Rugby World Cup 2015

[thebish]

England beat the much-fancied Ireland and wales have Halfenny stretchered off - he'll be a loss for them if he's ruled out...

[Worthy4England]

Hardly a vintage performance V the Oirish, but an improvement from France.

[thebish]

Hardly a vintage performance V the Oirish, but an improvement from France.

the pack will have to step up their game a couple of notches... having halfpenny out of Wales (possibly) helps our chances of getting beyond the group stages!

[jaffka]

Halfpenny is out, he has damaged his acl. The Welsh are near suicidal.

Beat the best team in the northern hemisphere, still not perfect but an improvement. May is backing himself and looks dangerous. The line out operated better and the scrum will improve.

Parling did well and may get a starting spot but I think he fancies Launchbury and Lawes and I can see Billy coming in for Morgan.

Bring on the Fijians.

[jaffka]

The Welsh have had a double cruel blow, the world class Leigh Halfpenny out along with scrum half Rhys Webb will miss the World Cup.

If the Welsh weren't in our group I could probably conjure up some sympathy.

[Worthy4England]

The Welsh have had a double cruel blow, the world class Leigh Halfpenny out along with scrum half Rhys Webb will miss the World Cup.

If the Welsh weren't in our group I could probably conjure up some sympathy.

Nah. Fcuk 'em.

I'd rather we beat them at full strength, but I'd equally settle for a win any old way against whatever they can put in front of us.

8 years of having a Welsh coach, in the 70's "golden years" does that to a chap.

[jaffka]

Exactly, their injury problems are their own not ours. F@@k em.

[thebish]

[Bruce Rioja]

Do they still raise a round of applause when someone boots it into the stand?

[thebish]

Do they still raise a round of applause when someone boots it into the stand?

aye - if done well and gaining many, many yards of useful territory, pinning the welsh back in their own 22...

s'not like when shank-foot Jussi used to welly it into the crowd!

[jaffka]

[jaffka]

Do they still raise a round of applause when someone boots it into the stand?

Kin El Bruce, I expected better from you

[thebish]

Do they still raise a round of applause when someone boots it into the stand?

Kin El Bruce, I expected better from you

no - you didn't - really - nobody did!! Bruce writes that every time there's a six nations or world cup on!!

[jaffka]

The team against Fiji has been announced and it's the same starting 15 as against Ireland. The surprise is Burgess being on the bench in front of Slade. Seeing as Farrell is the creative option, let's hope we won't be chasing the game.

We should have more than enough to see off Fiji and we can be certain of that by grinding them into the ground with the set pieces. We should dominate them in the scrum and lineout, it's in the loose where they can surprise us. So keep it simple and a good win to start us off

[thebish]

The team against Fiji has been announced and it's the same starting 15 as against Ireland. The surprise is Burgess being on the bench in front of Slade. Seeing as Farrell is the creative option, let's hope we won't be chasing the game.

We should have more than enough to see off Fiji and we can be certain of that by grinding them into the ground with the set pieces. We should dominate them in the scrum and lineout, it's in the loose where they can surprise us. So keep it simple and a good win to start us off

amen to that!!

suddenly it's almost upon us!!

[jaffka]

Do they still raise a round of applause when someone boots it into the stand?

Kin El Bruce, I expected better from you

no - you didn't - really - nobody did!! Bruce writes that every time there's a six nations or world cup on!!

Really, I know will the white has done that and I honestly thought Bruce liked the game.

If he doesn't, then meh!

[thebish]

March 20th 2011, f'rinstance!

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(and we wouldn't want it any other way!)

as i responded back then...

"yeah - I've noticed they do that in cricket too - and baseball - stupid bastards......."

[jaffka]

March 20th 2011, f'rinstance!

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(and we wouldn't want it any other way!)

as i responded back then...

"yeah - I've noticed they do that in cricket too - and baseball - stupid bastards......."

Just read through that.

Ashton, then so promising but his defence let him down.

We didn't have a problem picking the French based players then.

Our optimism has been tempered since then but this is a World Cup and we are the home nation. We can win it

[thebish]

I so hope we are disrespectful enough to do this on the day...

[Bruce Rioja]

Do they still raise a round of applause when someone boots it into the stand?

Kin El Bruce, I expected better from you

no - you didn't - really - nobody did!! Bruce writes that every time there's a six nations or world cup on!!

It still makes me chuckle to myself though.

I'm quite looking forward to the Fiji game on Friday, though I do have a real soft spot for Fiji, having seen them play at Spotland last time.

The game against the Taffs however will be taken in in a bar in Marbella.