Rugby World Cup 2015

[Britkid]

And now Ireland...

Some rightly suggested English rugby is in crisis; this weekend has shown it is the all of the Six Nations that are not up to scratch and need a rethink.

Argentina are the real deal, if they sort out the lineout and have a bit of luck, on this performance they could do the Aussies next week.

[Master]

Scotland could pull this off!!!!

[Master]

Maybe not.

[superheavyrhun]

Maybe not.

I think that the Six Nations teams in the quarters all had plenty of courage showing in their performances, apart from France, but I think Argentina have come on in leaps and bounds since joining the Rugby Championship, and they might give the Aussies a run for their money.

Scotland were brave, but like Wales they just couldn't hang on for the win.

[Britkid]

Maybe not.

I think that the Six Nations teams in the quarters all had plenty of courage showing in their performances, apart from France, but I think Argentina have come on in leaps and bounds since joining the Rugby Championship, and they might give the Aussies a run for their money.

Scotland were brave, but like Wales they just couldn't hang on for the win.

'Plenty of courage' really is not a defence anymore. In this era there should be at least parity with the Hemispheres; indeed money wise it should be argued Northern Hemisphere dominance. Something is very wrong with our rugby...

[X]

Money and numbers don't buy everything, Britkid

[Britkid]

Money and numbers don't buy everything, Britkid

As sadly we have found out to, ironically, our cost!

[Master]

Maybe not.

I think that the Six Nations teams in the quarters all had plenty of courage showing in their performances, apart from France, but I think Argentina have come on in leaps and bounds since joining the Rugby Championship, and they might give the Aussies a run for their money.

Scotland were brave, but like Wales they just couldn't hang on for the win.

Rugby body admits that ref was wrong and banned from semi final as punishment.

[X]

It does look like the referees call was wrong, but the Scots aren't covering themselves with glory with all their bleating.

They played very well (against a very shoddy Australia display. England and Wales would have likely won had the Wallabies performed like that against them)

However, the fact remains that Scotland had the game by the scruff of the neck. They had a throw from their own line out with three minutes to go. Any quality team would have thrown short, retained the ball and wound down the clock.

They botched their own line out badly, just as England did against Wales. It was that failure of execution that cost them the game, as they should not have ended up in a position where a tough decision may have gone against them at the death.