Rugby League Discussion Thread
Join Date: Aug 2008
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Why did I sit through that crap
Join Date: May 2010
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Not familiar with the sport much at all, but looked at the Wikipedia page for the World Cup.
WTF is up with the groups of different sizes? Seems like a really goofy-ass way to run a tournament.
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Also strange is that two of the four teams that are 25/1 or less for the tournament are in Group A, and the other two in Group B (Tonga are apparently good). After that it's Samoa at 100/1, Fiji 200/1 and Papua New Guinea (!) at 250/1.
By contrast the ninth favourite for the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup are 66/1.
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Only started watching around twenty minutes in, that was fun.
Join Date: Sep 2006
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I don't watch much league but that was a great game. I was expecting England to get hammered but we actually looked like the better team in most areas, with the vital exception of not being able to finish in the last 20.
Join Date: Jun 2004
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the attacking by both sides wasn't great (though england's was obviously far worse), but apart from that it was a great game. no one for australia played particularly well, it really was a huge chance gone begging.
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Challenge Cup Final is excellent.
Join Date: Nov 2004
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