So sad to see a once great rugby nation destroyed once again.

Australia 21 New Zealand 50

One dimensional rugby, so predictable - where are they going wrong? I hope they sort themselves out before the world cup.

Australia for the cup......ANY OF 'EM . Davros you can leave the chair now, it's finished.

I'm so glad the issue of rugby came up. Australia beat New Zealand 48 to 6 in Sydney last night

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/...084214788.html

A terrific game of total domination by Australia. Which followed on from the 64 to 10 obliteration of the Great Britain team at the same venue 12 months ago. From start to finish the Australian team dominated in an exciting display of total rugby that left the patriotic crowd ecstatic. Real rugby at it's best, and it comes at a vital time when the poor relation of rugby in Australia, politely called RAH RAH, is attempting to drum up interest in the world cup later this year. Wether the sports mad nation will warm to this outdated sport remains to be seen but judging from last nights brilliant win against NZ who cares [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 07-26-2003, 07:45 AM: Message edited by: wellard ]

That was so confusing... Wellard, joke or no 'Rugby' is Rugby Union and "League" is Rugby League. "League" is never called "Rugby".

Makes a poor expat start seeing double. I was checking the dates of your posts... going crazy. My Dad told me about the rampant All-Black Team the other night. That they demolished South Africa IN South Africa.

I grew up following League. I lost interest during the super league 'war'. Can't believe they got rid of the Rabbitohs only the most successful club ever in the Sydney comp. Looks like they're back and at the bottom... but still kicking. :D

As for British Rugby and British league... well. We all know they play those two games as well as they do any other sport known to man. Poorly. :D :D

Except for darts of course. ;)

ooopps [img]graemlins/blueblink.gif[/img] My mistake! Like most people in Australia I did not know there was a game of RAH RAH going on... [img]tongue.gif[/img] I believe that the only good players for them was the players they bought from rugby league. Sailor, Rogers and Tiqure, maybe they will buy a few more before the world cup, to make it intresting for the Australians. I supose it is like taking the soccer world cup to the US in a vain attempt to convert the locals....good luck is what I say.

Yorick
The super league war is well and truely behind us. The game has never been stronger or more even *except souths [img]graemlins/evillaughter2.gif[/img] * but like they say in the US "the south will rise again"...one day :rolleyes:

[ 07-26-2003, 08:47 AM: Message edited by: wellard ]

Hey come on Yorick - we Aussies don't do all that bad with the "arrers" either - cough 2 world championships last year cough cough ;)

As for the rugby - I feel no pain. I am totally numb after just watching my beloved Brisbane Lions lose the match of the year by 1 bloody point (104-103) - arrrrgggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!. Everything else pales into insignificance.

Oh - Donut - I hear the Saffies are ripe for the plucking according to Nasser :D . Hows all that goin then ;) .

Exactly Davros! *BTW it sounded like a corker match* If Donut wants to wind us up he will have to try better than RAH RAH. Maybe netball...OK we lost to NZ in the final but did we not hammer the poms along the way? :D :D

Maybe swimming? nah he wont go there. Basketball? Nah we are u19 world champions this week so he will not touch that. I'll sit down in front of the telly and watch England V Saffies for some insparation ;)

i watched the game.. it was my first time too in the olympic stadium.. too bad aussie lost that time.. :(

I was there too...what a disaster. Outclassed, pure and simple. [img]graemlins/awcrap.gif[/img]

Guess you've been out of the loop for too long Yorick. We hammered Australia and New Zealand at Rugby recently. We're number One!!!!!!

:D

Typical Aussie tactic. Get humiliated in one sport - change the subject to a different sport and a match you're not involved in!

Cheesy but common!

really? which part of the stadium were you? i could have found you.. there just like 83000 people who went there you know :D . jk.. it was also a see of yellow.. still lost :(

Guess you've been out of the loop for too long Yorick. We hammered Australia and New Zealand at Rugby recently. We're number One!!!!!!

:D </font>[/QUOTE]You know it's a topsy turvey world when the best golfer's black, the best rapper's white, Parisiens call the Americans arrogant and the Germans won't go to war.... oh and when the English are world no. 1 at any sport.

What's the world coming too?!

Typical Aussie tactic. Get humiliated in one sport - change the subject to a different sport and a match you're not involved in!

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LMAO [img]graemlins/3laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/evillaughter2.gif[/img]

[ 07-27-2003, 08:01 AM: Message edited by: wellard ]

Many Australians have replied here but all have dissembled and deflected the question.

So why are you suddenly so rubbish at Rugby Union? The pain must be great indeed after thrashings from the Poms, the Saffies and the Blix! Do you get a wooden spoon in the Tri-Nations?

Did you know that was the All Blacks highest score against Australia? Oh Dear! So Sad! Never mind!


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I see the weather seems to have spared your blushes in the cricket V the Saffies. Cor blimey - bit o luck there an no mistake :D

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I'd like an answer, too. What went wrong, guys? :D

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I swear to God - it's easier to kill Kangaxx than it is to get a straight answer from a humiliated Aussie!!!!

:D

AFAIK Kangaxx doesn`t speak si much... :D

I swear to God - it's easier to kill Kangaxx than it is to get a straight answer from a humiliated Aussie!!!!

:D </font>[/QUOTE]The rugby result we do care about has been mentioned. A terrific win for Australia. What more can we say ;) [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img]


Ohhhhhh the rah rah game :slaps head: who cares, well done NZ [img]tongue.gif[/img]

OK here is the lame excuse... We planted several Rugby league players into the squad with a secret mission to throw the games so that Rah Rah would disappear off the obscure inside pages of the sports papers, to leave more room for AFL (swans v Brisbane final) and RL (st George v Brisbane final).

I getting a bit confused. There are

Rugby League
Rugby Union
Aussie Rules Fottball

Which one is Rah-Rah?? [img]graemlins/confused3.gif[/img]

(inquirering minds from the northern hemisphere wants to know [img]smile.gif[/img] )

Ok Donut - you want a straight answer to a straight question [img]smile.gif[/img] - so ...

Ar-Cunin - "rah-rah" is Rugby Union - hope that helps [img]smile.gif[/img] .

I see Nasser has fallen on his sword at last - it was getting boring having an England side with so few captains playing in it. They allways seemed to fall apart faster when they picked one captain and 2 or 3 ex-captains in the same side ;)

LOL! Yes with Alec Stewart gone, what was to become of English Cricket and the tradition of Captains playing on after a humiliating resignation?

Oh how they must long for an Alan Border, a Mark Taylor or a Steve Waugh. So few wear the honour of Australian Cricket Captain that's it's value is incalculable.

The English Captiancy on the other hand is like a $5 wh... ;)

No Davros - that's a different sport, it's called cricket. We are here today to dissect the total humiliation of the Wannabies!

Yessss! Where is Kim Hughes when you need him.

Okay Yorick, I can see that I'll have to fill you in on a few things. (BTW - you can get cricinfo on the net!)

Alex Stewart is still in the team. The new England captain is rated second only to Brian Lara in the PcW ratings. The average age of the England team is 24. Nasser's resignation was not humiliating in the least. He has taken the England cricket team from bottom of the test playing nations to vie with South Africa as the 2nd best team in the world in only four years. He won 17 and lost 14 of the tests he captained, this included 2 series against Australia.

He realised that he had taken the team as far as he could and that under Vaughn in the ODI's the team had moved along faster than he had.

It was an honourable resignation in the best interests of himself and the team.

Now - back to the point, why are the Wannabies so shit at Rugby Union suddenly??????? Enquiring Poms want to know!!

:D

This Donut chap is a persistant little bugger aint he...

This has been the best cricket thread in months - ahhhhh, it's good to see the return of the season fast approaching :D

Is every Australian a politician ? Answer the bloody question.

[ 07-30-2003, 06:48 AM: Message edited by: Lanesra ]

Hiya buddy [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img] - how are things up your way? Did you have a good BBQ and a great Birthday? I got three bottles of Bundy for mine last week - my friends must think I am either one dimensional or a pisshead :D . LOL - it was the first 3 presents I opened too ;) - the other guys and gals bought me a large BBQ and I am still trying to put it together. Don't you hate it when you follow instructions perfectly and yet still end up with a mess. I completed every step in booklet A - picked up booklet B and wondered "where does this go?". Then I picked up booklet C that said "I you have the special sideburner attachment you should have attached this back at step 8 in booklet A instead of the side shelf.

Grrrrrrrr - what sort of unedjumacated nitwhinny put this manual together???

Hey Davros that sound like you will have to hold a BBQ at your place, just to get the boys around to fix it.

PS are the cockney twins still hanging around waiting for an answer?