Northern Hemisphere 2, Antipoods 0

SA will win it now.

That will serve you Poms right.

Apparently the Kiwi journo's as well as pi$$ing off poms by declaring they had a bye to the final, were holding up 4 fingers to their Aussie counterparts and mouthing '4 more years'

Clever boys!

Bugger.

JKLever wrote:Apparently the Kiwi journo's as well as pi$$ing off poms by declaring they had a bye to the final, were holding up 4 fingers to their Aussie counterparts and mouthing '4 more years'

Clever boys!

Four more years, indeed!

JKLever wrote:Apparently the Kiwi journo's as well as pi$$ing off poms by declaring they had a bye to the final, were holding up 4 fingers to their Aussie counterparts and mouthing '4 more years'

Clever boys!

Amazing how the Kiwi journalists were so prepared to predict their own team's demise. Clever indeed!

JGK wrote:That will serve you Poms right.

Doesn't matter, we've knocked your lot out.

I find it hard to believe that despite their proven track record as chokers over the years, the Kiwi's still managed to be complacent. Who knows what they were thinking. "We've gottem covered cuz...It's fully sick, ey!"

They were distracted by all the fresh sheep in Wales.

Have to say that O'Neill's and Kiwi journos' arrogance has been suitably punished. Well done to the English and the French.

Just the uber-arrogance of the 'no nonsense' Aussie team at the press conference beforehand made the victory doubly sweet. What a bunch of cnuts.

I feel for the guys whose last chance to win a world cup has come and gone. But when I think of some of the ridiculous pre-match guff, which came spewing out from certain quarters, all I can say is HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Well, even a number of the younger players may be giving up the chance to play in another one by taking the money on offer from club rugby in England and France. Could be a tough few years for the Southern Hemisphere big three, unless the selectors back down and allow overseas-based players to represent them.

Is it wrong to feel for the Kiwis- Union's their 'thing' and they play it ever so well. They really deserve another world cup. Whatever their journos say, they're under so much pressure. France or England can lose in the semis and still feel fairly chuffed, now they've had their 'big wins' in the q/fs but NZ can lose in an epic final and still be labelled chokers.

Well, maybe after a while the expectations will drop and as a result the pressure will reduce? Obviously won't be next time as they are at home, so more pressure than ever - so they probably won't even get through their pool - but maybe one time they will go off with the "worst NZ team ever", play with more freedom and less nerves and go and win it.

It is a bit like Brazil in football's version, all the natural talent, nearly always favourites but they went 24 years without winning a World Cup.

Basil wrote:I feel for the guys whose last chance to win a world cup has come and gone. But when I think of some of the ridiculous pre-match guff, which came spewing out from certain quarters, all I can say is HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Precisely why such bulltwang should never be uttered prior to a big match. If you win, you come across as an arrogant tosser, and if you lose you come across as total d!ckhead.

I feel for the All Blacks but I shouted for the French, who I'd much rather England face in the semi.

Rob I wrote:I feel for the All Blacks

WTF?????? How can you feel for the best team in the world? It's just so hella funny that they would choke in the "Bill" yet again.

Batfink Begins wrote:Just the uber-arrogance of the 'no nonsense' Aussie team at the press conference beforehand made the victory doubly sweet. What a bunch of cnuts.

That's odd since we have been complete shit for at least 5 years now...

But what about those Kiwis eh? Not too choice, eh bro?

Farking funny.

If you're a New Zealand player, every match between now and 2011 must feel like,"Well we're beating everyone, but who cares? It's not the world cup."

That sinking feeling knowing that no matter how well they do in the next 4 years, they'll still be known as failures in the tournament that really matters until they actually win the thing.

The ABs make the Saffie cricket team look like over-achievers.

tac wrote:The ABs make the Saffie cricket team look like over-achievers.

Hehehe.

Considering that Rugby is about all the sheep lovers have going for them, it's pretty farking funny how shit they are when under pressure...

The next RWC will be interesting: Wales and Ireland out in the groups and Aus/NZ gone in the QFs means there could be 2 or 3 absolute pools of death!

Henry wrote:If you're a New Zealand player, every match between now and 2011 must feel like,"Well we're beating everyone, but who cares? It's not the world cup."

That sinking feeling knowing that no matter how well they do in the next 4 years, they'll still be known as failures in the tournament that really matters until they actually win the thing.

Maybe that will persuade even more of them to come and play club rugby over here for the next 3 years, then return to NZ in 2010 to compete for a World Cup place?