Just a thought.

When you finally get there - or are there - when England (or Scotland) play the Aussies at Rugby or football or rugby or for the ashes will you be changing to support the Aussies or Engerland?

If it is England verses the Aussies then definitely England. If it is the Aussie verses anyone else then Aussies of course!

I recon it would depend on who is winning at the time.

Tony C

I supported England through the last world cup and got so much grief from the locals (who can't even qualify) that I am determined to support the 3 lions.

No matter how much we lose at least we have pride, dignity and honour in loss. Rarely do Aussies praise the opposition for a good game when they lose. I have heard the ref blamed countless times.

Aussies are very sore losers and do not deserve our support.

I'll be supporting the mighty Boks & anyone playing England or Australia. England v Australia, I'd go for England (although it hurts to say it!), I could never support the cheating Wallabies. I think NZ are going to win it, I have no problem with that, they are a great team with honour & tradition, unlike the Wallabies.

Do you think South Africa have been coming out of their last few games with honour?

Probably not, but the home game against Australia & the game against NZ in Duniedin had the Boks playing with honour & passion. I don't like the Wallabies, in Gregan they have their worst captain ever, constantly moaning & trying to influence the ref, gone are the great captains like Farr-Jones & Lyngan. In players like Owen Finnigan, they have their cynical & cheating side. Their coach, Eddie Jones is the worst they have ever had (& also talks the most crap). I can't stand them.

It will have to be ENGLAND.

Could never support another country at any sporting event.

The girlfriends family can give me all the stick they like but I wont change.

TT

Australia for me

As an englishman living in NZ it has to be Wales for me??

England of course !!

And anyone playing Australia, cos it winds the wife up a treat

oh dear...can women join in this discussion? Have to say my experience of the Aussies losing was completely different! I was in Sydney at a party 8 years ago just after England beat Australia in the rugby, and found people very interested to hear I was from the Uk and they all said how good a game it was - no pommie bashing at all! one guy even shook hands with me a said 'good game - well done'
Perhaps I missed something?

sue

Every aussie i've met has been a bit of a poor looser when it comes to sport.

I was up at an aussie mates (wifes mates hubby actually) house (in durham uk) for a weekend a year or so ago, when the commonwealth games was on. Jesus did he constantly rub it in about how well they were doing, and how crap at sport england was. Really pissed me off lol. Guess i was the bad looser that time! If he had kept on much more i might have done somthing that could uncur the wifes wrath!
Maybe its more that aussies are poor winners?

Got to agree with you there PeteY

The Aussies I have met have been very bad loosers.

When they are winning you cant shut them up and when they loose you cant get anything out of them and they change subjects very quickly.

Now we just need to learn to win at the cricket and I will be very happy.

TT

You notice the poor loser mentality in the media. If the Aussies win at netball it has top billing sports item even if they lost at Rugby. Who gives a monkeys about netball?

As far as the world athletics championships go I think the only event was the 400m hurdles because an Aussie won it. There isn't much hype about the rugby world cup because shock horror they might not win. They are still smarting from losses to the All Blacks and England.

Aussies will taunt you whenever England lose (even at netball) so do not support the yellow and green.