Rugby World Cup 2011

[Cripps_orig]

Starts on the 9th of September.

Dont really watch Rugby bar the World Cups as i have no interest in the mickey mouse trophies such as 6 nations, lions tours etc and havent seen a game since the 2007 final.

I assume it'll be the usual contenders, the big 3 from the south and England.

Come on Wilkinson

Unless hes retired :unsure:

England and Scotland in the same group :popcorn:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup#Pool_A

Groups and fixtures on the link

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Looking forward to this. It's not going to be pretty if the All Blacks fuck it up this time.

[Cripps_orig]

Coverage starts at 8.30am on ITV1 i think.

New Zealand v Tonga first match up.

Still cant believe NZ havent won the RWC during my time of watching Rugby which started back with the 1991 RWC

[Cripps_orig]

Lewis Moody is out of the Argentina game.

Hes Englands captain so big news.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

All Blacks are up 29-3 in the first half. Tonga got on the board right at the end of the first half.

ITV have borrowed the SkyPad by the looks of it. :lol:

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Francois Pienaar is a pundit again. :bow:

Steve Rider is presenting. :doh:

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34-3, Kaino with the try.

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Dan Carter hits the post on the conversion. :lol:

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Tonga have a try. :bow:

34-8.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And it is converted. 34-10.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nonu try. 41-10.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And it is 41-10 at full time.

[Cripps_orig]

Gutted i missed it. Expected NZ to win by more tbh

Anyway

10 September:
Scotland v Romania, Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill (0200 BST)
Fiji v Namibia, Rotorua International Stadium (0430 BST)
France v Japan, North Harbour Stadium, North Shore (0700 BST)
Argentina v England, Otago Stadium, Dunedin (0930 BST)

All on ITV one after the othere. Coverage starts at 1.30am and finishes at 12pm.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Will try and help out here, seeing that time difference is on my side

Just woke up to the Scots and Romanians. . .game somewhat in but nature calls first so later with score

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21:14 Scotland 60 mins

Romanian pack very busy in the ruck
one more try and Scotland will be in trouble

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Video try to Romania and it is given
Scots behind. . .getting destroyed, last try their scrum had no answer

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Scot pen after some good work. . . Over 24:24

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Try Scotland and a great one at that. . . .

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Scotland win, last min try too so bonus point. . .but a shock I am sure

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missed most of Fiji and am missing the Japan game. . .home in time for England have bo fear. . . .should be a cracker, Pumas are no shirks. . . .shame same cant be said for Djouru

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Pumas pen after mad goal line action

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3 points Jonnie

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England making more mistakes than Arsenals centre of defence. . .3:6

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Thompson classic WUMing kissing his opposite number

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Cole yellow. . . .1 man down

England too many pens, thankfully Args missing them all

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Courtney Laws just tackled guy out of the game, massive hit

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Courtney Laws just tackled guy out of the game, massive hit

and looks like he hss just taken his second with a knee to the head. . .way to go

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correction the Arg is back up. . .must be made of granite

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Argentina 6-3 England half-time. Pretty awful from England.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Who awarded ITV terrestrial Channel of the Year? :wacko:

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fucking awful tackling . . .or lack of. . .another pen to Arg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

9-3 Argentina lead now. :lol:

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Wilkinson misses a pelanty.

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Pelanties are constantly being given away by both sides.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilkinson misses another one.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Streaker on the pitch. :lol:

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Wilkinson has missed four in a row now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England score a try, Youngs with it!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And it is converted. Finally Wilkinson gets one. England 10-9 Argentina. :popcorn:

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had visions of Jonnie having hos kick blocked

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilkinson misses another one. :rose:

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England 13-9 Argentina, Wilkinson does finally put a pelanty away.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England have another pel.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England win 13-9! That was pretty horrible. :lol:

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quite awful till Youngs came on

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England 14 missed tackles WTF

[Cripps_orig]

England were pretty shit then?

[Cripps_orig]

10 September:

Scotland v Romania, Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill (0200 BST)
Report: Scotland 34-24 Romania


Fiji v Namibia, Rotorua International Stadium (0430 BST)
Report: Fiji 49-25 Namibia


France v Japan, North Harbour Stadium, North Shore (0700 BST)
Report: France 47-21 Japan


Argentina v England, Otago Stadium, Dunedin (0930 BST)
Report: England 13-9 Argentina

Tomorrows games

11 September:
Australia v Italy, North Harbour Stadium, Auckland (0430 BST)
Ireland v United States, Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth (0700 BST)
South Africa v Wales, Wellington Regional Stadium (0930 BST)

First biggish game of the WC with SA and Wales

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia 32-6 Italy.
Ireland 22-10 USA.

South Africa vs Wales about to start. Wales' national anthem. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

South Africa with a try already. :doh: Although it is being referred.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It was a try. South Africa 7-0 Wales.

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10 September:

Scotland v Romania, Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill (0200 BST)
Report: Scotland 34-24 Romania


Fiji v Namibia, Rotorua International Stadium (0430 BST)
Report: Fiji 49-25 Namibia


France v Japan, North Harbour Stadium, North Shore (0700 BST)
Report: France 47-21 Japan


Argentina v England, Otago Stadium, Dunedin (0930 BST)
Report: England 13-9 Argentina

Tomorrows games

11 September:
Australia v Italy, North Harbour Stadium, Auckland (0430 BST)
Ireland v United States, Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth (0700 BST)
South Africa v Wales, Wellington Regional Stadium (0930 BST)

First biggish game of the WC with SA and Wales

would have said England Argentina was a biggish game too, considering the destination of the group probably rested on it and thus the subsequent route to the latter stages, dont underestimate Englands chances, need to have no repeat if the penalty/Johnnies kicking nightmare

[McNamara That Ghost...]

South Africa 7-3 Wales.

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It was a try. South Africa 7-0 Wales.

Shit, missed all the rugga today. . .who says we have to work

on way home but wife wants to go to supermarket. . . .yawn

[McNamara That Ghost...]

You should put your foot down. :good:

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South Africa 10-3 Wales.

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South Africa 10-6 Wales.

:popcorn:

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South Africa 10-9 Wales.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Try for Wales!

Springboks. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales 16-10 South Africa.

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You should put your foot down. :good:

aye the last time I did that, it got bitten off, hence the nickname Long John

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'd have thought you'd tell people a different reason for that nickname...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Try for South Africa.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And it is converted.

South Africa 17-16 Wales. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty for Wales. :lol:

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OK in front of the telly finally and looks like for the best part
Hook misses

Come on boys

[McNamara That Ghost...]

South Africa win 17-16.

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well sounded like a good game
Both teams should go through

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah Wales will get a bonus point at least.

[Cripps_orig]

11 September:

Australia v Italy, North Harbour Stadium, Auckland (0430 BST)
Report: Australia 32-6 Italy
Ireland v United States, Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth (0700 BST)
Report: Ireland 22-10 USA South Africa v Wales, Wellington Regional Stadium (0930 BST)
Report: South Africa 17-16 Wales

14 September:
Samoa v Namibia, Rotorua International Stadium (0330 BST)
Tonga v Canada, Northland Events Centre, Whangarei (0600 BST)
Scotland v Georgia, Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill (0830 BST)

[Japan Shaking All Over]

I'd have thought you'd tell people a different reason for that nickname...

no need to tell the real reason . . .the lucky ones get to learn first hand soon enough. . .

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Samoa 49-12 Namibia
Scotland 15-6 Georgia
Tonga 20-25 Canada

Canada. :bow:

Also USA are beating Russia 10-3 currently.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Russia 3-13 USA.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Russia 6-13 USA full time.

[Cripps_orig]

NZ beat Japan 83-7

[Syn]

NZ beat Japan 83-7 That Japanese gooner that's on here :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

NZ beat Japan 83-7

Ouch.

Also England players out drinking eh? GHELs everywhere. :bow:

Australia vs Ireland tomorrow. :popcorn:

[IBK]

That Japanese gooner that's on here :haha:

he's not Japanese :unsure:

[Cripps_orig]

he's not Japanese :unsure:

Korean? Chinese?

They all look the same tbh..

[Cripps_orig]

17 September:
Argentina v Romania, Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill (0430 BST)
South Africa v Fiji, Wellington Regional Stadium (0700 BST)
Australia v Ireland, Eden Park, Auckland (0930 BST)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia missed a pelanty. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia 3-0 Ireland.

The other results today:

Argentina 43-8 Romania
South Africa 49-3 Fiji

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia 3-3 Ireland.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia 3-6 Ireland. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia 6-6 Ireland.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 9-6 Australia. :dance:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland hit the post!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 12-6 Australia.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 15-6 Australia. :dance:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland win!

Aussies. :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Aussies :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales 17-10 Samoa.

England have just beat Georgia 41-10. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sean Fitzpatrick, Francois Pienaar and Lawrence Dallaglio are tearing England to shreds. :lol:

France vs Canada on in a minute. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 0-3 Canada. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh dear, butterfingers from Canada. Try for France.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 7-3 Canada.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Canada do to France what they did to them! Try for Canada, Ryan Smith. :bow:

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France 7-10 Canada. :popcorn:

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France 10-10 Canada.

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France 16-10 Canada. :(

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France 19-10 Canada half time.

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France 22-16 Canada.

What a game. :lol:

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France 25-16 Canada.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 25-19 Canada. 20 minutes to go.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Try for France.

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France 32-19 Canada. That will surely be it now.

[Xhaka Can’t]

You watch a lot of sport.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 39-19 Canada.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 46-19 Canada. Full time.

:rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

You watch a lot of sport.

I like a lot of sport.

[Gubby Allen]

Not sure I want France to beat NZ next week now - prefer to have the 3 S/H sides in the one half of the draw.

Oddly, the loser of that match may end up with a better QF, SF draw.

[Cripps_orig]

Italy beat Russia 53-17

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tonga 12-5 Japan at the moment. Fun game, given both aren't that good.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tonga 18-10 Japan. :popcorn:

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Tonga 18-13 Japan. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tonga 21-13 Japan currently.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tonga have just got another try, that'll probably be it.

Japan. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tonga 28-13 Japan.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Or perhaps not, Japan have a try. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tonga 28-18 Japan.

A conversion in the centre was missed. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tonga 31-18 Japan. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And that is how it finishes.

[Cripps_orig]

22 September:
South Africa v Namibia, North Harbour Stadium, North Shore (0900 BST)

First 100+ point haul here by a team this world cup?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Some way to go.

South Africa 31-0 Namibia at the moment. 35 minutes left.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

52-0 now. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

66-0 now.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Full time.

South Africa 87-0 Namibia.

:rose:

[Cripps_orig]

Namibia :lol:

Should have played Frankie Fredericks tbh. Would have used his pace to score god knows how many tries

Tomorrows game

23 September:
Australia v United States, Wellington Regional Stadium (0930 BST)

[Cripps_orig]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15016776.stm

:doh:

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Tonga 31-18 Japan. :lol:

not received well over here!
calls for Kirwans head. . . .ffs how can you sack the guy who transformed a team of 15 headless (yellow) chickens into a 15 man wrecking ball of repatronised Kiwis!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Delusions of grandeur I guess.

Also, it's Australia 17-5 USA at the moment.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another try for the Aussies.

USA. :rose:

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Australia 22-5 USA.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia 29-5 USA.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

34-5. :lol:

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Left it for about half an hour. It's 60-5 now. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sorry, 67-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Full time.

Australia 67-5 USA.

One of the Aussie players is spark out, hope he's alright.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 67-3 Romania, nine minutes to go.

New Zealand vs France coming up. :popcorn:

[Seaman's Ponytail]

England 67-3 Romania, nine minutes to go.

New Zealand vs France coming up. :popcorn:

Go us!! Looks like the frogs have got pretty much a 2nd string side in so they lose and can finish 2nd in the group and get the easier passge to the final. Good on them. Personally i'm one of the only Kiwis who couldn't really care less about the rugby tbh, gladly swap the AB's win tonight for 3 points v Bolton :)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And England won 67-3.

I'd have swapped a lot of things for a few Arsenal wins, doesn't look like my wishes had been granted!

:(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France hit the post!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Try for NZ!

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Dan Carter nowhere near on the conversion.

New Zealand 5-0 France.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another try for NZ. France have probably got the defeat they were looking for. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dan Carter gets this one.

New Zealand 12-0 France.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another try. :lol:

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New Zealand 19-0 France.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Think the choke tag was given to the wrong team today :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

New Zealand 19-3 France.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

New Zealand 26-3 France.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

New Zealand 29-3 France.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

New Zealand 29-10 France, comeback on?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Drop goal for Dan Carter, so possibly not.

New Zealand 32-10 France.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France sneak a try in. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

New Zealand 32-17 France.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

New Zealand score a try straight away. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not converted though.

New Zealand 37-17 France.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And that is how it ends.

[Cripps_orig]

England finally put in a performance.

Also France losing is probably better than winning. I think they avoid Australia in the next round although i say this having read it somewhere and not checking myself so could be wrong

If thats the case then NZ :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 3-6 Scotland. 43 minutes gone.

Fiji 7-27 Samoa
Ireland 62-12 Russia

They're the other results from today.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 6-6 Scotland.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a dropgoal! Argentina 6-9 Scotland.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 6-12 Scotland.

:popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a try for Argentina! Amorosino. :bow: That was brilliant.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 13-12 Scotland.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina win!

Scotland. :haha:

Truly masters of the glorious failure.

[GP]

:haha:

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Argentina win!

Scotland. :haha:

Truly masters of the glorious failure.

TBH honest wanted the Scots to win this one. . . .fucking don of national anthems but sounds a bit gay this WC with a choir singing it. . . . .needs a horde of Piks who havent had a bath for a year,fed on a diets of oats and raw rabbit and promised every blond in Cambridge if they take up arms to be belting that one out.

[Ollie the Optimist]

watched nambiba wales today. though in the second half wales turned it up and scored 60 points. from about 20 mins to half time nambiba were all over wales. turning it over etc.

[Cripps_orig]

I assume Scotland will have to beat England by a certain number of points to get through. How do teams get a bonus point? Certain number of tries in a match? I've only seen bits and pieces of games. Where's the next WC?

[Ollie the Optimist]

I assume Scotland will have to beat England by a certain number of points to get through. How do teams get a bonus point? Certain number of tries in a match? I've only seen bits and pieces of games. Where's the next WC?

bonus points i think are if you score 4 or more tries or if you lose by 7 points or less

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales won 81-7 in the end.

:wacko:

[GP]

Namibia :haha:

Scotland :haha:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Got to be fair to some nations
they dont have the largest pool of players to draw from

Was reading in the paper that there was a certain amoint of disbelief at Japans loss to Tonga when you consider the number of professional players

Tonga have 1000 compared to Japans 120,000!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Canada 23-23 Japan. :lol: That's how it finished.

Italy 27-10 USA is a result too.

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Canada 23-23 Japan. :lol: That's how it finished.

Italy 27-10 USA currently.

Oh shit that is it Kirwin might as well stay in NZ cos there wont be a welcome party waiting for him here
paper talk already circulating about Eddie Jones being lined up

[Cripps_orig]

28 September:
Georgia v Romania, Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North (0730 BST)

[Cripps_orig]

Georgia won

[Cripps_orig]

South Africa beat Samoa 13-5

1 October:
Australia v Russia, Nelson (0330 BST)
France v Tonga, Wellington Regional Stadium (0600 BST)
England v Scotland, Eden Park, Auckland (0830 BST)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tonga beat France 19-14. :haha:

Australia 68-22 Russia is a result too.

Right, England vs Scotland is on in 15 minutes.

Permutations for both:


0808: And now Scotland:
A win by more than seven points = qualification as group winners and likely quarter-final against France if Argentina fail to win against Georgia. Qualifications as runners-up if Argentina beat Georgia with four of more tries.
A win by seven or less points = Elimination if Argentina beat Georgia with four tries. If both Scotland and Argentina score less than four tries in a wins then Scotland's win needs to be 15 points better than Argentina's
Draw = progress as runners-up if Argentina lose
Defeat by less than seven = progress as runners-up if Argentina lose by eight or more to Georgia.
Defeat by more than seven = elimination.

0804: First of all, England:
A win = qualification as top dogs and likely quarter-final with France
A draw = ditto
Defeat by seven or less = ditto, so long as Scotland fail to score four tries
Defeat by more than seven = elimination if Argentina score four or more tries in victory over Georgia. If both the Pumas and Scotland fail to score four tries in wins today, likely to progress on points difference.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 0-3 Scotland, Paterson with the pelnaty.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 0-6 Scotland.

:doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilkinson has missed three kicks. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Finally Wilkinson gets one.

England 3-6 Scotland.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dropgoal for Scotland.

England 3-9 Scotland half time. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilkinson misses a drop goal from close range, greedy there. The whole otherside of the pitch to pass and go for a try,

[McNamara That Ghost...]

So close to a try for Scotland. Turnovers galore in the last few minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 3-12 Scotland. Scotland have the lead they need.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilkinson nails a dropgoal this time.

England 6-12 Scotland, Scotland needing another score. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 9-12 Scotland.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Try for England!

Scotland. :haha: They've done it again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great conversion from Flood.

England 16-12 Scotland.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England win!

England vs France in the QF.

[Cripps_orig]

Scotland :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Watching the highlights now

[McNamara That Ghost...]

There weren't many.

Argentina 25-7 Georgia. That means Scotland are out. :lol:

New Zealand 79-15 Canada.

Wales 66-0 Fiji.

So New Zealand vs Argentina in the QF's. Dan Carter is out of the tournament though. :lol:

Ireland and Italy are playing at the moment, 3-0 to Ireland currently.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 3-3 Italy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronan O'Gara hits the post!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 6-3 Italy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 6-6 Italy.

Looks like there has been gouging from one of the Italian players.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 9-6 Italy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Italy hit the post now! :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Only just switched over for the second half. It's already Ireland 19-6 Italy. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another try for Ireland!

Looking like South Africa vs Australia in the QF's. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 26-6 Italy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 29-6 Italy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Try for Ireland!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 36-6 Italy full time. Very good performance from Ireland.

QF line-up:
Ireland vs Wales
England vs France
South Africa vs Australia
New Zealand vs Argentina

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Flood in to start
Tindells dead leg keeps him out

subs 5 forwards and 2 backs. . . .expecting a brusier agaibst the Frogs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saturday, 8 October 2011
Ireland v Wales, QF, 06:00
England v France, QF, 08:30

Sunday, 9 October 2011
South Africa v Australia, QF, 06:00
New Zealand v Argentina, QF, 08:30

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Morning all!

May be a little early for most of you, recovering from a Friday on the lash but over here it is a sunny afternoon and the rugby is very entertaining

Wales try in first two mins but its all Ireland, turned down two kicks at goal to go for a try but muffed both opps

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Great burst agsin by Kearny!

Pen, this time they take it. . .great running all game so far by the Irish!

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Huge pen from Halfpenny, into the wind

10:3 Wales

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defence is key for Wales ATM. . . .Ireland should be out of sight by now!

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Try Ireland?

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Try Ireland?

Yes even stevens!

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anyones guess whose game this is!
Wales try. . .unconverted! Half hour to go. . .

[Cripps_orig]

Annoyed I'm awake this early and I can't watch the England v France match. Stupid work on a saturday

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 10-15 Wales currently. 18 minutes to go.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Try for Wales again!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 10-22 Wales. Ireland need a minimum of two converted tries to take the lead.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wales hit the post again!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland 10-22 Wales full time. Congrats to Wales, they will meet France or England in the semi-final.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

second half to Wales. . , first semi finalist the Taffs. . .who will they face, come on England!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kick-off is in a few minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 0-3 France, that pelnaty was naled.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

So nearly a try for France.

Sort it out England FFS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 0-6 France.

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Brilliant try by Clerc.

England. :doh:

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Not converted though.

England 0-11 France.

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Another try for France! This is an annihilation.

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Again not converted. Even so it is England 0-16 France. :rose:

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0-16 half time.

:rolleyes:

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Try for England! Foden. :bow:

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England 7-16 France. :popcorn:

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England's ball handling has been terrible, so to speak.

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Drop goal for France.

England 7-19 France :rose:

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Try for England! After a long video replay.

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Toby Flood sends the conversion miles wide.

England 12-19 France.

[PGFC]

Toby Flood sends the conversion miles wide.

England 12-19 France.

Same old England, they'll only remember this World Cup for the behaviour of the players off the pitch, marvellous, jolly well done chaps :clap:

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France win and they will play Wales in the semi-final.

As for England. :doh: Again.

[Syn]

Well done the Welsh! ::scarf:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Ahh fuck. . . .didnt deserve to win nor be sucessful at this WC
from the game with Argentina our play has been littered with conceded penalties, handing errors, miss kicks and the like. . .it was just a shame because we France had been nothing to write home aboyt until today!

at leadt I am consistant with the teams I support. . . .England the Arsenal of world rugby!

[Cripps_orig]

:doh:
If theres one team that was even worse than England before todays game in this tournament then it was France but England are shocking. Just heard on SSN that its Englands worst WC performance for 24 years. Didnt they get knocked out in the QFs in 1999?

Watched a bit of the Ireland v Wales game.

All they were doing were kicking it from one end to the pitch to the other.

France v Wales

Southern Hemisphere teams will walk it

[Cripps_orig]

SA lead 9-8 with an hour gone

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Australia now lead 11-9 with four minutes to go.

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Australia win!

South Africa. :lol:

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New Zealand 12-7 Argentina currently. Half time approaching.

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What a kick from Bosch, that pelanty was waaay out. New Zealand 12-10 Argentina.