Rugby World Cup 2007 Thread

[Bad Company]

The 6th World Cup kicks off on the 8th of Sept.

45 Days to go.

The Draw Can be found here.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/3711557.stm

Pool A
England, South Africa, Samoa, USA, Tonga

Pool B
Australia, Wales, Fiji, Canada, Japan

Pool C
New Zealand, Scotland, Italy, Romania, Portugal

Pool D
France, Ireland, Argentina, Georgia, Namibia




I'm obviously rooting for a NZ win, but it'll be a tough ask. Well, after the pool matches anyway :lol:

WHO DO YOU SUPPORT? :)

[Nervous Ferret]

is Namibia any good

[Downunder]

I fucking hope the poms beat the boks and send the cunts home early :foc:

[Bad Company]

is Namibia any good
Nah, the only teams that really stand a chance are New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, or France.
The English, Argentinians, Irish and Welsh are a long shot, and could beat anyone (Except New Zealand) on a really good day.
Other Teams like Samoa, Italy, Fiji can play a tough game, but won't trouble the bigger sides.

I'd say the Quarter Finals will be.

Australia v England
New Zealand v Argentina
South Africa v Wales
France v Scotland

The Semi Finals will be
Australia v New Zealand
South Africa v France

God knows what will happen after that!

[CSL]

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<font color=white>Might as well celebrate it once more while we can.</font>

[Renaissance man]

I fucking hope the poms beat the boks and send the cunts home early :foc:

Excuse me. Why the anger? Don't you realise we rule?

[Ogen]

Nah we'll beat France

[Bad Company]

Shit mate, I rekon you'll struggle to beat the Argies, but I hope to be wrong.

[Cactus Sid]

Fuck that, Ireland'll go further than anyone else in the 6 nations (if they beat France)

[Bad Company]

Dunno how good your squad was earlier this year, but you lost 2-0 to the argies at home, which is always a tough ask, I know, but in a RWC year it's not the best time to lose to them.

Then again, we've lost to Aussie this year.

[Stickman]

Holy shit didn't know the world cup was around already. When does it start?

[Bad Company]

Yeah, it only feels like yesterday when I was in Aussie, posting in TPWW while at the last world cup :D

Kicks off on the 7th of September, Final is on the 20th of October. (French timezones, I think)

[Downunder]

England and SA were in the same pool last time - seeing the poms beat the filthy wankers at Subiaco Oval is one of my all time sporting highlights.

I don't think the poms have the team to do it this year, and the Aussies will make the quarters, but no futher.


Canada will beat Wales - mark my words.

[Bad Company]

did you even read my predictions? They are pretty "by the book" so aussie will be playing England in the Quarter. And Aus will definately beat England.

[Downunder]

I never read your posts :mad:

[Bad Company]

Asshole.
So 38 or so days to go.

Supposedly alot of issues in the Australia Camp. The Welsh claim they can beat the All Blacks, and South Africa have made a pretty gay ad ripping off 300.

[Paranoid Rattlesnake]

Not even proper rugby, stupid union shit


http://www.therfl.co.uk/assets/images/sl_logo.gifor http://www.scouts.com.au/images/upload/normal/10004535.jpg

http://www.superleague.co.uk/
Or

http://www.nrl.com

[Bad Company]

Yeah, anyway. Keep it for the league thread.

Here's a promo video for the cup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQpP3NYGe_k&mode=related&search=

[Bad Company]

Come onnnnnn, I can't be the only one psyched for this! :D

[Downunder]

Asshole.
So 38 or so days to go.

Supposedly alot of issues in the Australia Camp. The Welsh claim they can beat the All Blacks, and South Africa have made a pretty gay ad ripping off 300.


LOL The Welsh have been saying that since 1953, the last time it actually happened.

[Bad Company]

And going down 62-5 against England last night won't of helped their chances. Team Sheep must be suicidal.

[Sting Fan]

I am super psyched for this, not sure about some of Garham Henrys selections but whats done is done, lets ride that oh so brutal ride again.

It's been twenty long years but I would love to see The AllBlacks pull it off this year.

[Y2C]

When was the last time that NZ won a WC? They're always the best country in the world, but they barely ever go through with the goods when it matters.

[Bad Company]

1987, it's been too long, but I rekon our side can do it this year.

[Bad Company]

I am super psyched for this, not sure about some of Garham Henrys selections but whats done is done, lets ride that oh so brutal ride again.

It's been twenty long years but I would love to see The AllBlacks pull it off this year.
Well, Weepu was unlucky to miss out, but I'm actually concerned about our other 1/2backs after Kelleher had a shocker in the last test, and leonard and Ellis haven't been the best so far in the Air NZ cup.
That Eye injury has all but put sommerville out, after he just got back from blowing his achilles, and after seeing the wellington scrum get destroyed by Hawkes Bay on the weekend, I'd hardly be confident with Schwalger lining up for the All Blacks. Centre is still a mess, Conrad really needed more game time on the weekend and having Tana inside him off the bench would of been great. But it didn't happen. Bloody Wellington.

[Team Sheep]

And going down 62-5 against England last night won't of helped their chances. Team Sheep must be suicidal.

Lol that game was awful. Every try was just identical. Then again, it was only a friendly, and we played our second string team. Last time we played England in a competitive game, we won back in March in the 6 Nations ;)

World Cup will be totally different though. We'll make the Quarter Finals easily. As runners-up anyway. We've got Australia at home at the Millenium Stadium. The last 2 times we've played Australia here we beat them 24-22 and drew 29-29. And when we played them a couple of months ago in Australia we were winning until the very last play of the game (granted the following week we played again and lost 31-0, but never mind).

Really don't want to play The Boks in the Quarters, so winning the group would be huge.

[Team Sheep]

http://adsoftheworld.com/files/images/Rugby-world-cup.jpg

[Bad Company]

What the fuck is goin on there, That's worse than the Superleague logo. Alot Worse.

[Bertie Bassett]

I want England to win obviously, but they have no chance, along with the Aussies I believe I'm afraid. NZ will win.

[Bad Company]

Nah, England has to be confident with that win. And the huge forward pack they have fronted, almost looking like the england of old with a pack that size!

[Team Sheep]

Nah England won't do much.

[Bad Company]

shhhhhhh, I'm trying to get people to post in here ;)

[Sting Fan]

I want the All Blacks to take it but im not confident really.

Too many "Slight injuries" and injury prone players in the squad for my liking.

If everything falls into place and theres no injuries then it will go good for them I thin but if Robinson gets injured and theres a few other fragile ones there (Richie MC Caw concussion anyone) we could be in a bit of trouble.

Also I dont like Sione Lauaki, maybe I am missing something but I would much rather have seen just about anyone else in the team beside him. That being said I dont see a lot of Rugby anymore doue to work so hopefully hes a lot more consistent nowadays.

I think Australia is always a threat, I am hopefull for the Springboks I always have a soft spot for them and England look a little better but there game is so reliant on defense and Wilkinson that if either of them let them down there fucked.

Oh and fuck the French, I want to see Japan beat them, La Porte is a wank.

[Sting Fan]

BTW Team sheep is that a photoshop job by someone or legit because my god thats wrong...

[Team Sheep]

Must be photoshoped. My American Football coach sent it to me, cause he's like anti-rugby, Hah.

[Bad Company]

A few websites where you can follow the cup

http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/rugby-world-cup/ (A NZ Based site, will be excellent for AB's info)

www.planetrugby.com
www.rugby365.com

[Downunder]

Must be photoshoped. My American Football coach sent it to me, cause he's like anti-rugby, Hah.

being anti-Rugby in Wales should be a hanging offence

[Stickman]

how many more days?

[Team Sheep]

being anti-Rugby in Wales should be a hanging offence

I actually hop over the border to England to play my American football :$

[Bad Company]

Here's a countdown page...
21 Days to go!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby/article2110094.ece

[Bad Company]

Well, BOD is out for Irelands first game at least. He's a sucker for punishment that man.

[Bad Company]

18 days to go or something. BRING IT ON.

[Bad Company]

http://telecomvirtualworldrugby.co.nz/

Here's a good competition for picking the winners. SIGN UP.

My username is Bad Company

[Paranoid Rattlesnake]

Well, BOD is out for Irelands first game at least. He's a sucker for punishment that man.

He is a fanny

[Bad Company]

I agree, but without him Ireland don't stand a chance.
4 Days to go!

[Downunder]

Ireland don't stand a chance.

[SammyG]

Yeah rugby is awesome.

[Bad Company]

lol you're not wrong DU, but I'm trying to be friendly so we get a few more posters in here :P

[Bad Company]

Yeah rugby is awesome.
INDEED

[Team Sheep]

NEW ZEALAND SUCK YOU'RE GONNA CHOKE AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!

[Team Sheep]

:shifty:

[Bad Company]

At least we'll beat wales if we face ya :p

[Team Sheep]

Now now, you said you'd be nice in this thread, or I won't post in here anymore. :P

I have my glossy world cup score chart up on my fridge WOOO.

[Bad Company]

Yeah, I have my timetable with the AB's games highlighted on my desk :lol:
NOT LONG TO GO NOW.
Would love to see the Argies beat the French in the first game :D
Italy is going to get hammered by us. Pretty sure we're playing our number 1 team.

[Downunder]

If only Wales could get close enough to choke...

[Renaissance man]

1987, it's been too long, but I rekon our side can do it this year.

Paging Dr Heimlich. choke choke choke!

The boks to win it all!

[Team Sheep]

Pfft Australia at home. Bring it.

[El Capitano Gatisto]

O'Driscoll is going to be ready for the first game because he's hard as fuck. Broken skull won't stop him.

[Bad Company]

All Blacks team named today to play Italy in their opening World Cup pool C match at Stade Velodrome on Saturday:

Mils Muliaina, Doug Howlett, Conrad Smith, Luke McAlister, Sitiveni Sivivatu, Daniel Carter, Byron Kelleher, Rodney So'oialo, Richie McCaw, Jerry Collins, Ali Williams, Chris Jack, Carl Hayman, Keven Mealamu, Tony Woodcock. Reserves: Anton Oliver, Neemia Tialata, Reuben Thorne, Sione Lauaki, Brendon Leonard, Aaron Mauger, Leon MacDonald

Woohoo, Smith and McAlister at centre, awesome :D

[Sting Fan]

I smell rape in the air for Italy.

[Team Sheep]

Lol that team is just ridiculous.

[Bad Company]

Yeah, poor italy :D Gonna be a whooping. Then again, our guys haven't played in a few months so they are going to be rusty. Unlike alot of the NH teams that were playing friendlies up until last week. But hopefully we shake the rust quickly.

[Downunder]

I wondeer if the Frogs will resort to food poisioning, like those other wankers from Africa - but the the Frenc are known for their good food.

[Bad Company]

Yeah, I ate frogs, they were awesome. Wouldn't put cheating past the frenchies, but probably more eye gouging and less food poisoning.

[El Capitano Gatisto]

The French are playing shit. I hope they win this one narrowly, then the crowd will get on their backs and they'll probably be crap against Ireland too. If they lose, they'll probably get really fucking angry and start twatting everyone in sight.

[Bad Company]

Holy shit, Argentina won! Good stuff to them, the French look shocked. This could lead to a quarter final vs NZ for the French. But they've gotta beat Ireland to get there

[El Capitano Gatisto]

Ireland could and should win this pool now and avoid the All-Blacks. We're better than Argentina and we're better than France on our day. We could give them a hiding if tonight's France shows up.

I reckon with a bit of momentum we could take the All-Blacks later on in the cup too and make them cry bitter tears of defeat.

[Bad Company]

Are you drunk? Of course you are. :p
Not that I disagree with you comments before you started with the All Blacks ;)

[El Capitano Gatisto]

I'm soberer than I've ever been in my entire life. No, it would be a dream come true to face the All-Blacks in the final. Quarters is too early.

[Downunder]

I too was with you right up to All Blacks.

Ireland do have a good team this year, but you are 50 years from beating the All Blacks.

[El Capitano Gatisto]

Yeah I know. This game is depressing. Looks like adults playing against a load of overgrown kids.

[Cactus Sid]

Do Italy only ever score tries from interceptions?

[El Capitano Gatisto]

No, Scotland are just pathetic.

[Cactus Sid]

It was a pretty shameful performance

[Team Sheep]

It would be just like the French to come back from last night's game and go on to win the group. They've lost the first game in the 6 Nations a number of times but somehow managed to scrape it back up there and win the whole thing.

France are sort of like Ireland's bogey team. No matter how well Ireland play against them they just seem to never be able to get the job done when the 80 minutes are up. Last night's result was pretty crazy though! Missed it as I was wasting my time down at Rodney Parade watching The Gwent Dragons vs Cardiff Blues. :roll:

[Downunder]

I honestly thought the Italians would put up a tougher match.

Grown men playing little kids was Australia v Japan, although I thought the Japs started well, and the early penalty goals from Australia was cynical rugby considering who the opponent was. I’m watching the Pom v USA replay – bugger me the Poms look terrible, and the Yanks look quite good.

[Bad Company]

The Aussies took a while to warm into it, Japan started well, as you said.
England are shit, USA played well, probably could of got a few tries if some of their support was a bit quicker. Made some good breaks.
Can't really tell with Italy and NZ, good start for us, but Italy was out of it after 10 mins.

[Downunder]

The Yanks could be the dark horse this year..... but the Poms were pretty shitt, really shit. the tv camera kept going to Johnny in the stands, like a cry for help. ROFL he can't help you fronm there.


The US could win the whole bloody thing and it wouldn't matter, no one in Yankland would give a shit because they don't wear crash helmets.

[Cactus Sid]

England are just so fucking slow

You look at New Zealand and Australia, they pass quickly, they get the game moving as much as possible and they play smart kicks into space,

Do England do any of these things? Do they fuck. They think they can drag themselves to victories like they did 4 years ago, and its just not gonna happen. South Africa are going to turn them over on Friday and the Aussies will embarrass them in the Quarter Finals.

[Team Sheep]

Wales :|

9-12 vs Canada at the half. LOL.

[Renaissance man]

I wondeer if the Frogs will resort to food poisioning, like those other wankers from Africa - but the the Frenc are known for their good food.


Say what?! oh come on! Face facts, NZ got their collective buttcheaks handed to them in 1995.

[El Capitano Gatisto]

That was depressing tonight.

[Bad Company]

Say what?! oh come on! Face facts, NZ got their collective buttcheaks handed to them in 1995.
We lost, but while we're facing facts, we were food poisoned.
Besides, I'm over that loss, was a great thing for SA rugby to win that world Cup, was just what they needed. Same with the S14 win this year.

[Downunder]

Why isn't this topic stickied.

or is that only for gay sports (except Football - you all know I'm talking about American sports right)

[Bad Company]

I think so

[Bad Company]

ABs vs Portugal

1 Neemia Tialata
2 Andrew Hore
3 Greg Somerville
4 Chris Jack
5 Ali Williams
6 Jerry Collins (c)
7 Chris Masoe
8 Sione Lauaki
9 Brendon Leonard
10 Nick Evans
11 Joe Rokocoko
12 Aaron Mauger
13 Conrad Smith
14 Isaia Toeava
15 Mils Muliaina

Replacements:

16 Anton Oliver
17 Tony Woodcock
18 Carl Hayman
19 Rodney So'oialo
20 Keven Mealamu
21 Andrew Ellis
22 Leon MacDonald

Well, that's an interesting team, lots of forwards will be playing out of position, especially due to the AB's locking injuries :(
Good to see Conrad Smith back, let's hope he makes it to the game.

Should be 100+ to the All Blacks.

[Bad Company]

They're not holding back on dishing out suspensions.
Appeals still to be held but:

Schalk Burger (SA Flanker) - 4 weeks
Phil Vickery (England Prop/Captain) - 2 weeks
Paul Emerick (US Centre) - 5 weeks

[Bad Company]

Also, Massive love to YOUR Hero for Stickying the thread :heart:

[Sting Fan]

Keven Mealamu at Flanker makes me slightly hard tbh.

The mans a fucking beast, cant wait to see what he can do outside of the rough stuff a little more.

And apparently Carl Heyman will see time at Lock, interesting call but I can see it. With Masoe, Lauaki and Collins in the loose there should be plenty of lineout options against a minnow team.

Couldnt agree more on Canrad Smith, him being fit and in form would be a huge boost going into the semis. He plays the traditional Centre so well with his great passing game. Thats going to be invaluable with guys like HOwleet, Sivivatu and Rockoko (SP?) on the wings.

[Paranoid Rattlesnake]

Andy Farrell starts tonight and will show Rugby Union that he is the best player to grace the game. Superior in attack and defence with fitness levels Rugby Union players can only dream of

[Cactus Sid]

And this Andy Farrell is who? Has he turned up yet?

England getting an absolute pumping 33-0 with quarter of an hour left

[CSL]

Andy Farrell starts tonight and will show Rugby Union that he is the best player to grace the game. Superior in attack and defence with fitness levels Rugby Union players can only dream of

And boy hasn't he shown it

[Downunder]

LOL England

[Bad Company]

Yeah, England got raped.
NZ Portugal in 8 hours or so, woooooooo!

[Dazz]

Bloody hell, I'm not much on rugby, but when your best fit player gets injured, and Wilkinson's already out, you're fucked. We weren't going to do much anyway but this is horrendous, Robinson really was the only one doing anything tonight.

Bollocks.

[Bad Company]

Yeah, Robinson was on fire till he blew his hamstring. Tough break for him.
All Blacks Portugal kick off in 10 mins, NZ have a few changes, and players playing out of position on the bench. It's gonna be interesting to see how it goes for us. This is pretty much onw of the favorites vs the last team to qualify, and their first world cup. Only 3 or so Portugese players are professional :|

[Bad Company]

The NZ team has been playing like shit, so many mistakes. Players look pretty rusty, but getting into it, good start by Portugal 52-3 at half time.
NZ Wins 108-13, we were messy, certainly shouldn't be letting them get tries. Wouldn't want to play like that vs South Africe. One Injury by the looks of things, could be worse.

[Team Sheep]

Meh @ Wales. Had a good spell from the start of the 2nd half until about the 60th minute. Looks like we're out now, as we'll be playing South Africa in the Quarters :/

[Downunder]

Nice job by the Welsh.


Jobbers

[Cuzziebro]

The NZ team has been playing like shit, so many mistakes. Players look pretty rusty, but getting into it, good start by Portugal 52-3 at half time.
NZ Wins 108-13, we were messy, certainly shouldn't be letting them get tries. Wouldn't want to play like that vs South Africe. One Injury by the looks of things, could be worse.

Yeah NZ didn't play at their best but come on, have their run on team were reserves in any other game. But of course your team is only as good as your reserves but I just think it was one of those games were Graham Henry was trying out new things with the team. I wouldn't worry about the AB's form at all.

And on an unrelated note: I reckon the French lost that first game against Argentina on purpose so they wouldn't face NZ in the quarters. Just my opinion.

[Bad Company]

lol Ireland

[Team Sheep]

And on an unrelated note: I reckon the French lost that first game against Argentina on purpose so they wouldn't face NZ in the quarters. Just my opinion.

Huh?

The runners-up of France's group will play NZ in the Quarters. What do you mean?

[Team Sheep]

And btw, that's bullshit how Argentina have jumped up to 4th in the world based on one result. On that basis, Wales should be 4th as we beat Argentina in a World Cup warm-up.

[Team Sheep]

LOL WTF. I knew nothing about the Ireland game and I just saw the result. 14-10?! They're going home.

[Bad Company]

Yeah, georgia should of won :(

[Cuzziebro]

Huh?

The runners-up of France's group will play NZ in the Quarters. What do you mean?

I must have got it wrong sorry, I'm sure I saw it. Oh well forget what I just said, I made a mistake.
Also great game between Fiji and Canada. And NZ have the most tries in the competition at the moment.

[Bad Company]

Tonga held out well against Samoa,
Samoa and England both out to win their next games. Unfortunately for England, if they lose, they will probably be out.
It'll be the first time a Defending Champion hasn't made the knockout stages :lol:

[El Capitano Gatisto]

I'm still holding on to a faint hope that Ireland will suddenly be up for it on Friday. Probably just be a humiliating defeat though. I've never seen so many players collectively just go to shit for absolutely no reason. And what the fuck do Geordan Murphy and Neil Best have to do to get in the team? Murphy has been left out of the squad vs. France for fuck's sake.

[Bad Company]

It's a big game, I hope you guys can get up for it. France is pretty overrated.

[Team Sheep]

I can't stand Ireland. They're the most overrated team in World rugby. Every year people go on about how awesome they are, and how it will be 'their year' in the 6 Nations every year. When the hell was the last time they won it? Or anything for that matter (the only thing I can remember them winning in recent history is the Triple Crown and that's hardly something to jump up on the rooftops and shout about). They have the potential, just never get the big wins.

[Team Sheep]

Lol I just looked it up. They haven't won a 5/6 Nations Championship since 1985 :lol:

[El Capitano Gatisto]

Calling them overrated is letting them off the hook. They've got the talent, they're just losers. Absolute chokers. They always give France a headstart, tonight was no different. Giving away stupid fucking penalties so they could pretend they were hard done by.

I'll know better than to talk this lot up ever again. No point talking about potential, they should be at their peak. Waste of talent, waste of everybody's time. We're going to get destroyed by Argentina next week, then the All Blacks will destroy those French frog bastards.

[Downunder]

We'll do it for Ireland

[Y2C]

I have come to the conclusion that things like the Haka should be reserved solely for the All Blacks, or only teams that are dominant in their sport.

I've seen too many times other NZ sporting teams or other rugby teams (like Fiji tonight) do their own versions, and those hold no credibility when your team is shit. The point of these is to be intimitading to your opposition, and that doesn't help when you're no good at the sport that you're playing.

[Y2C]

Also, the return of Jonny shows that England will go back to being boring, but they'll probably win a few games.

[Sting Fan]

Line WIlkinson up and let Burger kill him, oh and take Leon Mc Donald and Aaron Mauger from NZ while your at it. Fucking useless.

[Downunder]

Right so now Engaland will face australia in the next match.

Goodbye England :wave:

[CSL]

Well done Wales

[Team Sheep]

Lol

Gareth Jenkins is a clown. His words a few months back:
"Don't judge me on the 6 Nations, judge me after the World Cup."

Well... :roll:

What a game though. Fiji deserved to go through in the end, well done them.

[Bad Company]

well, a quarter final with NZ v France in Wales eh, It'll be interesting.
England gonna get raped by Aussie
Argies should beat Scotland
Fiji Shouldnt truoble South Africa, but they will be physical and fast.

[Team Sheep]

I hate the fact it's NZ v France in Cardiff. It's meant to be their tournament. I bet if the organizers knew Argentina would win the group then they wouldn't have scheduled the Winner pool C vs Runner up pool D game to be in Cardiff.

[Renaissance man]

What do you call 15 men sitting around the tv watching the Rugby world cup final?

The all black rugby team

or the Welsh

or the Irish

Freakin ha ha!

[Team Sheep]

What about the English?

[Renaissance man]

Hold on. Soon soon

[Bad Company]

I hate the fact it's NZ v France in Cardiff. It's meant to be their tournament. I bet if the organizers knew Argentina would win the group then they wouldn't have scheduled the Winner pool C vs Runner up pool D game to be in Cardiff.
Indeed, but as a kiwi I'm stoked, nothing like taking France away from home in their most important game to date :D

Hey RM, when I was in Aussie for RWC 2003, I heard the same joke about 10000 times from the english supporters. I heard it again in the bathroom while I was taking a piss, So I asked them, who do you call 14 men watching the final and one kicking goals - The English. Needless to say, I had to get out of that bathroom pretty quick :D

[Sting Fan]

ROFL.

The RWC final 2003 is honestly one of the most piss boring matches I have ever bloody seen.

Way to sell Rugby to the world guys.

[Downunder]

Poms over the Aussies - upset of the tournement

[Renaissance man]

Its not impossible. It can happen

[El Capitano Gatisto]

I'm going to the game in Cardiff on Saturday night. Come on the All Blacks. They better be allowed to the Haka, I know the Welsh can be a bit gay about it. Also, they better twat the frogs and make them all cry garlic flavoured tears.

[Team Sheep]

Yeah no doubt NZ must be loving it that they're playing in Cardiff (not that the result would be any different if it wasn't lol)

Yerr I was at Wales v NZ last year where they did the Haka in the back. WTF were the WRU doing?! Anyway this game is run by the IRB so should be no issue.

[CSL]

Poms over the Aussies - upset of the tournement

[Downunder]

Poms over the Aussies - upset of the tournement
12-10

whoop

[Team Sheep]

Lol way to choke Australia.

[Bad Company]

well at least the ref got a new watch :(

So gutted right now.

[Team Sheep]

Oh my god. What a day. First England beating Australia in a game of pure grit and determination, then multiply that by 10 for the French tonight.

The atmosphere watching it in the Newport RFC Club house this evening, unbelievable. The place went nuts when France scored that 2nd try!! Incredible. Everyone was behind the French, dieing to see the favourites get knocked out, and every tackle made by the French everyone gasped in relief that the All blacks didn't break through. My hands are hurting from clapping and my throat is half lost from cheering, I haven't been caught up in a game like that in a long time. That's why we love this sport!

I went to Newport train station after the game and watched the New Zealanders pile out onto the platfrom, with me greeting them with 'Aww tough luck guys, 4 years will come sooner than you think' :D

[Team Sheep]

DW BC. Next time you are the host nation. That HAS to be your year. Right?

[Sting Fan]

As much as this hurts I have been picking it since the beggining of the week, and the dread of it happening has been there longer.

Without sounding to one eyed I felt Mc Alistair was hard done by and I wish we had have one to see Bernard Laporte knocked out. I dislike that smug little prick with an unbridled intensity.

That being said I think the ABs really let themselves down with some stupid decision making and they deserved to lose more than the French deserved to win IMO.

Lucky I put $100 on the South Africans and not the ABs lol.

Also this does give rise to a very interesting scenario in how far the Pumas can go, wouldnt a World cup Final match put them in a beautiful position to bargain for a 4 nations to replace the Tri nations.

[Team Sheep]

Without a doubt Argentina have already proven that they deserve to be in one of the world's top competitions, by beating France and Ireland, and very well Scotland today. That would be 3 of the 6 nations they've beaten. Would then set up a huge semi final with South Africa then, and who knows how that game could go? After this world cup we've learnt not to assume anything in rugby anymore.

A France/Argentina final would be pretty incredible. The tournament ends with the game it started with.

[Y2C]

Poms over the Aussies - upset of the tournement
You retard. You got the prediction totally wrong.





France vs NZ was the biggest upset. :roll:

[Team Sheep]

Lol this time last week I bet everyone was talking about how weak Northern Hemisphere rugby has become. What a difference a week makes.

[Rob]

fuck sake come on scotland

[Downunder]

ROB, THAT HORSE IS DEAD - LEAVE IT FOR FUCK SAKE

[El Capitano Gatisto]

You bloody choking All-Blacks. What's the matter with drop goals for fuck's sake?

I think probably everybody in the stadium thought it was a forward pass for the Jauzion try. Great party in town before and afterwards with the Kiwis, even though they were all sick as dogs at being defeated. This really intense, possibly insane Kiwi taught me the Haka. We had to take our shirts off apparently, but a couple of extremely fit Kiwi birds explained to me later that this is normal procedure.

You really need to get yourselves a song because that "All Blacks, All Blacks" chant is pathetic. Almost worse than "Allez les bleus."

Anyway, great game, excellent booze up.

[SammyG]

LOL @ some people entering the sports bar that has like 16 tv's, and politely asking the manager to switch the Steelers Seahawks game to a Rugby game, and everyone laughing at them.

[El Capitano Gatisto]

It must be shit being in the USA and being largely removed from basically every major world sporting event. It's only the Olympics Yanks really want to be a part of and those are a fucking joke and who goes to the gay Olympics for a party.

[SammyG]

Dude. It's NFL Sunday, are you kidding me? You see this group of like 3 guys and 2 women walk in and ask to change a game that people were watching to rugby. When they got laughed at, they are like, BUT ITS THE WORLD CUP, which brought about many many more laughs. It aws funny watching them walk away.

[El Capitano Gatisto]

American football is fucking rubbish. I suppose the moral of the story is not to go to the USA when a World Cup is on because Americans are gay about sports where you actually have to compete with people from other countries without being able to use drugs.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

It does suck to try to actually watch a live match over here. The only match I've been able to watch was Wales Japan and who wants to watch fucking Japan?

[CSL]

http://myp2p.eu/Other.htm

They should have the semi's and final on there (if you've got Sopcast, TVU etc)

[Team Sheep]

If it was the All Blacks/France game they wanted to switch to then fair enough about wanting to change the channel. But seeing as you said it was the Seahawks/Steelers game that was on at the time, then that must have been the Argentina/Scotland game they wanted to see. Well they deserve to be laughed at lol.

[Downunder]

It must be shit being in the USA and being largely removed from basically every major world sporting event. It's only the Olympics Yanks really want to be a part of and those are a fucking joke and who goes to the gay Olympics for a party.

And the Yanks are all drug cheats at the olympics anyway.

[Team Sheep]

Lol England are incredible.

I can't see anyone stopping them now.

What the hell where the odds of England winning at the start of September??

[Dave Youell]

Lol England are incredible.

I can't see anyone stopping them now.

What the hell where the odds of England winning at the start of September??
After we lost to South Africa a month ago 66-1 man i wish i had some of that now

:(

We were amazing tonight

[Team Sheep]

Lol amazing.

I always thought that it's a lot harder to get upsets in rugby than in football(soccer), because it's a more structured and controlled game. In soccer the ball is constantly loose, so anything could happen.

This Rugby World Cup however has turned my theory (obviously a very shallow one :$) right on it's head.

[Renaissance man]

One really has to give props to the poms. that was one hell of a defensive effort but alas that was the last of your luck gone. Now watch some bok power!

[Team Sheep]

Nah 2 weeks in a row isn't luck.

[Team Sheep]

Hell to do it once wouldn't even really be luck.

[Y2C]

After we lost to South Africa a month ago 66-1 man i wish i had some of that now

:(

We were amazing tonight
I had England at odds of $85 before the tonga game. Sold it off at odds of $60 before the wallabies game, leaving about $400 left. Sold that off at odds of $8.80 before the french game.

FUCK I wish I hadda just kept the original bet, I would be 1 game away from winning $1,500 off a $20 bet. :(

[Bad Company]

England :|

[Team Sheep]

In 2003 everyone despised England. I don't think it's so much that this time, it's just amazement. The world is just in shock really. This is one fucked up World Cup!!

[Bad Company]

Shock is an understatement, Over the last 4 years it's been Englands worst performing side ever. I mean, I thought Ireland would of done better than them.
England did to France what France did to NZ though, killed their game, good on them.

[Team Sheep]

Yeah France had no room to breathe. I must ask, how does it feel to be a Kiwi, to have dominated World Rugby over the past 4 years, setting your own standard that was superior to the rest of the world, where no country could even touch you. Then in the space of 80 mins, your 4 years of dominance just crumbles.

And then ask an Englishman the exact opposite. To be the World's whipping boys by suffering thrashing after thrashing by the rest of the World for 4 years, being labeled as the worst world champions ever, and then turning it on in the Quarter finals and finding themselves in a final again.

It would truly rank as one of, if not the greatest sporting achievement ever if they win next week.

[Bad Company]

It was tough to watch, especially as I knew early in the 2nd half we'd probably lose it, but I also remember the heartbreakers from 95, 99, and 03 very well, so it was certainly the easiest of those losses to take. I got over 03 quick as well, cause I was there.

The problem with the English is that they still thought they were going to win it, despite how bad their team was.
Our Faith was justified, it's been a serious 4 years and it's always been about the world cup. We had the best side in the world, had beaten all the NH nations convincingly, multiple times, had the Bledisloe cup and Tri-Nations. As well as beating Argentina at home a couple of years ago.
We had rotated our players over the process and had awesome coverage in most positions, and they were all ready to go.
We still had a makeshift centre, which has been an issue in the last 2 world cups, so it was frustrating it ended up like that, and I personally would have fielded a different side against France.

The All Blacks Still Rule :D

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I was expecting a delivery of my new XBox 360 yesterday and was quite annoyed when it didn't turn up. Delivery driver turned up on my door this morning saying he sacked off work to watch the rugby. I wouild normally complain but fair play to him to watch some frogs get beat :D

[Wengerland]

I don't think many Englishman actually expected us to retain the title, semi finals would have done for me given the performances in the 4 years since the last world cup. Yeah there's been criticism of several performances since that time but that was pretty much justified in my opinion, it didn't mean to say 'oh we shouldn't be losing a game because we're world champions', more of a feeling that we didn't want to disgrace ourselves as them.

With regards to the how does it feel question - fucking marvellous :D It really beggars belief. If you'd have said to someone when we were getting battered by South Africa, and losing every away game in recent memory, that we'd make the world cup final, you'd have been laughed off the planet.

Quality atmosphere in the bar for the game too, body odour galore but it was just magic.

[Y2C]

England will go down to the Springboks easily. All they need to do is score a couple of tries and the game is in the bag. Jonny's boot is nothing compared to 2003.

[Team Sheep]

Well that's why they're winning, they're not letting teams score tries.

[Y2C]

How many tries did the give away against SA the last time they played them?

I agree that they have had a strong defence over the last few games, but it won't be good enough on Sunday (or Saturday where you guys are)

[Team Sheep]

I'm talking about since the Quarter finals, obviously.

[Renaissance man]

The poms won't have time to even wipe their runny noses before Habana flies past them. You can't touch this

[Cactus Sid]

Anybody in London know if there is gonna be a massive screen put up somewhere?

[Y2C]

I'm talking about since the Quarter finals, obviously.
You've got the same mob + 1 bloke who kicks arsey penalty goals. What are England going to do to stop SA from scoring the 36 points that they did last time, that they didn't do back in the group stage?

[Team Sheep]

Well ever stop to think that a lot has changed since that game? Who knows what, but it has been a drastic change. I can't believe you think that this is the same team that lost 36-0.

Anyway, it's on now, so we can see.

[CSL]

I will never understand this game. I mean, penalised for being on the wrong side of the ball? Eh?

[CSL]

LOL @ the pitch invasion

And LOL @ the referee too.

And av' it @ the try.

[Team Sheep]

LMAO at the no try being awarded.

England robbed right there lol.

[Danny Electric]

no try lol

i got football manager to work :0

[CSL]

Okay, now I don't know shit about this game other than ball over the line, try. Foot was up blah blah.

Clearly the officials are South Africa fans.

:yes:

[Danny Electric]

I know

It's cos those two ponce princes are there

[Team Sheep]

And we're forced to get a shot of them every 2 minutes.

[CSL]

I think I've seen them once. But I'm not really paying THAT much attention.

[Danny Electric]

Same here but it seems like every time i look up i see them.

[CSL]

i got football manager to work :0

Beautiful :D

[Danny Electric]

LMAO

fair play

[Bad Company]

Good win South Africa, definately deserved this Cup, they have been the best side in the world (Besides NZ :roll: ) for the last 4 years, and I always knew they'd be the ones to beat.

[Team Sheep]

I thought South Africa might freeze tonight as they'd had a relatively easy route to the final and hadn't been tested all World Cup really (though a fright from Tonga!). I thought England would have the better form going into the game as they'd had 2 tough competitive games that went right to the wire. But credit to SA they targeted England's strength upfront.

Congratulations.

[Downunder]

Fuck them - the first South African I see today gets a punch in the head.

[Y2C]

I've never shown good sportsmanship in a tournament that Australia didn't win, and I'm not starting now.

SA would have to be the biggest joke of a mob to ever win a World Cup (well atleast since september 2003 anyways). Been the worst side in the tri-nations for the past 2 years, and the only way that they won it was coz they were put on the easy side of the draw which was intended for France but they fucked up their opening pool game against the Argentines. Congrats go out to England for fluking another finals appearance, now we can go back to watching them be shit for the next 4 years.

[Danny Electric]

I've never shown good sportsmanship in a tournament that Australia didn't win, and I'm not starting now.

SA would have to be the biggest joke of a mob to ever win a World Cup (well atleast since september 2003 anyways). Been the worst side in the tri-nations for the past 2 years, and the only way that they won it was coz they were put on the easy side of the draw which was intended for France but they fucked up their opening pool game against the Argentines. Congrats go out to England for fluking another finals appearance, now we can go back to watching them be shit for the next 4 years.

who do the aussies hate more, the south africans or the english?

[Team Sheep]

Argentina were the spanner in the works.

[Mr. Monday Morning]

who do the aussies hate more, the south africans or the english?

I sit next to a kiwi at work and he abhors the southies, so I'm guessing it might be the same

[Y2C]

who do the aussies hate more, the south africans or the english?
Overall, the Poms.

But in terms of rugby teams, I'd probably say the Springboks. Personally, by the styles that the 2 teams play I would prefer to see the SA win, but it would have been good for them to have to beat one of the best 2 sides before it.

[Sting Fan]

As a kiwi with $100 on the Boks to win im about as happy as could be expected after the ABs lost to the fucking frogs.

[Cactus Sid]

To be fair, South Africa have had the easiest path to the trophy imaginable.

[Team Sheep]

Well they can't be blamed for that. They beat what was in front of them.

[Renaissance man]

Fuck them - the first South African I see today gets a punch in the head.

A tad jealous aren't we? lol

[Downunder]

who do the aussies hate more, the south africans or the english?

Personally I hate south africans more - I've never met one I like yet.

But then Perth is crawling with them.

[Y2C]

yeah but you're married to a fucking pom arent ya?