Sat 29 Oct: RLWC: Australia v Italy KO 19:30

[John Drake]

Discuss Australia v Italy here.

[RayCee]

Their first meeting at a WC, with the Kangaroos looking likely. I see someone is tipping the Azzurri by 13 or more. A case of too many Sambucas last night?

[StandOffHalf]

Australia 66-6

 

[SydneyRoosters]

Hopefully the other 3 Italian Lads get a run.

Australia by a large margin of course 70-0

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Australia by 80.

[DavidM]

Australia by 70

[graveyard johnny]

dce and cleary picked to play together in the halves- strange decision?  imagine the one who looks best will partner munster  in the knockout stages

 

[JimBronco]

2 hours ago, graveyard johnny said:

dce and cleary picked to play together in the halves- strange decision?  imagine the one who looks best will partner munster  in the knockout stages

 

You think they can combine well together? 

[George Watt]

4 hours ago, graveyard johnny said:

dce and cleary picked to play together in the halves- strange decision?  imagine the one who looks best will partner munster  in the knockout stages

 

Predicted by Aussie pundit Cooper Cronk after the DCE/Munster combination was announced for game1. Said game 2 would be Cleary/Munster and game 3 DCE/ Cleary giving Munster a rest. The combination from then on would be Cleary/ Munster.

[Jim Prendle]

I met some of the Australian players today at a golf course. Tedesco, Burton, Trbojevic and RCG among them.

The fact that they were so nice makes it harder to hate them when they play England but I promised them I would try my hardest. 

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

12 hours ago, Jim Prendle said:

I met some of the Australian players today at a golf course. Tedesco, Burton, Trbojevic and RCG among them.

The fact that they were so nice makes it harder to hate them when they play England but I promised them I would try my hardest. 

Which golf course?

[Jim Prendle]

2 hours ago, Jill Halfpenny fan said:

Which golf course?

Marriott Worsley Park.

[JonM]

Good piece in the Grauniad. One of the Italian squad is the grandson of a man who travelled 75 miles through the snow to watch the last Italy v Australia match in Treviso in 1960.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/no-helmets-required/2022/oct/27/australia-italy-international-teammates-world-cup-james-tedesco-nathan-brown

[Waynebennettswinger]

My son has travelled from Milan for this one, good group of family going, I think we are resigned to the fact that this will be a walk over but hoping for a semi decent crowd and will try to get the atmosphere going. Forza Italia! 

[shrewsbury roughyed]

On 27/10/2022 at 18:26, graveyard johnny said:

dce and cleary picked to play together in the halves- strange decision?  imagine the one who looks best will partner munster  in the knockout stages

 

I would never wish injury on a player but were they to get their positioning wrong, clash heads and fail their HIA until after the final, then for me as an England fan that would be awful...

[graveyard johnny]

44 minutes ago, shrewsbury roughyed said:

I would never wish injury on a player but were they to get their positioning wrong, clash heads and fail their HIA until after the final, then for me as an England fan that would be awful...

they would only play Munster and Burton instead 

[shrewsbury roughyed]

3 hours ago, graveyard johnny said:

they would only play Munster and Burton instead 

No- it’s all planned . They’re getting a terrible dose of flu.

[graveyard johnny]

17 minutes ago, shrewsbury roughyed said:

No- it’s all planned . They’re getting a terrible dose of flu.

covid is so last year 

[JimBronco]

What channel is this on? I don't see it advertised on the IPlayer. 

[Chrispmartha]

4 minutes ago, JimBronco said:

What channel is this on? I don't see it advertised on the IPlayer. 

Iplayer and red button 981 on sky

[JimBronco]

3 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

Iplayer and red button 981 on sky

I still don't see it on the iplayer and I've flicked through BBC channels 1-4. 

[Chrispmartha]

2 minutes ago, JimBronco said:

I still don't see it on the iplayer and I've flicked through BBC channels 1-4. 

Its on red button on sky so not 1-4

 

its definitely in iplayer

[Futtocks]

2 minutes ago, JimBronco said:

I still don't see it on the iplayer and I've flicked through BBC channels 1-4. 

What platform are you trying to watch it on? FreeView? Sky? Virgin? Online?

[JimBronco]

Just now, Chrispmartha said:

Its on red button on sky so not 1-4

 

its definitely in iplayer

Found it. Phew. 

[JimBronco]

Just now, Futtocks said:

What platform are you trying to watch it on? FreeView? Sky? Virgin? Online?

I'm on my imac on the BBC Iplayer. All good now. Found it.