The Official, Countdown to the Rugby World Cup, 2007 Thread

[FiLL]

allright for everything Rugby union including the world cup, lets discuss it all here...

here are the pools for the cup

http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/EN/Home/Pools/


should b a good world cup i think. the standard of union has improved throughout the world i think, which is a good thing...

the rightful favourites would have to be New Zeland, although they tend to choke come semi finals time .

Australia's been playn 5hit, but they tend to lift for the big occasions and for the world cup. i havnt seen any of the asian sides play in a while.. and its good to see the USA in the world cup aswell, shows good growth of the game .

what are your guy's thoughts, who are your picks, who u going for and who are your dark horses.

i cant waitt !!!

[lex.]

they shouldnt even play. we all know whos gonna win. the all blacks

[King of the Misc]

Good idea but one thing definitely not right, the overall standard has gone down since last world cup. Only NZ are good now and theyre ****ing awesome. Ireland could be a threat though, who knows maybe even scotland could make semis hehe. They had a good 6N last year...

[user1264821321544]

Here in Auckland, New Zealand, right in the middle of the city they have this big billboard-like countdown timer to the World Cup '07 I think or the World Cup '11 (held in NZ)

Anyways I'm going for New Zealand or Springboks to win

[FiLL]

Good idea but one thing definitely not right, the overall standard has gone down since last world cup. Only NZ are good now and theyre ****ing awesome. Ireland could be a threat though, who knows maybe even scotland could make semis hehe. They had a good 6N last year...

yer ireland's improved heaps man.. they have played well in the games i've seen so far this year in the test's..

NZ are unstoppable haha.. but like i mentioned be4, they dont do well in world cups .

u'd expect the main sides to be there in the semi's and in the final..

NZ, Aus, SA and England.. BUT i think Ireland could b a danger.. lets hope its not just a 1 sided event.. i wanna see some big upsets haha.. USA to beat NZ in the semi's haha.

[lex.]

springboks not so hot this year. nz will win. followed by ireland.

[King of the Misc]

yeah I got carried away beacause scot beat england + france this year but yeah mostlikely the big teams will be in semis.

Subscribed btw

[FiLL]

Here in Auckland, New Zealand, right in the middle of the city they have this big billboard-like countdown timer to the World Cup '07 I think or the World Cup '11 (held in NZ)

Anyways I'm going for New Zealand or Springboks to win

that'd b cool... NZ will be pumping when the world cup's on.. they will be going nuts, huge expectation on the shoulders of the kiwis

thanks to the subscribers haha lets get this thread pumping... i know there are more rugby fans out there

[FiLL]

bump...

[ugamelb]

are we even a chance? i put $50 on us at 7-1

[FiLL]

are we even a chance? i put $50 on us at 7-1

not bad odds... gotta have a dark horse haha.

i dont know what the aussie odds are, or would be... they will be good value though i think.. i'll still throw some cash on em haha

[ugamelb]

this is the site i bet on
https://www.sportsbet.com.au/sport/e...36/MenuLevel/C

nz are very short favourites...wow

[FiLL]

no suprise man.. they are without a doubt the best team in the world currently and have been in the best form.. they are a cut above the rest of the world in rugby at the moment..

aus isnt payn to bad. thats value..


ahah put $10 on Romania.

france at $5.50.. thats a suprise, i wouldnt give them that much of a chance.

[Kiwi_Fella]

The Aussies will come good, but at the moment, they are looking very average.

Squad is too old and that forward pack is absolute ****e. Cant give that backline the ball if you can get a hold of it

[kalagan]

The "Rugby World Cup" is pointless : everybody know that the "all blacks" are the best.

[King of the Misc]

The "Rugby World Cup" is pointless : everybody know that the "all blacks" are the best.

47-3 lol

[kalagan]

france at $5.50.. thats a suprise, i wouldnt give them that much of a chance.

France won against the all blacks in the past, and recently whe won against the Englsih. i bet we can be the second team of the World Cup !

[FiLL]

The Aussies will come good, but at the moment, they are looking very average.

Squad is too old and that forward pack is absolute ****e. Cant give that backline the ball if you can get a hold of it

yer there forward packs letting them down big time... especially there front row.. it sux. al baxter cant scrummage.. if they take that front row into the world cup, with that form, they will get hammered. There backline is good and i like Giteau at half back, but your right they cant do much and show there class when they dont get quality ball.

[fourp1ay]

Australia has a chance but it depends on how many rugby league players they manage to buy.

[FiLL]

aus beat scotland this morning 44-15 * i think*

and nz beat wales, they thumped them in the end aswell...

aus looked alot better,especially in the 2nd half...

france v argentina also played and so did
italy v canada.. not sure how those games went though, didnt watch em..


any1 else watch any rugby on the weekend?

[DeGermaan]

Awesome!

[FiLL]

bump !!

[Heavensport]

All Blacks will def make the final, just a matter of who will play them. Probably out of France, Australia or Ireland and maybe perhaps Wales they have been playing good.

[Number69]

yer ireland's improved heaps man.. they have played well in the games i've seen so far this year in the test's..

NZ are unstoppable haha.. but like i mentioned be4, they dont do well in world cups .

u'd expect the main sides to be there in the semi's and in the final..

NZ, Aus, SA and England.. BUT i think Ireland could b a danger.. lets hope its not just a 1 sided event.. i wanna see some big upsets haha.. USA to beat NZ in the semi's haha.

England? HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA - England couldn't beat Fiji. They're **** and managerless.

Best teams are

-NZ
-Irl
-Fra
-?

BUT France are at home and are so unpredictable that I would put them as 2nd favourites. Ireland also have teh ghey pool - France and Argentina with a possible NZ 2nd round.

Australia are a jammy team, wouldn;t be surprised to see them in the semis at least, and from thereonin it's open.

[Number69]

The "Rugby World Cup" is pointless : everybody know that the "all blacks" are the best.

Everyone said that in 95 and 99 too. Probably in 91 aswell, I can't remember.

[FiLL]

All Blacks will def make the final, just a matter of who will play them. Probably out of France, Australia or Ireland and maybe perhaps Wales they have been playing good.

all blacks dont really have a good track record in the world cup,they seem to make the semi's then they choke, maybe this year will be the difference for them

[Number69]

all blacks dont really have a good track record in the world cup,they seem to make the semi's then they choke, maybe this year will be the difference for them

My sentiments exactly! It's been the same with Brazil in the World Cup time and time again. I think 2003 is the only time a team other than NZ went in as favourites (England were favourites after winning Grand slam and beating southern hemisphere teams, plus they had Wilko and Johnson playing amazing).

I remember in 95 after the sf when Lomu demolished England that everyone said South Africa would treat the final as their World Cup but they won (12-9 I think). In 99 NZ were again irresistible but lost in the SF to France iirc.

The one thing I feel that distinguishes this all blacks team though is their consistency and strength in depth. IMO the All Blacks' first and second teams are the two best teams in the world...

[iBswole]

i'm in!

[Reiv]

England are going to get turned upside down and then raped, nice one Andy Robinson.

Cock

[FiLL]

My sentiments exactly! It's been the same with Brazil in the World Cup time and time again. I think 2003 is the only time a team other than NZ went in as favourites (England were favourites after winning Grand slam and beating southern hemisphere teams, plus they had Wilko and Johnson playing amazing).

I remember in 95 after the sf when Lomu demolished England that everyone said South Africa would treat the final as their World Cup but they won (12-9 I think). In 99 NZ were again irresistible but lost in the SF to France iirc.

The one thing I feel that distinguishes this all blacks team though is their consistency and strength in depth. IMO the All Blacks' first and second teams are the two best teams in the world...

yeah there consistency is the key for them, every game they have played in the past year or so has been pretty much flawless.. as long as they dont get any major injuries to there key players, carter,mccaw, collins, etc, they should do well....

of course im hoping the wallabies get there act together by the world cup, but things dont look to promising as of now.