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willed · Nov 22, 2003, 08:10 AM

AWESOME!

20-17 in extra time! Bloody colonials!

Must go and drink.

Face Ache · Nov 22, 2003, 08:17 AM

In the last minute of extra time.

Well done.

The Wallabies played a bit flat though.

Ω · Nov 22, 2003, 08:20 AM

You got the title wrong:

Wilkinson wins World Cup; audience falls asleep.

Another boring display from the English, with Australia close behind. If this is rugby, then not a fan....

philzilla · Nov 22, 2003, 08:34 AM

Originally posted by _?_:
You got the title wrong:

Wilkinson wins World Cup; audience falls asleep.

Another boring display from the English, with Australia close behind. If this is rugby, then not a fan....

so take your gimmick account to a thread you do like the subject of, and then post in that one. it's simple, really.

willed: get the Guinness in

Face Ache: make sure you eat every bit of that humble pie

Zoom_zoom · Nov 22, 2003, 08:47 AM

Well done England!
As a Wallaby Supporter i would like to congratulate the good game of rugby.
- I didn't think it was that boring either!

- Zoom ZOom

thePurpleGiant · Nov 22, 2003, 08:48 AM

Mmmm...Humble pie

dillerX · Nov 22, 2003, 08:56 AM

purple: do you have a picture of yourself in every situation imaginable?

Eciton · Nov 22, 2003, 08:59 AM

What an amazingly tense game - gonna get drunk tonight!

Awesome.

thePurpleGiant · Nov 22, 2003, 09:21 AM

Originally posted by dillerX:
purple: do you have a picture of yourself in every situation imaginable?

Whatchu talkin' bout Diller?

benign · Nov 22, 2003, 11:07 AM

Jonny Wilkinson the new Mick luckhurst!

Amazing sportsman with only one leg and a
cleat coming out of his ass he does the
impossible.

talisker · Nov 22, 2003, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by _?_:
You got the title wrong:

Wilkinson wins World Cup; audience falls asleep.

Another boring display from the English, with Australia close behind. If this is rugby, then not a fan....

Nonsense. If that wasn't an exciting game, I don't know what is. As a scot I was obviously supporting Australia, but certainly have no complaints about the way either team played. Now if only Martin Johnson & Jonny Wilkinson could give the rest of their team a masterclass on how not to be arrogant little wankers, I might actually admire the English.

tintub · Nov 22, 2003, 07:41 PM

Pretty much by definition, the game could not have been more exciting. A world cup final as close as it can possibly get...

There is no better time to be an Englishman in Australia

willed · 08:09 PM

Originally posted by _?_:
You got the title wrong:

Wilkinson wins World Cup; audience falls asleep.

Another boring display from the English, with Australia close behind. If this is rugby, then not a fan....

You stupid wanker, you obviously wouldn't know and exciting game of rugby if it came up behind you and tried to **** you. It was the most tense, exciting game I've ever watched. Should shut the Aussies up for a while!

No offence, but when it comes to sport, you guys are always banging on about how great you are. News flash: no one here cares about cricket.

[However, we do care about football, and the low point of England's sporting acievement was when last year Aus beat us 3-1 at football. But let's not mention that on this happy day!

]

dagaz · Nov 22, 2003, 09:39 PM

Well its about bloody time the Poms beat us at something.

simonjames · Nov 23, 2003, 07:59 AM

Well done England - a series well played

Lets hope that this win inspires Ol Blighty to become a sporting nation once more - be nice to see a pome win Wimbledon

Matsu · Nov 23, 2003, 09:06 AM

Who doesn't like rugby? Just imagine American Football but with flow and grace, you know, actually worth an afternoon in front of the tele. Second only to soccer (real fooball) and Hockey in the pantheon of great games.

benign · Nov 23, 2003, 10:13 AM

Originally posted by Matsu:
Who doesn't like rugby? Just imagine American Football but with flow and grace, you know, actually worth an afternoon in front of the tele. Second only to soccer (real fooball) and Hockey in the pantheon of great games.

The only 'flow and grace' Rugby has are
women and they are the nicest bunch of girly
-boys you could meet. All 'touchy feelie' blokes.
Soccer has the same effeminate affliction.

willed · Nov 23, 2003, 10:16 AM

Originally posted by benign:
The only 'flow and grace' Rugby has are
women and they are the nicest bunch of girly
-boys you could meet. All 'touchy feelie' blokes.
Soccer has the same effeminate affliction.

Another 'wtf? post from catsank. I'd like to see you go up to Martin Johnson and call him girly!

He's the one on the left.

Eciton · Nov 23, 2003, 10:32 AM

They don't need body armour in rugby. And aside from ice hockey, it's the only game where the players are more than happy to be injured. In fact, it's routine that they have to force rugby players off the pitch because they're bleeding too much. Hardcore.

And this game wasn't totally Wilko - Jason Robinson's try was ace, and rugby is necessarily a team game: the forwards win the ball, the backs have to do something with it. With the exception of a few stupid mistakes and a couple of rash errors I think everyone played well on Saturday.

Oh, and full credit to the Australians for playing with astonishing guts, showing some amazing passing at times, and also for being fantastic hosts in the face of defeat.

benign · Nov 23, 2003, 11:25 AM

Originally posted by willed:
Another 'wtf? post from benign. I'd like to see you go up to Martin Johnson and call him girly!

He's the one on the left.
[EDIT] Picture of 'Aunty flow and grace'

Effeminate thicko's have to have a sport
and this is perfect for them and the 'closets'
who like to see big guys scum, sorry scrum...

willed · Nov 23, 2003, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by benign:
Effeminate thicko's have to have a sport
and this is perfect for them and the 'closets'
who like to see big guys scum, sorry scrum...

Did the big boys pick on you at school?

benign · Nov 23, 2003, 11:35 AM

Originally posted by willed:
Did the big boys pick on you at school?

No, I am the big guy that picked on you.

philzilla · Nov 23, 2003, 11:48 AM

Originally posted by benign:
No, I am the big guy that picked on you.

is that why you can't write properly?

benign · Nov 23, 2003, 11:52 AM

Originally posted by philzilla:
is that why you can't write properly?

...and you.

philzilla · Nov 23, 2003, 12:12 PM

Originally posted by benign:
...and you.

awesome. is "my dad's bigger than your dad" coming next?

iOliverC · Nov 23, 2003, 12:22 PM

Originally posted by philzilla:
awesome. is "my dad's bigger than your dad" coming next?

Don't be stupid, you KNOW my Dad's bigger than your Dad.

Ω · Nov 24, 2003, 09:57 PM

Well forgive me for enjoying tries being scored. For those in England that occurs when somebody carries the ball across the opponents try line and manages to press the ball to the ground (just in case you have forgotten)

England = Boring

And Australia is not much better.

I only hope that teams do not take this approach as a way to winning games, because fans will disappear....

Take out the hype and the occasion of the WC, and the match was boring.

philzilla · Nov 24, 2003, 10:02 PM

Originally posted by _?_:
blah blah blah whine whine whine

aww, didn't you get picked to play until last? nevermind.

thanks for playing.

Ω · Nov 25, 2003, 12:58 AM

Oh, you think that because you have 5000 posts, and that I have less than 10 posts, that you are correct, and that I should bow to your wisdom.

It is called an opinion, and I still stand by it, so instead of being a childish and insulting me, why don't you examine where I am coming from.

England is boring because they do not attempt to score tries. Instead they take the soft option and kick everything. Hopefully the IRB will take the initiative and reduce the amount a drop goal is worth, because last time I remember there are 15 people in the team. When you spin it wide, this does not mean pass it to number 10 so he can have a kick at goal.

Last post I am making in this thread because now it is beginning to bore me as well. Have fun flaming me, but nothing has changed.

OB1 · Nov 25, 2003, 07:21 AM

Originally posted by willed:
You stupid wanker..... News flash: no one here cares about cricket.

True, and no one gives a wank about Rugby either. Except all the 'life-long Rugby fans' that seem to have crawled out of the woodwork during the last 2weeks.

I've enjoyed all the sh!t-flinging though. I've got a Christmas party coming up soon, there'll be a lot of Aussie guests. Can't wait.

philzilla · Nov 25, 2003, 07:34 AM

Originally posted by OB1:
I've enjoyed all the sh!t-flinging though. I've got a Christmas party coming up soon, there'll be a lot of Aussie guests. Can't wait.

that's all i'm in it for... right, Face Ache?

ism · Nov 25, 2003, 09:04 AM

Originally posted by _?_:
Well forgive me for enjoying tries being scored. For those in England that occurs when somebody carries the ball across the opponents try line and manages to press the ball to the ground (just in case you have forgotten)

England = Boring

And Australia is not much better.

I only hope that teams do not take this approach as a way to winning games, because fans will disappear....

Take out the hype and the occasion of the WC, and the match was boring.

I support Bedford rugby club, so I have seen some pretty boring games of rugby. If that final didn't excite you I feel for you. You must be one of those guys you has to go to 'extremes' to get a thrill. I must be pretty boring to have enjoyed that game.

Australia's opening try was fantastic. To then tie just on full time was nerve wracking. To win by a drop goal just before the end of extra time was also nerve wracking. So it wasn't high scoring, but it was fun to watch, I've seen higher scoring games that were more boring. It was only because the defending of both sides was so good that more tries weren't scored.

OK it didn't have some of the most interesting moves ever, but for a final where you would expect teams to be playing it safe it was fun to watch.

andymcdeee · Nov 25, 2003, 03:00 PM

I'm a bit late to this one but thought I'd chime in.....

It was a very good game of rugby. Pity our boys weren't in it but you have to actually win all your games to make it to the final.

The Poms deserve it. They played a very hard game and spun it wide on many occasions. Just remember, your captain's a kiwi.

simonjames · Nov 25, 2003, 04:42 PM

I heard that NZ sacked their coach because NZ were beaten by Australia. While he was coach NZ won 22 of the 27 matches they played and the thanks he gets for a third place in the world cup is getting sacked.

shame shame shame

spectre · Nov 25, 2003, 04:44 PM

Watching this world cup has made me a rugby fan :D

The most entertaining team to watch were the All Blacks, but England was great.. Wilkinson was amazing, and very steady under the pressure.

After watching this I do like it much more than american football.. Unfortuantely the only time rugby is ever on here is during the world cup

.. 4 more years...

I hear somewhere that a total of 300 million people were watching the world cup final.. pretty impressive.

andymcdeee · Nov 25, 2003, 10:22 PM

Originally posted by simonjames:
I heard that NZ sacked their coach because NZ were beaten by Australia. While he was coach NZ won 22 of the 27 matches they played and the thanks he gets for a third place in the world cup is getting sacked.

shame shame shame

Well, he's not sacked yet. He was asked to reapply along with others for the position. There's also much more to the story than that. Should he go? Yes. Is it because we got third? No. But it doesn't help.

Zoom_zoom · Nov 26, 2003, 02:34 AM

Just A small question about the commentary in Australia though out the Rugby World Cup.

How come they called the Australians the "Australian Team"

Or the Irish team the "Irish Team"

yet they called the English team the "England Team"

Shouldn't it be English Team?

As they didn't call the Australian team the
Australia team or the irsh tream the Ireland team

Correct me if I am wrong, i just thought it was a bit strange

ZoOm ZOom

willed · Nov 26, 2003, 05:46 AM

Originally posted by Zoom_zoom:
Just A small question about the commentary in Australia though out the Rugby World Cup.

How come they called the Australians the "Australian Team"

Or the Irish team the "Irish Team"

yet they called the English team the "England Team"

Shouldn't it be English Team?

As they didn't call the Australian team the
Australia team or the irsh tream the Ireland team

Correct me if I am wrong, i just thought it was a bit strange

ZoOm ZOom

Well I wouldn't be too surprised - the Australians aren't noted for their brilliant use of the English language

andymcdeee · Nov 26, 2003, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by willed:
Well I wouldn't be too surprised - the Australians aren't noted for their brilliant use of the English language

OOOH! Can we turn this into an Aussie bashing thread? PLEASE!!?????

What's the difference between Aussies and pigs? Pigs don't turn into Aussies when they drink.

Ha ha I kill me!

willed · Nov 26, 2003, 04:47 PM

Originally posted by andymcdeee:
OOOH! Can we turn this into an Aussie bashing thread? PLEASE!!?????

What's the difference between Aussies and pigs? Pigs don't turn into Aussies when they drink.

Ha ha I kill me!

Well, if you insist!

What's the difference between a pot of yogurt and Australia?

Leave a pot of yogurt for 150 years and it might just develop a culture of its own.

Troll · Nov 27, 2003, 01:18 PM

I enjoyed the game. England seemed more inclined to lose it than Australia did to win it. They seemed to be on the point of throwing it all away any number of times, but the best team won on the day.

I think Johnny Wilkinson is going to launch a whole generation of English kids that adopt the Turkish toilet position before kicking!