The Offical Rugby World Cup Thread

[Piblokto]

It would be interesting, but as Alpha said, the four years ago's WORLD CHAMPIONS will be hard to beat...

[Killian]

Originally Posted by Piblokto

It would be interesting, but as Alpha said, the four years ago's WORLD CHAMPIONS will be hard to beat...

Particularly, after a confidence boosting victory over Australia. Today was a good day for the Six Nations, and Northern Hemisphere rugby. We have regained some respectability after an abysmal pool stage.

[Piblokto]

But the french will win cause they have the support of Mother Africa :

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[Piblokto]

The way they counter-acted the Haka :

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Although the Blacks were expecting something from the French, I can feel that they put a bit less conviction in their Haka.

[Killian]

I think the reason for the Haka looking like it was performed with less conviction was that you weren't looking at their faces the majority of the time, and when you were it was at Ali Williams for large part, and he is renowned for being unintimidating during the haka. But look at McCAw or Rococoko and you'll see they put everything into it. I always thought the whole thing about dealing with the Haka to beat the All Blacks was absolute rubbish. It is done on the pitch not during a pre-match display, as France showed us.

[AlphaDevil2]

And so the WORLD CHAMPIONS once again do enough and see off the French. It was not pretty but the job got done, it was never going to be a great spetacle.

We entered the World cup as suposedly "no hopers" but as I said would happen the WORLD CHAMPIONS raised their game and now we stand just 80 mins away from making history.

[Killian]

Originally Posted by AlphaDevil2

And so the WORLD CHAMPIONS once again do enough and see off the French. It was not pretty but the job got done, it was never going to be a great spetacle.

We entered the World cup as suposedly "no hopers" but as I said would happen the WORLD CHAMPIONS raised their game and now we stand just 80 mins away from making history.

Yeah, all that stands between you and the Webb Ellis, are Habana, Burger, Steyn, Montegomory, De Veillers, Peterson......

[AlphaDevil2]

Originally Posted by Killian

Yeah, all that stands between you and the Webb Ellis, are Habana, Burger, Steyn, Montegomory, De Veillers, Peterson......

Yes its not as if France or Australia posess any world class players

Besides I could do the same thing with the England team but I think just reminding you of the fact that we are WORLD CHAMPIONS and in another world cup final is sufficent

[cane17]

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Go England !!!!!!!!

[Tye]

Does France still have a chance to go all the way since they lost to England, or can they only try for bronze now?