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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:03 pm
by Guiscard
Good stuff so far. The last game was a really good show compared to past efforts.
Roll one England.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:50 pm
by Fruitcake
I did 'have it off' as you euphemistically put it audax (my bloody wife can't keep her mouth shut even to family).
Had a bundle at 11/4 on the handicap with the bookies, laid a bundle of bets on Italy with a 24.5 point head start on the exchanges, then filled my boots when the opposite price went out to 5/1!! (these layers will never learn will they)...oh well, the Fruitcake houselhold are assured Dom P, Romeo y Juliets and some decent smoked salmon for the next few months.
Roll on England...no bets here, too much too bear anyway.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:49 pm
by Balsiefen
Enjoyable game between England and France there, especially as England won.
I've not really been keeping up witht he other games so far thoug. I'd have liked to.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:10 pm
by Fruitcake
Was a great game Balsiefen. I did wonder why Les Bleus kept on going to the wing where Vainikolo was, and thank goodness we saw some of his raw power for once.
Wales gave Italy an absoloute thumping, Shane Williams may be a split second slower than he was but he is still mighty fast.
Ireland seem to start really putting it together in the second half.
This 6 nations looks wide open now.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:11 pm
by Gypsys Kiss
Well thats a turn up for the books. England were superb, Franc esomewhat clueless, which surprised me. My only wish is that they would use Lesley through the middle a bit more.
Still, great result and onward we go(hopefully).
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:15 pm
by Guiscard
Brilliant stuff. That's the kind of Rugby I wanna see from England. Two halves, not one. Special mention to Wigglesworth, man of the match in my opinion. His face was a picture.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:32 pm
by Fruitcake
Guiscard wrote
Special mention to Wigglesworth, man of the match in my opinion. His face was a picture.
Indeed it was.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:14 pm
by heavycola
Guiscard wrote:Brilliant stuff. That's the kind of Rugby I wanna see from England. Two halves, not one. Special mention to Wigglesworth, man of the match in my opinion. His face was a picture.
he tackled like a bastard. They all did. Marvellous stuff.
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:22 am
by Fruitcake
Here we are, just 2 weekends left.
Now that the table has been thrown wide open again,what's your prediction for the top 3? (and in order).
Mine:
Wales
France
England
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:05 am
by Gypsys Kiss
After this weekends games I think the top 4 will all have 6 points. The points difference is going to be crucial going in to the final weekend.
I think Ireland will beat Wales but not by the twenty odd points they will need to top the table tomorrow night.
England will beat Scotland convincingly and France will do the same to Italy.
Which brings us to the final weekend. Wales will beat France and England will beat Ireland leaving the table as follows:-
1st Wales
2nd England
3rd Ireland
4th France
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:34 pm
by DAZMCFC
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:36 pm
by Guiscard
And we totally deserved it. Scotland played a fairly crap game, but we were on a whole different level. The annoying thing was that the team, on paper, was perhaps the strongest we've put out. Or at least it should have had the fewest weak links. Guess I'm just gonna have to keep cheering for Wales.
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 4:19 pm
by Fruitcake
Guiscard wrote:Will be watching the closing weekend with a good friend in Amsterdam, and he's a Welsh exile so it should be interesting to say the least.
Lucky sod. If France win on Sunday with a good haul of points, and it will have to be a 40 odd point margin, then it could well be an epic match next weekend. Notwithstanding this, I think France will go all out to stop Wales getting the Grand Slam anyway.
Well done Shane...yet another superb performance from a guy we all like (especially my Wife, she says she has got the adoption papers ready...along with just about every other middle aged lady of welsh extraction I know!) I will certainly raise another glass of beer when he sets the new record.
Fruitcake wrote:I have a sneaky fancy for Wales to do some serious damage this 6 Nations...(10th Feb)
Just thought I would put that back up
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:10 pm
by pmchugh
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:20 pm
by Phantom7
Oh dear, another chippy Jock rides in again...you guys can't just enjoy a game like Rugby wihout showing your deep insecurities and inferiority complexes can you.
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:20 pm
by DAZMCFC
Hugh i like your style. i found it strange singing "God Save the Queen" and "Flower of Scotland" as i do every year.
also c'mon France, f*ck the Welsh. France play a hell of a lot better game of rugby.
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:22 pm
by pmchugh
Phantom7 wrote:Oh dear, another chippy Jock rides in again...you guys can't just enjoy a game like Rugby wihout showing your deep insecurities and inferiority complexes can you.
sour grapes!
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:23 pm
by Gypsys Kiss
DAZMCFC wrote:also c'mon France, f*ck the Welsh. France play a hell of a lot better game of rugby.
That may be true................................but they're French
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:25 pm
by DAZMCFC
i won't deny, i use to like Wales in the late 70's, but not any more.
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:25 pm
by Guiscard
Gypsys Kiss wrote:DAZMCFC wrote:also c'mon France, f*ck the Welsh. France play a hell of a lot better game of rugby.
That may be true................................but they're French
Yeh... The bloody French!
Come on... At least allow the Welsh this bit of glory. They've not exactly been playing the most boring rugby of all time, plus we don't give points for style at the moment.
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:37 pm
by Fruitcake
Well I stick by my forecast for the finishing order.
1st Wales
2nd France
3rd England
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:20 pm
by Napoleon Ier
Guiscard wrote:Gypsys Kiss wrote:DAZMCFC wrote:also c'mon France, f*ck the Welsh. France play a hell of a lot better game of rugby.
That may be true................................but they're French
Yeh... The bloody French!Come on... At least allow the Welsh this bit of glory. They've not exactly been playing the most boring rugby of all time, plus we don't give points for style at the moment.
omfg dat is leik totally racialist
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:08 pm
by Guiscard
Good match in the end. Saw a lot more out of Italy that I expected. Managed to keep the points close enough to pretty much prevent a Welsh loss overall next weekend.
So roll on Super Saturday (as they were enthusiastically calling it on the BBC). Up The Welsh!
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:10 pm
by Napoleon Ier
Guiscard wrote:Good match in the end. Saw a lot more out of Italy that I expected. Managed to keep the points close enough to pretty much prevent a Welsh loss overall next weekend.
So roll on Super Saturday (as they were enthusiastically calling it on the BBC). Up The Welsh!
Shame about England though. In all seriousness, they can play really well, it is a real shame to have thrown it away like that.
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:18 am
by Fruitcake
"Jonny Wilkinson has been dropped for England's RBS 6 Nations clash against Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday and will be replaced by 20-year-old Danny Cipriani."
Oh dear, I am not so sure this is a good idea. Jonny is still on the bench, with Charlie Hodgson dropped.