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English?Japan are going to run out of gas the longer this tournament goes on. Some of their players have played every minute. The Boks will welcome Japan, and will smash them.
English?Japan are going to run out of gas the longer this tournament goes on. Some of their players have played every minute. The Boks will welcome Japan, and will smash them.
Depends on whether they want to top the group or not... I assume that they want that SA rematch over NZ.Can Japan rest players in remaining pool game now? They've qualified haven't they?
They need two points to guarantee going through. If we BP Samoa and Scotland BP their two games Japan are out unless they get two losing bps.Can Japan rest players in remaining pool game now? They've qualified haven't they?
Not quite if Ireland and Scotland their final games they'll be removed. Scotland need BP wins otherwise it's PDCan Japan rest players in remaining pool game now? They've qualified haven't they?
Do you know if a three way draw goes down to points difference over all the games or just between the three teams tied? It's the one permutation I can't figure out.Not quite if Ireland and Scotland their final games they'll be removed. Scotland need BP wins otherwise it's PD
No idea but you guys should be getting a BP win....Do you know if a three way draw goes down to points difference over all the games or just between the three teams tied? It's the one permutation I can't figure out.
Not quite if Ireland and Scotland their final games they'll be removed. Scotland need BP wins otherwise it's PD
If we did what we should do this shouldn't be a conversation at all!No idea but you guys should be getting a BP win....
Hey if you guys screw up again you deserve to go out.If we did what we should do this shouldn't be a conversation at all!
But I don't think we would!Hey if you guys screw up again you deserve to go out.
But I don't think we would!
If the three teams end on 15 we top the pool in either tiebreaker in all likelihood.
Either the three way table will be
Ireland - 6
Japan & Scotland - 5 PD decides between them.
Or it goes down to PD where we can't fall behind Japan in that scenario and Scotland would have to have a PD of 42 + whatever we beat Samoa by over their two games.
That allows us room to rotate as needed for Samoa anyway.
Good on Japan and all that, but man that last sequence was very fortunate for them. First time I've seen that call in about 3 years.
The draw is set up well for them too - 8 days prep and Scotland get 4. Organisers have done Japan every favour they can.
Was it last year or the year before where refs were told to watch closely that scrums were fed properly. There were a few calls made and then it disappeared again.
There's just no way he makes that call in the 5th minute of the game or whatever. How convenient he pulled one up at the death with the host nation going for a bonus point. That sort of inconsistency ****** me off about refereeing.
It ought be head to head before most of those.Group A permutations:
It assumes that Scotland get a BP win against Russia.
Credit to @topofthemoonGW on twitter.
It ought be head to head before most of those.
It is, they're for three way ties.It ought be head to head before most of those.