RWC'07
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cool..
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I don't know what's wrong with the Northern Hemisphere sides, but most sides are bloody pathetic. Ireland's handling was absolutely amateurish at times...
Looks set for an all Southern Hemisphere SF now with Arg, NZ, Aus and SA making the distance...
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England knocked the Wallabies out.
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Woah NZ's hakka particularly fierce today.
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This is it for the All Blacks - another case of peaking too soon, as usual.
France were top class in the 2nd half though as any side capable of coming back from 13-3 down against NZ has got to be... -
tonight's matches were good.. exciting... giant-killing
now i can go to sleep
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Disappointing performance by the All Blacks.
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Springboks vs Fiji now
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Goddam brits, their entire strategy depends on Wilkinson. Without him they suck!
Wallabies didn't do very well either, kept giving the ball away with knock-ons and kept losing possession. Gregan should've coordinated his team better.
Oh well, the Aussies will settle the score in the Tri-Nations -
always play with ure strengths....Originally posted by jondizzle foshizzle:Goddam brits, their entire strategy depends on Wilkinson. Without him they suck!
Wallabies didn't do very well either, kept giving the ball away with knock-ons and kept losing possession. Gregan should've coordinated his team better.
jonny wilkinson is a disciplined player......so disciplined in his kicking...and in his prime..he was a ferocious tackler.....he had great vision too....but due to the lack of the mike catt/will greenwood partnership....he had to make do with wat he got..
england also has the best lineouts in the tournament...trust me...lineouts are hard to train for...always standing at the edges of lineouts..i respected my 2nd rowers and props due to the timing needed in lineout throws..
england have the most effective lineouts and scrums in the tournament...hard to beat them from these set pieces.... -
Yeah but Australia shouldn't have lost, they're the better team. They just performed badly whereas England performed quite well.Originally posted by Rockhound:always play with ure strengths....
jonny wilkinson is a disciplined player......so disciplined in his kicking...and in his prime..he was a ferocious tackler.....he had great vision too....but due to the lack of the mike catt/will greenwood partnership....he had to make do with wat he got..
england also has the best lineouts in the tournament...trust me...lineouts are hard to train for...always standing at the edges of lineouts..i respected my 2nd rowers and props due to the timing needed in lineout throws..
england have the most effective lineouts and scrums in the tournament...hard to beat them from these set pieces.... -
too bad lorOriginally posted by jondizzle foshizzle:Yeah but Australia shouldn't have lost, they're the better team. They just performed badly whereas England performed quite well.
such is rugby
tactics standard one,,,get the lead...stall the opponent..whereever u go...y be overambitious and risk an interception onli to lose the game....pin down ure opponents.....
a good team would be one with a strong and experienced pack.....a free running back line...and a good kicker...
hard to find a team like that now....
theres onli a few teams that had that last time...
2003 england....
2004-2005 wales...
1995 New Zealand.... -
1999 wallabies also.....Originally posted by Rockhound:too bad lor
such is rugby
tactics standard one,,,get the lead...stall the opponent..whereever u go...y be overambitious and risk an interception onli to lose the game....pin down ure opponents.....
a good team would be one with a strong and experienced pack.....a free running back line...and a good kicker...
hard to find a team like that now....
theres onli a few teams that had that last time...
2003 england....
2004-2005 wales...
1995 New Zealand.... -
my dream backs for 2003...
Fly half-Jonny wilkinson...
Incentre- Matt Giteau
Outcentre-Mils Muliaina
Openside Winger- Shane Williams
Blind Winger- Tuqiri
Full Back Gareth Thomas...
Space exploitation at its best...
and all jonny needs to do is make his kicks when situation presents itself and just distribute the ball out and let his backs do the rest.... -
I'd rank Howlett and Habana as being better wingers than Tuqiri...Originally posted by Rockhound:my dream backs for 2003...
Fly half-Jonny wilkinson...
Incentre- Matt Giteau
Outcentre-Mils Muliaina
Openside Winger- Shane Williams
Blind Winger- Tuqiri
Full Back Gareth Thomas...
Space exploitation at its best...
and all jonny needs to do is make his kicks when situation presents itself and just distribute the ball out and let his backs do the rest....
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Oh boy, Fiji's right back in the game!
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South Africa's absolutely atrocious - to think Fiji could level the match and bag 2 tries with a man in the sin bin. I'd certainly love to see Fiji claim another scalp and complete a hat-trick by sending the top 3 pre-tournament favourites packing...
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need the size arh..hehe..u cant have all fast wingers....Originally posted by walesa:I'd rank Howlett and Habana as being better wingers than Tuqiri...
onli gareth thomas and tuqiri can muscle through backlines yet have quickness to terrorise opponents defenses...
the rest are pretty much quick and players with vision
plus giteau and jonny being the good kickers that they are
rugby is like cooking
so is soccer..
but rugby is less forgiving if ure recipe cocks up -
Springboks defeat Fijians
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that was an amazing game!
the Fijians can hold their heads high.. they almost did the 'boks in! -
Great match! The Fijians played one helluva game.
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bloody hell.. off the kickoff the Pumas went straight for a drop goal!
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Scotland draw first blood! a penalty from the middle of the pitch!!
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The Pumas come back.. 3-3 now
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The Pumas score after a chargedown... and a converted try makes it 13-3