July 24, 20241 yr How are you watching USA? All I see on Peacock is Uruguay-Fiji right now. I don't know the first thing about rugby but I think Fiji is skullfucking Uruguay.
July 24, 20241 yr wait did we just play for a tie on purpose? seems like kind of a bitch move at the end there
July 24, 20241 yr I enjoyed watching that more than full squad I have watched in the past. Purists probably hate it. Liked the space and runs, even though scoring was still low. Full disclosure not a rugby aficionado by any stretch
July 24, 20241 yr Author Ireland and South Africa. Ireland try in extra time of 1st half. leads 5-0 Apparently these 2 teams are rivals.
July 24, 20241 yr Author yellow card on south Africa, I do like this penalty system and how quick it is. 2 minute penalty. Ireland sneaks through and poof in for a try.
July 24, 20241 yr Japan tried to onside kick the opening kickoff and New Zealand damn near returned it for a touchdown. This one could get ugly.
July 24, 20241 yr Author it's so interesting seeing how different the strategies are with the different teams. Spread vs not and how quick guys are vs how powerful they are. 12-7 nz vs japan
July 24, 20241 yr Japan's coach should tell his players to stop letting the NZ guys just run right past them.
July 24, 20241 yr Author damn that was crazy. Japan scores with a kick and slam I guess the equivalent of a massive deep pass connection. Final 40-12 NZ over Japan but a good ending.
July 24, 20241 yr it was on the USA network on regular TV. 12-12 draw. Split the points.Also, DTV has a live 4K stream.
July 24, 20241 yr Not sure if Kenya is generally considered good, but they are playing the Australians pretty tough.
July 24, 20241 yr damn we basically just like fumble as soon as we have the ball and Fiji grabs it and runs in
July 24, 20241 yr Author Sark needs to recruit out of the fiji rugby 7's ranks. these guys are animals.
July 24, 20241 yr Wait did I just hear the announcer say that some random American guy is the 2 time world player of the year? That doesn't seem right.
July 24, 20241 yr Author Just now, tokamak said: Wait did I just hear the announcer say that some random American guy is the 2 time world player of the year? That doesn't seem right. Perry, he seems very fast. lol
July 25, 20241 yr 18 hours ago, immamac said: Perry, he seems very fast. lol He's got a hat trick this morning, USA ahead 28-12 late in the second, with a man advantage.
July 25, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, BamaATL said: He's got a hat trick this morning, USA ahead 28-12 late in the second, with a man advantage. Make it 4 tries and a final, 33-17.
July 25, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, WBT said: 4 tries now Hell of a performance, I don't have much knowledge on this, but it doesn't seem like we tackle/defend all that well, at least by comparison to the big boys like Fiji, Australia, etc.
July 25, 20241 yr The size/speed combination for Fiji is unreal Big run for manbun and the hosts score 1st vs Fiji
July 25, 20241 yr I'm only sorta paying attention to this. Why do they sometimes kick the extra point from right up close and other times from way far away?
July 25, 20241 yr 9 minutes ago, tokamak said: I'm only sorta paying attention to this. Why do they sometimes kick the extra point from right up close and other times from way far away? You kick in line with where you ground the ball for a try. Score out wide and you basically have a 40 meter drop goal attempt. Score under the posts and the conversion is way easier.
July 25, 20241 yr 12 minutes ago, tokamak said: I'm only sorta paying attention to this. Why do they sometimes kick the extra point from right up close and other times from way far away? I see Rudiger answered it. If you ground it or down it outside you wouldn't want to be close to the goal line on the kick because of the angle, so you have to back it up.
July 25, 20241 yr 23 minutes ago, AbeFroman said: I see Rudiger answered it. If you ground it or down it outside you wouldn't want to be close to the goal line on the kick because of the angle, so you have to back it up. So the sideline-to-sideline placement is based on where you ground it, but the distance from the goal line is up to the kicker?
July 25, 20241 yr 11 minutes ago, tokamak said: So the sideline-to-sideline placement is based on where you ground it, but the distance from the goal line is up to the kicker? I'm a casual watcher, but that's the way I've always understood it. It's up to the kicker as long as they are inline with where it was touched down.
July 25, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, tokamak said: So the sideline-to-sideline placement is based on where you ground it, but the distance from the goal line is up to the kicker? Correct. Especially in 15s where you can kick from a tee, you’ll often see them kick from behind the 22 because it gives them a better angle. And you can kick inside the 22, but as soon as you start your run up to kick, the other team (which has to start behind the try line) can start running up to try to block your kick.
July 25, 20241 yr On 7/24/2024 at 11:11 AM, tokamak said: NZ seems good at this The All Blacks do NOT suck at Rugby.
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