2017 Rugby League World Cup

[HappilyManly]

91 minutes and the Scots score

74-6 full time finally

 

[Spartan Eagle]

Kiwis 74 Scotland 6. Very close game for a world cup.

 

[The Who]

I must say that the tartan-like shorts of the Scotts looked very fetching.
They would have looked fine walking along the Manly promenade.

 

[HoldenV8]

How Morgan is starting over DCE dumbfounds me to no end.

The same player, not playing in this WC, who's influence saw Morgan leapfrog DCE at Origin level also has a big influence on the current team. No prizes for guessing who that is.....

Pity because I think Cronk and DCE would work better than Cronk and Morgan.

Don't think DCE was available for selection due to the hip injury.

Like a few, I think DCE would have put off any surgery if he had been selected for his country. But once he pulled out of the PM's XIII game because Mrs Cherry-Evans was due to give birth he seemed to drop back down the pecking order so he decided to have the surgery.

 

[HoldenV8]

Scotland were brave, pardon the pun (they had to be to wear those shorts), but were completely outclassed.

 

[HappilyManly]

Like a few, I think DCE would have put off any surgery if he had been selected for his country. But once he pulled out of the PM's XIII game because Mrs Cherry-Evans was due to give birth he seemed to drop back down the pecking order so he decided to have the surgery.

Chez has now got 3 daughters

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba-7bKUnMMz/

 

[HoldenV8]

Chez has now got 3 daughters

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba-7bKUnMMz/

Poor Cherry LOL

Nah seriously, good luck to Daly and his missus.

 

[Harvies elbow]

Apparently a bit of feeling during the week between the rival fans in Christchurch.
Wouldn't like to have been in the middle of that.

 

[HappilyManly]

Nice prayer circle by both Teams to symbolise unity - then the Ref blew the whistle

 

[Harvies elbow]

The atmosphere at this ground would be unbelievable.

 

[ALinda]

Nice prayer circle by both Teams to symbolise unity - then the Ref blew the whistle

The prayer circle together as well as both teams hugging BEFORE the game, which I've not seen previously....powerful stuff. The cheering crowd was so loud it nearly drowned out the players' war dances.

 

[Harvies elbow]

Not sure about that rule.
If a player deliberately runs behind his team mate in a position like that he should be penalised.
Samoa would've been better off taking a dive.

 

[HappilyManly]

Not sure about that rule.
If a player deliberately runs behind his team mate in a position like that he should be penalised.
Samoa would've been better off taking a dive.

'No proximity' called - it was a shepherd

 

[Class of 96]

This is entertaining stuff. Been looking forward to seeing these 2 massive teams.

 

[HappilyManly]

The crowd is even more animated than the PNG one

Such a fast game by such huge men

 

[mickqld]

Papalli looks like he's been on the KFC and beers. Totally looks unfit and uninterested.

 

[mickqld]

Tonga a real smokey for this comp. I reckon they could take England and really put it to Aus and NZ

 

[HappilyManly]

Tonga a real smokey for this comp. I reckon they could take England and really put it to Aus and NZ

Tonga can take the Lions easy.

They can't match the Roos for 80 minutes though.
Watch them fade in the last 20 and throw lazy passes

 

[Class of 96]

Amazing scenes from the pre-match crowd for the Eng-Leb game. More blue and white shirts with a Jaycar logo than national colours lol.

It's moments like these I wish I had a mobile kebab franchise.

 

[HappilyManly]

Tartan Daks for Lottoland

That sea eagle on AFB's thigh - amazing