Rugby world cup 2011

How nice to see England using the full width of the pitch - both wings scoring hat-tricks says it all. Let's not get carried away, Romania were really poor, there are still too many silly penalties and we got a bit loose at times but at least there was some ambition to actually use all 15 players. The question now is will they have the courage to play a similar style against the better sides.

I expected Romania to be difficult, but we simply overran them at times. I still think we have some work to do, and we need to retain the disicipline because once the Q/F start, we have maintain focus and not give the opposition the opportunity to hit back.

good performance from england last night, loved ben foden's try celebration "rocking the baby" after the recent announcement he and his girlfriend, the saturdays singer una healy announced they were expecting a baby a few days ago

(24-09-2011 10:06 )Rammyrascal Wrote:  loved ben foden's try celebration "rocking the baby" after the recent announcement he and his girlfriend, the saturdays singer una healy announced they were expecting a baby a few days ago

Ben's originality knows no bounds.

nice article by ben foden

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyun...oment.html

Can't help thinking that Scotland deserved more from their game.
Must be one the games of this World Cup. I think we can expect
a typical Eng V Sco match next weekend. I'm so pleased for the
Irish they look like one of the dark horses of this competition.
But I think Italy will be relishing an opportunity to upsetr the apple cart.

Scotland did what they've been doing for years - good build up play then a mistake when they least want it. Having said that Contepomi was yards offside when Parks went for his drop goal, should've been a penalty in front of the sticks.

you were right he was yards offside, I'm suprprised no touch judge noticed -or even the referee.
Yet it was a game where one moment of individual brilliance would win it. I'm not sure of the margin of points Scotland would need against England but I would think it would be about 30 pts or
more.

(25-09-2011 12:25 )babelover48 Wrote:  I'm not sure of the margin of points Scotland would need against England but I would think it would be about 30 pts or
more.

All a bit complicated but if Scotland beat England and neither side get a bonus point the Scots would finish higher as the result in the game between the two is the first deciding factor. If England get a bonus point they'll be through by my reckoning as Argentina couldn't finish above them.

After Wales' demolition job on namibia this morning, i wouln't be surprised if three of the four quater final places are fillled by three of of the four home nations.