Rugby World Cup 2007

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Perhaps you need to look at why League can't retain top players before you go whinging about Union picking them up.

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Easy... SALARY CAP... everyone knows that. Union (and league in UK) can offer a bucketload more money as there isnt a salary cap like there is in the NRL. I think the Salary cap isnt big enough, but it doesnt matter how big it becomes, Union (and league in UK) will keep offering more. The salary cap is a good thing and a bad thing. Good because it evens out the competition. Without it i dont think the Tigers would of won the premiership back in 05, or South Sydney making the finals this year. if it wasn't in place, the Brisbane Broncos and the Sydney Roosters would buy most of the good players. But its also bad as other competitions can offer larger amounts of money and players who serve a club for many years can be forced out due to budget reasons (i.e Petero Civoniceva).

Plus I wasn't ragging out against union in general (as i stated earlier... GO FIJI!!!). I wasn't saying how one game is better or more important than the other. I wasn't saying anything about 'LEAGUE IS A TOUGHER GAME' etc etc. I was just stating how I dont like the ARU/Wallabies therefore I don't want to see them win it.

Realistically I would love to see NZ win it, a country so crazy about a sport deserves to win its greatest prize. But Go Fiji!

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Originally Posted by Donney

Move to Spain it will go completely unnoticed, mind you, you will get extremely fed up with football.

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I tell you, it would be a relief!

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Originally Posted by CarlMetro

You should try living in the country who are the defending champions, but who have absolutely no hope in winning it this time around :s If only the sports journos in this country would admit to it...............

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It's like that here too. To the New Zealanders, they're the only ones with a hope of winning. And if they don't win... the other teams cheated. Seriously - they're already preparing the excuses.

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Originally Posted by cossie16

I have only ever met 2 Kiwis with no interest in Rugby, I'll add you to the list!

Allez les Blues............... :p

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You can add my mum and my brother to that list as well...

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Originally Posted by millencolin

Easy... SALARY CAP... everyone knows that. Union (and league in UK) can offer a bucketload more money as there isnt a salary cap like there is in the NRL. I think the Salary cap isnt big enough, but it doesnt matter how big it becomes, Union (and league in UK) will keep offering more. The salary cap is a good thing and a bad thing. Good because it evens out the competition. Without it i dont think the Tigers would of won the premiership back in 05, or South Sydney making the finals this year. if it wasn't in place, the Brisbane Broncos and the Sydney Roosters would buy most of the good players. But its also bad as other competitions can offer larger amounts of money and players who serve a club for many years can be forced out due to budget reasons (i.e Petero Civoniceva).

Plus I wasn't ragging out against union in general (as i stated earlier... GO FIJI!!!). I wasn't saying how one game is better or more important than the other. I wasn't saying anything about 'LEAGUE IS A TOUGHER GAME' etc etc. I was just stating how I dont like the ARU/Wallabies therefore I don't want to see them win it.

Realistically I would love to see NZ win it, a country so crazy about a sport deserves to win its greatest prize. But Go Fiji!

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Fair enough then ;) You should watch it just for the good rugby though :)

and the answer is . . . . . .

I'll pass. Rugby is as boring as bat sh1t. Not as bad as the AFL which is the worst form of "football" ever invented.

No, it's the NFL for me. Now there's a real man's game if ever there was one! ;)

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Originally Posted by Hawkmoon

I'll pass. Rugby is as boring as bat sh1t. Not as bad as the AFL which is the worst form of "football" ever invented.

No, it's the NFL for me. Now there's a real man's game if ever there was one! ;)

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I like rugby and it starts tomorrow doesn't it?

By the way Hawkmoon. I wouldn't write the "S" word like that as the Mods are handing out Points like toffee for less :D

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Originally Posted by millencolin

Easy... SALARY CAP... everyone knows that. Union (and league in UK) can offer a bucketload more money as there isnt a salary cap like there is in the NRL. I think the Salary cap isnt big enough, but it doesnt matter how big it becomes, Union (and league in UK) will keep offering more. The salary cap is a good thing and a bad thing. Good because it evens out the competition. Without it i dont think the Tigers would of won the premiership back in 05, or South Sydney making the finals this year. if it wasn't in place, the Brisbane Broncos and the Sydney Roosters would buy most of the good players. But its also bad as other competitions can offer larger amounts of money and players who serve a club for many years can be forced out due to budget reasons (i.e Petero Civoniceva).

Plus I wasn't ragging out against union in general (as i stated earlier... GO FIJI!!!). I wasn't saying how one game is better or more important than the other. I wasn't saying anything about 'LEAGUE IS A TOUGHER GAME' etc etc. I was just stating how I dont like the ARU/Wallabies therefore I don't want to see them win it.

Realistically I would love to see NZ win it, a country so crazy about a sport deserves to win its greatest prize. But Go Fiji!

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Salery caps don't work as it encourages back handers.

In the RFU amature game, the southern hemisphere teams were not supposed to be paying players so fitted players up with companies where they had to make a camio appearence to get a good wage and train the rest of the time. In effect, the Southern Hemisphere game was professional 10-15 years before the game turned pro.

GO ENGLAND!! :p :

I'm looking forward to the World Cup, and i'm thinking it might be a closer affair than people think.

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Originally Posted by Flat.tyres

Salery caps don't work as it encourages back handers.

In the RFU amature game, the southern hemisphere teams were not supposed to be paying players so fitted players up with companies where they had to make a camio appearence to get a good wage and train the rest of the time. In effect, the Southern Hemisphere game was professional 10-15 years before the game turned pro.

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That might have been the case in NZ and SA, but was definately not the case in Australia, that's why Australian Rugby lost so many good players to league.
I thought that 'boot money' originated in the UK, ie where amateur players would find money in their boots placed by 'unknown' people.

Alez les Blues...................

nice opening 5 minutes of the world cup.
argies all over france.