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| samtheman |
Posted on 29-07-2007 23:12
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I was just wondering if anyone here will be following the Rugby WC in September. I definitely will, but I don't know if it'll be broadcastet here in Germany.
As Kenya isn't taking part, I'll be hoping for SAB)
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| issoisso |
Posted on 29-07-2007 23:13
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I'll be following due to the presence of the first amateur team ever to qualify B) |
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| samtheman |
Posted on 29-07-2007 23:14
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Which is? |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 29-07-2007 23:15
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and you're the rugby guy? 
Portugal, of course  |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 29-07-2007 23:16
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I'll be cheering for Wales.
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| Setzel |
Posted on 29-07-2007 23:18
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Romania  we have an amateur on the team he doesnt want's to be a prof because of his family from Dublin
Eating my daily Breakfast at 9 pm
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| samtheman |
Posted on 29-07-2007 23:20
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I didn't say I know much about Rugby, but I like watching and playing it. You don't get to hear anything about rugby here in germany, so it's hard to keep up to dateB) |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 29-07-2007 23:22
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yeah, it's sad. I can sympathize because we get a bit of rugby on sunday afternoons here. just not ice hockey. which is a shame.
rink hockey is insanely popular in warm countries, so we get loads of it. especially being one of the world's powers at it 
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| Crommy |
Posted on 30-07-2007 09:32
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England are going to get hammered, New Zealand will win
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 30-07-2007 11:27
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i will follow it just to see England get beat, they are insanely crap, maybe even Portugal will beat them...who knows
Wales are very good but everyone on their team is Welsh so i'm not supporting them
I will support Fiji and Samoa (are they in it?, i play rugby sometimes but don't follow it at all))
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| samtheman |
Posted on 30-07-2007 12:13
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Fiji should be, and they are quite good actually (as far as I know at least)
I'm hoping for SA and Namibia |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 30-07-2007 12:16
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Fiji have a very tough task if they want to get past the group stages though.
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| Crommy |
Posted on 30-07-2007 12:37
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Namibia are going to get thrashed even more than England are.
And Fiji have half a chance of getting through, they've got Wales and Australia in their group.
England have Samoa and South Africa, so will probably lose to both and crash out.
New Zeland have got an easy group, only Scotland and Italy will pose any kind of threat against them
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 30-07-2007 12:48
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Well Fiji have a very thin chance of beating Australia, and last year Wales beat a combined Pacific Islands side.
Plus, no player from Fiji, Tonga or Samoa are any good at kicking.
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| Crommy |
Posted on 30-07-2007 12:58
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But this year Wales are useless - they lost to Scotland and Italy, that's shocking
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Posted on 30-07-2007 13:00
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More recently though, they lost to Australia, in Australia thanks to a last minute winner from Australia ~ and it wasnt even their full strength team.
Also - they beat England, 27-18! And that Italy match was very annoying. They asked the referee if they had time to kick it to the corner and take a lineout, with a try possibility (Instead of going for a kickable penalty which would have made it a draw). The referee said there was time, Hook kicked to the corner and the Ref blew for full time. So basically the Ref lied, denying Wales the chance of winning/drawing.
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| Crommy |
Posted on 30-07-2007 13:10
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I found that incredible when that happened - and beating England is easier than beating Italy at the moment
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 30-07-2007 13:10
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i saw that match, very annoyed at the ref
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| Crommy |
Posted on 07-09-2007 22:49
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So France are humiliated against Argentina in front of a packed Paris crowd.
I couldn't feel more sorry for them [end sarcasm].
Brilliant, the French lose 
At home
Argentina played great, France were absolutely shocking
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 07-09-2007 22:50
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Yes i was sort of watching, well my dad was
but my dad was very pleased that the Argie's were winning and winning well.
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