Rugby world cup 2007 (5 Viewers)

[Rob]

Did this rugby tournament end yet? If yes, who won?

The final is on Saturday night between England and South Africa.

Rob

 

[eborris]

Didn't I see some posts regarding South Africa 35 England 0 in a previous match?

 

[Wraith]

Didn't I see some posts regarding South Africa 35 England 0 in a previous match?

I have no clear recollection of that.

Must have been stored in the section of my brain that blanks out painful memories.

 

[eborris]

Ahhhhh, selective memory loss, how convienent.

 

[Wraith]

Ahhhhh, selective memory loss, how convienent.

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To be fair, I think England have got a heck of an uphill battle on Saturday.

 

[eborris]

Yes, 36-0 is quite a drubbing I would imagine, although I know absolutely nothing about rugby or the scoring. Still it sounds severe and I would guess it would be an uphill struggle.

 

[Harrytheheid]

I have no clear recollection of that.

Must have been stored in the section of my brain that blanks out painful memories.

Its a cunning plan to lull the Springboks into a false sense of security.

Cheers
H

 

[Rob]

Anyone who wants to make a car journey or go shopping on Saturday night will be laughing,the streets will be empty!

Rob

 

[damian]

Just to point out. I am an english speaking South African of English extraction. Great Grandfather Williams came from London as did my grandfather. That means I usually support England whenever they are playing against some-one else. But in this case I will obvioulsy be supporting the Springboks
Regards
Good luck England
It will be a great final
Damian
Damian

 

[OzDigger]

Hi Harry
British first /scottish secound .
Heres a poem my pop wrote about scotland.


My Thoughts go back to Scotland
Where I first saw the light,
This not only happens through the day
But in my dreams at night.

The reason that we emigrated
I must admit was strong,
Yet often to myself I muse
Did we do right or wrong?

We're happy to be with our boys
Still deep down in our heart,
We feel the pull of Scotland
And know we are a part.

Right now we have our memories
Of happy cycling days,
When with Johnstone Wheelers
We travelled your highways.

Your mountains and your rivers
Those heather clad hills and glens,
Your lovely trees and wild flowers
And those humble but and bens.

It's nice here in New Zealand
To that I must agree,
But those who want can have it
It's "SCOTLAND YET" for me.

nothing against England they deserve to be in the final ,but i,ll have to
put my support behind South Africa in the hope they can restore some
pride in southern hemisphere Rugby.
cheers Rob

Reminds me of this little poem:

My Country
by Dorothea McKellar

a poem about Australia


The love of field and coppice,
Of green and shaded lanes,
Of ordered woods and gardens
Is running in your veins.
Strong love of grey-blue distance,
Brown streams and soft, dim skies -
I know but cannot share it,
My love is otherwise.

I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of rugged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains.
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel-sea,
Her beauty and her terror –
The wide brown land for me!

The stark white ring-barked forests,
All tragic to the moon,
The sapphire-misted mountains,
The hot gold hush of noon,
Green tangle of the brushes
Where lithe lianas coil,
And orchids deck the tree-tops,
And ferns the warm dark soil.

Core of my heart, my country!
Her pitiless blue sky,
When, sick at heart, around us
We see the cattle die –
But then the grey clouds gather,
And we can bless again
The drumming of an army,
The steady soaking rain.

Core of my heart, my country!
Land of the rainbow gold,
For flood and fire and famine
She pays us back threefold.
Over the thirsty paddocks,
Watch, after many days,
The filmy veil of greenness
That thickens as we gaze.

An opal-hearted country,
A wilful, lavish land –
All you who have not loved her,
You will not understand –
Though earth holds many splendours,
Wherever I may die,
I know to what brown country
My homing thoughts will fly.

 

[Wraith]

Congrats to South Africa. I'd have preferred a slightly different result, but it was a good game and SA played better on the night. Well done.

Simon

 

[damian]

Thanks very much everyone for a great world cup.
England well done on such a spirited performance.
I am gald we won
Regards
Damian Clarke

 

[eborris]

What was the final score? Hard to get rugby results here, I don't even have any idea where to look?

 

[Wraith]

15 - 6 to SA.

 

[eborris]

Sounds like a hard fought game. A lot better results then the last game.

 

[vandilay]

Well done the Boks , England definetly came to play though and
put up a good fight.
Also well done to Argentina for coming third ,they gave the french team
a bit of a hiding with some good running rugby.

 

[Harrytheheid]

What was the final score? Hard to get rugby results here, I don't even have any idea where to look?

Try yahoo.co.uk or the BBC news website.

Cheers
H

 

[Kiwi]

Congrats to you and your Bokkies, Damian! Very well played.

And Well Done to England and all you English lads out there! A good final and very satisfying to see England put on a good effort.

As for Argentina, I reckon they would have had a good go at SA on the night, the best I've ever seen them play - great stuff!!

Cheers all

Kiwi

 

[Rob]

Congrats Damian and very well played South Africa,deserving winners.Well done England we are very proud of you.

Rob

 

[Eazy]

It was a strange game wasn't it?

South Africa played Englands normal way and England tried to play like South Africa.

It was a fair result though. South Africa overall were just too strong for England and their lineout was absolutely awesome.