RWC 07 Build up starts here....

[Rocket]

can't agree with it myself, but teams with amazing packs tend to use them, which often means they don't play as exciting as a team with a ****e pack and an amazing set of backs

[Kaip]

I wonder how many Irish will be in cardiff on the weekend

[Taffy]

Taffy, good post, thank you for you honesty. You will be laughing into you'r beer next week, no doubt! I'm sure you'll understand what I've had an issue with in other posts.

I do not expect a Welshman to support England, not now, not ever. I moved to Wales when I was 13, and worked in bars from the age of 18. In England, in the Forest of Dean, rugby was not a huge deal. Plenty of people played the game, but the home nations never drew a big pub crowd. There was support for England obviously, but there wasn't an anti welsh support to any extent. I moved to Wales and started working in bars at 18 until I was 21, and I've obviously drunk in my fair few Welsh bars. At first the Welsh/English thing did my head in, I'd never experienced it before, and I could not understand why whole pubs were cheering on the likes of France against England. Now I've accepted, its LFC v Manutd.

Taffy, you will be a happy f*cker next Saturday...

Cheers for your reply Tony!

I honestly think that England can push the Aussies close, but only if the Aussies aren't on top form - if they are firing on all cylinders then I expect them to be far to good for your lot.

Their backs looked awesome against us and Mortlock and Giteau are their two key backs - stop them playing and don't give them room and you've a chance. But I think they've too many other options that will be too strong for England. Having Robinson back will be a boost for you though, and if you can go back to the way you played in the last WC (by having the forwards doing all the donkey work and giving Johnny Wilkinson the amunition to pick up the three points then it might work) you will have a chance.

I won't be laughing out loud though as I expect the Aussies to win. Would love to see the Scots win though, but I feel the Argies will steamroll over them and their only hope is Patterson's kicking!

All the best though, you'll need it!

[disco]

You can guarantee Mortlock will score a couple of tries running straight through us

[fitzy77]

Eddie's back...........

[Nic83]

hasn't ginge realised there is a rugby world cup thread?

Have you realised how good Torres is and how much a of a sausage you look now?

[Nic83]

Click link below for all you need to know Nic

http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/worldc...argentina.html

Cheers buddy, seen it a bit late though!

[IrishPaul]

Ireland's New Rugby Jersey

[Rocket]

Have you realised how good Torres is and how much a of a sausage you look now?

erm

good come back, WTF?

[Kilteragh]

I wonder how many Irish will be in cardiff on the weekend

Probably more than the French will have.

[Kaip]

I've got a strange feeling in my balls that ingurland are gonna scrap through on saturday





Rhod................a few of us will be down on saturday for both games

[disco]

I've got a strange feeling in my balls that ingurland are gonna scrap through on saturday





Rhod................a few of us will be down on saturday for both games

Hmm, you also predicted Wales would make the quarters, so I'll probably go with that tip

[Kaip]

Hmm, you also predicted Wales would make the quarters, so I'll probably go with that tip

Where did i say that

[Red Chilli]

I've got a strange feeling in my balls that ingurland are gonna scrap through on saturday





Rhod................a few of us will be down on saturday for both games

Same here, England are doing the classical thing that great tournament teams do. Scrap through the early stages, just do enough, improve with each game and blossom in the latter stages. It's weird but it always seems to happen in team sports, there's a lot to be said for momentum.
Teams who peak in the early stages (Argies at football World cup) tend to fall on their arses when the chips are down.
It'll be interesting, we could get gubbed but equally we could scrap a win.

[Kaip]

The aussies have had 3 easy games while england have had to dig in for the last 3 matches, just might help them





Hope not