Rugby World Cup 2011

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

Realised theres no thread for this.

Glad to see england scrape through… not sure if I can do many more of these matches through the night!

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

+ sort it out johnny!!

[Alcatraz]

Well that was piss poor. I wonder what the score would have been if Wilkinson and Rodriguez had landed all their kicks. But what a difference Ben Youngs makes. Quite why he didnt start I do not know.

[Istari]

Thankfully there are not too many 2am kick offs. Bloody painfull todays game but a win is a win. It has to get better. Georgia and Romania won't be push overs, especially if we play like that. And Scotland will always be hard. Games we will win but it needs to be better.

Fuck knows what was going on with the kicking as well. Roof on, no wind. Jonny was terrible as were Contepomi and Rodrigeuz

[Istari]

Well that was piss poor. I wonder what the score would have been if Wilkinson and Rodriguez had landed all their kicks. But what a difference Ben Youngs makes. Quite why he didnt start I do not know.

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

Solid defence but was not able to get much going forward due to the ref

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

My glimmer of hope is that foden and armitage looked good when they got brought into the game, we just never got it out to them. Fair play to ben youngs, really stepped up to the plate.

Am I alone in seeing alan from the hangover whenever I look at dan cole?

[Istari]

Am I alone in seeing alan from the hangover whenever I look at dan cole?

[pink_triangle]

Gutted about the Wales loss, one of the best world cup performances I have seen from us. We have really been screwed by the draw. I think we will now struggle to qualify, where as I think we would have won englands group and finished second in the others.

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

Gutted about the Wales loss, one of the best world cup performances I have seen from us. We have really been screwed by the draw. I think we will now struggle to qualify, where as I think we would have won englands group and finished second in the others.

[pink_triangle]

The trouble is in general our performances come against the pacific islanders which is why the draw was so bad for us.

[Mcscotty]

Gutted about the Wales loss, one of the best world cup performances I have seen from us. We have really been screwed by the draw. I think we will now struggle to qualify, where as I think we would have won englands group and finished second in the others.

[Uncle Liam]

I dont see how you can refer to Scotland as a top team.

[pink_triangle]

Don't see why you think you've been screwed by the draw, you shouldn't have a problem getting past the group stages, of course then you probably meet the Aussies.

[The Nal]

These early kick offs really mean the World Cup is of little use to me this time round. No chance I'm getting up at 7am.

9.30am for the Australia match on Saturday is a runner but thats it for the foreseeable.

[Wooderson]

Interested to see global viewing figures for this once the tourney is over. If theyre 50% of the previous competition I'd be amazed. What will the knock on effect be for advertising revenue & general hype or profile for the game one wonders. National broadcaster in Ireland aint even showing most of the matches... comes across as a bit of niche event to my normally well tuned in eyes and ears.

Kiwi/Aussie/Pacific Island figures way up obviously, but the rest of the major nations I'd say the numbers are minute.

[TheGayTent]

Gutted about the Wales loss, one of the best world cup performances I have seen from us. We have really been screwed by the draw. I think we will now struggle to qualify, where as I think we would have won englands group and finished second in the others.

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

Interested to see global viewing figures for this once the tourney is over. If theyre 50% of the previous competition I'd be amazed. What will the knock on effect be for advertising revenue & general hype or profile for the game one wonders. National broadcaster in Ireland aint even showing most of the matches... comes across as a bit of niche event to my normally well tuned in eyes and ears.

Kiwi/Aussie/Pacific Island figures way up obviously, but the rest of the major nations I'd say the numbers are minute.

[wee_insomniac]

Being in Australia would make a bit of difference, those extra couple of hours really count!

[pink_triangle]

Screwed by the draw or screwed by your inability to believe in yourselves, and therefore choke when it mattered?

Wales are like the all blacks only worse...

[Istari]

Interested to see global viewing figures for this once the tourney is over. If theyre 50% of the previous competition I'd be amazed. What will the knock on effect be for advertising revenue & general hype or profile for the game one wonders. National broadcaster in Ireland aint even showing most of the matches... comes across as a bit of niche event to my normally well tuned in eyes and ears.

Kiwi/Aussie/Pacific Island figures way up obviously, but the rest of the major nations I'd say the numbers are minute.

[Alcatraz]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/14907616.stm

Sheridan the first to drop. To be honest, Stevens looked very good when he came on, plus I'd have always have taken Matt Stevens in his form prior to his ban over Sheridan.

Wonder if Johnson will draft in a direct replacement, or maybe just be content with the 5 props, or maybe give Hendrie Fourie his chance at last

[Istari]

Should be a good game in the morning. USA v Russia. 18th v 19th ranked sides in the tournament making it quite even but both teams will be looking impress.

[Istari]

http://news.bbc.co.u...on/14907616.stm

Sheridan the first to drop. To be honest, Stevens looked very good when he came on, plus I'd have always have taken Matt Stevens in his form prior to his ban over Sheridan.

Wonder if Johnson will draft in a direct replacement, or maybe just be content with the 5 props, or maybe give Hendrie Fourie his chance at last

[minute5072]

Well done Ireland