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the score isnt missleading at all. Irelend didt kick for goal when they should of done in the first half. Wales solid defence and played well when they had the ball. Score reflects how they played i think!
Fair play dd, very honourable in defeat! Enjoy your holiday 😀
One last glitchy bumpy ****y.
best try IMO
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A couple more bottles of Pinot noir, that's the new Wales!
Cracking game, Have to say the Welsh, against SA without a kicker, NZ without Carter....can dare to dream...Well done in defeat DD, be interesting to see if the English can do anything to suggest they can live with this Welsh team, who have improved hugely as the tournament has progressed.
Hope nobody minds if I re-post this at the top of this page in case anyone thinks I'm bitter and quiet 🙂
Could Ireland have been a bit more innovative with their tactics?
TBH, I can't see what they could have changed. It was game-over for me when they went in 10-3 down at half time. With all that ball and possession in the first half, they should have gone in ahead. Wales were simply too strong in defence and took three great chances when presented - that's where the difference lay today.
Proper game of rugby. Pity one of us had to go out.
Sorry, I have to go quiet for the rest of the day lads. I'm off on holiday for the week thankfully, to somewhere I can forget about rugby for a while. I'll be cheering Wales on next week though - they're mrs deadly's team. I'm a bit gutted (for some of the green machine that won't see another RWC) but like I said, no complaints whatsoever - Wales were awesome today. And given the ferocious defences, there was no ill discipline, nothing for anyone to whinge about for the next few days. Just a great advert for our two nations' rugby.
Cymru am Byth
(or whatever it is you say)
Shame, I secretly fancied Ireland to reach the final
Bugger me what a game! Missed the last try 'cos of a pressing engagement with last night's curry 😳 🙁
Wales in a WC Final then? I really can't see France beating them on this form and at the moment i can't see England beating France next!
Tip of the hat in Darcy's direction.
I really wanted to see Ireland push on but that Welsh squad is something else ...a very well deserved and proud win.
Sorry for you DD but at least your lads went out trying to the very end. Bet i can't say that for England in 2 hrs 🙁
I will take that bet, kind sir!
Nah, i can't see England winning today. Don't know why but i've a sense of resignation about this..
A very big well done to Wales from this very dissappointed Irish fan. Wales were better in almost every aspect of the game and deserve their victory.
I was very disappointed with Ireland, I got the impression that some of the players felt like they just had to turn up. Our error count cost us badly, but not to take it away from Wales they were awesome particularly in defense.
I hope Wales go on to do well in the rest of the RWC, they will have plenty of support from Ireland thats for sure.
Nah, i can't see England winning today. Don't know why but i've a sense of resignation about this..
So far I am [url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/rugby-world-cup-1/page/64#post-3018025 ]50% correct in my predictions[/url].....scores are off though, but I am confident England can grind out an unattractive win.
*puts manly arm around BlindMelon's shoulder*
Pint? 🙁
Now that's a good idea DD!
Should i crack open the Bombardier i wonder?
not sure if the solid defence will be enough against the likes of NZ though but who knows
not sure if the solid defence will be enough against the likes of NZ though but who knows
I think Wales fans should enjoy that fantastic victory for what it is today - and worry about stuff like that tomorrow. 🙂
Is it time to talk about McCaw's injury?
Or is it time to sing some hymns and arias!
not sure if the solid defence will be enough against the likes of NZ though but who knows
It didn't do too badly against South Africa and I wager we're carrying a bit more confidence now...
Sounds like a plan DD! Guinness of course
Melon, have some Brains, bach!
I had a mosy beautiful few pints of Ossian last night - Scotchish golden ale - wonderful stuff.
But yes, if they served Brains wherever I am today, I'd raise a glass to the Welsh contingent here - enjoy your day lads. 🙂
I now have to support England. Would far rather meet them than France next!
One bottle of Bombardier Burning Gold in front of me, sod the rest of the day! 😆
Rather attrective blonde lady in the choir, best i can say about this bloody anthem!
@ Captainflashheart... and it would be far more enjoyable to take England out of the tournament! (although id rather lose to france if we were to lose)
Found a case of Moorhouse's Black Cat here in South Australia yesterday. I think I'll start making my way through that now 🙂
Aussies in stocking decent beer shock!
France definitely ahead on national anthems so far.
I'm not really bothered who we get in the semis, it'll take a good team to beat us.
Aussies in stocking decent beer shock!
Taken me 18 months to find it, and nearly that long to save up for it 😯
Zokes, can you recommend any nice and expensive [s]tittybars[/s] restaurants in Sydney? 🙂
PMSL CFH!!!
Not sure about nice, but they'll all be expensive!
Both teams looking not bad - nice to see the French have turned up for this game.
That's OK. I won't be paying!
🙂
@ CFH - yes, I remembered your bet - probably a good job! Only been to Sydders once though, and sadly I had little time for sight-seeing 🙁
Spidercam. Best thing to happen to rugby coverage.
Well, I think we can see where this is going... The one thing worse than a dirge-fest, England's mindless kick-it-anywhere strategy
Bumpy glitch
another one with a feeling of resignation here...how come it's only the english who can't kick this ball?
****y glitch
Sigh...... penalties left right and center yet again 🙁
English discipline again.....! Listen to the ref!
Will penalty count be England's downfall in RWC2011?
how come it's only the english who can't kick this ball?
Because we always give everyone else so much chance to practise
It's going to be a long morning... TBH it's probably best for England to go out now, rather than be utterly smashed next week.
England currently doing a great job in beating England.
England looking more than a little rattled at the moment... poor scrum there from France though, bit of a let off.
EDIT: but then again! great try from France, they're looking 100% better than last week against Tonga, looking very ominous for England methinks...
Well France have turned up. Will England? Unlikely on this showing, just more of the same...
arse
Pathetic
Oh. Why did they have to choose to remember how to play today?
Game over.
just more of the same...
Nope, worse
Is it on line anywhere?
England need to lose this in order to reassess the entire game in England. If we keep scraping into the later stages - or even the finals - of the WC then we'll keep thinking we're OK.
Weak.
That French guy has an awesome moustache.
It's not so much the French have remembered how to play (though they have!), it's more that England have forgotten to turn up so far, so many missed tackles there, pathetic defence, no way he should've scored there (though they might've from the follow up as the defence was in disarray anyway...)
Game over.
I thought the French were the surrender monkeys? 😉
Heh.
Isnt it a joy to watch France at full flow, when they are on song they really can play.
CharlieMungus, have a look at
[url= http://www.vipbox.tv/sports/rugby.html ]http://www.vipbox.tv/sports/rugby.html[/url].
I wouldn't bother though... 😛
Sounds like a disco more than a rugby match.
As Vickery said "5 penalties 28 mins gone"
I think being an England fan is even worse than being a Scotland fan, at least Scotland always over achieve before crashing out. England 'can' be so much more than they so often deliver.
game over I think
Lolz.
Oooops!
Well done France. At least one team can play rugby.
Oh joy, great stuff, finally we are seeing some rugby.
were going home were going home
Looks like the French have turned up
Love the coach's mustache, quintessentially french 😀
Are the Welsh contingent scared by this? Would you have preferred to see a dull game?
dearie me, how naive can a team be? no direction, organisation or basic knowledge of the rules it appears...