Rugby League World Cup

MiketheSnow

Two fantastic matches

NZ v Fiji
Tonga v Samoa

Nepia

@MiketheSnow said in Rugby League World Cup:

Two fantastic matches

NZ v Fiji
Tonga v Samoa

Yep, and two fantastic results (end result in NZ's case, not how they got there).

Nice work Samoa!

MiketheSnow

The Fijian singing was top notch too

ACT Crusader

The second half of that Tonga v Samoa match was enthralling stuff. Tonga had their chances but lack a bit of game breaking. Well done to Samoa for getting this far.

Man I’m nervous about our match against the Aussies. We will need to play out of our skins and out kicking game will have to be a thousand times better. But we do have a bit of fire power up front that if they bring their A game can trouble the Aussie forwards and make them move around.

canefan

@ACT-Crusader said in Rugby League World Cup:

The second half of that Tonga v Samoa match was enthralling stuff. Tonga had their chances but lack a bit of game breaking. Well done to Samoa for getting this far.

Man I’m nervous about our match against the Aussies. We will need to play out of our skins and out kicking game will have to be a thousand times better. But we do have a bit of fire power up front that if they bring their A game can trouble the Aussie forwards and make them move around.

We do tend to improve over the course of a tournament away. We are going to have to....

kiwiinmelb

Funnily enough even though our form has been scratchy I think we are capable of pulling a massive game out of our arses because it’s Australia .

But if that did happen and we managed to pull it off , I would be concerned about how we back up a week later .

That would be a kiwis thing to do , beat Australia and then lose to the poms .

mariner4life

our best prop rotation will shade theirs. Joey Manu would make the Aussie back line

I don't see where we have any other advantage.

We're going to have to play a kiwi test for the ages to win. Which would mean England pumping us in the final.

ACT Crusader

And if we somehow, some way, in some lunar eclipse world we do beat the Aussies, I wouldn’t really care what happened after that. Aussie halves are a massive concern for us because they both like to run and take on the line. At the very least we need to crowd them and pressure their kicking game so we don’t get camped in our half.

Victor Meldrew

See there's a Wheelchair RLWC.

Anyone know if there's a difference between Wheelchair League and Union?

canefan

@Victor-Meldrew said in Rugby League World Cup:

See there's a Wheelchair RLWC.

Anyone know if there's a difference between Wheelchair League and Union?

They allow head high shots in RLWC?

ACT Crusader

Not a bad first half by our women team vs the Aussies.

Impressed with our defence. Attack is a little hit and miss.

kiwiinmelb

Great start by the kiwis

MiketheSnow

What a pace to this match

Great start from NZ

Loads of pressure both in attack and defence

Fabulous try

Aus 0-6 NZ
12 mins

sparky

Kiwis get the first try!

Jailbreak7

What a pass! Hughes is Jonny on the spot, great try.

sparky

Some big hits on these Aussies.

MiketheSnow

One lapse of concentration and Aus are in

Great kick and catch

Aus 6-6 NZ
17 mins

Soft try. Can't afford that against Australia.

sparky

Opps, Australia with a soft try against the run of play.

Go again, boys, go again!

kiwiinmelb

A physical game with lots of offloads and ball movement has always been the style that can give the Aussies problems , our best victories over them have always been when we perfect that

MiketheSnow

Next ABs defence coach should be the NZ league defensive coach

Boa constrictors

sparky

Great defence and the Aussies spill the ball. Beauitful!

sparky

@MiketheSnow said in Rugby League World Cup:

Next ABs defence coach should be the NZ league defensive coach

Boa constrictors

Different class to Scott Mcleod that's for sure.

sparky

Aussie offside. Chance to take the lead.

MiketheSnow

Penalty is good

Aus 6-8 NZ
26 mins

MiketheSnow

Kicking game and kick chase superb from NZ

MiketheSnow

Unlucky

Great stop but not held

Aus in at the corner

Aus 10-8 NZ
30 mins

sparky

Bit of Aussie magic there. Fair try. 8-10.

MiketheSnow

Fantastic try

Pace and precision

Aus 10-14 NZ
38 mins

sparky

New Zealand retake the lead.

Victor Meldrew

Brown in

12-10 with conversion to come