dairy. Absolutely. And they got to be playing better than this, though, honestly. Yep. Agreed. That's kind of where it comes down to is you can't you can't stop scoring there. That's got to be, you know, yeah, it's 35 at that point. You got to have over 50 in this match. Yeah, they really should have. They really should have agreed. The next day,
00:20:34
Speaker
I mean, 96, nothing 54, nothing in halftime. Is there much to talk about other than the DuPont injury? No, that's basically it. And it sucks like that's maybe have have. Oh, they've they've they've just had really a hard tournament and. That just kind of it's like see like everything if something something terrible has happened in like every Namibia match. Well, OK, just the last two.
00:21:03
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But still, that's like, you know, we saw LaRue and then now this, it's like, uh, and I think they're just, you know, I think that was, yeah, first off, DuPont should have been out. I was already, I was thinking that earlier, like the, one of the last, like the, the tries like before it happened or a couple, maybe one, even before then, I was like, it might be time to pull him or like, even when he came out at half, I was surprised.
00:21:27
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Because like you said, it's 56 nothing. What does he have to prove? Like, this isn't really a run. This isn't like a fitness thing at this point. This is only bad things can happen from here on out. Right. Yeah. It's kind of one of those things like, what the fuck? He needed a run, but I think he got a run at that point, you know? Yeah, you get a half. That's a run. He didn't play at all at first.
00:21:44
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or in the second, excuse me. So yeah, it makes sense to get him out there, but then, you know, give Kuyo a run because he's, in terms of like, for like replacements in terms of who plays the same style, he's probably the closest one. So yeah, give him some time out there because now you need him. You only got one match left in pool play and
00:22:03
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as our good friend, Brad Barrett has pointed out, you can play a few weeks later. So we'll see. Yep. And we saw that with, um, who was it? Who was the one that I saw? Oh, um, no, someone else was another Saracen who, uh, got his face busted and was playing like 35 days later. I can't remember. There's a few, there's a few of those as well. There's a few of them. They, the saris do that a lot. Um, I think it might've been Maro actually. It might've been Maro.
00:22:31
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But yeah, so it's a possibility to be done. And they're going to fit him for one of those cushioned masks. Yep. You know Dan Garner has one of those right now? Yep. Because he busted his nose. Yeah. I asked his lady friend about it. She's like, oh my god.
00:22:51
Speaker
It's fine, because she's like a nurse, so she's totally used to all that shit, but it was funny. I was like, how's that going? She's like, he sounds funny when he breathes sometimes. Busted noses do that sometimes. Yeah, they do. Yeah, no, she's cool. Anywho, let's, so yeah, Frank did the job, unfortunately, and then maybe just no match. That was the most interesting part of that match, was hearing about Dan Garner. Yeah, right, unfortunately. Sorry, guys.
00:23:20
Speaker
A little disappointed from both, if I'm honest. A lot disappointed in both, if I'm honest. Argentina, first off,
00:23:29
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Argentina really needed to take control of the situation that they're in. And I don't think they did with this. I think they left so many points on the board. They scored one try. They went full England, really. And I don't know what the hell Czech is doing, because this isn't his game. And that's not this team. No. This isn't what this team thrives on open play and running.
00:23:59
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And they just aren't doing enough of that. The buffelli try was fucking sweet. It was nice. Yeah, but but that should have been the again, that should have been the start. Not the end. Absolutely. Not the end. Yeah. And then we're looking at, you know, three buffelli penalties and a next-hand chest penalty. That's not all you have, guys. Like, really? I know that's not all you have.
00:24:23
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There's so much more to add to this unless they're kind of playing playing turtle in the group stage here in the group stage and thinking they can just kind of do it. And I guess they can because they you know, this this could have been a this would have been a match where that they could they could have lost. And I feel like Samoa never really got going. No, either. Yeah.
00:24:48
Speaker
RGs have always defended demons, especially with a guy like Montosia that's going to lead from the front. The fact that someone couldn't get much going doesn't shock me, but at the same time, the fact that RGs just kept shooting themselves in the foot and opting for what I think most people would agree is the wrong option. It's like, really? This is what we're doing? Yeah.
00:25:18
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I am always in awe of how good Theo McFarland is at line out time now. I mean, he was amazing. That was the only thing he could do because he never got the ball in the loose. No, he didn't get it much. Yeah. I don't. I don't. Yeah. I didn't understand that. Malolo's going to be up there on the try count. So now that he's got three, who knew an MLR
00:25:42
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player would be right up there in the try count. See, the key to scoring tries sometimes is just be around a good team and find and pick your spots. So sometimes, sometimes. Yep, that does happen. Yeah. And, you know, Argentina, they got a big one. They still got the big one with Japan. Samoa have a bit have a big one that they want to front up for with England. So I I hate to think that these teams both were just like playing it safe and thinking about those matches in front of them. But
00:26:11
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That's almost what it feels like, which is too bad. Okay, that's a good point. Neither of them played this like it was a must-win game. That's too bad. So we'll see. Lots to come, just the same.
Georgia vs. Portugal Match Highlights
00:26:25
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Now, speaking of teams that played it like it was a must-win game, unfortunately, neither did, but Georgia, Portugal was still entertaining as hell, just the same.
00:26:35
Speaker
That was awesome. Extremely entertaining. This was one of the more fun and yet lower scoring matches of the tournament. A couple tries apiece. Yeah. Right. They both scored tries. And it came down to kicks at the end. That's the fun part.
00:26:58
Speaker
That that I'm sorry, I'm not gonna butcher that tens name For for Georgia didn't they both have a kick at the in the last minute or so. Yep. I think so I think both too. I think it was my I think it was Monica my Java. I don't think it was the other guy. So okay Yeah Yeah Yeah
00:27:22
Speaker
So and it was pointed out by a couple of people online, which excites me in so many ways, watching and watching this match and thinking about it now. You look at the guys that were prevalent for both teams, especially for Portugal. Joanna Portello, who ended up being player of the match. What's his face? The other guy, Storti, Storti, not both. Neither very neither are very old at all. I mean, you look at for him. Portelli is a freaking kid, so.
00:27:51
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I was like, you are a baby face. Like snot nose boy. Like there's nothing to it. But he played, he, he played a brilliant game for them running, running 10. If I.
00:28:04
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Yeah, he's 22 and the other guy is 23. Good job. So lots of hope for Portugal going forward here. And I do. What about Martins too? Like he was amazing Martins. Yeah. He's doing good both matches so far. I will say that he's 24. So he's still, he's still, he's got some years in them. Right. Yeah. If I'm
00:28:24
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I'm Georgia and Romania who are the two biggest competitions for this team. You need to definitely just like get those antennae up and just pay attention to this Portugal team because they got a lot of good young players. Marquez is going to probably, this is his only, yeah, he's 34. He's a little rough looking around the face, so he's seen some things. He's done after this, but lots of good stuff.
00:28:50
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And somebody mentioned it, and I think it's a great point. This is a lot of shop window display right now. And hopefully, I hope, because especially places like the prem and the championship are looking to
00:29:04
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have a budget signing, but that's going to be impactful. And if that means they get a better contract after a couple of years, brilliant. Awesome. But this is the type of things you want to see with this. And because, you know, premiership is looking to cut their wages a little bit, I think this is some, we might see some of these guys in the prem. Wouldn't be shocked. If I'm Exeter, honestly,
00:29:26
Speaker
because they're obviously on a budget. They lost so many players. They've got nothing coming in. I'd be, I'd be looking at basically every single one of those Portuguese and saying, you know what, maybe, maybe you can help us. Cause man, they need, they need a lot of help and there's, you know, a great, looks like a great, um, loose forward, a great 10.
00:29:51
Speaker
Um, a great wing and they could use, could use one of each really right now. Really? I mean, I mean, I don't get, well, Hayden would attend. What's, who's there, who's going to be there 10 this year? Um, both the young kid and well, Hayden would as well, I think. Okay. So yeah, maybe, maybe they wouldn't go for that one. Um, you know, Nina, yes, really. Who's the other guy that was casted out. He he's already, he's already well locked into a club. He's good to go. He's, he plays for, um,
00:30:18
Speaker
lay on stress and know the French club. Give me a second. Um, but yeah, I think, I think most of those guys don't play for anybody. I know Betancourt played for Newcastle. I don't know if he still contracted there. Um, so yeah, lots of good, good, exciting talent. So if you're looking for maybe a glimpse into what your team could sign this coming season, go watch that game. Oh, it's plenty entertaining at the very least at the very least. Um,
00:30:47
Speaker
71-0, England and Chile. Fastest return, Arendelle's five tries. Do we need anything else? Oh, Marcus Smith with two of his own. That's true. They were fucking worldies. Yeah, they were worldies actually. And Theo Dan being awesome.
00:31:02
Speaker
Yeah, good for him. Yeah. He's still very, very raw. If I'm honest. Did you see Jinx towards the end? Like, he loved, he was eating that up. Well, this is his protege, you know? Yeah. He's all excited about it. Of course he should. He's been trying to teach. I'm not saying he's wrong. I just love seeing it because, you know, some guys would play it stoic and obviously that's not Jinx. So it's just,
00:31:29
Speaker
It you love guys who love rugby like that and really get a kick out of it So that was fun to see him, you know watching the bib is out there And how the hell do you let Aaron okay, so here's the thing I have a question about um Arendelle's going to France? Are they giving him the exemption because his team fucking folded you could it could be I don't know I think they should yes, then it's not to say that he
00:31:57
Speaker
He's on the world just because he scores five tries. We know how bad Chile is. It's not up. But we've seen what he can do, given the chance. And they were talking about him in the broadcast. He's played so little rugby, and yet he still just seems very sharp for a guy that's played so little rugby. So it's very shocking. He's got height. He's got speed.
00:32:20
Speaker
And he's kind of fearless, it seems. Oh, yes. I think that's definitely something to say about him. The combination of those three, he's got the athleticism just to... He can beat people not because he's smarter than them. He seems, okay, he seems smarter than he is because he's so fucking fast that even when he's late and recognizing where he needs to be, he's still there. I'm late, but I'm here. Yeah. Good timing. I'm late, but I'm actually early. I'm ahead of you.
00:32:49
Speaker
like that. Yeah. And yeah, he's do wouldn't score 4545 tries against anybody, you know, everybody. But the thing is, how starved have England been for tries period? You got this guy sitting and you're playing Johnny May over this guy. Like, that's really what it comes down to. For me is what like
00:33:10
Speaker
Owen Farrell played it ridiculous. Like, first off, that high ball to Arendelle was the best high ball. I was a masterclass high ball there because he spotted the gap and he put it up high enough to let his player run onto it before even the other team could get there. Like, that was extremely well-weighted. Like, couldn't have dropped it from a crane any better. Like, a safari low crane. No, probably not. From Spidercam. Right, right. He was amazing.
00:33:39
Speaker
And actually, you know what, I will also say George Ford was was I mean, that that play with him and Marcus Smith was was just tasty like that. I want to see that George Ford more often. I agree. I want to see less of that Ben fucking youngs, though. How bad was he? That's so bad. He's so bad. I don't know what a hundred caps does you if you're that bad.
00:34:04
Speaker
So here's the other problem with the kind of treatment they get. First off, it was hilarious that the announcers, the comms kept fucking up Ben Young's and George Ford. They kept referring to Young's as Ford and Ford as Young's. So in that play with Ford and Smith, they kept calling it that Ben Young's was given that pass. It's like, no dumbass. No, no, no, no, no. But similarly to that,
00:34:28
Speaker
Young's always got the pass off the back of the scrum and fucking can't hang on or double clutches it and then passes it late. Then it's a forward pass to Marcus Smith. And they're saying, oh, well that's the problem. Smith doesn't have the timing. He didn't quite get that right. It's like, that's the problem. You double clutches. That's your fault, bubba.
00:34:47
Speaker
He's like, you have to time that with your nine and he just didn't do that. It's like, no, he was on time. Marcus Smith was where he was supposed to be when he was supposed to be there. Ben Youngs didn't have the ball where it was supposed to be when it was supposed to be there. That's right there. That's the problem. Let's make sure we identify who fucked that up, please. Honestly, at this point, it's annoying because Ben Youngs is the only scrumheth on England who would continuously make that mistake. Right.
00:35:16
Speaker
Yeah, I don't, I don't get the deference and whatnot. It's not, he's not that good. Nope. Done with them. Um, I do want to give a shout to Chilean guy, um, Martin Seagren, a hundred percent tackles had 17 attempts. Didn't miss a thing. Damn. So you got your, your credit where credit's due that he had the most. Um, Oh, and also I think Billy is, I think that was, that was, that was it for him.
00:35:41
Speaker
Ben Earl came on and played in 13 minutes had more meters than than Billy did. And Billy was the guy that they wanted to run. Yeah, I didn't get the selection. I still don't. So. Well, I think that was to give Earl a little bit of a rest or in terms of bringing them to the tournament at all. Yeah, that's true. Yeah. I mean, imagine if that was, you know, even yes, Alex Dombrandt. I know his hands aren't the best at this level, but this would be a good match for him to play in or Mercer.
00:36:11
Speaker
Right. I think Mercer has to be the glaring omission right now because of how good he was before he moved from France to Gloucester in the last couple of years. If you brought Ben Earl and you're going to use him in the Mercer role, wouldn't it be awesome to have Ben Earl and Mercer on the field at the same time? Yep. I would like to see that. I would pay to watch that. Yeah, I'd pay a lot of money to see that one.
00:36:40
Speaker
So yeah, it's just annoying too because this is what England can do and they obviously choose not to. That's right. Well, and you saw it in the first, I think you and I were talking in the first like 20 minutes, you could see like they were trying things. Now, had they been trying said things for the previous two matches at all, really, then they would
00:37:01
Speaker
those would be sharper. They were fumbling things, they were knocking things on, they were missing passes. No shit. You guys don't play this style usually, so it's a wonder why it's a hard thing for your players to adapt to. Right. You can't just turn it on.
00:37:16
Speaker
Like, you have to actually try it. So you got to try it. And it's it's not even the previous two pool games. It's leading up to it. They were playing this gross, boring, almost inept rugby. And I just and now you're trying to do that. Like, no wonder. And yes, you're able to get away with it because it's chilly and they're probably the second worst team at this World Cup. But like.
00:37:39
Speaker
Holy shit, you wonder how do we possibly get this done in a bigger match? Maybe try it in other matches besides this one, fuckface. It doesn't make sense. I don't know. I don't take both ways long for the job, honestly. No, I don't think so. Because this was actually an attack. Yeah, this was it. This was an attacking team. Every single person on this team.
00:38:02
Speaker
maybe George Martin aside is an attacking threat. Although George Martin actually had some runs himself too. So, but again, I think there's a lot that we haven't seen of George Martin, but because he plays at Lester, where they play kind of meh, we'll see what damn he does this year. And because he's been playing in kind of a mess system with both Eddie and Borthwick, we haven't seen it yet. I think there's something in there to unlock. We just haven't seen it yet because of the system. I hope so. Sucks. Cause like Chasm, if he can be what Chasm is,
00:38:32
Speaker
Yes, but also Chasm, you know, I know he's hurt, but even he's been like or he's been like buttoned up and like they get they've kicked all the fun out of him. So yeah, I know that all the way. All right. To one of the matches, if not the match of the weekend. South Africa and Ireland. Whoo, this. OK.
00:38:58
Speaker
I was
South Africa vs. Ireland In-Depth Analysis
00:39:02
Speaker
at my mom's place this weekend, and I was behind Ireland in this one, and she's like, oh, good to know things don't change with all the yelling I was doing.
00:39:18
Speaker
That's what kind of match this was. This was a great match, except, okay, to me, until that period between 48 and 51 minutes where South Africa pulled off Etsabeth Maastert, although not so much Maastert, Khaleesi and Visa, because each of them were having fantastic games. It was early.
00:39:43
Speaker
I didn't, I was like, what the fuck is he doing? There's still a half hour left. Like, doesn't even want to like, and then I realized that South Africa isn't playing to win this game. They're trying, they're in it to see which of their players is going to play against Ireland the next time they play them. Which could be a significant point. Exactly. So like what I, what I'm looking at is he, he knew, okay, this is Visa's game.
00:40:11
Speaker
He's, he's good. He will, he will be fucking excellent for me in a, um, in a semi-final. Um, I don't need, I don't need to see any more of him. So I'll put in, uh, Dwayne Vermeulen cause. Oh no. No, I was going to start and Vermeulen was up in the booth. Right. Oh no. Okay. So it was, um, he came off at 48. So it was a Quaga who went in. Yeah. Okay. Like, okay. Yeah. Like, you know, probably a more dynamic back rower than most of the guys that were in the team.
00:40:39
Speaker
longer. But it still hasn't shown much. Right. But Visa was having a game. So to me, that was a little bit like, and I thought it was hilarious that that's about literally got carried off the field. Who knew? Well, he got carried into his final whistle and then he got pulled.
00:40:56
Speaker
Yeah. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. And yeah, but you're bringing in Snaiman. That was like for like, I'm like, okay, that's cool. But then- That's not dissimilar, yeah. Right. You bring on off Khaleesi and Visa and you put in Quaga and then Staden and I'm like,
00:41:15
Speaker
Yeah. All right. This is not an attempt to win the game. This is an attempt to see, okay, now you're looking to see which backup you can play in the semi-final. And if you want, it was one of those, if we win, hey, fucking excellent. We get two for one on this one.
00:41:34
Speaker
Well, I have the one I question that coaching decision, but your explanation isn't wrong in a lot of ways, because I didn't think pure stuff to toy was having a very good game at all. I thought it was no. Yeah. But this goes back to their decision to bring Pollard back. And I know they're desperate for a goal kicker. So but you have specialist roles that you need multiple bodies at. And if you look at it,
00:42:02
Speaker
that last five-meter lineup that they that they caught because Dion Free has does not have a lot of experience with throwing right now. You know, he's got two games, to my knowledge, of throwing at best. And that's it. And so they lost that. Yes, they had chances to get back down there. Eventually, Ireland get themselves back down the other end of the field. You know, Crowley is able to hit the penalty that seals the deal pretty much because now they have to go for a try and just to kick.
00:42:32
Speaker
Um, so I get their dilemma in leaving Pollard off and needing a goal kicker desperately. Um, but you know, between that and the seven one split, uh, it's a little bit of arrogance and a little bit of stupidity combined. And I'm not impressed with it in terms of that. Yeah. I honestly, though, again, um, I think that was cause he knows what his back line is going to be.
00:43:03
Speaker
I don't think he does, because you still have Mack McPimpy, who has been playing lights out in almost every situation that he's given. So really, are you totally just against Mack McPimpy playing against any of the big upcoming opponents, obviously? Or he just thinks of him as he's going to be his reserve, because they're not going to go 7-1. Oh, they've gone LaRue every fucking time now, which is unfortunate. It's been LaRue or one of the other centers.
00:43:32
Speaker
Yeah, because I would go like, cause I don't, I think also, I remember somebody last week talking about this match and talking about the, the mismatch at a certain position. Um, yeah. Bundy was brilliant. And yeah. And man of the match for, for good reason. Cause like he, he really, he led from the front from the 12, which is awesome. He's just such.
00:43:53
Speaker
And we talked about last week a little bit too, and how different it's been for him under Andy Farrell as opposed to how it was for Joe Schmidt. And that system obviously did not suit him well. And people were thinking, oh, is Bundy really the best choice at center? Right now, I don't know if there's a better choice at center for the Irish than Bundy.
00:44:12
Speaker
I would like to think that Ringrose and him are the best combo. Henshaw was at one point a shoo-in, and he's now fighting for a spot. Well, he's injured, isn't he? No, he played in this game. He's on the bench. Oh, okay. Well, maybe this is his comeback. That's the only thing I'm thinking, too. Yeah. But at the same time, he plays the last match, too. That was Tonga, so I don't think he came off again. I don't think he was on the bench against...
00:44:41
Speaker
The first one Romania that's the word but I think if with if so, that's the thing I think if they play again in the in the semis, I think this is the lineup from Ireland I Think this is who they intend would intend to go with and I don't know about South Africa because again that DDA I think he is a lot more
00:45:04
Speaker
of his reputation than he is what he is. Right. And I think it's time and I hope they figured out that Esther Hazen is your best 12. I mean, I would love that. Because Esther Hazen can do like, he can do so much more than Allende did this match. Right. They brought four scrum halves, which I realized Grant Williams are trying to use as a wing as a sub, but like,
00:45:28
Speaker
there were other need positions that you probably could have helped out with besides scrum half. So I'm questioning that decision. I'm questioning the, you know, obviously with that Deon free and like really, is that who are you playing? Who are you starting at hooker this weekend against, you know, a team that you should be able to snot start Deon free at hooker. And then you got to have Imbanami who's probably dogged right now because he just had to bust his ass against this, against this Irish team. Like you're really working these guys hard. I hope you're yeah.
00:45:59
Speaker
I don't know. I disagree with it. I think they're off this week, right? Or am I nuts? Yeah, they are. No, they're in. No, they're in. Oh, they're in? It's a lie. That's a lie. Oh, they're one of the teams. Because there's so many teams that are out. Yeah, they're off the last week. So England, France, Ireland, Wales. Yeah, I mean, so. Yeah, they play Tonga. So yeah. Yeah, it's coming. I don't know. I question the decisions. I don't think any of that's invalid either.
00:46:24
Speaker
Yeah, the 7-1 split, like, I'm sorry, you deserve to lose that match. Simple as that. And here's the thing, like, did you really wanna lose that match? And now you're, aren't they playing France if France does the job? Did that make that up in my brain? That's not a cakewalk. No. Like, okay, you get Pollard back, are you really, like, you're totally gonna win that match 100%. Yeah, wouldn't you rather play New Zealand or Italy? Right. And they know they can beat New Zealand.
00:46:54
Speaker
Like they proved it freaking what, a month ago? They can beat that team. Like, yeah, I want this match one because that gives me a nice easy pass to the semi-final that I know I can do and potentially back to the final.
00:47:08
Speaker
Should Pollard come back to form and be the guy even remotely that he was to win them the World Cup the other year, you're looking at a potential back-to-back World Cup instead of waiting what seems to be their traditional 12 years for every other World Cup that they win. You're finally going to break the trend. And there was one decision that for Faf, he threw it to, I don't remember who was out in the lane, maybe Colby and maybe Iron
00:47:36
Speaker
I think it was a two on one and just left him out to dry. I was like, Oh, you dickhead. Yeah, I remember that. I was like, Oh, you asked. Why'd you throw it out there? He's totally fucked. Who was the center that he threw or was I can't remember. He threw somebody into a jump into contact and the referee was like, I can't like he jumped to get like.
00:47:57
Speaker
Yeah, I think it was Creel might have been Creel but yeah Yeah, like did they defend like the defender has a right to hit him at that point? Cuz he had he jumped to the catch the like you don't can't you know? You can't jump into contact just to catch a ball like yeah, that's not that's not the defendant No, you could have caught a thing and you go up for it or whatever or a kick obviously fine totally totally illegal don't don't touch them but but if it's because you're
00:48:21
Speaker
You're not through you a ball that you shouldn't have been trying to catch. That's your fault. Or you could catch it with just everything exposed and you don't want to like. Oh, maybe the old room tickler. Ouch. You could have taken that and instead you jumped into contact, so no. But that was, again, bad service. It was. Yeah, definitely not a card like Vaya Fafita's card. Oh, yeah, I know. Just.
00:48:51
Speaker
We've seen a few dummy ones, and that was one of them. Like, what are you doing, you dumbass? Like, the game is gone. Like, leave it. Leave it. I know you're frustrated, and you wanted to do better this game, but leave it. Leave it. Just come on, man. I'm officially returning to Cilicia Pietal, the artist formerly known as Charles, because
00:49:11
Speaker
seems like that is what he wants to go by now, but yes, we all know him as that. So officially referring to him as that. No problem. I like that better anyway. Like, why, why can't we call you Salisi? Like, why did you, I feel bad that he had to go by Charles. He probably felt obligated that he needed to do something easier, which sucks for him and I feel bad for him, but hey, that's not that hard. No, it's, I mean, and I get why it's Charles. It kind of, it kind of,
00:49:37
Speaker
Yeah, but still. Yeah.
00:49:41
Speaker
Anyway, um, to the Irish. So Irish and Scottish. Sorry, Scotland. You play pretty well. So maybe that's why I thought so. Um, this is the fin that I wanted to see though. He was just slinging it around and just throwing darts everywhere. And that's, that's the thing that they need to even have a shot at winning every match. And I mean, every match that they want to be in this thing for longer than this pool play. And, you know, they kind of.
00:50:08
Speaker
ruin their chances a little bit by not really showing up against South Africa the way they should have. So now they're banking on beating the number one team in the world right now. Yeah. And I also want to give a shout out to a guy that I've been I've been high on for quite some time. And he's gone from
00:50:31
Speaker
quality club player to international player to good international. He's a very good international player right now that Ben White that's grown up. Yeah, he played extremely well this match. Yeah, he's quite good.
00:50:47
Speaker
Quite good that boy. Yeah. I thought he picked his spots well and gave really good service. He put Finn in position to make a lot of plays. And that I think is what's helping Finn too. Right. I agree.
00:51:02
Speaker
Also, you know, Duhan van der Merwe existing. Helps Finn helps all the time. As does Blair. Blair Kinghorn's try. No, not his try. Who was it? The Darcy Graham try. Oh, Kyle Stane could never. Kyle Stane could never. No, no, you know, the argument that he's the best winger besides Duhan is gone. Like I like him playing a phone booth. I love that guy. And that back three, Van der Merwe, Kinghorn and Graham would just be
00:51:32
Speaker
pick your pick your poison. Yeah, really figure out which one you worry about. That's, that's a dangerous backline saying the same is not that bad. But no, but I think Darcy grams miles ahead of him. He's limited in ways that Graham is not. Nope, I agree. I agree. And
00:51:52
Speaker
You know, it's funny. I love Chris Harris, but I could still see the difference between Chris Harris being on the field and Hugh Jones being on the field, which speaks highly of how good Hugh Jones is. And yeah, I am a huge Chris Harris appreciation society member at large. But it does speak to how good Jones and two people are really just as a combination are.
00:52:17
Speaker
And I feel like Chris, well, Chris Harris was sent out to soften Fekatoa shoulders. In my opinion, that was a you take some hits for a bit and then we'll bring in Hugh Jones. And I think that worked really well. No, didn't go out so bad. Yeah. And the end of the game did change when they made that three backs up of Horn Jones and Grandma Horn as good as Ben White is Horn's pace here. And he just looks to he's looking to be a pain in the ass everywhere.
00:52:46
Speaker
So, and not to say white is, but it's just a different type of game. It is. I love that combination. That's like, uh, um, the Danny care, Alex Mitchell kind of thing where they're kind of similar, but, but like different, like, you know, um, Mitchell will take it when it's there and just burn you up. And I feel like, uh, that is, that's a little bit of a, of a horn thing. Yep.
00:53:14
Speaker
And, um, white definitely is a little bit more selfish, like a Danny care or so, but I think he gives good service. So yeah, no, it's, it's like, uh, those, those, those two, you know, they, they're kind of similar, but. You know, one, you got to watch a little bit more than the other. Keep your eyes peeled on that little shit when he comes on the field, man. Fuck. I got to go now. I got to run. Cause cause this guy just broke the line and I didn't see it coming. No, absolutely. Yeah. We'll keep you honest. That's for sure. Yeah.
00:53:43
Speaker
And we.
Wales vs. Australia and Eddie Jones Critique
00:53:45
Speaker
Wales for the Australia six. I'm sorry, I'm going to say it. I told you so, Australia, fucking muppets. Right. Oh, and the English fans that were worried about Eddie beating him in the in the quarters. Don't worry. You don't have to worry about that. I can't. What a joke that is. What a joke that is. Yeah, what was that?
00:54:12
Speaker
Get lost. This guy, he sucks. He's just a bad coach. I get it. He was good at some point. He was good as early as four years ago, but he's been found out at this point as well. Right. That's the thing. The game's evolved. Four years ago, again, Ireland weren't running exactly this kind of attack. Look at how that changed. Now they're like from, they're okay to know they're
00:54:42
Speaker
Other contenders. Major threat to win it all. Absolutely. England went from, okay, you're kind of a threat, kind of a threat to do well and maybe win it all if you get the right, you know, you get the lucky, you bounce in this way and that way and it almost made it to.
00:54:57
Speaker
Everybody expects him to bounce in the quarters, and that's all on Eddie. And look at this, Eddie ruined two teams in one World Cup. I'm really happy that my Superbrew name is panning out that way. Right. Because I am ruining my Superbrew team, so I am only ruining one team this year in this World Cup, not two like Eddie did. Because this Australia team, first off, you just, again, Carter Gordon, you put him in a real shit situation. You don't bring
00:55:26
Speaker
players that can really help you out. Quaid Cooper won't even return your call. Like, what did you do that, like people are like, that's on Quaid. It's like, no, if you're 34, whatever Quaid is at this point, like you're not putting yourself through that shit. You're making a life decision at this point. Like it's not worth my, the aggravation to go play for this asshole and bow out like this. Like they see it coming. It wasn't, you know, it wasn't on him that, you know, it's his problem. No, no, no. This is an Eddie problem.
00:55:56
Speaker
It's like, uh, again, you, you, um, from the, the all blacks book about how, you know, they lost one because they, they, yeah, a guy was kind of a dickhead, but they, they were too mean to him and they kicked, you know, he left. I can't remember the name, but that's what you did to Quaid. You, you pissed him off enough that it's like, you know what? Fuck you. I'm out. I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna play for your ass. Like that's not a good coach. That's not a tough guy. That's a, that's a, just a dumb ass. Yeah.
00:56:19
Speaker
especially when you need a 10. Right. As you mentioned, Ben Donaldson, not the not him. Not the guy. Oh, no, no, I've never, I, you know, all that's book is named legacy, by the way. Yes. I was never super down on Donaldson into Ruby. He had a bad year this year, though. I have to say that. Yeah, I have a great year.
00:56:45
Speaker
I don't think he had a, I don't think he had a year worthy of another call up. Let's put it that way. Yeah, exactly. Like, yeah, there's a lot and they left little CEO at home. They didn't feel like he was doing his job. I think it was bullshit, but okay. That is kind of bullshit. Um, he had a good year. O'Connor. I know it wasn't healthy, but still like you're telling me that Ben Donaldson was more useful than James O'Connor. Who was the guy behind O'Connor? I can't remember his name at the moment.
00:57:13
Speaker
Oh, the pup. The pup. Linah. Linah, yes. Why wouldn't you, I would bring him over Donaldson to be honest, because what are you getting out of Ben, you know, like, how old is he? Nobody knows. No, I think people know how old he is.
00:57:29
Speaker
He's 24. Oh, he's young. What are we getting out of Donaldson? I said, nobody knows. Yeah. Okay. But then on the other side, to be fair, let's talk about the other side. Because first off, Dan Bigger was playing his balls off.
00:57:53
Speaker
in this match for 12 months. And for that to go out that way sucked. Yeah. Hope he's okay. But then Gareth Anscombe. Well done, Mr. Anscombe. Well done. Yeah. That was a brilliant performance in a really clutch, tough spot. You know, like coming off the bench, probably not super, super Matt Sharp. Right. But showed his talent and why he is a part of this team. And that is brilliant.
00:58:23
Speaker
and and and our boy nick thompkins super nick thompkins i fucking love that guy he was so good this match too he was very good this match and yeah if if what they were saying on the broadcast is true and he's the one that called that chip through that's all for you my good boy that was brilliant and i wouldn't see why not that would be something that like
00:58:45
Speaker
Someone in that position should do. And he is very much a pro. And yeah, he'll burn you like that, no problem. And how good was that open to try? Just luscious. I was like, that's through. As soon as I saw Morgan break, I was like, you're gone. He's not gone, but he's got help.
00:59:11
Speaker
and he's able to get to Davey's who knows where to be on those lines too. It's something he's done for a long time now. How good is Jack Morgan though? Oh, he's brilliant. I don't necessarily agree with him being captain of this team, but fucking hell, he needs to be in the lineup every time. Apparently they love him.
00:59:28
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I well duh, they're putting the C on his freaking name, no shit. No, but I mean the players, even from what I've heard, even the veterans, even the Dan Biggers, like no, this guy should be our captain. That speaks volumes about who he is. That's good.
00:59:43
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Right. And so when you got that kind of backing too, and then you back it up, you know, that's, that's the other thing is you just absolutely backs it up. Um, and, and Wales have a history of, of quality loose forwards. He's, he's filling some big shoes that came before him that are unfortunately, you know, kind of, um, they just kind of aged and injured out. Um, and he's come in and not only,
01:00:09
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you know, taking that jersey, but but made it, you know, put the C on it. That's that's huge. Also, when Will Rowlands is making you look bad. And Adam Beard, Will Rowlands and Adam Beard are having games against some inferior competition. And Australia was definitely part of that. It looks so good. And it's like, these guys are not that good. I mean, I don't get me wrong.
01:00:34
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Yeah, making them look good. Yeah, right. Exactly. Both of them look good. That's not good. You're doing something way wrong. Yeah, that says a lot. It says a lot about how poorly your team played really and just like how poor your game plan was.
01:00:51
Speaker
I mean, I'll pick through it right now. I feel bad for Parecki. He's been given the C kind of last dish minute. Did you see that interview with Eddie? So like the press conference and like, I saw the one right after the match, but not the one in the, um, in the concourse. Okay. So yeah, the one, the one where that, you know, they had the full press conference and Parecki sitting there next to Eddie and that he's getting asked about Japan.
01:01:19
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and flat denying it, but everybody knows it's true. Yeah. It's a useful role you could probably have right now. I feel so bad for Parecki in that situation, because he has to sit there and listen to this, knowing all this is true, and knowing that all this is fucking his team over, but he's the one who, you just kind of, yeah, you don't want to be there, but that's your job. That sucks. Yeah, he was speechless right after that. Parecki, I felt bad for the guy.
01:01:46
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Um, yeah, you got fucking butthole 40 to six 40 square after half. No, I didn't. I liked her. I liked her. I liked the front row. The second row frost is good. Why it's called Richie Arnold. And I don't know. It doesn't make sense to me.
01:02:03
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The back row is mostly gross except Valentini. Don't like, don't like the other guys. They're not, they're not good back. Nothing. There's nothing there. Um, Hoover, Hoover's one of those weird guys. What do you do? He's one of those weird guys like Ned Hanigan, where he's too fucking skinny to be a lock, but he's not good enough to be a back rower. So it's like, Oh, so why you picked him to play an international game? I have no idea.
01:02:22
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I like Tate Tate didn't have a good game. Um, Donaldson. We already discussed him. Corbett eight. Love him. Crevy. Love him. Pataia. Yes. Now walking into Washington. Yes. Callaway. Yes. Love all those guys. Fessler.
01:02:36
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out of a need, okay, shoot, same thing from a silly, same thing. I like Matt Phillip, Fraser Wright. I love Fraser Wright. I thought he should have been in the starting lineup and not the only... He should not have been the only Reds back when I was in this tournament. Where Harry Wilson was, I have no idea, but that's another one. Nick White, you can...
01:02:55
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We'll find a ditch But he comes on for the last 12 minutes. That's fair. That's like that you could do although, you know, maybe Jake Gordon would have been much better in these situations. That's our Gordon good. He's young He's he's trying to get they're trying to get him experience. That's the best thing I can say about that pretty follow is absolutely useless No idea what the fuck he's doing out there. So I
01:03:17
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There are a lot of things I like about the whole thing in, but in the grand scheme of thing, the fucking plan is stupid and that's on the coach. So there you go. That's the Testament right there. Go to holiday. And yeah, it's. Yeah. He just refuses to evolve until that changes.
01:03:35
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then this is what you're going to get without Jones. And he's so belligerent. That's what I don't like too. Like it's not, it's past arrogance and he's just like goes out of his way to be a dick. He's like, he makes Bill Belichick look reserved and respectful to the press. And that's saying a lot.
01:04:00
Speaker
Indeed. Yeah. He doesn't just go tell them they don't know anything about rugby and this and that and then berate them and shit. So. Yeah, no. He'll just tell them they asked a stupid question, which, you know what? Sometimes they do. I think journalists seem to be told that every so often anyway, because sometimes they do. Every once in a while they do ask a stupid question. What are you going to do? Yeah. So whales have clinched qualification. Anyone or near, damn near there. I think that's it.
01:04:33
Speaker
Yeah. I'm still technically get caught, even though not going to happen. France could technically get caught, although I think that's going to happen either. So yeah, Wales are the first to qualify. I did not have that on my bingo board. I don't think anybody did. No. I think most Welshmen and Welshwomen didn't.
01:04:57
Speaker
And the whales are. Why they play the games, my friends, is why they play the games. They're playing very good rugby, too. It's not just that they're they're they're they clench because they're I mean, they're three and oh, which helps. Yeah. And who haven't they played Georgia? No. OK, Georgia. That's right. Because they play Georgia this weekend. Yeah. Right. No, they're off. No, they're off. OK. No, Fiji's Georgia. All right. Yeah. Yeah, that's a big one.
01:05:25
Speaker
Either way, that should be a, yeah, that shouldn't be a problem for them. The way they're playing, Georgia aren't playing like a tier one team. So no, I agree. I agree. I agree. We're playing like a top eight team. Who knew? Didn't have that. Did not have maybe top six. Cause again, no one from pool D is, I wouldn't put any of them in the top eight. So, or at least the top six, not the way they're playing. Unfortunately, just sad, sad, sad.
01:05:55
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01:06:39
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