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[Beebo]

Etzebeth gets the lightest ban possible off World Rugby for his gouge. What a surprise.

Joe Marler got 10 weeks for tickling Wynn Jones in the privates. Which was clearly a silly and provocative thing to do, but hurt no one.

Seems like they have got their priorities wrong here.


View: https://youtu.be/yLM-ke1Yrb8?si=1yYK6rdHXd7is-r2

 

[Dogtrousers]

OK, here's Cyclechat's own rankings-driven predictor of how things will play out. Far superior to the BBC's

I'll repost it as and when rankings change.

I can't guarantee that I've distributed the best 3rd placed teams properly, but as they all lose in the round of 16 it doesn't have any further consequence.

Winners picked out in green. These aren't my predictions, they are all based on the rankings.

I was surprised to see Canada absent and ranked so low. And then realised I was getting the women's game mixed up with the men's

 

[Beebo]

OK, here's Cyclechat's own rankings-driven predictor of how things will play out. Far superior to the BBC's

I'll repost it as and when rankings change.

I can't guarantee that I've distributed the best 3rd placed teams properly, but as they all lose in the round of 16 it doesn't have any further consequence.

Winners picked out in green. These aren't my predictions, they are all based on the rankings.
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I was surprised to see Canada absent and ranked so low. And then realised I was getting the women's game mixed up with the men's

Almost pointless even having a competition now with such an impressive wall chart.

 

[AndyRM]

Almost pointless even having a competition now with such an impressive wall chart.

I agree.

Can you do one for the football World Cup please @Dogtrousers? Bonus points if the winner is someone who doesn't get through the playoffs which haven't happened yet.

You've got a bit of time, the official draw doesn't start until 5pm tonight; although there will be plenty of waffle before the draw starts, and during because Rio Ferdinand is doing it,

"Aaaahhhh England...

Aaaahhhh Uzbekistan...

Aaaahhhh Norway..."

etc.

 

[Pblakeney]

OK, here's Cyclechat's own rankings-driven predictor of how things will play out. Far superior to the BBC's

I'll repost it as and when rankings change.

I can't guarantee that I've distributed the best 3rd placed teams properly, but as they all lose in the round of 16 it doesn't have any further consequence.

Winners picked out in green. These aren't my predictions, they are all based on the rankings.
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I was surprised to see Canada absent and ranked so low. And then realised I was getting the women's game mixed up with the men's

A long shopping list for the bookies? 😉

 

[Pross]

I agree.

Can you do one for the football World Cup please @Dogtrousers? Bonus points if the winner is someone who doesn't get through the playoffs which haven't happened yet.

You've got a bit of time, the official draw doesn't start until 5pm tonight; although there will be plenty of waffle before the draw starts, and during because Rio Ferdinand is doing it,

"Aaaahhhh England...

Aaaahhhh Uzbekistan...

Aaaahhhh Norway..."

etc.

Jeez, they're not going to expect him to read the names are they? Can't he just pick them out and pass them to someone else?

 

[AndyRM]

Jeez, they're not going to expect him to read the names are they? Can't he just pick them out and pass them to someone else?

He should pass them to former Leeds and Scotland winger Arthur Graham, who is clearly the man for the job.

 

[Pross]

Is he deciding on the winner of the peace prize too?

 

[AndyRM]

Is he deciding on the winner of the peace prize too?

Why would he want to tarnish his otherwise exemplary record getting involved with that pish?

 

[Beebo]

Is he deciding on the winner of the peace prize too?

Are the bookies taking bets or is it a dead cert?

 

[Pblakeney]

Are the bookies taking bets or is it a dead cert?

1/5 on apparently.
Much better odds than I expected. A 20% return within 24 hours is pretty good going.

 

[Beebo]

1/5 on apparently.
Much better odds than I expected. A 20% return within 24 hours is pretty good going.

It’s the sort of thing you could add on the end of an accumulator.

 

[Dorset Boy]

Etzebeth gets the lightest ban possible off World Rugby for his gouge. What a surprise.

Utterly pathetic ban for a deliberate eye gouge.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

LOL
Watching Curry shoving a Glasgow player about, after he’d scored a try.
Way to celebrate getting off a shoving rap.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Utterly pathetic ban for a deliberate eye gouge.

Even Saffa fans think he should have got a year.
12 weeks is a low end sanction, even on the accidental gouge.