Rugby World Cup 2015 "When in doubt, Show em the Up N Under!"

[Badnik Mechanic]

SSMB.... This is Rugby. 

Now that you know what Rugby is... let's watch the world cup!

Here are the details (taken from GAF)

Dates & Times

Note: Times are UK local. If watching from overseas, note that daylight saving here ends on Sunday 25th October (going from BST to GMT) so take care to check times where you are.

Fri 18 Sep 20:00 - A – England v Fiji

Sat 19 Sep 12:00 – C – Tonga v Georgia
Sat 19 Sep 14:30 – D – Ireland v Canada
Sat 19 Sep 16:45 – B – South Africa v Japan
Sat 19 Sep 20:00 – D – France v Italy

Sun 20 Sep 12:00 – B – Samoa v USA
Sun 20 Sep 14:30 – A – Wales v Uruguay
Sun 20 Sep 16:45 – C – New Zealand v Argentina

Wed 23 Sep - 14:30 - B - Scotland v Japan
Wed 23 Sep - 17:00 - A - Australia v Fiji
Wed 23 Sep - 20:00 - D - France v Romania

Thu 24 Sep - 20:00 - C - New Zealand v Namibia

Fri 25 Sep - 17:00 - C - Argentina v Georgia

Sat 26 Sep - 14:30 - D - Italy v Canada
Sat 26 Sep - 17:00 - B - South Africa v Samoa
Sat 26 Sep - 20:00 - A - England v Wales

Sun 27 Sep - 12:00 - A - Australia v Uruguay
Sun 27 Sep - 14:30 - B - Scotland v USA
Sun 27 Sep - 17:00 - D - Ireland v Romania

Tue 29 Sep - 17:00 - C - Tonga v Namibia

Thu 01 Oct - 16:45 - A - Wales v Fiji
Thu 01 Oct - 20:00 - D - France v Canada

Fri 02 Oct - 20:00 - C - New Zealand v Georgia

Sat 03 Oct - 14:30 - B - Samoa v Japan
Sat 03 Oct - 17:00 - B - South Africa v Scotland
Sat 03 Oct - 20:00 - A - England v Australia

Sun 04 Oct - 14:30 - C - Argentina v Tonga
Sun 04 Oct - 17:00 - D - Ireland v Italy

Tue 06 Oct - 17:00 - D - Canada v Romania
Tue 06 Oct - 20:00 - A - Fiji v Uruguay

Wed 07 Oct - 17:00 - B - South Africa v USA
Wed 07 Oct - 20:00 - C - Namibia v Georgia

Fri 09 Oct - 20:00 - C - New Zealand v Tonga

Sat 10 Oct - 14:30 - B - Samoa v Scotland
Sat 10 Oct - 17:00 - A - Australia v Wales
Sat 10 Oct - 20:00 - A - England v Uruguay

Sun 11 Oct - 12:00 - C - Argentina v Namibia
Sun 11 Oct - 14:30 - D - Italy v Romania
Sun 11 Oct - 17:00 - D - France v Ireland
Sun 11 Oct - 20:00 - B - USA v Japan

Sat 17 Oct - 14:00 - QF1 - Winner C v Runner Up D
Sat 17 Oct - 17:00 - QF2 - Winner B v Runner Up A

Sun 18 Oct - 14:00 QF3 - Winner D v Runner Up C
Sun 18 Oct - 17:00 QF4 - Winner A v Runner Up B

Sat 24 Oct - 17:00 - SF1 - Winner QF1 v Winner QF2

=== HERE ENDETH British Summer Time ===

Sun 25 Oct - 17:00 - SF2 - Winner QF3 v Winner QF4

Fri 30 Oct - 20:00 - 3rd - Loser SF1 v Loser SF2

Sat 31 Oct - 17:00 - FINAL - Winner SF1 v Winner SF2
 

I don't understand Rugby!

Rugby is a very simple game with some rather intricate rules. The simple bit is there are 15 players a side and three ways of scoring - 

 

1. a try - worth 5 points - by putting the ball down over the opponents goal line (optionally followed by a conversion, worth an extra 2 points, by place kicking the ball over the crossbar)
2. a drop goal - worth 3 points - by drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar. Any player can do this at any time, but it is not as easy as it sounds
3. a penalty kick - worth 3 points - a place-kick over the crossbar following an infringement by the other team, taken (usually) where the infringement happened

• At any time, any player who is in front of the ball-carrier or kicker is offside and out of the game.
• No forward passing.
• No blocking
• No tackling except the ball-carrier. 
• Rugby is a contact game with little to no protective equipment.
• It's quite common to hear both the players and the ref swearing and shouting at one another.

HOLY CRAP! Rugby Sounds Awesome! How do I watch!?

• At the match itself. Held at various stadiums around the United Kingdom.
• The local pub may show it, especially in rugby towns.

Broadcasters:

• In Wales all matches are on ITV - in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland some are on ITV and some on ITV4.
• All matches livestream on ITV player: https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/

What's the half time show!?

Show? Katie Perry? Left Shark? ... ... ... No... We go to the bloke outside and eat all the pork pies.

 

So who are you backing SSMB?

Edited September 19, 2015 by Hogfather

[Covskin]

Didn't bother with the Opening Ceremony, but wow, that first match had it all!

Both sides were a bit sloppy at times, but it was a pulsating game. From Fiji's emotional national anthem to that last second grasp of a try and everything in between, we're in for a good tournament.

 

I just wish I could understand some of these intricacies. That bit where Fiji lost posession because the ball didn't bounce before being kicked out, but only because the guy wasn't in his own 22 yards...made no sense to me. I'm still coming to terms with penalty trys! To be fair, I typically only watch the Six Nations and World Cup, but with the Wasps moving to Coventry I've actually been to a couple of games now, including a friendly against Samoa. They'll need to improve from how they played a fortnight ago if they want to get to the knockout stage,

 

Anybody got tickets to go? I know someone going to the Millenium Stadium to see Australia, which has me seething with jealousy.

[DiamondX]

France v Romania

Ireland v Romania

Canada v Romania

... yep, we will lose once again

[Covskin]

JAPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!

 

What an upset! Everytime South Africa scored, Japan were able to slowly peg them back, and what an ending!

 

Gone are the days when there was a massive gulf between the big five and the rest, now anybody can beat anybody on their day.

[Kevin]

JAPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!

 

What an upset! Everytime South Africa scored, Japan were able to slowly peg them back, and what an ending!

 

Gone are the days when there was a massive gulf between the big five and the rest, now anybody can beat anybody on their day.

Even the commentator couldn't believe that one! That was quite an impressive win by Japan!

Aso, shame the US lost, but no surprise since Rugby isn't very big over here.