Oh Yeah

The young guns came to the fore.

Best finish to a rugby match in ages.
The scrums aren't a disgrace - it's the refs (nearly all) handling of them that is.
That was the only minor (?) blemish on a top game - I'll bet the nth hemisphere teams are quietly sh1tting themselves

Scrums have been crap in most matches since the four step rule was introduced.

For those who spent their lives timing their first hit on 'crouch, hold...engage' this extra pause has led to so many infringements. Even the refs don't police it consistently.

My son who is 16 and spent the last 10 years in the piggies is confused and it's 4 years since the new rule was introduced.

I was lucky to play in the backs where I got to laugh at all the stupid things the forwards did!!

Get rid of the rule I reckon.

Wallabies beware..... a win in Hong Kong a world cup does not make.

My prediction......AllBlacks V SA with France being the surprise package!

Wineman said...

I'll bet the nth hemisphere teams are quietly sh1tting themselves

I somehow doubt it. With France, Ireland and England within 4 World ranking points, and based on what I have seen over the last few games, I think the Northern European Teams will be champing at the bit to face the Wobblies. And this is despite it not being international (6 Nations) time of the year for them.

In fact I am sure that even Munster (Tuesday 16 Nov) will be fancying their chances at giving Australia a touch up (again)

I saw a report once that watching Soccer causes brain cancer!!

Wineman said...

JayBee said...

I saw a report once that watching Soccer causes brain cancer!!

Not if you are wearing a tin foil hat.

When I went to live in the uk a good pommie mat took me to watch chelsea play in hope of converting me. No kidding, I fell asleep, although we had had a few before the game!

JayBee said...

Instead of teh northern hemi teams crapping themselves they have turned this touring Wallaby side into a laughing stock.

Smashed by England and more importantly humiliated this morning by Munster.

Wipe those tears wallaby team. There is no shame in being beaten by a club side. Some good Kiwi and Aussie teams have been beaten by Munster too. You never stood a chance.

;-)

JB

Oh God, thanks mate, my tears had just dried! What is it with the Wobblies? They have the innate ability to entertain and pull of some of the best wins as in Hong Kong and then they take it to the other end of the spectrum and flop so spectacularly.

I did not watch Sundays game or last nights because I have no tv and it entails going to a pub so a good thing I did not make arrangements.

Go the All Blacks for next years world cup!

Makes me almost ashamed to be Welsh!!

We can't even beat the Wallabies!!!


coch a wynebir!!

That wasn't the England team on Saturday that beat the Wannabies -- that was the All Black "B" side. The English did NOT play northern hemisphere rugby! That was good Tri-Nations rugby from one side anyway.

The new black shirts were the give away. The Poms want to play like the best so they are even going to dress like the best.

^ I do not think there has been an emphasis as such on nicking league players. After all it is only a handful that have come over. Unfortunatley they were high profile players and in my opinion Lote was the only one worth the effort. We all know what happened to him, shafted by John Stabber Oneil.

The reason they nicked them was because they could and it was payback for all the thefts over the years when rugby was amateur.

In my opinion Aussie rugby is plagued by politics. Run by highbrow ex public school boys all running around in circles shafting one another and unable to keep their eyes on the ball.

If you take the player base into consideration the Wallabies do remarkably well especially competing against South Africa and NZ where it is virtually the only code played.

They are still bloody dissapointing at times and there a re a few big heads that think their talent matches their pay packets.

And yes pommie rugby does have an awful lot of imports, but that seems to apply to everything they play there.

^ Problem is it is all about results now. Look how long coaches last. Any long term plans are only ever going to be given lip service. I sometimes think that it was better when it was amateur, only the Springboks were all paid one way and another from way back.