starting to get excited, it's been a pretty half-assed year for rugby so far, with the AB's sitting out half the super14, and the boks sending a 3rd string team to oz and NZ in the tri-nations.
Springboks looked pretty good against scotland without really pushing themselves, but can they win away from home against the top teams?
Can the all blacks make it through the entire campaign without choking. They should win, but they should have won in the past as well.
just found out there's out door screens for the games in a park a short walk from home, not sure if they'll be live though. Most games will be 4-6am here.
Aug-27-2007 01:21
CranberryJuice
In my Peanut Car
Registered: Feb 2006
Location: Le Mans (my new shithole) -France
Originally posted by chinamon
not true. i say "ugh"
but i am a tranny.
quote:
Originally posted by kotsy
lol colour me retarded
Sep-07-2007 21:21
tubby
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2002
Location: sydney
a surprisingly entertaining first weekend of matches. Canada and namibia were unexpectedly good.
All blacks were simply awesome, SA was good but not great, and with de villiers out, they will struggle in the centres, especially with pieterson on the wing, who cannot catch, tackle of kick.
England looks quite weak, struggling against USA.
Sep-10-2007 01:31
noikeee
dubstep convert
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: lost and wandering looking for directions.
Woohoo, we didn't lose by much!
We're the only amateur side in the competition, New Zealand is going to absolutely demolish us.
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Sep-10-2007 02:56
Yohan
Champion of Deep&Nu-disco
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Kitchener, Ont, Soviet Canuckistan
Very surprised by Canada's performance first half against Wales.
Originally posted by chinamon
not true. i say "ugh"
but i am a tranny.
quote:
Originally posted by kotsy
lol colour me retarded
Sep-10-2007 03:35
tubby
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2002
Location: sydney
some surprising results and very exciting games.
now we can just wait for the australian media to start complaining about how penalties and drop goals are worth too much.
Oct-08-2007 01:29
Dj Smitty20
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: your toilet
Goodbye Wallabees!! And why the fuck do New Zealand always choke? They choke just as much as England do in international football/soccer tournaments!
I'm loving how England made the final and beat the host nation. I don't follow rugby very closely but its good to see the game's inventors kicking ass again. The SA's are being very cocky about the final and that doesn't win them any points in my books.
And what the fuck is up with this Sports forum people? It's dead as fuck. I don't even know why I post here anymore.
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Oct-15-2007 08:15
pmoisse
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Amsterdam, NL (formerly Montreal QC)
I think the speed of the South Africans could give the English some trouble.
It will be a very good match for sure.
I only started watching rugby when I was in Paris right at the end of the round robins. I saw two matches in the pubs and thought it was worth following until the end of the tournament.
I thought the French outplayed the English for 75 % of the game...but only just barely outplayed them. The English defenders won the game by stopping the French when they were within 15 meters a few times in the 2nd half.
Too much of England's hope rests on the left foot of that Wilkinson dude. Sure he won the French game, but it shouldn't have been that close.
And why the fuck do New Zealand always choke? They choke just as much as England do in international football/soccer tournaments!
