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Post by Imy on Sept 14, 2007 22:12:23 GMT
england got battered 36-0 what a fucking joke!! we played shite and didnt even look like doing anything.. they have been basking in the glory of 2003 for about 3 and a half years and didnt bother planning for this world cup properly and they are paying the price. they need to beat samoa big time now or go home ashamed to show their face in public!
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Post by kokka78 on Sept 14, 2007 23:04:34 GMT
As i said before after the first try i stop t watch it  |
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Post by redsoldier on Sept 15, 2007 8:13:06 GMT
hahahahaha at englands demise.
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Post by stonecarver on Sept 17, 2007 14:18:33 GMT
Dear me, at least England can't get any worse.   aint hindsight a wonderful thing nice one markymark. #thumb# |
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Post by markymark on Sept 17, 2007 18:38:46 GMT
At least England now can't get any worse. All the 6 nations teams look inept to be honest.
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Post by Stew on Sept 22, 2007 12:56:29 GMT
New Zealand to run away with it sadly. Ireland don't have as much of a chance as the media is making out, for one reason we have Eddie O'Sullivan as our coach! The guy needs to be fired, seriously. We haven't delivered with the best generation of Irish players for decades (possibly ever) it's a crying shame really. He's delivered 2 triple crowns in the last couple of years. He was denied a Grand Slam in injury-time by France in Croke park and again injury-time by France against Scotland cost us the Championship. Did it ever occur to you that the greatest generation of Irish players might have had something to do with O'Sullivan? I remmeber the hidings dished out in Twickenham and Murrayfield in the 80's and 90's very well, as well as the beatings the Southern hemisphere sides would dish out. All those teams respect us now. O'Sullivan has brought this team on hugely. We've beaten England regularly, beaten Australia recently and ran the All Blacks close twice, away from home. We have a great chance of doing well in this World Cup. Give Eddie a break and get behind the team, Richt! Richt, I have to hold my hands up and say that you were dead right and I couldn't have been more wrong. We are a shambles at the moment. Even if by some minor miracle we manage to score 4 tries against a very good Argie team then the All Blacks would mangle us in Cardiff in the quarters. How has this happened  |
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Post by Chris on Sept 22, 2007 15:48:20 GMT
England 44 - 22  |
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Post by Carlito's Way on Sept 22, 2007 17:08:11 GMT
Actually a decent performance although Wilkinson needs to work on a few things as does Barkley. Phil Vickery should be back for the next game as well. (We're still gonna get hammered by Australia or New Zealand if we miraculously beat Australia).
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Post by Imy on Sept 22, 2007 17:39:11 GMT
we were lucky to win today.. samoa were fantastic and it was much closer than the scoreline suggests! great to see wilko back and hopefully we will put some pride back into english rugby!
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Post by Carlito's Way on Sept 22, 2007 17:47:40 GMT
we were lucky to win today.. samoa were fantastic and it was much closer than the scoreline suggests! great to see wilko back and hopefully we will put some pride back into english rugby! Samoa were indeed fantastic but we were the better team despite some panicky bollocks. |
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Post by kokka78 on Sept 22, 2007 17:54:57 GMT
and Wilko is back!!! #dance# was great to seeing him on the pitch again |
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Post by stonecarver on Sept 26, 2007 10:35:32 GMT
At least England now can't get any worse. All the 6 nations teams look inept to be honest. A bit harsh mate. Wales have played some lovely rugby at times. If they could eliminate the handeling errors they'd be doing much better.  |
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Post by johnboy14 on Sept 26, 2007 16:58:22 GMT
I played rugby quite a lot as a teenager and I must say that even Argentina are making bigger strides than teams in the northern hemisphere. One thing I notice for southern hemisphere teams is the skill levels all of them have when handling the ball, they play rugby at a greater tempo and generally make us look shit. I was expecting big things from Ireland but am so dissappointed in Eddie Osullivans preparations for the tournament, If you fail to prepare prepare to fail as once uttered by Roy keane. I have an inclining about south africa just a hunch. I worry the all blacks might get france and they haven't been in a war yet unlike France. France is the only team in the northern hemisphere that is gonna do anything.
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Post by kokka78 on Sept 28, 2007 9:21:21 GMT
LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO insists the fear of being confirmed as the worst world champions in history will inspire England to victory against Tonga here in Paris tonight.
No defending champs have ever failed to reach the quarter-finals in the 20 years of the competition.
Now Wasps giant Dally, 35, insists it is payback time for the fans as England go in search of a last-eight place against Australia in Marseilles next week.
Victory will clinch second spot in Pool A behind South Africa.
Dallaglio said: “We covered ourselves in glory four years ago but there’s been very little glorious about us since.
“We’ve managed to come fourth in Europe twice and arrived here ranked seventh in the world, yet the backing we receive is never less than astonishing.
“The supporters should know that players don’t take that sort of loyalty for granted.
“There will be a level of passion and pride in our ranks that, I believe, will prove too strong for Tonga — despite their wonderful achievements here so far.
“Failure to meet up once again with our dear friends Australia in Marseilles next week is unthinkable. The fans are entitled to expect us to get to the quarter-finals, after which things become judged on a wholly different level.”
Head coach Brian Ashton dropped Dallaglio after the stumbling win over the USA.
The back rower admits that, personally, this World Cup has so far been a frustrating experience — but he blames himself.
He said: “Things have not turned out the way I’d wanted but I cannot look beyond myself for the answer to that.
“Any of the 15 guys who won the disappointing opening game against the USA could have been dropped. It happened that I was one of those to feel the axe.
“I was beginning to worry that, after switching around the line-ups, the changes might have been even more minimal because we produced a half-decent performance against Samoa.
“I hated to think that the USA game could have been my last in an England jersey, always a possibility if I was again outside the 22 and we failed to progress. That’s why I’m delighted to be back in the 22 and aching to get on to the field. I want to make a positive impact in this World Cup, something I haven’t achieved so far.”
Dallaglio admits he is wary of a Tongan team who have proved to be the shock package of the tournament.
He said: “I was in the team which crushed them 101-10 at Twickenham in the 1999 World Cup, the first Test between the nations. They were very unstructured, and struggled to bring together their best players from clubs outside Tonga.
“That’s changed. Their foreign-based players are here and brought a high standard of set-piece expertise and forward clout with them.
“We won’t be able to maul these blokes half the way up the pitch the way we did against Samoa, and their scrum will be much stronger.”
England banished their demons against Samoa, winning 44-22, but faded after a good opening quarter. Dallaglio said: “We ended up having to beat them twice. When you go 23-6 up, you are in charge. Yet we allowed them back in the game.
“What mattered, after the awful pain of that 36-0 drubbing from South Africa, was that we had the character, organisation and defence to withstand their best period and finish well on top.
“I was especially thrilled for my Wasps team-mate Paul Sackey, who scored two tries. He’s waited ages to show his class.”
England have three survivors from 1999 in the squad — all of them Wasps.
Dallaglio recalled: “I remember vividly one of their guys with a very long name taking out our full-back, Matt Perry, in mid-air.
“Phil Vickery took an instant dislike to the bloke and promptly cut his name in half.
“Phil, Joe Worsley and I all start on the bench but we all want to be on the field when, as I believe, England take that major step into the quarter-finals.
“We owe England that much at the very least after the last four years.”
TheSun
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Post by Imy on Sept 28, 2007 17:27:32 GMT
we need to win tonight big time or else it will be an embarassment.. hope we can and then regroup for the quarters and take it from there. atleast the main man jonny wilkinson is firin!
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