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We are not alone......http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=29307 ;)

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Well thats the Welsh for you. Only way they could beat us.

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So every time we've beaten Ireland we've cheated? Hell, you're sounding as bitter as an England fan now :D

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Hope you enjoyed your three victories since 2001 my good friend ;)

And if everything goes as expected I look forward to us beating you again in the next few weeks. :D

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And you just know that when you lose, I'll remind you of it each day for a year :)

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If we lose you can change my forum name to "I love Russ"!

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Well it's good to see stereotyping is alive and well eh?... ;)

Rugby, like many team sports, is full of cheating and 'rule bending' and ALL nations are involved in one way or another so let's not pretend otherwise. One of the worst examples of cheating I ever saw was the cynical NZ spear tackle by Umaga and Mealamu on Brian O'Driscoll whilst he was playing for the Lions in 2005. At the other end of the spectrum there are myriad examples of players cheating and deliberately trying to deceive officials when they know they've broken they rules in one way or another. When it comes to match outcomes, the actual effect of a minor incident may be just as important as a more serious offence and vice versa.

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South Africa 13 Samoa 5

http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/ma...+south+africas

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Which just goes to prove how the so called lesser nations can often really raise their game when they're facing the top nations. I dare say the Samoans saw this as their world cup final and put everything ounce of effort into their performance.

All this stuff about playing wide, expansive rugby is fine but, when the chips are down, winning is what matters and the best sides are those who have the ability to nullify their opponents' strengths and preferred tactics.

From what I saw Samoa can be proud of their performance and will be disappointed they didn't snatch a win. South Africa will be relieved to have won but will probably be all the better for such a severe test. Winning a World Cup demands being able to resist pressure and grind out results when things aren't going well. They've certainly proved they can do that.

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tbf, in NZ, Samoa are jokingly known as the NZ second team...

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Samoa have always been a dark horse, strong players who have a lot of heart.. They played their hearts out and the scoreline represented that :clap:

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Australia 68 Russia 22

http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/ma...labies+victory

---------- Post added at 07:50 ---------- Previous post was at 06:17 ----------

Well in the biggest shock of the World cup France have been beaten by Tonga.:shocked::shocked::shocked:


Full time score

France 14 Tonga 19

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Not really a shock, France isn;t a cohesive group anymore and as usual in the world cup the lower teams play their heart out in the last games :) Well done Tonga :clap:

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Well we have had 10 minutes played so far in the England/Scotland match and so far its all Scotland as England are looking oh so predictable and are 3-0 down.




France v Tonga report below


http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/ma...bleus+progress

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Very nervous, Scotland playing ok..no comment on english players, who cares :D