Rugby World Cup 2007

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24th September 2007, 11:52
Flat.tyres

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

Anybody see the Scotland v All Blacks game, What was going on with the kits??Unbelievable, when are the IRB going to do something about colour clashes. They both had dark shorts and socks, so when there is a ruck or maul it's hard to make out who is who. Changing shirts isn't enough, shorts and socks please. IRB sort it out,... and on Friday France vs Ireland- in football Ireland play in white against France/Italy, so why not in Rugby??

Utter madness I agree.

Gave up after about 30 mins
24th September 2007, 12:39
Daniel

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Originally Posted by Flat.tyres

Utter madness I agree.

Gave up after about 30 mins

Radio 2 said it best. The Kiwi's were the ones in the silver tops scoring and the Scots were the ones in the silver tops not scoring. I think it would have been less confusing if they All Blacks had played in their normal colours :crazy:
25th September 2007, 12:06
Daniel

Steyn appears to have been cited for biting :mark: I do wonder what happened with Vaka to make that happen :crazy:
25th September 2007, 17:14
Flat.tyres

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel

Radio 2 said it best. The Kiwi's were the ones in the silver tops scoring and the Scots were the ones in the silver tops not scoring. I think it would have been less confusing if they All Blacks had played in their normal colours :crazy:

Canada Vs Japan now and the kits are Red and Blue/black Vs Red and Blue/black.

Very confusing again.

Can't be bothered to try and watch it now which is a pity :(
25th September 2007, 22:07
AndyRAC

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Originally Posted by Flat.tyres

Canada Vs Japan now and the kits are Red and Blue/black Vs Red and Blue/black.

Very confusing again.

Can't be bothered to try and watch it now which is a pity :(

It really is unbelievable that this should happen after the debacle on Sunday. What planet are the IRB on, and the officials and referee. A colour clash isn't just the shirt, it's also the shorts and socks, particularly in Union regarding rucks and mauls, it would be so easy to give a penalty to the wrong team. C'mon IRB wake up, 1 team in dark kit, the other in white/light. It just looks amateurish.
25th September 2007, 23:16
Flat.tyres

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

It really is unbelievable that this should happen after the debacle on Sunday. What planet are the IRB on, and the officials and referee. A colour clash isn't just the shirt, it's also the shorts and socks, particularly in Union regarding rucks and mauls, it would be so easy to give a penalty to the wrong team. C'mon IRB wake up, 1 team in dark kit, the other in white/light. It just looks amateurish.

Managed to avoid a migraine. What the hell happened. canada were the worst team but won fairly even though it was a draw? It was a joke. :(
26th September 2007, 00:05
jso1985

honestly is it agaisnt Rubgy traditions to change the shirt colour? :s

is almost impossible to follow the match
26th September 2007, 06:28

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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

And Me
27th September 2007, 20:24
stevie_gerrard

Canada vs Japan, most tense game all world cup, i was off my chair 10 times in the last 3 mins!

England vs Tonga tmrw night, really hoping that England scrape through, cause i can see England vs Australia being a good game :up:
2nd October 2007, 11:17
mclarenmad

Went out to paris saturday to watch England. Great support. Bring on the aussies lol. Think its s.a cup tho. Yes union is bigger than league
2nd October 2007, 17:36
stevie_gerrard

So we have our quarter finals for this years competition, and i get the feeling Argentina could quite fancy their chances this time around. They were immense on Sunday night against the Irish, and i cant see the Scottish causing them too many problems.

However really looking forward to England vs Australia, should be a great game :) :up:
2nd October 2007, 18:09
SOD

Argentina are really good. They have rock solid forwards, lightening fast backs and they're impossible to breakdown. They could reach the final.

France look like a team that could win the competition, The game against NZ will be compulsive viewing.

better to be still in the competition than out of it ;)
4th October 2007, 09:41
Daniel

This is a very interesting stage of the competition. There are 3 games where anything can happen. Other than SA v Fiji it's pretty open and anything could happen in the other games. I would like France to beat NZ and go to the final though :) I think SA will have any easy route to the final as they're far better than Fiji and it would be a big upset even for Argentina to beat them.
5th October 2007, 15:51
555-04Q2

Fiji Curry for dinner this weekend...followed by an Argentinian Salad next week...with a final pit stop against the mighty All Blacks (and I dont want to make any prdictions for that game) who are a slightly better team than us.
5th October 2007, 17:10
SOD

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Originally Posted by Daniel

This is a very interesting stage of the competition. There are 3 games where anything can happen. Other than SA v Fiji it's pretty open and anything could happen in the other games. I would like France to beat NZ and go to the final though :) I think SA will have any easy route to the final as they're far better than Fiji and it would be a big upset even for Argentina to beat them.

There hasn't been any easy games for any team in the world cup so far.

This is the weekend I've waited for 4 years for. The Top 8 rugby teams in the world battling it out.
5th October 2007, 18:45
Daniel

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Originally Posted by SOD

There hasn't been any easy games for any team in the world cup so far.

This is the weekend I've waited for 4 years for. The Top 8 rugby teams in the world battling it out.

Like I said SA have the "easiest route" ;)
6th October 2007, 15:34
Drew

I almost got the fright of my life. On BBC news website it said on the link "England 129 - Australia 10"

Unfortunetly not quite right :p :
6th October 2007, 16:36
tin-top fan

Come on England :-D It feels so good to have beaten the aussies again!
6th October 2007, 18:31
Mintexmemory

Yessssss

:d :d :d :d :d :d
6th October 2007, 19:36
Ian McC

That was a fine performance today, well done England!
6th October 2007, 20:00
Daniel

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Originally Posted by Ian McC

That was a fine performance today, well done England!

I thought it was fairly unconvincing tbh :)
6th October 2007, 20:06
tinchote

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Originally Posted by Daniel

I thought it was fairly unconvincing tbh :)

I would think that you are not in the most objective situation to talk about this match, are you? ;) :D
6th October 2007, 20:07
Daniel

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Originally Posted by tinchote

I would think that you are not in the most objective situation to talk about this match, are you? ;) :D

I don't support Australia or England ;)
6th October 2007, 20:37
tinchote

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Originally Posted by Daniel

I don't support Australia or England ;)

I can imagine. Maybe you are the most rabid Argentinean fan? ;) :p :
6th October 2007, 20:59
stevie_gerrard

It doesnt matter how poor you thought the performance was. In my opinion its the best rugby ive seen england play for a good few years now. Not only were they resolute in defence, they were brilliant in attack. They may not have taken their chances, and thats something england will need to do next week if they are gonna have any chance of making the final, but they were brilliant in all other departments, and thank god for jonny wilkinson :p :

Very likely it will be New Zealand England will face, 13-3 up at half time. France have barely crossed the NZ 22.....
6th October 2007, 21:02
Daniel

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Originally Posted by stevie_gerrard

It doesnt matter how poor you thought the performance was. In my opinion its the best rugby ive seen england play for a good few years now. Not only were they resolute in defence, they were brilliant in attack. They may not have taken their chances, and thats something england will need to do next week if they are gonna have any chance of making the final, but they were brilliant in all other departments, and thank god for jonny wilkinson :p :

Very likely it will be New Zealand England will face, 13-3 up at half time. France have barely crossed the NZ 22.....

Yes but I saw good Rugby from the US in an early game ;) Doesn't mean they could stand up and take the cup ;)
6th October 2007, 21:47
Daniel

I hope the French take this. They've played so well. Plus they'll be easier for the Boks to beat in the Final :p
6th October 2007, 21:51
Daniel

What play by the French! 2 minutes to go and they're 2 points up.
6th October 2007, 21:54
Daniel

20 seconds to go and the French have it.
6th October 2007, 21:56
Daniel

And that's it. 4 more years for the world's best chokers.
6th October 2007, 21:58
SOD

bloody 'ell

allez les bleus.

Not a great day for the southern hemi :eek:
6th October 2007, 22:00
Daniel

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Originally Posted by SOD

bloody 'ell

allez les bleus.

Not a great day for the southern hemi :eek:

Tomorrow should be a better day for the Southern Hemisphere ;) I predict Argentina to win and the Boks as well.
6th October 2007, 22:19
SOD

Scotland could be a tricky side to beat.
6th October 2007, 22:29
Daniel

Certainly. Two upsets today so it's possible it could be the same tomorrow :mark:
6th October 2007, 23:57
Camelopard

Whilst I'm dissapointed that the wallabies lost I'm not surprised. It seems to me that they thought that all they had to do to win was turn up. Mind you I find it quite ironic that jonny scored all their points!

I'm very happy that the French won, as I've said before, I mightn't like their rally cars but they play rugby how it is meant to be played, Allez Les Blues.......

The kiwi supportes as usual are blaming the 'ref' for their teams loss. So some things don't change!

A France v Argentina final would be good!
7th October 2007, 02:38
SOD

I still think that the Kiwis are class. They had nearly 70% of the possession and their 2nd try was just shows how dangerous they are in tight games. This is championship rugby and les bleus always manage to score the points. The missed conversion by the Kiwis was the difference in the end.

When France played against Ireland, I thought that France looked like a team that could win the world cup.
7th October 2007, 14:28
Daniel

Fijians are doing well. But I think the last 40 will be all green :)
7th October 2007, 15:29
Daniel

i should shut up :p
7th October 2007, 15:42
SOD

^ yup :p :
7th October 2007, 15:45
Daniel

You have no idea how nervous I am SOD :mark: It's 10 points now so that should be enough but who knows!

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