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.

  • *Tagger*@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    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.

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    1 year ago

    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

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        1 year ago

        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

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        1 year ago

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

      • TagMeInSkipIGotThis@lemmy.nz
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        1 year ago

        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.

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    1 year ago

    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.

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      1 year ago

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

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      1 year ago

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