Day 2 of Rugby World Cup 2015 is here. The opening ceremony is done and dusted and England have won the very 1st game of the tournament, with what could turn out to be a handy bonus point.
Crowds from Brighton to Gloucester will be gearing up to go to the games today with 4 matches in total to be played. The local broadcaster of the World Cup advertised that there would be 11 hours of coverage across their channels today.
The big game of the day for Springbok supporters takes place late this afternoon just outside Brighton as they face Japan in a stadium that for the World Cup is known as Brighton Community Stadium. It is normally a football ground, the home of Brighton and Hove Albion a Championship team who are top of that table at the moment.
The 1st match of the day, between Georgia and Tonga, kicks off at 15:30 SA Time (12:30 BST) and the last tonight at 20:00 BST (21:00 SA Time) when France and Italy meet.
Fixtures:
- Georgia vs Tonga – kick off 14:00 BST (13:00 SA Time)
- Canada vs Ireland – kick off 14:30 BST (15:30 SA Time)
- Japan vs South Africa – kick off 16:45 BST (17:45 SA Time)
- France vs Italy – kick off 20:00 BST (21:00 SA Time)
Lions v Sharks should be more interesting than Tonga v Georgia.
Ireland match should be good to watch and then of course, the biggie for us.
Bokke snacking on some sushi
Lovely day for rugby across all the venues, dry sunny with little wind
Georgia not standing back for Tonga.
2 line out steals and stronger in the scrum
The #Springboks make a late change. Willem Alberts out with a calf strain, Pieter Steph du Toit to start at flank. Eben Etzebeth comes onto bench.
nortie wrote:
One down; how many more to go?
He was injured beforehand wasn’t he?
Thanks Bully for putting this thread up.
I have tried to phone GBS a few times today but his phone goes straight to voicemail.
I will try to knock up a couple of live game threads for the Lions – Sharks and SA – Japan games.
Not sure it will be up to the standards of the panne, but we can only try in our webmonster’s absence.
BrumbiesBoy wrote:
He is always injured….but apparently, according to HM and the doctors all 31 players selected are super fit and raring to go.
They are going to unleash another shitstorm upon themselves.
Why take Kolisi with when you replace an injured flank with locks?
They are too stupid for words this brains trust, it’s against Japan, it’s not like Kolisi would have let the side down
nortie wrote:
Kolisi stays on the bench, they should have started with him instead of Du Toit, would have made more sense IMO.
@ nortie:
Agree absolutely, I also found that very strange.
Marcell Coetzee, pack your balsak
Georgia rattling ten types of shit out of the Tongans.
Islanders looking shell shocked, 10-3 to Georgia already
@ Scrumdown:
That’s great Scrumdown thanks will be good of you to do the live threads. Gbs was on here briefly last night sounds like he is busy in the sticks and doesn’t have good reception there. Busy with family things much of rest of today here.
Tonga score
BrumbiesBoy wrote:
Ooops, I forgot…a player who went to the tournament injured may not be replaced?
Unless it’s a “different” injury?
Maybe off a forward pass
Try not given and Georgia get a relieving penalty to keep their lead going off for half time
Bullscot wrote:
Was a try IMO. Not forward, just flat.
Even though it’s only game 2, I’m already getting irritated with the pedantic refs, assistant refs and TMO’s
Georgia beat Tonga 17 – 10.
They must be very pleased with that result while it seems that Tonga may have regresses?
I got that one wrong on Superbru!
Canada v Ireland up next.
Still scoreless after 7 min between Ireland and Canada. GO CANADA!
Ireland maul it over with Canadian lock in the bin
10/0 to Ireland
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