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Just a place for anything you want to say relating to the tournament generally, now that it's over.
for me, it was enjoyable. I always like watching different styles compete, and certainly different styles did compete.
I watched all the games, and some were more enjoyable than others. There were some low quality games; I think it's hard to watch these as a neutral, much better if you get behind a team. Most enjoyable games for me:
1. japan v Ireland
2. Japan v Scotland
3. Wales v Fiji
4. Nz v South Africa (maybe it wasn't the best game but I'm a New Zealander)
5. Nz v Ireland (as above)
best performances:
1. springboks v England
2. England v New Zealand
3. Japan v Ireland
4. England v Australia
5. Ireland v Scotland
worst performances:
1. Ireland v New Zealand
2. Fiji v Uruguay
Countries whose fans should feel sad:
1. Argentina. They didn't get given a penalty at the end of the match against France which they could have kicked to win it. Then they played with 14 against England.
2. France. The red in the quarterfinal.
3. Ireland. Because they seriously underperformed.
Biggest upsets:
1. Uruguay v Fiji
2. Japan v Ireland
3. Japan v Scotland
what I'm disappointed about:
1.neither wales nor Ireland making the final. They had potential coming in so there was hope that it wouldn't just be england, South Africa, New Zealand , Australia , or France as per the norm.
2. while Fiji have improved immensely from having full time professionals, being able to compete at set piece, increased discipline and defensive structure, the top teams have also upped their coaching meaning the likes of Fiji haven't really narrowed the gap. And Samoa have gone downhill.
3. Now we have to wait 4 years before we can have proper meaningful games where the fans care about the game itself more than what it means for their chances in the next World Cup.
some stars were born:
Radradra, Fukuoka, curry undies, pollard, horie. I'm going to say itoje because my previous impressions have been that he had been brilliant but gives away a lot of penalties, now his discipline is good too.
for me, it was enjoyable. I always like watching different styles compete, and certainly different styles did compete.
I watched all the games, and some were more enjoyable than others. There were some low quality games; I think it's hard to watch these as a neutral, much better if you get behind a team. Most enjoyable games for me:
1. japan v Ireland
2. Japan v Scotland
3. Wales v Fiji
4. Nz v South Africa (maybe it wasn't the best game but I'm a New Zealander)
5. Nz v Ireland (as above)
best performances:
1. springboks v England
2. England v New Zealand
3. Japan v Ireland
4. England v Australia
5. Ireland v Scotland
worst performances:
1. Ireland v New Zealand
2. Fiji v Uruguay
Countries whose fans should feel sad:
1. Argentina. They didn't get given a penalty at the end of the match against France which they could have kicked to win it. Then they played with 14 against England.
2. France. The red in the quarterfinal.
3. Ireland. Because they seriously underperformed.
Biggest upsets:
1. Uruguay v Fiji
2. Japan v Ireland
3. Japan v Scotland
what I'm disappointed about:
1.neither wales nor Ireland making the final. They had potential coming in so there was hope that it wouldn't just be england, South Africa, New Zealand , Australia , or France as per the norm.
2. while Fiji have improved immensely from having full time professionals, being able to compete at set piece, increased discipline and defensive structure, the top teams have also upped their coaching meaning the likes of Fiji haven't really narrowed the gap. And Samoa have gone downhill.
3. Now we have to wait 4 years before we can have proper meaningful games where the fans care about the game itself more than what it means for their chances in the next World Cup.
some stars were born:
Radradra, Fukuoka, curry undies, pollard, horie. I'm going to say itoje because my previous impressions have been that he had been brilliant but gives away a lot of penalties, now his discipline is good too.