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I couldn't see a topic to discuss general WC stuff and non home nations games.......

Now we do...

It feels like momentum is with Aus but Wales are up on the board. Very Gatland.

Apparently Oz can't cut out the silly mistakes

Crazy call from Oz

Turned down a certain 3 points then get kicked down the other end

That's a 6 pt turnaround for Australia

They won't win the game playing like that!

BigGee wrote:Crazy call from Oz

Turned down a certain 3 points then get kicked down the other end

Reminds me of England under Jones late on

Should have played on there - looked like he got the ball away before he landed in touch

Wales making the most of their opportunities - Oz making too many unforced errors

So here’s the question.

What nation will touch jones with a bargepole after the World Cup?

And for 2 bonus points, who will be mad enough to take on the Ozzie job?

That could have been the game if Wales scored there

Momentum with Wales at HT though

tigertattie wrote:So here’s the question.

What nation will touch jones with a bargepole after the World Cup?

And for 2 bonus points, who will be mad enough to take on the Ozzie job?

Japan apparently.

Game started off at 100 mph and looked like it would be a cracker but fizzling out a bit due to Oz lack of accuracy ...

Unfortunately, Australia are our bogey team. 10 point lead is not enough - look what happened when we were leading in the last November internationals

I think Wales will be fine, they look pretty composed so far - Oz just don't look like they can stop the errors

Heaf wrote:I think Wales will be fine, they look pretty composed so far - Oz just don't look like they can stop the errors

I hope so

Not taking the 3 points right in front of the posts that early in the match was just dumb and made worse by not even jumping for their own line-out.

Wales defence looks good too - can't see Oz breaking through it much unless they sharpen up a lot in the 2nd half

Heaf wrote:Wales defence looks good too - can't see Oz breaking through it much unless they sharpen up a lot in the 2nd half

Hope you haven’t jinxed us now ‍�

See Oz just can't get it right ...

Get in!! Tompkins playing really well tonight

Told ya

Long way back for Oz now

26-6 Wales

That should be the game

Australia heading for their earliest ever exit at a World Cup. Should be the end of Jones' career, by rights.

Ever since that call to go to the corner Oz have been so poor. Wales have played a smart game plan and just let Australia keep making mistakes.

It's been a really odd game. Australia have largely tried to run it whilst barely firing a shot.

Wales are playing well but Australia are fking hopeless

Aus are hopeless. They needed another season to rebuild.

Australia are so poor.

Jones off to Japan eh...

Game over and taxi for Eddie maybe

One thing I don't like is how matey Barnes is with players, all first name terms mainly with Welsh players probably as he knows them more than Aus.
It's great to have a good rapport but I'd rather he just said "use it 9" rather than Gareth etc.
A minor irritation but it does irk. No issues with his reffing though

Australia really have fallen to bits

Will Jones survive this?

Does he even want to?

Slipper going off has been the final death knell here. The Oz scrum went from on top to hopeless.

With that advantage Wales have controlled the game excellently. Anscombe has been really good since coming on, as has Davies throughout.

So looks like Wales v Argentina (winners to play Ireland/New Zealand) and England v Fiji (winners to play France/South Africa) will be the other two QFs, barring upsets.

Seems somewhat concerning the pool stages are mostly over as a contest, with two weekends left. Only Argentina/Japan and Scotland/Ireland look like they have the potential, and it's a slim potential, for upsetting the current order of things.

BigGee wrote:Australia really have fallen to bits

Will Jones survive this?

Does he even want to?

They were saying he's been in talks with Japan to go back there...

Think we should stop kicking at goal now.

Embarrassing for Australia

This has been an awful performance, game was lost by end of the first half

Real shame - expected this to be a good match but Wales haven't even had to get out of 2nd gear

Duty281 wrote:So looks like Wales v Argentina (winners to play Ireland/New Zealand) and England v Fiji (winners to play France/South Africa) will be the other two QFs, barring upsets.

Seems somewhat concerning the pool stages are mostly over as a contest, with two weekends left. Only Argentina/Japan and Scotland/Ireland look like they have the potential, and it's a slim potential, for upsetting the current order of things.

It was ever thus

So looking like a quarter final for Wales v Argentina

Thst is also a vety winnable game from what we have seen so far!

Wales pretty much into the semis now ...

I almost feel bad for Eddie. Almost.

France or SA vs Wales or Argentina

Ireland or NZ vs England or Fiji

That's feeling very likely.

Wales' biggest win over Australia in history...25 points. Looks like that's getting eclipsed.

mikey_dragon wrote:I almost feel bad for Eddie. Almost.

I'm starting to think that it wasn't a stupid move by England to get shot of him so close to a world cup.

king_carlos wrote:France or SA vs Wales or Argentina

Ireland or NZ vs England or Fiji

That's feeling very likely.

Four very tight QFs, then two SFs which will each have a strong favourite.

But those QFs are going to be a treat. Could make a realistic case for every team in their respective match-ups.

Oz really can't do anything right tonight ...

Duty281 wrote:

king_carlos wrote:France or SA vs Wales or Argentina

Ireland or NZ vs England or Fiji

That's feeling very likely.

Four very tight QFs, then two SFs which will each have a strong favourite.

But those QFs are going to be a treat. Could make a realistic case for every team in their respective match-ups.

If memory serve me correctly SA's 3 potential knockout opponents are the 3 sides they beat in the semifinals in each of their world cup wins.

Anscombe showing how to kick to the 5m line

Struth. Oz are honking

Well either way I’m pleased with that. I feel I can relax now.

Superb by Wales. Australia utterly clueless.

If Georgia get points vs wales or Fiji, which is entirely possible, they could finish 3rd and qualify for the next World Cup.

Well done to Wales. I thought this would be close, but Australia were as bad as I've ever seen them, and Wales were accurate and executed their game plan well.

Wonder if Portugal can give Aus a few worries? I do worry for the state of the game in Australia, which appears to be in decline and this shambles of a World Cup isn't going to do it any favours.