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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/27/2008 Posts: 3,760
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kizee1 wrote:well done ireland! they clearly studied the aussie game, the gods really favord the irish, heck the rain killed the aussies expansive game, lol! really exciting time in rugby when nations like wales ireland and argentina make the stronger teams sweat Is there still any doubt that the cup is going to the northern hemisphere?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/27/2008 Posts: 3,760
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kizee1 wrote:well done ireland! they clearly studied the aussie game, the gods really favord the irish, heck the rain killed the aussies expansive game, lol! really exciting time in rugby when nations like wales ireland and argentina make the stronger teams sweat Is there still any doubt that the cup is going to the northern hemisphere?
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 3/13/2010 Posts: 32 Location: UK
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Nothing to be gained by analyzing teams excessively in the round robin stage. Against second tier teams, the top rugby sides will post comfortable victories. Teams will be under sterner examination once the business end of the tournament starts. Australia will always struggle in a forward dominated game which any decent NH side can play. So would SA (old fat players) and NZ for that matter. But SA would suffer more as they lack any penetration apart from some lucky breaks here and there.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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The Boks look frighteningly efficient and ruthless. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Member Joined: 8/13/2009 Posts: 62
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The Irish win over Wallabies have thrown a spanner in the works. Barring any other upsets looks like the SH sides (All Blacks, Boks and Wallabies) will be on one side of the draw while the NH will be on the other. Essentially we'll have a mini-tri-nations in one half and a mini six nations in the other with the winners meeting in the final. For my money, NZ will meet either England or France in the final and the outcome will be a NZ win. And this coming from a Bok supporter.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/23/2008 Posts: 3,017
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Gordon Gekko wrote:kizee1 wrote:well done ireland! they clearly studied the aussie game, the gods really favord the irish, heck the rain killed the aussies expansive game, lol! really exciting time in rugby when nations like wales ireland and argentina make the stronger teams sweat Is there still any doubt that the cup is going to the northern hemisphere? Wait for the Tri-nations teams backlash before you conclude. After the Australian debacle, I expect AB's to smash their way to a finals vs whoever will bother to present themselves, they will then certainly carry the Web-Ellis trophy. "The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/21/2006 Posts: 1,590
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Haya, kaburu (SA will) have a game on their hands against Samoa. Should they win that, guess who they play quarter-finals? The Roos (Aus)... Sehemu ndio nyumba
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/27/2008 Posts: 3,760
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Oh Georgina, oh Georgina, looks like a rose, smells like a rose, must be a rose.....
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/6/2008 Posts: 632
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Class is permanent, Boks ruthlessly dispatched a spirited Fiji side, the score surprised me and if you watched the game, then you know what i mean. I do not think NZ'S pack is better than the Bokkes and this will be a game to the death... Aussies have a long, long way to go coming as the form team in the tournament, they won Tri-Nations and Queensland won the Super 15's so they had plenty of momentum which seem to hit a brick wall against the Irish. @Obi Carter has a recurring back problem (rubbing my hands together) One good hit and yeye kwisha and we sit and watch NZ crumble!! The NH Hemisphere have nothing on the Tri-nations participants that's a fact we all know.
The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/23/2008 Posts: 3,017
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Ric dees wrote:
Class is permanent, Boks ruthlessly dispatched a spirited Fiji side, the score surprised me and if you watched the game, then you know what i mean. I do not think NZ'S pack is better than the Bokkes and this will be a game to the death...
Aussies have a long, long way to go coming as the form team in the tournament, they won Tri-Nations and Queensland won the Super 15's so they had plenty of momentum which seem to hit a brick wall against the Irish.
@Obi Carter has a recurring back problem (rubbing my hands together) One good hit and yeye kwisha and we sit and watch NZ crumble!!
The NH Hemisphere have nothing on the Tri-nations participants that's a fact we all know.
@Ric dees, Carter is back to full fitness, the AB 's have always had the BOKS number and nothin will change. The Boks biggest problem is the coaches in ability to sart the best players, so much is lost when the likes of Jon Smit are wheeled onto the pitch to play another test they are ill prepared to play in while more deserving players are left out. "The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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Boks crushed Namibia as if they are not neighbours.......87-0, reminds me of how we used to twanga Ambishe some time back!!!! ..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/27/2008 Posts: 3,760
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Wow, those Australians were pretty pissed off today.
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/3/2011 Posts: 129 Location: Nairobi
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A thorough thrashing of l'frogs... hahaha
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/21/2006 Posts: 1,590
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Now to the business end of things. Here are my predictions for weekend 1/4 finals. Wales to beat the Oirish English to beat ze French (in proper disarray) All Blacks to whip Argentina SA to beat the Roos. Sehemu ndio nyumba
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/6/2008 Posts: 632
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@Mainat - sounds about just it. Obi is conspicously quiet? Obi Obi, where @ thou Obi!! i wonder why hmmmm!!
The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic.
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/17/2010 Posts: 142 Location: Twiha
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Mainat wrote:Now to the business end of things. Here are my predictions for weekend 1/4 finals.
Wales to beat the Oirish
English to beat ze French (in proper disarray)
All Blacks to whip Argentina
SA to beat the Roos.
I humbly disagree with the SA-Aussie prediction. Watch the Boks route 1 rugby being exposed. It wil be nice to see Supersport STFU!!
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/3/2011 Posts: 129 Location: Nairobi
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Gordon Gekko wrote:The rose is a very beautiful flower. Le'frogs are really doing a number on that dried up rose...
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/3/2011 Posts: 129 Location: Nairobi
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SAC Cohen wrote:Gordon Gekko wrote:The rose is a very beautiful flower. Le'frogs are really doing a number on that dried up rose... USELESS ENGLAND!!! Now that could be an AB-France final... 
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Rank: Member Joined: 9/29/2010 Posts: 679 Location: nairobi
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SAC Cohen wrote:SAC Cohen wrote:Gordon Gekko wrote:The rose is a very beautiful flower. Le'frogs are really doing a number on that dried up rose... USELESS ENGLAND!!! Now that could be an AB-France final... sincerely hope not..anyway as the commentators said..france always have one big game in them...i think the english match was it, doubt they get past wales, wales are insane in defence
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/17/2010 Posts: 142 Location: Twiha
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Mainat wrote:Now to the business end of things. Here are my predictions for weekend 1/4 finals.
Wales to beat the Oirish
English to beat ze French (in proper disarray)
All Blacks to whip Argentina
SA to beat the Roos.
Did i hear someone say SA to beat aussie.Hahaha... wht a week for supersport first bafana then the Boks.@least we wont get to see all highlites being about how good their teams are...
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