Rugby World Cup 2007

AV1611 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-21-2007, 09:54 AM

The World Cup begins in less than three weeks!

England will play the USA September 8th

Website: http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/

Daniel Ritchie · #2 (**permalink**) 08-21-2007, 10:23 AM

Ireland will win the tournament.

AV1611 · #3 (**permalink**) 08-21-2007, 10:27 AM

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Ireland will win the tournament.

MrMerlin777 · #4 (**permalink**) 08-21-2007, 03:06 PM

Of course my team (Team Scotland) will probably lose. They always do

. Maybe I'll go with my wife's team (New Zealand All Blacks) this time.

At least that way I won't have to be depressed.

AV1611 · #5 (**permalink**) 08-21-2007, 04:06 PM

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Of course my team (Team Scotland) will probably lose. They always do

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Actually they beat Ireland ina friendly two weeks ago see here. I was shocked!

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Maybe I'll go with my wife's team (New Zealand All Blacks) this time.

Glory seeker

Exagorazo · #6 (**permalink**) 08-21-2007, 05:07 PM

I'd like to say that I think the Aussies have a chance... so I will.

The Aussies are going to take it out by a long shot.

Back to the real world...

MrMerlin777 · #7 (**permalink**) 08-21-2007, 06:04 PM

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Of course my team (Team Scotland) will probably lose. They always do

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Actually they beat Ireland ina friendly two weeks ago see here. I was shocked!

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Maybe I'll go with my wife's team (New Zealand All Blacks) this time.

Glory seeker

Hey better that than depression.

tellville · #8 (**permalink**) 08-21-2007, 06:15 PM

Canada is going to absolutely slaughter the competition. Actually, scratch that. There needs to be competition before Canada is going to slaughter it. Canada will completely annihilate its opponents to the point where Rugby will need to change its name to Hockey 2. Canada is going to win its first game against Wales so bad that Wales will need to change its name to Goldfish. Look out world, the mighty beaver of doom is here to rock your continents!

KMK · #9 (**permalink**) 08-21-2007, 06:23 PM

What's Rugby? Is that the game where two teams beat each other to a pulp over a keg of beer? Here in the States we call that 'Barroom Brawling'.

AV1611 · #10 (**permalink**) 08-25-2007, 11:26 AM

Well Scotland kick off against South Africa in half an hour for a friendly.

AV1611 · #11 (**permalink**) 08-25-2007, 02:23 PM

Unsuprisingly the South Africans stormed to victory

AV1611 · #12 (**permalink**) 09-06-2007, 05:54 AM

World cup starts on friday with France (boo) playing Argentina (boo) so who do I support! Then on Saturday England (yay) is playing the USA (boo)!!

Exagorazo · #13 (**permalink**) 09-06-2007, 07:15 AM

Australia vs. Japan. Well, it'll be a nice starter.

Exagorazo · #14 (**permalink**) 09-06-2007, 07:26 AM

Why oh why does God do this to me?!? My wife says "To show you a lesson".

The Grand Final is on in Australia at 5am on a Sunday.

AV1611 · #15 (**permalink**) 09-06-2007, 08:06 AM

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Australia vs. Japan. Well, it'll be a nice starter.

Should be a walk over for you, however I very much doubt we will be seeing a repeat of 2003. England have not been doing well lately.

MrMerlin777 · #16 (**permalink**) 09-06-2007, 03:34 PM

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World cup starts on friday with France (boo) playing Argentina (boo) so who do I support! Then on Saturday England (yay) is playing the USA (boo)!!

A good friend of mine is Argentinian so I guess in this game I'll go for Argentina.

toddpedlar · #17 (**permalink**) 09-07-2007, 11:33 PM

Woohoo! The French take a big loss, and come up smelling of elderberries! Always root against the frogs!

(all the way, Dragons!)

AV1611 · #18 (**permalink**) 09-08-2007, 05:39 AM

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World cup starts on friday with France (boo) playing Argentina (boo) so who do I support! Then on Saturday England (yay) is playing the USA (boo)!!

A good friend of mine is Argentinian so I guess in this game I'll go for Argentina.

Good choice, they beat the frogs by 5 points

AV1611 · #19 (**permalink**) 09-08-2007, 05:41 AM

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Woohoo! The French take a big loss, and come up smelling of elderberries! Always root against the frogs!

Hard to do that being an Englishman, not being anti-French but being pro-Argentina

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(all the way, Dragons!)

I will always support Wales unless they play against England, I lived there for 10 years.

No Longer A Libertine · #20 (**permalink**) 09-08-2007, 07:14 AM

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World cup starts on friday with France (boo) playing Argentina (boo) so who do I support! Then on Saturday England (yay) is playing the USA (boo)!!

Those rebellious colonies that parliament once labeled "Presbyterian rebels" will prevail once again.

MrMerlin777 · #21 (**permalink**) 09-08-2007, 02:00 PM

Richard,

Looks like England prevailed against USA, but they seemed a bit sluggish to me today. We held you guys back alot better than I thought we would. Usually it's been a complete shut out.

What do you think? Perhaps a combination of sluggishness on the part of England with alot of effort put in by the USA on defense?

AV1611 · #22 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 07:19 AM

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Richard,

Looks like England prevailed against USA, but they seemed a bit sluggish to me today. We held you guys back alot better than I thought we would. Usually it's been a complete shut out.

What do you think? Perhaps a combination of sluggishness on the part of England with alot of effort put in by the USA on defense?

I was unhappy with how we played especially when the US are only semi-professional. We just did not seem to get started. I was also disgusted with the US speartackle in the last few minutes. We face South Africa on Friday and well I am not expecing us to win to be honest.

The All Blacks had a cracking game as did Australia (beat Japan 91-3

). I watched the US play Tonga yesterday...I wonder if the US know the rules...

(Emerick set for early exit after ban for spear tackle - Independent Online Edition > World Cup news)

MrMerlin777 · #23 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 10:37 AM

Yeah I was pretty upset about that speartackle as well. I was standing up in front of my TV yelling, "What do you think this is, a wrestling match?!"

AV1611 · #24 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 11:17 AM

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Yeah I was pretty upset about that speartackle as well. I was standing up in front of my TV yelling, "What do you think this is, a wrestling match?!"

MrMerlin777 · #25 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 03:15 PM

I saw the All Blacks game and the Austrailia game. Even though Austrailia beat Japan by such a wide margin I think Japan did play some good rugby all in all. They were just plain out gunned. The Austrailian pack must have outweighed the Japan pack by at least 180lbs if not more.

AV1611 · #26 (**permalink**) 09-13-2007, 04:06 PM

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I saw the All Blacks game and the Austrailia game. Even though Austrailia beat Japan by such a wide margin I think Japan did play some good rugby all in all. They were just plain out gunned. The Austrailian pack must have outweighed the Japan pack by at least 180lbs if not more.

The style of the southern hemisphere's rugby is a joy to watch, it is really good. Australia is playing Wales on Saturday which I shall be watching and NZ are playing another team they will trounce. Who are you backing overall? The US?