World Cup Rugby Semi Final

[Ken4155]

Lions v All Blacks.

Very enthralling match so far. New Zealand don't look as assured as they usually are and our guys must sense they have a real chance of making the final. Pity about the disallowed try, though:-(

[jim360]

If you're beating the All Blacks so comfortably that you can afford to make some handling errors, and even afford to let two tries go begging to Video Ref decisions, I think maybe it's worth cutting some slack.

[TonyV]

Wales will have to play well above themselves to win tomorrow.

[TonyV]

Jim yes they played really well not taking anything away from them.

[10ClarionSt]

Great performance but they have to go one better in the final,

[dannyk13]

10cs // they have to go one better in the final,//
Why?

[10ClarionSt]

To win it. This win should not be the climax of the campaign. One more to go.

[dannyk13]

10cs. They only need to play as they did today.

[ToraToraTora]

one better 10cs, who is better than the ABs? That was the final!

[10ClarionSt]

It's no good giving your best performance in the semi, then failing in the final. As I said, a great performance today, but there is one more to go.

[dannyk13]

10cs, What makes you think that they have given their best performance?

[10ClarionSt]

I don't. I just hope they don't think they have.

[dannyk13]

According to the interviews after the game they don't.

[Old_Geezer]

Puzzled. Didn't we just beat the All Blacks ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/scores-fixtures/2019-11-01

[Old_Geezer]

Or is that the 3rd/4th play off ?

[Old_Geezer]

Ok, scrub that. The BBC could have labelled it.

[emmie]

I am so pleased about the game, England deserved their win, now for Wales or SA. They played with strength, courage and massive tackling.

[Deskdiary]

Both Wales and RSA will have looked at the way England dominated NZ today and have had an audible gulp.

Barring a disaster England will win the World Cup, even against an improving and bruising RSA (I can't see Wales beating South Africa - they were poor against France plus they lost one of the world's best fullbacks for tomorrow's game through injury).

I can't decide what I want more - for Wales to lose tomorrow, or for us to beat them in the final should they manage to beat RSA.

[DTCwordfan]

Superb defence and Young's disallowed try was a try - that was an All-Black hand in there.....Man of the Match was spot on in Itoje and, for me, I said it last week, Tom Curry for Man of the Series.....but there were so many good performances....Ford and Farrell as well.

I gather the French Monsieur Plonqueur Sebastien Vahaamahina, the red-carded No8 has announced his retirement. If I was Macron, I would have extradited him.....

[Deskdiary]

I’m really surprised Young’s they was disallowed. Underhill’s was the correct decision, but Owens (who I consider to be the best ref in the world) got that one wrong.

[Deskdiary]

I love this game with an all encompassing passion, and I really miss playing it. Stopped playing in a vets side a few years ago as my body just couldn’t take it any more, so now my Sunday mornings are vested in my son who is turning into what appears to be a half decent number 11 (or as a mate of mine says, that means he can’t pass or tackle!).

Can’t wait for tomorrow morning.

This has been a great World Cup. My only regret is that Japan aren’t in tomorrow’s semi, although that regret is tinged with a bit of relief as they wouldn’t be able to beat Wales.