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Official Rugby Thread
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BoyBrumby
Englishman
Jason Robinson quits international Rugby
From the beeb's website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/4279628.stm
Despite Jase's insisting that he still hs a lot to offer, anyone who saw his form in The 6 Nations & the Lions tour can see he's clearly not the player he was. He'd be 33 come France 2007, which is pensioner age for wings, so I really think he's made the right call. I also suspect Andy Robinson would've lacked the stones to make it, so it's good news for us IMO.
Opens up the full back slot nicely for Van Gisbergen too. Kinda depressing that the great white hope of English Rugby is a Kiwi with a Dutch passport tho. Ah, well...
Thanks for the memories tho Jason.
From the beeb's website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/4279628.stm
Despite Jase's insisting that he still hs a lot to offer, anyone who saw his form in The 6 Nations & the Lions tour can see he's clearly not the player he was. He'd be 33 come France 2007, which is pensioner age for wings, so I really think he's made the right call. I also suspect Andy Robinson would've lacked the stones to make it, so it's good news for us IMO.
Opens up the full back slot nicely for Van Gisbergen too. Kinda depressing that the great white hope of English Rugby is a Kiwi with a Dutch passport tho. Ah, well...
Thanks for the memories tho Jason.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Just watching The Taffs v The ABs. Very scrappy game so far. Taffs holding their own despite being several key players down (think the ABs are testing a few fringe players too). Maybe conceeding too much turn-over ball tho.
Kelleher shanked a dead-set try tho, the selfish little sod. Only had to pass to Umaga & the big fella was over. & as I type Gear goes over for the first try. 11-3 kick to come.
Kelleher shanked a dead-set try tho, the selfish little sod. Only had to pass to Umaga & the big fella was over. & as I type Gear goes over for the first try. 11-3 kick to come.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Second half was pretty embarrassing for Wales. Great game from Carter, seems to get better & better. Only scrap of consolation for an English fan (aside from Wales losing, obv!Blaze said:
) is that it's still 2 years to the WC. NZ have a bad habit of peaking too early.Looking like a Slam tour tho.
Blaze
Banned
BoyBrumby said:Second half was pretty embarrassing for Wales. Great game from Carter, seems to get better & better. Only scrap of consolation for an English fan (aside from Wales losing, obv!
Looking like a Slam tour tho.
I hate it how we are percieved as peaking in between world cups. Are we supposed to not play our best and lose heaps of games like England in between world cups? Will that give us more of a chance in France in 07. The introduction of the World Cup has devalued the meaning of internationals IMO. It seems that all any one gives a toss about is the world cup.
Perhaps there should be a world championship knockout comp between each world cup so that we can gauge who are actually the world champions and so that the world cup doesn't become the be all and end all.
Maybe I would feel diferently if we could win the stupid thing.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
I would like to see an official play-off between the 6 Nations & Tri-Nations champions. I agree with the perception of the WC as the be-all & end-all tho. It's certainly a straw we're clinging to up here! We're not just poo, we're building for the World Cup!Blaze said:I hate it how we are percieved as peaking in between world cups. Are we supposed to not play our best and lose heaps of games like England in between world cups? Will that give us more of a chance in France in 07. The introduction of the World Cup has devalued the meaning of internationals IMO. It seems that all any one gives a toss about is the world cup.
Perhaps there should be a world championship knockout comp between each world cup so that we can gauge who are actually the world champions and so that the world cup doesn't become the be all and end all.
Maybe I would feel diferently if we could win the stupid thing.
I didn't see the game, but I see that yer Frogs have done The Crims 26-16. Looks like the score flatters Oz a bit as they scored a last min converted try. I know they've got loadsa injuries, but they aren't looking too flash just lately. Eddie may be about to be shown the door.
Smudge
Hall of Fame Member
I had to take life back a few years and listen to the match on the radio. Ugggh. Once again, we seem to be our own worst enemies - particularly with finishing moves off. If Kelleher had passed to Umaga (or even So'oialo on the inside) in the 16th minute, I think we would have passed 50 comfortably. Plenty of handling errors, but that's to be expected. It sounded like Masoe had a solid debut, as did Tialata. Umaga a bit inconsistent early on, but improved as the game went on.
Bring on Ireland - the Slam is looking good.
Bring on Ireland - the Slam is looking good.
open365
International Vice-Captain
good point(deja vu).steds said:
if we're talking local,im a www.waterloorugby.com player and supporter.
Smudge
Hall of Fame Member
Did English supporters think that before they won? While I want the ABs to win the World Cup, I don't want us dropping a shedload of games inbetween. It's not part of the All Blacks culture. In saying that, I don't have any problems with the way the Henry Cartel is going about things.marc71178 said: