England have had the barefaced cheek to send a team to the rugby world cup that has a chance to win it. How arrogant can you get?!!
I think it's only right that members of all the other teams have been whinging about them! Latest up to bat for the struggling Southern Hemisphere teams is Toutai Kefu. He shows a remarkable grasp of military history when he says:
"But then the English have always been an arrogant race. Go back in history, look at the English army. Who goes to war dressed up in red coats?"
This follows on from Wallabies coach Eddie Jones whose job is (apparently) to explain to referees how the game should be refereed
Jones, wants referees to "crack down" on infringements at the tackle to ensure a fast, open, attacking spectacle. I've got some advice for you Mr Jones - concentrate on your own job! You haven't been doing too well recently in case you haven't noticed!
Of course Australians are not the only ones that now feel the need to critize England because they are so good. Last November, All Black motor-mouth Andrew Mehrtens commented:
"England are probably a team you enjoy losing too the least. You are made to feel it pretty intensely afterwards. They are pricks to lose to," he said."
Someone later pointed out to him that he had never lost to England. He has however, savoured defeat on two occasions since then.
Then there are the Saffies, a loveable, easy going bunch of blokes on the pitch. Ollie Le Roux:
"I really don't like the English players. I don't respect them like I do Australia or New Zealand. When you beat them, they are full of excuses and when they win they act like world-beaters. England normally play us at the end of our tour, when the guys are tired ... but now we will play them in the middle of our tour and we will have a fresh Test side."
Yes - and you lost 29-9 didn't you Ollie?
South African captain Corne Krige climed that Martin Johnson was the dirtiest captain in world rugby. Can this be the same Corne Krige who had 11 incidents of foul play highlghted by TV in the match against England last November?
But of course, the most vitriolic moaner amongst them all is "has been" David Campese. Prior to England's spectacular performance against the Aussies in June Compo said:
"the English are a threat to the global game and are sending people away in droves"."
and
"England's game had not moved on a jot over the past 10 years"
and
"I'm not sure they know what scoring a try is any more,"
and after England's stunning victory:
"The Wallabies have got a lot to think about before the World Cup but tonight it was England's night. It was a step up in class. They proved me wrong which is fantastic and the good thing is they had a go." WHATTTTTT????? That can't be Compo can it?
So why do they do it? What drives them on? I can tell you, it's fear! They are frightened of us. Fear - pure and simple! Englnd have the temerity to have a good team!
What do you call an Aussie with an opinion about the England rugby team that he doesn't feel the absolute necessity to share with you.
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It's a trick question - such a creature does not exist on the face of the earth!
[ 10-30-2003, 07:51 AM: Message edited by: Donut ]