Rugby World Cup Competition Finals

First topic message reminder :

So this is it. Afte six weeks we are down to the last two games including the final. Quickball have a decent looking lead of 76 pts going into the last weekend of the competition. The leaderboard for the quarter finals can be seen by following the link below:-
https://www.606v2.com/t60658-rugby-world-cup-competition-quarter-finals-leaderboard#3154281

The rules for this competition are the same. All you have to do is guess the score of each game. You gain points on how close you are and the game outcome.

You can either add your scores for each group pre-tournament or weekly. There will be four weeks of fixtures during the group stage. I will update this thread each Sunday and update the leaderboard each Monday throughout the group stages. I have listed the group fixtures and the week 1 fixtures below.

Please add your score predictions onto the end of this thread. Add all new scores with separate posts

The rules are as follows:-

1) Each week you will be asked to predict the scores from that weekend's games. All predictions must be made before the start of the games.

2) You will be get points depending on how close you are to the actual score. Points will be awarded in the following way:-
- You will get 20 points for getting the correct match outcome.
- You will get 10 points for getting a teams score correct.
- You will lose one of those 10 points for every point you are away from a teams score. Therefore you must be with 10 points of a teams score to gain points.
- If you get a match score spot on you will be awarded with double points. So if the correctly predict a match's score you will receive a maximum 80 points.

Example:-
Your prediction - Ireland 17-31 Wales
Actual result - Ireland 25-31 Wales
Your score 32 points

You would receive 20 points for correctly predicting Wales to win. As you were 8 points off Ireland's score you get 2 points for that and another 10 points for getting Wales' score spot on.

Semi Finals

Friday 30 October
South Africa v Argentina

Saturday 31 October
New Zealand v Australia

England 50- 10 Fiji

Tonga 17 - 10 Georgia

Ireland 50 - 0 Canada

South Africa 45 - 7 Japan

France 27 - 17 Italy

Samoa 31 - 0 USA

Wales 57 - 0 Uruguay

New Zealand 37 - 17 Argentina

Biltong wrote:

LordDowlais wrote:England 50 - 12 Fiji
Tonga 15 - 7 Georgia
Ireland 45 - 13 Canada
Samoa 25 - 17 USA
Wales 70 - 12 Uruguay
New Zealand 36 - 18 Argentina

I take it the SA vs Japan has been called off?

Oh frigg. Ok.

South Africa 45 - 13 Japan
France 29 - 16 Italy

England 52 - 24

Tonga 27- 17 Georgia

Ireland 34- 0 Canada

South Africa 45 - 0 Japan

France 27 - 20 Italy

Samoa 18- 14 USA

Wales 40- 3 Uruguay

New Zealand 35 - 19 Argentina

England 45 - 15 Fiji

Tonga 35- 10 Georgia

Ireland 42- 6 Canada

South Africa 55 - 3 Japan

France 22 - 10 Italy

Samoa 25 - 14 USA

Wales 56 - 3 Uruguay

New Zealand 32 - 17 Argentina

England 35 v 24 Fiji

Tonga 24 v 15 Georgia

Ireland 54 v 14 Canada

South Africa 65 v 10 Japan

France 28 v 12 Italy

Samoa 24 v 5 USA

Wales 85 v 3 Uruguay

New Zealand 20 v 10 Argentina

England 40- 10 Fiji

Tonga 25 - 10 Georgia

Ireland 30 - 7 Canada

South Africa 40 - 7 Japan

France 27 - 17 Italy

Samoa 31 - 0 USA

Wales 57 - 0 Uruguay

New Zealand 37 - 17 Argentina

England 37 v Fiji 18

Tonga 24 v Georgia 17

Ireland 53 v Canada 12

South Africa 63 v Japan 9

France 24 v Italy 18

Samoa 27 v USA 15

Wales 87 v Uruguay 9

New Zealand 42 v Argentina 13

England 33 - 19 Fiji
Tonga 26 - 10 Georgia
Ireland 42 - 9 Canada
South Africa 45 - 3 Japan
France 21- 15 Italy
Samoa 31 - 10 USA
Wales 48 - 5 Uruguay
New Zealand 32 - 13 Argentina

England 38 - 18 Fiji

Tonga 24 - 12 Georgia

Ireland 55 - 7 Canada

South Africa 52 - 10 Japan

France 28 - 16 Italy

Samoa 32 - 19 USA

Wales 66 - 12 Uruguay

New Zealand 38 - 12 Argentina

Well done SportForm...

Here's my week 1... (That is up to and including Fri 25th Sep)

Pool A
England 32 - 12 Fiji
Wales 65 - 10 Uruguay
Australia 28 - 15 Fiji

Pool B
South Africa 35 - 12 Japan
Samoa 18 - 20 USA
Scotland 28 - 18 Japan

Pool C
Tonga 22 - 18 Georgia
New Zealand 48 - 18 Argentina
New Zealand 89 - 3 Namibia
Argentina 38 - 22 Georgia

Pool D
Ireland 28 - 12 Canada
France 32 - 10 Italy
France 38 - 9 Romania

England 27 - Fiji 15

Tonga 21 - Georgia 13

Ireland 38 - Canada 17

South Africa 33 - Japan 9

France 28 - Italy 18

Samoa 12 - USA 18

Wales 55 - Uruguay 6

New Zealand 30 - Argentina 19

England 45 - 18 Fiji
Tonga 27 - 12 Georgia
Ireland 37 - 13 Canada
South Africa 64 - 3 Japan
France 35 - 15 Italy
Samoa 21 - 16 USA
Wales 72 - 6 Uruguay
New Zealand 50 - 18 Argentina

The Loaded Dog wrote:England 45 - 18 Fiji
Tonga 27 - 12 Georgia
Ireland 37 - 13 Canada
South Africa 64 - 3 Japan
France 35 - 15 Italy
Samoa 21 - 16 USA
Wales 72 - 6 Uruguay
New Zealand 50 - 18 Argentina

Hey Tom, how's things my friend?

England 32 v Fiji 19
Tonga 23 v Georgia 21
Ireland 44 v Canada 12
South Africa 55 v Japan 19
France 31 v Italy 18
Samoa 28 v USA 19
Wales 76 v Uruguay 6
New Zealand 31 v Argentina 18

Week 1 fixtures:-
Friday 18 September
England v Fiji  29 - 13

Saturday 19 September
Tonga v Georgia  25-9
Ireland v Canada 48-8
South Africa v Japan 56-10
France v Italy 32-15

Sunday 20 September
Samoa v USA 32-13
Wales v Uruguay 68-6
New Zealand v Argentina. 42-16

Biltong wrote:

The Loaded Dog wrote:England 45 - 18 Fiji
Tonga 27 - 12 Georgia
Ireland 37 - 13 Canada
South Africa 64 - 3 Japan
France 35 - 15 Italy
Samoa 21 - 16 USA
Wales 72 - 6 Uruguay
New Zealand 50 - 18 Argentina

Hey Tom, how's things my friend?

Fine thanks Corne. How are you? Couldn't resist a tipping comp. Joined another one down at the pub today. Only 33 others in it.
Good luck my friend... and go well SA.
Am I being too harsh on Japan? I just think SA will have one of those ruthless performances.

The Loaded Dog wrote:

Biltong wrote:

The Loaded Dog wrote:England 45 - 18 Fiji
Tonga 27 - 12 Georgia
Ireland 37 - 13 Canada
South Africa 64 - 3 Japan
France 35 - 15 Italy
Samoa 21 - 16 USA
Wales 72 - 6 Uruguay
New Zealand 50 - 18 Argentina

Hey Tom, how's things my friend?

Fine thanks Corne. How are you? Couldn't resist a tipping comp. Joined another one down at the pub today. Only 33 others in it.
Good luck my friend... and go well SA.
Am I being too harsh on Japan? I just think SA will have one of those ruthless performances.

All good thanks mate, hard to say what the Boks will pull out, I am just hoping to see evryone fit, that is our biggest concern that our players aren't able to put 80 minutes together

England 42 - 19 Fiji
Tonga 32 - 12 Georgia
Ireland 45 - 12 Canada
South Africa 52 - 13 Japan
France 29 - 15 Italy
Samoa 32 - 18 USA
Wales 84 - 3 Uruguay
New Zealand 42 - 15 Argentina

Friday 18 September
England 42-11 Fiji

Saturday 19 September
Tonga 28-10 Georgia
Ireland 33-11 Canada
South Africa 55-12 Japan
France 19-18 Italy

Sunday 20 September
Samoa 35-19 USA
Wales 62-9 Uruguay
New Zealand 42-11 Argentina

England v Fiji 32-23

Tonga v Georgia 28-12
Ireland v Canada 42-12
South Africa v Japan 62-9
France v Italy 24-15

Samoa v USA 36-15
Wales v Uruguay 64-9
New Zealand v Argentina 38-12

England 24 Fiji 28
Tonga 23 Georgia 17
Ireland 47 Canada 16
South Africa 56 Japan 11
France 32 Italy 13
Samoa 28 USA 17
Wales 72 Uruguay 10
New Zealand 31 Argentina 16

England 42 - 15 Fiji
Tonga 35 - 19 Georgia
Ireland 35 - 15 Canada
South Africa 55 - 8 Japan
France 30 - 20 Italy
Samoa 16 - 15 USA
Wales 45 - 8 Uruguay
New Zealand 30 - 12 Argentina

I don't think people are giving France enough credit and are being overly generous to an Italian side that doesn't have its talisman, Parisse. I think that'll be a hammering of a fairly large scale, similar to the Murrayfield travesty (from an Italian perspective), if not more!

I would not be surprised if France put 50 points on the clock in that game, they will be p*ssed off about Scotland nearly beating them at home and will be looking to put things right. They'll have a point to prove and sadly I think Italy will bear the brunt of it. Definite dark horses.

Good point. Have them winning by 20 points but it could well be a lot more. Say 35+

Thank you.

Week 1 fixtures:-
Friday 18 September
England 42-10 Fiji #carrythemhome

Saturday 19 September
Tonga 22-9 Georgia
Ireland 54-6 Canada
South Africa 68-10 Japan
France 16-18 Italy

Sunday 20 September
Samoa 29-12 USA
Wales 85-3 Uruguay
New Zealand 46-0 Argentina

England 24 - 19 Fiji
Tonga 18 - 15 Georgia
Ireland 34 - 14 Canada
South Africa 40 - 12 Japan
France 32 - 18 Italy
Samoa 24 - 15 USA
Wales 50 - 14 Uruguay
New Zealand 31 - 18 Argentina

Friday 18 September
England 35-10 Fiji

Saturday 19 September
Tonga 25-10 Georgia
Ireland 42-3 Canada
South Africa 78-8 Japan
France 20-15 Italy
I do not think France will win by a huge margin given they tend to only score one try per game. Italy will certainly take this gale more seriously thtan the various warm ups.

Sunday 20 September
Samoa 30-9 USA
Wales 66-6 Uruguay
New Zealand 32-15 Argentina.

Whooo-Hoooooo Rock n Roll

England 33 - 15 Fiji
Tonga 21 - 12 Georgia
Ireland 31 - 16 Canada
South Africa 29 - 12 Japan
France 20 - 10 Italy
Samoa 25 - 18 USA
Wales 68 - 6 Uruguay
New Zealand 30 - 18 Argentina

BamBam wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:

England 21- 19 Fiji

If that is the winning margin in the England game I'll streak across the City of Manchester stadium when we play Uruguay with a sign saying "606v2's maestegmafia is not a WUM"

The world has been saved from a horrible thing.

LondonTiger wrote:

BamBam wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:

England 21- 19 Fiji

If that is the winning margin in the England game I'll streak across the City of Manchester stadium when we play Uruguay with a sign saying "606v2's maestegmafia is not a WUM"

The world has been saved from a horrible thing.

In fairness shouldn't Maes now have to streak across Millennium stadium (or whatever it's called these days) carrying a sign saying "606v2's maestegmafia IS a WUM?

True.

But I don't think he actually signed his side of the deal. Did an "X" instead, which of course is useless in court.

nobbled wrote:

LondonTiger wrote:

BamBam wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:

England 21- 19 Fiji

If that is the winning margin in the England game I'll streak across the City of Manchester stadium when we play Uruguay with a sign saying "606v2's maestegmafia is not a WUM"

The world has been saved from a horrible thing.

In fairness shouldn't Maes now have to streak across Millennium stadium (or whatever it's called these days) carrying a sign saying "606v2's maestegmafia IS a WUM?

Why am I being targeted?



Other posters predicted narrow results, a few even a Fiji win...!

Maybe you should google the word hypocrisy then apologise.

To be fair, if you look at 60-70 minutes of the game a 2 point winning margin woulr have been an accurate representation of the game. So Kudos to MM as I was pleasantly surprised by Fiji set piece and defence.

Who cares? whocares thats who. 1 point out, well done mate.

The dangers of posters like maesteg 'predicting' with their heart rather than their head. I recall he reckoned that Wales would beat England by a decent margin in the last 6 Nations.

Good for chest-beating wumming. Not so good for getting the points

The bookies were pretty much bang on with the result as usual.

Can I just double-check the rules? My reading of them is that I get 0 points (but potentially loads of ridicule) for my SA 70 Japan 0 prediction? I need someone to check the small print for me.

InjuredYetAgain wrote:Can I just double-check the rules? My reading of them is that I get 0 points (but potentially loads of ridicule) for my SA 70 Japan 0 prediction? I need someone to check the small print for me.

I don't think you were the only one... So who had wins for Georgia and Japan? Anyone?

sportform wrote:

InjuredYetAgain wrote:Can I just double-check the rules? My reading of them is that I get 0 points (but potentially loads of ridicule) for my SA 70 Japan 0 prediction? I need someone to check the small print for me.

I don't think you were the only one... So who had wins for Georgia and Japan? Anyone?

I think I got 171 points (assuming that I still get points for the difference in score in the Tonga v Georgia game i.e. I picked Tonga to win so nothing for that, however was only 5 points out on Georgia's score so still get 5 points?).

Will be good to see the table in due course.

Scotland 21 - 17 Japan
Australia 45 - 10 Fiji
France 45 - 15 Romania
New Zealand 75 - 0 Namibia
Argentina 27 - 18 Georgia
Italy 24 - 18 Canada
South Africa 23 - 15 Samoa
England 12 - 18 Wales
Australia 52 - 6 Uruguay
Scotland 32 - 22 United States
Ireland 50 - 3 Romania

You have to feel sorry for Romania, France on Wednesday then Ireland on Sunday.

Scotland 18 - 15 Japan
Australia 44 - 21 Fiji
France 24- 9 Romania
New Zealand 52 - 6 Namibia
Argentina 27 - 18 Georgia
Italy 15 - 18 Canada
South Africa 32 - 22 Samoa
England 18 - 27 Wales
Australia 60 - 12 Uruguay
Scotland 18 - 21 United States
Ireland 49 - 10 Romania

Scotland 24 v Japan 18
Australia 36 v Fiji 24
France 32 v Romania 15
New Zealand 87 v Namibia 9
Argentina 24 v Georgia 21
Italy 27 v Canada 15
South Africa 18 v Samoa 12
England 21 v Wales 32
Australia 75 v Uruguay 9
Scotland 32 v United States 15
Ireland 45 v Romania 12

Scotland 25 v Japan 19
Australia 38 v Fiji 20
France 38 v Romania 12
New Zealand 69 v Namibia 6
Argentina 22 v Georgia 16
Italy 22 v Canada 16
South Africa 20 v Samoa 15
England 25 v Wales 20
Australia 64 v Uruguay 6
Scotland 30 v United States 18
Ireland 32 v Romania 10

maestegmafia wrote:

nobbled wrote:

LondonTiger wrote:

BamBam wrote:

maestegmafia wrote:

England 21- 19 Fiji

If that is the winning margin in the England game I'll streak across the City of Manchester stadium when we play Uruguay with a sign saying "606v2's maestegmafia is not a WUM"

The world has been saved from a horrible thing.

In fairness shouldn't Maes now have to streak across Millennium stadium (or whatever it's called these days) carrying a sign saying "606v2's maestegmafia IS a WUM?

Why am I being targeted?



Other posters predicted narrow results, a few even a Fiji win...!

Maybe you should google the word hypocrisy then apologise.

Maybe you should Google the word 'irony' and then do the same?

Oh darn, I was looking forward to feeling the breeze of the cold Manchester air too!

Scotland 31 v Japan 17
Australia 34 v Fiji 23
France 65 v Romania 6
New Zealand 92 v Namibia 5
Argentina 32 v Georgia 12
Italy 34 v Canada 13
South Africa 12 v Samoa 14
England 27 v Wales 13
Australia 72 v Uruguay 6
Scotland 40 v United States 17
Ireland 60 v Romania 10

Scotland 30 v Japan 24
Australia 41v Fiji 10
France 42 v Romania 9
New Zealand 73 v Namibia 8
Argentina 27 v Georgia 9
Italy 26 v Canada 19
South Africa 35 v Samoa 16
England 24 v Wales 16
Australia 66 v Uruguay 6
Scotland 23 v United States 12
Ireland 48 v Romania 6

BamBam wrote:Oh darn, I was looking forward to feeling the breeze of the cold Manchester air too!

you do know what the Manchester air does to your tackle. Can you imagine the ribbing as 50,000 spectators wonder if the streaker is male or female.

Scotland 26 v Japan 15
Australia 38 v Fiji 19
France 52 v Romania 6
New Zealand 76 v Namibia 6
Argentina 22 v Georgia 12
Italy 23 v Canada 10
South Africa 21 v Samoa 14
England 27 v Wales 12
Australia 64 v Uruguay 5
Scotland 37 v United States 12
Ireland 60 v Romania 9

PS, could one of our nice Mods make this a sticky?

LondonTiger wrote:

BamBam wrote:Oh darn, I was looking forward to feeling the breeze of the cold Manchester air too!

you do know what the Manchester air does to your tackle. Can you imagine the ribbing as 50,000 spectators wonder if the streaker is male or female.

Spoken like a man with experience LT