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Courtney Lawes insists England always believed their rugby style ‘would click’

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    UP8
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    Maybe I’ll sound a little ignorant here but I have been having the best time watching the Rugby World Cup on Peacock. From the viewpoint of an American it comes across as “football on drugs”, I...

    Maybe I’ll sound a little ignorant here but I have been having the best time watching the Rugby World Cup on Peacock.

    From the viewpoint of an American it comes across as “football on drugs”, I mean the guy gets tackled but it is not the end of the play, he passes the ball to his teammate; instead of kicking the ball straight to the goal it goes diagonally. Differently from American sports but like soccer there are no interruptions for ad breaks so it is a real aerobic challenge.

    But in all the athleticism in competition is really worth watching. My RSS reader (which helped find this article) was telling me a lot about Six Nations but I started really watching the World Cup.

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      BashCrandiboot
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      What time are games typically played? And how often?

      What time are games typically played? And how often?

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        UP8
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        Here's the schedule https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/matches They are playing in France so the time zone situation is similar to watching Premier League football, at 7 am EST Japan is playing...

        Here's the schedule

        https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/matches

        They are playing in France so the time zone situation is similar to watching Premier League football, at 7 am EST Japan is playing Argentina (I've been reading a lot of coverage of the world cup in Japan Times because it turns out rugby is big in Japan) which interests me but I may be slow to get out of bed tomorrow. All the rest of the games are on the weekend, the quarter-finals start next week, the times look pretty easy to catch on the east coast except that most weekends these days I am going to sports games at my Uni and the other college in my town to take pictures because that's my hobby now.

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  2. rotated8
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    For any Americans looking for a team to back since the USA isn't present, I'd recommend checking out Fiji. A tiny nation punching well above their weight, considering their low funding and few...

    For any Americans looking for a team to back since the USA isn't present, I'd recommend checking out Fiji. A tiny nation punching well above their weight, considering their low funding and few international matches, the Fijians always seem ready to have a good time and pull off some impressive, never-say-die type plays. Well deserved fan favorites anywhere they play.

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