Illuminati-R-Us

Japan 27 - 39 Argentina, bonus point to Argentina. Argentina advance, and will play Wales in the quarterfinals. Japan are out. Pool A - fully sorted. 1. France 2. New Zealand 3. Italy 4. Uruguay 5. Namibia Pool B - mostly sorted. 1. Ireland 2. South Africa 3. Scotland 4. Tonga/Romania 5. Tonga/Roman...

59 minutes in, and Japan 20 - 29 Argentina.

Argentina have scored their fourth try, meaning they have the bonus point. The consequences of that are, Argentina advance in the event of any draw. Japan now need to win to stay alive. A draw with the bonus point is not good enough.

Japan 14 - 15 Argentina at the half.

Who win, advance. Who lose, are out.

At the local Irish bar, there is a great deal of enthusiastic cheering and clapping when something goes Japan’s way, and total silence when something goes the Argies’ way.

ireland 36 - 14 Scotland, bonus point to Ireland. With only Tonga v Romania remaining in this pool, the table is; ireland 19 South Africa 15 Scotland 10 Tonga 0 Romania 0 We know that Ireland are first, South Africa are second, and Scotland are third. Tonga v Romania tomorrow will determine who is f...

Well, not tonight. England 18 - 17 Samoa, bonus point to Samoa. With only Japan v Argentina remaining, the table is: England 18 Argentina 9 Japan 9 Samoa 7 Chile 0 We know England will be first, Samoa will be fourth, and Chile will be fifth. Second and third come down to Japan v Argentina tomorrow. ...

England 8 - 14 Samoa at the half.

England have already clinched first in the pool, and Samoa are hanging on by an incredibly thin thread.

But we may witness the first victory in history of Samoa over England. Only a few weeks after the first victory of history of Fiji over England.

Wales 43 - 19 Georgia, bonus point to Wales. With only Fiji v Portugal remaining in this pool, the table is: Wales 15 Australia 11 Fiji 10 Georgia 3 Portugal 2 What we know: - Wales win the pool. - Fiji and Australia will be in second and third; which one is which depends on the outcome of Fiji v Po...

Still eleven minutes to go, but Wales scored their fourth try, which earns them the bonus point, and therefore makes them the winners of the pool.

Wales 31 - 19 Georgia, ten minutes to go.

Even if Georgia win by fifty million points, Wales will now win the pool.

Wales 17 - 7 Georgia at the half. To guarantee winning the pool tonight, all Wales need to do is score one table point. So if they win, draw, lose by seven or less, or lose but score four tries, they join England as the winner of a pool. At this point, two more tries will do it (but there are other ...

France 60 - 7 Italy, bonus point to France. The table, with all matches played, France 18 - winner, advance to knockout stage New Zealand 15 - runner-up, advance to knockout stage Italy 10 - eliminated, but automatically qualified for 2027 Uruguay 5 - eliminated Namibia 0 - eliminated Big night toni...

More or less as expected. New Zealand 73 - 0 Uruguay With only France v Italy remaining in this pool, the table is: New Zealand 15 France 13 Italy 10 Uruguay 5 Namibia 0 New Zealand advance; Uruguay and Namibia are out. France and Italy both qualify for 2027, but only one can advance. How France adv...

Less than 5.25 hours until New Zealand v Uruguay. To stay alive, Uruguay need to win by at least eighty points, score four tries, and make sure New Zealand do not score four tries. On the assumption that that is not going to happen, it's a three-way race between France, Italy, and New Zealand. My pr...

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South Africa 49 - 18 Tonga, bonus point to South Africa No surprises here either. With the Saffers having played all four matches, but everyone else having played three, the table is: South Africa 15 Ireland 14 Scotland 10 Tonga 0 Romania 0 Tonga now officially eliminated; Romania had already been e...

No surprises here. Australia 34 - 14 Portugal, bonus point to Australia. Portugal actually led at the beginning, but after the first 20 minutes or so, everything reverted to form. There were only two things Australia could possibly do that affected the outcome of the tournament, and the did both - t...

NZ 96 - 17 ITA That was fun to watch, even if it was just the YouTube summary. Back on track, All Blacks? They lost to France, so I think they will come in second in the pool. The only way they could come in first would be for France to stuff up and lose to Italy. The last year or two, New Zealand ...

Scotland 84 - 0 Romania Tonga have played twice, everyone else thrice, and the table is: Ireland 14 South Africa 10 Scotland 10 Tonga 0 Romania 0 The three remaining matches are South Africa v Tonga, Ireland v Scotland, and Tonga v Romania. Assuming a bonus point victory for South Africa over Tonga,...

Fiji 17 - 12 Georgia, bonus point to Georgia The table, with Portugal having played twice, and everyone else thrice: Wales 14 Fiji 10 Australia 6 Georgia 3 Portugal 2 Georgia now eliminated, Wales already advancing. The three remaining matches are Australia v Portugal, Wales v Georgia, and Fiji v Po...

Fiji 0 - 9 Georgia at the half. I was not expecting this.

So Pool D action tonight: Argentina 59 - 5 Chile, bonus point to Argentina. With everyone except Chile having one match remaining, the table is: England 14 Argentina 9 Japan 9 Samoa 6 Chile 0 Chile have a lock on last place, and England have a lock on first - either Argentina or Japan (but not both)...

Wow! Chile scored a try!

When it comes to sport, any sport, it really is ABA for me. So let's hope you're wrong and Chile win. They probably won't - but then I wouldn't have predicted Wales beating Australia. With 27 minutes remaining, it's Argentina 31 - 0 Chile. And with ten minutes to go, it's Argentina 45 - 0 Chile. So...

Richard A wrote:When it comes to sport, any sport, it really is ABA for me. So let's hope you're wrong and Chile win. They probably won't - but then I wouldn't have predicted Wales beating Australia.

With 27 minutes remaining, it's Argentina 31 - 0 Chile.

Richard A wrote:Meanwhile, Mactep was in Namibia illegally? That's a story we should hear!

In another place.

Well New Zealand needed a win (or at least a draw) to stay alive. And stay alive they did. New Zealand 96 - 17 Italy, bonus point for New Zealand. The Pool A table, with everyone having played at least three matches, and Namibia having played all four: France 13 New Zealand 10 Italy 10 Uruguay 5 Nam...