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Rugby World Cup Matches OTA

kiap

kiap

Steve Williams (59)
waiopehu oldboy said:
The oddness relates to applying one criteria to determine top seed & a different one to determine the other. I've not seen that before in rugby or any other sport I follow.
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Except it doesn't really do that ...

Rugby World Cup

If at the completion of the pool phase two or more Teams are level on Match points, then the following criteria shall be used in the following order until one of the Teams can be determined as the higher ranked:

1. The winner of the Match in which the two tied Teams have played each other shall be the higher ranked.
2. The Team which has the best difference between points scored for and points scored against in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked.
3. The Team which has the best difference between tries scored for and tries scored against in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked.
4. The Team which has scored most points in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked.
5. The Team which has scored most tries in all its pool Matches shall be the higher ranked.
6. Should the tie be unresolved at the conclusion of steps 1 through 5, the rankings as per the updated. Official World Rugby World Rankings on October 14, 2019 will determine the higher ranked Team.

For clarification, in the case of a tie between three or more Teams at the end of the pool phase, once the highest ranked Team has been determined following the above criteria, to determine the next higher ranked Team the process would repeat, starting at criterion 1.

... Granted, criterion 1 is awkward (with the phrase "two teams") but it's still in the process.

Let's say there is a tightly-fought pool where Team A beats both team B and team C, but all three end up on the same log points:

Code: 
Nation  W D L BP Pts
Team A  2 0 2  3 11
Team B  2 0 2  3 11
Team C  2 0 2  3 11
Team D  2 0 2  1  9
Team E  2 0 2  0  8

Team A gets rank 1 based on criterion 1.

Then the winner of the match between Team B and Team C gets ranked 2 ... also based on criterion 1.
 
Dan54

Dan54

Tim Horan (67)
Well I have to say even as a 1 eyed ABs' supporter, I have no problems if Ireland win WC. They are so good to watch, and every player seems to be very content to know exactly what his job is.
Are they beatable? Yes, but whoever beats them will have to be bang on with everything they do.
 
Dismal Pillock

Dismal Pillock

Simon Poidevin (60)
Bullrush said:
Samoa getting the raw end of the TMO there. How do you go back after already giving the try AND attempting the conversion?
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dusk

dusk

Cyril Towers (30)
Dan54 said:
Well , Ireland have got this all sown up at Oranges, they are a seriously f***en good rugbt team. Anyone who thinks they a one man band with Johnny Sexton aren't watching them play.
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Ireland to walk over NZ in the QF. It's laughable hearing all the springbok fans say they would rather face France in the QF over NZ.
 
Derpus

Derpus

George Gregan (70)
Not that anyone will care because its Japan but damn man the ref just missed a clear no arm tackle to the head there.
 
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