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    Posted: 24-Oct-2007 at 16:13
Congrats to the Springboks, they deserved to win.
 
And congrats Eondt too!
 
I must admit I still think that England should have gotten that try. It looked in to me. Still the TMO may have had a better view than the rest of us.
 
So in a way I feel sorry for Wilkinson et al. Ah well theres always next year.


Edited by QueenCleopatra - 24-Oct-2007 at 16:15
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Thanks Knights,
 
I only got time now to reply after some hefty partying. It's as if the whole country is riding a wave of Euphoria. There is no bigger honour in sports - for us. Hats off to the English team as well, they proved everybody wrong to get as far as they did and kept me on the dge of my seat for the whole game last night. They were worthy adversaries.
 
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congrats to both teams.

 I think i might of curse the English with my late support
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Hats off to you and your team, Eondt. It was an honour to have played you. I am so proud of our boys - they defied all the odds to arrive where they are - and boy was it in style. Jason Robinson, you are a legend. Now - onto 2011!

Thought I'd include this too:


And if you don't mind, I have a few jokes to share that I heard today. I mean no offense to my Australian countrymen Tongue.
Q1) If 1st and 2nd play for the Webb Ellis Trophy - what do 7th and 8th place play for?
Q2) What is the difference between the All Blacks and the Wallabies, and a tea bag?

A1) The Bledisloe Cup!
A2) The tea bag stays in the cup longer...

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Good to hear you watched some union, Ulrich. Cool

I didn't stay up for the game myself. Argentina crushed the French (for once I got a game right!) - 34-10. Sunday morning 4am my time is the big game. South Africa are taking on us - The English. I can't wait! No sleep for me tonight...
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Last night, i saw my first rugby-match at tv ever.
 
I must admit, only the first half of the match france- argentina.
 
Thick men, full of drugs, looking like felons, a ref in orange, looking like a participant of christopher-street-day-parade.
 
Tufts of human bodys, a ball , flew like a drunken duck, men who were lifted up like in Swan lake ballet, stacks, left behind from a pole vault competition, it was an amazing hour. Afterwards true sport started, so i had to switch over.
 
What's it all about?

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Rock on Leonidas Cool
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i missed both matches. i always pick a side to support so i guess its,  *cough*, england...


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Argentina did play well. They dominated the scrums with their pack of forwards which allowed them alot of posession and territory. They made alot of handling errors though which SA were quick to take advantage of. SA also also dominated the lineouts, it basically becoming a lottery for Argentina on their own throw.

Anyhow, I'm excited about Saturday! Good luck to you too Knights ;-)
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South Africa 37 - 13 Argentina

I only caught the last 4 minutes of the game, just after Brian Habana's try. Did South Africa play well, or Argentina just play terribly?

Either way - we have our Grand Finalists.

England vs. South Africa

No doubt I will be up for this. Good Luck Eondt! Evil%20SmileTongue
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England played well. They deserve to be in the finals. Talk about a tournament comeback!
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England 14 - 9 France

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Oh yeah! We did it Paul, we did it! Full marks to the boys, they put up a valiant effort. Will it be the Boks, or the Pumas...? Shocked

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That's okay Leonidas, the Aussies aren't very popular her either. In fact, of the other major teams we mostly like the All Blacks, and that's it.
I found the game the Boks played on Saturday to be bad for my nerves. They tried to play fancy rugby, understimating Fiji (who played very well). Luckily they realised towards the end that they needed to revert to their own style of rugby and managed to pull it off. Defense was a major worry. Oh well, a win is a win, and I don't think they'll underestimate the Pumas (at least I hope not).
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The England performance was good in many places, the pack were world class, but the midfield was still poor. 
 
If they had turned out an identical performance in the other semi playing either France or NZ, they'd have been beaten quite easily. However if it had been SA against England not Australia and the Boks played like they did against Fiji, SA would be home by now. At the moment the French look a class above the other teams.
 


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no offense Eondt, the Boks are not a very popular team over here. this is from what i can tell with others i have talked to (me included) but thats my own observations not fact.

The English played ok on the day. i think everyones expectations of them have been very low, so when it came to play time it looked pretty good. Its was a surprising turn around and they deserve the match. My sarcastic pre match remark/sledging looks quite silly now.  The Aussies were just woeful, missed the Kiwi match.

..but the rivalry with the kiwis and the Aussies is over stated, its there but not that serious. Most of us like beating the English, even if they have rubbish teams, much more satisfying. Cool




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The English played badly? I think they played superbly especially considering their form. I mean, we've been mostly woeful from our success in 2003, up until a few days ago against the Aussies. We could have played better of course, but I really think we stepped up to the mark.

I'm not sure what to think of South Africa. The majority of the people at my church are South African, all Bok supporters. There are a few Aussies, a couple of Kiwis and a few of us English. My team is still left in, so I'm barracking for them. If the French beat them, I'm open to whoever...

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Hi everyone.
 
I was away from the computer for a few days and could hardly wait to see what was being said on this thread.
 
First off congrats to the English and the French for proving most people wrong. The English team still played badly, but lucky for them the Ausies were worse. The French game however were very entertaining and the French defense amazing. Well done.
 
I have to say it's nice to see everyone rooting for South Africa :-P
 
 
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I'm going for Argentina. Failing that France.... failing that England.
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Well guys, we have our semi-finalists:

England vs. France
South Africa vs. Argentina

I must say it was a most entertaining quarter finals round. Last world cup I remember the English narrowed out the French in the semis, without managing to score a try.

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