honestly united Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 The gap between Tier 1 and Tier 2 is never going to close until the Tier 2 nations start getting regular games against the top teams. If you take Fiji and Georgia as the 2 best Tier 2 nations (and I would class Japan as Tier 1.5 now - .5 as they are as good as Tier 1 just dont get to play with the big boys yet) man for man Fiji are better than Italy, Georgia forwards probably better, just there backs let them down at the moment. The problem they have is preparation time, and competition. All of Fiji's players and a good portion of Georgia's are playing at better club sides than Italy's players, so they are used to playing at a high standard in club games, but internationally they just dont get a chance. Georgia are stuck in the REC which is decent (Romania, Spain, Russia, Portugal etc) but are winning that easily every year but have started going backwards as there is no where to kick on to, except for the odd friendly in between world cups. Scotland are the first Tier 1 nation to go there and play, yet they have been in the top 12 countries in the world for the last 4 years. Fiji like the other PI's just dont have the money to get the players into camps like the big nations do. Scotland were in a camp for about 100 days on and off from the end of the season, Fiji had 2 months but that included PNC games in that time, and although they do get some decent fixtures in November, they struggle to get there best players released to play. These countries deserve a fairer crack of the whip in between world cups. There needs to be a more inclusive qualification rather than the top 3 in each group pre-qualifying and esnuring Tier 1's play more Tier 2's outside of world cups otherwise you just ensure the status quo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Just catching up with the game from this morning, and up to the red card. The other Italian might still get a ticket to the judiciary. Barnes handled it well, but he could and maybe should have sent both off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, John Lambies Doos said: 1 hour ago, Detournement said: Italy easily beat Georgia last year. Japan are the only team who are possibly on their level. Ireland nearly got nil'd by Wales. We nearly got nil'd by Ireland. Oz got nil'd by New Zealand. That's just this year, these things happen to Tier 1 nations. They didn't beat them easily, by about 11 points in Italy.. Georgia would beat them in Tbilisi and Georgia got hammered by Fiji. Italy are shite I watched the game. Italy cruised it. You can't just say that Georgia would beat them in Tbsili. Italy have some decent backs who can play when they get the chance. The Georgian backs are terrible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 One thing I'd like to see is a European Championship that's separate from the 6 nations and held in 2021, 2025, 2029 etc. Maybe 16 teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 13 minutes ago, Donathan said: One thing I'd like to see is a European Championship that's separate from the 6 nations and held in 2021, 2025, 2029 etc. Maybe 16 teams. 12 teams would be good, 6N and REC, 4 groups of 3, 2 pool games, semi and final could be done in 4 weeks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
same_ol_g35 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Come on Glasgow. Let's turn it around after that debacle last week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggy Snake Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Scotstoun looking pretty bare tonight by normal standards. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Glasgow scrum looks good. McNichol is an arsehole. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 WTF is Rob Harley doing there? Ramsay Bolton at 10 for Scarlets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 That ball went straight out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Minus the internationals I'm not convinced any fucker knows how this is meant to work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 He's a yard from the line with no-one in front of him and he's dropped it under no pressure. That should be advantage over, not going back for a penalty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
same_ol_g35 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Mark Connolly said: He's a yard from the line with no-one in front of him and he's dropped it under no pressure. That should be advantage over, not going back for a penalty. I hate that as well. But you see it in every match. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Mark Connolly said: He's a yard from the line with no-one in front of him and he's dropped it under no pressure. That should be advantage over, not going back for a penalty. Pass was a mile forward as well which is why he couldn't catch it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Frisbee is fucking shite. Find a guy called Aerobie and I'll be happier. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, same_ol_g35 said: I hate that as well. But you see it in every match. I'll try to find the video, but there was a game years ago when that happened, and Alan Lewis gave a scrum, then told the winger "I can't be blamed for your skill level." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
same_ol_g35 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo said: Frisbee is fucking shite. Find a guy called Aerobie and I'll be happier. Shame he's not called boomerang, so he could f**k off back where he came from quicker. I'll get my coat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
same_ol_g35 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Mark Connolly said: I'll try to find the video, but there was a game years ago when that happened, and Alan Lewis gave a scrum, then told the winger "I can't be blamed for your skill level." The way it should be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) May I be the first to mention that the referee is an absolute c**t. 1062 pages of this thread and apparently not a single poster has said it yet. Edited October 4, 2019 by Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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