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    Not at all.

    Japan in Pool A
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    Looks wise he does a bit.

    Anyway - Ocenaia 2 - probably Samoa - Pool C the one to avoid from that perspective.

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    Pool A looking tasty
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    Quote Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid View Post
    Looks wise he does a bit.

    Anyway - Ocenaia 2 - probably Samoa - Pool C the one to avoid from that perspective.
    Throw Argentina in there now as well. Tough.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid View Post
    Throw Argentina in there now as well. Tough.
    And France! Yikes.

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    Pool C looks like a ballache. We're totally going into that one.
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    reland
    Scotland
    Japan
    Europe 1
    Play-off winne
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    Pool A
    Ireland
    Scotland
    Japan
    Europe 1
    Play-off winner

    Pool B
    New Zealand
    South Africa
    Italy
    Africa 1
    Repechage winner

    Pool C
    England
    France
    Argentina
    Americas 1
    Oceania 2

    Pool D
    Australia
    Wales
    Georgia
    Oceania 1
    Americas 2
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    Unfortunately it's NZ or SA in the QF. BALLS!
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    Beat Scotland, Japan and South Africa to get to a semi final - we may as well pack up if we can't do that.

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    Assuming the SA we play in 2019 is the on that's around now. Never underestimate our ability to f*** it up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BonnieShels View Post
    Assuming the SA we play in 2019 is the on that's around now. Never underestimate our ability to f*** it up.
    If we could play Scotland and Japan first and well rested going into a QF against SA then we really won't get a better chance handed to us than this.

    Look at England's draw on the other hand - games against Samoa - Argentina and then France - then Wales or Australia in the QF - they will be well mangled by then.

    This is a brilliant draw for us when you look at the the other options.

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    Best chance Ireland will ever have in my opinion. That's a really superb draw in so many ways.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid View Post
    If we could play Scotland and Japan first and well rested going into a QF against SA then we really won't get a better chance handed to us than this.

    Look at England's draw on the other hand - games against Samoa - Argentina and then France - then Wales or Australia in the QF - they will be well mangled by then.

    This is a brilliant draw for us when you look at the the other options.
    If it's laid out with Japan and Scotland first as you say.

    We'll have Japan in the opening game now though won't we?
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    Current Pacific tournament standings with 2 games each remaining.

    Fiji 8 pts - OC1
    Samoa 4 pts - OC 2
    Tonga - 1pts - P/off v Eur 3

    If you are Samoa - you surely throw the remaining 2 games and finish bottom of that group and take your chances against Spain or Russia in the play-off knowing that you play Ire-Scot-Jap-Rom instead of Eng-Arg-Fra-USA in the tournament. Samoa on thier day give Japan and Scotland a good game - whereas they have no chance v France or Argentina.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BonnieShels View Post
    If it's laid out with Japan and Scotland first as you say.

    We'll have Japan in the opening game now though won't we?
    I reckon they put Japan in against the Play-off winner to open the tournament - Try and get them a win to start the tournament. Means our opening game will be against Scotland or Romania. That's a wild guess on my part, but would you not want the hosts to do well?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid View Post
    I reckon they put Japan in against the Play-off winner to open the tournament - Try and get them a win to start the tournament. Means our opening game will be against Scotland or Romania. That's a wild guess on my part, but would you not want the hosts to do well?
    You'd think but then this is uncharted territory for a host.

    My thinking is that the top seed was nailed on for the audience/spectacle. We'll give that. Scotland won't. I've seen it said (on IRFU FB) we're playing Japan in Tokyo and Scotland in Osaka. But I don't know where that's coming from!
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    Quote Originally Posted by BonnieShels View Post
    My thinking is that the top seed was nailed on for the audience/spectacle.
    Perhaps - but I'm thinking the whole spectacle of the opening ceremony will be enough and people will want to see Japan do well. The Romantic in me would love to have us opening the tournament in 2019 and 2023 (as hosts )

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    You could be right. I would, hate to be in the opening game tbh. Cos I want to actually go to all of our games without breaking my inconsiderable bank.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BonnieShels View Post
    You could be right. I would, hate to be in the opening game tbh. Cos I want to actually go to all of our games without breaking my inconsiderable bank.
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