Sun 30 Oct: RLWC: Lebanon v Jamaica KO 12:00

[JimBronco]

The punditry on here is first class

[JimBronco]

I need Jamaica to score 10 points for my bet to stay alive but I don't see that happening 

[Harry Stottle]

4 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

is Danny Baker round at your house?

More like Hilda Baker, oooohhhh.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

This could be 50 before halftime. 

[shrewsbury roughyed]

6 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Yes , and the defence parted like the Red Sea . And Moses is commanding the team around . And Moses is like a plague to the opposition 

Keep taking the Tablet, David.

[MZH]

I don't want to be negative, but the format of the groups really hasn't worked at all. There has literally been one competitive game in the entire tournament so far and that was Wales v Cook Islands. It's great to see the likes of Jamaica and Greece involved, and you expect the odd blowout in any sort of world cup. But we have maybe 7 or 8 teams who can all give each other a game, and the gap to the rest is enormous.

[MZH]

2 minutes ago, JimBronco said:

I need Jamaica to score 10 points for my bet to stay alive but I don't see that happening 

You not got a prayer mate.

[bratman]

Douehi looks a decent player, good combination with Moses.

[graveyard johnny]

another blatant forward pass missed!

[Gerrumonside ref]

Ex-cedar-lingly good passing 

[YCKonstantine]

Of all the countries in the world, why do Lebanon have such good heritage players? Seems proper random.

[Harry Stottle]

Just now, bratman said:

Douehi looks a decent player, good combination with Moses.

You don't watch the NRL then Bratman?

[DavidM]

1 minute ago, graveyard johnny said:

another blatant forward pass missed!

TJ wasn’t looking , he was watching his foot 

[MZH]

I should just enjoy the good rugby the cedars are playing, but honestly I just find this tedious. I'll watch the rest of the half but I doubt I'll bother with the second.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Are Australia just playing within themselves or do they look undercooked by their own mighty high standards?

Basically could they be pushed by Lebanon at their best?

Edited October 30, 2022 by Gerrumonside ref

[jim_57]

9 minutes ago, MatthewWoody said:

This is gonna be a long afternoon for Jamaica. 

By the way, this Lebanon side deserves and needs to play more tests. 

They don’t seem to fit in the plan of returning the Oceania Cup so they should definitely be looked at by European opponents more often, including England. Ideally they’d be in a full strength European or Northern Hemisphere Cup.

[Gerrumonside ref]

5 minutes ago, MZH said:

I don't want to be negative, but the format of the groups really hasn't worked at all. There has literally been one competitive game in the entire tournament so far and that was Wales v Cook Islands. It's great to see the likes of Jamaica and Greece involved, and you expect the odd blowout in any sort of world cup. But we have maybe 7 or 8 teams who can all give each other a game, and the gap to the rest is enormous.

Not Tonga vs Papua New Guinea?

Edited October 30, 2022 by Gerrumonside ref

[MatthewWoody]

Just now, jim_57 said:

They don’t seem to fit in the plan of returning the Oceania Cup so they should definitely be looked at by European opponents more often, including England. Ideally they’d be in a full strength European or Northern Hemisphere Cup.

But the players who make Lebanon so competitive are based in Australia. 

[bratman]

2 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

You don't watch the NRL then Bratman?

A bit, can't say I noticed him much last season though.

[graveyard johnny]

would be good for  uk rl fans to flock to the game next week and cheer on the cedars like its a home game

[shrewsbury roughyed]

2 minutes ago, MZH said:

I should just enjoy the good rugby the cedars are playing, but honestly I just find this tedious. I'll watch the rest of the half but I doubt I'll bother with the second.

You’ll be cross if Jamaica come back to win and you’ve missed it!

[Gerrumonside ref]

2 minutes ago, MZH said:

I should just enjoy the good rugby the cedars are playing, but honestly I just find this tedious. I'll watch the rest of the half but I doubt I'll bother with the second.

Just enjoy it for what it is.

[unapologetic pedant]

8 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

More like Hilda Baker, oooohhhh.

She`s the one that you want.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Great setup for the finish there.

[Exiled Wiganer]

The Cedars are very easy on the eye. They will turn up next week. 

Hope Jamaica digs deep. 

Decent turn out from where I am sitting.