"World Cup" winners England beaten by Wallabies

[Space Cowboy]

I don't know if it's just me but that shine of the World Cup is looking pretty dull.....see I'm not sure if it is just me because....wait..let me think...yes...we have thumped England twice since the World Cup.

Jesus, at least Australia only started to loose their edge around 2002 but England have not only failed to follow up their victory but have just gone to rats. Lost Triple Crown to Ireland and lost Six Nations to France!? (Yes I know Australia lost to em but France are the best team in Europe right now)

Wow...guess it really was a one man team *coughjohnnywilkinson* mind you I don't think he'll ever play rugby again because the coaches are too afraid he'll get an injury so he'll just be doing laps while his team gets run round the park.

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**I know you still have the World Cup and blah blah blah but HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES!?

 

[Recoil]

France are the best team in Europe right now

I'm waiting for some UK'ers to claim they don't belong to europe...

 

[Dedalus]

half the world cup winning side have retired or moved on, so it's no wonder they keep losing. couple that with the manager's resignation earlier this year and it's a double blow.

 

[mortiz]

Yep, after the world cup a load of the England squad retired because they'd reached the "pinnacle" as it were, the current England squad is a lot different from the one that won the World Cup.

 

[Kangy]

Yeah, it's like they took the best out, really. England is relying on some young talent and people in the shadow of the greats. Give it time, we'll be fine soon.

 

[The Monkey]

What sport are we talking about here?

 

[Murray_H]

What sport are we talking about here?

Rugger

 

[Tinneth]

Rugby sucks :O

 

[Razor]

I'm waiting for some UK'ers to claim they don't belong to europe...

We aren't part of Europe, Europe is part of us. :thumbs:


But with the biggest names in British Rugby over the past 10 years retiring right after the world cup, it was only really to be expected that we would have trouble getting back into the game. The England you faced is a completely different team then the team that beat you in Australia during the world cup.

 

[Razor]

Rugby sucks :O

Well, seeing that it, and athletics, are the only true mens sports in England, i don't know why you say that.

 

[mortiz]

Athletics a true mans sport?

 

[Razor]

Athletics a true mans sport?

yes...

 

[ailevation]

:cheers: I have three pairs of Wallabies, from Clark. They look like moccassins. sort of.

 

[Dedalus]

Athletics a true mans sport?

yeah, men in tights straddling large bulbous shaped 'apparatus' and getting all hot and sweaty over it :O

 

[Steve]

yeah, men in tights straddling large bulbous shaped 'apparatus' and getting all hot and sweaty over it :O

And who says there's nothing good on TV?

 

[Razor]

yeah, men in tights straddling large bulbous shaped 'apparatus' and getting all hot and sweaty over it :O

It is better then 22 men chasing each other around a field kicking a ball and tickling each other, whilst 30,000 drunk, overweight hooligans scream obsceneties at the poor guy that just happens to be incharge of trying to control it, bathing and rubbing each other afterwards and then walking home with £20,000 at the end of each week...whilst said hooligans beat each other up in the car park.

 

[Tinneth]

It is better then 22 men chasing each other around a field kicking a ball and tickling each other, whilst 30,000 drunk, overweight hooligans scream obsceneties at the poor guy that just happens to be incharge of trying to control it, bathing and rubbing each other afterwards and then walking home with £20,000 at the end of each week...whilst said hooligans beat each other up in the car park.

20 men, the goalkeepers stay guarding the goals believe it or not. They don't run around all over the pitch chasing other players :hmph: . Football (Soccer) is much better than Rugby. It's not the biggest and most popular sport in the world for nothing.
Id rather watch that than watch big blokes run around grabbing each others arses and other various body parts whilst clambering all over each other on a muddy pitch.

 

[Kangy]

20 men, the goalkeepers stay guarding the goals believe it or not. They don't run around all over the pitch chasing other players :hmph: . Football (Soccer) is much better than Rugby. It's not the biggest and most popular sport in the world for nothing.
Id rather watch that than watch big blokes run around grabbing each others arses and other various body parts whilst clambering all over each other on a muddy pitch.

Yes, because seeing some overpaid crybaby fall over on purpose for the nth time is fantastic.

 

[Tinneth]

Yes, because seeing some overpaid crybaby fall over on purpose for the nth time is fantastic.

When looking at Rugby, it is. I'd rather watch paint dry than watch a game of Rugby.

 

[Space Cowboy]

At least the English rugby player can kick.

Did you hear that Saddam Hussein is going to get the death penalty? Bad news is that Beckham is going to take it.

BA-zing!

WTF is that BS about hooligans in rugby? Excuse me but our sport doesn't have the problem with racist skin heads abusing our players and starting riots.

I see more machoism in a fashion show than in a game of football.

 

[Razor]

At least the English rugby player can kick.

Did you hear that Saddam Hussein is going to get the death penalty? Bad news is that Beckham is going to take it.

BA-zing!

WTF is that BS about hooligans in rugby? Excuse me but our sport doesn't have the problem with racist skin heads abusing our players and starting riots.

I see more machoism in a fashion show than in a game of football.

I was referring to football fans, not Rugby.

 

[Dux]

I'd rather Wales stopped losing by 1 - 2 bloody points and just win. 98 - 0 vs Japan wasn't even a challange. Even Scotland beat them!

Could have beaten South Africa and those bloody New Zealanders easily if they stopped pratting about in the last 10 minutes. New Zealand game was class though, so can't really complain that much. They dance funny dance teehee.

 

[Space Cowboy]

I was referring to football fans, not Rugby.

In that case, carry on! :thumbs:
I was surprised by the NZ thumping of France but the Kiwis are looking pretty sharp even if they did nearly lose to Wales.

And yeah, Dux, the NZ Haka is interesting to watch but most of the time I'm trying not to laugh.

Best war dances goes like this: Tonga, Samoa, New Zealand and Fiji.


Best performance of the haka was when NZ played Tonga in Brisbane for the world cup. NZ started the Haka but half way through the Tongans started theirs. This doesn't sound like much but the Tongan dance consists of extremely large, muscley men advancing towards NZ making gestures that can only be interpreted as "I'm coming to rip your chest open". Coolest thing to watch, Tonga won haka but lost the game.

 

[MaverickUK]

I'm waiting for some UK'ers to claim they don't belong to europe...

Mainland Europe want a United States of Europe. We don't. I will never wna tto join a United States of Europe and lose our soverignety(sp?). I feel very strong on this issue. I'd rathe rnot belong to the EU.

Back to rugby. I think Johnny Wilkinson is out due to injury. To be honest if we didn't have him we wouldn't of won the world cup.

 

[Farrowlesparrow]

You might as well be talking about the the German team, with all thats gone on since the world cup.

Anyway, nobody will remember England's performance afterwards, they will only remember the fact that we won the cup

Johnny Wilkinson played a big part int he cup, but by no means did he "win it for us". Without the rest of the team doing their part, where would he be? Thats the essence of a team.

 

[Recoil]

You might as well be talking about the the German team, with all thats gone on since the world cup.

Hehe, we'll be back... 2006!