RWC final: predictions/thread
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david dissadent
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Those first two penalties England gave away so softly killed them.
well, thank fuck for that. Don't think I could have coped with my gallic depression if you guys had gone on to win.
Didn't see the replays of the try - was making dinner for four and stormed out as I assumed it was good - but I think the result is fair. Best team (IMO) on the night won, they were also the better team over the course of the tournament - which of course means nothing in a knockout tourney, but it's good to see a good* team triumph.
*I'm obviously using the word good in an annoying way here , given that England were played good albeit boring rugby, but what the hell.
Didn't see the replays of the try - was making dinner for four and stormed out as I assumed it was good - but I think the result is fair. Best team (IMO) on the night won, they were also the better team over the course of the tournament - which of course means nothing in a knockout tourney, but it's good to see a good* team triumph.
*I'm obviously using the word good in an annoying way here , given that England were played good albeit boring rugby, but what the hell.
fucthest8
Cool people die horrible, preventable deaths.
Fair play TB 
Although I'd argue the "boring" comment in that match - we were fucking chucking it around all night.
On a totally bizarre note, anyone else enjoying th efootage of the bloke carving "South Africa" onto the cup live as it happens?!
Fuck it, most improved team of the tourney, fuck em all
Although I'd argue the "boring" comment in that match - we were fucking chucking it around all night.On a totally bizarre note, anyone else enjoying th efootage of the bloke carving "South Africa" onto the cup live as it happens?!
Fuck it, most improved team of the tourney, fuck em all
denniseagle
ding dong the witch is dead
brianx said:
Yep, but his leg didn't touch the line before he grounded the ball.
His foot was over the line but about 6'' off the ground , now as I understand the Rules, the try should have been given.
But then again nice bit of revenge from the TMO seeing as his team had been back in Aus for the last 2 weeks.
skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
What was that track they used at the end of the game for the montage?
Pingu
Credo
fair play
ok imo should have been a try.. but i think the scoreline reflected the team about right.
boks lineout was vastly superior to englands and their kicking game was better.
with neither teams backs doing much it was never going to be a tryfest.
but fair doos to england, I had written you off after the first few games and had you not given away those early penalties who knows...
some ... shall we say... "interesting" refereeng decisions though. My mate, who is south african, at one point said.. its great to be playing with 16 men...
ok imo should have been a try.. but i think the scoreline reflected the team about right.
boks lineout was vastly superior to englands and their kicking game was better.
with neither teams backs doing much it was never going to be a tryfest.
but fair doos to england, I had written you off after the first few games and had you not given away those early penalties who knows...
some ... shall we say... "interesting" refereeng decisions though. My mate, who is south african, at one point said.. its great to be playing with 16 men...
Gingerman
Is a great bunch of lads.....
boks deserved to win the tournie tbh,they did'nt fuck up like the Aussies,ABs and the French,always got the feeling they could step up a gear tonight if required,a game too far for the English,I suppose there wont be any- not- so victorious parade around Trafalgar Square this week then
amazing how rugby folk don't seem to mention that decisions changed the game. with the try that should have been given England may well (with a conversion) have lead 10-9. The Boks werent the better side in open play - rarely came close to scoring a try. Best bit was when the girly boy at the back got upset when toby flood pushed him.
fucthest8 said:Fair play TB
On a totally bizarre note, anyone else enjoying th efootage of the bloke carving "South Africa" onto the cup live as it happens?!
Fuck it, most improved team of the tourney, fuck em all
Like I said, I was making dinner for four so missed bits. Chucking it around is all well and good but we were doing that last night - and not in a good way.
but the 'boring' remark was more about the way that England have, for most of the tourney, been playing 10 man rugby*. As I have said in previous posts, this isn't necessarily an insult - it got you to the final which is further than us - it was just a cliched comment from a 'neutral'.
Anyway, have a drink on me and bask in the knowledge that your boys did well.
*I'm sure I'll get flamed for that when I'm sober
revol68 said:
No, I wouldn't.
Having growing up hating the Scottish rugby team because the only rugby players I knew as a kid were the same public school boys who used to kick the shit out of me, I still have somehow managed to meet many players who come from as rough a background as you could imagine.
Having also spent quite some time in France (where I, somewhat perversely, call home) where it is far from a posh cunt's game. Not to mention going to games in the West Country, and spending many an evening with the Welsh fans visiting Edinburgh.
erm..yeah...I don't get it. How is rugby a posh cunt's game?
gunneradt said:
Swings and roundabouts. I'm sure it won't make you feel any better, but you'll no doubt win a grand slam on the back of a dodgy decision before the next World Cup comes around.
Just have a drink and think about the Aus and Fra games - christ knows thinking about our win over the ABs kept me going after you beat us. It's not much solace, but given how bad you were when the WC started, a close fought final is worth celebrating
