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Rugby World Cup 2007
England v France
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<blockquote data-quote="Triniquint" data-source="post: 152436"><p>I agree with this. Watching the England v Australia game, the English forwards were tearing into the Aussie forwards and knocking them backwards off the ball, creating turnovers. I watched the French (good on them for winning) slamming similarly into the ABs, but getting nowhere - which is why the ABs had almost 80% possession.</p><p></p><p>As for the Australians being poor - this is laughable. They were ranked 2 in the world, and 2nd favourites. Talk about the one-eyed man being King in the land of the blind. Just come out with it and say you hate the English - then your remarks will be fully understood by all, as they already are by some.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>The favoured NH teams going into this tournament were France and Ireland. It's tough Ireland lost, but they didn't play up to their expectations. England have been crap since 2003, and have played crap in the RWC until Samoa and Tonga - but then again, we were advised that playing "well" (a relative term) against 'lesser' teams didn't add up to much.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>We then played out of our skins to beat the Aussies. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>If we repeat the intensity of that game, we'll out scrum the French. But........it all depends on the day, the mentality of the teams, the ref, the weather, and the desire to win. Skill and expertise are out of the window. Heart and guts (and a decent ref) will determine this one.......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Triniquint, post: 152436"] I agree with this. Watching the England v Australia game, the English forwards were tearing into the Aussie forwards and knocking them backwards off the ball, creating turnovers. I watched the French (good on them for winning) slamming similarly into the ABs, but getting nowhere - which is why the ABs had almost 80% possession. As for the Australians being poor - this is laughable. They were ranked 2 in the world, and 2nd favourites. Talk about the one-eyed man being King in the land of the blind. Just come out with it and say you hate the English - then your remarks will be fully understood by all, as they already are by some. The favoured NH teams going into this tournament were France and Ireland. It's tough Ireland lost, but they didn't play up to their expectations. England have been crap since 2003, and have played crap in the RWC until Samoa and Tonga - but then again, we were advised that playing "well" (a relative term) against 'lesser' teams didn't add up to much. We then played out of our skins to beat the Aussies. If we repeat the intensity of that game, we'll out scrum the French. But........it all depends on the day, the mentality of the teams, the ref, the weather, and the desire to win. Skill and expertise are out of the window. Heart and guts (and a decent ref) will determine this one....... [/QUOTE]
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