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[jim in paris]

hi all
in a week or so , the RUGBY World Cup 2023 is starting in France
there are matches all over the country
 many of them using football/soccer grounds ..like "the velodrome" in Marseilles

the opening match will take place Sept 8 in Paris with guess what ?

FRANCE vs NZ .....yes the All Blacks!!

in our group there is
France
New Zeland
Namibia
URUGUAY 
Italy


the 2 best go to quarter finals
F vs Uruguay sept 14th

cheers and good games

jim

[jim in paris]

[ta0]

Uruguay is just good enough to qualify to the rugby world cup, but not good enough to be competitive for the title. This is already somewhat of an overachievement. In Uruguay it's mostly a rich boys game played in a few elite ($$$) high-schools (the opposite to the majority of the football/soccer players). But I know some of the players have continued playing professionally outside the country (including France, I believe).

[jim in paris]

hi all
F vs Uruguay on thursday 
after defeating the All Blacks by 27-13
we are ready🥳🥳💫

good match !

jim

[ta0]

Good luck to the Teros against France: they will need it!
I just hope they don't embarrass themselves like in the last world cup in Japan when they destroyed a night club after the end of the tournament (too much testosterone?).
I bet 99% of Uruguayans have never touched a ball that was not spherical (I did play just a little bit). On the other hand, tonight Uruguay plays Chile for the qualifiers to the football (soccer) World Cup and everybody will be watching.

[the Earl of Whirl]

Looks like lots of good games for rugby World Cup.  I am quite interested in the France/Uruguay matchup.  And, no, I never played rugby officially or even in the backyard.  I have a lot to learn.

[ta0]

Pour Jim, très bon reportage:

https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Crunch-le-podcast-rugby-de-l-equipe-en-uruguay-un-rugby-champetre-et-fier/1419570

[jim in paris]

thanx for the audio document !
Uruguay played very well against france : they scored 2 tries and showed a very mature game with a lot of flair (in the good sense)

so far , the top teams are present (england south africa australia ireland etc  )
we'll see what the All Blacks do to get to quarter finals


good day
jim

[jim in paris]

Italy vs Uruguay to nite
a challenge to go to quarter finals!

Forza i Arriba !

jim

[ta0]

It seems Uruguay they gave a good fight against Italy but still loss. They are doing remarkable well.