Rugby World Cup Thread

I stayed up til four in the morning to watch that Italy one and I wanted to shoot myself afterwards. Here lynott Im from leinster but my oul lads from the peoples republic of cork I much prefer watchin munster rugby compared with leinster!!! GO ON THE BULL HAYES!! and small but massive stringer!!
 
Stick said:
I stayed up til four in the morning to watch that Italy one and I wanted to shoot myself afterwards. Here lynott Im from leinster but my oul lads from the peoples republic of cork I much prefer watchin munster rugby compared with leinster!!! GO ON THE BULL HAYES!! and small but massive stringer!!
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Respect Stick!

Looking forward to seeing Munster this year with Woodie back where he belongs and of course the genius that is Christian Cullen.

This will be our year ;)
 
If its not munsters year may god strike Neil Back dead!!! :devil:
Then its a win win year!!!
 
Still hasn't really got going..

Don;t think its ever really going to appeal as a spectacle until the gap between the better teams and the rest is narrowed..
 
Davo said:
Still hasn't really got going..

Don;t think its ever really going to appeal as a spectacle until the gap between the better teams and the rest is narrowed..
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The weekend should be good though. We are both facing our bogey teams, you have Italy we have Argentina. Should get good from now on.
 
Lynott said:
The weekend should be good though. We are both facing our bogey teams, you have Italy we have Argentina. Should get good from now on.
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Make or break for us both....Sat's game the most eagerly anticipated for me by a mile so far

Its not good for the sport tho that only 3 teams have any chance of winning the comp

Still, its a decent sport on the box a lot..so can't complain
 
Most people I speak to here are underwhelmed so far. So many mismatches that it is a bit of a joke. Maybe the later stages will get people interested.
 
Melvinyeo said:
Wilkinson missing penalties :eek:
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And his open play was worse ( sic. Will Carling) I'll say again that if our forwards are stopped we're fecked! We don't have sufficient creativity in the backs, especially the centres. The team has swallowed Woodward's hype.
 
POOL A
Team Pld W D L F A Pts
Australia 3 3 0 0 256 16 14
Ireland 3 3 0 0 125 39 14
Argentina 4 2 0 2 140 57 11
Romania 3 0 0 3 28 185 0
Namibia 3 0 0 3 21 273 0
POOL B
Team Pld W D L F A Pts
France 3 3 0 0 163 56 15
Scotland 3 2 0 1 80 77 10
Fiji 3 2 0 1 78 92 9
USA 2 0 0 2 33 58 1
Japan 3 0 0 3 53 124 0
POOL C
Team Pld W D L F A Pts
England 3 3 0 0 144 34 14
S Africa 3 2 0 1 124 50 10
Samoa 3 2 0 1 128 57 10
Uruguay 2 0 0 2 19 132 0
Georgia 3 0 0 3 34 176 0
POOL D
Team Pld W D L F A Pts
NZ 3 3 0 0 229 20 15
Wales 3 3 0 0 95 45 13
Italy 4 2 0 2 76 124 8
Canada 3 0 0 3 30 128 1
Tonga 3 0 0 3 39 154 1

everyone's happy? ;)
 
how about that argie kicking a fifty meter drop-goal, feckin hell
 
A1Dan said:
Rugby in predicatble shock? :confused: ;)

Wake me up when an underdog wins a match :boring:
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is the biggest upset about this world cup the fact that there hasn't been one? :smirk:
 
ManUinOz said:
It shouldn't be too hard for England to win the tournament if we keep playing with 16 men. :nervous:
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:nono: see eddie jones is already up in arms about it, little saint that he is :rolleyes:

think NZ is the official favourite now... :nervous: :p
 
Lynott said:
Looking forward to seeing Munster this year with Woodie back where he belongs and of course the genius that is Christian Cullen.

This will be our year ;)
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Cully got a standing o at the cake-tin (westpac stadium looks like a giant cake-tin, hence the name) at the end of the NPC match (our domestic tournament) a great loss to NZ rugby that was, he's just put a book out called "life on the run" which is a bit of an indictment on the current all black management and they way they communicate and run things! :o
 
Saturday 8 November
0730: New Zealand v South Africa (QF1) Melbourne
1000: Australia v Scotland (QF2) Brisbane

Sunday 9 November
0730: France v Ireland (QF3) Melbourne
1000: England v Wales (QF4) Brisbane
 
ellie brown said:
Aussies having a field day with the firm belief that the boks are gonna kill us! :(
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eh?
you should beat them, but NZ has a history of noosing world cups. i wouldnt be surprised.
 
mjdj said:
eh?
you should beat them, but NZ has a history of noosing world cups. i wouldnt be surprised.
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ha! yah, not living up to the hype and choking at the last minute, shades of '99... :(
 
YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

WE WIN!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

:devil: :devil: sorry snooks,

BYE BYE BOKKIE!!!!! :angel:
 
now, England 28-17 Wales

Ireland's performance IMO was shit...

France vs. England coming up then!
 
On form, it should be a NZ v France Final.

But NZ have been known to buckle under pressure!
 
ellie brown said:
YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

WE WIN!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

:devil: :devil: sorry snooks,

BYE BYE BOKKIE!!!!! :angel:
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To be fair, we were terrible. Wales played well. Cracking first try too.
 
going to the semi right now :D

bring it on you sheep shaggers :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil:
 
Well the time is finally here, and as any donkey in the world could have predicted, the semi finals are made of the big 4.

1 hr from kick off and ill watch it because its Australia and theres a big hoo haa about it. But Union is shite compared to League.

Waltzing Matilda !!!
 
Looks like an Aussie thrashing - the All-Blacks seemed to have no idea or answer to awesome Aussie rugby!

Very poor & disappointing display by the All-Blacks!
 
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