Rugby World Cup Predictions vs Reality! Did I Get it Right? 

No one underestimated SA, loads of irish pundits backed SA even before the world cup started

@@Baz502 sure, but "so many" doesnt mean all and "loads" doesnt mean none. I mean this guy just said he had Scotland and Ireland going through in the group. How many people said Ireland and France would be the Final, including this guy? To get that you have to have France beating NZ *and* Ireland beating South Africa *and* Ireland beating NZ *and* France beating South Africa. Sounds very much like underestimating to me. And it happens every time

​@@mallencollyCheck out Alan Quinlan, from the very beginning, he predicted SA and he was right

To be fair the bookies actually agreed with these guys winning in the knockouts, only the scotish going through was a bit of a edgy call. That being said i still think any individual is more likely to choose a team from their hemisphere as they watch them more... rather the devil you know i suppose.

@@cinramscott9160 you can definitely see bias in all supporters. I agree with that. As far as the bookies go I dont follow betting odds. Would those not be influenced by the biases of the people betting? I was following rugby websites and, later, the rugby vision predictions. The algorithms i saw had NZ and SA as favourites. The websites generally leaned towards France or SA. People like Clive Woodward were predicting complete NH dominance. Again.

what a lucky man u are she was loyal to u even through u being broke etc

Nice story . Congratulations to the long marriage an the TV an VCR lol . Go bokke

Lol. We (nz) had such a comp in 2015, only 1 person guessed japan over the bokke and he got next game wrong. Competition over in group stage.

Nine of ten RWC won by Southern hemisphere.

Ireland are scandalous. They always try to cheat and came with that mindset to the W Cup ! First match v Romenië 11 illegal side entries before 12 of their tries. Illegal double banking in line-outs before tries by Gibson-Park and penalty try v NZ. Also Jordie Barrett held ball up in NZ ingoal area after illegal line-out. The world of rugby does not need cheats like Iteland to be world champions. It would put the game in disrepute. Quite a dishonor able scandalous approach and Ireland should be ashamed of themselves. Disgusting !!!

There is no problem with NH Rugby and they are as good as the South if not better, SH players flock up to the north to play their club rugby, we pay their salaries and train them and they compete along side northern players and represent northern clubs. Ireland have beat SA twice and NZ twice in their 17 game winning streak. Munster also won the URC. Ireland just lost the QF by small margins, there is no particular reason why, there is no curse, there is no nothing, they just lost on the day, NZ showed up. Their run came to an end. thats it. if Ireland played the game again tomorrow the result would be different. To say the North isn't as "good as they perceive itself to be" is ridiculous, its you trying to get a sly dig into the northern Hem rugby and countries. The wrong bounce of the ball doesn't make a team bad, The four top teams are as good as each other but someone has to win. thats it, thats how close these games were. Ireland also play in a style other teams won't even attempt as its so difficult. show some respect. Not to mention the U20s world cup final was by two Northern hemisphere teams.

We may be able to see. Apparently SA have been invited to join the 6 nations. If they do end up joining then it could be interesting

@@videovibes56 i think they mean throughout history as well. Because to be honest the stats just don’t show them being better. The only NH team to win the WC is England. Yes they are getting better, but I do think that at this moment the SH can be seen as being better.

@@videovibes56 see this is exactly what I'm talking about mate. 9 SH World Cups paint a different story. All you do is point to Ireland's 2023 dominance, and forget that the SH has been dominant for 100 years. And that's why you'll never win a WC. What Ireland has done in 2023, has been done before by SH teams. Ireland pretend like theyre trailblazers on the local hiking route.

@@awsomerobyn2603 exactly. Its this attitude that because they are from the NH, they are somehow "owed" a seat at the table. Its been their problem forever and they refuse to admit it.

Thanks mate, looking forward to yours!!

Yeah it was a hard one, but it was definitely the most enjoyable pool because of that. Was great to see Portugal get their first World Cup win!!

​​@@ConnorDoesRugbyFrench coach for Portugal 😊

Pool B was the hardest to get through and South Africa did that

Glad you liked it

People seems to not understand that NZ and SA pick their battles. Both teams Can lose a less important game but when it's knockouts they are harder to beat. Hense both NZ and SA beating the two teams that beat them in the group.

@@user-fp6rn2km4iagreed. It’s the same as 2019. They did not have to put it all out there in the group stages (against NZ). Then they had so much left in them, and so many tricks up their sleeves for the final, I feel that they know what they are doing and it is working

@@awsomerobyn2603 The final was terrible. I think the game of the tournament was Ireland v New Zealand! I'm not Irish!

Nah game of the tournament FRANCE VS BOKS and then PORTUGAL VS FIJI.

@@domminion599 or smart for that matter.

Haha, it very fun isn’t it

It was on instructions from the Springboks.

Ireland had won at least 3 games against the All Blacks, New Zealand (Southern hemisphere).

They beat South Africa twice and New Zealand twice in their 17 game winning streak and France once. They also beat Scotland Twice and England Twice. Why would you think Ireland didn't play the SH?

@@videovibes56 I don't remember many games that Ireland played in South Africa. It looks like the last time they played in SA was 2016. This last game in France was apparently their 1st ever game on neutral ground.

Well, Ireland can only play whats In front of them, I was explaining in my comment that Ireland did indeed play the Southern Hemisphere, however regardless of where, these games plus others ranked Ireland first for 16 months straight. Ireland are also travelling to South Africa in 2024 for a summer series with the Boks, 3 game series. A great opportunity for Ireland to regain their number one status. @@junkjournalsvideos1649

I actually don’t get it either. A big part was that they won the 6 nations, but then I was like yeah but SA, NZ and Australia aren’t in that so how does that make sense. The top 2 teams weren’t there so how can that be a big talking point?

what ever you say

Rassie said a Three-peat, so a three-peat it will be

why is he going to pay the tmo off again@@thenomad47

don't get your hopes up we only win when they underestimate us or we underestimate the boks

mate different game new coaches different time just because your were lucky last time who is too say what may happen this time@@subbie5498