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2 Oct 2003, 09:37

not long now!

see al charron is captain of the cannucks, good luck to him as an ex bristol player

but its gotta be an nz/ england final

2 Oct 2003, 13:42

Originally posted by masaaki sakai not long now!see al charron is captain of the cannucks, good luck to him as an ex bristol playerbut its gotta be an nz/ england final

You mean a NZ/France final :D

2 Oct 2003, 16:15

we´re paying the price of being so many years in a second degree in rugby. we finished 5th on the last world cup. but they didn´t respect that and they put us right next to Ireland and Australia on the same group. how unfair is that? :nonono:

even though i have a lot of trust in the Pumas!

5 Oct 2003, 08:55

actually alejo - i think you could surprise a few teams

i am taking friday off to watch you lot agains the aussies & at 9/1 to win the group i think both you & ireland are great value!

its definitely the hardest group, but youve pulled surprises off before, you could well do it again.

contepomi at fly half has come on leaps & bounds, has a great understanding with gus & your pack is as awesome as ever

5 Oct 2003, 08:56

Originally posted by Tristan Jayol > Originally posted by masaaki sakai> not long now!> > see al charron is captain of the cannucks, good luck to him as an ex bristol player> > but its gotta be an nz/ england final

You mean a NZ/France final :D

no. :laugh:

5 Oct 2003, 10:09

Originally posted by masaaki sakai > Originally posted by Tristan Jayol> > > > Originally posted by masaaki sakai> > not long now!> > > > see al charron is captain of the cannucks, good luck to him as an ex bristol player> > > > but its gotta be an nz/ england final>

You mean a NZ/France final :D

no. :laugh: You brits are rather wimpy at rugby, even if u somehow miraculously reached the finals to face those Maoris, u'd get hammered.

6 Oct 2003, 09:59

you are talking about rugby union here right? just checking....

we're number 1 baby!

6 Oct 2003, 14:35

Originally posted by Tristan Jayol > Originally posted by masaaki sakai> > > > Originally posted by Tristan Jayol> > > > > > > Originally posted by masaaki sakai> > > not long now!> > > > > > see al charron is captain of the cannucks, good luck to him as an ex bristol player> > > > > > but its gotta be an nz/ england final> > >

You mean a NZ/France final :D

no. :laugh: You brits are rather wimpy at rugby, even if u somehow miraculously reached the finals to face those Maoris, u'd get hammered.

Once again, a septic kid who knows everything there is to know about the world at just 17 years of age. :nono:

6 Oct 2003, 16:26

:laugh: I'm not far off

6 Oct 2003, 21:32

I don't care who wins, as long as it's not Australia or England or we'll not hear the end of it for the next 4 years

6 Oct 2003, 22:30

Originally posted by dub I don't care who wins, as long as it's not Australia or England or we'll not hear the end of it for the next 4 years

that's why France will win, but most likely those monster New Zealanders will destroy all their competition

7 Oct 2003, 18:22

Of the semi-realistic contenders (and there are few), I want France to win. Because they should have won last time after that semi against the All Blacks - best game of rugby I've ever seen.

But they likely won't win, so it's down to England, Australia or New Zealand I'd think, of which I'd prefer NZ.

Our group, thankfully, is a piece of piss, so we should manage to avoid bottom place.

Shame the times of the games suck balls in hell, what with it being on the other side of the planet, so my opportunities to watch games will probably be limited.

8 Oct 2003, 07:17

dontcha just love the anti english air of people who would prefer a team from the other side of the world to win?

:shrug:

8 Oct 2003, 11:02

Originally posted by masaaki sakai dontcha just love the anti english air of people who would prefer a team from the other side of the world to win?

absolutely, everybody would love if the Brits did not win

8 Oct 2003, 17:37

Just watch, enjoy and celebrate. England v. NZ is a lock for the final. After that it's a toss up, but the quote from a Kiwi journalist about his own side just after England beat them this summer tells the story:

Basically, the England pack are the ugliest ever to play the game, whereas the NZ pack look like male models. Problem is, they play like male models too.

I can't wait :)

8 Oct 2003, 22:36

I predict lots of blood in the SA v Eng game - the 1970's come back to life. I hope Johnny Wilkinson is wearing armour, because if he ends up at the bottom of a ruck his head will be history.

9 Oct 2003, 01:41

IMHO, Australia is THE candidate to win the world cup. i hope i´m wrong and we beat those bastards, though! :D

9 Oct 2003, 02:47

I hope Argentina does well - I love watching them play: awesome power and they give it everything. Agree with you thought that Australia will do well - people are writing them off way too early - homeground advantage will count for a lot. Just over 24 hrs to go - at least this is one big tournament I can watch at a normal hour - every other sporting tournament is always in the middle of the night over here - time for the rest of the world to get up early for a change!

9 Oct 2003, 10:29

Originally posted by dub I predict lots of blood in the SA v Eng game - the 1970's come back to life. I hope Johnny Wilkinson is wearing armour, because if he ends up at the bottom of a ruck his head will be history.

Typical South African attitude, if you can't beat 'em, kick 'em. Why can't your egg-chasers play the same way as your cricketers, hard but fair ?

9 Oct 2003, 13:07

Do people play "beach rugby" around the rest of the world or this is just a one more stupid thing I saw im my country?

9 Oct 2003, 13:11

Originally posted by Server Error in "/" Application Do people play "beach rugby" around the rest of the world or this is just a one more stupid thing I saw im my country?

Just another thing you saw in your country :D On american beaches volleyball is the predominant sport played, and maybe some frisbee, and then the millions of surfers

9 Oct 2003, 14:40

should be a fantastic tournament.. the key to eventual success will be able replacements as not one side will be able to field the same 15 every game.

englands preparation has been fantastic...i hope they can do it...but wilko will be targeted for some rougharse treatment..i realise its a 15 man game,but he really is the key.

9 Oct 2003, 15:04

Originally posted by Server Error in "/" Application Do people play "beach rugby" around the rest of the world or this is just a one more stupid thing I saw im my country?

here too, man. but to be honest i´ve never seen a beach rugby match in Brazil in all the 20 years i went there. maybe it was the argentinian influence on Camboriú and Florianópolis because it´s a very typical argentinian thing :shrug:

we call it "la tocata", which is an espontaneous mini game of rugby. i don´t play it because i´m not very into rugby. i´m a football guy ;)

9 Oct 2003, 18:33

Originally posted by masaaki sakai dontcha just love the anti english air of people who would prefer a team from the other side of the world to win?

I resent the implication that I am anti-English. There are just other teams I'd prefer to win!

:laugh:

9 Oct 2003, 20:13

may I be the first to say, I don't get rugby...the guys are all thick...and it makes no sense to me...but it wasn't so long ago that I didn't get the beautiful game either...and now, I love it...so give me time! :scratch:

9 Oct 2003, 20:44

Originally posted by KnownPleasures > Originally posted by dub> I predict lots of blood in the SA v Eng game - the 1970's come back to life. I hope Johnny Wilkinson is wearing armour, because if he ends up at the bottom of a ruck his head will be history.

Typical South African attitude, if you can't beat 'em, kick 'em. Why can't your egg-chasers play the same way as your cricketers, hard but fair ?

Agree, the attitude of our rugby team sucks and a few players deserved lenghty bans for the cowardly stuff they got up to (eye-gouging etc). When Nick Mallett was coach you didn't see any of that crap, but now with Straeuli it's all coming back because that's how he played the game. I'm hoping to see a hard, fair game between Eng and SA, but I just have a gut feeling it's going to turn out ugly. By the way, when you say "typical South African atttitude" I hope you're referring specifically to our rugby team and not making it a general comment on all South Africans.

14 Oct 2003, 01:29

no surprises so far. the best teams won, the worst teams lost.

i´m waiting the Pumas to play "something" today vs Namibia. they didn´t play anything vs Australia on the first match. 14 new players are playing today. it seems the coach thinks Namibia is a piece of cake. i hope he´s not wrong. :nonono:

the game is in 4 hours, go Pumas! :jump:

14 Oct 2003, 01:39

Trust me, Namibia is shithouse - I expect Arg to put at least 50 - 60 points past them. I was disappointed in their showing against the Aussies - they just couldn't get going and seemed without confidence. I reckon they'll improve a lot after tonight's game - nothing like 6 or 7 tries to get the confidence up.

14 Oct 2003, 02:12

i hope you´re right, partner. i don´t want to be out before playing with Ireland! :nonono:

14 Oct 2003, 06:34

end of first half.

Argentina 27 - 7 Namibia

we made 4 tries so we´ll have a bonus point. but still we´re not playing well at all. :nonono: