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Rugby World Cup 2011 Thread

Old Sep 11th 2011, 3:50 am
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Originally Posted by bakedbean
Oh crikey, we did something like that. We'd recorded the match (it was afternoon here) and watched it in the evening. Just after half time Mr bakedbean said he'd had enough and switched it off, put some music on. I looked at the result on my Pod and said... ahem, better switch back on

We had Kiwi commentary which was appalling, so biased and incorrect. And read this morning that they were using a "new ball". Does that account for Jonny's inability to score? The Kiwi commentators mentioned nothing about the new ball... pfffft.
The thing that pissed me of about the commentary was that when the ref had something quite lengthy and interesting to say (helps one understand the rules better) the commentators just kept going on and on and on...Ariston?
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Old Sep 11th 2011, 3:51 am
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Originally Posted by DeadVim
Was it a different shape?
No but they've taken the homing device out of it.

Aus v Italy on tele here at 13.30. Is that live? Anyhoo, off to watch it soon.
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Originally Posted by Sherlock Holmes
No but they've taken the homing device out of it.

Aus v Italy on tele here at 13.30. Is that live? Anyhoo, off to watch it soon.
Looks like the rugger buggers have taken a leaf out of the footballer's "England At A World Cup" guidebook.

Wobblies game is live I think, not sure I'll get to watch it, I was out all yesterday afternoon/evening on the booze so some housework needs to be done to redress the balance if I'm a hope of watching the F1 later
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Originally Posted by DeadVim
Looks like the rugger buggers have taken a leaf out of the footballer's "England At A World Cup" guidebook.

Wobblies game is live I think, not sure I'll get to watch it, I was out all yesterday afternoon/evening on the booze so some housework needs to be done to redress the balance if I'm a hope of watching the F1 later
Plan A: Shower, lunch while watching rugger, kip this arvo then up for the F1

Plan B: As above.
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Surprisingly this time I'm not receiving the world feed commentary, just local Kiwi comms aided by the likes of Smithy & Grant Fox - let's see how hard they are on the Aussies today.

I thought they were fair during the Argentina match.

Which channels in Oz are showing, Foxtel plus which other?
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Originally Posted by General Tojo
Surprisingly this time I'm not receiving the world feed commentary, just local Kiwi comms aided by the likes of Smithy & Grant Fox - let's see how hard they are on the Aussies today.

I thought they were fair during the Argentina match.

Which channels in Oz are showing, Foxtel plus which other?
Channel 9 ... The "Home Of The Queensland Bulls" apparently, never actually seen them on Channel 9 but there you go ...
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Originally Posted by Bob
The kiwi first match was against much easier opponents though...and the Oz opener has to be the softest of them all, against Italy...that should be an exercise in how to count points...
6 all at half time.

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Originally Posted by Alfresco
6 all at half time.
Yep. Is shaping up like last night's game.

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Originally Posted by Alfresco
6 all at half time.
The Italians have a forward gear apparently.

It could be worse, the Wobblies could be up against Samoa
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Originally Posted by DeadVim
The Italians have a forward gear apparently.

It could be worse, the Wobblies could be up against Samoa

It didn't last long!

One way traffic now.
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Originally Posted by Alfresco
It didn't last long!

One way traffic now.
Are they playing with the same shaped ball that England had a go with?
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Originally Posted by DeadVim
Are they playing with the same shaped ball that England had a go with?

Probably the same one.
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I think I'm too stressed (after the English match) to watch anymore today. Think I'll have a lie down.
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I hope the Welsh can do something good tonight .
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