Semi final 1 match thread. 8pm UK Arg v NZ

Can los pumas take on the mighty all blacks up front? Will king boff kick them to a half time squeeky bum time for the kiwis? Will Dmac light up the field and shut down all his detractors? Will we see a different haka tonight?

Find out later!

Head, heart and arse requested before the match please.

Your head being your rational prediction. Your heart your longed for. And your arse your 6 pints deep wild take.

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30 Comments

Olap@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Think I'm watching this an hour delayed tonight. We shall see

Head: NZ by 20 Heart: Arg by 5 Arse: early red for NZ with a draw at 80. Boff with the winning penalty

Tagger@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Head: New Zealand by more than 10. Heart: Argentina by 1 with a conversion in the red to seal it.

Arse: New Zealand to be over confident, rocked by two quick Argentinian tries and a very good lead at half time. New Zealand to reorganise in the second and force their way back into it for a nail biting finish.

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Arse.

TIN@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 2y (7 replies)

I was hoping for more of a contest here

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

And this with Richie Mo'unga having a rough day at the office.

Olap@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Tomorrow more of a contest I should think

TIN@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 2y

I don't think I'd bet on that!

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (3 replies)

They messed up the draw for the pools. The four in form "semifinal" teams met in the quarters.

TagMeInSkipIGotThis@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 2y

I was thinking about that some more. I've been a bit anti the draw in the past because it was so lopsided. But; there's something to be said for doing the draw at least 2 years out. It makes test matches in the first 2 years of a World Cup cycle mean more. We want the tier 1 teams to try to be the best in the world all the time, not just from 18 months out from a World Cup.

WingedThing@lemmy.one · 1 pts · 2y

Yeah, it's too bad. Every QF was electric, which is great, but It really feels like France and Ireland should be in the semis

TIN@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 2y

Absolutely, watching the two games on Sunday it was like South Africa and France were playing a different sport

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Shut up Fitzpatrick! Talks a load of bollocks and repeats what the others already said.

Olap@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Yeah, he's looking increasingly out of his depth. A bit like Woodward and McGeechan

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

2 minutes in, Argentina looking slick.

Olap@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Managed to tune in live, only 5 min late. That they are from the 3 I've got. Long may it continue!

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Smith: Fuck you taking the ball out of the scrum before I say so. Guess I'll just score the try myself.

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Whatever it was Reiko Ioane did to set that up, I think that's my sexual orientation.

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Finally blue get a ruck turnover. Maybe it won't all be one way traffic.

Olap@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Pens and knock ons costing them really heavily this half

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Knock ons from wonky passes.

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (4 replies)

MOTM Telea?

Olap@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Missed the announcement. But a fine choice imo

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

No announcement yet. Just my guess. Yours?

Olap@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Hard to see past Will Jordan for me

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Finisher finishes. That 3rd try was something tho.

theboy@jlai.lu · 2 pts · 2y

Was hoping for more of a contest, though I think we all knew what was happening in this match before it started.

Think the try before half time ended the match as a contest, in as much as it could be described as such.

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Commentary trying to explain where there were no blue jerseys over there, but I didn't understand it.

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Go blue! Go blue! Nice move!

Olap@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Ending with what you expect sadly. ABs warming up for next week it feels here

not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

"Sadly" LOL.

I do wish it was a little closer tho.