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The Sunday afternoon game replaces the Friday night game. The only timezone the Friday night game was good for is NZ only as it is a working week morning in the Western Europe / South Africa timezone. Sunday afternoons was part of the planning when still expecting to restart with no crowds...

He was, literally, off a scale* v South Africa. (not the scale) * Scale = All Blacks previous 15 Rugby World Cup matches since the start of the 2011 tournament ...

Really? ALB has been NZ's best player of the tournament so far, duelling for that ***le with Savea. Ringrose has been excellent for Ireland.

Well, they kind of do already (except the 50k American Samoans). They just dont have the absolute cream of the 150k New Zealand Samoans and the 75k Australians.

Spark have Scotty Stevenson doing commentary with Steven Donald as comments man. They've been excellent IMO. Not for every game. Seems to be for NZ games, PI games , or selected other if neither of the above are happening and travel schedule permits e.g Wales v Aus. Rest of the games Spark...

I had to log in to express my amazement that this hasn't been corrected yet, even after 3 pages. Women's tennis isn't part of the ATP tour, women's tennis has their own WTA tour.

I don't think the two pre-tournament favourites have ever both made it to the final, in any RWC tournament yet. Let alone winning it. I think the favourite has won only about 3 times.

Because this ref was competent? And the previous example you cite may have been a nutcase outlier confused by directives?

A very interesting match. Lived up to the cliche "a game of two halves". Almost had an old school test match feel to it, with the conditions and the tactical responses by both teams. Being a bit old now, I quite liked the old school feel.

That's what you took from that moment? It was hilarious. Underhill attached by just his hand standing between the half and the 5/8 preventing the clearance. The referee actually trying to push him back onto the scrum while shouting at him to stay bound. Then Matt Todd pulling him back in. The...

I watched the video, I have no idea where you are drawing conclusions that he portrays this as "his system of eligibility" and he thinks it is "the fairest overall". He makes no such judgements.

He's not the best NZ fullback, but he'll be first choice on Saturday based on current team set-up. It's the one area of experimentation that is currently occurring. They are wanting to play 2 first receiver capable playmakers in the team, which pushes the best fullback (Smith) to the wing...

Really? It couldn't be clearer who is going to play. They sent 22 of the 23 to England a few days early from Japan. McKenzie Smith Crotty SBW Ioane Barrett Smith Read Savea Squire Whitelock Retallick Franks Taylor Moody ------- ALB Mo'ouga Perenara Todd Barrett Tu'ungafasi Harris Tuinukuafe Of...

That would be better, then Sam Whitelock would be current World POTY instead of Beauden.

Samoa 15. A Tuala 14. M Nanai 13. M Tuilagi 12. R Le-Lo 11. K Pisi 10. T Pisi 9. M Matavao 8. 7. 6. 5. J Tekori 4. 3. N Laulala 2. 1. L Mulipoa It's a struggle tbh. A few old men in there and lots of gaps. Gain 3 good players in Laulala, Tuilagi and Nanai, but lose untold.

Australia: 15. Banks 14. Folau 13. Hodge 12. Beale 11. Maddocks 10. Foley 9. Gordon 8. B Vunipola 7. Hooper 6. McMahon 5. Coleman 4. Rodda 3. Kepu 2. Fainga'a 1. Sio

My Fiji attempt. 15. K Murimurivalu (unchanged) 14. J Tuisova (unchanged) 13. S Radrada (unchanged) 12. S Kerevi 11. W Naholo 10. A Veitokani 9. H Seniloli (unchanged) 8. N Hughes 7. N Dawai (unchanged) 6. P Yato (unchanged) 5. L Nakarawa (unchanged) 4. T Cavubati (unchanged) 3. M Saulo...

Tonga 15 Pakalani (unchanged) 14 Halai 13 Fekitoa 12 11 Halaifonua (unchanged) 10 9 Takalua (unchanged) 8 Faletau 7 6 Fifita 5 Frizzell 4 Timani 3 T Tupou 2 Polota-Nau 1 Uhila (unchanged) ---------------- 16 17 Tolu Latu 18 Tu'ungafasi 19 20 A Mafi 21 22 23

What is this observation based on? Super Rugby?

I'm not. I haven't read it. I stop as soon as I see his name on the byline, gave up years ago of trying to work out whether he is being serious this week or trolling.