View Poll Results: Rugby World Cup 2011 - Who will win?

New Zealand

30.91%

Australia

8.18%

South Africa

12.73%

England

17.27%

Ireland

5.45%

France

2.73%

Scotland

2.73%

Argentina

0.91%

Wales

8.18%

Fiji

1.82%

Samoa

0.91%

Italy

1.82%

Bizarre Outcome

6.36%

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Oct 8th 2011, 10:05 am

#511

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2011 Thread

I am off to the tab. Double check that the french wine has not turned overnight.

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A bright sunny day celebrating a wonderful French win,dinner with my family and a young lady,Saffers to beat the wallibies,NZ also to win

Oct 8th 2011, 10:09 am

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I am off to the tab. Double check that the french wine has not turned overnight.

Oct 8th 2011, 10:37 am

#513

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They can but will the same team turn up? I just want the best northern hemisphere team to win. Allez les frogs or taffs.

You never know - I reckon New Zealand haven't had much of a taste for 'knock-out' rugby lately.

Question is - would they dare have an attack of the collywobbles in front of their own supporters? After all, Dan Carter is out

Oct 8th 2011, 10:47 am

#514

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Is the expectation level of the kiwi public so high they will blow it under the pressure?

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Oct 8th 2011, 10:59 am

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To everyone who said England: "WRONG!"
To everyone who said Ireland (including me): "WRONG!"

Heigh ho. Well, at least we've won 6 golf Majors in the last few years.

Oct 8th 2011, 11:06 am

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To everyone who said England: "WRONG!"
To everyone who said Ireland (including me): "WRONG!"

Heigh ho. Well, at least we've won 6 golf Majors in the last few years.

Well you can't acuse the ref of bias - he was pinging the French in the second half - and in the end it was still the handling.

Flood flicked at least 2 balls nowhere in particular after breaking the line...

Oct 8th 2011, 11:52 am

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It was a great game but the score-line is a bit flattering for England as they were never really in it. England's usually solid defence was not there in the 1st half. France's 2 tries were soft but England had to work hard for theirs.

Wales were awesome.

Oct 8th 2011, 11:53 am

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You were saying

Bugger

Missed it as at footie with Sean. They then announced the result at the end FFS

suppose it saved me wasting 80 mins

Come on the Welsh now

Oct 8th 2011, 12:24 pm

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Bugger

Missed it as at footie with Sean. They then announced the result at the end FFS

suppose it saved me wasting 80 mins

Come on the Welsh now

Indeed boyo

and I can watch it at a sensible time too

Oct 8th 2011, 12:28 pm

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Is the expectation level of the kiwi public so high they will blow it under the pressure?

Well - you never know... only when all the matches have been played will we find out. Think its unlikely (myself) that there'll be any other winner than New Zealand.

I just noticed in the last few World Cups that they lost matches when they were expected to win

Oct 8th 2011, 12:43 pm

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I just noticed in the last few World Cups that they lost matches when they were expected to win

Really now?

Oct 8th 2011, 1:29 pm

#522

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dont know, i think its going to take a great team to beat the welsh

Oct 8th 2011, 1:31 pm

#523

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2011 Thread

Well well well to anyone who knows anything about rugby its turned out exactly as predicted lol at people who thought eng would progress!!!!
Wales v France nice