Rugby World Cup 2003 - The Rugby Widows Weep!

[MikeH]

And our football team is unlikely to win a World Cup in the forseeable future. Our Rugby team has a chance this time though. Especially as there are only ever likely to be 5 teams capable of winning it.

[finbar]

Originally posted by Havak
On current form he is definitely ... better than both Aussies. That’s my opinion.

That's the problem with Democracy, it allows people to express their opinion, however misguided! Better than George Smith and Phil Waugh?

BTW, I thoroughly enjoyed the replay of the 3rd Lions -v- Wallabies Test. I'd forgotten that the Lions had lost 5 of their lineouts, 3 of them to the Plank!

BTW BTW, what's happened to the fullback Perry? And the winger James?

[Mickeyj]

You try and find a bar showing the game in Rotterdam and I'll give you a medal.

Without trying to sound to clever. i've always been able to find pubs showing games, as the old addage goes there's an Irish pub in every city. Here's one in Rotterdam http://www.osheas.nl/

[QUOTE:]You could as well pretend the AB will dominate the English in the scrums... :disdain:[/QUOTE]

The All-Black pack held in both tri-nations matches against the boks keeping their backs on the front foot. Don't underestimate their pack.

[finbar]

Originally posted by Havak

Care to explain how Grey stayed on the field after that “tackle” on Hill by the way. Or how Owen stayed on the field at all (he was like a killer robot on overdrive). Darned blind SH refs!

Oops! Almost missed this one. How did that big Lions' centre stay on the field after his ridiculously late shoulder charge on Larkham?

[MikeH]

Originally posted by Mickeyj


Without trying to sound to clever. i've always been able to find pubs showing games, as the old addage goes there's an Irish pub in every city. Here's one in Rotterdam http://www.osheas.nl/

Damn.

[finbar]

Originally posted by Andydog
after a lucky try resulting from a chargedown.

You mean the try that came about as a result of an England player being in an offside position?

[MikeH]

That's rich coming from an Aussie.

[Mickeyj]

You mean the try that came about as a result of an England player being in an offside position?

Finbar, in trying to sound gracious in defeat I have held back in mentioning that instance and the collapsed maul and the early tackle on our outside centre.

[TheStinger]

Did you lose or did you win, what will the history books say, Enland win due to refering mistakes.

I don't think so.

[finbar]

Originally posted by Mickeyj
Finbar, in trying to sound gracious in defeat I have held back in mentioning that instance and the collapsed maul and the early tackle on our outside centre.

Obviously I only raised the matter after it occurred to me that you were far too gracious to do so. It was only my fear of raining on Havak's and MikeH's parades that prevented me from mentioning the collapsed maul and early tackle. After all, no England sporting team has won a World Cup of any sort since 1966 and these two lads should be left to delude themselves for just a wee bit longer.

Edit. Oops! Sorry, forgot about Stinger. Make that "these three lads".

[MikeH]

After reading the reports maybe it should say England win due to South Africa being completely unable to kick accurately.

[MikeH]

Originally posted by finbar
After all, no England sporting team has won a World Cup of any sort since 1966 and these two lads should be left to delude themselves for just a wee bit longer.

My prediction was an All Blacks win.

http://www.counterglow.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15783

[finbar]

Argentina 50 -d- Romania 3

If the bloody Pumas ever get their backline organised they could do some real damage in this tournament! They have some quite talented backs who have absolutely no idea beyond running sideways passing between themselves, eventually either getting hammered or running into each other. Running angles doesn't occur to them. Nor even does running straight ahead. Quite bizarre.

[finbar]

Originally posted by MikeH


My prediction was an All Blacks win.

http://www.counterglow.com/forum/sho...threadid=15783

So was mine. A long time ago. Back before the Tri Nations. I even backed them with Havak. Before I realised their forwards weren't as strong as I'd imagined, including only having one and a half quality locks.

[finbar]

Originally posted by MikeH
After reading the reports maybe it should say England win due to South Africa being completely unable to kick accurately.

I'm sure that's how the Cape Town Gazette reported it.