[Closed] Rugby world cup

Good luck to my Top 5 team beginning with I* at 0830.

*In the northern hemisphere.

Cueto being another. As again, England's main issue has been discipline, he's a definite improvement over Armitage.

Now then, being lewd towards a waitress vs drink driving. Care to comment?

*nudge*

And just for A_A:

Let's just remember how saintly the Welsh are...

well at least he hasnt been banned for drink driving twice, married a Princess then been filmed snogging some random blonde whilst pissed out of his head....

if I were you zokes I wouldnt throw stones.

Zokes, you are ace!

One of those 'improvements' that England can't make, apparently....

Cutting out the indiscipline would be a major factor, and as they're generally unforced errors, something that could (but probably won't) improve.

Now you are arguing with yourself! Are you sure you are not from one of the Celtic nations?

And all the best in thinking Cueto the gouger is improving your team on current form.

Now then, being lewd towards a waitress vs drink driving. Care to comment?

just read Carter out of the world cup with the injury he sustained in training, big blow for them and now the pressure will build on them once again. Still going with my original prediction of the AB's choking in the semi's to the wallabies.

Just catching up. Can't believe Carter is out, havingnto call up Cruden eeeek ! Had a nice arvo at nz v Canada, we looked pretty sharp.
England were a wee bit lucky last night, although Scotland showed how hard they find crossing then try line - so close. Oh well. Wife was there and said it was great.
Come on Ireland

Ahem!

Just catching up. Can't believe Carter is out, havingnto call up Cruden eeeek ! Had a nice arvo at nz v Canada, we looked pretty sharp.
England were a wee bit lucky last night, although Scotland showed how hard they find crossing then try line - so close. Oh well. Wife was there and said it was great.
Come on Ireland

Nick Evans would be a much better bet at 10 for NZ but they wont call him up.

Can you read, Duckkid?

First quote taken in context is sarcasm (look it up in the dictionary - it's that big book with lots of words in it). - Note, this is both patronising, and sarcastic.

The second is a statement, based upon their performances so far.

In actual fact, I lived for 10 years in North Wales, and am married to a Welsh lass, so I do have a reasonable connection to the country. It's unnecessarily venomous small-minded people like A_A in particular who put me off supporting them as a second team.

And A_A - neither team is exactly a paragon of morals, but you keeping bringing up the gutter press about some drunken idiots who should know better hardly has any bearing on their rugby ability or lack thereof.

Zokes - I am sorry but most of the "venomous small-minded people" on this thread have been English supporters and you have been guilty of this yourself.

"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"

Yeah I was watching the warriors in the Nrl grand final actually. Last I heard they were well ahead

It's unnecessarily venomous small-minded people like A_A

OK

Now then, being lewd towards a waitress vs drink driving. Care to comment?

you bought it up then faced with facts seem to be rowing backwards at high speed, do you care to comment.

Zokes - I am sorry but most of the "venomous small-minded people" on this thread have been English supporters and you have been guilty of this yourself.

I'd challenge you to find a statement taken in context here where I've been remotely myopic towards the other home nations - I've certainly not taken the 'little Englander' stance, as it's one I hate myself.

Yourself on the other hand...

(I am prepared, however, to find that in over 2000 posts I may have transgressed somewhere.)

Meanwhile, somewhere in the real world, a rugby match is being played. 🙄

Now then, being lewd towards a waitress vs drink driving. Care to comment?

come on love, you bought it up you must have an opinion

do you care to comment.

Both teams (in fact, probably most teams) have certain off-field records that are far from rosy. It does seem to be you that keeps bringing this up though.

EDIT: We crossed posts, darling 🙄

A_a are you a bit Hung over or something? You seem pretty grumpy. Wales are the only nh team I have seen being slick and well drilled, though against weak opposition. France have been the biggest disappointment so far though the other type of French team may turn up in the quarters! 🙂

Now then, being lewd towards a waitress vs drink driving. Care to comment?

are you a politician?

Both teams (in fact, probably most teams) have certain off-field records that are far from rosy. It does seem to be you that keeps bringing this up though.

because England keep getting in the papers for being ****s now.

are you going to tell us what you think of drink driving and being lewd?

A_a are you a bit Hung over or something? You seem pretty grumpy. Wales

not at all grumpy, however Zokes has done himself up like a kipper in bringing up drink driving, would just like him to admit it thats all

I presume Armitage cited for his swinging arm tackle? A saint he is not. Seems to be a London Irish special if anyone watched the Gloucester v Irish game y'day which hopefully will see a long ban for their number 8 who also has previous

are you going to tell us what you think of drink driving and being lewd?

I think you'll find I already have: twice on this occasion, and I think I also pulled you up on it last time you played this very irrelevant card.

Wales are the only nh team I have seen being slick and well drilled, [b]though against weak opposition[/b].

Zokes - I am sorry but most of the "venomous small-minded people" on this thread have been English supporters and you have been guilty of this yourself.

Really? I see lots of fairly pathetic xenophobic bitterness from most of the other 'home nations' supporters towards England (though they are rubbish 😉 ). And I don't really GAF that much about Rugby Union. My surname is Wynne BTW so I guess I should join in with A_A in being bitter and divisive.

Hartley had to be involved. Armitage would be great if he didnt have such an attitude problem.

Good game at Kingsholme yesterday.

Scamper that was worthy of a red.

not at all grumpy, however Zokes has done himself up like a kipper in bringing up drink driving, would just like him to admit it thats all

A_A earlier:

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Naughty. 🙁

Morning everyone.

Can you all please give it a rest? If you hate England/the English/Wales/the Welsh/Scotland/the Scots etc i don't care, just shut the F up with all the whinging will you!

TJ you're one of the worst for the comments.

Now, Italy looking good this morning.

the tournament starts in earnest next weekend, forget the form in the pool games this will mean for nothing come the quarters 😀

Dirty Italian ****.

I think you'll find I already have: twice on this occasion, and I think I also pulled you up on it last time you played this very irrelevant card.

I think you bought it up tbh. Whats you view by the way, despite what you say you havent answered.

Not sure you can say that gouging was unequivocal, caught his eye for sure but it could have been accidental... prop was lucky to not get a yellow for his reaction.

I think you bought it up tbh

Short memory, have we?

anagallis_arvensis - Member
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I think the Italian deserved a slap for his efforts. Anyway a-a and zokes, time to give it a rest eh?

I didnt think it was a gouge either, who is the Irish bloke on the commentary hardly impartial is he 😉

Not sure you can say that gouging was unequivocal, caught his eye for sure but it could have been accidental... prop was lucky to not get a yellow for his reaction.

Separately, oh, c'mon Italy... lucky escape for them there :/

who is the Irish bloke on the commentary hardly impartial is he

Goddamn bias on the [s]BBC[/s] ITV 😉

Lucky? Not just lucky. Incorrect decision from the ref. Never mind though. Plenty time left.

Mallet: "We have the better pack"

😆

Now then, being lewd towards a waitress vs drink driving. Care to comment?

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oops 😳

Another Italian scrum embarrassed.

Lucky? Not just lucky. Incorrect decision from the ref. Never mind though. Plenty time left.

Oh FFS lads.

[url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15140366.stm ]this is really sad news[/url]

Italian maul is strong. Green machine struggling to deal with it.

Italian maul is strong. Green machine struggling to deal with it.

Thoughts are with the big man

Bergamasco is the equivalent of Grewcock always has been.

there's always a sense of inevitable doom that hangs around any rugby team that's spent the week before the game trying to intimidate an Irish by trash talking their physicality.

Reference the commentator, were cheap shots really an expected part of the game? Not by me, anyhow.

Well we've got the drink-driving-buggie-stealing numptie at Sale this season so lets see if there are any reports of drunken Welshmen playing dodgem cars around the Edgeley precinct in the coming months!

You will literally be drowning in phlegm everytime he speaks 😉

Piggy - No, that was when i spent a very drunken afternoon/evening with the Dragons fans in the Bobby Peel after a HC game 😉

dilly dally o talking sense there re gouging

Gouging, not as worse as it could have been.... There you have it. 😕

mongo smash Madchester

Reference the commentator, were cheap shots really an expected part of the game? Not by me, anyhow.

+1

When I was learning to play, we were always told that there was plenty of scope for getting physical within the rules - cheap shots were regarded as an indication of a failing of character. Mind you that was in the good old days when it was still legitimate to get someone out of the way at a ruck with a bit of enthusiastic 'cleaning'!

zokes - Member

I think you'll find I've never said England are a great side in this tournament - their performances have been far from it. I was interested how the [b]haterz were happily slagging off England,[/b] whilst missing the most cogent point: that it was actually Scotland who lost.

Anyway, I'll leave you to [b]your childish sulking[/b] and watch what looks like it could be a great performance from Wales. C'mon Cymru!

Zokes - just meant as a reminder. All fans tend to be a bit one eyed about their team and I can't be bothered to go back thru loads of posts but these two bits show a bit of the attitude you seem not to have realised you are showing.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Muddydwarf

muddydwarf - Member

Morning everyone.

Can you all please give it a rest? If you hate England/the English/Wales/the Welsh/Scotland/the Scots etc i don't care, just shut the F up with all the whinging will you!

TJ you're one of the worst for the comments.

really? no whinging or hating from me. Can you be bothered to look out comments I have made that show hating or whinging? I certainly intend neither.

TJ, for whatever reason your entire persona has a tendency to come across as bitter and anti-English, it sometimes appears you are trying to outdo the Native Scots in their occasional dislike of anything English, suppose there's nothing more fanatical than the convert...

EDT: Bollox, now I'M sucked into it! 🙄

Good start to the second half. Come on Ireland!

Dancer! go on BOD

It's tandem's Scotland can do no wrong attitude that demonstates his english background to me. 😛
Nice try, some proper rugby.

muddydwarf - Member

TJ, for whatever reason your entire persona has a tendency to come across as bitter and anti-English,

Never my intent Muddydwarf and I bet you cannot find a post that actually says either of those two things. However I couldn't be bothered to look for one in your shoes.

Nae worries.

🙂

don simon - Member

It's tandem's Scotland can do no wrong attitude.......

again - where?

Maybe it's more your desire to show Scotland to be better in all areas than England rather than any overt desire to do England down, but it does come across that way.

Don Simon, I was meaning Namibia and Fiji, obviously not their ace performance against sa!

Oh well. Maybe at the next six nations Italy can do something...

Thats it then game very much over. Now will an Italian get sent off?

That's more like it. Now I'm looking forward to next weekend. 😀

Great stuff from D'Arcy.

Well - back to the rugby.

Ireland are looking good again

Come on, show us Nick The Almightily Large Cock Mallet.

No try 😐

Looking good Ireland. (I missed the first half, was watching the boxing)

Will A-A be along soon to go on & on & on about the dirty play. I mean D'Arcy lead with the forearm! There was a eye gouge!
Or does he only do that about England players?

TJ, you're actually becoming a caricature of your own internet caricature of a faux-scotsman. Irony clearly is far from your strong point. Just about everything you ever post on this forum is either about how Scotland is more superior than England, or has been hard done by in some way by the English.

On the odd occasion that your misplaced nationalism doesn't come out, you seem to spend most of your time arguing black is white.

Can you be bothered to look out comments I have made that show hating or whinging?

No, I have better things to do. Clearly, you don't...

zokes -Just about everything you ever post on this forum is either about how Scotland is more superior than England, or has been hard done by in some way by the English.

That is complete rubbish zokes. I have never done that, would never do it, its not my attitude especially the second bit. You will not be able to find a single post from me that does either of those two things

"And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?"

Edit - one can big up one thing without putting down the other

So, let me get this right - this thread has a bunch of English guys arguing about the extent to which the English are a bunch of cocks?

Ireland looking good - no doubt thanks to Nick Mallett's brilliant work to motivate them during the week!

TeeJ. You got sucked in. You've let me down. You've let the forum down. But most of all, you've let yourself down. 🙂

Morning DezzieBee.

Oops Italy inside the 22. 😐

Ta DD.

*doffs cap*