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FifthelementFifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,963
edited October 2011 in All Encompassing Trip
So . . . who's watching? And who are you cheering for?


Cheering for Canada of course; but also for New Zealand (for sentimental reasons) :mrgreen:


Btw, really enjoyed the opening ceremony. Great Job NZ :thumbup: :clap: Really looking forward to watching the tournament (even if the games start at zero-dark-stupid here ;):mrgreen:

http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/standings/index.html

TEAMS

Pool A: New Zealand, France, Tonga, Canada, Japan

Pool B: Argentina, England, Scotland, Georgia, Romania

Pool C: Australia, Ireland, Italy, Russia, United States

Pool D: South Africa, Wales, Fiji, Samoa, Namibia.
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Up the wallabies. I've bought a jersey and the Aussies kick off tomorrow against the Italians.
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  • Jearlpam0925Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,262
    It's hard as hell to see any matches here in The States. At least NBC will be showing a few.
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    It's hard as hell to see any matches here in The States. At least NBC will be showing a few.

    My sis is going to be in nz with an American friend. They are going to check out Australia vs USA. Will be interesting
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  • FifthelementFifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,963
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    It's hard as hell to see any matches here in The States. At least NBC will be showing a few.

    We're lucky here, both TSN2 and/or TSN will be broadcasting all of the game :thumbup:
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  • Jearlpam0925Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,262
    pjfan31 wrote:
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    It's hard as hell to see any matches here in The States. At least NBC will be showing a few.

    My sis is going to be in nz with an American friend. They are going to check out Australia vs USA. Will be interesting

    Yeah, they'll get smoked(the US). If they can beat both Russia and Italy then that's a strong showing, and I'd be happy.
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    wadda you wanna be?????



    WALLABIES!!!!!
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • tinkerbelltinkerbell New Zealand Posts: 2,161
    Kinda obvious who I'll be supporting. The whole country is in party mode and the excitment is pulsing. My husband was glued to the TV all weekend - watching all of the games.

    GO THE MIGHTY ALL BLACKS

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  • morellomorello Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 6,217
    I'm not into rugby at al but just thought I should say hi as a New Zealander in Auckland. I'm bummed I missed the fireworks etc on the opening night but ahem I was on my way back from PJ20 so not too bummed! ;):lol:

    Anyway, not into rugby but I hope we do well, fk it I hope we KICK ARSE & WIN!
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  • FifthelementFifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,963
    tinkerbell wrote:
    Kinda obvious who I'll be supporting. The whole country is in party mode and the excitment is pulsing. My husband was glued to the TV all weekend - watching all of the games.

    GO THE MIGHTY ALL BLACKS

    allblacksmed.jpg

    I've been dvr'ing them and then trying to avoid all sports news till I watch them.

    I thought the opening ceremonies were very well done. The AB haka was freakin' awesome. Gave me the chills :mrgreen: It was definitely more intimidating than the Tongan sipi tau :D
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  • tinkerbelltinkerbell New Zealand Posts: 2,161
    Fifthelement wrote:
    I've been dvr'ing them and then trying to avoid all sports news till I watch them.

    I thought the opening ceremonies were very well done. The AB haka was freakin' awesome. Gave me the chills :mrgreen: It was definitely more intimidating than the Tongan sipi tau :D

    The Haka is always awesome. The opening ceremony was really quite spectacular - made me proud to be a Kiwi :D
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  • FifthelementFifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,963
    GO

    CANADA

    GO

    !!!!!!
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  • FifthelementFifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,963
    Woo hoo! Excellent start :mrgreen: Great game versus Tonga :D
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  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    is canada in a brutal pool or what?
  • tinkerbelltinkerbell New Zealand Posts: 2,161
    Well done Canada - those Tongans are hard men.
    polaris_x wrote:
    is canada in a brutal pool or what?

    I don't think there are any "easy" pools - possibly pool B, only because there are no Tri Nations teams.
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  • FifthelementFifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,963
    tinkerbell wrote:
    Well done Canada - those Tongans are hard men.
    polaris_x wrote:
    is canada in a brutal pool or what?

    I don't think there are any "easy" pools - possibly pool B, only because there are no Tri Nations teams.

    I agree with Tinkerbell; there really aren't any easy pools. I hope that Canada does well enough to at least finish third so they can qualify for the 2015 RWC. That is of course if they don't qualify for for the quarter-finals :D Lot's heart on the team and a fair bit of confidence in themselves :D
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  • FifthelementFifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,963
    Well, that was a handy blow-out by the ABs over Japan. The team seems on fire and well-disciplined. Enjoying
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    I'm looking forward to the more serious matches... hard to get excited for NZ vs Japan...

    Aust vs NZ in the final... now we're talking...
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  • FifthelementFifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,963
    pjfan31 wrote:
    I'm looking forward to the more serious matches... hard to get excited for NZ vs Japan...

    Aust vs NZ in the final... now we're talking...

    A grudge match extraordinaire :mrgreen:
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Fifthelement wrote:
    pjfan31 wrote:
    I'm looking forward to the more serious matches... hard to get excited for NZ vs Japan...

    Aust vs NZ in the final... now we're talking...

    A grudge match extraordinaire :mrgreen:


    And good to see youre showing your support for the mighty Aussies judging by your avatar
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  • FifthelementFifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,963
    pjfan31 wrote:
    Fifthelement wrote:
    pjfan31 wrote:
    I'm looking forward to the more serious matches... hard to get excited for NZ vs Japan...

    Aust vs NZ in the final... now we're talking...

    A grudge match extraordinaire :mrgreen:


    And good to see youre showing your support for the mighty Aussies judging by your avatar

    R'uh R'oh . . . :shock: :? Might be a change in avatar upcoming :mrgreen:
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Fifthelement wrote:

    And good to see youre showing your support for the mighty Aussies judging by your avatar

    R'uh R'oh . . . :shock: :? Might be a change in avatar upcoming :mrgreen:[/quote]

    I preferred your last one.
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  • FifthelementFifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,963
    I imagine you did ;):D
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    A friend pointed out something to me last night about Sonny Bill Williams's hair.....
    Back in league he had the street thug style.
    Now that he's a union player he has a professional style.
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    A friend pointed out something to me last night about Sonny Bill Williams's hair.....
    Back in league he had the street thug style.
    Now that he's a union player he has a professional style.

    Who's that you're referring to?

    Money Bill Williams?
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    pjfan31 wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    A friend pointed out something to me last night about Sonny Bill Williams's hair.....
    Back in league he had the street thug style.
    Now that he's a union player he has a professional style.

    Who's that you're referring to?

    Money Bill Williams?

    Money boarding school hair Williams.
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  • satansbedsatansbed Posts: 2,139
    c'mon ireland woooooooooooppppp :D:D:D
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    satansbed wrote:
    c'mon ireland woooooooooooppppp :D:D:D

    That's enough out of you....

    Aussies need to bounce back big time from this.
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  • satansbedsatansbed Posts: 2,139
    pjfan31 wrote:
    satansbed wrote:
    c'mon ireland woooooooooooppppp :D:D:D

    That's enough out of you....

    Aussies need to bounce back big time from this.

    im pretty hyper from 2 cups of coffee as well as the adrenalin, the defence and the pack where awesome.

    the scrum and the lineout are the two most important facets of the game, also blows the world cup right open, south africa austraila and new zealand in the same side of the draw.

    its going to be absolutly fascinating

    forwards win games, backs decide by how much
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    i think it's kind of bogus to have the two tiers in this tournament ... i mean giving the better ranked teams an advantage totally dispels the notion of having this tournament ... i don't know if canada could have beaten france but having to play them on 3 days rest vs. the week france had is just not really fair ... i can't think of any world cup type tournament that gives such a distinct advantage ...
  • tinkerbelltinkerbell New Zealand Posts: 2,161
    WOO HOO IRELAND!!! :D

    Goes to show that there aren't as many certainties as we all thought. The All Blacks face France this week, our arch enemies in the World Cup, I hope the AB's kick some French ass. Well done to Wales too :)
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