2017 Rugby League World Cup

[double hoops]

Come on fiji

 

[Harvies elbow]

What an upset !!!

 

[HappilyManly]

Bula, bula

2 Teams of freak try scorers, play a 4-2 penalty kick game

 

[Clay]

Barret coached the juniors at Penrith, why the F*** doesn't he bring over Kikau, that guy is just what we need in the 2nd row

 

[HappilyManly]

The games between the Polynesian nations should be played in NZ. That’s where the big gates are and it’s also a nice way to help out the game in NZ.

There are more league loving/playing Polynesians in Campbelltown area than in NZ

 

[Bearfax]

New Zealand arent the powerful team they've been with their islanders playing elsewhere. That's Tonga and Fiji taking them out. Now if PNG can defeat the Poms there will be 3 Pac Is sides in the semis with Australia. And I wouldnt be overly confident of Australia winning the trophy. They may even miss the final. Now that would be something. An all Pac Is World Cup final. So who said this is a foregone conclusion between Australia and either NZ or the Poms. This series has really come alive

 

[manlyfan76]

NZ gone now for England to be beaten by PNG.

Loved Fiji winning. Best world cup ever.

 

[brad]

One team played for money and the other for their country . Its time to look at bringing in a side like fiji to our game . #Passion .

 

[Bradza]

Didn't get a good replay of it at the game that I could see, did Moses actually knock that ball on going for the try ? A couple of minutes later he was going ballistic at the Lebanon bench about something and I was guessing it was that call

Yes he did.

Agree on Moses but geez he can bitch like a little school girl!

Was thinking of you during the match- it would have been an unexpectedly exciting game. My favourite match of the tournament. Gutsy defensive effort from Lebanon.

 

[Deleted member 26876]

This is by far the most interesting RL world cup we've seen. Was strangely confident Fiji would win this although the realisation that sides like Tonga and Fiji are capable of such wins still made me feel shocked

 

[winnyason]

Aku had very good game in centres

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

Yes he did.

Agree on Moses but geez he can bitch like a little school girl!

Was thinking of you during the match- it would have been an unexpectedly exciting game. My favourite match of the tournament. Gutsy defensive effort from Lebanon.

I ended up cheering Lebanon coz it was 98% Tongans there, I thought they would give a good account of themselves but they played above what I thought they could. The tries they scored were magic and it looked like Fittler told them at halftime to go out and enjoy themselves

Back to Fittler, awesome rep coach. Players love to play for him, and he may sound out there at times in commentary, but his footy brain is up there with the best, and he had clearly picked out some weaknesses in tonga and built a game plan around it which he got his boys to execute and the teams always seem on board with him

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

Shaun Johnson is the most pitiful excuse for a supposed top line half that I've ever seen, absolutely rubbish

 

[Harvies elbow]

I ended up cheering Lebanon coz it was 98% Tongans there, I thought they would give a good account of themselves but they played above what I thought they could. The tries they scored were magic and it looked like Fittler told them at halftime to go out and enjoy themselves

Back to Fittler, awesome rep coach. Players love to play for him, and he may sound out there at times in commentary, but his footy brain is up there with the best, and he had clearly picked out some weaknesses in tonga and built a game plan around it which he got his boys to execute and the teams always seem on board with him

It'll be a different crowd when they play in the Lebanese capital of belmore.
Yeah fitter did a great job, especially with Farah and Moses combining as well as they did.
I thought the crowd st Wellington would have been bigger though.

 

[nightster]

Aku had very good game in centres

as did Api at hooker

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

It'll be a different crowd when they play in the Lebanese capital of belmore.
Yeah fitter did a great job, especially with Farah and Moses combining as well as they did.
I thought the crowd st Wellington would have been bigger though.

Yeah really disappointing crowd there, and it really is a general theme in NZ now with most sports tbh, even the rugby below All Blacks level doesn't fill most stadiums

Another disappointment for me is that the tournament loses the girl that's runs water for Lebanon, she definitely caught my eye haha

 

[winnyason]

as did Api at hooker

Api continues to impress

 

[SeaEagle21]

Barret coached the juniors at Penrith, why the F*** doesn't he bring over Kikau, that guy is just what we need in the 2nd row

He has been great for Fiji at the WC, he has potential

 

[winnyason]

Yeah really disappointing crowd there, and it really is a general theme in NZ now with most sports tbh, even the rugby below All Blacks level doesn't fill most stadiums

Another disappointment for me is that the tournament loses the girl that's runs water for Lebanon, she definitely caught my eye haha

Yeah given footy being played very disappointing. Crowds for tournament as whole 275k i say 10 tommorow tops. As whole event may get 370k.
Uk and france attracted 450 4 years ago.

 

[Harvies elbow]

Where it's been a winner is the tv ratings.
Seems to be the way of it these days.
Much easier to watch on tele.