David Mooney

@rugbyworldcup I have loved rugby for 40 years and never been so disappointed by a schedule, especially in my own country. Give yourself an uppercut.

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@T2Rugby Agree 💯

World Rugby has done an AWFUL job of match scheduling RWC 2027. First of all they have totally wasted the big benefit of 24 team even pool number format which would allow for midweek games but without one side having to play on a 3-4 day turnaround. In a major sporting tournament pool stage having games most days is essential for the tournament's flow and momentum and helps create more a festival feel and vibe. Instead the vast majority games been all crammed into weekends more so than has been done at any previous RWC. Having a schedule of games most days for the pool stages should have been the aim but there are no Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday games at all. Another consequence of them doing this is now way more games at extremely bad hours for the sport's biggest market in Europe. Italy vs Georgia is 3:15am in Italy and 5:15am in Georgia. Wales vs Zimbabwe is about 03:45am in Wales and 04:45am in Zimbabwe. By comparison only 2 games at the 2003 RWC started before 7am UK time, in 2027 this number will be around 18 matches including even some knockout games. This tournament has been scheduled in a vastly more unfriendly way to European and African fans (that is 50% of the competing nations) wanting to follow as many games as they can and totally unnecessarily so. Spain's big return to the RWC is scheduled for 4:15am on a Monday. That is just crazy and hardly going to get any casual fans at all to watch. 2 of their 3 pool games are before 6:30am. WR utterly braindead scheduling has severely limited the positive impact this tournament could have had reaching new audiences in a strong potential emerging market for the sport. Then on to the ordering of games. The first week has just one pool out of the six where the top 2 sides play each other (SA vs Italy). The opening game involves Hong Kong who are likely the weakest side at the tournament. Is this really the best way to kickoff the tournament? Compare that to the opening game of of any other RWC.

@guybellamy @WiseWordsAlex @brumby_fan I’m a Wallabies fan and I laughed at this. Brilliant.

@WiseWordsAlex @brumby_fan I don’t think HK will beat the Wallabies by that much.

I don’t mean to rude but Australia playing Hong Kong China for the opener of the RWC is going to be seriously anticlimactic. Such a lame outcome.

@OBBY001 Gits base has always been in Canberra and he is always very outspoken in his support for The Brumbies. I think this is a missed opportunity for rugby. Wish we would stop doing that.

@Dmooney81 I don’t know but I posted this earlier;

Former Wallaby Matt Giteau has been appointed a pathways coach at the Canberra Raiders. "I'll be more attack focused - catch and pass, ball handling, decision making and skills specific training.” raiders.com.au/news/2025/12/1…

@HuwTindall Nothing shabby about this team whatsoever. Let’s go lads! 💪

This amount of change feels like Rennie's Italy match all over again. Italy > Japan though at least.

@HuwTindall I just can’t understand how LSL isn’t in the game day 23.

Cool but WTF is LSL? Other than Skelton nobody has tamed as many Lions this series. #LionsTour2025

@AbroadInJapan hi mate. Hope you’re well. Just wondering if there is a Cyclathon 4 series coming out?

@brumby_fan Weapon! 😂

Tom Lynagh is so good he can come off the bench and start.

@rugbystreamsxyz I’m a Tahs fan but I don’t understand how Tane is being overlooked. Not as if LC is playing the house down at all. Especially considering we are losing collisions in both attack and defence where Tane is outstanding. I hope he gets picked up by the Brums and gets game time.

He played in the Wallabies’ last Test. Now Edmed can’t crack the Tahs – and it could force his hand Tane Edmed’s future at the Waratahs is looking increasingly bleak after the off-contract Test playmaker was shunned for Friday night’s vital clash again… theroar.com.au/2025/04/08/he-…

@brumby_fan He isn’t even good enough to make a SR squad!

Does anyone still talk or think about this? Honestly who gives a shit.

@jonodeee @rugby_podcast Agree 💯

@rugby_podcast I think Tane needs more time in the saddle. He has a new backline to gel with which is changing weekly due to injury, he was given kicking instructions to enable Sua'ali'i at 15 in first game. We've seen his running game in the NPC - McKellar needs to enable that and commit.

Biggest worry for tahs. McKellar has never gotten much out of his backlines. A very good forwards coach. Halves look a bit lost. Gordon stuck box kicking (injury doesn’t help). Neither Tate or Creighton have much of a plan. No Foketi at 12 is a problem.

@OBBY001 Tane has played against two tough, strong teams in the first two rounds and we have won both. I agree Creighton should get a chance but let’s not forget how hard it is playing against the Highlanders and Drua.

Lawson Creighton deserves his spot. His kicking game is superior to Edmed’s. And I like lock Ben Grant’s inclusion in place of Amatosero who has been underwhelming. I reckon our starting 15 is stronger this week.

Pumped for Super Rugby to kick off again! What tipping and fantasy platform is everyone using? @seanny202 @StanSportRugby #SuperRugbyPacific

@kickoffskickons @drew_mitchell @giteau_rugby @AdamCoopy @professorjroch Outstanding numbers and great reward for effort! Well done to the whole KOKO team. Can’t wait to watch again next year. Happy NY and all the best to you and your families. 👏

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@Jack_Quigley Certainly feels like it..

Does David Warner pull 3 times as many shifts in the commentary box than all the other commentators or does it just feel like that?

@Jude_Bolton That is insane!

The hype is absolutely real! 🔥 #GoutGout

@rugby_podcast It was an absolute shambles.

It went both ways. But that was truly one of the worst officiated games I’ve ever seen. I’m almost disagreed with every single decision. An absolute disaster. Not up to international standard. #IREvAUS

@seanny202 Hi mate. My daughter got up with me to watch the @wallabies on Sunday morning live, the passion in your commentary has her hooked for life! God knows how I will be able to afford the therapy bills for both of us! 🫣

@OBBY001 @dmurray59 Yeah, agree. This makes no sense to me.

@dmurray59 Yeah I would have started with BPA, LSL & Skelton. Because of the window we’ve only got Skelton for 3 games. Make that 2 now 😩. For the life of me I don’t get this 🤷‍♂️

Wallabies team to play England announced. Joseph Suaalii named at 13. No Skelton (madness?) Williams lock, LSL bench. Suaalii is the only change to the starting XV from the side’s last Test against New Zealand.