Official Rugby World Cup Thread.
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Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Shinobi said:
Ditto
As I said in the football thread, I don't mind watching rugby but I don't follow it that closely, so a world cup is perfect for me. I won't be saying "we won" if England win as that annoys me so much when people who don't follow football latch onto the national team when it's doing well, nowhere to be seen during the bad times, but I'll support them.
Not that I'll see the England game as it's cleverly been timed to clash with England - Israel in the football. That'll help get this football obsessed nation interested in other sports.
tracky_dacks
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Opening ceremony should be starting soon, then it's France/Argentina. Home side is obviously the favs, but I think the Puma's can surprise this tournament.
PS: Go the Wallabies!
:lol @ Bundy Rum ad!
PS: Go the Wallabies!
:lol @ Bundy Rum ad!
Stevie Gerrard
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chabal is awesome
tracky_dacks
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Unleash the Beast!
In unrelated news, check out this insane conversion kick from NZ's Dan Carter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_NaCrcl4do :O
BigGreenMat
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Damnit. Already missing the first half of france Argentina. Gonna miss some of USA England tomorrow because I have to play a rugby game myself. What crap!!
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
France aren't very good. I'm no rugby expert, but the game is going from left to right an awful lot.
Stevie Gerrard
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why isn't the beast playing? their loose forwards have been non-existent apart from one big hit by betsen
try!! argentina
try!! argentina
travisbickle
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tracky_dacks said:
Unleash the Beast!
In unrelated news, check out this insane conversion kick from NZ's Dan Carter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_NaCrcl4do :O
That guy's like 3 years older than me, and I look like a kid in comparison!
While conversely the French would have won if they had kicked all their goals and started with a decent halfback and first-five.
Spreadbury had no control of the game as was letting the Argies get away with murder at the breakdown. In particular with hands in the rucks and going straight off their feet, although the French didn't really help themselves there by not committing smartly to the rucks and taking out the opposing players.
Couldn't believe I wanted the Argies to win, but then found myself cursing at such an idea. Hopefully Ireland knocks off the French as well.
Spreadbury had no control of the game as was letting the Argies get away with murder at the breakdown. In particular with hands in the rucks and going straight off their feet, although the French didn't really help themselves there by not committing smartly to the rucks and taking out the opposing players.
Couldn't believe I wanted the Argies to win, but then found myself cursing at such an idea. Hopefully Ireland knocks off the French as well.
Apparently Mike Cron, the All Blacks scrum doctor, did some work with the USA team recently. I doubt they'll get past Samoa, but should beat Tonga.
The ABs Italy match was helter skelter stuff. After less than 20mins they'd already run in 5 tries and started throwing the ball around a bit too much after that. It was quite frustrating to watch as you couldn't take much out of how well they're really going. And with games against Portugal B and Scotland B and Romania to come it won't exactly give any further indication.
The ABs Italy match was helter skelter stuff. After less than 20mins they'd already run in 5 tries and started throwing the ball around a bit too much after that. It was quite frustrating to watch as you couldn't take much out of how well they're really going. And with games against Portugal B and Scotland B and Romania to come it won't exactly give any further indication.
Australia flogging Japan. No surprises I guess but they're playing very disciplined which is a good sign - not letting the gigantic score get to their heads. Haven't seen Australia play this fluid and controlled since the '99 World Cup and they only let 1 try in on the way to win the Final :lol
MrSardonic
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medrew said:
huh?
MrSardonic
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Really bad referee in the England vs USA game. Playing 30-60 second advantages, gave England a penalty when their captain has blatantly, illegally, and cynically tripped player from the USA who had a good chance to score a try. They even replayed the trip on the big screen in the stadium and the ref still did nothing!
Dynamite Shikoku
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lol australia jikicked japans arse lol
Meatpuppet
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Final score, England 28 - 10 USA
Happy to see the Eagles hold England to a respectable scoreline. England really need to buck up for the SA match if they are to avoid being embarassed
Happy to see the Eagles hold England to a respectable scoreline. England really need to buck up for the SA match if they are to avoid being embarassed
MrSardonic said:
Refs aren't allowed to make a decision like that based on the replays. It's up to their touch judges to help them out.
Beside that Kaplan is probably the top ref in the game at the moment. Although there have been some nutters coming out already saying he didn't penalise him because now he will get cited (harder to get cited if the appropriate action was taken care by the ref on the field) and ruled out of the SA/ENG match.
tracky_dacks
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Wales 9 - Canada 12 @ halftime.
Wow, the Welsh were suppose to be the Wallabies biggest threat in our group.
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Try-time Canada... 9-17! :lol
Wow, the Welsh were suppose to be the Wallabies biggest threat in our group.
Edit
Try-time Canada... 9-17! :lol
tracky_dacks
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28-17 Wales. Well it was fun while it lasted.
As soon as the substitutions were made, Wales picked up their game and comfortably won that... Whilst Hook is a pretty damn good kicker, he doesn't complete the side and break the line with his kicks like Stephen Jones does, so I'm glad he's match fit otherwise we'd have shamefully lost today's game. And if any of you think Jenkins is an idiot and a worthless coach like I do, then you'll love this YouTube video.
And so far, none of the other results bar the French mishap seem to go against what I thought would happen; I'm not expecting many upsets in the future either, with most of the Northern Hemisphere nations going out in the quarters, with New Zealand or Australia winning it.
And so far, none of the other results bar the French mishap seem to go against what I thought would happen; I'm not expecting many upsets in the future either, with most of the Northern Hemisphere nations going out in the quarters, with New Zealand or Australia winning it.
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