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- Byron: ⁓ yeah, Italy technically, with the ⁓ most of outside chances. ⁓ Chad: Yeah like wild but can happen ⁓ and I would be all for it. would absolutely love I would eat pasta for the next six months. Every day, breakfast, lunch, dinner. Byron: I just... Even if they finish fourth, it would be so sick. Chad: No, I hope they do. Like for, if you think of the Italy they played even a year ago to the Italy that's now, the growth that they've had is been amazing. Italian rugby, I love it. Byron: ⁓ yeah, no, it's been so magical and how awesome it must be for those players as well to put in all that work year after year and you know that you're getting better, but like you can't prove it to anybody. And now the proof is finally there. Chad: So hey, could... Yeah. But it's been such a consistent, instantly side. Like the players that have been in there, been there for a long, long time. So it's been, it's been good. And they just really coached. And like, if you look at them compared to two, three years ago, where they were just absolutely blitz the first 20, 30 minutes. And then the rest of the game, they'd be gassed. Now, yeah, now it's, it's more stretched out. It's a more respectable, no, respectable's bad. Byron: Playing catch up, yeah. ⁓ Chad: That word, but a more... What's the word I'm looking for, Byron? Byron: Impressive. It's an impressive performance. Chad: Yeah, no they've been they've been doing well and I've enjoyed watching them play like I would at this point if I had to choose which game because I have to wake up at three o'clock in the morning I would choose the Italy game over a Wales game. Now yeah. Byron: Yeah. course but that would have been the I mean look Wales this weekend Chad: No, two years ago I would have never woken up. If it was Wales vs Ireland and it was Italy vs England I wouldn't have even thought about waking up for an Italy-England game. Byron: Italy, England. Yeah. But no, now I want to watch Italy. I enjoy watching them play. And they also play with so much passion, that Italian side. So much passion. Chad: Yeah, now I'm the other way around. I'd rather not watch a whales game. Yeah, it's very similar to the Argentinians and they're going on the same trajectory as the Argentinians. And it's great. I love it for rugby. I love it. ⁓ All for it. Byron: There was during that Wales game, speaking of passion, ⁓ there was an intercept on the Wales were defending and defending and defending and they had that intercept ⁓ on their trial line. There was a five meter scrum. did everything and they landed up getting that ball away from Ireland off an intercept. I was just like, man. And then that try that risk carry tried at end of the first half. I was like, can Wales? Chad: Yeah. Byron: Beats Ireland? Is this possible? Chad: I had hope. had more than hope. I was praying. Byron: And then, oh man, was wild. I did have a question though. I don't know if you remember the 45 minutes in, they gave Ireland the try. And they said that the TMO looked at it because Wales was saying it was a knock on. And I watched the TMO replay and the ball is here. So where's the camera? Chad: It's about Chrome. Byron: The ball's like here between forearm, bicep and chest. And the ball goes down and it presses down, but his hand doesn't press it down. Chad: There's focal control in that. Or focal, very little. I don't think so. Byron: So is that a try? Is that a try? I actually didn't think it was a try. Chad: And you're the qualified referee, so... If you're saying it... Byron: Yeah, wow. I would say if it is given a try, then there's there's a law or an interpretation of the press down law that I'm not yet aware of. Chad: Yeah, you haven't got the... No, but I agree with you. I was... I was a bit sus about that one. There was a couple of calls this weekend that I was a bit weird on. Byron: Ugh.