Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Wheelchair rugby

Original post by PQ

Going to be a nervy match tomorrow morning :biggrin:

Though with everything going on in the other pool, who even knows whether 1st or 2nd would be better? I presume the aim will be avoiding Japan in the semis?

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Original post by Saracen's Fez

Though with everything going on in the other pool, who even knows whether 1st or 2nd would be better? I presume the aim will be avoiding Japan in the semis?

I've not been paying much attention to the other group - only just realised the AUS DEN result :eek2:

Any other location I'd say avoiding australia would be ideal but on home turf and with australia losing to denmark....yes Japan is looking much stronger (and getting through to the final against Japan at home would be amazing!).

To be honest if we could just get a win against the US that would be amazing as they're likely to be in the final so finding some chinks in their armour and showing that they're beatable would be the best outcome

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these are the results from the last time GB played the US in Feb 2020

https://www.wrquadnations.com/wheelchair-rugby-quad-nations-2018-results.html
3 losses (55:50 and 65:64 and 53:42 )

Australia are currently ranked #1 in the world though (even though they came 3rd at the quad nations).

Reply 23

I guess the other consideration, and idk which is played when, is getting GB into the later slot for the SFs so I don't have to get up ridiculously early on a Saturday morning to watch!

Reply 24

USA v GB: winner plays Australia, loser plays Japan, let's go!

Reply 25

2 turnovers already whaaaaat amazing stuff from GB

Reply 26

Brilliant start!

Reply 27

second time the commentator on livestream has called it wheelchair basketball :indiff:

Reply 28

13-8 to GB at quarter-time!

Reply 29

Bit tighter now at half-time mind!

Reply 30

I've switched to More4 - better commentary from Stevey B

Reply 31

Oh we're really into squeaky bum time now! :eek:

Reply 32

Original post by Saracen's Fez

Oh we're really into squeaky bum time now! :eek:

it really is

Reply 33

GB really will be wondering how on earth they managed to lose this match!

Reply 34

yep - but they did show the first chinks in the US armour so far

And we get to play Japan in the semi finals so that's going to be good - while US have to face AUS and Riley Batt

Reply 35

So we now know tomorrow's match schedule:

03:30 BST: 7th/8th playoff, Denmark v New Zealand
06:15 BST: Semi-final, Japan v Great Britain
09:30 BST: Semi-final, United States v Australia
12:00 BST: 5th/6th playoff, France v Canada

(edited 3 years ago)

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