Rugby
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6 Nations start tomorrow
France - England as the opener. I fear the worst. Too many interviews by French former glories saying yes we can… England is fucking fearsome and just because Toulouse and Clermont beat English teams in recent EU Cup games doesnt mean we're going to beat them.
Overall, I just can't see Wales winning a third time in a row, but that would be nice. That is, if France can't get its shit together...
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France 26 - England 24
France's last try at the 78th minute gave me faith in France again.
In all fairness, England has a better team and looks very good for next year's RWC. We got sooooooooo lucky in the first half with two tries that were real gifts from God and not really built by France… But hey. -
Well done France. England played well but made too many costly errors, including missed kicks and really should have won against an average French team. Unless something drastic happens, there's no way the World Cup is coming back to the northern hemisphere beyond the trophy presentation.
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I have to agree with your RWC prediction 90%. 10% is the following scenario: 1/2 final = France beats England and goes on to miraculously beat Australia who would have beaten NZ in the other semi by some sort of miracle that happens every 8 years or so…
In the quarter finals, we can imagine NZ trashing Ireland or Wales and Australia getting rid of Samoa, while France would beat Wales or Ireland while England would have been heroes by beating South Africa by a point at the last minute thanks to a refereeing error or something. NZ would get cocky and Australia would be the super underdog and for some reason would score two lucky tries in the opening minutes of the game against NZ...
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Any other Quins fans on here?
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Alternatively, France go out in the group stages…
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@Maynard:
Alternatively, France go out in the group stages…
It has never happened, but they are capable of anything from horribly bad to sublimely great, although in all frankness it's been rather uninspiring lately…
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England really impressed me today against New Zealand. NZ were unable to go through the English defense and England was not at all helped by referee Owens. Looking forward to the test game next week.
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Good tough game…That's the type of contest we like first up.
The All Blacks typically get better each game so you can expect to see at least a 25% lift for the next match. That will be the challenge for England, can they improve?
The All Blacks real strength is finding a way to win, ugly or pretty!
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France… you're killing me!
me too… they were absolutely horrible. sad, but a reflection of the French Rugby championship: teams look to defend first and foremost. The offensive skills, ball handling, creativity, etc... are gone.
It works in the EU cup because opponents from England or Ireland are either not very good at offense or have a bad day. I much prefer Irish provinces when they are all out, but even that is boring compared to Southern Hemisphere (particularly NZ) rugby -
Fantastic try by the Samoa No14!
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Well done Ireland for beating SA yesterday, hopefully the World Cup will have a few contenders next year.
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Countdown to the World Cup! I have tickets for 3 games in London, although sadly none for England. Anyone else here going to watch, either live or via the medium of telly?
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I shall def be watching via the tv plus going to a match at the olympic stadium in Oct. my father in law got two tickets to the final via the local residents lottery. Really looking forward to watching the matches!
What games are you going to? I managed to get to the first warm up match a few weeks ago at Twickenham. The atmosphere was awesome
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NZ v Argentina and Ireland v Romania (sure it was Rumania when I was a kid!) and SA v USA at Olympic stadium. This will be a good preview of the stadium for next season as my son and I are West Ham fans.
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@Maynard:
NZ v Argentina and Ireland v Romania (sure it was Rumania when I was a kid!) and SA v USA at Olympic stadium. This will be a good preview of the stadium for next season as my son and I are West Ham fans.
Sure im at the SA v USA match. Should try and grab a pint
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Come on Japan!!!!!!! Fucking yes!!!!!
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Come on Japan!!!!!!! Fucking yes!!!!!
That was feckin awesome. I feel I can legitimately get behind Japan given my contribution to their economy.
