we'll see......we'll all see!!

2011 Rugby World Cup is only 3 days away!!

Was wondering why there was no thread about the world cup... Little did I know it had been made 5 months ago

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New Zealand 41-10 Tonga
NZL:
Tries: Isael Dagg (2) 11' m, 29' c
Richard Kahui (2) 19' c, 32' c
Jerome Kaino 59' m
Ma'a Nonu 77' c
Con: Dan Carter (3/5)
Colin Slade (1/1)
Pen: Dan Carter (1/1) 3'
TON:
Try: Sona Taumalolo 72' c
Con: Kurt Morath (1/1)
Pen: Kurt Morath (1/2) 40'

I know nothing of this sport really (it is a load of gash really, and dependent on who kicks the most penalties ) but I've managed to predict the last 2 winners, England and South Africa, so I will go again.

The All Blacks.

Scotland 34 - 24 Romania


Wooo go Scotland!

Latest results...

Scotland 34-24 Romania
SCO:
Tries: Mike Blair, Joe Ansbro, Simon Danielli (2)
Con: Chris Paterson (1/4)
Pen: Chris Paterson (4/5)
ROM:
Tries: Mihaita Lazar, Daniel Carpo
Con: Danut Dumbrava (0/1), Ionut Dimofte (1/1)
Pen: Danute Dumbrava (2/4), Ionut Dimofte (2/2)
Fiji 49-25 Namibia
FIJ:
Tries: Vereniki Goneva (4), Leone Nakarawa, Napolioni Nalaga
Con: Seremaia Bai (5/6)
Pen: Seremaia Bai (3/3)
NAM:
Tries: Heinz Koll, Chrysander Botha
Con: Theuns Kotze (0/2)
Pen: Theuns Kotze (2/2)
Drop: Theuns Kotze (3/3)
France 47-21 Japan
FRA:
Tries: Julien Pierre, Francois Trinh-Duc, Vincent Clerc, Lionel Nallet, Pascal Pape, Morgan Parra
Con: Dimitri Yachvili (4/6)
Pen: Dimitri Yachvili (4/6)
JAP:
Tries: James Arlidge (2)
Con: James Arlidge (1/2)
Pen: James Arlidge (3/4)
England 13-9 Argentina
ENG:
Tries: Ben Youngs
Con: Jonny Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (2/7)
ARG:
Pen: Felipe Contepomi (1/2), Martin Rodriguez (2/7)

Edited at 17:25 Sat 10/09/11 (BST)

Edited at 17:26 Sat 10/09/11 (BST)

Latest Results ...

Australia 32 - 6 Italy
AUS:
Tries: Ben alexander, Adam Ashley-Cooper, James O'Connor, Digby Ioane
Con: James O'Connor (3/4)
Pen: Quade Cooper (2/3)
ITA:
Pen: Mirco Bergamasco (2/3)
Ireland 22 - 10 United States
IRE:
Tries: Tommy Bowe (2), Rory Best
Con: Jonathan Sexton (1/1), Ronan O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: Jonathan Sexton (1/5)
USA:
Try: Paul Emerick
Con: Nese Malifa (1/1)
Pen: James Paterson (1/2)
South Africa 17 - 16 Wales
RSA:
Tries: Francois Steyn, Francois Hougaard
Con: Morne Steyn (2/2)
Pen: Morne Steyn (1/1)
Drop: Morne Steyn (0/1)
WAL:
Try: Toby Faletau
Con: James Hook (1/1)
Pen: James Hook (3/5)

Current Statistics:

Try Scorers:
Vereniki Goneva (FIJ) (4)
Tommy Bowe (IRE), James Arlidge (JAP), Israel Dagg (NZL), Richard Kahui (NZL), Simon Danielli (SCO) (2)
Ben Alexander (AUS), Adam Ashley-Cooper (AUS), Digby Ioane (AUS), James O'Connor (AUS), Ben Youngs (ENG), Leone Nakarawa (FIJ), Napolioni Nalaga (FIJ), Vincent Clerc (FRA), Lionel Nallet (FRA), Pascal Pape (FRA), Morgan Parra (FRA), Julien Pierre (FRA), Francois Trinh-Duc (FRA), Rory Best (IRE), Chrysander Botha (NAM), Heinz Koll (NAM), Jerome Kaino (NZL), Ma'a Nonu (NZL), Daniel Carpo (ROM), Mihaita Lazar (ROM), Joe Ansbro (SCO), Mike Blair (SCO), Francois Hougaard (RSA), Francois Steyn (RSA), Sona Taumalolo (TON), Paul Emerick (USA), Toby Faletau (WAL) (1)

Top 10 Point Scorers:
James Arlidge (JAP) (21)
Vereniki Goneva (FIJ) (20)
Seremaia Bai (FIJ) (19)
Dimitri Yachvili (FRA) (17)
Theuns Kotze (NAM) (15)
Chris Paterson (SCO) (14)
James O'Connor (AUS) (11)
James Hook (WAL) (11)
Tommy Bowe (IRE) (10)
Israel Dagg (NZL) (10)
Richard Kahui (NZL) (10)
Simon Danielli (SCO) (10)

Drop Goal Scorers:
Theuns Kotze (NAM) (3)

Yellow Cards:
Dan Cole (ENG) (1)

Latest Results ...

Samoa 49 - 12 Namibia
SAM:
Tries: Kahn Fotuali'i, Alesana Tuilagi (3), Paul Williams, Penalty Try
Con: Tusi Pisi (2/2), Paul Williams (2/3)
Pen: Tusi Pisi (2/2), Paul Williams (1/1)
NAM:
Tries: Danie van Wyk, Theuns Kotze
Con: Theunz Kotze (1/2)
Tonga 20 - 25 Canada
TON:
Tries: Siale Piutau (2)
Con: Kurt Morath (2/2)
Pen: Kurt Morath (2/4)
CAN:
Try: Jebb Sinclair, Aaron Carpenter, Phil Mackenzie
Con: James Pritchard (2/3)
Pen: James Pritchard (2/2)
Scotland 15 - 6 Georgia
SCO:
Pen: Dan Parks (4/7)
Drop: Dan Parks (1/1)
GEO:
Pen: Merab Kvirikashvili (2/2)

Latest results ...

Russia 6 - 13 United States
New Zealand 83 - 7 Japan
Argentina 43 - 8 Romania
Australia 6 - 15 Ireland
South Africa 49 - 3 Fiji
Wales 17 - 10 Samoa
France 46 - 19 Canada
England 41 - 10 Georgia

Latest Results ...

Russia 17 - 53 Italy

Dodgy start to the Tournament but Ireland are looking good atm

Well well well .. just witnessed one of the biggest upsets in the World Cup ... Tonga beating France! Fully deserved it was too.

Even though the Tongans couldn't qualify for the 1/4 finals, the psychological effect on the French could be huge.
After all, they'"ve only got England to look forward to next week lol.

the french are the most dangerous team on that side of the draw
sneaky frogs can beat anyone on their day - as they proved in 199 and 2007 against us,
but i reckon whoever makes the final from the southern hemisphere side of the draw will win it

I think it will Be a northern Hemisphere team this time round, Ireland are starting to look strong now with 100% win record there on form atm and i expect them to beat wales tomorrow and then a tough test against England or France to come...

if it is to be a northern hemisphere team, then it will be ireland or france, england and wales are too defensively minded and won't send the ball wide much.
it is unbelievable how much worse england are when wilkinson plays instead of flood. (wilkinson can kick and tackle, but not much else, flood is far superior all round player)

i still don't think that the northern hemisphere teams can match the pace the game is played at in the south, and will be found wanting in the last 20 minutes