Rugby World Cup 2023
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AccidentalDenz
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I'm starting to think Ireland might actually win the thing!
Me & dad are still on speaking terms after that match (he's a Scotland fan, while I'm an English-born Ireland fan!), which is good.
Me & dad are still on speaking terms after that match (he's a Scotland fan, while I'm an English-born Ireland fan!), which is good.
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AccidentalDenz
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Dad's an Irish national due to his parents, so he's conflicted at the best of times. Mum's side of the family is half-Welsh/half-Irish, so between both my parents and my being born in England, I tick all the boxes!i bet that household is peaceful and quiet
I'm also officially a dual national as of a few weeks ago once Dublin accepted that I'm Irish because of my grandparents. I'm a total mongrel!
SpyderTracks
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I'm exactly the same, 1/8th Irish, part Indian, mostly british, although there's some scottish in there too, I grew up abroad until I was 9 years old, and then worked abroad from 16 to 23.Dad's an Irish national due to his parents, so he's conflicted at the best of times. Mum's side of the family is half-Welsh/half-Irish, so between both my parents and my being born in England, I tick all the boxes!
I'm also officially a dual national as of a few weeks ago once Dublin accepted that I'm Irish because of my grandparents. I'm a total mongrel!
I have no idea what I am. I decided I wasn't british, so whenever someone asked me I'd just reply I was "International"
I confused as hell at the best of times though, tell you that!
AccidentalDenz
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France won their group and so will be playing South Africa next Sunday in St-Denis. South Africa won the last World Cup, so are maybe the favourites in that game. France playing in France will give them an edge - should be an interesting game whatever happens.
So many of the better kickers keep waiting until the last second, Sexton had one the other week where I felt like he had gone over time, but the ref ignored it. If they're introducing a timer for kicks, then it is right that they enforce it, so credit to the ref for doing it.
HomerJ
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Martinr36
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Mmm I wonder what the @ActuallyDenz household is like nowDad's an Irish national due to his parents, so he's conflicted at the best of times. Mum's side of the family is half-Welsh/half-Irish, so between both my parents and my being born in England, I tick all the boxes!
I'm also officially a dual national as of a few weeks ago once Dublin accepted that I'm Irish because of my grandparents. I'm a total mongrel!
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AccidentalDenz
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Me and dad are both disappointed (dad defaults to Ireland once Scotland are out of tournaments), but ultimately the All Blacks were better and deserved to squeak through. It could have been a different result on another night, but it wasn't to be. Being English, I'd like to see England do well, but I think I want France to win the World Cup so there's a new name on the trophy.
Martinr36
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Yeah, and when you think they theoretically only had 14 men for 3 quarters of the match.........
AccidentalDenz
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It seemed like Fiji played for 80 minutes while England went missing after half-time for quite a while there allowing Fiji back into the game.
Martinr36
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yeah think that sums it up pretty well
AccidentalDenz
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I suspect the two semi-finals will be fairly one-sided, although my desire to see a new name on the trophy means half-heartedly cheering for Argentina which I suspect will be fruitless, even though they did beat the All Blacks last year. All Blacks/Sprinboks final could be interesting!