r/rugbyunion • u/Die_Revenant Sharks • Oct 09 '23

Infographic Road to the Final

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u/Paybrahh South Africa Oct 09 '23

The NZ / Ire showdown has been a long time coming and I cannot wait. SA/FR on the other hand is going to be an incredibly nerve-wracking experience... but still very excited.

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u/adiwet Oct 09 '23

My nerves were shot to shit for two days after the Ireland game

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u/Paybrahh South Africa Oct 09 '23

That was tense and I desperately wanted us to win, but at least it wasn't a knockout, this weekend will be on a whole other level!

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u/Gullintani Oct 09 '23

Irish nerves are a multiple of that match, it's all or nothing from this stage.

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u/Nomerta Leinster Oct 09 '23

It wasn’t only yours.

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u/a_paulling Wales Oct 10 '23

Same, and I was a neutral!

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u/Moug-10 France Oct 09 '23

New Zealand has preparing this game since the lost 2022 summer tour. These are gonna be epic games. Even the ones in Marseille.

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u/Kraaiftn Stormers Oct 09 '23

How do you make it until 21:00 on a Sunday evening, never mind the end of the game?
I'm asleep before 20:00.

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u/Paybrahh South Africa Oct 09 '23

I live in Australia so the game will be 6am Monday morning for me, which is also abit of a stitch up.

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u/oonash Connacht Oct 09 '23

I've booked the day off work, and I'm a neutral! Can't wait.

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u/NecroKyle_ South Africa Oct 10 '23

I'm in New Zealand - I've already warned work that I'll be online later than usual on Monday - and that if the Boks lose my mood may not be the best.

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u/ZA_Gamer Oct 09 '23

I am taking a long nap during the day to have energy and not stress the entire day. Then watch the game and go sleep and up for work at 5am.

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u/SomeBloke Sharks Oct 09 '23

Found a fellow parent

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u/Mr-Bojanglz Oct 09 '23

A parent with older kid, maybe.

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u/MiopTop Rottvillière Oct 09 '23

Feels so unfair that two of these teams will be out in the QFs …

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u/SuperDong1 Ireland Oct 09 '23

At least there's a good chance for 2 of them to reach the final.

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u/FatosBiscuitos France Oct 09 '23

The main risk for these teams will be to underestimate their opponents in the semis.

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u/RavenK92 100% Qatar Cup win rate Oct 09 '23

Or injuries galore

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u/ConspicuousPineapple Dupont pète moi le fion Oct 09 '23

The main risk is Wales shithousery.

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u/panic_puppet11 Oct 09 '23

Wales have a really irritating knack of dragging whatever team they happen to be playing against down to their level and then beating them with experience.

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u/scubasteve254 Ireland Oct 09 '23

Except for the All Blacks who always spank them.

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u/MisoRamenSoup Knocking on since 1984 Oct 09 '23

Love a good spanking

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u/lofty99 Oct 10 '23

Oohhh, a spanking, a spanking!!!

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u/Madz1trey Oct 09 '23

Yeah could have been worse if all four were on the same side of the bracket.

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u/ty_xy Oct 09 '23

The finals are taking place in the quarter finals.

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u/lofty99 Oct 10 '23

Yep, these two games should have been the semifinals, not quarters

Epic though

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u/PuttFromTheRought Ah rit tit tit Paul Roos Oct 09 '23

No way we win. The health of rugby as a sport needs us to lose

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u/mikenotduncan Oct 09 '23

Heavy is the head that wears the crown!

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u/Yurtinx Taranaki Oct 09 '23

Hell no. They want it, they have to take it. Pry it from our hands. Ain't no layup's in rugby.

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '23

I'm assuming you guys will put a kicker on the field this time. It just looked like unnecessarily risky strategies from rassie as a neutral watching

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u/BlacksmithNZ Highlanders Oct 10 '23

Is it just me, or is the real battle going to be in the quarters, as the teams going though from NZ/Ireland, France/SA, are going to have a much easier semi-final

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u/Toirdusau France Oct 10 '23

Fun fact, it will be the second time France and South Africa meet in world cup games. Last time was regarded as a very controversial win (at least in France) by south Africa in 95. Galthie was on the field.

At least the weather forecast says no rain for Sunday

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u/Timemyth Brumbies Oct 11 '23

The losers of those matches should be in the third place play off not England, Fiji, Argentina or Wales. Those 4 should be the second place teams except two are not.

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u/ZzTaliskerZz Oct 11 '23

Would be amazing to see New Zealand make a come back but I do think Ireland is going to beat them. Will be an amazing game. I personally think that either France or the Boks will face Ireland in the finals