Well done Guys

[Colonal Mustard]

Just feeling rather patriotic at the mo.........



What a bloody good result from the English.......Welll done on beating the french

Here`s to the final :ok:


Cheers

CM

[wg13_dummy]

Brilliant! Great result. :ok::ok:

[toolowtoofast]

How far we've come when us Kiwis and Aussies are backing the yarpies....

[PTT]

My heart is slowly returning to its more normal position somewhat lower than in my mouth!

Nice work!

[Al R]

Ohh what a match!! Brutal brutal. No finesse, no marks for style but what rugger. We dug in deep and I'm proud of the boys and so chuffed for them. Well done France. They played it hard, they played it well, but experience I think, won. We closed them down, we played them neatly. I'm shocked, we were so 'professional' about it all. JW? Awesome. After those 3 early misses, he executed the French with aplomb and ruthlessness. What a struggle, what a win for rugby, well done France.. I feel like weeping for them, they played such a hard game. Their forwards had most of it, but we contained them, bought on General D and shut the door on their fingers. Christ, how good was that, f#cking awesome man. I'm shaking, I was sitting 3 feet infront of the telly, shouting at the boys, awesome. Well done France. A great semi. They were stiletto blades and we were the bastard great claymore.http://www.mfbb.net/speakerscorner/images/smiles/eusa_clap.gif

[Melchett01]

So what's the odds on an England - Argentina final?

Coaches get together before the match:

"I bet you a tenner we win"
"A tenner, why not make it a hundred?"
"I'll tell you what, lets make it something worth playing for - winner gets the Falklands" :E

[Al R]

I make no apologies for this!

What a final that would be. :D


If we are mark'd to die, we are enow
To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.
By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;
It yearns me not if men my garments wear;
Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England.
God's peace! I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more methinks would share from me
For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!
Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian.'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispian's day.'
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words-
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

[Farfrompuken]

Yeee Haaaargh!!!!

[charliegolf]

Sooooo overdone. The next one to use it should surely be made to, 'lie abed, acursed'

CG

And no, it's not sour grapes. Well, ok, it is.:ok:

[gar170]

If thats over done i'm all for it

We not out yet
Brilliant
:D:D:D:D:D

[Guzlin Adnams]

For heavens sake somebody get me an ambulance for next Saturday......
Watched the game in my favourite country pub, The Queens Head in Hawkedon in deepest darkest Suffolk. Several pints of Woodfords Wherry, the memsahib with me and driving, the two Guzlin minors as well savouring the atmosphere. The family hug when the ball went dead at the end was something that will stay with me for a hell of a long time. With all of the bad things happening at this time it makes a moment like this even more important.
Well done boys, the lift that you've given many of us was needed. :ok:

[Spam_UK]

Just incase anyones interested.

A £10 bet on England to win the rugby and Hamilton to win the championship, is paying out £170 at the mo.

[Glass Half Empty]

Good ole Wilkinson and that trusty boot = more of it for the final please, and the rest of the boys playing their part as well.

[brit bus driver]

I am in trouble.....it would appear that my exuberance woke the most junior Bus Driver no less than 3 times...oops. One day, he'll understand. Nothing else for it - will have to be the pub next Saturday, though I see eBay has tickets for a mere 3 grand a pair...

Swing low......:}

[Stitchbitch]

Anyone fancy joining a few of us in Paris? :}

[brit bus driver]

Now then....

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[ScapegoatisaSolution]

Watched it on PPV (Setanta Sports) in the US and the 2 Irish commentators were dripping on all the way through. At the end they were saying the French had played dazzling rugby and were beaten by a dreadful English team who were illegal at every breakdown, referee was biased, blah, blah, blah. Even bleated that Ireland should be in the Final as they had beaten England in the last 4 Six Nation matches! It was so funny but we won because we scored more points (and tries) than the opposition.
Anyone else see these commentators?

Well worth the $25!!!

[bakseetblatherer]

Anyone else notice that good old Johnny playing equals england winning, tense match dull as dish water rugby but well done england
Better to win than play flash rugby, I'll remind graham henry of that next time I see him:{

[manual cfar]

Two words: Tres bon!:}

[Ghostflyer]

Toolowtoofast,

News Stories from last week:

England meet France in Paris
South Africa meet Argentina in Paris
New Zealand meet Australia at Paris airport!

and

In unprecedented news, the IRB has announced a 7/8th place play off at the RWC. It will be called the Bledisloe cup!

The reason the Aussies didn't make it was down to having a useless scrum, the reasons the Kiwis didn't make it was because they choked on their egos. Its not luck, its heart! England won yesterday in a massively tense game. Both England and France stood up and were counted when it mattered, with England scraping a win. I am fortunate enough to be surrounded by Aussies and Kiwis that always bring out the boring tag. Truth be known, a kiwi would bore us all to death for about 15 years if they ever managed to win an important game. The tales would be told: a 3-0 victory in a rain storm, despite having never left their own half and the opponents having been down to just 3 old ladies forming a front row.

I'd rather be English with a chance to win boring than a sad git that decides he has to pull for the yarpies rather than enjoy a great occasion, just because a naughty playmate went off with his rattle (cup)!:ok:

[ORAC]

Anyone fancy joining a few of us in Paris? I'm already in Paris. :ok:

[bakseetblatherer]

I got this within hours of our latest throat closing problems:}
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6113/chokerpu5.jpg
I certainly won't be cheering for SA or Argentina, COME ON ENGLAND!

[deltahotel]

http://www.jjmurphys-sofia.com/ watched it here. pub bursting at the seams. awesome night - looking forward to tonight's.

[Hardly Worth it]

To reduce the impact of Global Warming, in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint, the All Blacks rugby team have decided to drop off the Wallabies on their way home ……………………………..

:ok:

[vecvechookattack]

Well done England........However, having just watched that try by Habana (How fast is that bloke?)......Gulp....England may be in a bit of bother here...:uhoh:

[ericferret]

I like the choker, do they do one with a Springbok on it?

Maybe I will need one with a red rose after next weekend, actually that would probably be quite useful should I be invited to a gay party.

Watched the England football international last sat, didn't see the end though, fell asleep during the first half.

Habana's speed reminded me of Ali's interview with Michael Parkinson where Ali offered to show Parky his fastest punch.

Ali assuming a boxing pose waits stationary for a few seconds then turns to Parky and asks him if he wants to see it again.

Habana translated from the Zulu means f**k**g fast.

[ArthurR]

The last try by Habana was a beauty, made one myself as a kid, interception, will never forget it, got me the scrumhalf position (at school) knackered after it, I think. Should be a good match next week.
Best of luck to England.
Even more luck to England when they play Schrottland in the 6 nations,
got a ticket for that :ok::ok::ok:

[airsound]

Here's another - the proper way to greet an Englishman
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j134/airsound/image001.jpg

[airsound]

And another

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j134/airsound/aussie-whine.jpg

[Al R]

Arthur said: The last try by Habana was a beauty, made one myself as a kid, interception, will never forget it, got me the scrumhalf position (at school) knackered after it, I think. Should be a good match next week.


To this day, I carry a similar memory.. this was the first ever try scored in rugby, I kid you not. I intercepted coming out of the ruck and sprinted towards.. the sideline to make a dramatic Barry John-esque touchdown there. The memory haunts me still, and the gales of ridicule and laughter in the dressing room torment me to this very day.

Nice to see the National Anthem sung with such conviction by the players though.

[Al R]

Q: What's the difference between the Wallabies, the All Blacks and a tea bag?
A: A tea bag stays in the cup longer.

Q: What is the main function of the Wallabies coach?
A: To transport the team from the hotel to the ground.

Q: What's the All Black version of a hat-trick?
A: Conceding three tries in three minutes.

Q: Why don't the Wallabies backline need pre-tour travel injections?
A: Because they never catch anything.

Q: What do the Wallabies, All Blacks and drug addicts have in common?
A: All three spend most of their time wondering where their next score will come from.

In the next edition of Chambers dictionary under 'complacent' it reads "New Zealand All Blacks, Australia Wallabies, RWC Quarter final, 2007."

The seven dwarves are down in the mines when there is a cave-in. Snow White runs to the entrance and yells down to them. In the distance a voice shouts out "New Zealand are good enough to win the World Cup." Snow White says "Well at least Dopey's alive!"

Did you hear that the Australian Post Office has had to recall their latest stamps. They had pictures of Wallabies rugby players on them. People couldn't figure out which side to spit on.

Did you hear about the NZ politician who was found dead in an All Black jersey? The police had to dress him up in women's underwear in order to save his family from the embarrassment.

Four surgeons are taking a coffee break. The first one says, "Accountants are the best to operate on because when you open them up everything inside them is numbered." The second surgeon says, "Nah, librarians are the best; everything inside them is in alphabetical order." Third surgeon says, "Try electricians everything inside them is colour-coded." The fourth one says, "I prefer Southern Hemisphere players. They're heartless, spineless, gutless and their heads and arses are interchangeable."

Q: What do you have when the All Blacks are buried up to their necks in sand?
A: Not enough sand.

Q: What do you call an Australian at the RWC final?
A: Ref.

[Seldomfitforpurpose]

Not seeing much of an antipodean input here..............but be very careful folks as outbreaks of such blatant patriotism normally ensure the thread gets locked.............come on England :D

[parabellum]

Little Bruce was in his junior school class when the teacher asked the children what their fathers did for a living. All the typical answers cameup;-
Fireman, policeman, salesman, politician; Bruce was being uncharacteristically quiet and so the teacher asked him about his father.
"My father's an exotic dancer in a gay club and takes off all his clothes in front of other men. Sometimes, if the offer's really good, he'll go out with a man, rent a cheap room and let them sh*g him."
The teacher hurriedly set the other children to work on some colouring and then took Little Bruce aside.
She asked him, "Is that really true about your father?"
"No," said Bruce, "My father plays prop for Australia, but I was just too embarrassed to say".

[Al R]

:ok: Like it.

[Zero feet, decending]

J.W. May have a golden boot, but dont forget the awesome pack and Jason R. That man is a GOD.

The t.v and beers are booked ready for next week. Come on England!

Swing low indeed! :ok:

ZFD

[Simmbob]

Mrs Simmbob and myself will be in Rome on Saturday, do any of you world wise travelers know of a suitable bar to watch the rugby?

Please ..

[Wensleydale]

Simmbob,

Don't know about world cup, but when I spent a lot of time in Italy at the end of the 1990s most of the decent sports bars had live 6 Nations championship (or was it 5 Nations still back then). The problem is to pursuade the locals not to have the footy on or similar - does the rugby final clash with Ferrari qualifying at Brazil GP? Just keep buying lots of red wine to keep the bar owner happy. The Italian commentry takes some getting used to tho.... although it was less biased than Eddie Butler.

[airborne_artist]

Mrs Simmbob and myself will be in Rome on Saturday, do any of you world wise travelers know of a suitable bar to watch the rugby?

Please ..Try any of the Aussie bars in Rome.

Coat, hat, etc.

[Clockwork Mouse]

A gendarme in Paris on Sunday night pulled over a driver who had been weaving in and out of the traffic.
He approached the car window and said "Sir I need you to blow into this breathalyzer".
The man reaches into his pocket and produces a doctor's note. On it was written:

"This man suffers from chronic asthma. Do not make him perform any action that may leave him short of breath".

The gendarme said "Okay then I need you to come and give a blood sample" The man produced another letter. This one said:


"This man is a haemophiliac. Please do not cause him to bleed in any way".

So the officer said: "Right, I need a urine sample then".
The man produces a third letter from his pocket.
It read:

"This man plays rugby for Australia , please don't take the piss out of him"

[Simmbob]

Thanks for the replys, a few bottles of red wine with a hangover is a small price to pay, I can't wait.

As for the Ausie bars.. I'm not that brave!

[trafficcontrol]

Condom Sales In France plummetted on Saturday after the England Rugby Squad proved to screw 15 french, you only need one Johnny!

:D

cracked me up anyway

[forwardassist]

For sale:
Chariot, one careful owner, "Sweet" paint scheme, missing a wheel.
Bugger!:uhoh:

[Echo 5]

It's gone rather quiet. :)

[SirToppamHat]

OK, I'll bite.

Six weeks ago we didn't have a hope of getting through the first stages.

Six weeks ago the Aussies I know laughed at us when England were stated as the World Champions.

Six weeks ago, the French were going to win the Rugby Union World Cup (even though the wise money was on an all-antipodean final).

England may not have retained the Title (I don't think anyone ever has), but at least they gave it a good go - and I for one would happily buy every one of them a drink! (Mess prices of course, let's not get carried away)

STH