Rugby World Cup 2007

Who here plans on watching the rugby world cup 2007? Who do you think will win? I will get the ball rolling, even tho I am aussie I do not think Australia will win, nor do I think NZ will win, they are notorious chokers. I am backing South Africa and France.
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Hynesy

The U.S will be the surprise package this year.

Canada to win one zero in the final.

lol BlameCanada, I thought there would be more replys then this, oh well.

I'm an aussie too, but I think you're right, the Wallabies just aren't good enough at the moment. I hate to say it but I think the Blacks are just too good and they'll pull it off. I'd love to see Wales win just to screw over the rest of the six nations.

lol yeah, I would like to see ireland win, I am of irish decent going back 4 generations.

Get behind your country boys!

You live in Australia, you FOLLOW Australia! :grinthumb

Good to hear Mike, I do follow Australia, I am just more critical, also some will say cynical about the Wallabies. The reason being my older brother plays for the queensland reds so I know all the inside stuff that goes on.

Yeah, Welsh 2 generations back, so usually interesting when Wallabies play the Red Dragons. I back Australia and will be cheering for them all the way, I just think realistically they won't win the final.

Yeah, although I would hate to see the kiwi's win, a chick at my work is kiwi and she would never let me live it down :p

Somebody tell Canada you cannot win by one point in Rugby.
Me - I would like England to win but I don't think they will. My money (don't tell anyone) is on France.

i live in the uk so i guess i'll support england

I live in England and will support England. But I still think France will win. Especially after last weekend's effort. I also think Argentina will surprise us by doing really well.

As I South African I will support them and am sure they will get into the quarter finals at least.

Australia 91 - Japan 3

That's more of a cricket score rather than a rugby game! Poor Japan! :grinthumb

yeah, that would hurt, the first couple pool games are normally the powerhouse teams vs. the weaker team which means there is a lot of cricket scores.
ireland are playing bad at the mement, likes a really bad score against Namidia concidering they are most likely the worst team competing.

I change my mind - the Frogs were hopeless!
Still, it was the best game I have watched for ages.

lol AlbertLionheart,
You have, so far been in part correct, guessing that argentina would surprise us. ;)

As a Tigers fan I remember watching the likes of Les Cusworth who always surprised everyone. Now he is director of rugby (or something like that) for Argentina. Guess it all follows a pattern!

If all goes well, Australia will meet New Zealand in the semi-finals.
I reckon we can beat em too by that stage :grinthumb

The match I'm waiting for is AUS Vs FIJI on the 23rd. My wife and her family are Fiji-Indian and they love watching Fiji play.

Fiji are unstoppable in Rugby Sevens ... their hands are huge!
Great fun to watch

Australia v Wales tomorrow night oh yeah!! But the Wallabies won't get away with the same sort of first half lack of finishing they did with Japan. Especially being at Millenium stadium. Aus by 2 tries!

Before that we have England against South Africa - now that will be interesting especially as England have lost Vickary because he behaved like a poltroon, Olly injured, Wilkinson too fragile. NO kicker!
Harry Ellis would sort this lot out but he's broke too.
SA are without Burger for his tackle on Junior Polu but they have good reserves.
Still, I will go to the boozer and cheer for them.

Welsh vs Aus in Wales, hmm, Go aussie's and I think the hairy backs (South africans) will beat the english.

You all must admit; the Aussies did it easy against Wales :D

Ex-Broncoe Barnes is proving to be an excellent playmaker ...

lol codex, springboks almost got done by the tonga :s
Australia have fiji, should be easy for australia, altho it is always a good game to watch because of the flare that the fijians have.
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Hynesy

Are Canada still in this thing ?? :D

I've avoided opening this thread for the past 2 weeks because I've been watching the Womens World Cup after work that I've recorded(games come on between 3:45 and 6 something am here and I have work). Just incase one of you guys came in here to talk about the more important World Cup :)

US won its group and their quarterfinal game vs England.
Germany beat North Korea in the other quarterfinal game.
Brazil and Sweden play tomorrow and Norway and someone else.

US Women should win the whole thing if they play like they did 2nd half of the England game. Germany is the defending champs, defending champs have never made it to the final game of the next WC.

There's only a few hours to go until Aus Vs Fiji.
I'm staying up for it. Should be a cracker ........

Although Aus should power to victory, I will be hoping Fiji can test them :D

For the Welsh supporters out there: If Fiji beat Wales, Fiji goes through!

im staying up too mike, SNGX1275, that the womens rugby world cup?

Womens Soccer.

Becareful talking about soccer in a rugby thread :blackeye: :p haha

If America weren`t winning in the women`s soccer,
it would never get a mention anywhere in America. ;)

What a game!!!
Wales Vs Fiji lived up to the hype ... best game of the tournament so far!

Poor ol' Wales ...

Did wales lose? ouch, so far the northern hemisphere teams have been unable to compete with the southern hemisphere teams unfortuneatly, I can't wait for Aus vs. Eng.

It just gets better - Argentina slaughtered Ireland in a game just as good if not better than Fiji/Wales.
The last 8 is going to be really interesting and I would not be surprised if there were a few more shocks in store.

Yeah, has been surprising especially Ireland, they have been playing pretty awefully during this World Cup.

Nevermind ... you lost to the team that will eventually win it, so it's not all bad =]

So for the final you might expect All Blacks v Fiji?

So for the final you might expect All Blacks v Fiji?

I think All blacks will win :D

Regards Jase :)

You may be right - care to run a virtual book on this?

If Australia have lost,does that mean this thread is closed ? :haha:

Where is hynesy,anyway ?

I'm cut!!

Aussies n All Blacks ... both out!
It hurst cos England beat us ... again ...

Oh, before I meant that u lost to the Aussies (Wales that is) and that we'd eventually go on to win it.

It's anyone's game now ...

I personally just hate rugby

Finchy, how can you say that? It is just the most beautiful game!
Anyway, with NZ, Oz and SA out we have an interesting last few games to come and I think most Brits secretly hope that Argentina will do well - the Irish, Scots and Welsh all want them to beat England should they meet.

I will admit, it is a proper sport, but im not a fan. I just find i tedious, i don't know why.

It's not like American Football, which is the same but with armour
Or hockey, which is just pure violence

By the way, i'm aware i know virtually nothing about those sports, and may be wrong, it's just my opinion.

Come on England!!!

There in with a good shot now of winning, but i don't think they will. :haha:

Regards Jase :)

It seems to me,all England`s points come from the boot of one person.

Isn`t Rugby about running and passing and putting the ball over the line ?

Yes, but if your scoring the points it does not matter. :)

Were in the semi-finals, so thats a good achievement. :):)

Regards Jase :)

The way South Africa has been playing I wouldn't be surprised if they lose against Argentina. That being said if they pull their act together I am quite confident that they could go all the way.

It's France's for the taking now ...
My money would be on them if I was a betting man