Rugby World Cup 2003 - Crunch Time!

[finbar]

Sale 22 -d- Leicester 16

RWC weather update. Spring finally seems to have arrived. Here in Sydney anyway. The temp has settled into the low 20s. Brisbane, of course, remains in the high 20s and low 30s. Fingers crossed for 42C and 99% humidity the minute England takes the field, though.

A wonderful quote in the press this morning from the Good Old Days of rugby. I fair shed a tear. Wallaby toughie of the 1970s, Steve Finnane: "If someone hit me, I'd hit the closest bloke to me. If he said: 'Why did you hit me?', I'd reply: 'Pass the message onto the bloke who did'."

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by finbar


Put it this way - I wouldn't go near the place in summer. It's putrid.

No argument here. My summers are spent slinking sweatily from one air-conditioned building to another.

Winter, though, is an entirely different matter. My dream is to move between the hemispheres, completely avoiding summer in any way, shape or form.

How long was the longest you've ever experienced a real winter for? I'm telling you, NY winters get old quickly.

[Havak]

Thanks for posting the Tigers score Finbar.

The board seems somewhat messed up at the moment so I'll come back later (when I have stopped crying about Tigers).

[finbar]

Originally posted by Caligastia
How long was the longest you've ever experienced a real winter for? I'm telling you, NY winters get old quickly.

I've had a couple of decent freezing European winters. Lovely!

In fact, I only ever travel to Europe in Winter. No bloody tourists!

[finbar]

Originally posted by Havak
Thanks for posting the Tigers score Finbar.

Just in case anyone missed it and just in case you were trying to forget it.

Edit. Mmmmm. I just got home from a day trip down to Horse's place in Canberra and I've just checked all the Zurich scores. Gee, it's starting out to be a very upsidedown season. I suppose everyone away at the WRC is having an impact.

[Havak]

I think that is fair comment - although I suppose it is possible Connelly is a better coach than I gave him credit for?

I'll not forget Saturday in a hurry - I had to stand through the whole sad episode. We should have put them away tidily - but some players were seemingly not committed to what they were doing - one senior player, who moves clubs in six weeks, was clearly looking after number one...and if thats all he can offer we may as well let him go now.

Is the forum displaying okay for you?

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by Havak
Is the forum displaying okay for you?

Not really!

[Havak]

As in gifs not displaying?

[Tamerlin]

I would rather say that the said pictures are not in the folder where they are supposed to be, or that the server can not find this folder. IMO, our browsers can not display the pictures because the targets of the links are not at their right place.

[Havak]

Thanks Tamerlin - it's useful to know that it's not just me.

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by finbar
A wonderful quote in the press this morning from the Good Old Days of rugby. I fair shed a tear. Wallaby toughie of the 1970s, Steve Finnane: "If someone hit me, I'd hit the closest bloke to me. If he said: 'Why did you hit me?', I'd reply: 'Pass the message onto the bloke who did'."

Very good quote, reminds me of a TV report about the Lions in which Woods had a talk with the half-scrum (a beginner with the Lions) in which he told him, with a very soft and kind voice, that it was the job of the forwards to biff the others and to protect him. It was something like this : "If you are facing a dangerous situation, don't involve yourself into it, we are here to take the hits, it's our job, we are here for that..."

[finbar]

The gifs aren't loading for me in IE, but everything's working perfectly when I use Mozilla.

Yes, but it's not just Connolly's mob. Most of last year's bottom teams seem to be doing well. Look at Gloucester's pitiful effort!

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by finbar
The gifs aren't loading for me in IE, but everything's working perfectly when I use Mozilla.

Very confusing, I don't know why it is not working for IE and working for other browsers...

[finbar]

Because IE is made by You Know Who and therefore sucks! I rarely use it these days. I stick to Mozilla and Safari.

[Havak]

Glaws seem almost schizo - they destroyed a Sarries side last week but Newcastle, who the week before fell apart against Tigers, detroyed them in turn. Quins were the surpise package in the early games but in turn were felled by that Sarries side.

You are right - it's topsy turvy stuff. Lets see if Bath are there at Xmas. I have to concede that consecutive wins over Sale and Wasps does them great credit however - and it really hurts to say that!

Care to guess where we are next weekend? There may be a few tractors in the car park - and we may be in for a stuffing depending which side runs out.