Rugby World Cup 2003 - Page 3

Radagast The Brown · 11-22-2003, 05:19 PM

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nessa · 11-22-2003, 06:55 PM

Well, all predictions, just about, were proved wrong. Rugby was the overall winner in what was an excellant series of games. Well done England for winning a good match. And thanks Australia for putting on a good show!

Millane · 11-23-2003, 04:04 AM

damn poms

bah im not fussed we can whip your arse at cricket

Sween · 11-23-2003, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Millane
damn poms bah im not fussed we can whip your arse at cricket

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahaha you see no one really cares about crickets in this country. Mind you not that many people like Rugby either but we will still beat you at that. I think if we set our minds to it we could easily beat you at every sport but we have better things to do

GrayMouser · 11-23-2003, 07:06 AM

Good game, and at least it was a drop goal- would have hated to see it won by a penalty.

What about the France/NZ game? I'm against these third place/fourth place playoffs- they did the same thing in the soccer
World Cup (OK, OK, Football World Cup). Nobody wants to be there, and not many want to watch.

sun-star · 11-23-2003, 02:46 PM

Yay!

nessa · 11-23-2003, 03:17 PM

Pom, Millane? Yuck! I'm Scottish however, given that the Scots have had an abysmal few weeks as far as sport is concerned then I can't say too much. Cant take it away from England though. They did very well. What worries me is that we, in the UK, will never hear the end of it!

Varda Oiolosseo · 11-23-2003, 04:09 PM

tell me about it, lol!

I'm not really into Rugby, i'm glad we won obviously

but i went out today and i heard about it everywhere i went lol, it is only like the day after but it will be exacly the same in what a year?

The Gaffer · 11-23-2003, 05:18 PM

Well, if it gives them something else to harp on about apart from 1966, it will be an improvement.

I see England were utterly humiliated at cricket by Sri Lanka. Hey ho.

Dwarven Sen · 11-24-2003, 12:03 PM

SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT

There's nothing quite like sitting down at nine o clock in the morning in a pub in scotland, surrounded by people in hats with corks on, watching the most nerve racking game i've seen in quite a while.

As for the cricket, there are great lancashire players in the team, and as long as dear old freddy (when at home, he cycles past our house regularly) keeps on form i'm assured we'll never be completely totally trounced.

only mostly trounced, and there's a great deal of difference between mostly trounced and totally trounced.

In case you're wondering Freddy is Andy Flintoff.

The Gaffer · 11-24-2003, 03:39 PM

He he. I trust my countrymen were celebrating a fine English triumph?

Freddy is a great player; hope he steers clear of injury, and maybe scarify his bowling a bit.

BeardofPants · 11-24-2003, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Gaffer
Well, if it gives them something else to harp on about apart from 1966, it will be an improvement.

Dare I ask what happened in 1966? Was it related to Doctor Who by an chance?

The Gaffer · 11-24-2003, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BeardofPants
Dare I ask what happened in 1966? Was it related to Doctor Who by an chance?

OMG

There is a corner on this planet that hasn't heard of Geoff Hurst! I always wondered why so many Scots want to go an live in New Zealand. The secret is out.

BoP, what are property prices like where you live?

BeardofPants · 11-24-2003, 07:10 PM

Lol. I guess ignorance really is bliss.

Unfortunately, property prices are catching up to the rest of the world. You shoulda bought a few years ago... Guess you'll be needing that T.A.R.D.I.S. then?

The Gaffer · 11-25-2003, 05:14 AM

You're determined to work Dr Who into this thread, aren't you?

Well, seeing as how the RWC is over, why not?

Me, I'm a Tom Baker man. Jon Pertwee was pretty good, and I remember being resistant to the new face when he morphed into Baker, but he was definitely The Man.

How crappy were those sets? That thing in the centre of the TARDIS that went up and down. They couldn't even afford a tube of KY jelly to make it slide smoothly. OMG.

Radagast The Brown · 11-25-2003, 04:29 PM

I didn't understand anything in the last posts, and I want to be sure - did England win?

The Gaffer · 11-26-2003, 05:36 AM

Yes, deservedly so. Won it with a drop-goal in extra time (14-14 at full time, they won 20-17). Good for them, and great to see a Northern Hemisphere team lift the trophy for a change.

Yapaluna · 11-26-2003, 05:57 PM

My daughter and me used to watch the Rugby World Cup whenever possible. Our favourites were the All Blacks. Well, they didn´t make it.

What has Dr Who to do with Rugby and the year 1966?

I thought it was when Germany lost a football game at Wembley against England with a doubtful goal that was given (or not given, can´t remember) and decided the game. Anayone old enoúgh to remember?

Yapaluna · 11-26-2003, 06:00 PM

Typing right is hard to do.

Anyone old enough to remember?

The Gaffer · 11-27-2003, 05:46 AM

Yes, that's the occasion. Dr Who came up because it was preferable to explaining to BeardOfPants (gotta love that name) what was significant about 1966, and why it's so, so, so boring that people in England STILL go on about it.

I was one year old at the time.

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11-22-2003, 06:55 PM	#42
nessa Enting Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In the land of the setting sun. Posts: 58	Well, all predictions, just about, were proved wrong. Rugby was the overall winner in what was an excellant series of games. Well done England for winning a good match. And thanks Australia for putting on a good show! __________________ "In dancing she delights, and she dances in Valimar on lawns of never-fading green."

11-23-2003, 04:04 AM	#43
Millane The Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the altar of my ego Posts: 1,685	damn poms bah im not fussed we can whip your arse at cricket __________________ Ill heal your wounds, ill set you free,

11-23-2003, 07:06 AM	#45
GrayMouser Elf Lord Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ilha Formosa Posts: 2,068	Good game, and at least it was a drop goal- would have hated to see it won by a penalty. What about the France/NZ game? I'm against these third place/fourth place playoffs- they did the same thing in the soccer World Cup (OK, OK, Football World Cup). Nobody wants to be there, and not many want to watch. __________________ Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them? "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals."- Winston Churchill

11-23-2003, 02:46 PM	#46
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11-23-2003, 03:17 PM	#47
nessa Enting Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In the land of the setting sun. Posts: 58	Pom, Millane? Yuck! I'm Scottish however, given that the Scots have had an abysmal few weeks as far as sport is concerned then I can't say too much. Cant take it away from England though. They did very well. What worries me is that we, in the UK, will never hear the end of it! __________________ "In dancing she delights, and she dances in Valimar on lawns of never-fading green."

11-23-2003, 04:09 PM	#48
Varda Oiolosseo Tea Bag Queen Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 973	tell me about it, lol! I'm not really into Rugby, i'm glad we won obviously but i went out today and i heard about it everywhere i went lol, it is only like the day after but it will be exacly the same in what a year?

11-23-2003, 05:18 PM	#49
The Gaffer Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In me taters Posts: 3,288	Well, if it gives them something else to harp on about apart from 1966, it will be an improvement. I see England were utterly humiliated at cricket by Sri Lanka. Hey ho.

11-24-2003, 12:03 PM	#50
Dwarven Sen Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Edinburgh University Library Posts: 410	SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT There's nothing quite like sitting down at nine o clock in the morning in a pub in scotland, surrounded by people in hats with corks on, watching the most nerve racking game i've seen in quite a while. As for the cricket, there are great lancashire players in the team, and as long as dear old freddy (when at home, he cycles past our house regularly) keeps on form i'm assured we'll never be completely totally trounced. only mostly trounced, and there's a great deal of difference between mostly trounced and totally trounced. In case you're wondering Freddy is Andy Flintoff. __________________ Destroy the dementors not the demented. Dont heckle the supervillain Note to Self: Remember that sarcasm is hard to detect from text. What ever you do, don't click this link! my LJ

11-24-2003, 03:39 PM	#51
The Gaffer Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In me taters Posts: 3,288	He he. I trust my countrymen were celebrating a fine English triumph? Freddy is a great player; hope he steers clear of injury, and maybe scarify his bowling a bit.

11-24-2003, 07:10 PM	#54
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Lol. I guess ignorance really is bliss. Unfortunately, property prices are catching up to the rest of the world. You shoulda bought a few years ago... Guess you'll be needing that T.A.R.D.I.S. then? __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

11-25-2003, 05:14 AM	#55
The Gaffer Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In me taters Posts: 3,288	You're determined to work Dr Who into this thread, aren't you? Well, seeing as how the RWC is over, why not? Me, I'm a Tom Baker man. Jon Pertwee was pretty good, and I remember being resistant to the new face when he morphed into Baker, but he was definitely The Man. How crappy were those sets? That thing in the centre of the TARDIS that went up and down. They couldn't even afford a tube of KY jelly to make it slide smoothly. OMG.

11-25-2003, 04:29 PM	#56
Radagast The Brown Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Israel Posts: 6,975	I didn't understand anything in the last posts, and I want to be sure - did England win? __________________ Lalala... poof! AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

11-26-2003, 05:36 AM	#57
The Gaffer Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In me taters Posts: 3,288	Yes, deservedly so. Won it with a drop-goal in extra time (14-14 at full time, they won 20-17). Good for them, and great to see a Northern Hemisphere team lift the trophy for a change.

11-26-2003, 05:57 PM	#58
Yapaluna Enting Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Druxberge (about 500 inhabitants) near Magdeburg Posts: 73	My daughter and me used to watch the Rugby World Cup whenever possible. Our favourites were the All Blacks. Well, they didn´t make it. What has Dr Who to do with Rugby and the year 1966? I thought it was when Germany lost a football game at Wembley against England with a doubtful goal that was given (or not given, can´t remember) and decided the game. Anayone old enoúgh to remember?

11-26-2003, 06:00 PM	#59
Yapaluna Enting Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Druxberge (about 500 inhabitants) near Magdeburg Posts: 73	Typing right is hard to do. Anyone old enough to remember?

11-27-2003, 05:46 AM	#60
The Gaffer Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In me taters Posts: 3,288	Yes, that's the occasion. Dr Who came up because it was preferable to explaining to BeardOfPants (gotta love that name) what was significant about 1966, and why it's so, so, so boring that people in England STILL go on about it. I was one year old at the time.

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