| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? 11:27 - Oct 26 with 4877 views | Nigeriamark |
I know we won the whole thing in 2003 but what about today as a one off performance Never beaten NZ in the World Cup before yet completely dominated the team considered favourites. Not the greatest all blacks team ever but had won about 19 on the trot in world cups. Can’t wait for next week [Post edited 26 Oct 2019 11:28]
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| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 09:45 - Oct 27 with 1736 views | isitme |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 09:38 - Oct 27 by scarrow |
Didn't realise I wasnt allowed an opinion. Silly me for daring to say that egg chasing is a shite sport [Post edited 27 Oct 2019 9:40]
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Everyone has the right to an opinion. The strange thing is that you firstly opened a thread and secondly took the time to post in it, about something that you don't like.
Now where is that wrestling threat for me to post in that it is a load of rubbish! [Post edited 27 Oct 2019 9:46]
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| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 10:18 - Oct 27 with 1699 views | DaleiLama |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 09:45 - Oct 27 by isitme |
Everyone has the right to an opinion. The strange thing is that you firstly opened a thread and secondly took the time to post in it, about something that you don't like.
Now where is that wrestling threat for me to post in that it is a load of rubbish! [Post edited 27 Oct 2019 9:46]
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Rugby qualifies as sport. I have similar views on wrestling. Strictly panto. Or pants. |  |
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| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 10:36 - Oct 27 with 1682 views | 442Dale |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 10:18 - Oct 27 by DaleiLama |
Rugby qualifies as sport. I have similar views on wrestling. Strictly panto. Or pants. |
Not going to takeover a whole thread about a different subject, but will also make a comment in response: nobody claims wrestling is a sport. It’s far from pantomime alone though and the athletic attributes of some who wrestle are up there with any person involved in sport. |  |
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| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 10:52 - Oct 27 with 1650 views | D_Alien |
So its SA
Pleased about that, chance of revenge for the defeat in 2007. Plus, the match won't have a parochial feel about it that can change player's reactions to incidents |  |
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| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 17:11 - Oct 27 with 1572 views | Nigeriamark |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 10:52 - Oct 27 by D_Alien |
So its SA
Pleased about that, chance of revenge for the defeat in 2007. Plus, the match won't have a parochial feel about it that can change player's reactions to incidents |
Didn't see the game today but sounded like a tense affair. Wales will be gutted to pull it back level then lose on a late penalty
Anything to fear from SA, or will England start as favourites? I am assuming so but anything can happen in a final. I can't wait | | | |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 17:35 - Oct 27 with 1544 views | D_Alien |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 17:11 - Oct 27 by Nigeriamark |
Didn't see the game today but sounded like a tense affair. Wales will be gutted to pull it back level then lose on a late penalty
Anything to fear from SA, or will England start as favourites? I am assuming so but anything can happen in a final. I can't wait |
Only watched the second half, and definitely wouldn't want to put the mockers on England but providing we're as up for it as we have been so far, certainly nothing to fear. I'd say SA are a slightly inferior version of NZ - their forwards look to dominate but not quite as classy as ours and we should be able to force penalties again
My concern is a few injury/fitness niggles, especially Farrell & May, and we've had to send out a replacement scrum half to back up Youngs. We have a extra day to recover though | |
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| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 18:14 - Oct 27 with 1535 views | isitme |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 17:11 - Oct 27 by Nigeriamark |
Didn't see the game today but sounded like a tense affair. Wales will be gutted to pull it back level then lose on a late penalty
Anything to fear from SA, or will England start as favourites? I am assuming so but anything can happen in a final. I can't wait |
It was a poor game that lacked creativity. SA will field a massive pack and try and look to win the battle up front. If Kolbe is back they have two tricky wingers, although I'm not sure they are that great defensively, especially under the high ball. Le Roux and De Klerk can spark, but they can be erratic.
There will be a temptation to start Slade ahead of Ford due to the physicality of the SA team, but I would go same again, injuries pending. Spencer coming in for Heinz is no great loss. In fact I rate Spencer more and he offers a running threat coming on against tired defenders. | | | |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 20:15 - Oct 27 with 1493 views | DaleiLama |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 10:36 - Oct 27 by 442Dale |
Not going to takeover a whole thread about a different subject, but will also make a comment in response: nobody claims wrestling is a sport. It’s far from pantomime alone though and the athletic attributes of some who wrestle are up there with any person involved in sport. |
Comments were a bit tongue-in-cheek tbf 442. I really know virtually nothing about wrestling so probably shouldn't have commented, other than to say it leaves me cold.
Back to the rugby, much more kicking today and neither team looked anywhere near as good as England or the All Blacks. If we play to our ability, we shouldn't be troubled, but that's the intrigue of sudden death - owt can happen. | |
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| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 20:45 - Oct 27 with 1469 views | wimborne_dale |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 18:55 - Oct 26 by sweetcorn |
Unbelievable performance, England have the best forward line in world rugby and it showed today.
Some of the tackles put in by the English today were scary. Defended with tenacity and power and the all blacks just couldn’t live with it.
Not sure I agree with the commentary about it being one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history though. We’re talking about the 2 best teams in world rugby. There have been far bigger shocks. |
Yes. How about Tonga beating France in 2011?
Back to England: I've been watching since the early 70s and I can't remember anything quite like THAT performance. I can't find a superlative to do it justice. And seventeen turnovers! :O Against The All Blacks!! Straight after the game I had to phone a friend just to check that it really had happened. |  |
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| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 21:16 - Oct 27 with 1442 views | 442Dale |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 20:15 - Oct 27 by DaleiLama |
Comments were a bit tongue-in-cheek tbf 442. I really know virtually nothing about wrestling so probably shouldn't have commented, other than to say it leaves me cold.
Back to the rugby, much more kicking today and neither team looked anywhere near as good as England or the All Blacks. If we play to our ability, we shouldn't be troubled, but that's the intrigue of sudden death - owt can happen. |
No, I know they were tongue in cheek! Will always be fiercely protective - like in that massive thread way back - and totally appreciate others might think it’s a load of rubbish. Same as anything else I guess, and, on topic, many might not like rugby. All about personal preference.
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| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 16:24 - Oct 28 with 1290 views | sweetcorn |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 20:45 - Oct 27 by wimborne_dale |
Yes. How about Tonga beating France in 2011?
Back to England: I've been watching since the early 70s and I can't remember anything quite like THAT performance. I can't find a superlative to do it justice. And seventeen turnovers! :O Against The All Blacks!! Straight after the game I had to phone a friend just to check that it really had happened. |
Japan beating South Africa in the last World Cup is the one that always springs to mind for me. |  |
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| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 20:03 - Oct 28 with 1215 views | pioneer |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 16:24 - Oct 28 by sweetcorn |
Japan beating South Africa in the last World Cup is the one that always springs to mind for me. |
Wales losing to Western Samoa in 1991.....i recall max boyce saying he wondered how many they would have lost by if they had played all of samoa!
He found out 8 years later when the lost to the combined samoa team....be careful what you ask for! |  | | |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 05:28 - Oct 29 with 1161 views | Albert_Whitehurst |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 23:52 - Oct 26 by Hopwoodblue |
The TMO was a South African which is strange as they are in the other Semi Final,
Still he certainly got the second disallowed try wrong. |
Wales were in the semi with SA, the referee for the England/NZ game is Welsh. |  | | |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 07:58 - Oct 29 with 1130 views | mingthemerciless |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 05:28 - Oct 29 by Albert_Whitehurst |
Wales were in the semi with SA, the referee for the England/NZ game is Welsh. |
The Welsh guy is a good ref, I'd expect him to get the final if the appointment is based purely on ability. | | | |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 10:58 - Oct 29 with 1065 views | mingthemerciless |
He's also a good ref but I think the Welsh guy is a bit better. | | | |
| Rugby World Cup - best ever performance? on 11:48 - Nov 2 with 949 views | mingthemerciless |
Very disappointing today. We were never at the races from the kick off. We looked pretty nervous after Sinckler went off early on. Our old Achilles heel of giving too many penalties away came back to haunt us. The fear that we had played our cup final last weekend turned out to be true. | | | |
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