Rugby World Cup general discussion
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@Smuts said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
In a fit of enthusiasm Iāve pulled the trigger on taking my two lads (12 & eight) to the Paris quarters & semis.
Welcome suggestions on a rugby bucket list. So far Iāve got:
- tell Sir Clive flaccidward to GFH
- start a spontaneous touch game
- congratulate Barnes on his fine reffing in the 07 QF
- teach a hot, overemotional fan to spin pass
- swap jerseys with a kiwi/French kid
- sidestep a gendarme
- have a yarn with a former great (anyone know if Glenn Osbourneās gonna be kicking around?)
- get interviewed by a TV reporter
- meet some players in this years tourney
- remind Former player of the RWC and wallaby legend Timmmy Horan that heās the master of the marginally forward pass
- make a pact
Also taking suggestions on their fancy dress for the Scotland France QF
Finally on the road to recovery after an epic French escapade. So. Howād we do?
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tell Sir Clive flaccidward to GFH
Fail - couldnāt find the fluffybunny -
start a spontaneous touch game
Great success! Started one under the Arc de Triomph, a bunch at the stadium and one memorable game with a group of girl scouts before St Sulpice (also bribed them to boo every English supporter who came by) -
congratulate Barnes on his fine reffing in the 07 QF
Fail - couldnāt find the good kant -
teach a hot, overemotional fan to spin pass
Great success! Irish, Argie and French lasses left purring -
swap jerseys with a kiwi/French kid
Great success! My insufferable behaviour left a swathe of French fans in tears on the whistle of the frog v bok QF.
If I had a heart I wouldāve been moved to tears, but instead I offered my lucky 07 Frans Steyn bok jersey to one especially devastated young fella. He told me to fuck my jersey, fuck the boks and especially to fuck myself.
Luckily his two fetching young friends were keen to see me shirtless and accepted the jumper that saw the boks win in 07 & 2009 on his behalf. A few days later he sent me his lucky France Grand Slam jersey, promising to wear his new Jersey for the England semi. He was as good as his word and I went to the semi undercover: cloaked in my new lucky jersey. Rest is history. (Well almost, some overrefreshed bok fan tried to fight me in the stadium - canāt take okes out of Welkom.)
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sidestep a gendarme
Great success. Theyāre ballwatchers. -
have a yarn with a former great (anyone know if Glenn Osbourneās gonna be kicking around?)
Great Success - see other posts. -
get interviewed by a TV reporter
Great Success! Boys got interviewed by the lass from your Breakdown. The less said about my early Sunday am interview by the lass from RNZ the better. -
meet some players in this years tourney
Great success! See my new profile pic (as soon as Iāve figured out how to change it) -
remind Former player of the RWC and wallaby legend Timmmy Horan that heās the master of the marginally forward pass
Fail - couldnāt find the magical little fluffybunny. -
make a pact
Great success! Swore to act like world champions. Boys were as good as their word.
Also taking suggestions on their fancy dress for the Scotland France QF
Boys chose to go as Johnny fucking disgrace (again will try to figure out how to post)
@Smuts said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@Smuts said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
In a fit of enthusiasm Iāve pulled the trigger on taking my two lads (12 & eight) to the Paris quarters & semis.
Welcome suggestions on a rugby bucket list. So far Iāve got:
- tell Sir Clive flaccidward to GFH
- start a spontaneous touch game
- congratulate Barnes on his fine reffing in the 07 QF
- teach a hot, overemotional fan to spin pass
- swap jerseys with a kiwi/French kid
- sidestep a gendarme
- have a yarn with a former great (anyone know if Glenn Osbourneās gonna be kicking around?)
- get interviewed by a TV reporter
- meet some players in this years tourney
- remind Former player of the RWC and wallaby legend Timmmy Horan that heās the master of the marginally forward pass
- make a pact
Also taking suggestions on their fancy dress for the Scotland France QF
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- congratulate Barnes on his fine reffing in the 07 QF
Fail - couldnāt find the good kant
...Great post but you've just destroyed Mbonambi's defence.
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@Smuts said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Donāt be a slimkant
can't help it. it's genetics
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We've had 9 world cups, but only 8 captains, has someone died? Nope, it's just the
double Captain power! -
We've had 9 world cups, but only 8 captains, has someone died? Nope, it's just the
double Captain power!@Machpants said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
We've had 9 world cups, but only 8 captains, has someone died? Nope, it's just the
double Captain power!That is a bloody terrific photo I must say
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@Smuts said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Seems as good a place as any for my favourite rugby great interaction of this RWC. As weāre leaving SDF one night, thereās a huge crowd waiting to take pictures with one former AB.
Hoping it was Sir Richie, I take my boys over. Quelle bloody surprise, itās the Beaver. He was being a real gent. All the time in the world for everyone.
Standing a little way off is a big fella, chainsmoking. So I leave my boys to get their picture and shake the great anglerās hand, to join this fella for a cheeky sport stick.
Itās Jerome Fucking Kaino. Says itās always like this.
Come to think of it, we met a fairly decent backrow over the course of our 10 days: Richard Hill, Jerome Kaino, Skinstad and Leguizamon. No out and out openside, but Iād take my chances.
Kaino looks bigger in the flesh doesnt he ?
We walked towards each other on a footpath in Newmarket a few days before the 11 WC final , he was wearing a singlet , a big raw boned bastard
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@kiwiinmelb hah that sounds very similar to my encounter at the mount, day after touching down in NZ and Bonesetta's first visit - Kaino walking down the main street pushing a pram. Behemoth
@Bones one of my favourite things about test match days, and the RWC in particular, is bumping into other rugby players, especially if theyāve strode pitches far beyond those weāve played on, and just sharing a yarn and the love of the game. Yet to meet one who was anything but sound.
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A bit different, and a bit early
PAās Rugby World Cup Team of the Tournament
15 Beauden Barrett (New Zealand): Two-time world player of the year set the standard for a playmaking full-back.14 Damian Penaud (France): Daredevil wing who topped the try-scoring chart until Will Jordan ran amok against Argentina.
13 Waisea Nayacalevu (Fiji): The Islandersā skipper stood out in a backline full of lethal runners.
12 Bundee Aki (Ireland): A player of the tournament candidate through his powerful running, clever lines and slick footwork.
11 Will Jordan (New Zealand): Ruthless finisher who is in the company of greats such as Jonah Lomu after amassing eight tries.
10 Richie Moāunga (New Zealand): The gameās most complete fly-half with the creativity to match his game management.
9 Aaron Smith (New Zealand): One of the World Cupās smallest players is also among its smartest.
8 Ardie Savea (New Zealand): Pushed very close by Englandās Ben Earl, but Savea is a class apart.
7 Jac Morgan (Wales): Blockbusting flanker who showed maturity beyond his years to lead Wales into the quarter-finals.
6 Courtney Lawes (England): A back-row warrior with a sharp rugby brain who excelled in the biggest games.
5 Tadhg Beirne (Ireland): Ever-present for Ireland who provided fight whether playing at lock or in the second-row.
4 Eben Etzebeth (South Africa): A snarling enforcer and still the gameās dominant second-row despite an off-night against England.
3 Ben Tameifuna (Tonga): Monster tighthead prop weighing in at 23st 11lbs yet has the carrying prowess to match his scrummaging.
2 Mike Tadjer (Portugal): A front-row all-rounder who was especially influential in the shock victory over Fiji.
1 Ox Nche (South Africa): The Springboksā strongest scrummager may be on the bench, but what an impact he makes.
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Ramos over BB
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Also anyone over a prop that is only capable of playing 35 minutes of rugby. I don't care how good his scrummaging is.
@mooshld said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Also anyone over a prop that is only capable of playing 35 minutes of rugby. I don't care how good his scrummaging is.
Nche listed on Google search as 105kg
Wikipedia 114kg
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So the year ends
1 South Africa 94.54 (+1.75)
2 (ā3) Ireland 90.57
3 (ā2) New Zealand 89.80 (-1.75)
4 France 87.81
5 England 85.46 (+1.74)
6 Scotland 83.43
7 Argentina 80.68 (-1.74)
8 Wales 80.64
9 Australia 77.48
10 Fiji 76.38@Machpants said in RWC match threads & Tipping:
So the year ends
1 South Africa 94.54 (+1.75)
2 (ā3) Ireland 90.57
3 (ā2) New Zealand 89.80 (-1.75)
4 France 87.81
5 England 85.46 (+1.74)
6 Scotland 83.43
7 Argentina 80.68 (-1.74)
8 Wales 80.64
9 Australia 77.48
10 Fiji 76.38So after all the gnashing of the teeth the interlopers were the Scots and Fiji over performed
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I was watching on Stan with the Aussie commentary team and it had the ref mics and itās as if the TMO was providing running commentary too. Far too interventionist in my opinion.
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I was watching on Stan with the Aussie commentary team and it had the ref mics and itās as if the TMO was providing running commentary too. Far too interventionist in my opinion.
@ACT-Crusader said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
I was watching on Stan with the Aussie commentary team and it had the ref mics and itās as if the TMO was providing running commentary too. Far too interventionist in my opinion.
Yes, we could hear him chirrupping in regularly, Wayne could be excused for saying he could barely think at times!
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Iām going to miss my daily fix of The Front Row show on NZR+; weirdly it grew on me. I think George Bower is reasonably natural in front of the camera.
@scribe said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Iām going to miss my daily fix of The Front Row show on NZR+; weirdly it grew on me. I think George Bower is reasonably natural in front of the camera.
I thought George Bower and Andy Ellis were excellent. I hope we see more of them.
The corpulent English lass was a strange choice though. I found her awkward and not funny.
