[RWC2023] New Zealand vs Namibia (15/09/2023)

[Leonormous Boozer]

I'll tell you now, I know rain and that is wet rain.

 

[Groundhog]

Yeah looks wet alright tbf

 

[Tooting Carmen]

I'll tell you now, I know rain and that is wet rain.

Horrific indeed. As for the match itself, Namibia actually won a scrum penalty against NZ!

 

[Jimbo]

Is BB just out of form or not the player he was?

 

[Groundhog]

It's long since been a dream of mine to slide into an advertising board at a major sporting event

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Was no need to skip the ball past ALB to Beauden then. Just going through the hands would have been a try.

 

[General Melchett]

It's chucking it down for sure but I reckon it was worse four years ago in Japan with the extreme humidity during typhoon season.

 

[saulan]

I do think this is Namibia's last World Cup in a while. SA is trying to support the growth of Zimbabwe, Kenya and Namibia and I can see one of the others picking up their game. I see that Namibias Welwitschias were in the First Division this year, and they finished above the other two… but they were still bottom half of the table.

 

[g6mcg]

Oh mate

 

[Groundhog]

It's time for Madagascar to stand uo

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

I do think this is Namibia's last World Cup in a while. SA is trying to support the growth of Zimbabwe, Kenya and Namibia and I can see one of the others picking up their game. I see that Namibias Welwitschias were in the First Division this year, and they finished above the other two… but they were still bottom half of the table.

Yeah South Africa is trying to be a good neighbor. I reffed a camp for Uganda's seven side while I was down there and the blitzbokke coaches were helping out.

Biggest issue for Southern Africa teams is that algeria is putting out a team of French players based on grandparents and that might be enough to qualify

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Tbh if Namibia keep NZ out for the next 2 minutes then 31-3 isn't even that bad of a half time score.

Edit: ah ****

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

the think pieces if NZ and Ireland fail to move on after winning games by landslides

 

[IT157]

Yeah this is getting embarrassing. Hard to watch tbh. Knew it would be of course.

 

[Umaga's Witness]

Silencing the doubters here. We are every chance against Uruguay, you heard it here first

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

the think pieces if NZ and Ireland fail to qualify after winning games by landslides

Can't wait to beat Tonga tomorrow so people will stop thinking an upset is possible in the group.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Can't wait to beat Tonga tomorrow so people will stop thinking an upset is possible in the group.

Italy gonna make you look like a right silly goose

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Yeah South Africa is trying to be a good neighbor. I reffed a camp for Uganda's seven side while I was down there and the blitzbokke coaches were helping out.

Biggest issue for Southern Africa teams is that algeria is putting out a team of French players based on grandparents and that might be enough to qualify

I suppose that the Apartheid regime/system was the biggest impediment on SA helping to develop rugby in the rest of the continent, in the same way that France did in Europe and, to a lesser extent, Japan did in Asia and Argentina did in South America.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Mad dog on tv here. Brings a tear to the eye.

 

[Groundhog]

Feel like an AIL team would dare better at a world cup than Namibia