2015-16 rugby, world cup year

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2015-16 rugby, world cup year
Kryton57
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Man of the match so far – Nigel Owens.

Seriously good match though, as it should be of course.

Posted 9 years ago

teamhurtmore
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How forward does forward have to be these days 😉

Both 9s under par. Intense but scrappy so far.

Posted 9 years ago

Sam
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Absolute bullshít – that was at least 2m forward….

Posted 9 years ago

Kryton57
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Nice!

Posted 9 years ago

Pigface
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They are just so good

Posted 9 years ago

Earl
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I’m gonna poo diamonds tonight!

Posted 9 years ago

bruk
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Great game. Normally I’d be neutral but as a Scotsman who is still repairing the holes in the wall that I created after losing to the Ozzies I am actually rooting for NZ today. Fantastic try and the drive from their own 22 with off loads was great to watch.

Posted 9 years ago

jambalaya
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New Zealand flat again I see and accidental offside before the try ? They’ve certainly had the rub of the green with Nigel and Barnes. Carter smart with buying that penalty too, stay down for some treatment eh ? Did you see Giteau couldn’t stand up, twice he tried 😯

Australia need to find a way to play the game in the NZ half and get their line out sorted otherwise it’s going to be a long next 40 mins.

Posted 9 years ago

sputnik
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Worst man on the field today, Owens.

Posted 9 years ago

martinhutch
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Game. On.

Posted 9 years ago

torsoinalake
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What a second half. I thought it was goodnight Vienna after Nonu’s try.

Posted 9 years ago

peteimpreza
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Best World Cup ever.

Finished off by the best World Cup final ever.

Amazing stuff , thanks to all the players .

Posted 9 years ago

teamhurtmore
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Well done NZ, best team in the world and sentimentally glad to see several greats go out on a high

Posted 9 years ago

Tom-B
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^agreed!

Team of greats, best team ever imo, and a deserved win…..

Just a shame that it was ruined by swung low 🙄 seriously aa its embarrassing how much you hate the English!!!

Posted 9 years ago

Pigface
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Great victory, great team, great game, great world cup 😀

You have to differentiate between the English and english rugby 😆

Posted 9 years ago

jambalaya
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Yes. Best team won it, all credit to Australia who gave it a real go and had NZ rocking back. I’m happy Carter got to actually play in a final and come away with the win having a very strong game (aside from that missed tackle for the last Aussie try 😉 ), he deserves it and for McCaw too.

Posted 9 years ago

gordimhor
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Australia were very good today just ran into a team that were utterly relentless in defence and ruthless in attack.

Posted 9 years ago

DanW
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The better team won tonight despite some dodgy decisions. Great game that wasn’t played like a final if that makes sense- not cagey after the first quarter and pretty open considering there was so much on the line!

Nonu was MOM for me as he was absolutely immense and put NZ in the winning position although Carter was of course excellent and ensured the win towards the end.

Dragons constantly being so crap. There are only 4 teams in Wales and it doesn’t do anyone any good for one to be always at the bottom of the table.

I don’t know… the Blues are giving them a run for their money

Posted 9 years ago

corroded
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So many greats on that pitch. It’s been emotional.

Posted 9 years ago

bigblackshed
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A great final. Definatly the best two teams in the world.

Posted 9 years ago

bruk
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Great game to watch and right result. Ozzies did push them hard and they dug deeper. Carter was great in his control. Congratulations to all those Kiwis celebrating tonight and also to all rugby fans as that is what rugby should be about.

Posted 9 years ago

jambalaya
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Hysterical interview with New Zealandsrs in Toulouse on post match French TV, I shouldn’t throw stones as my French is shocking but his terrible accent (he may also have been drinking already) at least means I can understand him 😀

Tournament highlights featured some very long faces in England shirts 😥

The better team won tonight despite some dodgy decisions. Great game that wasn’t played like a final if that makes sense- not cagey after the first quarter and pretty open considering there was so much on the line!

Nonu was MOM for me as he was absolutely immense and put NZ in the winning position although Carter was of course excellent and ensured the win t

@DanW +1 I think the fact MZ opened a gap opened up the game and the yellow card made a difference. Nonu has superb speed, balance and movement for a big man I think his try was the real game breaker

Posted 9 years ago

IdleJon
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Australia were very good today just ran into a team that were utterly relentless in defence and ruthless in attack.

I’m not convinced. Terrible line-out, dodgy scrum and some poor ‘exit strategies’. How many Australians really played well? Beale, obviously. A small number of others.

But they did their normal thing of just taking their scoring opportunities and look better than they were. There’ll be better things to come from them.

Posted 9 years ago

jambalaya
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@Idle – Aussie lineout was indeed a shocker. I think you’re being a bit harsh on them as a team in terms of performances

Posted 9 years ago

anagallis_arvensis
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I thought Aus looked a bit tired and no **** wonder. I would have liked to see them win it but then Carter and Mcaw deserved it too.

aa its embarrassing how much you hate the English!!!

No just dislike braying idiots. Didnt we do this at great length about 100 pages ago? The whole hate thing? Shouldnt all you kids be out trick or treating?

Posted 9 years ago

anagallis_arvensis
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Best offload in the world cup?

Posted 9 years ago

CaptainFlashheart
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Despite some questionable decisions (We all saw the forward passes, knock ons and offsides, but did anyone else notice the trip just before the last try?) the right team won on the day. They were just better all round.

A shame the tournament has to end, really. But, on the bright side, at least we don’t have to hear that Paloma Faith warblebutchery any more! 😀

Posted 9 years ago

IdleJon
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I think you’re being a bit harsh on them as a team in terms of performances

I don’t think so. Wasn’t it 70:30 possession after 30 minutes? And how long did it take Australia to even get into the NZ 22? A good indicator of their performance is that they scored one single penalty in the first half and didn’t even vaguely look like scoring anything else, and at one point, about 45 minutes in, it seemed as if NZ might make a record score.

In reality Australia played well for about 30 minutes. I’d have been reasonably proud if that was a Welsh performance v NZ but it wasn’t a ‘very good’ Australian performance.

Posted 9 years ago

anagallis_arvensis
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Still have no idea what that orangutan was all about. Be good notvto have to watch those tragic ads with the comedian fella too…

Posted 9 years ago

DanW
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Energy company was a sponsor and they are trying to subconsciously let you know they care about the rain forests bru… or is it cuzzie-bro? I always get confused

Posted 9 years ago

torsoinalake
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comedian

Yeah, right.

Posted 9 years ago

jambalaya
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Ads. On French TV I get to see JW 😀

Team Spirit – Soc Gen’s RWC ads

Posted 9 years ago

jambalaya
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Best offload in the world cup

@aa well spotted and yes agreed with his pass to Nonu a close second 🙂

Posted 9 years ago

ctk
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Awesome by SBW!

Posted 9 years ago

holst
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I don’t know much about rugby, but it seems to me that the further away from England you live, the better you are at rugby. England seems to function like a black hole with border as an event horizon where space and time are distorted so otherwise basic things like running and passing are no longer possible. The antipodes must have a stock of dark matter that functions as some sort of anti-gravity field that makes otherwise normal humans take on the abilities of superheroes. Challenge for England is, can that dark matter be synthesized while preventing contamination from the less desirable elements found down in the southern wilderness?

Posted 9 years ago

anagallis_arvensis
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So team of the tournament?

15 Ben Smith
14 Savea
13 Kriel
12 Nonu
11 Milner Skudder
10 Carter
9 ?
8 Vermulan
7 Pocock
6 Fardy
5 Etzebeth
4 ?
3 Herara
2 Du Plesies
1 ?

Posted 9 years ago

Tom-B
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I’d have had all 3 of the Aussie back row in there. For me, Smith was the stand out 9, I’d go with Retallick at 4 and the Aussie dude, can’t remember his name at 1.

Posted 9 years ago

Tom-B
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Ooh and just seen you’ve got Ben Smith in there at 15…..wasn’t too impressed with him, but then no 15 really shone throughout the tournament tbh.

Posted 9 years ago

Scamper
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How can you not have Rotallick first on that list?

Posted 9 years ago

IdleJon
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Lots of second rows have played well.

I wonder if SBW will regret giving his winners medal away when he calms down and thinks about it?

Posted 9 years ago