Antipodeans

[Agamemnon]

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Go the Frogs!
Go Blighty!
It feels sooooooooo good!

~does Mexican wave, waves flag, drinks Kronenbourg 1664, falls of seat 14, row 5, Stade de France~

[Talitha]

Now Aga, you shouldn't kick us while we're down. More than 4 out of every 5 NZers will need therapy over this, you know, and your attitude is Not Helpful! Look, look:

[Agamemnon]

I completely admit that the Southern Hemmies are far superior to us Northerners in Rugger, thats why it's really good to shout our heads off when two of the top three favourites get beat. It don't happen that much, but when it does, it's fecking fantastic

Watch them Argies though.......could be a very very dark horse!

[Talitha]

Argentina? You reckon?! Well, I guess it's been shown that anyone can win on the day.

I have to admit, I did crack a smile when the Aussies lost. That is my one consolation in this whole tragic affair.

[Jack_Ian]

At least you got to the quarter-finals.
The Irish team were a complete disaster.

[wordcross]

Not at all on topic, but i thought i'd point out that this is the first time i have consciously noticed the difference between British and American group noun plurality classification. e.g. the difference between "The Irish team were" vs. "The Irish team was." (respectively)

carry on
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Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

[Jack_Ian]

British?
Amn't I after tellin' you I'm Irish?
And you from an ex-colony yourself. Shame on you.

[wordcross]

And now an example of the difference between what is considered British

For the purposes of my example, it's the same deal
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Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

[worm]

[Amb]

[Poisonium]

And this is?

[Amb]

Some kid got a tattoo of 2007-2011 NZ WIN B2B WRC. Bugger... Stupid kid...

[Agamemnon]

[Leonidas]

[Scurra]

I have to confess that, as someone who thought that the England team ought to have packed up and gone home after the SA debaclé, the Australia result was something of a surprise.
Not nearly as much as the France result though. WTF?!
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_{still Quiz Olympiad champion. Must get a life.
New definitions: COFFEE - someone who is coughed upon}

[Talitha]

Thanks Leo - it was great to see the French face the haka and stare down the all blacks and accept the challenge. Finally a (non-islander) team who gets it.

[Leonidas]

You have to admit, it takes a lot of guts (and on BOTH sides) to create this moment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoWu8AhXAfs

Absolutely electrifying! The two teams finish just a few centimeters apart.

[Agamemnon]

Blighty v France tonight, and the difference between the teams is this chap.....



Since this chap......



...retired from the Blighty team, England has no real leader, no one who has that mighty self believing about them. Marty pushed England on, now he's gone, they have a lacklustre sense about them. Reason why Chabal is the one figure who lifts the French to that extra percent.

So, I have to say that France will just clinch it, but England will be kicking the points all the way with them.

[Leonidas]

Congrats Aga - England wins with the only try of the match.

We always knew that Wilkinson's foot was the danger, but coupled with a try from Lewsey, that puts the merit on England's side.

[Talitha]

Gooooooooooo Argentina!

[Agamemnon]

[Talitha]

At least the Northen Hemisphere glory was fleeting!

(Argentina beat France in the match for 3rd place, and South Africa is about to beat England and take home the Cup.)

[Leonidas]

Argentina 34 - 10 France.

I have to say, that really hurts. Ouch!

Useful feedback, though

So don't cry for me Argentina. The truth is we suck at rugby.

[Aga*]

IT WAS A FECKING TRY I TELL YOU!

Well, it was a hard decision to call, and the call was wrong
That could have changed the game over on it's head.
Never mind, at least we did better than the convicts!