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Whizzo 7 Sep 2007 21:48:32 44,810 posts
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Argentina obviously didn't read the script!

istandfreed 7 Sep 2007 21:51:42 2,438 posts
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Wow that will either be great for Ireland or a disaster.

Don't want to have to need a result against Argentina in the last game if they keep playing like that.

Merlinho 7 Sep 2007 22:10:07 5,908 posts
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That will annoy a few people...I blame the horrible kit.

Soul_quake 7 Sep 2007 22:48:51 286 posts
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Excellent win for Argentina!

Of course now the Irish will feel the backlash! Oh well one of the 3 weren't going to qualify.

/crosses fingers that it is France

What this could mean is that either Ireland/France could end up meeting the NZ in the Quarters. That would be terrible because if Argentina make it to the Semi's they would be against England/South Africa and they could beat both those teams. This means they could go all the way to the Final! What would that say to the stingy threesome down South I wonder.

Dougs 7 Sep 2007 23:08:19 100,414 posts
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Blimey. Missed it entirely, but certainly throws that group wide open

Soul_quake 7 Sep 2007 23:12:52 286 posts
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Wasn't a particularly great game of rugby but it was tense.

Argentina scored all their points in the first half and French just couldn't break through the rush defense. As such they were most dangerous from the loose. That said they destroyed the argentine pack in the scrum and maul.

Trowel 8 Sep 2007 12:55:27 24,512 posts
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1 min: TRY New Zealand 7-0 Italy
Blinking heck. I didn't even get the chance to type about the kick-off.

Uh oh.

Edit: missed their second try as I was posting that...

Euronymous 8 Sep 2007 13:18:05 95 posts
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NZL 43-0 ITA

Dan Carter missed his first conversion. Poor Italy!

GrandpaUlrira 8 Sep 2007 13:26:47 3,879 posts
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Italy score!!!

The start of a comeback?

(I'm kidding)

Merlinho 9 Sep 2007 13:44:52 5,908 posts
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Well that first half was shite.

GrandpaUlrira 9 Sep 2007 14:37:54 3,879 posts
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Fucking ITV! Stupid F1!

Merlinho 9 Sep 2007 14:46:01 5,908 posts
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Where was the F1? I'm confused, it was on ITV1 and 4 here in Wales, and no Grand Prix! Awful by Wales in the first half, alright in the second when the Canadians went to pieces. Gareth Thomas should start, that's for sure. And the Aussies will rip us apart.

Pooley 9 Sep 2007 14:50:21 1,504 posts
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Would've preferred to watch the F1 to be honest, this match was being shown at exactly the same time on S4C.

What do we F1 fans get in exchange? Crap highlights at 10.45pm tonight. Bloody awful.

Stupid ITV Wales. Yet another reason to get satellite and stop watching crap "Butty TV".

GrandpaUlrira 9 Sep 2007 14:53:12 3,879 posts
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I'm a Welshman in England :'(

There's my mistake!

Merlinho 9 Sep 2007 14:53:45 5,908 posts
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I have satellite and no Grand Prix! Why they screened it on two channels with different presenter teams, I don't know. I only realised it was on ITV4 at the end, and to be honest, I would have preferred to watch it on there, Francois Pienaar and Scott Quinnell are infinitely better than Rob Howley and Phil Davies in the comment stakes, and don't get me started on that excuse for a presenter they had on.

alexc7496 9 Sep 2007 15:55:48 1,800 posts
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NZ vs Portugal next week taking bets now on a Portugal win,

1/10,000,000,000,000 anyone?

Dougs 9 Sep 2007 16:43:51 100,414 posts
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This Brian Habana is a bit special eh? 52-7 to SA, Samoa put up a decent fight 1st half, had a try at the start of the 2nd harshly ruled out (imo). We're going to get torn a new one.

Soul_quake 9 Sep 2007 16:59:56 286 posts
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So a rather more convincing win by South Africa over Samoa than England over the USA. I don't think the Samoans can beat the English due to there power up front.

Dougs 9 Sep 2007 17:03:31 100,414 posts
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Ended 59-7. The SA fitness was key, and I suspect it will be the same for England.

Merlinho 9 Sep 2007 17:05:19 5,908 posts
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Some of those Samoan "tackles" were frightening..I'm glad I wasn't facing them!

reddevil93 9 Sep 2007 19:28:29 15,997 posts
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Very good performance by Ireland so far.
Imagine,an international sporting tounament Ireland could actually win.

Dragul 9 Sep 2007 19:55:59 5,536 posts
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Portugal lost to Scotland 56 -10...

Not bad... the first 10 points of an amateur team in the world cup

BartonFink 9 Sep 2007 20:46:31 35,268 posts
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Man that was very disappointing from Ireland. Dradful display, tactics all wrong, lineouts all over the shop, handling not worth a fcuk. Meh!!!

TakeTheVeil 9 Sep 2007 21:14:32 5,057 posts
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fucking hell that was awful.. catch the fucking ball Ireland! Trying to run the ball from so deep isn't our style.. we're not good at it and it showed.. the only thing we did right tonight was the scrum..but we wont be able to boss France and Argentina like that.. basically need to beat Georgia, France and Argentina now..

polar 9 Sep 2007 21:15:46 1,098 posts
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BartonFink wrote:
Man that was very disappointing from Ireland. Dradful display, tactics all wrong, lineouts all over the shop, handling not worth a fcuk. Meh!!!

The one sport we're actually any good at and we fuck it up at the first hurdle. A bad weekend for Irish sport.

BartonFink 9 Sep 2007 21:17:31 35,268 posts
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Yup this and the complete disaster yesterday .. terrible weekend.

Merlinho 9 Sep 2007 21:35:15 5,908 posts
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Based on the weekend's performances, I can't see anyone else beating the Southern Hemisphere sides.

Soul_quake 9 Sep 2007 21:40:26 286 posts
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So after the first weekends worth of matches really it is looking like the southern hemisphere sides are going to dominate this tournament.

/bets on South Africa vs New Zealand final

driftakira 11 Sep 2007 08:33:10 12 posts
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NZ SHOULD WIN but just like US Basketball team at the Olympics and Brazil in soccer WorldCup, the best teams DON"T normally win.

I think SA has a good chance this year

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