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>>158486330
>Ireland vs Argentina

I already know what the final result will be.

>>158487059
I do too

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bad news gang

>Prem Rugby clubs’ collective losses and debt levels are continuing to increase despite growing interest from global companies and financiers shown by the recent investment of Red Bull, Sir James Dyson, and the Black Knight group which owns AFC Bournemouth. The third edition of the Leonard Curtis Rugby Finance Report published on Tuesday shows that the financial losses of the 10 Prem clubs rose from £34m to £36.5m over the 2024-25 season and combined debt levels increased from £342.5m to £366.1m, while the top flight’s total wage bills grew from £125.9m to £129.8m, 80% of revenues.

>The impact of this increased spending was compounded by a decline in revenues from £182.2m to £178.9m, with the result that six of the 10 clubs are balance-sheet insolvent with Northampton, Gloucester, Leicester and Saracens the only exceptions.

>The report from Leonard Curtis, a leading UK corporate recovery and insolvency firm, is compiled using publicly available figures for the 2024-25 season and echoes its findings in previous years of a sport overly reliant on owner funding leading to concerns over the long-term sustainability of many clubs. All 10 Prem Rugby clubs are in debt with their average losses totalling £3.7m annually or £308,000 a month and Alex Cadwallader, a Leonard Curtis director and former England under-21 international, says major structural change is needed. “The findings in our latest report should not come as a surprise to anyone who has shown an interest in the financial state of the professional club game in England,” Cadwallader said. “The figures show Prem Rugby sides have continued to make a combined loss of over £30m each year and highlight the significant challenges that remain within the game. Without any deep structural or governance changes, why would we expect the results to be any different?”

fuck OFF with this ai slop

>>158488718
Meh that shit is poorly run, but it will never go under, no way, it would of happened already, plus everyone but top14 is like that

Bump

A thugs' game played by gentlemen innit

Reminder that Murrayfield is rightful new zealander clay

>>158494708
Never been truer than now

>every match of Nations Championship including finals free on TV
who else rugchad?

>>158496978
I pay for disney only because they have sports here, and a whole weekend of rugby kino makes it worth it

>>158501360
who's your favourite disney princess?

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Dibs on this one

>>158505433
The tarzan bitch, the others are all lame

>>158505526
She’s not a princess

>>158505538
Idk pocahontas then

>there are matches to decide 11th, 9th, 7th, 5th and 3rd place
who cares!?

>>158507190
They could of done a playoff with the top 2 of each group it would be better

Romania vs samoa right now

>>158488718
English Rugby has been run into the ground on purpose so it could be sold off for pennies to globalists who will then turn it into an american style corporate shit show with half time shows and time outs for tranny parades on the field.

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i've missed you /rug/
just had a steak
opening some beers
looking forward to the game

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>>158507190
are you the lad from /180/

>>158508055
no

England A vs argentina xv in 30 min free on yt
Ireland vs argentina in 1:30 min

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>>158508063
he went missing at one point, but we found him

>>158508357
Based stalker

what's with all those saffers leaving japan all of a sudden

>>158488718
>with Northampton, Gloucester, Leicester and Saracens the only exceptions
bin off the other sides and join the urc

we will save English rugby

A rugby club shouldn’t be losing money. Like, what are they spending it on?

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Almost perfect weather for rugby.

It’s fairly dry actually and no wind. The ground will be soft though

>>158508656
you're soft

first things first
>direland

Be ready for kino

have to say prendergast looks a lot less faggy when he isn't shaved

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the french like their women (and boys) hairy and unwashed

We actually need more black people in the squad. We were doing well when lads like Edogbo, Izuchukwu and Balocoune was around

TRY!

CAREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRAAAAAAAAAAS

>The other players dont matter, only the blacks

That was actually a really damned well-placed kick.

That was orgasmic

>>158508900
Ireland is reverse South Africa?

COUNTER PUNCH

Damn good play from both teams back to back. I was worried Ireland were about to crumble in on themselves after that brilliant Argie try.

>showing ads during scrum setup
this will attract all the BSAs to our sport

>>158508969
Nah its gonna be a great game

>>158508969
Both teams are really fired up so far, we're in for a good first half at least.
Discipline will be Argentina's Achille's Heel. We'll see if they can hold their nerve for the 2nd half

We both playing very similar

Fuck this aint looking good for us

we are so back eirebros

>lineout in ireland's 22
>don't jump
???

The Irish smells blood in the line outs, they're going to be kicking for territory all day

Gotta leave for work, good luck Pumas, hope you pull yourselves together

>Argentina hired Shaun Edwards
Oh, that explains it.

>>158486330
.

He had the Italian defence fairly well organised last six nations

Fair call because he was going out anyway

Wtf we havent look this shit in ages half time now holy shit

uncontested scrums are gay

Fair defense from Argentina there, could've easily been another try if they weren't on their toes

>Argies vi Irish
>English ref
Seems a bit sketch

>>158509172
He made some shit calls but i cant even complain we lost every line out

>>158509172
It's okay he hates both sides equally

>>158509172
Northern Ireland and the Falklands are on the line.

>>158509222
who loses has to keep both?

Scotland

>>158509255
will beat nz

the shaun edwards special

And it's over, I don't think Argentina has the mindset to come back from this opening

premiergas (invented by me do not steal)

HOWEVER!

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Wales stands with Argentina

Holy fuuuuck

Keenan's in the zone tonight

We all know that this doesn't matter and we will inevitably lose to Argentina in the world cup QF AGAIN

>>158509402
It's funnier that way

Fiji will be shitting bricks after watching this

>>158509439
they're all brick shithouses so that would make sense

bs

The comeback is on

is Ryan retarded?

>>158509492
Well he is Irish.

>>158509492
every team needs at least one retard lock

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Hey Siri how many rugby World Cup semi finals have Ireland played?

>>158509511
we don't have one
well we used to have Willemse but he retired after getting too many concussions

The Ireland men's national rugby union team has played in zero Rugby World Cup semi-finals.

Despite being one of the world's top rugby nations, Ireland has a long-standing "quarter-final curse". They have reached the quarter-finals eight times (1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023) but have lost at that stage in every appearance.

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>>158509514
>>158509535
based

>>158509533
remember papé

>>158509514
>>158509548
You guys aren't even allowed have porn anymore you need to pick your battles closer to home at this point

Moreno is a fucking fatass

It’s incredible, we gave englel a record beating at Twickenham during the 6 nations this year and Hugo wasn’t even available, he would have added 5 or 6 extra scores

>>158509563
They're allowed fireworks and vapes

>>158509563
he's seething lads

>>158509621
Seething but I won't go to jail for 5 years for face sitting

>>158509572
Didn't you know? England are the best team in the world when they have 15 men on the pitch.

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>>158509640
seethes on your face was right there bro

>>158509535
what will /rug/ be like when they lose their Ro16 match?

kek its too easy to wind up seething little islanders, don't worry we'll keep protecting your skies.

>>158509640
facesitting is a fetish for cuckolds so I won't mock britain for this one

why do facts make ireland seethe so much

FUUUUUUUUUCK

Of course the kiwi hates us for permanently ending the aura that the all blacks had.

I'm not weighing into this because I support the porn ban

>everyone enjoying a game of rugby
>englishman comes in and starts loudly shouting about how english he is for no reason
Incredible how this happens every time without fail regardless of who's playing

I aint enjoying ahit

>>158509695
>craves reddit
>posts on 4channel
go back

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Good game Argiefrens. See you fags tomorrow for more. Wales vs Japan will be the highlight for tomorrow

*checks which rwc final you beat NZ in*

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Ireland playing champagne rugby, bongflags seething with rage, it’s good to be back

Not convinced with this tournament format if I can't explain it to my Dad in one sentence it's too complicated

see you in the world cup semi finals mate

New Zealand vs Tonga tomorrow morning

>>158509727
just realized that all six matches in the final round will have happened in the group stage already
what a waste of time.

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classic ireland when nothing matters

>>158509734
I'd rather watch paint dry

>>158509514
kek you really wound them up with this one

>>158509753
It's on at 9am and will be over before the first of four union matches starts. I'm doing at least 13 hours of rugby tomorrow, more if I wake up early there's women’s rugby league world cup semi on too

>>158509777
Can't knock the dedication, fair play

I still cant believe it i have never felt more italian

>muh 1/4 finals meme

What trophy do you get for reaching a semi final again? I forget.

>>158509821
You get to play for third place you got one of those?

>>158509891
kek
mashed that freak

>>158509821
check your trophy cabinet I'm sure it's in there somewhere. also, thanks for the warning you soft skinned ginger fucking faggot irish idiot hahaha

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>>158509548
>British Isles

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I didn't even watch tonight, as I assumed that we would lose.

It is especially funny that >we won 43-12 (when I knew one of the Irish players back when I was a kid).

The Argentine game continues to regress since the World Cup.

Should I bother with Italy-Saff Affica? Getting bored of blowouts.

>>158514228
Root for the underdog

Wales by 30.

France and Ireland sweating bullets rn

Poor italy

Much better stadium than their usual

Got a ripper halftime tune lined up boys

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>turn on the telly
porca miseria, madonn'

put the kids on rassie this is a murder

https://youtu.be/HZR8zX0ZVNo
Jane’s Addiction - Been Caught Stealing

>>158514228
turns out you shouldn't watch it

Some of the tries were pretty good especially the first try

And they might get 100 points, it’s possible, you don’t want to miss that

>>tune in to see how the game's going
Yeah, condolences Italy but frankly were any of us expecting something else?

Ofc Italy are gonna get blown out. They are playing in Juventus' stadium not Olimpico. They arent even in San Siro

5-52 in the final quarter is the most dangerous lead!

Honestly these refs need to learn some Italian

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>Scotland has never beaten the ABs

>>158514969
• Eden Park (Auckland, New Zealand): The New Zealand All Blacks' ultimate stronghold has a remarkable unbeaten streak dating back to July 1994, spanning over 50 consecutive Tests (52 wins and 2 draws), with their last loss at the venue against France in July 1994.

• Murrayfield Stadium (Edinburgh, Scotland): Humorously dubbed a "fortress" for the All Blacks rather than Scotland, New Zealand has remained undefeated in 20 Test visits against Scotland at Murrayfield across a 91-year stretch.

>>158514499
Yh don’t know why they keep holding matches in Rome when all the supporters are in the north.

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Not a fan of the Nations championship because it forces the Saturday racing coverage onto ITV4 rather than the main channel

>it's a Finn Russell goes missing against an international side that isn't either shit, England, or both episode

Calling it now

Two dogshit anthems. Already turned off the volume with the mournful bagpipes shit tribute for the ex security guard or whatver it was.

That was the gayest thing I've ever watched

>>158515207
fact

jokeland leisurely chasing the ball its already over

Come on scotland rape their shit

>rugby kickers

haka without McCaw, Nonu and Whitelock has no aura

Well good attempt Scotland

good start scotlel

I like that New Zealand white kit i must admit

Hang on Scotland aren't going to just roll over? We might have a game lads, at least they don't look like Italy

>>158514969
UNTIL TODAY

>>158515288
And yet they call them the all blacks. I hope somebody got fired for that blunder

jordie been on the wing a lot

Obligatory post complaining about the away team wearing change strip

*does an intimidating wardance in ur path*

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>>158515372
woah

nz in from the side there

>>158515383
they constantly cheat all the time

>>158515392
Yep

Anzac brothers will end the northies once and for all

>>158515392
SO true

I guess Murrayfield isn't being given back to scotlel today

>Finn Ruselel
Why? Why not Hastings?

>>158515402
>an aussie supporting south africa against anyone
>anyone supporting england against anyone
There’s the two outstanding flaws in this clearly forced north vs south rivalry which has been pushed for at least the previous two decades

Well, it was a great 15 minutes

Scotland wins the story and perhaps a NOG.

Very cricket-like

>>158515327
No lol. They can’t help but bottle everything kek.

Should bin two of them tbf

If you don't take this opportunity Scotland

Try

>>158515480
No, not grounded.

BUT NOW THEY HAVE

GONE GOTTEM

Super rugby style reffing is disgusting

7 tries in 30 minutes

Och aye!

Been a good half. Cam on Scotland, score some fackin tries!

Scotlands brave Ewan Ashman
>born Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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This will stay close until the benches are emptied, then Poo Zealand will pull away

>pro kickers

classic scotlel

Thats it then

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IT’S OVER!

based Beauden

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we play soon

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>>158516010
taking revenge for last year

selfheem

It's over

>>158516010
>>158516073
More go have a wank to some facesitting porn. The 2 years in prison will be preferable to watching wales

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>>158516155
It's been over since the second half started, the bottle arrived and they're playing like shit since the break

>>158515001
20*

>japan
>southern hemisphere

man so sad to see empty seats at mill stad
fuck the WRU

Long moment

how longs this tribute

>talking over the rouse
None of you cunts over there know or remember how to do this properly. It’s also NOT the 11th today, fucking goons

yall wearing them poppies, right?

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ngl im a bit worried about this one lads

Wales are ripe

Japan might actually win this

>japan
theres hardly any japanese starters

I’m supporting Wales because they’ve done the appropriate thing by using their change strip to welcome the visitors, and Japan are clearly too retarded to be aware of this. So good on Wales, you have advanced in my estimation

Strong opening that

Its interesting how the British didnt spread rugby to its Asian colonies only Sri Lanka, Singapore and Hong Kong love the rugby. One of the most televised high school rugby matches is between 2 Sri Lankan elite schools. An untapped market desu like always run by Japanese

>>158516803
What game are you watching? They only got two gaijin
>>158516888
Yeah sri lanka is good but they just dont have fowards, what weird genetics way more fucked than japan

All games been fucking shit i am rugby intoxicated fuck this

>>158517155
You will watch France-Fiji and you will like it.

Ah Japan you should've tied it up there

>>158517023
ah yes those famous japanese try scorers Ben Gunter and Warner Dearns

wales got a decent set of forwards

backs are a bit shit tho

Be afraid kiwis

allez les noirs

these maul rules are shit

>Total Weight for France: 836kgs
>Total weight for Fiji: 965kgs
Fighting monster trucks atp

dickson the cockhead is gonna ride fiji all night

Italy play Fiji in a fortnight

>>158521789
Fiji should have the ballplayers to beat Italy on paper, but their discipline is just too unpolished for test level. Italy can afford to bide and let Fiji overplay their hand and inflict self-harm

>all blacks win
>ireland seethe
many such cases

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So apparently we just annihilated Canada yesterday.
I didn’t even know they play rugby.

>>158529687
I wanted to watch it, but the amount of rugby been overkill my brain got fried

3hrs until England match. I feel we need more blacks in the team.

>>158530523
roses better send the bogans packing

Honestly went to Belgium vs Hong Kong...no TMO makes it such a more fluid game.

Hopefully these teams don't play like South Africa.

what is this ceremony for again

>>158531843
Saving your country from what happened to us in the First World War

S T R A Y A

>>158531843
basically our war dead commemoration day

c’mon boys couple of early tries so they don’t start singing about chariots

what was the moment of silence for?

For Australia is what I meant obviously

England's brave Feyi-Waboso

kwab
>>158531930
see >>158531926

>>158531843
>>158531930
saving evropa

cheating Pommy scum lol

That's what we call a "clim" in French

>>158531930
regretting to have beaten the wrong enemies

>>158532022
In the First World War?

bit odd to me Australia has Cadbury as a shirt sponsor. don't they have their own chocolate brands (like Timtams) and Cadbury is poor quality these days.

poostralia

>>158532022
has nothing to do with who was beat or not, it's war dead commemoration.

>>158532022
nothing to do with you getting your arse handed to you then?

>>158532066
In Australia it’s still proper chocolate and Tim Tams are a biscuit made by Armott’s which is not a chocolate brand but is a biscuit brand

>>158532121
>In Australia it's still proper chocolate
everything's really down under over there haha

Australia is lucky not to be down more

>>158532202
Literally called The Lucky Country

>>158531811
I watched that game it was a good crowd much better than other tier 2

more like the Fucky Country haha

All games been fucking shit this weekend

Nothing in that

fuck is with these rules

Absolute travesty. That wasn't a hip drop not even close

>using your weight to bring the opposing player with the ball to the ground..
>Verdict: YELLOW CARD YOU NAZI!!!!

wtf?

>this is yellow card worthy
world rugby is a joke

Its wasnt even a hip drop this weekend its been perfect if you hate rugby

Would've scored had he gatheted it in

GAME ON

>>158532218
I mean they basically only allowed ticket sales in the stand facing the cameras so that's why it looked full.

I find the atmosphere when we play in Mons slightly better.

Rugby is growing in Belgium in terms of match goers.

>>158532450
>>158532476
There's your answer. Their best player is injured now. Those tackles look innocent but anyone who has actually played rugby knows they are ACL obliterators

>>158532937
Sounds fake.

australia are shite, do they know they're hosting the world cup next year

>>158532906
Okay makes sense but it was a big stadium for tier 2 also
>>158532937
The law says its hip drop when you drop your bodyweight on the back of his legs, this one fell on the side

Pollock has such a punchable demeanour

>>158533008
they can always just poowardly pull out of it again like with the commonwealth games

>>158533337
That was Victoria (anti-rugby state) and it was too late notice for someone else to pick it up

>>158533333

If he kicks this it's only 3 tries in almost 20 minutes, it's doable

England feel so comfortably ahead they're bringing on a Filipino twink

this will put England second while Australia will remain in third

England (2) play Japan (6) and then New Zealand (2)
France (1) play South Africa (1) and Argentina (4)
Ireland (3) play Fiji (5) and then South Africa (1)

England got the easiest remaining fixtures? chance of finishing 1st

>>158533635
Whatever happens is fine, because they refused to allow Fiji to play at home and in fact gave Fiji's home games to their opponents, and made Japan play at home in Australia against Ireland, it has not been a legitimate tournament. The only interesting things now are the remaining Saffer games and Italy playing Fiji possibly twice

England vs NZ and France vs Argentina might be good too

>>158533008
I hope the weather won't be too hot

slippy fingers

comeback

Grim match...