Getting exciting now.... I've got tickets for Auckland this weekend to see SA v Samoa and England v Scotland.

Can't wait, even though it means 18 hours in economy each way!

England vs Scotland should be good.

SA should wipe Samoa.

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500, I think it will be the other way...

SA and Samoa will be good as they both have a lot to play for.

England should cream Scotland.

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Originally posted by Deerdogs:
Getting exciting now.... I've got tickets for Auckland this weekend to see SA v Samoa and England v Scotland.

Can't wait, even though it means 18 hours in economy each way!

I would have saved the money for hunting and watched the game on the box and saved my butt from 36 hours.

just go back from 2 weeks touring in NZ with my club. Attended 5 pool games, including the opener in AKL.
Saw some good games. The gap has closed a bit between the big guys and the little ones, however, not nearly enough to impact the knockout stages. Think the stats indicate a fairly dramatic reduction in points gap in these games. Good thing.
Here in the States, we can only hope. A victory against Italy is not out of the question, and will be huge for us going forward.

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Originally posted by Deerdogs:
500, I think it will be the other way...

SA and Samoa will be good as they both have a lot to play for.

England should cream Scotland.

Yes, you are probably right.

I suppose I am living in the past where Eng V Scotland was traditionally a good close game.

Either way, it is good Samoa are coming up and beating a few of the bigger one's.

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Originally posted by Scriptus:

I would have saved the money for hunting and watched the game on the box and saved my butt from 36 hours.

Cunningly, I have stitched five days of field sport in South Island onto the back of the rugby!

OK everybody, this is how it's going to go. By losing to the All Blacks, France now has the easiest route to the finals of any team out there. They will have to get by Scotland or England (but I predict Scotland will beat England) but that's really the only team that could beat them, but I predict France will prevail. So, it's France-New Zealand in the final match. Which of course New Zealand will win.

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Originally posted by Wink:
OK everybody, this is how it's going to go. By losing to the All Blacks, France now has the easiest route to the finals of any team out there. They will have to get by Scotland or England (but I predict Scotland will beat England) but that's really the only team that could beat them, but I predict France will prevail. So, it's France-New Zealand in the final match. Which of course New Zealand will win.

What the hell have you been drinking?

Deerdogs, hunt report? ? ? ?

While it's true that France has been snatching defeat from the jaws of victory for years, all the good teams will be eliminating each other on the way to the finals. France does look like they're playing their B team, but England looks like they're playing their C team.

Tomorrow the BOKS play Samoa, cant wait, it is make ore braek, unlukey the Boks have a hard time to make it to the final, but the BOERTJIES can make it and they wil!! Cickoff time 9:30 our time, cant wait!

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Originally posted by 303epps:
Tomorrow the BOKS play Samoa, cant wait, it is make ore braek, unlukey the Boks have a hard time to make it to the final, but the BOERTJIES can make it and they wil!! Cickoff time 9:30 our time, cant wait!

Apart from the first twenty minutes, the Boks didn't look too convincing at all. At the end of the day, well played Samoa As for the ref, looks like he was on pips.

Yea, the ref made some mistakes, but it look asoff the Boks just play to win, one good thing the didnt give penalties in kickable distance. Fourie and Morne kick the ball every time back to Samoa, you cant score if you dont have the ball, we could kick out and won the ball in the lineouts!

Huge upset! Tonga beat France! They lost in the group France stil tru, a nation of only 105000 people did a great thing! Give them the right training and they could beat the real big ones!!

Oh boy, showdown this weekend. I wonder if the Boks will be flying home next Monday.

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Originally posted by Wink:
OK everybody, this is how it's going to go. By losing to the All Blacks, France now has the easiest route to the finals of any team out there. They will have to get by Scotland or England (but I predict Scotland will beat England) but that's really the only team that could beat them, but I predict France will prevail. So, it's France-New Zealand in the final match. Which of course New Zealand will win.

What the hell have you been drinking?

Deerdogs, hunt report? ? ? ?

So far my prediction seems to be holding up, inspite of my choice of beverages. France just beat England and are in the semi-finals.

France JUST beat England ??????


France walloped England and England tried to come back. As much as I wanted England to win, France deserved it and England didn't.

Same as Ireland / Wales, the Welsh deserved to win.

I just hope the Aussies don't get bundled out.

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The Froggies ply like a good poker player, they stand a good chance to be in the finals! But the big game is tomorrow, can the Boks beat the Wallebys? I think so!

Ok Wallabys, you loose the game, you win the match!! Good for you!

4 good games played this weekend and the right 4 got through.

The Aussies hopefully are coming good.

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Scriptus: Sorry about your Boks. Going by the stats, they should have topped the Aussies.

Oh yeah, but check out the humour [English] thread.
It was their's to give away.

an

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Originally posted by Scriptus:

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Originally posted by Wink:
OK everybody, this is how it's going to go. By losing to the All Blacks, France now has the easiest route to the finals of any team out there. They will have to get by Scotland or England (but I predict Scotland will beat England) but that's really the only team that could beat them, but I predict France will prevail. So, it's France-New Zealand in the final match. Which of course New Zealand will win.

What the hell have you been drinking?

Deerdogs, hunt report? ? ? ?

So far my prediction seems to be holding up, inspite of my choice of beverages. France just beat England and are in the semi-finals.

So, France has beaten Wales (just barely) and ye of little faith may now eat crow. (Am I right Donny, am I right?).

Finals will be as per my prediction.

Wink: Congrats on the French win. Sounds like Wales played a hell of a game though.

Well at least the best team won today. The French have played some poor football in this tournament and how they are into the final is a mystery. I think the better game next weekend will be Wales v Aussie.

Am I the only one who thinks the standard of refereeing has (yet again) been fucking piss poor all the way through this WC?

That's no bloody maybe. I am heartened to see that some of those who got away with so much last weekend, were pulled up today. But too late. The French are never going to win unless no 31 lends a hand. Then Lawrence can collect his coin.

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Am I the only one who thinks the standard of refereeing has (yet again) been fucking piss poor all the way through this WC?

I think most would agree with that.

Although the ref i the nz / Aust Game I thought was quite good and let the game be played, advantage be played where appropriate.

I didn't see too many howlers from the Ref.

Re the french, I agree, how they got there, Wales lost through bad kicking !!!!

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At least there will be one South African at the final, Craig Joubert gets to blow again. Something to be said for him.

New Zealand won 8-7, but I don't think anyone predicted they would lose. Did anyone play better against them than the French?

France played very well, and really had the AB's rattled in the 2nd half. Congratulations to NZ

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Originally posted by Wink:
New Zealand won 8-7, but I don't think anyone predicted they would lose. Did anyone play better against them than the French?

I was very impressed by the French, they really got New Zealand out of their game.

close game had me worried they would loose it, the French defence was good as usual and put the All Blacks attack off a bit, still a win is a win