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ENGLAND in the RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL..... AGAIN!!!!

I was being uber-lazy and hoped that someone else would start a thread but I can't wait anymore.... holy shit, that was nail-biting AND unexpected...

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England (5) 14 Try: Lewsey Pens: Wilkinson 2 Drop-goals: Wilkinson France (6) 9 Pens: Beauxis 3 Jonny Wilkinson landed two late kicks as the champions fought back to reach their second World Cup final in a row with a dramatic win over hosts France. England took a second-minute lead through Josh Lewsey but two Lionel Beauxis penalties put France 6-5 up. A penalty apiece from Beauxis and Jonny Wilkinson saw France lead 9-8. Wilkinson hit a post with a drop-goal attempt, but landed a penalty and drop-goal in the last five minutes to stun France and send England through. The match started in explosive fashion as England took the lead after just 78 seconds. 606: DEBATE You have to feel for players like Chabal who gave everything and were in tears at the end - it was a titanic encounter Cricketing_stargazer Andy Gomarsall clipped a box-kick down the line and Damien Traille, usually a centre but playing out of position at full-back, dithered as the ball skittered along near the touchline. When it popped up Traille momentarily slipped and Lewsey latched onto the ball before blasting over and through the Frenchman to score. Wilkinson, whose kicking has been below par in France, missed the tricky conversion, with the ball snaking left of the posts as it has done all too often for the England's fly-half's satisfaction all tournament. It was a stunning start for the champions but France were determined not to lose to England in the semi-finals twice in a row and they tried to hit back by playing with width and pace. England, who beat Les Bleus 24-7 last time round, repelled a series of attacks before a large slice of luck helped France get on the board. Beauxis tried a hugely ambitious drop-goal from near his own 10m line which was partly charged down by the towering Simon Shaw. Josh Lewsey put England into the lead inside the first two minutes Serge Betsen picked up the loose ball and when England infringed at the ruck, fly-half Beauxis drilled over the penalty to make it 5-3 after seven minutes. England then conceded a couple of penalties and threw in some mistakes as well to help France build some momentum. And when the massive Andy Sheridan, so impressive in the quarter-final win against Australia, was penalised for not taking the bind at a scrum, Beauxis edged France into the lead. With 21-year-old Beauxis missing three long-range drop-goal attempts for the hosts and Wilkinson off target with a similar attempt for England, France were only a point clear at the break. The hosts edged further ahead after 44 minutes through Beauxis' third penalty after England again infringed at a ruck but the visitors soon hit back through Wilkinson's boot. Dan Hipkiss, on as a replacement for Lewsey after the Wasps man appeared to pull a hamstring, made a break to initiate a surging attack and when France fell offside Wilkinson landed his 50th World Cup penalty to make it 9-8. France brought on the mercurial Frederic Michalak with half an hour to go but his first contribution was to miss a drop-goal from right in front of the posts. England came agonisingly close to going back into the lead after an hour but Wilkinson's right-foot drop-goal came cannoning back off the woodwork. France stopped Lewsey this time but the damage had been done When France kicked the ball clear Jason Robinson beat four or five blue defenders on an electric run deep into French territory, but he was eventually halted and Phil Vickery was penalised at the resulting ruck to calm French nerves. The let-off boosted French morale and after taking control territorially it took a tap tackle from replacement flanker Joe Worsley to prevent Vincent Clerc going over, with Sebastien Chabal eventually halted inches short from the winger's pass. England were struggling to get out of their half but they eventually turned the tide as the match entered the last 10 minutes. Toby Flood missed with a poor drop-goal attempt for the champions but, when Dimitri Szarzewski was penalised for a high tackle on Robinson, Wilkinson stepped up. His 75th-minute penalty put England back into the lead and the World Cup-winning hero of 2003 added a drop-goal three minutes later. The hosts threw everything at the champions in a series of desperate late attacks, but Brian Ashton's side held out to claim the chance to defend their title against either South Africa or Argentina in Paris next Saturday.

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South Africa next. Wow.

Re: ENGLAND in the RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL..... AGAIN!!!!

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Originally posted by English Rachel hoped that someone else would start a thread

haha that was being optimistic...

ps. congrats!

I was hoping for the Argentenians to upset South Africa but that didnt happen. They got their ass kicked instead

oh well England it is!!!

Stronger and much faster side so it really should not be a problem for the Springboks to pull a win over Britts. The Britts will have to come forth with everything they have got. They arent the best team in the world cup but a semi ok team could do the job as the Africans will probably be still riding their great victory in the tournament earlier.

GO ENGLAND

my father is going insane over this....



ryan can vouch for my father's obsession with rugby.

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Originally posted by MKpacha my father is going insane over this.... ryan can vouch for my father's obsession with rugby.

smart man...

Sad about the Argies. They've come so far and I can see them being strong contenders, esp. if their defence is tight as they've been playing.

Goooo England! Just hope that Wilkinson doesn't screw up

Congtats to England on making the finals, they can thank South Africa for waking them up in the round robin with that 36-0 DRUBBING!

Sorry but I don't see England winning this year. The Springboks are in fine form this year and are gonna bring the trophy home with them. I predict a closer game than the round robin but South Africa will prevail.

so this is my take on the rugby world cup final

England Vs South Africa

during the first round of this world cup England got its ass kicked 36 - 0 against south africa. therefore that gives south africa a huge mental advantage over england going into the final. on the other hand england is the defending world champion and they might snap out of what ever mental state they were in during the first round. also england might want this alot more then south africa does because they will want to pull a huge upset for the south africans.

i think that one of two things will happen, england will surprise the world and win and become the only northern hemisphere team to win two world cups in a row. (only northern team to ever win the world cup)

or

South Africa is going to walk all over them.

i hope its not the latter coz i fuckin hate south africa.

France was not a happy country on Saturday, lol.

You might have just put something like "World Cup Rugby Final" as the title... I was hoping to watch the semi games tonight as I had recorded them and had not yet had the occasion to watch them (and therefore didn't know the results).

Thanks a lot

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Originally posted by loca You might have just put something like "World Cup Rugby Final" as the title... I was hoping to watch the semi games tonight as I had recorded them and had not yet had the occasion to watch them (and therefore didn't know the results). Thanks a lot

haha!

*points at laur*

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Originally posted by The Highroller France was not a happy country on Saturday, lol.

apparently rugby is bigger than football in france. truth?

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Originally posted by EvilTree haha! *points at laur*

it's okay i'll get my own back one day... post a massive spoiler about something on TA and laugh.

Scallywags is gonna make alot of money on saturday.

Rugby can suck my balls

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Originally posted by EvilTree apparently rugby is bigger than football in france. truth?

I'm not sure, but when France beat the All Blacks a couple of weekends ago, I heard cheering in the streets and from buildings that was similar to when Canada won the World Cup of hockey.

This is a sport i been trying to get into for a long time now just coz i love the aggression...

World Cup's been on here, every game, and its def growing on me.

The England semi-final was MADNESS - so intense.

Congrats on making the finals Rachel but sorry, i'm cheerin for S.Africa

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Originally posted by loca You might have just put something like "World Cup Rugby Final" as the title... I was hoping to watch the semi games tonight as I had recorded them and had not yet had the occasion to watch them (and therefore didn't know the results). Thanks a lot

The game was on Saturday and I posted on Tuesday afternoon - I am sure if you were really that bothered, you would have watched them sooner.

So you managed to avoid ALL OTHER MEDIA did you? I doubt it. England were the shock winners and it was all over the papers, the news and even google, sympatico and yahoo homepages.

Nice try.

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Originally posted by English Rachel The game was on Saturday and I posted on Tuesday afternoon - I am sure if you were really that bothered, you would have watched them sooner. So you managed to avoid ALL OTHER MEDIA did you? I doubt it. England were the shock winners and it was all over the papers, the news and even google, sympatico and yahoo homepages. Nice try.

??? Actually yes I did! Bloody hell is that so hard to believe? I don't go to Yahoo, I don't use sympatico, and I haven't read newspapers FOR THAT SPECIFIC PURPOSE in a while. I work from home so I don't leave the house much, how the hell do you just assume shit like that? Wow talk about rude.

And do you think there may have been reasons I couldn't have watched it sooner?? I'm sure you know what they say about assuming, and you just made it happen.

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Originally posted by loca ??? Actually yes I did! Bloody hell is that so hard to believe? I don't go to Yahoo, I don't use sympatico, and I haven't read newspapers FOR THAT SPECIFIC PURPOSE in a while. I work from home so I don't leave the house much, how the hell do you just assume shit like that? Wow talk about rude. And do you think there may have been reasons I couldn't have watched it sooner?? I'm sure you know what they say about assuming, and you just made it happen.

Don't you dare imply that I made an ass out of myself, who the fuck do you think you are? This is a public forum and I started a thread, when there was no other discussion about rugby whatsoever, 3 days after the event . If you didn't want to know anything about it, you should have not turned your computer on at all.

Being rude to me will get the same reaction back. Think before you type.

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Originally posted by English Rachel The game was on Saturday and I posted on Tuesday afternoon

I'm with Rachel on this...

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Originally posted by loca You might have just put something like "World Cup Rugby Final" as the title... I was hoping to watch the semi games tonight as I had recorded them and had not yet had the occasion to watch them (and therefore didn't know the results). Thanks a lot

You have been on TA since 2003. You should by now know that on TA there is a thread about almost everything. Granted, most are useless but after being on TA for as long as you have been you should have had a idea that there might be a thread about something as big as Rugby World Cup Finals. You avoided reading news papers and such ... you could have easily avoided TA as well. Plus you should have avoided opening this thread after reading the title and still enjoyed the second game. Sucks to be you.

Rachel i got your back babe!!!

Thanks boys!

Who would have thought I would get a bollocking for that?? Lil' ol' me!!

Anyway, back to it, COME ON ENGLAND

Busy Sat for me, 12.30 is kick off for the last TOFC game of the season then 3.00 is Rugby and my parents are landing at 5.00 and we will go and pick them up and take them to Penetanguishene to meet Adam's dad! OMG!

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Originally posted by loca Actually yes I did! Bloody hell is that so hard to believe?

ignore her. it's just her time of the month of her yet again.

err.. actually. I had the game taped, was planning to watch it tonight.. too bad i now know who won!

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