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    • B
      bertoni
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      HOLD THE PHONE!!! I just screamed for joy when the French scored their try….good grief....maybe my ten years here mean i'm now slightly french....ALLEZ LES BLEUS!!!

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        Quote on English TV commentary:

        "Lives are waiting to be defined by what happens in the next 10 minutes"

        Great

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • simoncS
          simonc
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          Well done N.Z!!

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          • SeulS
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            Congrats NZ!..

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            • HemiH
              Hemi
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              I used every ounce of testosterone watching this game… one of the greatest days in my life!  And France, you were magnificent in defeat.

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              • GilesG
                Giles
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                Well done Hemi and crew…..

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • hajdukH
                  hajduk
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                  back from the Dubliner`s pub here in Oslo.
                  not so sad…
                  it was a really a great game! great final!
                  jesus the kiwi´s kicker! terrible!
                  lucky his team won, because...
                  BRAVE TEAMS! RUGBY PLAYED SO WELL IS SO BEAUTIFUL!

                  putain fais chier! on était au-dessus aujourd´hui!

                  "Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have" James Baldwin.

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                  • mvbM
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                    yea i enjoyed the match, congrats to NZ

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                    • B
                      bertoni
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                      Yeah well done NZ. Enjoy your evening!
                      France were incredible. Couldn't have done much more. Splendid world cup all in all.
                      Can't wait for the next one  😉

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                      • gbougardG
                        gbougard
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                        Nothing to whine about. We did not deserve to be in the final anyway. Still, on this one game only, we could have won. NZ played like France played against Wales: a superior team, but so afraid to lose that they almost lost.

                        Four more years. Fuck fuck fuck

                        Sly Dunbar bigs up IH on YT
                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2OM738mKY
                        Sly & Robbie A Run Tings
                        Gregory Isaacs Liveth 4 I-ver

                        Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?
                        Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
                        Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.
                        Ric

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                        • redchrisR
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                          Cheer up Monsieur. Could be worse. You could be a United supporter.

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                          • jimmyJ
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                            What a night!!! NZ have never partied so hard. I haven't been out this late since college

                            5 hour sleep and now i am going to watch the victory parade in town. I wasn't up for it in till a friend of my pointed out we may not live to see this happen again….... How do you say no to that!

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                            • Down under guyD
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                              Yep go the AB's, was watching this game with the famdamly, had my AB's jersey on, my youngest had about 6 AB stick on tattoo's, an AB's flag, a NZ flag.

                              Then half way thru the game my wife says Piri Weepu is not on fire, I silently said we will b alright, the others will step up. France were tackling everything, then when Cruden went off and Donald came on I thought here we go everythings still cool - Yeah right. Last 5 min's I was standing up, then when Ellis kicked it out I was just numb for a while, then i thought you beauties.
                              What a close final that was…

                              Havent watched the reply yet.

                              My mate was at the game, lucky bugger, he got home at 6 am (hope his wife woke him and told him to look after the kids). Lucky it was a holiday here today in NZ. Should b a National holiday tomoro anyways.

                              Peace

                              Have a safe 2021 IH Peeps.

                              Peace

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                              • HemiH
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                                • H
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                                  Congratulations to NZ!

                                  It was a great game. Good rugby.
                                  French defence was really good, so that the AB had to play with their feet to get over it and play with line-outs.
                                  Unfortunately, like a French told me yesterday at the pub: "It is not just about playing good it is also about winning…"

                                  Nicely said.
                                  All in all, the AB did just like the French against Wales a week before.

                                  I wish lots of happiness to NZ enjoying the party in their own country. That is a one in a lifetime event! Maybe more with hope!

                                  Hope the French will be back in 4 years!

                                  And I was already drunk at 12p.m. which was the first time in my life. But strangely enough Guinness at 10.30 in the morning after croissant and coffee, tastes good.

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                                  • Finn666F
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                                    @Hipporaven:

                                    Congratulations to NZ!

                                    It was a great game. Good rugby.
                                    French defence was really good, so that the AB had to play with their feet to get over it and play with line-outs.
                                    Unfortunately, like a French told me yesterday at the pub: "It is not just about playing good it is also about winning…"

                                    Nicely said.
                                    All in all, the AB did just like the French against Wales a week before.

                                    this…great game!

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                                    • gbougardG
                                      gbougard
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                                      Before the RWC and even during the initial phase, it was Sonny Bill Williams all over, then he disappeared. I hope he stays in NZ and continues to play with the AB, he is a spectacular player and the game needs guys like him.

                                      Defense is so powerful nowadays, I hope it's not going to become "boring": I know connoisseurs dont find it boring because of the intensity, the technicalities, but non specialists will lose interests if games are 9-8, 8-7 types of scores. So I predict there will be more law tweakings to generate higher scoring.

                                      At the end of the day, it's going to look like League in a couple decades…

                                      Sly Dunbar bigs up IH on YT
                                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2OM738mKY
                                      Sly & Robbie A Run Tings
                                      Gregory Isaacs Liveth 4 I-ver

                                      Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?
                                      Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
                                      Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.
                                      Ric

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                                      • gbougardG
                                        gbougard
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                                        Does anyone here have a recording of this game? If so, I'd love a dvd copy. I did not find a download link on the web…

                                        Sly Dunbar bigs up IH on YT
                                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2OM738mKY
                                        Sly & Robbie A Run Tings
                                        Gregory Isaacs Liveth 4 I-ver

                                        Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?
                                        Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
                                        Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.
                                        Ric

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                                        • gbougardG
                                          gbougard
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                                          Following the 6 Nations, I have a nasty feeling England is going to be a very very fearsome team when the 2015 RWC comes around.

                                          Ireland's golden era is finished. I hope Scotland sticks to its attacking game: although they lost ALL of their games, they have started something that could blossom into a very good tram. They need time and practice.

                                          Although Wales won the GrandSlam, I was less impressed with them than during the last RWC. Can they build on this great series and consolidate and establish a legacy? That would be a nice and almost romantic tribute to the legends Barry John, Phil Bennett, Gareth Edwards, Merwin Davies and JPR Williams to name a few.

                                          France? What the fucke, quite frankly. Self destructive policy in the French Rugby League keeps hampering our potential: the players play way too many games, are totally washed out and on top of that we are suffering from a lack at 10. Beauxis is no Daniel Carter, to say the least. I foresee a dark age looming on the horizon, alas….

                                          Sly Dunbar bigs up IH on YT
                                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2OM738mKY
                                          Sly & Robbie A Run Tings
                                          Gregory Isaacs Liveth 4 I-ver

                                          Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?
                                          Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
                                          Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.
                                          Ric

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                                          • gbougardG
                                            gbougard
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                                            New zealand Ireland games are quite exciting
                                            They did not show South Africa England, which is a shame.

                                            Sly Dunbar bigs up IH on YT
                                            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2OM738mKY
                                            Sly & Robbie A Run Tings
                                            Gregory Isaacs Liveth 4 I-ver

                                            Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?
                                            Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
                                            Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.
                                            Ric

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