Rugby World Cup

[Alan Medic]

The fans would have watched the match 'live'. Not the same watching highlights but necessary to catch up.

[mima08]

Yep, you are right... am probably not showing sufficient commitment! Story of my life.... :-)

[Moos]

maxxi Wrote:

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> Not really - they played in the last 5 world cups

> and bid to host this one and have lots of clubs

> out there.

>

> Also all the home nations have had foreign players

> qualify by residency - some not even legally

> (remember Wales and 'Grannygate' back in 2000?).

Hmm. I'll stop mouthing off, then. Fanks.

[maxxi]

Noooooooo! You mouth off as much as you like - though it still won't get that turkey stuffed. Dammit, you see what you've done!?

*hums jingle bells whilst checking birth certificates of all Romanian internationals*

[Alan Medic]

Tough on Wales. They should have won. Why do scrum halfs take an eternity to get the ball moving when they have possession? You could say Mike Phillips cost Wales the game by doing this which led to a turnover when Wales were in a good position.

[nashoi]

I think that's harsh on Phillips. Southern hemisphere teams often seem to have a greater propensity for converting pressure to points. Priestland missing from in front of the posts, the forwards getting shoved off the ball on the SA 22 were lapses that cost them the game. Just not clinical enough and we see it time and again.

[Alan Medic]

I was using Phillips as an example of scrum half play that bugs me. It can become so dress rehearsed that there is no element of surprise. So many times when they are looking around to see what's on they get turned over. I just think that sometimes they should just pick and go. If you don't know what the plan is your opponents certainly won't.

That said the late drop goal and penalty misses should have won Wales the game.

[mockney piers]

How strange, apparently the Sun is trying to make an issue out of some rugby types having an alcoholic drink.

I kind of thought it went with the territory.

How a News International rag has the gall to describe anything as disgraceful any more is surely the real scandal here!!

[taper]

Quite. We should be proud of the lads.

And no midgets were tossed. Repeat: no midgets were tossed.

If you read what the 74 Lions got up to in South Africa, it makes this sound very tame indeed.

[Alan Medic]

That's a lot of Lions!

[maxxi]

yes - surely you meant

73

- lions?

*snigger*

[taper]

99

[Alan Medic]

Damn you maxxi.

Taper I presume you are referring to WJMcB's on field call and not trying to make me put my foot into a 100 that isn't?

[taper]

You're a true rugby man Alan. I read that Johan de Bruyn presented Gordon Brown's widow with the glass eye her late husband had thumped out of his eye socket!

[Pickle]

Well done Ireland, most exciting match of the competition so far (and the Aussies were beaten, which makes this kiwi very happy!).

[taper]

This is a great RWC. Good to see Australia done over.

[Alan Medic]

That was torture. Kept expecting Ireland to blow it. As they say, forwards win matches and in this case the backs decided it should be too close for comfort. Can't remember the last time a sporting event made me so nervous.

Not sure you kiwi's should be too happy. You may have to play the Aussies before the final now. Wonder what the odds are on an NZ v France final as in 87?

[Mick Mac]

When the Ireland forwards are in this mood they can control games. Trouble is its quite rare recently. Paul O Connell interview was very low key afterwards which shows they are not getting ahead of themselves.

Looks like Wales as possible quarter final opponents if Ireland win the group. Also looks like Ireland should have done enough already to get through even if they were to lose to Italy which is significantly better than 4 years ago.

[Alan Medic]

I'd a small bet on Ireland with an 11.5 pts handicap. Just to win was about 5/1. It now looks like one European half to the draw with the tri nations being in the other. Ireland could potentially win or lose to any of those possible opponents as well as to Italy. No point in getting too excited.

Did Tommy Bowe not think to kick the ball crossfield when he knew he was being run down at the end? There was empty space apart from two Irish players there. A certain try.

[Mick Mac]

Tommy did ok. They were all magnificent.

I backed them at 70 to 1 to win the whole thing. Just for fun really.

[red devil]

I'm not a big rugby fan but it was a great game to watch, well done Ireland...

[Alan Medic]

I think Decky is a genius! Players just peaking at the right time.

[Huguenot]

Excellent stuff from the Irish!

[Frankin EDArea]

Huguenot Wrote:

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> Excellent stuff from the Irish!

Here again Mr Iain Mackenzie in the East Dulwich Forum under Huguenot, having fun and trying to find the opportunity

to get what he wants. Does the Head Office is aware about all this ! I just wonder.

[Frankin EDArea]

So will you continuous using the devices to intimidated women in the area or Not. Will you stop !