[RWC2023] France vs New Zealand (08/09/2023)

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Am I the only one to think 'most bizarre Rugby opening ceremony ever' ? What have the presenters been smoking??

I have no idea what it was attempting to achieve. A lack of any accompanying narration notes for the international commentators (until about 10mins in) didn't help either. I have only seen the main performer and organiser Dujardin in the excellent The Artist. It would be fair to say I preferred that to his story of chasing a hat, or whatever this was.

 

[ntun82]

If these teams both lose, Italy can arrive second in the group.

So I Wish a massive brawl with 15 reds arise.

 

[g6mcg]

Hate the choir

 

[West Country Wail]

Terrible choir. Ruined the anthems

 

[Reiser99]

Got to go to the airport to pick my wife and daughter up so only going to get about 30 mins. I'm hoping that after 30 minutes we have had 8 tries and it's 30-29 to France and then when I check the full time score it hasn't changed.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Vocal only anthems suck. How can you ****** up La Marseillaise on a night like this?

 

[saulan]

Choir was a horrendous idea. That was terrible

 

[Crash Hamster]

Hate the choir

Complete massacre of both anthems...

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

The choir underscoring the crowd during the French anthem plus the camera panning made me feel like I was in a horror film

 

[Reiser99]

Oh wait we have the Haka too. Probably only going to get 15-20 mins in with stoppages. Booo!

 

[ThebigARena]

New Zealand anthem was class there. Disappointed with the French anthem ust heard a women over everything much better when just the team and stadium singing it and seemed out of sync

 

[Gavin]

Just give me full orchestra for the anthems and I'd have been happy.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

This is the part where the world cup stops being fun.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

I Wish a great World Cup to you all and I Hope Italy Will win the tournament

I wish I had been born with such enthusiasm and optimism. Have you hit the grappa early?

That said, Peyper reffing two of the more attack orientated sides should guarantee open play and tries.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Now using props in the Haka and the cameramen between the teams make the whole thing look ridiculous.

Bring on the rugby…..but first the ads….

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

I do find it very hard to support NZ and Aus when they have the owners stamp in the corner of their flags.

 

[ntun82]

Got to go to the airport to pick my wife and daughter up so only going to get about 30 mins. I'm hoping that after 30 minutes we have had 8 tries and it's 30-29 to France and then when I check the full time score it hasn't changed.

This match deserves a bus (for them)

 

[Reiser99]

Now using props in the Haka and the cameramen between the teams make the whole thing look ridiculous.

Bring on the rugby…..but first the ads….

Lol and what do we get from ITV, the Met trying to pretend it still isn't racist. I hate ads at the best of times...

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Has the gong been replaced by terrible Paris techno rock?

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

I can smell the nerves.