barnsleymat

I'm dreading this week, i pretty certain all the locals at work will now be claim Irish heritage (because they own a Boyzone CD).

It's going to be a Plastic Paddy Nightmare.

RobDon

Pity there isnt a "Like" button!!
Ditto what he says!!

Charismatic

I hope the French put on a better show against the All Blacks than they are against the Canadians. If the All Blacks win kiwis will be gloating and clucking for weeks until they get knocked out .

lardyl

LOL

Bo-Jangles

It doesn't really matter though, does it? Listening to everyone, it's already a foregone conclusion that the ABs are in the final and the rest of the competition is about who with. I am so hoping that they get a bloody shock!!!

Whatever happens will be equally as bad; we'll never hear the last of it. It'll be either the gloating or the whining that other team or ref cheated.

j19fmm

Or you could always embrace the mood and celebrate with them...random thought I know....

Stormer999

Excellent.......over to you BJ...

lardyl

no it's much more fun to watch the proud fall......
bit of a Pommie (and Kiwi for that matter!) trait, is it not??

Charismatic

I'm happy, the teams I want to do well (Ireland, Wales and England) are either performing at or above expectation.

Now what is it that French fans say to cheer their team? Something like "Advance France"?*

*Though if you made a joke about surrender you get half marks.

BEVS

Having lived here for over 7 years now I'm going to have to go with the above. For me and him, the above is exactly how it will be from previous experience

Bo-Jangles

Very random indeed!! I couldn't care less who else wins, as long as it's not the ABs.

I'd get far more satisfaction seeing the bloody noses when they fall from that high pedestal, than seeing them lift a cup they already have written their name on. Honestly, why does the whole country seem to think they just have to show up to win and everyone else is an also ran. Other teams may as well chuck in the towel now, eh? Still, what is it, 24 years up there on that pedestal, being the best team in the world (not) and the hot favourites to win.

lardyl

TBH I'd be more pro-ABs (and I have one of their shirts on) if the self-centred, jingoistic, rugby commentators that appear on NZ TV weren't so damn self-righteous and smug. Ruddy Phil Gifford and Trevor McKewen are a pair of rugby-snobs and so far up their owen recta that I'm starting to hate expansive, free-flowing rugby and might even become a Bok cause at least deVilliers don't take himself too seriously.

All Tindall and Johnson, et al need to do is play video from those two nummocks to the dressing room come match time if France manage to take the ABs out next weekend, or heaven forbid the Scots take out England......

Buzzy--Bee

I honestly think that the reason New Zealand has not won a world cup in 24 years is that they don't actually care whether they win or not, so long as Australia loses.

BB

lardyl

along with most of the rest of the world

waikatoguy

Well ... New Zealand's only the size of a city, in terms of population. We're small. We have to fight to get some sort of recognition in the big, wide world. Rugby is something we're good at, and recognised for, and helps put us on the map. The All Blacks are one of the biggest sporting brands. We want to win this damn thing !!!!! It's something we can be proud of and say ... ahhhhh .... we're not too bad at rugby.