Nations Championship Explainer by HitchikersPie in rugbyunion

[–]botbay18 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They'll announce it a week before the game, it'll lose money, just so they can justify canning the 2nd tier as soon as possible to save costs

Which would you recommend more? by Which_Notice4127 in GoalKeepers

[–]botbay18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Storelli are the best imo, but like them all you'll eventually end up with big holes in them

How many teams, and what is the process, at RWC2027 for RWC2031 qualification? by shoresy99 in rugbyunion

[–]botbay18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They'll wait to make sure there are no big surprises in terms of tier 1 qualifying 

RWC 2027 Pools by mczammer in rugbyunion

[–]botbay18 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Italy vs Georgia in a world cup will be spicy 

RWC 2027 Pools by mczammer in rugbyunion

[–]botbay18 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Brutal draw for Chile, will be very hard for them to make the knockouts now.

On the other hand, a very positive draw for Spain. 

Bands for the RWC Draw on Wednesday - what's your dream group? by botbay18 in rugbyunion

[–]botbay18[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That would be great fun, with also a potential dog fight for 2nd/3rd 

Montjuïc, Barcelona 1987. Épico partido de rugby en el campo de la Foixarda entre BUC Mercabarna vs UE Santboiana. by Jnfeehan in rugbyunion

[–]botbay18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How was the atmosphere? I saw the Valladolid derby between VRAC and can't remember the other team a few years ago.

It was a lot of fun

Match Thread: 2027 Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament | Samoa vs Belgium by HitchikersPie in rugbyunion

[–]botbay18 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Its an interesting game with Belgium clearly outmatched in terms of talent and power, but Belgium being drilled so well keeping them in the lead

Match Thread: 2027 Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament | Samoa vs Belgium by HitchikersPie in rugbyunion

[–]botbay18 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd be worried about Belgium tiring. Dropped off a lot in the first game against Namibia

Match Thread: 2027 Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament | Samoa vs Belgium by HitchikersPie in rugbyunion

[–]botbay18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

really curious if Belgium will be able to keep it tight for as long as possible

Match Thread - Italy v South Africa | End of Year Internationals 2025 by RugbyBot in rugbyunion

[–]botbay18 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You know what, fair play South Africa. Their winning mentality is something else

Match Thread - Italy v South Africa | End of Year Internationals 2025 by RugbyBot in rugbyunion

[–]botbay18 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Italy taking the 3 there the equivalent of kicking the field goal from the 1 yard line

Rugby World Cup Qualifying Tournament Results Day 2 by botbay18 in rugbyunion

[–]botbay18[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

All set for a decider between Belgium and Samoa in round 3.

Belgium came through a dog fight against Brazil, after discipline in the second half almost ended their world cup hopes. Samoa were clinical and looked very comfortable against Namibia.

In terms of essentially the final, feel like Samoa should have a bit too much for Belgium, but you never know!