Player of the tournament?

[reptillia]

Darcy will have to play better than he did for 2005 Lions tour of NZ. Biggest disappointment for me

Oh god yeah! He played terrible and looked extremely unfit! But he's been back to his best this season.

 

[Johnners]

Australia winning it would be a mockery of Test match rugby.

It would be more a mockery of the All Blacks tbh

 

[ohtani's jacket]

It would be more a mockery of the All Blacks tbh

That too, but Test rugby would be at all time low if Australia won the World Cup.

 

[Perm]

That too, but Test rugby would be at all time low if Australia won the World Cup.

How so?

 

[ohtani's jacket]

They're a poor Test side.

If a poor Test side wins the World Cup what does that say about Test match rugby?

 

[Perm]

They're a poor Test side.

If a poor Test side wins the World Cup what does that say about Test match rugby?

In your opinion they are a poor Test side.

 

[ohtani's jacket]

Of course it's my opinion...

 

[Perm]

Of course it's my opinion...

So Australia may not in fact be a poor Test side.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

So Australia may not in fact be a poor Test side.

Oyoyoy... This is getting silly. Why launch at someone for having an opinion differing from yours, Perm?

Cripes. Just cos someone says something negative about your team doesn't give you the right to grind them down. If I cared everytime someone said something **** about poor ole Heath, I'd be dead by now.

 

[Perm]

Oyoyoy... This is getting silly. Why launch at someone for having an opinion differing from yours, Perm?

Cripes. Just cos someone says something negative about your team doesn't give you the right to grind them down. If I cared everytime someone said something **** about poor ole Heath, I'd be dead by now.

I wasn't launching at him, I was just pointing out that Australia may not be a poor Test side, even if ohtani's jacket thinks that they are.

 

[Johnners]

If Australia win the World Cup and defeat the All Blacks and/or South Africa on the way, i think that'd be enough to prove they most certainly aren't a poor test side.

 

[Fiery]

If Australia win the World Cup and defeat the All Blacks and/or South Africa on the way, i think that'd be enough to prove they most certainly aren't a poor test side.

State the obvious mate

 

[ohtani's jacket]

When Australia have a scrum I'll respect them.

 

[Fiery]

When Australia have a scrum I'll respect them.

Fat Dunnings good

 

[ohtani's jacket]

Wouldn't know... The Aussies refuse to engage.

 

[Fiery]

Wouldn't know... The Aussies refuse to engage.

I know...there's a fairly good reason for that...they're much weaker

 

[KennyD]

Smarter though, and refs just aren't willing to ping them.

 

[NUFAN]

When Australia have a scrum I'll respect them.

Who won las time The Wallabies and the All Blacks met?

We aren't poor..

 

[BoyBrumby]

Smarter though, and refs just aren't willing to ping them.

Yep. Shepherdson & Dunning definitely pulled a fast one in the last Oz/NZ game. Very cute, but it's seriously weak refereeing to let them get away with it. It must've been a full half-hour before there was a properly set scrum in that game.

Mind you, Oz have something of a history in this respect. Baxter & Young nearly conned Watson into giving Oz the last WC. I'm just so pleased we won because (aside from the obvious) it means we can legitimately moan about the piss-poor reffing without it looking like sour grapes.

 

[reptillia]

Dan Vickerman for mine

No offence mate but I can't see it happening