cCONGRATS TO BRYAN

[B52 REF]

BIG cograts for Bryan of this parish for getting the junior world cup gig in chile- guess that means the wedding is on hold again bryan :canada:

 

[ddjamo]

congrats bryan!

 

[OB..]

Yes, indeed. Congratulations.

 

[buff]

Congrats Bryan. Great news.

 

[Dickie E]

a couple of 7s gigs and you're moving onwards & upwards - well done.

 

[Simon Thomas]

Great progress Bryan - well done.

 

[Drift]

Nice work Bryan!

 

[Skids]

Congratulations Bryan.

 

[Bryan]

BIG cograts for Bryan of this parish for getting the junior world cup gig in chile- guess that means the wedding is on hold again bryan

Thankfully not! In fact the German has allowed me to bring along some "excess baggage" for a few days so my fiancee will join us for the last few days of the trip. We'll probably go home with a few cases of Chilean reds for the wedding anyways if it all works out!

 

[tevisv]

Well done Bryan, well done.

 

[Buck1969]

Mazel tov, as my people say!!

 

[DrSTU]

Great news. Must be those ultra light boots that you wear:biggrin:

 

[Robert Burns]

Great news Bryan. Very well done.

 

[Davet]

Nice - well done Bryan, onwards and upwards - Churchill cup appointments....?

 

[Dickie E]

Earth to Bryan, are you out there? We're all pissing in your pocket but the bladder's getting empty- please respond with something noble but self-effacing & modest

 

[dave_clark]

how would these games compare to, say, the english structure? i'm guessing not level 1, but would they be akin to a level 2 or thereabouts?

(clearly it depends on the teams - NZ vs France is likely to be deemed a higher level than Spain vs Tonga or whoever actually enters this thing)

 

[Bryan]

Earth to Bryan, are you out there? We're all pissing in your pocket but the bladder's getting empty- please respond with something noble but self-effacing & modest

I replied in post #9, but clearly I wasnt as generic; THANK YOU *obligatory waving like the Queen*

how would these games compare to, say, the english structure? i'm guessing not level 1, but would they be akin to a level 2 or thereabouts?
(clearly it depends on the teams - NZ vs France is likely to be deemed a higher level than Spain vs Tonga or whoever actually enters this thing)

I've always found I need to subtract a 1/2 when it comes to the international matches as the intensity of playing for your country is typically a lot more fierce than club rugby. The big games are likely to be Japan v Tonga and Italy v Portugal in the pool stages, though I'm not even sure they'd be up to L2 in terms of skill (though I can see the top 4 teams being competitive at L3), but pretty high in terms of intensity. As a metric, Leicester Academy v England U18 C&S was probably on par with the top 4 nations in this competition.

 

[Pinky]

Well done Bryan, I presume that you have worked really hard to get there )