Opening Saturday of the Rugby World Cup Match Threads
Yes, I've just plugged in for power. But I had to post this first! After last night's thriller we get treated to some more tasty treats. And that's a screenshot of Rugby Kick Off
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Time (UTC+1)
Away
Italy
1230
Namibia
Ireland
1430
Romania
Australia
1700
Georgia
England
2000
Argentina
We're going start with daily match threads for the pool stages. So do sort by new for comments
All these thrilling in their own ways, but England vs Argentina you can bet is going to be a spicy physical affair tonight. France set for another sweltering day, highs of 34C in Paris, a touch cooler in the south. So expect sweat, water breaks, and and people to ask if Georgia should join the 6 nations
Eng-Arg the obvious one to watch today. I’d love Georgia to turn Australia over, but for one it isn’t going to happen, for two I can only handle the “replace Italy with Georgia” moaning once a year
I guess they felt Romania was only a couple of steps up from a training match. I'm sure they were questioning the decision after he got that knee into the wrist after his first try but in the end it turned out to be a good decision.
Sorry to moan, but is anyone finding this ITV coverage awful. The fake green screen set, the shit games show podiums and the punditry isn't particularly insightful.
They have some good people on there, but the whole setup is jarring.