Rugby World Cup

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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:38 am

Rugby? What in the heck is that? Is it anything like a quilting bee where old ladies get together and make a quilt? What do they do with the rugs when finished? Wink

(#!@^!% bloody American)

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:14 am

This is my attempt to ruin the All Blacks chances in the world cup by getting Jerry Collins munted.

(Well, England need all the help they can get!)

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:42 am

Great photo IWM Smile

He's a great guy Jerry.

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:53 am

PRS Girly Girl wrote:

Rugby? What in the heck is that?

It's a game played by men with odd shaped balls. A bit like American football but with a lot less nancy padding and helmuts. <dons tinfoil hat and runs away and hides behind the big green sofa>

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:55 am

And believe it or not the USA actually has a team at the World Cup.

They even ran England pretty close, not that that means anything.

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:41 am

^^^^And the USA are the current Olympic Champions. Shocked

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:10 am

Watching England play rugby is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. There's much sweatyness and ball fumbling but the other guys turn out to be more skillfull and it ends in dissapointment.

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:52 am

Josh wrote:

Great photo IWM Smile

He's a great guy Jerry.

He was wonderful. I'd had a couple of wines and tequila and went up to him to ask him for a photo. He asked me what I was drinking, then went to the bar and bought us a couple of tequilas.

He was a lovely, lovely person and didn't seem to mind being harrassed by a wobbly English chick!

Go the All Blacks tonight!!!

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:01 pm

I'll bet no one here can type faster than Jerry Collins can blink though! Laughing

On a more serious note, I played rugby to a high level and it's really a brutal game in so many ways. Wade Dooley . . . well . . .

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:43 pm

New Zealand 108
Portugal 13

Well played Portugal , they never gave up, pity the English couldn't show as much determination,

No shame to Portugal, they played their hearts out

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 2:50 pm

Australia 32
Wales 20

Too little too late from Wales, solid performance from Australia

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 2:52 pm

I was impressed with the fight Wales put up. They were up against a very strong side and gave a brave performance, they should be proud.

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 3:47 pm

I think now is a fair time to own up to being from the land of song.
A terrific rush defence employed by the Ozzies set up a strong platform for their superb backline. I'm fairly dissapointed but we have many young lads who will continue to develop and more importantly we are still in the tournament. (Boks next though OUCH!)
I am a celtic supporter who doesn't gloat at english misfortune so you can stand down the rear guard. Wink

Oh and, nice to be back.

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 4:59 pm

Quote:

It's a game played by men with odd shaped balls.

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:04 pm

^^Were they odd shaped before or after they started playing rugby? Confused

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:56 pm

Tonga 19, Samoa 15.

Well let's just say England will be very happy with that result, as if Samoa had won all their other games and then toppled England, the Poms could have been out of the tournament. I'm a bit gutted, though I can imagine a few sore bodies after this match.

All Blacks played pretty well, although it was a bit messy at times (early in each half). Hats off to Portugal who never gave up, and I loved how ecstatic they were after every point they scored. All Blacks just too strong and fast though, and wow did Jerry Collins play well, he has to be the best blindside flanker in the world.

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:39 pm

France demolish Namibia with a barnstorming Sebastian Chabal at the heart. He is some player and I for one am glad to see a Northern Hemisphere team back in it, albeit against slightly suspect opposition. I can't see them winning it but they will certainly give the sanza sides something else to ponder.
I'm not particularly a france fan but I love watching them when they play with that much flair.

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:05 pm

Not entirely unexpected, but it does show how interesting Pool D is. Ireland could well find themselves knocked out, if they don't markedly improve on how they played against Georgia. France could still win the pool if they hammer Ireland, who themselves beat Argentina. My pick is Argentina will beat Ireland though, and top Pool D. All Blacks will end up playing a QF against France in Cardiff.

....which is a scary thought.

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:07 pm

^^That could be one very interesting match. You can never write off the French and they could quite feasibly give the all blacks a nasty surprise.

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:09 pm

Absolutely. 1999 semi-final, I still shed a tear at the memory Crying or Very sad

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:07 am

^^^ Quit it! It took 8 years of repression therapy to help me forget that day... happy thoughts... happy thoughts... fitzy's ear on the barbie on the way to eden park.... ahh ok i'm back.

True story, back in 96 (i think) people were selling steaks on the walk to eden park (in the burbs) labelled "fitzy's ear"... South Africans will unfortnuately know what i am talking about. ahh those were the days...

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:15 am

What was the guy's name, Johan van der Roux or something like that?

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:44 am

Yeah it was le Roux... man the Boks were dirty back then...

Roll on All Blacks!

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:19 pm

Josh wrote:

New Zealand v South Africa final appears most likely on the cards, would you agree lotta?

Would be a great game, but who would I support? I've been an All Blacks fan for as long as I can remember. But my great great grandmother was a Boer, and my father says he'll disown me if I don't support the Boks. Ooooh, the stress, the stress!!! Laughing

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:31 pm

I understand your dilemma well Hekate, my wife is Irish and I'm Welsh, we were interviewed for a radio show on the way to watch wales play ireland in 2005 (thats the year we won the grand slam, as if anyone forgot huh Wink

), I think the Journalist new what I was in for.
She took it well on the day and then made me pay in that way that only women know how.

edit: spelling