A friend saw gav in Asda (I shit you not) the other day. Said he had no limp and looked strong as ****!
Another friend plays for bris and he said that gav is more professional in his approach than anyone he’s ever met (he’s played AP rugby previously). Doesn’t drink on the coach, meticulous in what he eats and trains like a maniac.

I’m plannimg on putting 100 quid on wales knocking england out of pool stages. Then I’m happy either way.

Ireland, if they were to win their group would most likely face Argentina in the quarters.

However, as it’s the RWC, they will under-perform, scrape out of the group on points difference with Johnny Sexton either injured or misfiring, scoring approx 50% of his kicks, put in a miraculous first half performance against the ABs, stretching out to a +17 point lead at half time, only to concede 47 points in the second half, scoring only 7 with a last minute try, losing by 23 points. 😀

(Cannot wait for the Australia/England/Wales group though – so many permutations.)

Yeah, hard one to watch but I did enjoy seeing them go out to the French, who should have gone on and won it.

I **** LOVE the RWC. Whatever happens, and even if england go out in the group stage, I’ll still enjoy the **** out of it.
Such a brilliant festival of rugby, the absolute pinnacle. jnr is a bit too young at 19 months to enjoy it, but I have him in training (and I’m not joking) and in 4 years he’ss be prime RWc fodder to join his dad in spectating.

What Wrecker said.

In 2003 I wore my RWC top (now bagged and stored , still unwashed with beer stains) on every England game even at work for luck. kj01 and I will be doing the same this year.

England will be hard to beat, and are the best England team since 2003 but not up to those dizzy heights. I reckon it’s SA this year.

Why? This isn’t Wendy.

Watching NZ v SA last weekend made me nervous for the rest. It felt like the whole match was on FF. And the physicality seemed on a different level.

Just had to turn down QF at Twikerd due to friends birthday 🙁

Is this likely to be SA’s last chance for many years?
I think they have a player quota coming in?

After many years at Uni where the welsh fans would cheer for anyone playing England I will most certainly be cheering the Aussies in their match!

Has anyone got the tickets yet I’m still waiting for mine. Going to the villa to see aus

@pk13 I got a text to say mine have been delivered, waiting to hear about the Mrs’s ones.

Which ones are these then?

Well Adam, obvs. Samson Lee isn’t and hasn’t shown he’s he force he was made out to be. England forwards – and now with Corbs, back, will shatter them in the scrum. In open play I’d say it was evens, at 7 we are as always at a disadvantage.

Burgess is a blunt instrument IMO, but could actually be a good impact sub running hard and straight from the centres – if we are leading at that point.

I forget their names AA, they were that bad vs England I dismissed them from my memory

AA, at 5 you missed out AWJ and/or Girafferis.

Rubbish, eh, Kryton? I mean, none of them would make the Lions selection would they? Oh. Hold on….

Corbisiero is over-hyped and not really that good. Burgess isn’t even a rugby player yet and the poor lad is being lined up as the next great hero (Or, one assumes, villain to blame).

I’d take Lydiate, Faletau and Hovis over pretty much anyone playing in England these days.

In fact, give me the above, plus POC and Heaslip (Both real quality players) and I’m very happy with it as a pack.

Crikey CFH, you do talk some crap about rugby sometimes.

Lol, I assumed he was on the rum…