The dominance of world rugby is back in the UK!

[Will Hay]

Despite being a footie fan, I can't help thinking what a miserable week it's been for the Aussie's/Kiwi's!

Nice to see the English are world beater's at something other than women's netball!
Will

[hoyboy]

We'll see,We'll see. Wait until the final of the world cup before making rash statements like that!. there might be a few Australians and New Zealanders who will dispute the claim (maybe)

[freak_in_cage_10k]

yeah, england have been on top form recently, most impressive!!! i love rugby!!!! "when i was a wee lad" (all of 8 years ago!) i used 2 love playing it.

however, it is Wimbildon Tennis and Athletics time now so i will have to wait for the next season!

[hoyboy]

Go Lleyton

[pacmania_2001]

We had to let you have something, you know with Australia winning everything else it plays against the Poms.

[freak_in_cage_10k]

We had to let you have something, you know with Australia winning everything else it plays against the Poms.

yeah, thats true man, you also beat us hands down in the average number of deaths a year from shark attacks, skin cancer, number of families with a criminal history and attacks from the mysterious "kangeroo bandit" 8)

of course, i believe our rowing team can kick your ass:P

lovely debating with you old bean!

[Craig Tucker]

Go Lleyton

So much for Lleyton Hewitt, knocked out in the first round.

[pacmania_2001]

Just remember who is ranked the 2nd best country in the world by the UN whilst a certain country *cough* Britain *cough* is ranked only 14th.

I am guessing our skin cancer/shark attack deaths are probably because we have some of the world's best beaches and natural environment. Also with our great climate we aren't stuck inside because of the cold or rain.

I still stand by my theory that England never colonised Australia but New Zealand instead. You both share two main attributes: whinging and sucking at sport. :P

[binks120]

oh you dont say an aussie winging about britts whingin lol anyhow union is gay there is only one rugby and thats league so no im not fussed if we beat the aussies at pom pom bashing

[Will Hay]

We had to let you have something, you know with Australia winning everything else it plays against the Poms.

Add footie to our dominance too please
And thanks for Viduka and Kewell, currently playing for my home team.
Will

[Craig Tucker]

We had to let you have something, you know with Australia winning everything else it plays against the Poms.

Add footie to our dominance too please
And thanks for Viduka and Kewell, currently playing for my home team.
Will

I hate to say it but they beat us 2-1 in the last encounter, albeit only a friendly.

[rhegedus]

So when is little Timmy Henman going to get knocked out of Wimbledon?

This is when the real rugby begins:

http://www.rugby2003.com.au/schedule/allmatches.asp

Pool A winners - Australia & Ireland
Pool B winners - France & Scotland (but I want Fiji to go through)
Pool C winners - England & South Africa
Pool D winners - New Zealand & Canada (no Wales? Nope )

Quater finals:

New Zealand beat South Africa (tough one this)
Australia beat Scotland (no, really?)
Ireland beat France (another toughie)
England beat Canada

Semi finals:

Australia beat New Zealand
England beat Ireland

Final:

Australia v England

Who knows? Australia have home advantage but England would have had the easier matches - unless England lose to SA in the pool match in which case they play NZ in the QF!

[hoyboy]

Ok so lleyton is a bit of a wanker sometimes- hope he learns something from this defeat

[freak_in_cage_10k]

I am guessing our skin cancer/shark attack deaths are probably because we have some of the world's best beaches and natural environment. Also with our great climate we aren't stuck inside because of the cold or rain.

yeah, thats true, u aint "stuck in the cold & the rain", until of course your skin melts off or your heat bitten off. maybe it is just me, but i think that if we were to vote which of the following inconviences we would rather put up with, i suspect the results would be one sided:

1) Wear a rain coat more often and live in uk
2) live rain coat free, until your skin melts and some peckish shark munches on your bollox

seriously dude, australia rules, but are you not ashamed that you share the same currency as Mr Bush?

thinking on it, you aint a very imaginative lot, the Brits were the first to come up with the "SAS" (special air service), the americans followed with the seals, the welsh with with special sheep service, and your Auzzies thought "jee wizz mate, im to hot to think of a gd name, so i just nick the brits instead" so you Auzzies now have an SAS also.

So, maybe all that sun it slowly cookcin your brain cells (some ppls brain cells are WAYYYYY past the cooking phase and onto the " burnt byond recognition" phase cough pcmania cough)

jolly good show old chap

[pacmania_2001]

yeah, thats true, u aint "stuck in the cold & the rain", until of course your skin melts off or your heat bitten off. maybe it is just me, but i think that if we were to vote which of the following inconviences we would rather put up with, i suspect the results would be one sided:

1) Wear a rain coat more often and live in uk
2) live rain coat free, until your skin melts and some peckish shark munches on your bollox

I don't know what they tell you in the UK but the sun isnt evil neither can it melt you skin. Maybe it's so you don't feel so bad about sending your convicts to Australia whilst you were stuck with Britain

seriously dude, australia rules, but are you not ashamed that you share the same currency as Mr Bush?

Ours is the Australian dollar, not the US dollar. Then again even if we did have the US dollar as our currency I wouldn't be ashamed. Having been to the US the people are some of the friendliest people in the world. Plus they saved our arse in WW2.

thinking on it, you aint a very imaginative lot

This coming from the country that swallows up the toilet bowl TV shows that we produce like Neighbours and Home and Away?

If it was up to me we would be a republic by now. The most annoying thing about the English are the royal family. Seriously, all the other stuff up until now has just been joking around but why, oh why do you keep them? They are the most boring, annoying people in the world!

[hoyboy]

Oh Oh!. Party's getting rough . But sriously, I don't think much of the royal family myself but if australia became a republic who do think will become president-for-life. JOHN HOWARD- now there's a scary thought

[energy80s]

If it was up to me we would be a republic by now. The most annoying thing about the English are the royal family. Seriously, all the other stuff up until now has just been joking around but why, oh why do you keep them? They are the most boring, annoying people in the world!

It wasn't you in the Bin Laden outfit at Wills party, was it?? Now there would have been an opportunity to get the lot in one foul swoop!

[Will Hay]

This post wasn't started to discuss the viability of the Royal Family, nor the likelyhood of Austrailia becoming a republic.
You know the deal...
....no politics and no hijacking posts.
Please don't have the thread locked
Note the = please!
Will

[Will Hay]

Final:

Australia v England

Who knows? Australia have home advantage but England would have had the easier matches - unless England lose to SA in the pool match in which case they play NZ in the QF!

Yep, and England have one thing lacking in recent years...
...desire and hunger.
Something on the wane in the Austrailian team.
Will

[Will Hay]

I hate to say it but they beat us 2-1 in the last encounter, albeit only a friendly.

Yeah, but Kewell was the only one who shone, and he learnt everything he knows from the UK!
Plus, didn't you read the manual?
England lose all their friendly's and win all their competetive games (okay, the worls champions excluded!).
Will

[binks120]

enough already jeez ur all m8s so what if some are from the us some from the uk and some from oz (and the rest sorry cant list them all) WE ARE all FRIENDS with one goal to help each other
i live in the uk but like the americans and the aussies we all have our faults but were all the same our societies are the corner stone of the west

[Craig Tucker]

It has all been light hearted banter, I don't think anybody has taken the comments in this thread too seriously.

[Will Hay]

enough already jeez ur all m8s so what if some are from the us some from the uk and some from oz (and the rest sorry cant list them all) WE ARE all FRIENDS with one goal to help each other
i live in the uk but like the americans and the aussies we all have our faults but were all the same our societies are the corner stone of the west

You're from Leeds?
Great place!
Hello, hello, hello!
Hello from Yeadon, LS19!!!!!!!!!!!

Will Hay

[pacmania_2001]

Hehe what fun is democracy if you can't poke fun at each other?

Anyway back to the topic at hand. GO THE WALLABIES (even though I dont watch that much Union)

[Will Hay]

Hehe what fun is democracy

The trouble with democracy is ...

Anyway, who the hell are the wannabies?
Wannabe as good as the Brit's, that's who
Will

[binks120]

hey will nice to see a local dude are u a tyke or a rhino as for me im close enough to leeds to say im from leeds but far enough away to be a tiger lol i just lost 99.9% of readers

[Will Hay]

hey will nice to see a local dude are u a tyke or a rhino as for me im close enough to leeds to say im from leeds but far enough away to be a tiger lol i just lost 99.9% of readers

I'm actually a season ticket holder at Elland Road but I'm a Rhino I suppose allthough I don't go!
I play local footie for Milford FC, you know them as a big amateur rugby side, no?
Will

[pacmania_2001]

Anyway, who the hell are the wannabies?
Wannabe as good as the Brit's, that's who

In the last 12 years the Wallabies have become the only country to win the Rugby World Cup twice (1991 &1999); won the Bledisloe Cup against traditional rugby super-power New Zealand every year since 1998; won the Tri Nations championship in 2000 and 2001; were the Mandela Challenge winners in 2000; and for the first time in history had a series win over the British and Irish Lions in 2001 to win the Tom Richards Cup.

In fact in 2001 Australia held almost every provincial and international trophy they could possibly get their hands on including the Super 12 (ACT Brumbies), the Tri Nations Trophy, the Bledisloe Cup, the Tom Richards Cup and the William Webb Ellis Cup.

Does that answer your question?

You aren't the best till you win the World Cup from us.

[Will Hay]

Does that answer your question?

Pretty much

You aren't the best till you win the World Cup from us.

Okay, if you insist.
Start packing it up
Will