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The Rugby World Cup 2007 Thread • Page 2
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sport 17,064 posts
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ilmaestro 32,932 posts
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Registered 18 years agoX201 wrote:
Hey, if you were French, would you a) not want to give the Aussies and the Kiwis as tough a set of games as possible and b) want to get the Welsh and the Scottish out of France as much as possible.
Stickman wrote:
I really hope England can pull of the most unlikely of shocks, just to upset the Welsh!
Talking of the moaners next door, why are Wales and Scotland being allowed to play games at home, with the obvious advantage that carries for them?
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X201 22,150 posts
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Registered 16 years agoilmaestro wrote:
Fair point
Hey, if you were French, would you a) not want to give the Aussies and the Kiwis as tough a set of games as possible and b) want to get the Welsh and the Scottish out of France as much as possible..gif)
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Merlinho 5,908 posts
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Registered 16 years agoilmaestro wrote:
X201 wrote:
Hey, if you were French, would you a) not want to give the Aussies and the Kiwis as tough a set of games as possible and b) want to get the Welsh and the Scottish out of France as much as possible.
Stickman wrote:
I really hope England can pull of the most unlikely of shocks, just to upset the Welsh!
Talking of the moaners next door, why are Wales and Scotland being allowed to play games at home, with the obvious advantage that carries for them?
England were invited to play their games at home as part of France's World Cup bid. Unfortunately, England being England, they decided to put on their own World Cup bid, put two fingers up to the French, lost, and now suffer the consequences.
And Wales are only playing 2 out of 4 games in Cardiff; the other 2 are in Nantes.
Also the quarterfinal in Cardiff is between pools C & D teams and therefore will not involve Wales. -
Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agoOoooh, is it that time when all us football fans desperately try to pretend we're egg chasers? Good oh. -
X201 22,150 posts
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Registered 16 years agoMerlinho wrote:
England were invited to play their games at home as part of France's World Cup bid. Unfortunately, England being England, they decided to put on their own World Cup bid, put two fingers up to the French, lost, and now suffer the consequences.
And Wales are only playing 2 out of 4 games in Cardiff; the other 2 are in Nantes.
Also the quarterfinal in Cardiff is between pools C & D teams and therefore will not involve Wales.
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Merlinho 5,908 posts
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Registered 16 years agoX201 wrote:
Merlinho wrote:
England were invited to play their games at home as part of France's World Cup bid. Unfortunately, England being England, they decided to put on their own World Cup bid, put two fingers up to the French, lost, and now suffer the consequences.
And Wales are only playing 2 out of 4 games in Cardiff; the other 2 are in Nantes.
Also the quarterfinal in Cardiff is between pools C & D teams and therefore will not involve Wales.
/inkling detector nudges needle towards Celt
Come on, only a Welshman would start a rugby thread, even if it will mean ultimate depression, we love the sport so. -
heyyo 14,356 posts
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Registered 16 years agoSwing low, sweet chariot. -
sport 17,064 posts
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Registered 16 years agoMerlinho wrote:
X201 wrote:
Merlinho wrote:
England were invited to play their games at home as part of France's World Cup bid. Unfortunately, England being England, they decided to put on their own World Cup bid, put two fingers up to the French, lost, and now suffer the consequences.
And Wales are only playing 2 out of 4 games in Cardiff; the other 2 are in Nantes.
Also the quarterfinal in Cardiff is between pools C & D teams and therefore will not involve Wales.
/inkling detector nudges needle towards Celt
Come on, only a Welshman would start a rugby thread, even if it will mean ultimate depression, we love the sport so.
it is a truly beautiful game
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ilmaestro 32,932 posts
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Registered 18 years agoMerlinho wrote:
That's weird, although as with Wales I couldn't see us getting any knockout games as home, and the groupe games *shouldn't* be enough of a problem to wish we'd had home advantage.
ilmaestro wrote:
X201 wrote:
Hey, if you were French, would you a) not want to give the Aussies and the Kiwis as tough a set of games as possible and b) want to get the Welsh and the Scottish out of France as much as possible.
Stickman wrote:
I really hope England can pull of the most unlikely of shocks, just to upset the Welsh!
Talking of the moaners next door, why are Wales and Scotland being allowed to play games at home, with the obvious advantage that carries for them?
England were invited to play their games at home as part of France's World Cup bid. Unfortunately, England being England, they decided to put on their own World Cup bid, put two fingers up to the French, lost, and now suffer the consequences. -
FooAtari 3,955 posts
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Registered 17 years agoCOME ON SCOTLAND!
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afray 2,248 posts
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Registered 17 years agoGWLAD, GWLAAAAD, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad!
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X201 22,150 posts
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Registered 16 years agoafray wrote:
If you packed the Woodbines in you'd get rid of that cough.
GWLAD, GWLAAAAD, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad!
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afray 2,248 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI'll have you know that's finest Welsh black gold dust lining my lungs, not your English cancer sticks. -
Merlinho 5,908 posts
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Registered 16 years agoheyyo! wrote:
Swing low, sweet chariot.
Come on all you Welsh guys, join in:
You can stick your f*cking chariots up your arse!! -
afray 2,248 posts
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Registered 17 years agoMerlinho wrote:
+1
heyyo! wrote:
Swing low, sweet chariot.
Come on all you Welsh guys, join in:
You can stick your f*cking chariots up your arse!!
EDIT: Although I see no reason not to support England if they're lucky enough to get farther than Wales. I was very happy when they won the trophy four years ago, it was a cracking final. -
Merlinho 5,908 posts
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Registered 16 years agoafray wrote:
Merlinho wrote:
+1
heyyo! wrote:
Swing low, sweet chariot.
Come on all you Welsh guys, join in:
You can stick your f*cking chariots up your arse!!
EDIT: Although I see no reason not to support England if they're lucky enough to get farther than Wales. I was very happy when they won the trophy four years ago, it was a cracking final.
You are a very strange Welshman, my friend. In football, I will support England in finals tournaments because, let's face it, Wales aren't there. However, in rugby, it's a whole different ball game
How do you feel now the media have spent the last four years telling the UK how we won the World Cup? -
afray 2,248 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI don't get that effect because I live in England anyways, so I assume they're talking to Englishmen, but I see how it would annoy. That's the media's fault though.
In fact that's probably a huge part of it. I've lived in England for over seven years, my partner is English, and most of my friends are English. Argh I've gone native! -
Merlinho 5,908 posts
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Registered 16 years agoNot a bad theory, even if I'm not used to seeing the phrase five-eighth, I'll go for the good old Welsh "fly half" (prefer outside half myself though).
Who are we saying it was in 1995 then, Mehrtens? -
Stickman 29,986 posts
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Registered 17 years agoMerlinho wrote:
How do you feel now the media have spent the last four years telling the UK how we won the World Cup?
If it makes you feel better, I can assure you that no English rugby fans have ever dreamed of including the Welsh in there. So don't worry, you didn't win it after all. ;P -
sport 17,064 posts
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Registered 16 years agoMerlinho wrote:
How do you feel now the media have spent the last four years telling the UK how we won the World Cup?
tbh, there's been little build-up on the telly from what I can see - don't think the media fancy their chances this time round -
Murbs 25,151 posts
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Registered 17 years agoWho's watching then?
Pumas have been pretty awesome against the French so far! Contepomi's in my fantasy team.gif)
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istandfreed 2,438 posts
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Registered 15 years agoCome on the Argies! Giving them a hell of a game so far. -
GrandpaUlrira 3,879 posts
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Registered 16 years agoFrance look nervous as hell. -
Davinnicus 292 posts
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Registered 16 years agoFrance look a little lacking at the moment. Argies playing much better.
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GrandpaUlrira 3,879 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThis World Cup doesn't seem all that hyped up compared to previous years. I wonder if it's because it's unlikely any of the home nations will win. -
France just can't get good ball. If the Argies were to win it would throw this group up. If Ireland could then do a job on France they would be out.
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