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Rugby World Cup 2007

#161 User is offline   caladanbrood 

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Posted 23 October 2007 - 11:27 PM

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Surely the Argies have to come close for the over-achievers award?

You might think that, but not in my book. They get as far as they did because they didn't face any of the southern hemisphere sides. France buckled under the pressure in the first game and didn't care about the playoff, Ireland were crap the whole way, and Scotland pushed them pretty close.

Besides, Argentina are a seriously good side, as most people would have known before the tournament. Them not being over-achievers is an absolute compliment to them - I am honestly not suprised they won the matches they did. They got the luck of the draw to some extent in getting the easiest semi-final, so I didn't expect them to get third place. I think England and Fiji's efforts were simply less easy to predict.
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Posted 24 October 2007 - 08:46 AM

mmm - not convinced Broody.

England was always going to be competitive by virtue of your pack... now if you had a fly half who was capable of running witht he pill instead of kicking it...
Fiji - yeah, I'd go that far, but I really wouldn't have put Argies above the 1/4s and England above the semis... both only overachieved by a game...
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Posted 24 October 2007 - 09:48 PM

Kidding right? France on home turf and the Irish golden generation...most predicted the Argies to not even get out of the group...
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 07:04 AM

@Falco

He's English - you've got to let him have something I suppose...
Please note I raised the Argies as the overachievers
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 07:59 AM

caladanbrood;216114 said:

They got the luck of the draw to some extent in getting the easiest semi-final, so I didn't expect them to get third place.


Easiest semi final?...playing England or France would have been easier for them surely?...South Africa thrashed them...they probably would have beaten England or France if they were in the other Semi??? :confused:
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 09:06 AM

Brood meant they got the easiest route to the semi-finals
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 02:16 PM

Actually, I meant the easiest quarter final :)
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 08:10 PM

Soon be back to the serious stuff - glad that Wasps have got their boys back - soon be time to defend the Heineken Cup!
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 08:13 PM

caladanbrood;216602 said:

Actually, I meant the easiest quarter final :)


haha, confused us all...:D you've got a knack for it! A curse and blessing, indeed.

Fid, are you a big rugby domestic fan?
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Posted 26 October 2007 - 12:55 PM

Fid;216819 said:

Soon be back to the serious stuff - glad that Wasps have got their boys back - soon be time to defend the Heineken Cup!

That's the other blessing with England's run... Quins got a chance to beat them:D
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Posted 02 December 2007 - 02:05 AM

The Boks looked absolutely knackered today agains the Baabaas... the scoreline wasn't exactly fair, and the Rokocoko tackle to deny them the first try was superb, but still... they looked off the pace, probably due to the number of players they had missing, I suppose.
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