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Nice little blog about possibly one of the greatest games of rugby ever. It's one of the games that I can remember exactly where I was watching it.
[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/alastaireykyn/2011/09/on_31_october_1999_70000.html ]New Zealand 31-43 France[/url]
bumping on
Pah I'm in the same boat for the Eng vs Rom game on Sat, wife has arranged something for me at 8am.
Come on Namibia, you can do better than that!
(South Africa are my 20th favourite team in the RWC.)
Nice little blog about possibly one of the greatest games of rugby ever. It's one of the games that I can remember exactly where I was watching it.New Zealand 31-43 France
Yeah I remember it vividly too.
Slightly more off topic is this [url= http://www.lerugby.co.uk/index.php/features/39-les-heros/448-les-heros-grand-chelem-1977 ]Great Article[/url] (complete with videos) about the French Grand Slam of 1977. I stumbled across it when reading about prop Gerard Cholet - ex paratrooper & heavyweight boxer - infamous for knocking out FOUR Scotchmen in one match that season. 😯
You gotta love the French!
Anybody else watching the RSA/Namibia game? Has to be one of the least great games ever - unless you like watching lots of tries being scored with little opposition. Namibia getting completely dismantled here, and I'm wondering what record scores are.
Watching it on & off. Not great. Wondering how ITV will fit all the tries into their crappy highlight show!
NZ got 145 against Japan a while ago, that'd take some beating!
I know it was Namibia but Bokke showing some good play
I missed that game NZ v France in 1999, was on a train to Brighton for a week on a course. Was that confident ! Wandered into the hotel and ran into some French guys, foolishly asked them what the score was. Thought they were joking...
Roll on a week and BF at the time (not for much longer) meets me off the train in a French Rugby top. Not funny. Never funny.
The video tape of that game went out the flat window eventually and got run over by a Lothian Bus, after one taunting too many. Still not funny !
And there you have it in a nutshell the average AB supporter has no sense of humour when it comes down to rugby 🙂
Hels - you need to become a scotland fan and get used to the dissapointments
I have a sense of humour, I just don't like bad winners. Taunting losers is just mean and is likely why everyone hates, oh lets not start that again !!
And I really don't mind that much losing to France, at least they are a proper team with some flair and usually quite good looking.
TJ - steady on...
Jeez we have to sit next door to the english how do you think the Welsh feel about bad winners 😉
Not a lot of people know this,but the garden of Eden was actually in Scotland.
McAdam wandered around in wonder, admiring MacEve's flowing ginger hair.As evening fell God,as was his habit, took a stroll to see how his finest creations were doing. McAdam fell at his feet and praised God. "Thank you Father for the stunning scenery, the rivers full of Salmon and trout.Also,thank you for the fruit and berries growing in abundance. And Lord, look at the beautiful heather in the sunlight....." God cut him short with a wry smile and helped him to his feet; "It's not all that good,lets talk about your neighbours..."
With apologies to Woppit for the Godism and Toys for the racism.
"Thank you Father for the [s]stunning scenery, the rivers full of Salmon and trout.Also,thank you for the fruit and berries growing in abundance. And Lord, look at the beautiful heather in the sunlight.....[/s] deep fried Chewits"
FTFY.
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MacEve was ginger!!! Does that mean I have ginger heritage??
😯
Och well it's the game of doom on saturday at 0900, and way too early in the morning to start drinking, or lets see how it goes shall we ? Maybe it isn't too early...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/14783195.stm
Ryan Jones back to fitness. Good news!
Och well it's the game of doom on saturday at 0900, and way too early in the morning to start drinking, or lets see how it goes shall we ? Maybe it isn't too early...
Hels I started drinking at 645 on Sunday morning at had 5 pints by the time the canada/france game had finished. You are letting the stereotype down..
CaptainFlashheart - Member
"Thank you Father for the stunning scenery, the rivers full of Salmon and trout.Also,thank you for the fruit and berries growing in abundance. And Lord, look at the beautiful heather in the sunlight..... deep fried Chewits"
FTFY.
Racist!
Not a lot of people know this,but the garden of Eden was actually in [s]Scot[/s]England.
[s]McAdam[/s]Tarquin wandered around in wonder, admiring [s]MacEve[/s]Cressidda's flowing [s]ginger[/s]mudbrown hair.As evening fell God,as was his habit, took a stroll to see how his finest creations were doing. [s]McAdam[/s]Tarquin fell at his feet and praised God. "Thank you Father for the stunning scenery, the rivers full of Salmon and trout.Also,thank you for the fruit and berries growing in abundance. And Lord, look at the beautiful [s]heather[/s]Roses in the sunlight....." God cut him short with a wry smile and helped him to his feet; "It's not all that good,lets talk about your neighbours..."With apologies to Woppit for the Godism and [s]Toys[/s]almost everyone here, for none of you support england except me and DD, for the racism.
FTFY 😆
True I must be getting old, if you get drunk at 0900 what do you do with the rest of the day ?? Play pool ?? Sleep it off ??
Have I just witnessed a Wales fan making the English out to be bad winners? 😯
That 20th spot is still open you know 🙂
Well after the canada game it was about 11am,
11:30 - kids and wife at local farm/theme park/soft play area thing
15:00 - steak sarnie and chips from the excellent cafe there,
16:15 - 15 mins kip
16:30 - chipper all evening.
Got max points for a family day, watched two games and got pished. I think my morning liver has more poke than my evening liver.
Have I just witnessed a Wales fan making the English out to be bad winners?
DD I was ignoring it..
Meanwhile, in twitter news:
@5LiveRugby
Alastair Eykyn
This is what Ireland will be missing for their RWC campaign. Jerry Flannery, eyes shut:
Video [url= http://yfrog.com/15m8boz ]here[/url]
Quite impressive 🙂
DD thats cool. "Just loike dat"
In other twitter news:
@adamjones3
Adam Jones
@TommyBowe14 your boys are giving props a bad name! Far too much running about!!
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Adam Jones - legend - some of his tweets are quite funny.
A favour please; apart from the phone I will have no real internet from Sat for a week.Nor am I anywhere the scores will be easily found.I have STW on my mobile,Could somebody please post the results on here?
Are you on tweeter duckie?
Or if you want, I'd happily text you updates. 🙂
Adam Jones - legend -
I wish I could find the video where he describes scoring a try...
"Well, I sidestepped Monye, did the winger for pace and then I was clear to the line with fifty yards. Tidy"
(He actually just powered over, but never mind! Love hearing him talk rugby!)
Or if you want, I'd happily text you updates.
Do sat phones do txt messaging? Or will one of your minions do it for you?
What's this all about?? 👿
I think he's confusing you with me, Darcy. Easy mistake to make, of course. 😉
What's this all about??
I thought DD was the one with all the money.. 😆
One flipping post about a heated wing mirror...this will die down eventually 😐
I thought DD was the one with all the money..
Ah, you're right then. Heated wing mirrors all round... 😉
Ah, you're right then
On here, not often. In life, all the time.
RSA against Namibia . . . wasn't a game, it was a training session.
Current world champions roll on . . . 🙂
Will Carling not scoring a try:
I'm sure you've all seen it before but it's worth watching again. And again. And again.....
Oh and it has no relevance to the RWC.
(It is very safe for work, duckman!)
Will Carling not scoring a try:
😆
And another bump.
South Africa 2010 - Member
RSA against Namibia . . . wasn't a game, it was a training session.Current world champions roll on . . .
Don't get your hopes up, just because they've beaten 2 crap teams!
Remember the tri-nations 😆
[url= http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/sport-headlines/johnson-to-place-strippers-next-to-world-cup-goal-posts-201109224337/ ]ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson is to position a brace of floozies and a pitcher of lager behind the goal line in a bid to motivate Mike Tindall.[/url]
Thats got to be worth another look.
Oh how my side split.
Wheres Brian Moore so i can whisper 1990 in his ear. Freeeeeedom.........
Tee hee hee
Comfortable first half scoreline for Australia. Good to see US on the board, though. Anyone been watching? Good game or not?
Pretty simple stuff for Australia so far.
Oooh...looks like a bad injury to Faingaa. Put his head into the tackle and got properly clocked. Out cold. Hope he's ok 😐
Ouch. Not nice way for a game to end.
Fingers crossed for him.
In twitter news:
@5LiveRugby
Australia's Injury report:Horne fractured cheekbone, Pat McCabe dislocated shldr, Palu + Beale hammy strains. A Faingaa concussion.
#shocker
And also:
@5LiveRugby
Alastair Eykyn
Aussie centre Anthony Faingaa is moving & ok according to Wallabies, after unintentional knee to the head whilst tackling
Definitely unintentional btw.
[i]Thats got to be worth another look.
Oh how my side split.[/i]
I expect Will Carling thinks its pretty funny too. (Leaving a winger in your wake for one thing)
Then there's a World Cup final
3 Grand Slams and
4 Triple Crowns
Poking Princess Di..
Yeah, I'm sure he can have a little chuckle about 1 missed try 😉
Is TeeJ going on about 1990 again?
Yep you are right DezB. Great achievements. A pity he's such an arse of a man. Smugness personified even today.
I like him as a (former) rugby player. Don't know him personally.
I used to despise both Carling and Brian Moore. (Secretly it was because they were good players on the oppo team! 🙄 )
Moore has grown on me over the years. I'd be happy to listen to his commentary on most games. Carling hasn't.
I used to despise both Carling and Brian Moore. (Secretly it was because they were good players on the oppo team! )
Every time Shane scores a try he has a smug grin a mile wide and looks pretty pleased with himself. In fact almost anyone who is at the top of their game will look smug to the losers. Funny thing is I still like him.
I hate Shane. He's my 357th favourite player at the tournament.
DD 😆
That Will Carling moment from the Middlesex 7's is a classic. I saw him ridng a bike a few months ago, looks like a sack of shit in the saddle but he was doing alright on a very nice road bike.
A-a, welcome back. Been busy this week?
Right, predictions for the morrow?
England to win easily
France to edge it. NZ to blame the ref, the ball, the crowd, well just about anyone but themselves!
France to edge it.
Would be nice, but I think it's a bit too early in the tournament for NZ to choke.
Been busy this week?
bloody too right Mrs Anagallis away on tour me left holding baby 
Great comment on the advert for sport Wales a few minutes ago...
The jungle drums in New Zealand indicate Wales will be making changes for their next game... I'd like to see Leigh Halfpenny picked at 15... I wouldn't trust Lee Burn with a kettle at the moment
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My predictions were, England by 15+ points (I reckon by 30ish), but another dull performance that has Johnson frowning (does he ever not frown?)
New Zealand by 15+ points (I reckon 25ish). They will take no Frenchie prisoners this time around.
Samoa <14 points over Fiji, but a great fun game (for viewers!)
Ireland another big score over the Russkies. Showed how bad they really are against Italy and Ireland on a bit of a roll.
6:45. I'm in the pub. 30 points +
NZ will just get there..
Looking good thus far, doing the basics well.
Good start to second half 😀
Even better, Sale beat Saints last night 🙂 Quote from Diamond :-
"That's down to the players. The team spirit is generated on the training field, not in a bar or a bowling alley."
Wonder what he was getting at? 😆
Just up for second half.
My second team is looking awesome.
7 🙂
Sometimes it's nice to be (partly) wrong 🙂
Morning all!
Nice plate of bacon and eggs here!
8:)
Morning Dez-rée, morning toys ninininininininineteen, morning muddy dee, morning maxie, morning O'Flashearty, morning hill todger.
Everyone looking forward to France v Hissie Fitters?
Morning DD - definitely looking forward to cheering France on, i think thats something we can ALL agree on?
Morning, i'll be out for a ride when thats on. Big win for ABs though 🙂
Is this ref on commision for the number of times he blows the whistle?
No,sorry I'll be cheering for Nz when i watch it later!
Agreed! Am wearing my Stade Toulousain shirt!