I'm flabbergasted. Never experienced anything like this at the rugby anywhere in the world so I'd like to see what you guys think
We had good tickets to Murrayfield yesterday. On half way line, right at the top of the west stand. For those of you that know Murrayfield, the other side dips down giving you awesome views of Edinburgh castle and Arthur's seat. Throughout the game, we were talking a lot about the passage of play, the state of the Scotland and Italy teams, our thoughts about the tournament, and also about the city and landmarks that we could see below. We weren't swearing or saying anything that could be considered offensive, and we didn't speak during penalties or conversions, anthems or any other moment that could be inappropriate.
About half way through the 2nd half, a middle aged guy in front of us turned around and said he was "fucking sick" of hearing us talking during the game and if we wanted to talk about the game we should have stayed at the pub. I know we weren't being boisterous or swearing, and we were quiet during all the parts of play I mentioned. The biggest joke was that his wife sat there smoking her vape the whole game. Not wanting a scene, we kept quiet for the rest of the match. After the final whistle, I asked him if it was OK to talk now, at which point I got the natural response of "let's take this outside" followed by various Scottish expletives.
Am I the dickhead for thinking that if you go to a stadium with 50,000 people you should expect to hear some conversation? If you want to watch the match in silence, surely you should stay at home...
Is it a nice area to live in?
hi all, I will be in Scotland in December for around 2 weeks (over Hogmanay and into the new year) and I'd love to be able to catch a rugby match at Murrayfield - I can't seem to find out if rugby is played over this time...
Anyone able to shed some light so I can plan around this?
Thanks!
It’s had its day and in urgent need of being updated. It is unfair to have fans paying £30 and not being able to see the far end of the pitch because it’s so far away.
I enjoyed the game yesterday. However, the game day experience was horrendous. The organisation was obviously very poor and the reality is, the money which was spent on a game ticket, I feel the service should've been much better.
First post covid event I've been to and if they're all like this, think I'll be waiting a bit longer to go to another sports event.
Hi All,
Since beginning over 200 years ago, the game of Rugby has come a long way and evolved into the current modern game we all love. It involves intense physical strength, well coordinated team work and quick fire thinking compared to the overpaid theater of soccer. There have been many impressive feats over the years and now is a chance to look back at some of them in honour of the best rugby playing nations of the world.
Longest Tenure ranked at No.1
Since the ranking tables were introduced in late 2003, New Zealand hold the record for the longest run at No.1 with just under 10 years uninterrupted atop the rankings.
Most matches played
France have racked up a total of 770 matches since the beginning of the professional era in Aug 1995, followed by England with 746 and Wales with 739.
Most international wins
New Zealand are out front with 457 wins, while France is second with 415 and England sits with 414.
Highest match attendance
Only three matches have topped the 100k mark with the ANZ stadium in Sydney Australia hosting 109874 and 107042 fans in two separate games, along with Murrayfield Stadium in Scotland hosting 104000 fans.
Most Ranking Points
The teams with the most accumulated ranking points along with the fewest ranking points are:New Zealand - Best: 96.57, Fewest: 88.17
South Africa - Best is 94.20, Fewest is 80.63
England - Best is 93.99, Fewest is 77.79
Highest Rankings
The teams with the greatest positioning among ranked nations since 2003 are - New Zealand with the worst ever rank of #3, South Africa with the worst rank at #7 and England with the worst rank of #8.
Rugby World Cup Records
Most tournament tries
New Zealand are far ahead of everyone on this metric, with 52 being their highest try count in a single tournament.
Most tournament penalties
Argentina were able to rack up a stunning 32 penalties during their 1999 tournament over just 5 matches.
Most drop goals
Both South Africa and England have scored 8 drop goals a piece during a single tournament
Most match points
This one was pulled off by New Zealand against Japan during a 1995 game with a 145-17 score.
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Hey guys, so I'm looking to go to Scotland for the first time and catch the Scotland V Australia match while I'm there.
I've done a bit of digging into the best seats and found some differing views, so would love to get your opinions!
Here they say West stand stand, lower tier and anywhere from about ten rows from the front to avoid the rain. Seems sensible, but looking at the ticket sales for the game, only the East side seems to be getting booked out! What am I missing here??
I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Finally some certainty.
SPRING TOUR MATCHES SHOWN ON STAN SPORT (All times AEDT)
Sunday 30th October - Scotland v Tonga, Murrayfield, 1:20 am
Sunday 30th October - Wales v New Zealand, Principality Stadium, 3:05 am
Saturday 6th November - Ireland v Japan, Aviva Stadium, 11:50 pm
Saturday 6th November - Italy v New Zealand, Stadio Olimpico, 11:50 pm
Sunday 7th November - England v Tonga, Twickenham, 2:05 am
Sunday 7th November - Wales v South Africa, Principality Stadium, 4:20 am
Sunday 7th November - France v Argentina, Stade de France, 6:50 am
Monday 8th November - Scotland v Australia, Murrayfield, 1:00 am
Saturday 13th November - Italy v Argentina, Stadio Comunale di Monigo, 11:50 pm
Saturday 13th November - Scotland v South Africa, Murrayfield, 11:50 pm
Sunday 14th November - Ireland v New Zealand, Aviva Stadium, 2:05 am
Sunday 14th November - England v Australia, Twickenham, 4:15 am
Sunday 14th November - France v Georgia, Matmut Atlantique, 11:50 pm
Monday 15th November - Wales v Fiji, Principality Stadium, 2:05 am
Saturday 20th November - Scotland v Japan, Murrayfield, 11:50 pm
Saturday 20th November - Italy v Uruguay, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, 11:50 pm
Sunday 21st November - England v South Africa, Twickenham, 2:05 am
Sunday 21st November - Wales v Australia, Principality Stadium, 4:15 am
Sunday 21st November - France v New Zealand, Stade de France, 6:00 am
Monday 22nd November - Ireland v Argentina, Aviva Stadium, 1:05 am
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