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Rugby World Cup Thread
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Bloody brilliant night! Wallabies 22-10 over the sheep shaggers! Greatest rugby game i've seen in ages. Bring on the poms or the frogs!!!
The whole country is going crazy!!!
The whole country is going crazy!!!
Australia was brilliant, both defensively & attack - hardly put a foot wrong - coupled with NZ having their poorest game in a long time - it was no contest at all!redfanatic said:Bloody brilliant night! Wallabies 22-10 over the sheep shaggers! Greatest rugby game i've seen in ages. Bring on the poms or the frogs!!!
The whole country is going crazy!!!
Well done Australia!
WALTZING MALTILDA!!!!!!what a night!
i have no voice, been drinking since 7 and had simply the best time ever.
ill post my thoughts on the game when i sober up, but i just had to laugh at the keewees while im still pumped
the atmosphere tonight was simply surreal, when the anthem was played there was almost tears of excitement ( weird huh!). so amped, the look on phil waughs face said it all. singing waltzing matilda through the haka was good, show the keewees this australia and we arent scared. singing waltzing matilda for the last 5 mins, was in tears, was sitting right next to the wallabies thanks to my good friend on the inside. the emotion in the box was simply amazing, never experienced it before. cant wait till next saturday when ill be sitting with the boys as we strive for back to back, and baby thats a fact!
ellie brown said:ha! yah, not living up to the hype and choking at the last minute, shades of '99...
when is the final and where can i get the ticket ?mjdj said:
what a night!
i have no voice, been drinking since 7 and had simply the best time ever.
ill post my thoughts on the game when i sober up, but i just had to laugh at the keewees while im still pumped
the atmosphere tonight was simply surreal, when the anthem was played there was almost tears of excitement ( weird huh!). so amped, the look on phil waughs face said it all. singing waltzing matilda through the haka was good, show the keewees this australia and we arent scared. singing waltzing matilda for the last 5 mins, was in tears, was sitting right next to the wallabies thanks to my good friend on the inside. the emotion in the box was simply amazing, never experienced it before. cant wait till next saturday when ill be sitting with the boys as we strive for back to back, and baby thats a fact!
next saturday night - chances of you getting a ticket, minimal. she is all sold out.althought you could spend about 500 from a scalperrOnaldo[7] said:
i only got 2 tickets thanks to a good friend in camp wallaby
Glad you had a good night mjdj but watching the game on Channel 7 you were outsung by the poms and we were'nt even playing.
Swing Low Sweet Chariot was sang with as much noise at Waltzing Matilda.
As for the Haka, what is it with that. I have no problem with Kiwi's using it in NZ, it's part of their cultural heritage and rugby tradition, and that I respect. I don't believe they should do it overseas though, may as well have the Aussies pointing the bone at them, or the English doing a spot of Morris dancing or summat.
Swing Low Sweet Chariot was sang with as much noise at Waltzing Matilda.
As for the Haka, what is it with that. I have no problem with Kiwi's using it in NZ, it's part of their cultural heritage and rugby tradition, and that I respect. I don't believe they should do it overseas though, may as well have the Aussies pointing the bone at them, or the English doing a spot of Morris dancing or summat.
mjdj said:next saturday night - chances of you getting a ticket, minimal. she is all sold out.althought you could spend about 500 from a scalper
i only got 2 tickets thanks to a good friend in camp wallaby
i will save my $$$ for Davis Cup then
ellie brown said:YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
WE WIN!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
BYE BYE BOKKIE!!!!!
we are great at these funny odd shaped ball games !
beat the kiwi's and the poms in the space of 12 hours .....yyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee hhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
oh, looks nice also!!!ManUinOz said:
ENGLAND 12
france 7
HF
omg..Jonny Wilkinson scored 2 drops, 2 pens.
france 7
HF
omg..Jonny Wilkinson scored 2 drops, 2 pens.
should that be a try for the Frenchies? Seriously, I saw Betsen graping
the England guy's arm only...
the England guy's arm only...
oh ..whatever...
I must admit that this Michalak is class on his own
Congrats to England for trouncing the French.
The French were piss poor but the fact is England won all 24 points through one player - Wilkinson's kicking - which made for a very boring match.
Seems Rugby can never get away from this fact that a team can win a match purely on the kicking of one man despite increasing the points for a try so many times & that's why its popularity will always suffer!
The French were piss poor but the fact is England won all 24 points through one player - Wilkinson's kicking - which made for a very boring match.
Seems Rugby can never get away from this fact that a team can win a match purely on the kicking of one man despite increasing the points for a try so many times & that's why its popularity will always suffer!
...and its not even worth mentioning the game was played in terential rain and gale force winds.kkcbl said:
well done England, lets thrash wallie cnuts in their backyard.
No doubt that the conditions were terrible - but England adapted well, didn't they?Rams said:
My point still stands that Rugby can be, & is still often won by one very good kicker - minus his 2 drop kicks, Wilkinson's penalty conversions still amassed more points than France's one try!
Not surprised about the lack of try's given the weather. Englands forwards were outstanding though. And Wilkonson inspired. Were they fired up before the game or what. Did you see their faces during the anthem?
kkcbl said:
Boring match?
Your point does not stand at all.kkcbl said:
Englands forward play and huge perpetual pressure on the French backs was magnificent. That why there were so many penalties that Wilkinson duly converted and that's what he is there for. The conditions dictated a kicking game and England adapted to it and although not the most free flowing Rugby, they were terrific. The French were finished with 30 minutes to go - they could not withstand the the 'terrier' tackling of the the English - there's was hardly a moment the French had the ball in their hands for longer than a split second.
Next weeks final should be a cracker and we have every chance to win it
C'mon England
From a neutral's ( who doesn't support France or England ), it was a boring match - from an English point of view, it was the best match ever! 
Putting aside the 'technical beauty' of the match, tries thrill, penalties don't - & the Rugby International Board must agree with this point, seeing how they've increased the points scored for a try, from 3 to 4 & now to 5!
Putting aside the 'technical beauty' of the match, tries thrill, penalties don't - & the Rugby International Board must agree with this point, seeing how they've increased the points scored for a try, from 3 to 4 & now to 5!
I wanted them to use the backs a bit more too tbh, but it was a great, inspiring performance in poor conditions.