Summer Paris 2024 - Day 1

[catstorm]

These kickoffs are bullshit, they are not contesting the ball they are just attacking the player, you can’t do that.

 

[BobbyMorri]

Why are there two Day 1 threads, I’m tired and it’s confusing.

one of them is (-) 1 day. Negative One Day

ala, Thursday. Friday was the opening ceremony

 

[drd23]

Fiji just too good in the 7s

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Yep all over

Nice penalty/field goal to go with 3 tries Fiji up 24-7

And another try as the clock hits 0.00 under the post

 

[Jeremias]

Oh well. Fiji far too good.

When do the women get their campaign underway?

 

[catstorm]

Fiji have been great but the ref allowing them to infringe at every single ****ing kick off they have done has enormously helped them.

 

[Andronicus]

She doesn't know how to shut up does she?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

LukeParkerno1 did you see Djokovic?

Yeah did. Expected result next round gets harder.

 

[The_Todd07]

Fiji have been great but the ref allowing them to infringe at every single ****ing kick off they have done has enormously helped them.

That and at least 1 if not 2 knock ons in the lead up to their first try

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Fiji have been great but the ref allowing them to infringe at every single ****ing kick off they have done has enormously helped them.

Well we should be able to catch the thing and Fiji are more likely to beat France

 

[Drummond]

Yeah did. Expected result next round gets harder.

Draw from hell really. I mean Rafa at RG, Fils coming off a 500 title, Tsitsipas in maybe his best surface, Zverev, Alcaraz.

Yeah okay.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Oh well. Fiji far too good.

When do the women get their campaign underway?

Tomorrow fairly sure. Are we even that good anymore in that?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Fiji vs Les Blues could be a classic. Might be like 1995 WC in SAF, and the home team gets an unexpected win of the trophy/Gold as the crowd drives the home team to victory.

 

[catstorm]

Well we should be able to catch the thing and Fiji are more likely to beat France

Bit hard to catch it getting smacked in the back of the head.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Draw from hell really. I mean Rafa at RG, Fils coming off a 500 title, Tsitsipas in maybe his best surface, Zverev, Alcaraz.

Yeah okay.

First three you’d expect to win, let’s be real if he’s losing to Fils it would be a catastrophic upset. Tsisipas worries me massively and he isn’t beating Carlos on clay anyway. Take any form of a medal

 

[Forward Press]

Aren't Fiji the raging favourites? No shame in losing to them.

 

[Jeremias]

Tomorrow fairly sure. Are we even that good anymore in that?

Second favorite behind NZ

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Bit hard to catch it getting smacked in the back of the head.

Not every time we were, dropped about 5 in the second half and never saw the ball

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Aren't Fiji the raging favourites? No shame in losing to them.

Argentina were before the tournament won all the lead in tournaments, played awful against us

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Second favorite behind NZ

Fair can’t say I follow women’s rugby much wouldn’t even know the players

 

[damochandler]

South Africa have been winning most of the tournaments in world 7s the last 12 months. Fiji really have only been dominating in the big tournaments the last 2 years

 

[LukeParkerno1]

South Africa have been winning most of the tournaments in world 7s the last 12 months. Fiji really have only been dominating in the big tournaments the last 2 years

Yep pretty sure Argentina won a few including the lead in one. That was the upset

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Anyone know what this means? A cycling in joke? Or just fat fingers bad spelling?

 

[drd23]

Anyone know what this means? A cyacling in joke? Or just fat fingers bad spelling?

I’d assume it’s just meant to convey excitement