Swing low sweet chariot

[Italiaseagull]

Rugby Union World Cup starts this Friday!

England V Georgia

Sunday 12th October

Subiaco Oval Perth

Live on ITV 13:00 Kick off

England Team: J Lewsey, J Robinson, W Greenwood, M Tindall, B Cohen; J Wilkinson, M Dawson; T Woodman, S Thompson, P Vickery, M Johnson (capt), B Kay, R Hill, N Back, L Dallaglio.

Replacements: M Regan, J Leonard, D Grewcock, L Moody, K Bracken, P Grayson, I Balshaw.

 

[jonnyboylennon]

It starts on Friday.



COME ON ENGLAND.

 

[watsongooal]

Can't beleive we name a full strength team! asking for trouble.

Would prefer Worsley to Dallaglio

 

[Seagullsgonnagetya]

Bring it on. We could actually win something on the world stage!

 

[Italiaseagull]

Just noticed that cheers JBL.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Well looking forward to it me.

 

[Mr Popkins]

bloody Egg chasers!!

 

[watsongooal]

ahem, not wishing to blow my own trumpet but I played Rugby for Dorset Colts you know

 

[Italiaseagull]

Anyone fancy getting pissed on Sunday for the game?

 

[REDLAND]

bloody Egg chasers!!

ha ha

BUT seriously chances are of beating Georga 100%, i feel the world cup is worth a penny or two down the bookies !!

 

[Seagull over NZ]

Wondered how long it would be before someone made an ill informed comment about egg chasers etc.

Rugby is a great game - I prefer football but having lived in NZ for a number of years can appreciate the game as well.

Also having played it a bit the difference in team dynamics etc is quite amazing.

Watch as the world cup progresses when a load of people jump on the rugby band wagon as they do with the football world cup - difference is it takes a bit more nous to understand the game of rugby..

 

[jonnyboylennon]

BUT seriously chances are of beating Georga 100%, i feel the world cup is worth a penny or two down the bookies !!

So do I, but we are a miserly 6/4, so you need to whack a fair old wedge on it. Or double it with England to win Euro 2004......

 

[Simster]

I am looking forward to it too, but this article serves as a reminder that it really is a noddy sport at heart:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/3171466.stm

Can you imagine the likes of Trinidad, Cameroon or Morocco having this problem in the football WC?

 

[REDLAND]

So do I, but we are a miserly 6/4, so you need to whack a fair old wedge on it. Or double it with England to win Euro 2004......

theres enough bankers this weekend to make a tidy mint i feel,

Italy, Holland and France i feel will win with a few egg chasing bankers as well !!
should be a good weekend !!

 

[jonnyboylennon]

Youre not wrong Redland, you're not wrong.....

 

[Gotsmanov]

Guys, there's a few of us playing World Cup Fantasy Rugby, you're all v welcome to join in;

http://www.fantasyrugby2003.com
league name is: VB World Cup League
password is: rugby

 

[Storer68]

Tin pot cup for a tin pot sport

 

[Mr Popkins]

im never one to jump on the Rugby bandwaggon.

I hate the sport, couldnt give a shit if England are the best in the world, I wont be watching it!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I am looking forward to it too, but this article serves as a reminder that it really is a noddy sport at heart:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/3171466.stm

Can you imagine the likes of Trinidad, Cameroon or Morocco having this problem in the football WC?

Agreed. If Samoa can't field a full-strength team because the players can't afford to give up their earnings from English club rugby, the competition is greatly diminished.

Remember when Western Samoa beat Wales 16-13 at the 1991 World Cup in Cardiff? Prompting someone to say "Thank God we weren't playing the whole of Samoa".

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Agreed. If Samoa can't field a full-strength team because the players can't afford to give up their earnings from English club rugby, the competition is greatly diminished.

Remember when Western Samoa beat Wales 16-13 at the 1991 World Cup in Cardiff? Prompting someone to say "Thank God we weren't playing the whole of Samoa".

fair point however a lot of ppl have forgotten this is only the 5th world cup, im sure the football world cup had such problems when it first started out.