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Originally posted by Crowleyhey, come on, I had both NZ and Oz to win, so surely I win the predictions game! Arg just couldnt replicate the execution of last week. Shame.
My predictions were almost spot on. I had the wallabies by 12, they took it by 14. Pumas had passion, but passion only gets you that far...
I said the boks would tighten the game and hoped we could slip through. We succeeded in making them play our 'type' of tighter game, so that's a small victory.
We just were not accurate enough. Plus Sam Whitelock p ...[text shortened]... they put in a good dummy. The locks don't get the praise. I know as I played there all my life.
Don't know about the NZ try, but Ashley-Cooper's final one looked yards forward, the extremely arrogant Mr Barnes refusing to check with TMO. Shame, as it made the last 10 mins complete waste of time, Arg never going to pull 14 pts bk.
Agree with you re locks. My son played County Rugby through Jnrs and Colts as a prop. Don't start him on the 'ballerinas'!
Originally posted by Crowleywell, a 'double' by me on the 2 winners would have come in, yours wouldn't! 😉
Nope. You were too far off in my book.
Originally posted by st dominics preview
[b]What are your predictions?
I go Blacks by 17 (sorry!)
Aus by 2 (typical Aussies, will squeak home!)[/b]
SA getting 'pumped up' for the totally pointless Bronze medal clash?
Originally posted by st dominics previewThe IRB really needs to just stop doing the 3rd place game. What a waste of time.
SA getting 'pumped up' for the totally pointless Bronze medal clash?
The boks just want to lick their wounds on a plane back to Africa.
The only team psyched is the Pumas. They will obviously bill this as a super important stepping stone or some other BS.
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Originally posted by CrowleyAgree totally.
The IRB really needs to just stop doing the 3rd place game. What a waste of time.
The boks just want to lick their wounds on a plane back to Africa.
The only team psyched is the Pumas. They will obviously bill this as a super important stepping stone or some other BS.
Thought the NZ coach was spot on when he kept calling it 'that game'. Why do they put 2 tired teams through it? ~ will be the first WC game I really couldnt be bothered watching!
You are possibly correct about the Pumas though ~ if I recall correctly they took the game VERY seriously 8 years ago and totally battered France!
Originally posted by st dominics previewThat's the thing, a side ranked down the order will always use this as a marketing exercise, when it means nothing for a side ranked higher with real aspirations of winning the cup.
You are possibly correct about the Pumas though ~ if I recall correctly they took the game VERY seriously 8 years ago and totally battered France!
No offense Pumas. Although they did really well, they were never going to win it.
Originally posted by st dominics previewAussies will win this, All blacks have no good ideas, the Boks reduced them to kicking grubbers to the corner. Aussies too creative for the All Blacks.
You may be an ex -2nd row, but do you want to take that up with J F Lobbe!!!???
ps ~ go on....predict the final to decide the 'winner' between us.
I take NZ by 7
Originally posted by CrowleySo the final SA-Arg 24-13
The IRB really needs to just stop doing the 3rd place game. What a waste of time.
The boks just want to lick their wounds on a plane back to Africa.
The only team psyched is the Pumas. They will obviously bill this as a super important stepping stone or some other BS.
If the Boks had this attitude and gameplan against the All Blacks, I wonder what the outcome would have been...
But, it's another IF... 😀
Originally posted by FMFIf you're not watching your home team in the final, it was guite an enjoyable game of rugby. England hosted a very well organized tournament.
That was a highly enjoyable final.
The All Blacks showed the world how good they are.
Well deserved!
And then there's quite a few players who played their last test too.
