TheTeapot Posted October 26, 2019 Posted October 26, 2019 Seriously impressive from England, just absolutely on it right from the start. Completely shut NZ down and pretty much dominated. That Itodji guy was a monster.
Freggyragh Posted October 26, 2019 Posted October 26, 2019 Brilliant game. England didn’t sneak through, they clearly out thought and outplayed the mighty all-blacks. Not too often that happens.
Freggyragh Posted October 26, 2019 Posted October 26, 2019 On 10/14/2019 at 3:53 PM, woolley said: Don't look very Japanese do they? Do England look English enough for you? How about the other teams?
TheTeapot Posted October 27, 2019 Posted October 27, 2019 No England - Wales final then, SA just that little bit better.
woolley Posted October 28, 2019 Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/27/2019 at 11:04 AM, TheTeapot said: No England - Wales final then, SA just that little bit better. Yes. It was a totally different match. Nothing like the class on display in England v NZ, but it was an almighty effort of bludgeoning, muscle sapping effort from both sides. England will have to play just as well technically next week to win, with an added helping of steel to push through that SA defence. Let's see if they turn up.
woolley Posted October 28, 2019 Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/26/2019 at 6:45 PM, Freggyragh said: Do England look English enough for you? How about the other teams? They look representative of the population unlike the Japan team. Japan is one of the most ethnically homogeneous societies in the world, but it is thinly represented in the team. It's about as Japanese as Jack Charlton's Ireland football team was Irish. https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g00740/a-richly-diverse-team-flies-the-flag-for-japan-that’s-rugby.html
Freggyragh Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 Really? Well I for one had no idea that there were so many Samoans, Fijians, New Zealanders, Australians and Americans in England. You should look into where England gets its best cricketers and footballers too. Japan was traditionally one of the most ethnically homogeneous nations , but not so any more. In Japan 2% of all children registered Japanese at birth have at least one non-Japanese parent and 2% of the population are immigrants. Those numbers are growing.
woolley Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 7 hours ago, Freggyragh said: Really? Well I for one had no idea that there were so many Samoans, Fijians, New Zealanders, Australians and Americans in England. You should look into where England gets its best cricketers and footballers too. Japan was traditionally one of the most ethnically homogeneous nations , but not so any more. In Japan 2% of all children registered Japanese at birth have at least one non-Japanese parent and 2% of the population are immigrants. Those numbers are growing. Glacially slowly as far as change in Japan is concerned. It will be a long time before the population is representative of the rugby team. New Zealanders, Australians and Americans are ethnically predominantly the same stock as British a few generations on. As for sports players in general, what is the point of playing under the auspices of nationality then if they're all ringers? Perhaps just run it like the Premier League where you buy in the perceived best talent.
Neil Down Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Freggyragh said: You’re wierd. The word is weird...
Uhtred Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Freggyragh said: You’re wierd. Or is he wired?
woolley Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Freggyragh said: You’re wierd. Well one has to take into account the relative status of the beholder, so coming from Freggy, whatever it's supposed to mean, I take it as a compliment.
Declan Posted October 31, 2019 Posted October 31, 2019 12 hours ago, Uhtred said: Or is he wired? You don't have to be wierd to be wired.
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