Because he’s a bit disingenuous and likes to try and hype things up. For example the games where Japan got close to winning vs Ireland etc were friendlies against their 2nd string squad etc
I'm losing track of the amount of times I've seen the RWC trophy reveal, I'm starting to see it in my sleep after watching all of these videos over the last several months
Although they might suprise us yet (they didn't look that spectacular before the last world cup either), the most encouraging news out if Japanese rugby is that they've said they want to organise the 2035 RWC, and they want to go into that world cup as the #1 team in the world. Now everybody has a plan until it's scrum down against a Springbok forward pack, so there's no guarantee their plan will succeed, but it's a level of ambition that shows Japan are in this for the long run.
Japan and ireland probably have the chance to develop a good underage development aswell. I know some school rugby was big when I was over there and there was rugby pitch where we stayed so possibly, England on the other hand will be lucky to have a national league by then, with no funding toward underage games
If there's any nation in the world that can do something like that through sheer determination, I'd say it was the Japanese. They're smart, they love sport, they love to support their national side. It's a heady mixture.
@@timmurphy4844 Ireland already have one of, if not THE best Academy / age grade system in place. England have almost endless funds and resources. With one of the largest registered player pools. After everything going on with The WRU. You have to give it Wales. No other team seem me to be able to match the sheer heart and drive there give
True. There needs to be success stories. There have to be examples of countries being relatively new to the sport succeeding at getting to that next level.
the thing with japan is that almost the 59 percent of their players didnt born in japan, only 10 of their 24 player of the national team are truly from japan, i dont know if that could be call as a national team, but i hope that they have succes of this worlds cup
There are two things I love about a world cup, the drama that always comes with one. And the squidgy videos which help me understand exactly how it all happened
Was at that Scotland game in Yokohama, one of the most amazing scenes Ive ever witnessed. Amazing tournament, amazing country, if Japan ever gets into TRC, they should just host all the games there, or at least half the games and maybe the other in Argentina.
This is why i love this sport and your channel. The CONTEXT of every game and how they win/lose is EVERYTHING! I think world rugby is so much better off because of amazing teams like Japan and the way you frame their journey only makes me more excited to see how they perform and grow. Also, this was my first year watching the Japan pro league, and boy was there some fun rugby there.
Japan have shown some promising signs, but as I said in previous videos they need to get into a major tournament like the championship to get to that next level.
Don’t get me wrong they’ll forever be in the annals of history for that Brighton Miracle, but this Japan team is so undercooked they gotten bear well by Italy in the warm ups. If they come 3rd, they’ll be doing well
There is truth to this . They could be playing off against Samoa for third place otherwise it's back to qualifying that's some fall in a space of four years from quarter finals to qualifying for the next RWC. I hopw there is some truth to their RWC35 bid.
they need to up their southern hemisphere recruitment, scope out any good players from South Africa, New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, Samoa and Tonga and lure them over, heck even Argentina a place that I am not aware of them recruiting from yet. They have the $ or should I say the yen to do it.
Squidge, can you please let me help you with French subtitles for your next video on France? I’m a huge fan and your analysis videos need to be watched by French people who cannot keep up with your speaking pace (I.e a lot) 😅
I wasn’t to provide him a manually translated transcript. If he could provide me the one he got from RUclips studio, I could easily put together a French transcript and he could add it to his video. I’m sure his audience could increase. For now it’s hard to me to recommend his Chanel to my non English speaking friends
This could be the most exciting and messy pool in the whole tournament. Argentina could "upset" England, Japan could "upset" either, even Samoa could upset Japan or Argentina if stars align. We could end up with very very close points.
As a Frenchman, I feel the obligated need to correct you at 13:24 : Japan actually never beat France, only drawn the poor squad mentioned at 2:30 So see you in the semis hehe
First again! Japan won’t be first though but with England in the state they’re in could those Brave Blossoms sneak 2nd behind Argentina in Pool D? Well there’s Samoa too. I hope World Rugby have a plan for what to do about England if they finish 4th in Pool D!
The best thing that could happen this World Cup is that one of the Six Nations teams finishes 4th or 5th in their group. It would force the tier one cabal to open up the international game
@@GRB-tj6ujI'd say that's great but the 2nd best consequence. The best outcome has already happened for long term growth in the USA (and to a lesser extent Canada) failing to qualify. There's no way with 2031 being a North American tournament that the US can fail to qualify for 2027. I think we're almost certain to see expansion announced after the wc now to 24 or 25 teams for next edition. That plus a six nations side having to qualify would be brilliant for the intl schedule. I'd love that to be England but think Wales is more likely, and Italy just as likely in their group
Hey Squidge, have you ever thought about creating a community Discord? Might be a great place for the community and fans to come together during the RWC
with the amount of stoppages in the game these days its turning into a turn based game, I hope it does not turn into Gridiron which is pretty much rugby morphed into a turn based game with blocking and forward passes.
Yea it's like Argentina are a lock for first spot Then you got England who despierte their poor form I think they recover just enough to make it to the quarter finals
I saw them in Treviso too and I think they can beat England...we obtained a good win but don't believe we are way better than them (insomma...non facciamo gli sboroni 🙂)
@@michelefavaretto627 Su di noi concordo... ma battere l'Inghilterra... insomma... mi pare un obbiettivo difficile. Anche se Inghilterra ultimamente se la passa male. Ad maiora Michele!
@@lucasalvarani317 nella scorsa coppa del mondo il Giappone batté Scozia e Irlanda...nessuno se lo aspettava, credo che battere l'Inghilterra quest'anno sia più alla loro portata, paradossalmente!
Not a word on the test vs Italy that I was ar the stadium to watch...I think that match gave an idea about the values of both teams at the moment. It was also an important win for Italy, even if it was a warm up match. Anyway, I've always liked Japan, they have just a little too many players coming from the outside but they're not really different from other teams by this perspective. They play a very fast rugby, maybe they are not dominant physically, struggling against some particularly strong and powerful teams, though having good skills and set pieces. I'd love to see them in the quarter finals and England kicked out of the pool stage...but keep an eye on Samoa too! ;-)
Because, in order to get all 20 done, I had to lock the script for this & Italy and just start editing the videos before that final weekend of warm-ups, otherwise there was literally no chance we’d have got this or Australia done before the World Cup with how much else was on. Wasn’t an ideal decision, but it had to be the case for practical reasons.
As a Scot, that loss against Japan four years ago was depressing. I’d have preferred to have them again in our group this time around though, instead of SA 😅 Fiji are my second team this WC and I wouldn’t be shocked if they made it to the semis. Probably have a better chance than we do- even though I think this Scotland team rn is as good as I’ve ever seen it.
Japanese rugby has sadly been very disappointing post 2019 WC. They really have won very few games. Obviously the pandemic disrupted their momentum and they didnt play any games for almost two years. But something else just seems off about the Japanese team these last few years. I just cant quite put my finger on it...
I live in southern japan and my son playes union in junior high and i can tell you Japans rugby is on the decline fast due to numbers of junior players leaving, i watch a lot of high school rugby and university rugby and the standards are very low in my opinion, i think the mixture between bad coaching standards and japan rugby not putting money back into grass roots rugby will be the end of japan being competetive in the future. I cant see Japan going to far in the world cup which is sad for the Japanese rugby supporters.
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How has he convinced me that every team is going to win the World Cup
Portugal Chile final for the true believers
@@iteamy Namibia has it in the bag
@@iteamy Uruguay v Romania for third place?
Because he’s a bit disingenuous and likes to try and hype things up. For example the games where Japan got close to winning vs Ireland etc were friendlies against their 2nd string squad etc
Japan won't win the world cup
Take a shot every time Squidge says 1322
Impossible
Emergency room speedrun
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That’s my blood alcohol level….
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I'm losing track of the amount of times I've seen the RWC trophy reveal, I'm starting to see it in my sleep after watching all of these videos over the last several months
you and me both mate
@sumboi2321 I can't see Léa Seydoux without also seeing Jerome Kaino.
Although they might suprise us yet (they didn't look that spectacular before the last world cup either), the most encouraging news out if Japanese rugby is that they've said they want to organise the 2035 RWC, and they want to go into that world cup as the #1 team in the world. Now everybody has a plan until it's scrum down against a Springbok forward pack, so there's no guarantee their plan will succeed, but it's a level of ambition that shows Japan are in this for the long run.
Japan and ireland probably have the chance to develop a good underage development aswell. I know some school rugby was big when I was over there and there was rugby pitch where we stayed so possibly, England on the other hand will be lucky to have a national league by then, with no funding toward underage games
If there's any nation in the world that can do something like that through sheer determination, I'd say it was the Japanese. They're smart, they love sport, they love to support their national side. It's a heady mixture.
they have the cash to do it
@@timmurphy4844 Ireland already have one of, if not THE best Academy / age grade system in place.
England have almost endless funds and resources. With one of the largest registered player pools.
After everything going on with
The WRU. You have to give it Wales.
No other team seem me to be able to match the sheer heart and drive there give
If rugby has any hope as a sport, it needs nations like Japan to be successful.
True. There needs to be success stories. There have to be examples of countries being relatively new to the sport succeeding at getting to that next level.
the thing with japan is that almost the 59 percent of their players didnt born in japan, only 10 of their 24 player of the national team are truly from japan, i dont know if that could be call as a national team, but i hope that they have succes of this worlds cup
There are two things I love about a world cup, the drama that always comes with one. And the squidgy videos which help me understand exactly how it all happened
Finally some Nagare love. Probably the most underrated 9 of the last few years. He's in my fantasy team 🔥🔥
I had to pause the video do give my time to stop laughing after "This kick was so big it probably took three episodes to charge it up". Quality.
I’ve never known anything about rugby, but this channel is making me very excited for the World Cup… please keep the great content up
Was at that Scotland game in Yokohama, one of the most amazing scenes Ive ever witnessed. Amazing tournament, amazing country, if Japan ever gets into TRC, they should just host all the games there, or at least half the games and maybe the other in Argentina.
This is why i love this sport and your channel. The CONTEXT of every game and how they win/lose is EVERYTHING! I think world rugby is so much better off because of amazing teams like Japan and the way you frame their journey only makes me more excited to see how they perform and grow. Also, this was my first year watching the Japan pro league, and boy was there some fun rugby there.
Thank you for giving us some fresh new content before the world cup starts Squidge!
When these guys play Uruguay in the World Cup final, BOY that’s gonna be a ripper
Never clicked on a video this fast. GO JAPAN!!
I'll be cheering for Japan, good luck brave blossoms!
"A kick so big he needed three episodes to charge it up" - is a masterful reference!
Will never forget their 2019 shocker against Ireland. Nearly threw out all my nintendo systems in rage
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Japan have shown some promising signs, but as I said in previous videos they need to get into a major tournament like the championship to get to that next level.
They definitely need regular top level competition to improve
True
They've come such a way since I first saw them in the 2011 world cup. I'm always rooting for them.
What I think I'll retain after a Squidge video: all the technical analysis
What I actually retain after a Squidge video: hat
I suspect the Ospreylia-like Sunwolves was the key to them performing so well.
Great analysis.
Don’t get me wrong they’ll forever be in the annals of history for that Brighton Miracle, but this Japan team is so undercooked they gotten bear well by Italy in the warm ups.
If they come 3rd, they’ll be doing well
There is truth to this . They could be playing off against Samoa for third place otherwise it's back to qualifying that's some fall in a space of four years from quarter finals to qualifying for the next RWC. I hopw there is some truth to their RWC35 bid.
they need to up their southern hemisphere recruitment, scope out any good players from South Africa, New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, Samoa and Tonga and lure them over, heck even Argentina a place that I am not aware of them recruiting from yet. They have the $ or should I say the yen to do it.
"he needed three episodes to charge it up"....lol
Squidge, can you please let me help you with French subtitles for your next video on France?
I’m a huge fan and your analysis videos need to be watched by French people who cannot keep up with your speaking pace (I.e a lot) 😅
Go to settings and put speed to 0.75 or 0.5
I’m also thinking about people who cannot listen or read English 😢
The auto generated transcription is awful
I wasn’t to provide him a manually translated transcript. If he could provide me the one he got from RUclips studio, I could easily put together a French transcript and he could add it to his video. I’m sure his audience could increase. For now it’s hard to me to recommend his Chanel to my non English speaking friends
@@kikikukudu61 patrons can see his scripts. Support the man for the awesome content and you can see it
Japan have never beaten france before either , so 4 teams. Great vid as usual!
This could be the most exciting and messy pool in the whole tournament. Argentina could "upset" England, Japan could "upset" either, even Samoa could upset Japan or Argentina if stars align. We could end up with very very close points.
I don't reckon Argies beating England would count as an upset
Pumas beating England is no Upset, and Samoa has already beaten Japan this year so a repeat would not be an upset either.
If Japan ever gets invited to the rugby championship, they will truly be contenders
I still think Samoa will be the dark horse of this group
its the Tongans who eat horses, Samoans only ride them
I love japan so much, id love for them to pull something out the bag! If England are destined to flop in the pools, i hope we can push Japan up!
why?
Makes sense, Japan flying under the radar but will be up for this world cup. Exciting 🎉
私はニュージーランド人です でも日本は私の2番好きなチームです
As a Frenchman, I feel the obligated need to correct you at 13:24 : Japan actually never beat France, only drawn the poor squad mentioned at 2:30
So see you in the semis hehe
Loved it!
As soon as i see squidge, i smile and click
Please win tonight boys! I'm rooting for you Japan!
First again!
Japan won’t be first though but with England in the state they’re in could those Brave Blossoms sneak 2nd behind Argentina in Pool D?
Well there’s Samoa too. I hope World Rugby have a plan for what to do about England if they finish 4th in Pool D!
2027 Qualifiers baby!
The best thing that could happen this World Cup is that one of the Six Nations teams finishes 4th or 5th in their group. It would force the tier one cabal to open up the international game
@@GRB-tj6ujI'd say that's great but the 2nd best consequence.
The best outcome has already happened for long term growth in the USA (and to a lesser extent Canada) failing to qualify.
There's no way with 2031 being a North American tournament that the US can fail to qualify for 2027.
I think we're almost certain to see expansion announced after the wc now to 24 or 25 teams for next edition.
That plus a six nations side having to qualify would be brilliant for the intl schedule.
I'd love that to be England but think Wales is more likely, and Italy just as likely in their group
You're grinding hard
I am so looking forward to this World Cup.
Thank you Owens
Hey Squidge, have you ever thought about creating a community Discord? Might be a great place for the community and fans to come together during the RWC
Unrelated but i'll miss seeing Kenki Fukuoka play 🥺
Shedding a tear that we won't get to see Fukuoka again
i say squidge for next bok coach
When are you going to review the SA vs. NZ warm-up match? I would love to hear what you have to say about it.
They should make a turn-based rugby tactics game.
(I reserve the rights to this idea)
with the amount of stoppages in the game these days its turning into a turn based game, I hope it does not turn into Gridiron which is pretty much rugby morphed into a turn based game with blocking and forward passes.
Welcome to Paris - see you tomorrow!!
time for some... Rugby
@Squidge rugby, thanks for all the content! Are you actively avoiding analyzing the Springbok vs All black massacre? 😊
TLDR of first 3 mins: Japan is the new Scotland. I can empathise!
Go Brave Blossoms!
Brilliant cover of Japan. This world cup, bar poor officiating will be awesome. Anyone can beat anyone and that's what every neutral wants to see
You must read the book about Los Pumas by Rex Gowar. Absolutely fantastic
Gambarre Nippon!
Is yamanaka goin to the world cup
Japan was so underdog
NO! I saw them live in Treviso and don't think so.
Yea it's like Argentina are a lock for first spot
Then you got England who despierte their poor form I think they recover just enough to make it to the quarter finals
I saw them in Treviso too and I think they can beat England...we obtained a good win but don't believe we are way better than them (insomma...non facciamo gli sboroni 🙂)
@@michelefavaretto627 Su di noi concordo... ma battere l'Inghilterra... insomma... mi pare un obbiettivo difficile. Anche se Inghilterra ultimamente se la passa male. Ad maiora Michele!
@@lucasalvarani317 nella scorsa coppa del mondo il Giappone batté Scozia e Irlanda...nessuno se lo aspettava, credo che battere l'Inghilterra quest'anno sia più alla loro portata, paradossalmente!
@@michelefavaretto627 Però anche loro mi sembrano in calo rispetto a 4 anni fa.. o sbaglio?
Not a word on the test vs Italy that I was ar the stadium to watch...I think that match gave an idea about the values of both teams at the moment. It was also an important win for Italy, even if it was a warm up match. Anyway, I've always liked Japan, they have just a little too many players coming from the outside but they're not really different from other teams by this perspective. They play a very fast rugby, maybe they are not dominant physically, struggling against some particularly strong and powerful teams, though having good skills and set pieces. I'd love to see them in the quarter finals and England kicked out of the pool stage...but keep an eye on Samoa too! ;-)
Because, in order to get all 20 done, I had to lock the script for this & Italy and just start editing the videos before that final weekend of warm-ups, otherwise there was literally no chance we’d have got this or Australia done before the World Cup with how much else was on. Wasn’t an ideal decision, but it had to be the case for practical reasons.
@@SquidgeRugbyI've cried at way too many of your videos.
I have a feeling we get a South American Scalp
They are really gonna miss Kenki Fukuoka.
Look to Fiji and Samoa. Japan - inspite of big money and many imports - won’t. Fiji and Samoa would not only be more probable- but also fairer.
As a Scot, that loss against Japan four years ago was depressing. I’d have preferred to have them again in our group this time around though, instead of SA 😅
Fiji are my second team this WC and I wouldn’t be shocked if they made it to the semis. Probably have a better chance than we do- even though I think this Scotland team rn is as good as I’ve ever seen it.
You got such a terrible draw for such a good side
So the fastest, most efficient scrum half in the world vs……. Ben Youngs 🙈🙈🙈 England are getting spanked in this WC!!
Yatta!
Clicked so quick cmon squidge
I mean, they could beat England which is pretty decent. That’s about the height of it
Don't do that, don't give me hope
Yea nah
No.
For the algo
no
Ireland beat japan in 2021 60-5
Japanese rugby has sadly been very disappointing post 2019 WC. They really have won very few games. Obviously the pandemic disrupted their momentum and they didnt play any games for almost two years. But something else just seems off about the Japanese team these last few years. I just cant quite put my finger on it...
c'mon lad, where's the SA v NZ video:)
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*and loss to Italy by more than 20 points… there, that’s better e @SquidgeRugby
Eddie is the reason Japan succeeded, Eddie is the reason England succeddd
I live in southern japan and my son playes union in junior high and i can tell you Japans rugby is on the decline fast due to numbers of junior players leaving, i watch a lot of high school rugby and university rugby and the standards are very low in my opinion, i think the mixture between bad coaching standards and japan rugby not putting money back into grass roots rugby will be the end of japan being competetive in the future. I cant see Japan going to far in the world cup which is sad for the Japanese rugby supporters.
Japan or the players from the Pacific? Shame!!!